In this episode, I’m out on a walk—my first good ramble in weeks—navigating the muddy fields and reflecting on life as we sit in this in-between time of Crimbo Limbo, that strange stretch between Christmas…
Date Archives December 2024
in cold hell
There’s something about Charles Olson’s In Cold Hell, in Thicket that feels uncomfortably familiar, like stepping into a dense forest where every direction looks the same but somehow promises something different. For me, this poem…
returning to a place of post-apocalypse calm
i am now returning—a phrase, a wound, a hinge on a doorhalf-hanging, rusted on promisesnever meant to keep. what is “now”but the afterbirth of once,slick with the memory of chaosand the shimmer of thingsalmost touched?…
when there is no ‘you’
The idea hit me like a whisper from the cosmos: When there is no sense of ‘you,’ there is no way that ‘you’ can be separate from the rest of the universe. It wasn’t a…
these are wild secular times
These are wild secular times. It’s like we’re living in the disenchanted ruins of a world that forgot it used to believe in magic. Once, myths shaped the edges of our maps and infused the…
a musical journey with Blue Öyster Cult (BÖC)
Blue Öyster Cult (BÖC) is one of those bands that straddles the line between rock, mysticism, and outright cosmic weirdness, creating a legacy that feels both timeless and delightfully out of this world. If you’ve…
reality hacker
To be a reality hacker is to become an artisan of perception, an agent of transformation who sees the world not as it is but as it could be. Reality hacking, as a concept, is…
go play with your brothers and sisters in the information tribe
Somewhere between an invitation and a command, this phrase has been rattling around in my head lately: Go play with your brothers and sisters in the information tribe. It feels like a message from some…
Change Magick: A Modern Framework for Personal Mastery
Editor’s Note As we are about to step into 2025, I’m unveiling a framework that stands at the intersection of personal transformation and practical power cultivation. Change Magick represents my synthesis of decades of exploration…
The Trickster’s Leap
Welcome, wanderer. You’ve stumbled upon something… different. A game, a journey, a dance with chaos itself. The Game:A riddle awaits. Solve it, and you’ll unlock the first step—a portal into The Trickster’s Leap. Each card…
The Mirror of Echoes: The Invitation to the Audience
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…
holding contradictions
It’s a curious thing to feel hopeful, wistful, and intent all at once. On the surface, these emotions seem like they belong to different worlds, tugging in opposing directions. Hope, with its buoyant energy, calls…
the fabric of ultimate reality
What if the essence of reality isn’t matter or energy, but meaning itself? It’s a question that might sound like the beginning of a metaphysical rabbit hole—and it is—but it also carries profound implications for…
Gamma World: E-Town Vol. 1 Mix
My friends and I are gearing up for a Gamma World VTTRPG campaign, and I have the honour (and responsibility) of serving as the gamemaster. For those unfamiliar, Gamma World is a classic science-fantasy tabletop…
For I Am I: A Fragmented Meditation on the Self
For I Am I: A Fragmented Meditation on the Self I. The Self and the SphinxFor I am I, and in this tautological chime echoes the infinite recursion of self-awareness. What is it to be…
Notes to self on art
Art: The Comfort and the Catalyst Art, in all its forms, has this uncanny ability to meet us exactly where we are, then take us somewhere we didn’t expect to go. It comforts us when…
The Mirror of Echoes: The Mirror’s First Reflection
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…
i’ve been on the road for most of the last couple of weeks
I’ve been on the road for most of the past couple of weeks, which has disrupted my blogging routine a bit. During times like this, I tend to shift my focus to microblogging. Up until…
fragmented reality tunnels
1. Reality isn’t a place. Twist it one way, and you’re a cog in a machine; twist it another, and you’re a cosmic pilgrim, dancing with the stars. Each twist is a belief, a filter,…
Mapping the Geography of the Psyche: An Inner Adventure (4)
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…