Essays and reflections

Writing from the questions that stay with me.

Essays about consciousness, spirituality, recovery, connection, and the difficulty of living honestly with what we know, and what we do not.

Selected essays

Two places to begin.

Essay · 2026

What Consciousness Means to Me

A personal response to Tim Bayne’s question about whether consciousness is a useful scientific concept, and an argument for beginning with the whole living body in relationship.

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Essay · revised 2025

Who Gets to Be Spiritual?

Why limiting spirituality to religion leaves millions of people without adequate language for profound experiences of meaning, connection, and transcendence.

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