Collective creativity can be likened to twenty-five people throwing darts at a target. Each individual leaves their mark, bullseye or not, but the individual does not create a pattern, it is the collection and observation of all the darts that Read more
Creating an Enhanced Life Narrative and Higher Consciousness Through the 12 Steps of Recovery In the quest for a better life story, or even higher consciousness, many look towards spiritual practices, meditation, and self-reflection. One often overlooked yet profoundly impactful Read more
The Illusion of Wealth as a Moral and Intellectual Indicator We are often spellbound by the mythos surrounding billionaires—the idea that their vast fortunes must inherently be a result of extraordinary intelligence, unrelenting hard work, or, more dangerously, a higher Read more
The Least Read Writer in America (And Why That Doesn’t Matter) By any recognizable standard of modern success, I hold a title few would covet. Based on the overwhelming volume of what I’ve written and the stark, undeniable reality of Read more
When the Divine Disappears: Facing Truth Without an Image What happens when every concept you’ve clung to—every image, every practice, and every notion of the Divine—vanishes? What is left when even your most profound understanding of God dissolves into silence? Read more
Tulpa, Jesus Christ, and Mental Health: Exploring the Intersection of Voluntary and Involuntary Psychological Processes What if the voices we hear—whether originating from a place of trauma or devotion—carry messages we ought to honor, not diagnose? What if the phenomenon Read more
Forgiveness Without Accountability is Hollow At its heart, the message of Jesus was profoundly relational—a message centered on trust, restoration, and communal healing. Forgiveness, as taught in the scriptures, was never intended to be a private matter exclusively between an Read more
The Beginning of Wisdom: Challenging the Bedrock of Lies for a Brighter Tomorrow The beginning of wisdom lies in understanding that life is infinitely more sacred and important than the religious and philosophical beliefs we use to define our relationship Read more
No More Turning Away: Awakening to Our Shared Responsibility There is a dream—a vision of a world where we no longer turn away from injustice, suffering, or the cries of the weary. This dream is not an impossible one. It Read more
Wean Yourself, by Rumi Little by little, wean yourselt This is the gist of what I say. From an embryo, whose nourishment comes in blood, Move to an infant drinking milk To a child on solid food To a searcher Read more
The Quiet Power of Compassion It is easy to grow weary in the presence of suffering. For mental health professionals, caregivers, and those within the community who seek to support others, the weight of engaging with the severely mentally ill, Read more
The Untapped Power of Compassion in Caring for the Severely Mentally Ill What does it mean to engage with someone whose reality is so fractured, whose suffering seems to exist in dimensions unfamiliar to most of us? The severely mentally Read more
The Perils of Judging the “Woke”: A Cultural Roadblock to Growth The word “woke,” once a clarion call for awareness and advocacy, has been twisted into a cultural weapon—a term used to mock, discredit, and dismiss individuals championing equality and Read more
What is Truth? What is truth? This is a question posed both by Pilate and billions of other humans since language first began, one that echoes through the corridors of history, inviting reflection, debate, and, for many, bewilderment. Yet, as Read more
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.”― William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Read more
Man was created in God’s Image? What does that mean? Do you want the answer based only upon modern day interpretation of ancient texts, or what the ancient scribes were actually trying to communicate, albeit rather tersely? Remember, you only Read more
The Parade of Death: Navigating Loss and Searching for Meaning Over the past forty years, I have stood in the endless procession of loss—a steady parade of friends slipping beyond the veil of life, one by one. All but one Read more
Honor Your Feelings as Gateways to Authenticity It starts with a whisper—an ache of sadness, a flicker of anger, or even an overwhelming rush of loneliness. Too often, we dismiss these moments, brushing them aside as inconvenient or inappropriate. “Stay Read more
The Unseen Truth Beyond the Texts One of the great tragedies of spiritual history is the limited transmission of Abraham’s mystical understanding into the biblical narratives. The early writings, shaped by the hands and minds of countless editors, translators, and Read more
Christmas 2024 “The world is new to every soul, when Christ has entered in”. (in the chapel at Stanford University, the passage was selected by Mrs Stanford). And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands Read more