Before diving into this post, take a moment to listen to Gorillaz’s iconic track Clint Eastwood. It’s more than just a catchy song—it’s a layered, hypnotic journey packed with cryptic wisdom and surreal imagery. Let…
Date Archives November 2024
Post-Modern Magick: The Eclectic Art of Shaping Reality in a Non-Systemic Cosmos
Magick, once confined to dusty grimoires and secret rites, has undergone a metamorphosis. In a world awash with memes, quantum physics, and generative AI, the craft has shed its ceremonial robes to don the tattered…
The Mirror of Echoes: The Gathering
The Mirror of Echoes is a mystery play that explores the interplay between thought, language, and feeling—the fundamental threads that weave the fabric of human identity. Set in a surreal and liminal space where the…
The setup for The Mirror of Echoes
I recently discovered the fascinating world of mystery plays, and they immediately sparked my curiosity. Around the same time, I stumbled upon this intriguing concept of the feedback loop between feeling, language, and thought. It…
ripples in the void
NoTe: click on the hotspots click on the hotspots in the image above Beyond the veil of words lies a language unspoken—a place where meaning transcends the boundaries of text and sound. Here, light hums…
decentralising the ego
The idea of shifting from “I” to “we” as a way to break the grip of ego is intriguing—like trying to rewrite the narrative of selfhood by slipping into a collective voice. On the surface,…
the deeper self
The deeper self—how often we imagine it as some distant, serene oasis within, a place we’ll reach if we just travel deeply enough, peel back enough layers, scale enough inner mountains. But if we pause…
Prometheus or Pandora? AI’s Role in Our Mythic Journey
I’ve been meaning to share this one for a while. I wrote Pandora’s Paradox: The Curse, the Gift, and the Mystery of Hope and Prometheus’ Flame: Stealing Fire from the Gods as preludes to this…
in the quiet hours
A late-night epiphany.
tinkering with simulacra of consciousness
There’s something tantalising about the idea of tinkering with simulacra of consciousness. When I say it, it feels like I’m stepping into a kind of digital alchemist’s workshop, fingers itching to mix mind and matter,…
experience of life
How does one experience life? That’s what came to mind as I woke up today—a quiet but persistent question echoing within me. I began by trying to answer it practically, even analytically: life is a…
a case for digital mysticism
Digital mysticism. The term itself feels almost paradoxical—how could something so sacred intertwine with circuitry, code, and screens? It feels as though we’re proposing an impossible meeting, yet I wonder: What if technology, instead of…
the gray man
There’s a curious freedom in slipping through the cracks and weaving oneself into the city like a whisper that goes unnoticed. I enjoy being the gray man here, content in the art of disappearing, blending…
Betwixt: An epic journey of self-discovery
Betwixt is an immersive mental health game designed to help players explore their inner worlds, reduce stress, and build resilience through a narrative-driven experience. Set in a visually rich, dream-like landscape, players embark on a…
Prometheus’ Flame: Stealing Fire from the Gods
A question I’ve been mulling over is whether AI’s role in our mythic journey a Pandora or Prometheus, first I wanted to examine the original myths. Last week, I explored Pandora’s Paradox: The Curse, the…
Mapping the Geography of the Psyche: An Inner Adventure (3)
I’ve created a beginner’s guide to the geography of the psyche, designed for those of us without a formal background in psychology. The full guide is about 48 pages—far too long for a single blog…
Walking as Art: When the Journey Becomes the Practice
I’m out here again, tracing a familiar loop around Southam. It’s one of my most frequented walking trails—a three-mile circuit I can almost navigate with my eyes closed. But today, I’m taking it in with…
The Modern Prometheus: A Meditation on AI and Ancient Wisdom
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting a fellow traveller, another seeker tracing their own lines across the vast, unseen map of the soul. We found ourselves at Mrs. B’s Coffee Shop, an unassuming sanctuary…
A Heartbeat Caught in the Clockwork of Silence
Time doesn’t behave as it should in the desert of the psyche. There, clocks don’t merely tick; they echo. They suspend us in moments we might have otherwise passed through, unnoticed. And sometimes we find…