- Escape from the SubConsciousby Hyrum JonesIntroduction This article will attempt to explain how we can improve our responses to stimuli and better understand the real world. The method described will separate the practitioner, psychologically, spiritually, from the majority of individuals. In order to achieve this worthy goal, two familiar words, conscious and subconscious, will be used in a new context, as the names of two groups of people. One…
- Health and Healingby Mark HanleyWhere to start? Hyrum asked me to write an article about health. It’s such a large topic, this is my third attempt. I suppose I ought to define my boundaries, otherwise, I’ll never finish. So, here they are: I choose to focus on chronic, mental, and infectious diseases. These include the members of the top 10 causes of death list (minus #3, which is…
- Beware of Celebrityby Hyrum JonesIntroduction We all idolize people in our lives. We all have heroes. Sometimes we choose a parent or relative, or someone else we know personally. Many people also choose celebrities. Every field has celebrities. In the business world, there’s Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos. In literature, there’s Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Scientists have Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie. Journalists have Anderson…
- Understanding Your Skeptical Friendsby Hyrum JonesPurpose This article will help you understand your special friends who excitedly tell you about what they’ve learned. In order to understand these individuals, you must first understand their basic view of the world. Although you probably call your special friends, Conspiracy Theorists, this article will kindly refer to them as Critical Thinkers, a less stigmatizing term. See the definition section, for critical thinking. This attempt at…
- The Black Skyby Hyrum JonesIntroduction For those who have read Silent Subversion I, this article should give you some hints about the contents of the second book, but should not come as a spoiler. For some, the contents of this article will cause confusion, anxiety or both. This article will address the following question. Are stars visible from the upper atmosphere? No conclusions are made yet, but some interesting information has…
- Five self-publishing lessonsby Hyrum JonesLet me begin this first piece of balderdash by claiming an unabashed ownership of my mistakes, and their valuable lessons. I hope to present a short but concise summary of what I have learned, so far, in the process of publishing my first novel, Silent Subversion I. If you’re like me, long paragraphs tend to induce a mental coma so I will present the lessons in more of a presentation format.…