In (some) Christian terms, the concept of Original sin stems from Adam and Eve having sinned by eating the fruit of forbidden knowledge and thus being cast out of the garden of Eden having to suffer in the world. As such, everyone that's a descendent of Adam and Eve are born from this idea or... Continue Reading →
Glasses and Cups and Reality Tunnels
In the West, we use the analogy of a glass half empty or half full to determine perspective and world view. And there are many plays and derivative analogies online; In the East, they use the cup full or empty to resemble the mind and teaching. Someone with a full mind has no room for... Continue Reading →
Some Sol Alchemy Jazz
So, there are four major types of colors in the Western School of Alchemy and Arcana, related to creating the 'great work' or the 'magnum opus'. These are referred to as stages, those being; Nigredo (blackening) -related to shadow, death, and dissolution or the abyss Albedo (Whitening) -related to purification, illumination, and Citrinitas (Yellowing) -related... Continue Reading →
Poem a Way with Tools
Sacrifice for the thing you want, or what you want becomes the sacrifice. When a pebble or a boulder blocks the path,Do you give up your will?Or do you will up a way?Does the boulder and pebble become a part of the way?If there's a will, there's a wayThe moment you're no longer willing,Is the... Continue Reading →
Seeing Satire in everything
Satire is essentially making a parallel narrative or story that uses humor, irony, and/or exaggeration to expose elements in a reflection with our current society. -Or rather, our current personal perspective of society. To see the satire in everything, I will paint a picture using small words that build up the idea of irony. Oxymorons... Continue Reading →
Bonfire analogy for Shadow work
A lit candle will cast shadows on other things, and even itself. This is the exposed shadow. To integrate the dark parts and illuminate that darkness, to grow your light brighter is self shadow work. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Two lit candles will expose each other's shadow, creating a new layer of dimension... Continue Reading →
Language as the Lens or Looking-Glass to Reality
The way you look at the world is based on all the things you accepted and integrated into your being, shaping a unique perspective of the universe that is inherently your own. What you think is true and how you act, is a mixture of your nature and your nurture. The exact argument is for... Continue Reading →
Duality of Certainty on Truth
In the search for Truth, we must have healthy levels of doubt, yet also have healthy levels of conviction and when the time is right, to be the blacksmith that strikes the iron when it is hot with a level of conviction. We must flow between doubt and conviction in a way that is in... Continue Reading →
Complex and Simplex systems thinking as it pertains to language and understanding the Universe
There are complex systems and complicated systems, one such is human health. Complex is the opposite of simplex or a simple system. In a simple system, it can be defined as simple inputs and outputs. Taking account some rate of exchange as well as some form of 'stock' or quantity. If it helps, you can... Continue Reading →
The Death of an Author x Poe’s Law
I am simply writing a journaling effort of comparison between Poe's Law and Death of an Author by Roland Barthes. Both of these thoughts or theories are based on the idea of knowing the Author's intent. We have one end, saying that if We don't know the intent of the writer, that it's going to... Continue Reading →
Words Mean Things 