In September 2014, I was diagnosed with stage three cancer, and by the time I was done with two major surgeries and four rounds of intense chemo, my brain was fried. I couldn’t concentrate and was full of fog if I tried. I was starting to work part-time and couldn’t do much before feeling a […]
In September 2014, I was diagnosed with stage three cancer, and by the time I was done with two major surgeries and four rounds of intense chemo, my brain was fried. I couldn’t concentrate, and I was full of fog if I tried. I was starting to work part-time and couldn’t do much before feeling […]
The Chariot was flying down a shoreline where dunes rose away from the surf. The wind was so strong that rocks the size of watermelons were rolling up the dunes creating paths. The road zig-zagged up the shoreline. The Fool could hardly see the bricks the road was made of under the blowing sand. The […]
As the Fool walked up to the pond that Temperance stood and poured the water back and forth, The Fool noticed a man sitting in meditation under a Pippala tree. He sat cross-legged on a giant lotus flower and had a hand up with his thumb and index finger circled. Three golden chalices sat before […]
As the Emperor dealt with his subjects, the Fool walked around the canyon and found a large oak tree. As he got closer he could see a body lying in repose on a catafalque in the shade of the giant oak tree. Four swords hung above the body on the tree with heavy nails. A […]
After that last post bemoaning the lack of creativity, I am going to put up some stuff that I’ve done for your enjoyment, especially since a lot of you are cooped up in your homes. Hopefully, there is something that you can be entertained by. Currently, I am co-hosting a podcast with Max over at […]
Life can be cruel. Heartbreak, disease, our own mental illnesses and disease, loss, bad work situations, and all kinds of obstacles in our life’s journey. We want a solution to that pain. We want something to alleviate the seemingly never ending terror and for some of us, we want a healthy solution. Cue minimalist piano […]
Meditation for January 11th, 2017 The Last One January 11th, 2016 I decided to commit to writing a blog everyday for a year. I was recovering from cancer treatment and my head had taken a heavy blow from chemo. I had cognitive issues and reading and writing, two things that I love, and I struggled […]
Meditation for January 10th, 2017 The Gentrification of Weather It is winter here in Portland, Oregon and it has snowed three seperate times and there is a snow coming later this evening. We aren’t getting feet of snow, this also isn’t a desert or tropical place where snow never happens at all, but just the […]
Meditation for January 9th, 2017 Ego Reduction For most of the life of religion and spiritual practices has been the reduction of the human ego so that one may be humbled in the face of the gods. Christians have used self flaggelation to punish oneself for even daring to think about sin (I would like […]