Musings on Life, Love, Consciousness, Toxic Masculinity, Toxic Religion, The Sacred and The Profane

The Dark Crystal, Kira Banash, a Cat Named Sassy, and the Miracle of Cosmic SynchronicityBy Bruce Paullin The universe is a mirror, and we are never merely looking into it—we are also helping create what we see. At times, that Read more

All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows Read more

If we are to answer the provocative question of what remains when the conceptual self finally falls silent—when the narrative that has so desperately sought to define us exhausts its vocabulary—we must first awaken from the pervasive dream of separation. Read more

Human life is often framed as a struggle to become someone. We are taught to build a self, define a purpose, shape a legacy, and arrange our experiences into a coherent story that explains who we are. This assumption is Read more

The Dark Crystal, Kira Banash, a Cat Named Sassy, and the Miracle of Cosmic Synchronicity By Bruce Paullin The universe is a profound mirror into which we all gaze, though we often forget that we are the very projectors of Read more

The Dark Crystal, Kira Banash, a Cat Named Sassy, and the Quiet Logic of Synchronicity By Bruce Paullin The universe is a profound mirror into which we all gaze, though we often forget that we are the very projectors of Read more

Human existence is frequently defined by an exhausting struggle against the inevitable, driven by an insistence on linear progression that blinds us to the true nature of time. We construct rigid plans and build towering walls to insulate ourselves from Read more

The Dark Crystal, Kira Banash, a Cat Named Sassy, and the Quiet Logic of Synchronicity by Bruce Paullin The universe is a profound mirror into which we all gaze, though we often forget that we are the very projectors of Read more

(final version?) Most people expect revelation to arrive with spectacle. We imagine a thunderclap, a voice from the heavens, a dramatic turning point that announces itself beyond all doubt. Yet many of the deepest spiritual and psychological awakenings do not Read more

Most people expect revelation to arrive with spectacle. We imagine a thunderclap, a voice from the heavens, a dramatic turning point that announces itself beyond all doubt. Yet many of the deepest spiritual and psychological awakenings do not begin that Read more

Most people expect revelation to arrive with spectacle. We imagine a thunderclap, a voice from the heavens, a dramatic turning point that announces itself beyond all doubt. Yet many of the deepest spiritual and psychological awakenings do not begin that Read more

The universe speaks a language older than words, a silent tongue woven from the threads of coincidence, allegory, and direct experience. We often wander through the labyrinth of human existence, perceiving our lives as a sequence of isolated events, governed Read more

To look at the world is, fundamentally, to look at a mirror. When we recognize ourselves in the environments we witness, we take the first step toward becoming truly conscious beings. Human perception is a vast, limitless landscape. Everything we Read more

Idolatry usually brings to mind ancient statues and golden calves. We picture historical crowds bowing before objects of stone and wood. Yet, a much more subtle form of worship permeates modern religious and spiritual practices. This is spiritual idolatry. It Read more

Jim Henson’s 1982 cinematic masterpiece, The Dark Crystal, remains a profound anomaly in the realm of fantasy filmmaking. Far removed from the colorful, lighthearted puppetry of his usual work, this film presents a dark, meticulously crafted universe brooding with spiritual Read more

Numbers: The Hidden Language That Shaped Human History Numbers surround us like invisible threads weaving through the fabric of existence. From the moment we wake to the rhythm of our heartbeat to the precise calculations that launched rockets into space, Read more

(Mother) Earth is ground the world around. –Absolute truth accepted by electricians worldwide. ”Ground” in the power distribution grid is literally the ground that’s all around you when you walk outside. It is the dirt, rocks, and groundwater. Mother Earth Read more