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The Same Ground, New Eyes (continued)

continued from: The Same Ground, New Eyes A night or so ago, I had a dream. I was looking up at a blood-red full moon and could feel an energy coming from it. I looked up again and now saw a white full moon, feeling a different energy coming from it. Then there was no moon. I found I could remember the energy feeling of the blood-red moon and put myself into that energetic state, even though…

#consciousness #navigating consciousness

Life is often experienced in spirals. We revisit topics again and again, each time reaching some kind of center. The pain that comes is part of being constantly born. We are star-stuff trying to figure ourselves out, and sometimes the universe requires a change of perspective.

#consciousness #fear #mindfullness #mindset #spirals

Aligning Engravings on the GlowForge Aura with a 3D-Printed Corner Guide

#3dprinted #glowforge #laser

Over the past year, I've discovered a creative drive I didn't know existed. This journey mirrors a decade of inner work, but now played out in the experienced world. I'm learning that the same attentiveness I cultivated in solitude can be brought to the act of making itself.

#creativity #desire #journaling

When we strip away old beliefs, we create a dangerous void; one that's easy to fill with new dogmas. But what if instead of rushing to fill it, we let our own experience be our guide? A personal essay on reclaiming spiritual sovereignty, one journal entry at a time.

#align #alignment

Why would 'The One', 'The Cosmic', 'God' enter into division and multiplicity? Why do we experience the material world? And...was Hitler evil?

#logos

I was sitting down to lunch when I shared an idea for a wind chime I'd been designing. She looked at me and said, 'Wind chime?' I said yes. She said that just didn't seem like my kind of thing. She was right, but as I paused to answer, everything changed.

#creativity #logos

Solid Walnut Tarot Inspired Box

This handmade box is made from solid walnut and finished by hand with Danish oil and finishing wax, giving the wood a warm, natural sheen while preserving the character of the grain. The sliding lid is laser-engraved with a tarot-inspired design, then cleaned, assembled, waxed, and polished by hand. Approximate dimensions: Outer dimensions:157 mm × 110 mm × 56 mm6.18 in × 4.33 in × 2.20…

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The Things We Avoid

There are things we don’t like to acknowledge about ourselves, or at least about what happens in our inner lives. Lately, I’ve been thinking about one such thing I have experienced. I have these moments where I will see or briefly interact with someone and hear a “micro judgment” run through my mind. As soon as I notice it, I’m briefly taken aback. I think, where did that come from? and why…

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Some Spring Macro Photography - April 2026

For years, recurring nightmares of aliens terrorified me awake; hyperventilating, drenched in sweat. But something shifted. In a recent dream, when panic surged, I simply chose to breathe. The fear dissolved. What I discovered next wasn't mystical; it was practical, embodied, and transformative.

#alignment #imaginal

The Evolution of Meditation: And What Meditation Is...

Many years ago, I experienced a life event that steered me toward meditation. I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew I needed to find peace after a significant betrayal and meditation felt right. I read blog posts, listened to audiobooks, and watched YouTube videos. They all offered their own perspective on what was or wasn’t meditation. The more I consumed, the more confused I became.…

#alignment #inner-senses

The difference feels like strain versus reorientation. Willpower is me standing in front of the desire, trying to hold it back. This shift is me seeing past it, recognizing that the same energy can either be spent on the craving or directed toward what I actually want.

#alignment

The Sculpture Made of Salt

The stone sculptor stood looking at his material. He had sculpted so many pieces in his time, but this one was different. He knew few would understand, but he would—and so would some others. The material had been placed in the middle of the town square. It was early, the sun just cresting the horizon. He always did his best work in the morning, while the fog of his mind was just starting to lift…

#compendium #story-telling

I thought I'd learned this lesson. But sitting down to record my first podcast, I felt it creeping back in; that need to impress, to do it "the right way." My head started to spin again. How did I get here? Time and time again, I forget: when I finally let go and trust myself, everything comes together.

#alignment #creativity

After years of chasing mystical truths through philosophy and introspection, one question kept circling back: how do I make it real? The answer arrived wrapped in the whimsy of Fishsticks. A podcast idea where high-flying ideas touch ground, where the abstract becomes audible and shareable. Where philosophy finally learns to breathe.

#alignment #journaling

A short poem: Alone and Not Alone

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