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Reflections

Thoughts on how things work, the mind, the body, the world, and everything in between.

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  1. Timeless Stoic LessonsWhat stayed with me from Letters from a Stoic and Meditations, on death, friendship, self-control, and how to move through the world without losing yourself.April 8, 2026
  2. April FoolsOn The Fool from tarot, the spirit of April 1st, and why beginning with nothing might be the most powerful move.April 1, 2026Featured
  3. Is This All There Is?On the feeling of magic in life, what it's made of, where it goes, and what it might mean when it gets quiet.March 24, 2026
  4. Lots to LearnOn the relationship between knowledge and humility, what it actually feels like to keep discovering how much you don't know, and why that's a good sign rather than a bad one.March 24, 2026
  5. The Great ResetWhat the global elite have actually written, said, and planned, in their own language, their own papers, their own institutions, and what it means for individual sovereignty and dependence on the system.March 24, 2026
  6. RAS and What You SeeSome thoughts on the reticular activating system, how deeply visual human cognition actually is, and what I've noticed about the role physical objects play in keeping things in front of me.March 22, 2026
  7. Enlightenment vs. Waking UpTwo paths to seeing clearly, one points inward toward the nature of consciousness itself, the other points outward at the systems, narratives, and illusions that shape how we live.March 18, 2026
  8. AlcoholAmerica is drinking less, and the reasons go deeper than health trends, the cost-benefit just stopped making sense for a lot of people.March 14, 2026
  9. How to Have FunMost adults have more room for enjoyment than they realize, in the moment and across a lifetime.March 14, 2026
  10. Tension, Release, and the Body's IntelligenceNetwork chiropractic, fascia, and yoga, three doorways into the same room.March 14, 2026
  11. EMF Fields and HealthWhat electromagnetic fields are, what the research says, and how to think about exposure without losing your mind.March 10, 2026
  12. GroundingThe science and practice of reconnecting with the earth beneath your feet.March 10, 2026
  13. Light and HealthSunlight isn't just something you see by, it's an energy input your body runs on, and we've quietly engineered most of it out of modern life.March 10, 2026
  14. The Electric BodyWe are not chemical machines that happen to produce electricity. We are electrical beings that use chemistry as a medium.March 10, 2026
  15. The Scenic Route to NowhereA thoughtful exploration of entheogens, psychedelics, and the strange territory between medicine, mysticism, and meaning, what they open, what they cost, and what they can't replace.March 8, 2026Featured
  16. ConfidenceWhat real confidence is, where it comes from, and why it can only be built from the inside out.March 4, 2026
  17. Book Report: Spy the LieWhat CIA officers learned about deception, and what it reveals about how we all avoid the truth.March 1, 2026
  18. RelationshipsLife is relationships. Principles for all relationships, and then the deeper territory of romantic ones.February 27, 2026
  19. Death by MeetingsPrinciples for making meetings worth the time they cost.February 25, 2026
  20. Understanding and Avoiding Dialectic TrapsHow the Hegelian dialectic became a social engineering playbook, and how to recognize when you're inside a managed conflict designed to arrive at someone else's conclusion.February 20, 2026
  21. SyzygyA field guide to the sky's repeating order, alignment, rhythm, and the strange precision of predictable change you can witness with nothing but attention.February 20, 2026Featured
  22. The Classical VirtuesTracing the four cardinal and three theological virtues, where they come from, what they actually mean, and why a framework this old is still structurally sound.February 20, 2026
  23. Life is But a DreamWhat if waking life is the dream worth paying attention to? A tour through consciousness, art, and the invitation to treat your existence as a creative act, through the lens of Richard Linklater's Waking Life.February 17, 2026Featured
  24. The Victim TrapVictim mentality is one of the most seductive and destructive patterns a person can fall into. A look at what it is, why it spreads, and what it costs, individually and culturally.February 17, 2026
  25. The Seven Liberal ArtsThe medieval framework for a complete education, grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, and why it still holds up as a map for how to think.February 17, 2026
  26. Deep WatersWater is both physical necessity and spiritual mirror. An exploration of why water has meant so much to so many, through symbol, science, ritual, and lived experience.February 16, 2026
  27. Imagination, Fantasy, and RealityHow to distinguish imagination, fantasy, and reality, and how to use each one well.February 15, 2026
  28. What Is Love?We use one word for a dozen experiences. A map of love through philosophy, psychology, spirituality, and lived experience, without reducing the mystery.February 14, 2026Featured
  29. Dream AnalysisA practical framework for interpreting your dreams, and a worked example of what it looks like to actually do it.February 13, 2026
  30. Earth as a SchoolEvery serious worldview eventually runs into the same problem, why is there so much suffering? One answer keeps resurfacing across cultures and centuries.February 13, 2026
  31. God's in the MundaneWhy the ordinary moments of life matter more than we think, and what it means that something is watching the whole time.February 13, 2026
  32. Investing In YourselfA practical look at what it actually means to invest in yourself, health, learning, relationships, and the compounding returns of showing up consistently.February 13, 2026
  33. King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Archetypes of the Mature MasculineA practical framework for integrating four masculine energies so power becomes intentional, grounded, and in service of what matters.February 12, 2026
  34. Lessons from The Effective ExecutivePeter Drucker on effectiveness as a discipline: contribution over activity, strengths over busyness, and decisions that actually change outcomes.February 10, 2026
  35. Heavy Is the Head That Holds the CrownOn authority, responsibility, and why the real weight is not status, but consequence.February 9, 2026
  36. Lessons From Martial ArtsWhat training in combat sports has taught me about ego, trust, technique, and showing up as a student.February 8, 2026
  37. The Seven Hermetic PrinciplesA modern "Hermetic" map for the mind, exploring how a 1908 occult text became a compact framework for interrogating reality and your place in it.February 7, 2026
  38. Being AuthenticWhat authenticity really means and why it matters in how we show up in the world.February 6, 2026
  39. The Hero's JourneyHow ancient patterns of transformation shape every story we tell, and liveFebruary 2, 2026
  40. Atheism is StupidWhy the most confident worldview has the weakest foundationJanuary 31, 2026
  41. The Mystery of TarotA deck with a history, and a life beyond historyJanuary 31, 2026
  42. Not Taking Yourself Too SeriouslyThe cosmic joke and the art of playing your role lightlyJanuary 31, 2026
  43. Understanding Debate and ArgumentsWhat arguments actually are, why they matter, and how to use them wellJanuary 31, 2026
  44. Book Report: Breath by James NestorWhat we forgot about the most essential human functionJanuary 30, 2026
  45. Finding Clarity in ComplexityHow to think clearly when everything feels complicated and overwhelming.January 28, 2026