Author Archives: Gideon Rosenblatt

Gideon Rosenblatt writes about the impact of technology on people, organizations and society at Alchemy of Change. He is a technologist with a background in business and social change. For nine years, Gideon ran Groundwire, a mission-driven technology consulting group, dedicated to building a more sustainable world. Prior to that, he spent ten years at Microsoft in various marketing, product development and management positions, where he developed CarPoint, one of the world's first large-scale e-commerce websites. Gideon was raised in Utah, lived and worked in Japan and China for several years, and now lives in Seattle with his wife and two boys. More details on Gideon here.

The Sacred Interior of Fear

A bedrock of excitement is the very essence of fear.

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Fire and Breath

I was born, then shrunk. We are born free, then bind ourselves in woolen gossamer, tucking our tails, and sighing as others do the same. I used to think I breathed with my lungs. The pump at my center moves me. As a child I covered it in response to what I’d seen. Then love prodded it open again. But ...

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Living in the Present

My older son just headed back to college after being home for a week for spring break. Arriving home from the airport early this morning, I was struck by a sliver of the sadness I felt dropping him off at school last fall. There in our living room, listening to some of his music, I had a few insights. I share ...

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The Arch

An arch of light stretched o’er head, Ever growing through pain and ache, Acts of love streak out all sides, Leaving creation in its wake. Nestled deep within, so black, so old, Void rises up through space, As experience reflects upon Her own loving, lovely face. Light sparks to life within us When this marriage we do see, Our very core ...

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The Inner Dimension

The impenetrability of the interior dimension, its secrecy, is what makes it so very precious and so very sacred.

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Medusa and the Evolution of Human Consciousness

A horrifying nightmare leads to a new understanding of the story of Medusa, as metaphor for the evolution of human consciousness.

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Writing as Giving

We make our writing a gift when it comes from the heart rather than from the ego.

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Seeing Deeply Through the Medium of Technology

As medium has become message, we must learn to see more deeply, beyond our distracted, glassy reflections.

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Creative Inspiration in Design

Our Magic, our Beauty, is our Ability to break through the bonds of habitual patterns in our minds and connect with this Greater Source of Creative Inspiration.

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Alchemy of Change’s New Focus

I'm now resuscitating Alchemy of Change with a new focus on exploring the Soul.

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