Published Writings
May 5, 2007 By Tom
Since July 2003, I’ve been on the staff of What Is Enlightenment? magazine as an editor and writer. Here are some of the more substantial pieces I’ve written for WIE:
FEATURES & REVIEWS
Anarchy in the Sangha
A combo review of Noah Levine’s Against the Stream and Brad Warner’s Sit Down and Shut Up
Issue 38
Which Came First: The Chicken or the Big Bang?
New explanations for why the cosmos is perfectly suited to life are cropping up every day, and some are far stranger than others.
Issue 38
The Razor’s Edge
Everyday Advaita
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Issue 36
A Brief History of Evolutionary Spirituality
Three centuries of progressive thinkers reveal that evolution has always been a fundamentally spiritual concept.
Issue 35
Introduction to:
Who’s Transforming Anyway? by Jessica Roemischer
Associate editor Tom Huston revisits the outrageously satirical exposé of Neo-Advaita by WIE’s most ephemeral editor, Stacey Heartspring.
Issue 34
Getting Clear About Enlightenment
Not Just a Book Review of Arjuna Ardagh’s The Translucent Revolution
Issue 31
We Will Be the Lords of Creation
Envisioning our immortal future with science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer
Issue 30
Taking the Quantum Leap . . . Too Far?
Not Just a Movie Review of What the Bleep Do We Know!?
Merging science and spirituality in a docudrama blend, What the #$*! Do We Know?! is taking moviegoers on a wild tour of the surprising interconnections between psychology, biology, physics . . . and God.
Issue 27
Indiana Diddy-Dogg and the Ark of Empty-Vee
A critical analysis of the culture of MTV, by a Martian archaeologist from the future.
[a 9-page satirical comic book not yet available online; back-issue can be purchased here]
Illustrated by Chris Lie
Issue 26
Evan & Ella: A 21st-Century Love Story
This world-renowned romantic tragicomic series spanned Issues 24-30, plus a final installment available only online. I did 50% of the, um, “editing.”
OTHER ARTICLES
Your 3-D Universe Is So Passé
A new way of looking at reality stretches the mind into multiple dimensions.
Issue 36
Gaming for a Higher Cause
An emerging genre of video games puts social evolution in the palm of your hand.
Issue 35
The Transhumanists
Category #6 of The Real Evolution Debate
Issue 35
Introduction to:
The Guru and the Pandit, XII
Andrew Cohen & Ken Wilber: LIVE in Denver
Issue 32
Step Inside the Digital Universe
Entrepreneur Joe Firmage has a cosmic plan for the future of the internet.
Issue 30
Look, Ma, It Says I’m God!
Can a new breed of children’s books awaken your kids to cosmic consciousness?
Issue 29
Big Buddha
Maitreya, the buddha of the future, is arriving a few eons ahead of schedule.
Issue 28
Calling All Spiriteers . . .
A new website needs your help in defining the religion of the future.
Issue 28
Where the Ghost in the Machine Comes to Play
Test your psychic skills online with Dean Radin’s Psi Arcade.
Issue 27
The Gospel According to Pop Culture
Buffy, Neo, and Dr. Seuss bring Christian morals to the mainstream.
Issue 27
Looking Back to the Beginning
The Ultra Deep Field: a picture worth ten thousand galaxies.
Featuring Ann Druyan • Neil deGrasse Tyson • James Gardner • Brian Swimme
Issue 26
Customize Your Meditation
Choose your own stress-reducing adventure at 35,000 ft.
Issue 26


