There’s a sprawling region along Mexico’s northern Gulf Coast called La Huasteca, comprising parts of seven states – Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo and small sections of Querétaro and Guanajuato. It’s a lush, beautiful area of tropical lowlands, with raging rivers, plunging waterfalls, and massive cave systems. Ecotourism has been growing in theContinue reading “The Naked Truth about the Huastecs”
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Normalizing Nudity on Netflix: The New Latin American Classics
Over the past five weeks, Netflix has brought to the screen two outstanding versions of well-known Latin American novels: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. The former is a film, while the latter is a series with the first season of eight episodes now available. BothContinue reading “Normalizing Nudity on Netflix: The New Latin American Classics”
Normalizing Nudity to Fight Crime
This is a difficult post to write. It’s about extortion, suicide, and grief. I’m compelled to write it, however, because it’s also about nudity, nude photos, and a perhaps unexpected way for us naturists, nudists and our allies to bring about positive change. Last month, national headlines here in the US declared that a SouthContinue reading “Normalizing Nudity to Fight Crime”
Avocados and the Nude World
It’s the time of year for Super Bowl ads, and there’s a fun one that has a great nude-friendly message. Avocados From Mexico produced an Adam and Eve spoof, “Make It Better,” that reimagines the famous scene in the Garden of Eden and leads to… well, a whole nude world. Eve has bitten into aContinue reading “Avocados and the Nude World”
Embodiment and Imagery
As 2022 comes to an end, I reflect back on the Green Man, the ancient European archetypal figure who began to appear in my thoughts and writings last year, and to whom I dedicated a series of posts this past summer. The Green Man can be seen as an embodiment of the male archetypes. HeContinue reading “Embodiment and Imagery”
The Dream of Love and Freedom
This is the seventh mystery reading in the Green Man series – brief texts that illuminate aspects of masculinity through nature while exploring the major masculine archetypes. It’s a different kind of mystery reading, because it’s the narration of a dream: In the dream, the old man spoke to me of love, and of freedom.Continue reading “The Dream of Love and Freedom”
A Mystery Reading for The King Archetype
This is the sixth mystery reading in the Green Man series – brief texts that illuminate aspects of masculinity through nature while exploring the major masculine archetypes. Sun and Lion A poetic name for the sun in Spanish is “El Astro Rey”: The King of the Stars. The sun is indeed our ultimate king, whoseContinue reading “A Mystery Reading for The King Archetype”
A Mystery Reading for The Wizard Archetype
This is the fifth mystery reading in the Green Man series – brief texts that illuminate aspects of masculinity through nature while exploring the major masculine archetypes. Stag and Serpent The stag and the serpent don’t grow without shedding. Whether they shed antlers or skin, these animals are masters of transformation, striding and slithering throughContinue reading “A Mystery Reading for The Wizard Archetype”
A Mystery Reading for The Father Archetype
This is the fourth mystery reading in the Green Man series – brief texts that illuminate aspects of masculinity through nature while exploring the major masculine archetypes. Oak and Eagle The oak, one of the most common trees in the temperate climes of the world, is also one of the sturdiest and tallest. Because ofContinue reading “A Mystery Reading for The Father Archetype”
A Mystery Reading for The Lover Archetype
This is the third mystery reading in the Green Man series – brief texts that illuminate aspects of masculinity through nature while exploring the major masculine archetypes. Chili Pepper and Avocado “Keep shaking the chili like that and you’ll send the seeds flying everywhere.” The Native peoples of the Americas made jokes in their languagesContinue reading “A Mystery Reading for The Lover Archetype”