Cycles of Change

Engineering practical systems and exploring the physical world.

In developmental psychology and legal history, the seventh year of childhood marks a quiet milestone. For centuries, civil courts and religious councils identified seven as the age of reason. Before that point, a young child acts on sensory curiosity and physical habit. After crossing that line, [...]
Human training often rewards clever test scores while overlooking the quiet arts of judgment and emotional perception. A student can solve difficult puzzles yet struggle to read the subtle tensions in a crowded room. Sharp mental gifts provide helpful tools for analysis, but daily life demands more [...]
Quantum thinking represents a comprehensive strategy for personal evolution that aligns the functions of the mind, body, and spirit. This methodology utilizes principles from physics to address the complex nature of human consciousness. By perceiving thoughts as a series of interconnected [...]
In ancient public squares and dusty village roads, the teacher who gives quick answers commands attention. Yet the teacher who asks penetrating questions commands the conscience. Across the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus is recorded as asking 339 distinct questions. He asks 109 [...]
In March 1997, thirty-nine members of a religious group called Heaven's Gate participated in a coordinated mass suicide in a rented mansion near San Diego, California. They believed a spacecraft following the Hale-Bopp comet would transport their consciousness to what they called "The Next Level." [...]