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Buckminster Fuller used to say that house construction was a field which had hardly evolved over the last thousand years. In fact, in many ways, construction techniques have regressed.

To understand this, we must look at various aspects of the modern shelter, including the materials used, the efficiency of the structure, the shape of the building itself, energy efficiency, and harmony with the environment. For example, does the shape and position of the house take into account the dominant winds and / or the position of the sun throughout different seasons? More often than not, the answer is no.
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Slowly but surely, the Omniverse Project is getting off the ground and apparently, generating healthy amounts of enthusiasm. My heartfelt thanks to all of you who took the time to write and forward your comments. This feedback is crucial at this early stage and helps to substantiate my sense of purpose. Many thanks also to Marcia, Simon, José, and Richard for offering to get involved.

I found it interesting and encouraging that while all of you have had a positive overall impression, each one has communicated a personal preference for a different article in the first issue of the Chronicles.

Here are some highlights of your comments.

“I am mightily impressed with The Omniverse Chronicles. I particularly like the philsophy of finding connections between things that are, seemingly, very disparate. I often see things in this light as well. [...]”

—Marcia Falconer, PhD
Biologist and Reiki master

“I find the Omniverse Chronicles to be a most refreshing read. I say this in the sense that the information presented therein brings up a series of incisive, very well thought-upon and documented reflexions on the not always evident triple liaison among scientific, social and environmental issues. It is particularly pleasant to notice the importance with which the editorial content refers to the human spirit and its inexorable bond to its surroundings. A remarkably clever feature is the way in which the articles are presented, which allows the reader to build a frame of reference before getting started. Briefly, it is truly an original, high-quality effort on behalf of the Omniverse Chronicles Project addressed to all people willing to broaden their minds and knowledge regardless of their background. I am certainly looking forward to reading the upcoming issues.”

—José Luis Lagunas Morales, M.Sc.
Electrical engineer and PhD candidate

“Finally, last night I had a chance to delve into your mystical musings, the Omniverse Chronicles, and especially enjoyed the section on “Bucky” [...] I’m in line with your “angle” on modern reality, though I am awed by the scope of what you propose to accomplish. I personally like to break ideas into smithereens, build them into diamonds, and then bury them forever–stone by stone [...] On the other hand, you seem to have the vast sweep of a hypermodern philosopher, voice riding the wind out of the wastes of the great Canadian north…”

—Richard Wolfe, M.A.
Businessman and language instructor, UCLA

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

 

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

—Marianne Williamson