John David Balla
John David Balla is a corporate dropout, freelance writer, marketer, web designer, business consultant, and volunteer committed to spiritual principles and practices.
Among his current activities, Mr. Balla is an Internet business consultant, strategist, copywriter, web designer and marketer. He services both large and small business alike and assists them in achieving their revenue goals.
Dubbed, Project Eagle/Condor, Mr. Balla is working with the indigenous people of Peru, including shamans, college students and entrepreneurs to better leverage the Internet so that people who are looking for their unique services can indeed find them, all while maintaining the integrity of their heritage.
Mr. Balla also has his own online column and website, dubbed "The Woo Woo Chronicles." He also regularly advises small business and entrepreneurs on marketing strategies and best practices. In addition, he is currently working on a novel/screenplay, entitled, "Beyond the American Dream."
Articles by this Author
Llactapata Documentary Will Break New Ground
- By John David Balla
- Published 05/10/2009
- Tales from the PsychotropicSphere
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The first video shows the actual footage of the 2003 rediscovery. From there, the subsequent investigations and footage look at Llactapata and its many mysteries from a mystical/spiritual/metaphysical perspective.
A Psycho-Spiritual Analysis of GOD
- By John David Balla
- Published 09/21/2008
- The Woo Woo Chronicles
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Guest Lecturer: National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco
- By John David Balla
- Published 09/5/2008
- Memoirs of a Technocrat
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An Evening with San Pedro
- By John David Balla
- Published 08/17/2008
- Tales from the PsychotropicSphere , The Woo Woo Chronicles
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Less known than its Amazonian counterpart, Ayahuasca, San Pedro (named after St. Peter, who is said to hold the keys to heaven) has been celebrated and ritualized for its medicinal and spiritual properties for over 3,000 years in he high Andes of Peru and Ecuador.
Now, with the blessings of San Pedro shamans Otorongo and Edwardo, who performed the all night ceremony, what a San Pedro ceremony is, how it is conducted, as well as an investigation into the truths and myths are examined.
A Birdseye View of a Despacho Ceremony
- By John David Balla
- Published 08/11/2008
- The Woo Woo Chronicles
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The Implications of "Black Hole Gear Failure
- By John David Balla
- Published 09/25/2007
- Beyond the American Dream
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The Mayan Calendar and the Implications of Black Hole Gear Failure... (Peru, June 21, 2010) Pulsating drumming encircles the fire ceremony atop the chiseled features of the most masculine apu in all the Andes, the great Hauyna Picchu. Amela carries a torch to guide her through the narrow crevices of the cave, a cave that shouldn’t be there, for it contradicts the mountain’s energy with a distinctive albeit hidden androgyny.
The Continuing Saga of Clark Cunningham and Joe the Condor
- By John David Balla
- Published 09/4/2007
- Tales from the PsychotropicSphere , Beyond the American Dream
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don Ignacio pilots a narrow path smothered in snarling vegetation with the help of a lantern and a machete. Shadows from the lantern warp the surroundings into a vibrant milieu, made more ominous by his violent whacks at the encumbrances and constant nocturnal chatter. Clark Cunningham is in The Amazon, following a Sorcerer whom he had just met the day before.
Information Technology and the Decapitation of Knowledge
- By John David Balla
- Published 08/24/2007
- Memoirs of a Technocrat
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Our obsession with managing content and data through digital devices is so vast, and indeed severe, that other options are seemingly inconceivable. But as we move from the Information Age to the Knowledge Economy, we are forced to do just that. Otherwise, we face the very real risk of unraveling 2300 years of knowledge.
The Unconscious: The "Other" Knowledge
- By John David Balla
- Published 08/24/2007
- Memoirs of a Technocrat
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The great Swiss Psychologist, C.G. Jung, proved that our unconscious is not just a bunch of instincts and repressions, but contains “intelligence” that comes to us seemingly out of nowhere. What’s more, technologies for managing the unconscious have been in existence for thousands of years, yet conventional wisdom of the modern era has largely failed to take notice.
Knowledge: A Sorcerer's Perspective Juxtaposed with the Information Age
- By John David Balla
- Published 08/24/2007
- Memoirs of a Technocrat
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Using the document metaphor as a synonym for knowledge effectively decapitates the concept of knowledge itself. All the while, the perpetrators—the Information Technology (IT) vendors—grumble about their inability to shake the information management stigma. IT analysts provide some relief but not enough to reclaim knowledge in a broader context. To do so requires nothing short of taking a hiatus from Western civilization.

