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Here & Now Studios uses the power of story to explain complex, impactful ideas in ways that are riveting and easy to understand. Stories used to serve the human tribe as tools to pass on collected wisdom and help people understand how to lead a life well-lived. Today, the power of story is exploited by corporations to capture attention for the sake of profit. Here & Now Studios is committed to helping to take our stories back.
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Our work is made possible by philanthropic gifts from supporters of the studio.
About the author:
Here & Now Studios is named after the reminders of the mynah birds on the forbidden island of Pala in Island. The book, Aldous Huxley's last before his death, is the author's vision of a plausible utopia blending elements of eastern and western civilizations. It remains a vision worth working a lifetime for.
A short snippet:
"Here and now, boys," the bird repeated yet once more, then fluttered down from its perch…
"Is that your bird?" Will asked.
The child shook her head.
"Why does he say those things?… Why 'Attention?' Why 'Here and now'?"
"Well… " she searched for the right words… "That's what you always forget, isn't it? I mean, you forget to pay attention to what's happening. And that's the same as not being here and now."
From chapter two of Island by Aldous Huxley.
Here & Now Studios is built on the principles of sacred economics, offering the stories on our site for free with the opportunity for people moved by the work to give a gift in thanks. If the stories have been meaningful to you, we invite you to give a gift to support the creation of future work.
A short snippet:
"Here and now, boys," the bird repeated yet once more, then fluttered down from its perch…
"Is that your bird?" Will asked.
The child shook her head.
"Why does he say those things?… Why 'Attention?' Why 'Here and now'?"
"Well… " she searched for the right words… "That's what you always forget, isn't it? I mean, you forget to pay attention to what's happening. And that's the same as not being here and now."
From chapter two of Island by Aldous Huxley.
Here & Now Studios is built on the principles of sacred economics, offering the stories on our site for free with the opportunity for people moved by the work to give a gift in thanks. If the stories have been meaningful to you, we invite you to give a gift to support the creation of future work.
Here & Now Studios is run by David Alder, an artist and storyteller focused on movements of healing and the edge of culture change.
David is best known We Will Call It Pala, a viral graphic novel described by Tim Ferriss as "required reading" for those interested in psychedelics. David is a co-founder of North Star Project and co-author of the North Star Ethics Pledge. He teaches storytelling through his course Parables Of Change.
David is best known We Will Call It Pala, a viral graphic novel described by Tim Ferriss as "required reading" for those interested in psychedelics. David is a co-founder of North Star Project and co-author of the North Star Ethics Pledge. He teaches storytelling through his course Parables Of Change.
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