Author Archives: Richard O Fuller

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About Richard O Fuller

Quaker, living in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

Finding a way forward, Dec 9

“We believe that the process of evolution, including the further evolution of the human species, is ongoing. And that a next step is the further evolution of consciousness, and that this step is urgent and necessary for our survival as … Continue reading

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Theology AND Cosmology!

AT LAST! The religious tradition of Europe and ‘The West’ (closed-minded as it mostly is) and [Listen to the link just over 1 min, ’til the second burst of laughter] the scientific tradition of Europe and ‘The West’ (closed-minded as … Continue reading

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A Glance Back at My Shamanic Path

I feel it’s all coming together for me, here near the end of my life, although not in a way that I had foreseen.

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Supplementary Handouts to go with the Friends’ Forum Discussion on Dying and Death

April 24 addition It was a wonderful meeting! Perhaps 40 people, in person and by Zoom. It was a wide-ranging conversation, from details of VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking) to caring for the variety of people who are low-functioning … Continue reading

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Let’s have humility in the face of world population

Dear Friends,First a little context. I subscribe to a discussion group hosted by Quaker Earthcare Witness, which I would recommend. To join you would go to this page:https://www.quakerearthcare.org/article/get-involvedAnd you would click on the boldfaced text “ But this list is … Continue reading

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An epidemic of demoralization and a human Earthrise, for the survivors

Friends, I hope this is a turning point for me. In any case it’s two steps in the right direction. 1.This is one of those background things I would really like to talk about but have no particular timeline for … Continue reading

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Seeing the Light…

For almost a year now I have been able to move into optimism as needed. Optimism similar to Joanna Macy’s Active Hope. But my stance, to this point, has been: “I’m paying attention and I’m ready. Along with all of the bad … Continue reading

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A Non-theist Tries to Accept Some Christian Gifts

A huge thing has been floating near and nearer to the surface of my awareness. For years I’ve thought the thing I glimpsed was floating up, floating in, to my awareness. One month I’d see a contour here, the next, … Continue reading

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Two Old Heros and a New One

It’s been over a year…since my last post here.I’ve been busy with other things. http://fourriversfriends.org/transition-system-wide We are even closer to financial meltdown, but that’s a given; we’ll cope as best we can, when it comes… Thanks to Ilze for pointing … Continue reading

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Time For An Adrenaline Rush

I don’t usually “rush to print” here, but these are new times. I’ve been saying for a year now, “before Obama leaves office…” Here’s new confirmation of this timeline. Paul Gilding, whom I wrote about a year ago, is now … Continue reading

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