Projection and Perception: The Word, the Dream, and the Self Oh, evil’s shadow boxer, when will you ever retire? Tis champion of a lonely dream world to which you aspire. Stop resuscitating dead illusions with mental pugilist blows, And a Read more
Oh, evil’s shadow boxer, when will you ever retire? Tis champion of a lonely dream world to which you aspire. Stop resuscitating dead illusions with mental pugilist blows, And a peaceful mind will replace the confusion you now know. Read more
The Architecture of Illusion: How Society Silences Women Every society operates on an invisible framework known as the collective consciousness, populated with so-called facts we know as common knowledge. This shared set of beliefs, morals, and attitudes functions as the Read more
Michael Cain, acting as Alfred If we are to name an era defined by its ceaseless unraveling, this would be it. From our vantage points at kitchen tables, in home offices, or the quiet confines of our living rooms, we Read more
I have walked through my days carrying a quiet ache: the sense that my work, my ideas, my truest self has gone unnoticed. I am not alone in this. The hunger to be seen and understood lives in nearly everyone, Read more
Game theory offers a starkly rational lens through which to view the seemingly irrational. It dissects strategic interactions, where the choices of individuals are deeply intertwined with the anticipated actions of others. When we apply this framework to the perplexing Read more
from: An Electrician’s Guide to Our Universe, and a Life, Love, and Death Upon Its Unlimited Bandwidth (writer’s note: there is both reader’s and writer’s fatigue happening on my blog site, Facebook and Substack, and I am not immune. The Read more
Embracing a Distant Past Writer’s note: As explored throughout the broader journey of An Electrician’s guide to our universe, and a life, love, and death upon its unlimited bandwidth, when we begin the process of healing from our human condition, Read more
From: An Electrician’s Guide to Our Universe, and Life, Love, and Death Upon Its Unlimited Bandwidth We move through both physical and digital worlds under the banners of names, roles, and carefully assembled narratives. We are parents, professionals, artists, friends, Read more
Published by Bruce Paullin on May 13, We move through both physical and digital worlds under the banners of names, roles, and carefully assembled narratives. We are parents, professionals, artists, friends, citizens, and avatars. These labels form the intricate architecture Read more
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
Life has a peculiar way of teaching us that what we gather in our early years becomes the very thing we must learn to release in our later ones. The accumulation of relationships, possessions, and memories that once felt like 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