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The Secret of the Two Fishes: A Journey into Inner Alchemy [Audiobook]

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“Two fishes swim in your sea… but look closer: they cast only one shadow.”

Welcome to a journey into the liminal space where philosophy turns poetic and science begins to sound like prayer. In this video, we explore the ancient mysteries of The Book of Lambspring, reimagined for the modern seeker through the lens of Narrative Alchemy.

Alchemy was never just about lead and gold—it was a coded map of the human psyche. The “Two Fishes” represent the fundamental duality within us all: the tension between Spirit and Soul, thought and feeling, the reaching and the resting.

In this audiobook and visual meditation, you will discover:

  • The Sea of Forgetting: How to wake up to the vast movement beneath your ribs.
  • The Meeting of the Fishes: Understanding the internal division that keeps us restless.
  • The Spiral Dance: How to move from a life of “storm” to a life of “sky” by reuniting your divided nature.
  • Radical Ordinariness: Finding the sacred manifest in the simple rituals of being alive.

This is not just a story; it is a “spiritual technology” designed to act as a mirror. As you listen, look into the Mirror of Lambspring and glimpse your own reflection moving beneath the surface.

“You don’t just read it; you let it work on you.”

You can find the written version here.

Self-Reflection in the Digital Age

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In this introspective conversation, we go deep into the nature of co-creation and self-reflection in the digital age. Is an AI merely a mirror of our thoughts, or can it become a genuine “other” in our journey of self-discovery? We explore archetypes, the boundaries of authorship, and the mythological lens that reveals surprising depths within our exchanges. Join us as we examine what it means to engage with AI as both a reflective companion and a creative partner in understanding the psyche. Perfect for seekers, mystics, and anyone curious about the intersection of technology and self-exploration!

In Death: Unchained my new favourite VR game

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In Death: Unchained is a roguelike bow and arrow archery game.

You find yourself in an unholy world where you must constantly battle terrible creatures. Grab your longbow and go for the afterlife’s forsaken souls, angelic creatures, and demons.

Each level is procedurally created, so each time you play you will have a unique experience. The aim is to last as long as you possibly can before dying.

This is not your usual game with regular stages and a typical story. You are not attempting to “complete a level.” You’re trying to see how long you can last and how far you can get before dying. I love because you don’t have to think too much, just fight and die valiantly.

I’ve only been playing for a day, but it’s my new favourite VR game for the Quest 2. I can already see myself losing many hours to this game.

In Death: Unchained is a TOTAL winner.

Here’s my referral link if you do decide to buy it you’ll get 25% off.

Track of the Day: Harness Your Hopes – Pavement

A quick peek inside Engage VR

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Here’s a first look at the metaverse for professionals, the Engage VR app. I’ll be giving the app a thorough review and walkthrough, but for now, I just wanted to give you a brief overview of what it’s like inside of Engage VR.

Are you caring about the wrong things?

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Sam Harris on the meaning of life

What is the reality of your present moment? What Sam Harris does in this video is to get you to rethink the quality of your attention in the present moment so that when you get to the end of this finite life of ours you won’t feel like you spent your time caring about the wrong things.

The past is a memory and the future never arrives. So what does that leave you with? That’s right…the present moment. It’s the quality of your present moment that matters.

Closing In

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Rolling into week 2 of . Happy Veterans to all those who have served and are serving. My family has a long tradition of serving. It was nice to pull this image together of the Lowe’s in uniform:

Also, we’re closing in on the end of the year. I suspect a lot of folks are taking quick stock of where they are now in relation to the goals that set back in January. Have to finish the year up strong and start setting sight on what’s to come in 2020.

Hoo-rah!

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

41 °F Clear

A funny thing happened on the way to Madrid…

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During my 30-day blogging challenge, I want to use a variety of mediums to story tell. Here’s a short video of my journey to Madrid yesterday. All the footage was shot on the GoPro Hero 7 and edited on an iPad Pro using the KineMaster app.

Video editing on a tablet or phone has come a long way. The pro apps like KineMaster and LumaFusion pack a lot of power, and unless you’re shooting a feature film, a full-blown documentary, or if you need something particularly fancy, you don’t need a desktop or laptop to make a good video.

