Archive - The Familiar

STA IN INTERESTING TIMES

Jul 9 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

May 2025

SKYLARKS & POTENTATES

On the difference between things that talk to you and things that speak to you.

May 14 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

March 2025

Where Did The World Go?

STA, the subject of these essays, is a reality-based world-view, which was summarised in the last Substack essay The World As It Is. Here I explore what…

Mar 18 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

January 2025

The World As It Is

A friend suggested that, for the first Familiar of the year, I should summarise in simple terms the way of looking at the world which I call STA.

Jan 28 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

November 2024

THE SEED OF CREATIVITY

Some thoughts about the roots of making: where did art come from and what is it for?

Nov 24, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

October 2024

SEARCHING FOR THE SPIRITUAL

The vicar I was talking to seemed despondent about the world – climate crisis, war, political short-termism, a media unwilling to take it all seriously…

Oct 19, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

September 2024

MILES AND MILES OF NOTHINGNESS

Once there was only one wolf left in Wales.

Sep 5, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

August 2024

The media offer us a macro-view of life – national and international affairs, trends, brands, demographics, celebrity.

Aug 11, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

July 2024

MUTE FISH & NIGHTINGALES

The May issue of The Familiar looked for ethical principles based on facts we know rather than social traditions.

Jul 24, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

June 2024

The Familiar, June 24

Jun 19, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

5:34

May 2024

A Universal Ethics?

Issue 4, May-June 2024

May 12, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

April 2024

WHAT DO WE THINK WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WORLD?

The last issue touched on the Scientific Revolution’s eagerness to use new discoveries to transform our lives.

Apr 11, 2024 •

Gareth Howell-Jones

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