In a world that often measures value in terms of productivity and tangible outcomes, the life of the mind can seem like an indulgence, something reserved for scholars, professionals, or those with the luxury of…
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Geranium: The Scent of Balance and Renewal
Sunday mornings are made for slow rituals. The scent drifts through the room in delicate waves, curling into the corners, wrapping around the edges of the morning like a soft shawl. Geranium—earthy, floral, steady—fills the…
Why Don’t the Dead Speak?
We’ve been waiting. For centuries, we’ve held séances, whispered into mirrors, and left tape recorders running in empty rooms. We’ve built entire religions around the promise that death is not the end, that something lingers…
Re-Visioning Psychology Notes
James Hillman’s Re-Visioning Psychology is a wild, imaginative shake-up of modern psychology’s obsession with rationality, behavior, and biological determinism. Instead of reducing human experience to neurons and conditioning, Hillman pushes for a radical shift—one that…
Return of the King (archetype)
In this episode, I explore the King archetype as revealed through my mythic-expressive writing practice, highlighting my realization of needing to reclaim inner leadership. I discuss reframing internal adversaries as constructive opponents and the empowering…
hail to the king
today’s vibe is acknowledging the king archetype… the King archetype isn’t about crowns or thrones—it’s about sovereignty of the psyche, a centered power rooted deep in the soil of soul. to embody the King is…
Good Day to Die Reflection
Yesterday, I had a conversation with a friend about the unrelenting passage of time and how, as we age, we often perceive ourselves as running out of time, a sentiment that is actually true. The…
Neural Alchemy: The Art of Self-Remixing
We’ve been sold a lie about change. They tell us it’s effort, discipline, a slow climb toward “betterment.” They frame transformation as incremental self-improvement, as though the mind were a machine that needs regular maintenance,…
Invocation of Sophia, the Eternal Wisdom
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Clay Lowe (@soulcruzer) I’m invoking, Sophia, the Goddess of Wisdom, as my guide today… May her light cut through the fog of uncertainty. May her voice…
If you want to improve yourself, get rid of yourself first
Christopher Hyatt’s statement—“IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOURSELF GET RID OF YOURSELF FIRST”—carries the raw, confrontational energy of radical transformation. At first glance, it seems paradoxical: how can self-improvement begin with self-erasure? But Hyatt, isn’t…
these are precarious times
these are precarious times, my friend. the air hums with static, thick with fear and uncertainty. the old systems groan under their own weight, clinging to power with trembling hands. this primative planet, soaked in…
Christopher Hyatt Unfiltered: A Journey into Power, Control, and the Mind
Christopher S. Hyatt was never one for pleasantries. In this unedited interview, we get Hyatt raw—opinionated, cynical, brilliant, and utterly unwilling to sugarcoat his worldview. It’s a rare artifact of a man who positioned himself…
society hates the price of its own progress
There’s a pattern that repeats itself throughout history: society craves innovation, yet when it arrives, we recoil from its consequences. We want progress—until we see the price tag. I’ve been thinking about this a lot…
staring into the eye of the Buddha
There are moments that don’t fit neatly into language. Experiences that slip through the cracks of meaning, resisting all attempts to pin them down. I had one of those moments recently—a moment that stretched me…
a fistful of poetry
Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the March Hare were in a bar…(click the hotspot to find out what happens.)
saving the soul of mankind
Terence McKenna once said, “The artist’s task is to save the soul of mankind.” A bold claim, maybe even grandiose, but is it true? And if so, how does an artist—whether a writer, painter, musician,…
The Subconscious as a Playground
Most people think of the subconscious as a hidden, unknowable force—but what if, instead of treating it like a locked vault, you saw it as a playground? In this episode, we explore how the subconscious isn’t…
it’s never for nothing
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, no matter how much effort we pour into something, it can still slip through our fingers—lost to time, to circumstance, to forces beyond our control. And that can…
Awakening the Daimon: A Guide to Inner Power
There’s an ancient presence that’s been calling to you for as long as you can remember. It’s not a god, not a muse, not a guardian angel, yet it carries whispers of all three. The…