My house I did not like Its floors ungrounded piked Some doors stuck closed so long I forgot what lay beyond The windows near opaque Seeing gave no escape Illusions distorted by glare and grime Proved the lie to "everything's fine" The stagnant air blew not Creating here a spot Of cold or hot Or … Continue reading A Poem
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Contra Traditional Esotericism
by Ray Bratcher Traditional esotericism, whether Eastern (generally yogic), or Western (generally Christian), begins from a standpoint of duality as a "problem" to be "fixed", "solved", "corrected", or "transcended". Accordingly, traditional esotericism is bound by, trapped in, the dualistic subject-object dichotomy of conditional experiences, whether ordinary or extraordinary. For example, when prana is directed to … Continue reading Contra Traditional Esotericism
The Solution to ALL of Your Problems
ALL of your problems, in the final analysis, boil down to a relationship problem of one sort or another. ALL of your relationship problems, in the final analysis, boil down to one ultimate problem: ย you are being unloving. Now go, and sin no more.
A movie review
Something happens, which takes away your peace of mind. Something unfair, unjust, and clearly unacceptable. That "something" might be the Mother Emanuel Church slayings in South Carolina. Or it might be the slaying of Walter Scott. Or Michael Brown. Or Trayvon Martin. Or it might be ISIS. Or it might be 911. Etc. (this list … Continue reading A movie review
Sacred Breath 