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November 15, 2024

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 and really listen, we might sense something more dynamic at play. The self isn’t a...

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November 14, 2024

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 piece. With all the buzz around Generative AI, I find myself wondering: are we witnessing...

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November 13, 2024

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, curiosity luring me towards the borderlands of what it means to be conscious. In a...

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November 11, 2024

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 collection of experiences, isn’t it? It’s a series of moments strung together like beads on...

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November 9, 2024

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 distancing us from the sacred, actually guides us back to it? Could pixels and data...

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November 8, 2024

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 in as though I am one of the quiet stones that make up the city’s...

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November 7, 2024

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 journey of self-discovery, encountering various characters, challenges, and metaphors that symbolise aspects of the psyche....

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November 6, 2024

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 Gift, and the Mystery of Hope. And now Prometheus. He features in popular culture a...

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November 5, 2024

drifting

Lately, I’ve found myself drawn, almost obsessively, to the idea of walking as an art practice. What began as a passing curiosity has spiralled into something deeper—a full immersion, even a sort of possession. When I stumble upon an idea like this, it’s as if it takes over, urging me...

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November 5, 2024

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 post! So, I’m thinking of publishing it as an ebook eventually, but first, I’ll be...

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November 4, 2024

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 new eyes, and maybe with a new purpose. Walking, which has always been a part...

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November 2, 2024

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 tucked away from the busyness of the world. It was the perfect setting for two...

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November 1, 2024

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 ourselves caught, poised between breath and silence, life and stasis. It’s as if our inner...

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October 28, 2024

Mapping the Geography of the Psyche: An Inner Adventure (2)

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 post! So, I’m thinking of publishing it as an ebook eventually, but first, I’ll be...

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October 27, 2024

Finding wisdom through wandering

Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many Wisdom Walks! I’m diving back into vlogging and couldn’t think of a better way to do it than combining it with my love for wandering, questions, and synchronicity. In this series, I’ll be exploring the landscape—both within and around...

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October 25, 2024

Reclaiming your inner world from consumer culture

“In a dualistic, binary, and suprarational culture, our need for mythic realms becomes evident and therefore violently saturated in commercial exploitation.” – Carl Abrahamsson, Occulture: The Unseen Forces That Drive Culture Forward I came across this passage in my reading this morning. It touches on an issue that I find...

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