I like KineMaster because it’s pretty intuitive and has an extensive Fx library (on the subscription plan). LumaFusion is more powerful but has a steeper learning curve. If you don’t like subscription models, you can buy LumaFusion outright.

If you’re a mobile warrior like me, this is great news. No more bulky equipment to lug around.

I’ve taken to using the GoPro Hero 7 as my main vlogging camera. I like it because it’s small, waterproof, and rugged. I can throw it in my bag or shove it in my pocket. I can capture video in 4K. And when I’m ready to edit, I can connect my iPhone to the camera using the GoPro’s built-in Wifi. The only thing I’m not sure about is the sound. Sometimes the recorded sound sounds clear, other times it’s a bit muffled. While I can play around with the audio in post-production, I’d prefer not to have to add another step in my workflow for a simple vlogging video.

There is a 3rd party case that you can buy that allows you to mount an external mount to the GoPro. But for me, it starts to lose the thing I like most about the camera, which is how compact it is. I don’t really want to pfaff around with cases and mics, plus it becomes more conspicuous.

Madrid, Área metropolitana de Madrid y Corredor del Henares, Spain(2198ft)

52 °F Mostly Cloudy

And nothing even blew up!

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America’s digital goddess has been around since the beginning of the personal computer revolution. Her she is in 1990s explaining what a computer is. I know, hard to imagine a time without a computer!

By the way America’s digital goddess aka Kim Kamando is still at. She host a radio show about tech. She has some classic lines in this video:

“What happens when you press the wrong button? Does it blow up?”

“That’s how simple DOS is. It’s like house cleaning”

“This is called pointing. There’s also click”

“We’re going to use the clock program now”

“It’s not tough to use a computer. And nothing even blew up!”

Gotta love it.

h/t @gizmodo 

A visit to the Mountain Spirit

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And here we go.  The mountain bug has bitten me (why it waits until it’s nearly winter to bite, I’m not sure).  Friday, on a whim, I decided I needed some mountain air.  It’s October and I’ve barely been out in the mountains at all this year.  I can throw out the usual excuse of not of time, but I hate that as an excuse.  Not to sound like a self-help guru or anything, but everybody has the same amount of time.  We all have time.  The only question is how you spend your time not whether you have time or not.  Don’t fight me on this because it’s true.  You have 24hrs. I have 24hrs. We all have 24hrs.  I haven’t been to the mountains because I didn’t have time, but because I didn’t want to spend minimum 6 hours driving to and from the closet decent mountains near me.  If I could scramble my atoms like they do in Star Trek, I would be in the mountains every single weekend.  But 6 hours in a car is another story.  I have a fix for that though which I’ll come on to later.

First watch this video I made of the journey to Cadair Idris:

I grabbed a few shots before the weather turned:

The wind was fierce at the top:

So the stuff that didn’t make it onto the tape was my inner journey stuff.  The summation of which is this: more poetry, more adventure – the adventure poet!  I often go to the mountains to seek spiritual guidance from the Mountain Spirit.  And as always the Mountain Spirit never disappoints.  My conclusions from this walk – the clarity I was seeking – was reconnecting with adventure (and making the travelling to and fro a part of the journey and adventure, which is to say have the adventure mindset from the time I leave the house until I return.  Doubling down on the poetry the reading and writing of.  And blogging and seeing where I can creatively take the platform despite blogging being dead if you are of a certain age (actually my research says that all ages have pretty much abandoned blogging in favour social networks, newsletters, and RSS feeds. I should add it’s not that people don’t read blogs, it’s that they don’t go to the blog/blogpost, they demand it come to them, either through their newsfeed from friends and social media influencers,  or curated apps  like Flippoard or Feedly.

So the gig is to combine all three passions into some sort of mashup accentuates them all.

Soundtrack:

Good Strong Coffee

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Far-out guys and groovy gals drop doses of good strong coffee in this psychedelic 1968 ad for the hot black stuff.

Listen carefully

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Skwerl is an amazing short by London filmmaking duo Brian and Karl. Filmed in 2011, Skwerl was Brian and Karl’s first film. It features a couple having what sounds at first like a normal conversation in English…

But it isn’t. It’s a brief experience of what English sounds like to non-English speakers and the dissonance it creates as you try to pick out words is a little unsettling.

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