Babel Fire to Pentecost Flame

THE DRAMA YOU’RE IN | THE SEPARATION | ACT I.3 The Algorithm of Exile and the Mercy of Scattering “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face…

Continue reading

The Birth of Consciousness

THE DRAMA YOU’RE IN | ACT I.0 “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” — C.G. Jung Have you ever wondered not merely why your body grows tired, but why—when it finally rests—your mind descends into a world of symbol,…

Continue reading

I’m Reading “World Made by Hand”

“We have a tragic history of making tragic history, and then pretending it didn’t happen.” — James Howard Kunstler I’ve been reading Jim Kunstler’s World Made by Hand novels. For those who haven’t, they’re set in a not-too-distant future upstate New York after the total collapse of modern systems—peak oil,…

Continue reading