Anthropology of People and Things

The ordinary is astonishing.​

Tai Sheridan

​Anthropologist. Psychologist. Writer. Painter. Zen.

For more than sixty years, Tai Sheridan has explored one enduring question: What does it mean to be fully human?

His books bring together anthropology, psychology, Zen, language, creativity, and everyday life. They invite readers to slow down, look closely, and discover the extraordinary meanings hidden inside ordinary things.

Whether the subject is a peace sign, a nose, a cup of coffee, a walking stick, a single word, or a moment of silence, each book is an invitation to notice more deeply.

At the heart of this work is a simple practice:

Stand still. Open your eyes. Notice.
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That is where every journey begins.

Culture

These books examine the signs, objects, customs, words, and assumptions through which people create a shared world. They look closely at familiar things to reveal the histories, relationships, meanings, and cultural forces carried inside them.

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Self

​These books explore the many ways we experience ourselves—from love, attention, and inner change to the shifting identities and possibilities within us. They offer thoughtful companions for becoming more curious, present, and fully human.

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Zen

​These books enter the quieter dimensions of life: Zen, silence, prayer, mortality, awakening, and the unknown. Drawing from both ancient teachings and ordinary experience, they invite readers to stand still, open their eyes, and meet life more deeply.

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Food

​Food tells stories about who we are and how we live together. These books wander through kitchens, cafés, markets, roadside stands, dining tables, and dotted plates. They explore the pleasures, perils, customs, and curious ideas wrapped up in the things we eat and drink. Come hungry.

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Myth

​Myth carries the deep patterns of human life through story, symbol, ritual, and imagination. *A Tarot of Union* follows an archetypal journey of longing, intimacy, projection, transformation, and return. Though told through masculine and feminine figures, its mystery belongs to every form of love and to the inner search for what we hope another person will complete within us.

It is offered as a gift and available as a free download.

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