Diving Headfirst
By Dr. David Sanders The connotation of “headfirst” holds a paradox. To plunge into something headfirst suggests enthusiasm, passion, even abandon. But it can also imply a lack of forethought and caution. Is going headfirst, then, something to be applauded—or a cause for concern? In Hebrew, the head—rosh—belongs not only to the body but also […]
Ain’t Just Whistling Dixie
Blog by Dr. David Sanders At the end of the film Titanic, as she lay half-conscious on a makeshift raft, Rose extends her reach to grab a whistle out of the mouth of an already dead shipman. She can barely purse her lips, managing a feeble alert, a high-pitched whistle in the wind to signal, […]
Colorful Vibrations
Kabbalah is a study of unseen reality and unseen potential. If we limit ourselves to experiencing the senses of the physical body we perceive only a fraction of the world that we can connect with, feel and know. Science has been an incredible tool to uncover what is beyond our normal senses. When early humans […]
Exit Polls
The setting is rural Connecticut. Falls Village is just beyond the town of Goshen and just before the town of Canaan. You slow down once you exit the highway to 35 MPH, winding your way through small towns, eyes drawn to the eaves of churches and foggy cemeteries and season changing leaves of red, yellow, […]