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Nissa Tolton

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    • Dreaming
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    • Political
  • Books
    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
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Tag: mental wealth

women and girls working in a communical kitchen 19th century
  • Historical

The Shakers

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 19 June 202623 June 2026

The Shakers’ mission was to create Heaven on Earth, as a means of preparing for their celestial Heaven. Tips and tricks of the nicest people in America.

  • Dreaming

Broken Clock People

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 19 June 202619 June 2026

For some troubled beings, a rescue is worse than the problem.

a meditating zen monk is not tempted by modern distractions
  • Blog

The War on Zen

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 14 July 202520 May 2026

If zen is the enemy, what are we fighting for?

A circus of every vice
  • Dreaming

Dreams are Life Experiences

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 3 July 202521 February 2026

Your dreaming experiences are experiences. Because they are self-modifying, they are to be taken more seriously than your waking experiences.

a contemplative samouri
  • Historical
  • Philosophy

Only the Cutting

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 28 June 20253 July 2025

This quote from Myamoto Musashi has always struck me as a book contained in a single sentence.

Der Kerkermeist
  • Philosophy

Making Decisions

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 28 June 202520 February 2026

Making decisions is easy. Building the scaffolding for decision-making is hard.

Time-loops
  • Mental Wealth

Time-loops

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 5 June 202512 June 2026

Have you ever considered the possibility that you could be in a time loop?

The Mode of Child Awareness
  • Dreaming

The Mode of Child Awareness

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 29 May 20259 February 2026

In the dreaming world, the decisions you make are less important than the perspective you take.

Involuntary Buddhist
  • Philosophy

Involuntary Buddhist

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 11 March 202512 June 2026

The limitations of time and space cultivates Buddhism, even in non-believers.

  • Dreaming

One Cubic Centimeter of Reality

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 4 October 20247 July 2026

I dreamt that if I could control one cubic centimeter of reality — with god-like control — what would I do with that power? It seemed obvious to me, that…

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