Over the past few years, the birthrate in the Costa Rica has fallen considerably. The number of children being born today is significantly lower than it was until a few years ago. There are many reasons cited for the fall in birthrate, particularly the greater awareness about safe sex and protection. The current economic climate [...]
The 2012 Mayan Prophecy has been horribly distorted and misunderstood. The End of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012 has nothing to do with the “End of the World”, but in fact December 21st, 2012 marks the beginning of a new “Long Cycle” in the Mayan calendar system. The End of the World phenomenon [...]
The fascination with the Mayan Long Count calendar is peaking as December 21st, 2012 approaches. As more attention is paid to the complex calendar system used by Mayans for daily, religious, and ceremonial life, the rediscovery of Mayan astrology also is capturing the attention of people the world over. Given the connection to the Mayan [...]
The end of the Long Count in the Mayan calendar that occurs on December 21,2012 and what it means has become the subject of countless books, websites, television shows, articles and blogs in the last few years. Now, as the date approaches, speculation as to what will (or won’t) happen has reached new heights. For [...]
We have all heard of the impending Galactic event that will take place December 21 of this year. That’s the date where we will either experience an apocalyptic event or some physical and/or metaphysical event. Whether you believe or not there are some interesting elements to the 2012 phenomenon. The subject is vast with many [...]
On October 31st the holiday of Halloween will make its annual appearance in many of the ex-pat enclaves throughout Costa Rica. Some of the origins of the traditions of this holiday are as much a mystery to the “gringos” that celebrate it as they are to the Ticos who view trick-or-treating, jack-o-lanterns, and the costumed [...]
Over the past few decades Catholic Churches in Central America has seen an exodus of their congregants leaving to explore and join other Christian denominations and other religions. Experts point to growing competition from other denominations, primarily evangelical Christianity and a general dissatisfaction with the Catholic churches intolerance and rigid stance. There is an emerging [...]
There’s an old saying in the West that resonates painfully during this period of Greek and transatlantic challenge and testing: “We’re All Greeks.” It means that the basic foundation and framework of our way of thinking in the West was poured and erected over 2500 years ago in Ancient Greece. We think the way we [...]
Perhaps the most difficult thing for people to do, no matter what their cultural background, is to question together. It’s strange that such a natural action, which forms and forges the deepest and truest connection between human beings, is so rare. Given the parlous state of our world, that shouldn’t be a surprise. But it’s [...]
Questioner one: Is the darkness and deadness in human consciousness, which can fairly be said to be human consciousness now, increasing, or being dispelled? Questioner two: Can we see human consciousness as a whole, or do we have to look at the relative aliveness and cohesiveness of each culture? Q-1: I question whether culture exists [...]
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