As we enter into yet another new year, for it to be a truly new year, we must die to all of the old ways that we have used to engage with this world. Otherwise, we will remain entrapped by last year’s, or by all prior year’s, agendas, and miss Read more…
The real meaning of Christmas gets lost in the mythology, and economics of religion and capitalism. What is Christmas really about, anyway? Is it to celebrate the birth of a prophet or a God (depending on your perspective), remembering the disadvantaged, gift giving, Santa Claus, fruit cake, alcohol, big meals, Read more…
(Note: author will draw some material from my editor’s interpretation, but her, at times, saccharine version has not yet been merged with this one). This chapter delves into the captivating and sometimes deceptive nature of personal stories. Our narratives have the power to entertain, manipulate, and even deliver profound insights Read more…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”-—Samuel Johnson “We speak about losing our minds, as if it is a bad thing. I say, lose your mind. Do it purposefully. Find out who you really are beyond your thoughts Read more…
Engaging Our Launch Sequence In Life We have arrived at the 50th anniversary of this amazing Apollo 11 mission! “We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress Read more…
(Melinda Copp will be reorganizing this chapter, and also reduce it by about 50 percent) Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners—Eric Hoffer .Know thyself, and thou will know the Universe, and the Gods-—Attributed to Plato, and also to the Oracle at Delphi All Read more…
.Know thyself, and thou will know the Universe, and the Gods-—Attributed to Plato, and also to the Oracle at Delphi All that we now see, and will ever see, unto eternity, is our Self. And, how does one eliminate the causes, within our consciousness, of the emotional and spiritual equivalents Read more…
The adventure continues. Far too many people just don’t realize what is going on under the “hood” of their consciousness. Does the motor run a little rough? Even if it does not, it may be time to take a look. While you are looking at it, you may want to Read more…
My first love, and first wife, died on the day of my birthday, November 20, 2022.. I just confirmed it this evening after our return from the beach, We knew each other since 1972. Married in 1979 after living together for four often times troubling Read more…
“He Was Just Waiting For A Better Day”—-Owner of the Punjab Tavern, 1986 Be mindful, oh Mankind, of all those painful secrets that you must keep From a suffering silence you never awaken, dying without hope in your troubled sleep . Unless the LORD ( Love Ordering Reality Daily) Read more…
Note: Chapter 5 will be added to considerably as work progresses by Melinda Chapter 4 : Approaching Trauma More Consciously “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ― C.G. Jung Like most of us, I have had many traumatic events Read more…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”-—Samuel Johnson “We speak about losing our minds, as if it is a bad thing. I say, lose your mind. Do it purposefully. Find out who you really are beyond your thoughts and Read more…
“We speak about losing our minds, as if it is a bad thing. I say, lose your mind. Do it purposefully. Find out who you really are beyond your thoughts and beliefs. Lose your mind, find your soul“—–Vironika Tugaleva . “I am only responsible for what I say, not for Read more…
Chapter 3: Finding Yourself in The Collective Consciousness When I look at our culture, I see the rising waters of anguish and despair flooding through it. There are so many broken promises and dreams, so many shattered expectations, so many lost possibilities that these wounds now define the day-to-day life Read more…
THE DREAM: At 9 years of age I had a most amazing, realistic dream. This was during a period of time when I slept very little, as I usually got to sleep no earlier than midnight, no matter how early I went to bed. I lay in bed and reviewed Read more…
Mystics (or Spiritual Empath, which I am) true Saints (the Catholic Church, and the LDS movement have destroyed the credibility of the name), and Prophets (prepare for crucifixion!) have a difficult time reaching the general public. I was unreachable as a younger man, FOR SURE! Why the Holy Spirit subjected Read more…
Introduction (below) completed It will change substantially when the book is completed in April. Melinda Copp is attempting to make my writings more readable by the general public. She took nearly 180,000 words previously written, and condensed them down to this package. She has 800,000 more words to condense down Read more…
I forgot my phone ( conveniently) for this Sunday’s all 1970’s class reunion for Rex Putnam High School. This was the final day of three days of celebrating my sister Pam’s and Kathy Stephens-Leech’s 50 year class reunion. I have had almost zero contact with high school peers ( class Read more…
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-pleasure-is-all-yours/202208/could-the-biggest-game-changer-in-mental-health-be-plant?fbclid=IwAR3g0Mph5x93D1PDXaoXytSKra57TQhJ2tB1McDKLlt_zewTanXen87iFkA In the early 1970’s, I used LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) close to twenty times. The trip would last up to 12 hours. I was also introduced to DMT, which was called “the businessman’s LSD” because it only lasted about 2-3 hours, and who has time for an all day Read more…