this weekend, my father and i visited the monastery of paul just underneat the 6000 ft summit cone of mt. athos in n. greece.

the abbot is a spiritual guide to my father, and I have grown to enjoy deep conversations with him.

it is very difficult to convey the experiences of visiting those monasteries and the remarkable monks that hold donw a version of harmony for the soul unique and unknown to most.

this picture is from departing.

we were blessed with impeccable weather, and the... read more

Yesterday I flooded with mental loops and knew I had to break away from the concrete city's confusing energy (Thessaloniki) and head out to mamma...

luckily the day was so crisp that across the Thermaykos Bay, Mt. Olympus was crystal clear. This is an unusual thing, as the bay attracts and emits a lot of haze that keeps Greece's hightes peak (at 2,919m / 9,570 feet) hidden away.

Standing only 45 miles in front of this massive mountain rising from the Northern Aegean sea is breathtaking,... read more

EveryONE, please acknowledge my dear brother Mr.Z as a full partner in OrbitalMonkeys.

Zach and I met at the FourC Full Moon Gathering, and we have since been shown great adventures of creative vision and deep care for our community that we love so much.

We will join forces to advance the vision of harmony.in.tension, spaceshaping, lucid imaging, and sound creation.

he is a twin soul with a huge heart, positive attitude, relentless devotion to what moves him, and a all-round nice gu... read more

as the wings lifted us off pdx and over the gorge, she - wy`east - was whispering to me that i will return, for she loves me. this mountain helped me so much, helped me recover my fearlessness and my courage to leap into my fear and learn to ride my path - both literally on skis and figuratively in my mind's realm.

this departure has been the most difficult ever. i weeped and weeped with no stopping.

now that i have been to the other places that shaped my life, i know that this, this lo... read more

it is always humbling to experience the arizona sonoran desert...
I am visiting my alma mater and it is gorgeous - albeit dry.

"the desrt is a spiritual cathartic"
—Frank Lloyd Wright