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The Paradox of Philosophical Freedom: Why True Liberation Comes Through Surrender

July 14, 2025 No Comments

Life is a Game (And You’re Already Playing)

July 10, 2025 No Comments

What did Epicurus have to say?

July 10, 2025 No Comments

Walking Slow Enough for the Soul to Catch Up

July 9, 2025 No Comments

The Algorithm’s Mirror: On Identity and Authentic Voice

July 4, 2025 1 Comment

The Productivity God and the 5:30 AM Rebellion

July 2, 2025 No Comments

The Grandfather Timeline: Seeing Both Directions

June 30, 2025 No Comments

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The Paradox of Philosophical Freedom: Why True Liberation Comes Through Surrender

Reflections from an afternoon wisdom walk During my wisdom walk today, I was listening to the audiobook Epicurus of Samos: His Philosophy and Life when a particular passage hit me: “To win real freedom, you must be the slave of philosophy. The man who submits and surrenders himself to her is emancipated on the spot, for the very service of philosophy is freedom.” I was

July 14, 2025 No Comments

Life is a Game (And You’re Already Playing)

A morning revelation sparked by ghosts, boredom, and the art of thriving I woke up this morning with a thought that wouldn’t let go. It started with something as simple as watching the US version of Ghosts — you know, that show where spirits from different eras are stuck in a house together, trying to figure out how to spend eternity. Here’s what hit me:

July 10, 2025 No Comments

What did Epicurus have to say?

The Core of Epicurean Philosophy: Pleasure is the beginning and the end of the blessed life. But not the hedonism of wine-soaked debauchery. Epicurus was not referring to the superficial pleasures that come with constant consumption. No, Epicurus meant something far subtler and more sustainable: ataraxia—a deep, inner tranquillity. The kind of peace that arises when fear is dissolved and the soul is no longer

July 10, 2025 No Comments

Walking Slow Enough for the Soul to Catch Up

A Wisdom Walk from Marston Doles to Napton-on-the-Hill There’s something about the rhythm of the feet on a towpath that unlocks the mind. Today’s wisdom walk wasn’t just about getting my steps in after a morning glued to the screen. It was about working through the soul of what I’m building here. The afternoon sun was warm on my back as I followed the canal

July 9, 2025 No Comments

Do the thing

Sunday evening. The rain has passed; the clouds linger. I’m out on a wisdom walk letting my feet meet the earth and my thoughts catch up with my breath. The day began scattered. Too many moving parts: the sale of the old truck and the logistics of the new one—registrations, license plates, and tax. My house, in a state of lived-in chaos, mirrored my mind.

July 6, 2025 No Comments

Philosophy as a Way of Life

This morning, I’m sitting in my in-laws’ conservatory in Bristol, morning light filtering through glass while the rest of the house sleeps. Coffee steam rises between me and the quiet, and somewhere in this threshold between night and day, a question whispers itself awake. It’s one that’s been brewing in the back of my mind like this cup of joe: What if philosophy wasn’t something

July 5, 2025 No Comments

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Clay Lowe
Reality Hacker | Indie blogger: exploring the frontiers of personal power and conscious reality creation. #chaosmagick #mysticism #NLP #archetypalpsychology #art #music

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Soulcruzer

The ‘Soulcruzer’ podcast (more of an audioblog, really).

Expect a blend of mysticism and music, psyche and soul, everyday wisdom, and the esoteric. One day, I might be waxing lyrical about Nietzsche’s eternal return, and the next, uncovering the wisdom of the tarot. It’s all up for grabs on this pod.

So, if first-person confessional style podcasts are your jam, subscribe to mine wherever you get your podcasts. I’m on all of the major platforms.

Epicurus is often misunderstood. This episode invites you into his garden of calm, where philosophy is not about indulgence but about finding deep inner peace.

We explore the true heart of Epicurean thought: the difference between momentary pleasures and lasting contentment. At the centre is ataraxia, a kind of serenity that comes when fear fades and desire quiets.

You’ll hear about his Four-Part Cure for the soul, why he valued friendship above wealth, and how simplicity can free us rather than deprive us.

This is not a path of renunciation. It is a way of living with less fear, more clarity, and a quiet sense of joy in being alive.

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The Quiet Joy of Epicurus: Pleasure, Peace, and the Art of Enough

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The Realm of Possibility

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