What is behind the Totem? The Totem is analogous to a time capsule, where memories are conserved for future generations to learn and benefit from. But different from a capsule, the Totem represents a psychic entity instead. One that stores and maintains a collection of human...
Spirituality involves a search for meaning in life, which Cultivates a set of values that we can use to orientate ourselves. This gives us direction and a basis for hope when life challenges us. ...
Totem Manifesto I wasn't sure what the Totem was in the beginning. It started with a photo of a grassy field in west Iceland. The picturesque Snaefellsnes Pennisula along Route 54. The Totem stood, bathed in a soft, yellowy afternoon light, with only faint mountains skirting...
Re-framing the Totem. The undercurrent of the Totem series is about revitalizing one’s attention. Where the unexpected makes an adjustment to our perspective. An idea that Totem 71 demonstrated very clearly. But even here, we see a ‘break in the fourth wall,’ albeit in reverse. I like...
Cyril mentioned the sword of Damocles. An interesting reference, the weight of responsibility hanging over the King. It’s a fascinating read on the situation, equally an interesting point of view on the Totem. Perhaps then no person is an island; the weight of responsibility to...
The serpent is the most pregnant of symbols in the unconscious mind. It is a sign of danger and death, an embedded phobia in our evolutionary history, a carry-over from the days of primates. Its power then is fundamental, cascading as neurophysiological energy, arousing emotions...
Cosmological Psychism and the Totem: The Impetus of Organization in the Universe and Humanity. In 1990 scientists from all over the world began work on the Human Genome Project. Its purpose was to create a blueprint of the human body to cure disease and understand the...
Daniken spent time in a cube exploring his creative potential, ultimately writing a book or two, so now the totem is also in its cube giving birth creatively as well ...
One of my favourite things is discovered art… especially from the least likely of sources. Totem107 was this exactly. ...
A very rare and intense ‘Derecho' type of wind storm that blew through Ontario earlier this year. Lifted the steeple right from its brick tower and deposited in alongside the building. Thankfully it was abandoned and no one was hurt. It moved from southern Ontario...