Alan Foljambe

Contributing Writer

Latest Articles

Help Your Children Move Out and Achieve Independence
Couples with adult children may want to regain their privacy by helping their children to find places of their own. Here are some tips.
Nov 21, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Meditation Training for Meditation Instructors
A serious meditator may feel called to teach others about this path. Serious thought must be given to the responsibilities of being a meditation teacher.
Nov 3, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Peak Oil And The End Of The World As We Know It
As humans continue breeding, profiting, and watching TV, climate change and peak oil are converging upon a world in denial.
Jul 29, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Oil Drum and Energy Bulletin: Two Websites That Need to Be Read
The Oil Drum (theoildrum.com) and Energy Bulletin (energybulletin.net) are two websites providing important information on peak oil and resource depletion.
Jun 29, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Antonin Artaud: The Prison of Madness and the Lure of Buddhism
French dramatist and writer Antonin Artaud sought relief from his mental difficulties through methods of ego escape offered in Eastern philosophy.
Jun 27, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Rich, Poor and the Pareto Principle: Injustice or Law of Nature?
The wealthiest 20 percent consume approximately 80 percent of the world's resources. Is this a gross injustice, or part of the structure of nature?
Jun 22, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Duality and Paradox in Georges Bataille's Madame Edwarda
Bataille explores transgression, taboo, and their interdependence in Madame Edwarda, about a man's fascination with a prostitute whom he believes is God.
Jun 19, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Simone Martini's Maestà: Civic Themes and Communal Politics
In his Maestà, Simone Martini humanizes the hieratic image of the Virgin Mary, and applies her authority to the realities of Sienese politics.
Jun 16, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
BP Protests: Is British Petroleum a Culprit or Just a Scapegoat?
Outrage over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill went public last weekend with protests around the world. Does fault lie with BP, or with the oil economy itself?
Jun 15, 2010 - Alan Foljambe
Wilderness Rewilding Basics: Cores, Corridors, and Carnivores
Rewilding, an emerging field of conservation biology, recognizes that large wilderness is needed for the health of all species, including humanity.
Jun 14, 2010 - Alan Foljambe