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

“There is a light that we can’t always see,  There is a world we can’t always be.    “ Apparently, a stuck kidney stone, or a prostate issue, has brought the greatest misery to me for the last few days.  Read more

Approaching Trauma Consciously-Living Life On A Wider Frequency Of Being “It is no measure of good health to be well adapted to a sick society.”-—Jiddhu Krishnamurti Our civilized world has been built upon the backs of an unconscious, overachieving, traumatized Read more

This looks complete( is this the same as chapters 7-9?) Chapters 2-4:  Living Life On A Wider Frequency Of Being “One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.”  ― Krishnamurti Our present-day Read more

Chapter 12: Enlightenment (latest)- new stuff on bottom though! If we awaken from the dream of separation from our true and noble nature, we become spiritually healed, and life’s beauty, awe, mystery, and majesty can predominate. With our awakenings, the Read more

“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa Henry!You started me on many life-affirming paths.You inspired me with the presence of your Lord, and you spared me the questionable religion.You got me started Read more

Chapter Three (Unabridged And Updated): Approaching Trauma Consciously “It is no measure of good health to be well adapted to a sick society.”-—Jiddhu Krishnamurti Our civilized world has been built upon the backs of an unconscious, overachieving, traumatized humanity. Do Read more

CHAPTER 6:  INSIGHT AND MINDFULNESS–FINAL VERSION Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners—Eric Hoffer It is through deep introspection, contemplation, and the cultivation of mindfulness that we can unlock the doors to profound insights.  Read more

(12,,000 word version) CHAPTER 6:  INSIGHT, MINDFULNESS, AND BLACK HOLES 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 Read more

Chapter Six: Insight and Mindfulness (version #1 In the honest seeing of our problems through enhanced and sincere insight and awareness, our freedom is ultimately attained- Variation on quotes by many spiritual teachers, prophets, saints and savants. We all can be Read more

Author’s note:  I have unveiled an enlightening chapter on the role of anger, love, war and spirituality. My words challenge the notion that anger should be suppressed, offering the perspective that it can be a creative force signaling when something Read more

Letter To Publishing House? Well, this material in some form may appear on the inside sleeve of my new book. It has been prepared as.a possible introduction to a representative from a book publishing company Introducing, “No More Turning Away: Read more

Prologue-Book #8. No More Turning Away—Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence If you want to become whole, let yourself be broken. If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked. If you want to become full, let yourself be empty. Read more

Chapter 12 (Epilogue) I Will See You On The Other Side You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free–Jesus of Nazareth “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state Read more

Chapter Eleven: Reimagining Our Journey Through Consciousnesss “It is what it is, but it is not what it seems.” —Paul Hewson, etal We all love a great story. Storytellers are revered throughout society. And as humans, we all create stories around Read more

Book #9:  An Electrician’s Guide to Our Galaxy – Living Life On The Widest Frequency (I’m turning this chapter into a full book, after publishing book #8) The number 42 is significant in the book The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Read more

Chapter Nine: The Seven Pillars of Intelligence:  Knowledge, Information, Intuition, Insight, The Whim, Truth, and Wisdom What is knowledge? What is a fact, or information? What is an intuition? What is truth? What is a lie? What is a whim? Read more

Chapter Eight: Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me Life’s journey is forever like a dotted line pathway.  It is the quality of our connections with each other that fills in the space between the dots.  Read more

Chapter 3:  Just Say No:  Approaching Trauma Consciously        It is no measure of good health to be well adapted to a sick society.”-—Jiddhu Krishnamurti Our civilized world has been built upon the backs of an unconscious, overachieving, Read more

Chapter 8:  Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me (non-edited version ) The commentary on the common knowledge game, and the lemming effect, should have given the reader a huge window to look through to humanity’s Read more

Chapter 7:  The Uncommon Knowledge Theory—To Be Born In A Forgotten Past, To Be Reborn In The Now “The past is not real, it is only a collection of related assumptions”—-Elisha Scott We are about to take a creative, whirlwind Read more