Body. Earth. Spirit. Future.
Writings on health, natural farming, spirit, and AI — from a Korean-American elder in the California high desert.
- Soul and spirit·June 2, 2026·6 min read
Beyond Judgment: Mapping the Spirit World
What does the spirit world actually look like? Drawing on Paul's vision in 2 Corinthians, David Hawkins's map of consciousness, and the Gospel of Thomas, this essay explores the possibility that heaven and hell are not destinations that await us — but levels of awareness we already inhabit.
- Soul and spirit·June 1, 2026·6 min read
I Remember the Water. I Still Wait for the Fire.
On the three stages of baptism — water, spirit, and fire — and why attending church after water baptism does not guarantee salvation. A reflection on Dr. Hawkins, the Gospel of Thomas, and what true awakening might require.
- Herb & Health·May 26, 2026·6 min read
The Golden Bough — The Untold Story of Mistletoe
Most Americans know mistletoe only as a holiday decoration. But behind that familiar sprig lies a history spanning Celtic Druids, Korean royal medicine, and modern European research — one of the oldest botanical wellness plants in human history.
- Earth and garden·May 25, 2026·7 min read
10 Reasons Why Raised Bed Gardening Is Special for Seniors
Many people dream of gardening but give up because their bodies are no longer what they used to be. Raised bed gardening is the most practical answer to that problem — and here are ten reasons why it suits seniors best.
- AI insights·May 24, 2026·4 min read
Code and Words, and Value
If words and code share the same creative root, then the wall between humanities and engineering was never natural — and the value of creation lies in its reach toward people.
- Earth and garden·May 23, 2026·11 min read
Farming That Does Nothing — The Lineage of Natural Farming
From Masanobu Fukuoka's Four Principles to Korea's JADAM movement — the quiet revolution of working with nature, not against it.
- AI insights·May 22, 2026·8 min read
The Technological Republic: Walk Alone Like the Horn of a Rhinoceros
Peter Thiel, Palantir, and the age of AI: why vocation — not a job — is your only survival strategy.
- Herb & Health·May 20, 2026·6 min read
A Korean-Style Chicken Soup for Your Dog: The Magic of Hwangtae Soup
A traditional Korean remedy passed down among Korean American families — how hwangtae (dried pollock) soup nourishes dogs recovering from surgery, illness, or old age.
- AI insights·May 18, 2026·8 min read
A Dream Realized Near Seventy: My First Self-Publishing Journey with an AI Assistant
On self-publishing a natural farming book at nearly seventy with the help of AI — and why any senior with wisdom to share can become a global author today.
- Earth and garden·May 17, 2026·7 min read
Raised Beds: Counterintuitive Wisdom from Cuba
How Cuba's crisis-born Organopónicos and the wisdom of raised-bed farming teach us that rich soil, not chemicals, is the true foundation of growing things.
- AI insights·May 16, 2026·9 min read
The Journey of Artificial Intelligence Redrawing the Map of Humanity: The Thinking Game and AlphaFold
On Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and how AlphaFold's protein-structure breakthrough earned the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry — a hymn to human curiosity meeting technology.
- Soul and spirit·May 15, 2026·8 min read
Don't shoot yourself with the second arrow
On the Buddhist parable of the second arrow, the Gospel of Thomas, and how ancient wisdom can help us meet suffering with clarity rather than self-inflicted pain.
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