I have been wrestling with the notion that ND (neurodivergent) and NT (neurotypical) people live under different sets of moral obligations.  I have deep concerns about suggesting that different sets of rules apply to these two different segments of the human population, partly because I am still conflicted about whether, and to what extent humans should be sub-categorized separately.  On the one hand, I am worried that clarifying and solidifying the lines will result in more

This isn’t exactly true, but it is the right way to think about it.    You should live as though all that matters is your practice.  You should organize your livelihood, your relationships, your physical and social environment, so that everything is maximally conducive to a peaceful and orderly way of life.  All other needs must be met fully, but with minimum fuss and effort.  The body must be healthy and balanced.  Your feelings must be clear.  Your desires and pleasures sho

When we hear the word philosophy, for most people it calls to mind one of two ideas.  On the one hand, the word connotes a personal set...

My single biggest struggle in developing the Empyrean deck was articulating its category.  What kind of thing is the Empyrean?  What are...

The cards in the Empyrean deck are meant to represent the Archetypes. But what exactly are archetypes? To understand...

I have been afraid for most of my life. When I was a child I was afraid of bullies, or my family. As I got older, I continued to be...

(What's one thing you wish neurotypical people understood about you?) One thing I wish neurotypical people understood, and maybe other...

The metaphysics or worldview at the heart of my own approach to spirituality is just plain good old-fashioned Idealism.  This view is...

One of the most important mythic images we have, perhaps the central one, is the myth of the Human.  The Human represents simultaneously...

One of the skills that supports neurotypical functioning might be described as ‘social deference.’  It refers to the way people...

I love my autistic brain.  The way I experience sensory, emotional, and imaginative data is extremely dense, rich, and satisfying.  When...

My entire life I have been uncomfortably aware that I was different.  I could not understand how to enter into conversations that were...

Most people, at some point in their lives, experience a kind of existential roomnesia. You know, when you walk into a room, stop and look...

Many people are skeptical of religion.  Religious institutions are corrupt and rife with scandal and abuse.  People who self-identify as...

Our waking existence is like a golden city.  It has high-rises and slums, theaters and grocery stores, museums and malls.  It has beauty,...