The Law of Orbits
While the title references Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, this poem was written about stargazing with an Astronomer/ Stellar Astrobiologist who worked on exoplanet data from the Kepler program. It explores the romance of not just stargazing itself, but in finding our place in the universe.
To Know is to Love: The Wisdom of A Solar Eclipse and the Cosmic Doors of Perception
Every once in a while, the universe implores us to find ourselves in its immensity. With curious hearts, we cannot resist this ancient summons.
The Obligation
In this excerpt from The Obligation, the book’s wisdom teacher, Congressman Harrison B. Grant, explains to the protagonist, John, Grant’s young aid, about the Evolutionary Impulse. It is evening and the two are sitting on a bench on the Washington Mall, between the Capitol building and the Washington Monument. John has gone through many trials […]
