The Curious Beginnings This may seem surprising, but science, the venerated sphere of knowledge that has transformed our world, owes its origins to the much-maligned practice of alchemy. While we often dismiss alchemy..
A Symbol of Healing, Harmony, and Hermetic Wisdom In the quiet corners of our collective consciousness, symbols reside, evoking profound meanings that traverse cultures and time. As someone who enjoys the transformati..
The Power of Tolerance: Reflecting on Dostoevsky's Insights There is an enduring depth in Fyodor Dostoevsky's observations on the human condition. His exploration of tolerance, though never framed as a modern politica..
Unraveling the Mysteries of CERN and the Quest for Other Dimensions While researching for my next book, which explores the concept of other dimensions, I found myself repeatedly drawn into the complex and fascinating ..
The Dualistic Dance of Redemption: From the Tree of Knowledge to the Tree of Sacrifice As I was working on my next book and deep in biblical research, I came across the concept of the First and Second Adam. It struck ..
A Mythical Journey: Uncovering Biblical and Mythological Characters in Dungeons & Dragons There is an undeniable charm in the familiar, and yet, the element of surprise ..
A Reverie on Data: AI as the Modern-Day Saturn The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has given birth to a modern-day Saturn, a relentless entity engorging itself on the v..
The Harmonious Struggle: Tchaikovsky's Life Amidst Societal Pressures Almost every day during Christmas, I listen to The Nutcracker. It might seem silly, but I really enjoy it. When I did some research about Tchaikovs..
Embracing the Unknown: Gnostic Teachings in Popular Media We live in a world of mysteries, a universe teeming with the unexplored and the unknown. Our quest for understandin..
As I write the next installment of the Crimson Rada series, I am writing lyrics for songs as well. There has been an overwhelming desire to shape the story lines with other artistic mediums. These lyrics will accompany a..
Unveiling the Veil: Principalities in the Biblical Context In New Orleans, the veil is always thin. The air clings to you heavy and thick. Cypress trees weep over still waters. Shadows stretch long across the Quarter,..
The Resentful Empath: A Deep Dive into Carl Jung's Insights Empathy, widely seen as a noble and virtuous trait, carries with it a hidden shadow. While it allows deep emotional connection and understanding, it can also l..
The Power of Conversational Thinking: Insights from Jordan Peterson There's something profoundly revealing about the way we, as humans, process thoughts and ideas. Renowned ..
Unraveling the Enigma of Loosh Farms Human existence is a rich tapestry of experiences, emotions, and energy. What if this energy, particularly the energy generated through our emotions, were not just an internal phenom..
Embracing the Shadow: Unlocking Jung's Hidden Concept Imagine standing in an art gallery, your gaze locked onto a captivating oil painting. It's the shadows that intrigue yo..
The Intriguing Tale of Black and White Checkered Floors: Echoes of the Past and the Masonic Connection My interest in checkered floors began while researching Freemasonry for one of my fiction novels – Blood. I ..
Breaking Free from the Rectangular Mindset: Insights from Alan Watts Imagine a world where everything is neatly arranged into squares and rectangles. From the rooms we live in to the devices we use, rectangular shapes..
Unlocking the Empath Within: Exploring Carl Jung's Insights As an artist who paints in oils and acrylic, I've always been fascinated by the depth of emotions a single brushs..
Unseen Dimensions: A Journey Beyond the Familiar Three Imagine, for a moment, that the universe we experience—with its vast expanse of space and the ceaseless flow of time—is only a sliver of all that trul..
The Enigma Known as Gollum Imagine a creature, shrouded in darkness and mystery, lingering in the depths of a mountain cave. This is Gollum, an iconic character from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth saga, a series that has..
A Symphony of Coincidences: The Dark Side of the Rainbow Phenomenon There's a strange synchronicity that happens when you marry two unrelated pieces of art. Sometimes, the result is a beautiful accident that transcend..
Unseen Realities: Exploring the Mystery of Hidden Dimensions We exist in a world defined by three physical dimensions, with time as the elusive fourth. We perceive height, width, depth, and the relentless ticking of t..
The Enchanting Legacy of World Trees Imagine a cosmic tree, its roots burrowing deep into the land of the dead, its trunk a sturdy pillar in our earthly realm, and its branche..
Connecting the Dots: From Ancient Mythology to Modern Superheroes There is a compelling thread that weaves its way through the tapestry of human storytelling, stretching from the ancient tales of gods and demi-gods to..
The Universe Aligns: Parallels between Star Wars and Biblical Texts There's something incredibly captivating about the narratives that have the power to transcend time and c..
Climbing Through Fire: How a Dream Became a Painting, a Song, and a Scene Recently, a friend asked me about my creative process. I wasn't prepared to answer. For me, it's never consistent—it flows like water..
Crimson Rada: “Hello Christopher. Tell us where you are from and a little about your upbringing.” Christopher: “Thank you. Where should we start? Guess we can start from the beginning. I was born in Gulfport Mississ..
Fearless people careless needleHarsh words spoken and lives are brokenForceful aging help me I'm fadingHeaven's waiting it's time to move onCrossing that bridge with lessons I've learnedPlaying with fire and not getting ..
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorryYou don't know how lovely you areI had to find you, tell you I need youTell you I set you apartTell me your secrets and ask me your questionsOh, let's go back to the startRunning in..
"Seasons" Summer nights and long warm daysAre stolen as the old moon fallsMy mirror shows another faceAnother place to hide it allAnother place to hide it all And I'm lost behindThe words I'll never findAnd I'm..
"Forty-Six & 2" Join in my, join in my child,And listen, I've been digging through my old numb shadow... My shadow'sShedding skinI've been pickingScabs again.I'm downDigging throughMy old musclesLooking for..
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull dayFritter and waste the hours in an off-hand wayKicking around on a piece of ground in your home townWaiting for someone or something to show you the wayTired of lying in the..
Whenever I'm alone with youYou make me feel like I am home againWhenever I'm alone with youYou make me feel like I am whole again Whenever I'm alone with youYou make me feel like I am young againWhenever I'm alone w..
I've been looking so long at these pictures of youThat I almost believe that they're realI've been living so long with my pictures of youThat I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feelRemembering you standing ..
Black then white are all I see in my infancyRed and yellow then came to be, reaching out to meLets me seeAs below so above and beyond, I imagineDrawn beyond the lines of reasonPush the envelope, watch it bendOver thinkin..
Melissa Doi, 9-1-1[edit]Melissa C. Doi was a graduate of Northwestern University, and despite aspirations to become a ballerina, she worked as a manager at IQ Financial Systems, and phoned 9-1-1 from the 8..
Did you knowIt was all going to go, so wrong for you?And did you seeIt was all going to be so right for me?Why did we tell you thenYou were always the golden boy then?And that you'd never lose that light in your eyesHey ..
When growing up in the 90's there was a lot of exciting experiences coming out of the music industry. In my teens I gravitated mostly towards grunge and metal music. Of course, the metal I was interested in was what had ..
Is it that God is dead? Does he remain dead? Did we kill him? If so, we are a notorious murderer. Friedrich Nietzsche made the claim and we could make the case that he was right. The soil that we till has been poisoned b..
Well, I'm a voodoo chileLord I'm a voodoo chileWell, the night I was bornLord I swear the moon turned a fire redThe night I was bornI swear the moon turned a fire redWell my poor mother cried out "lord, the gypsy was rig..
"Since you cannot be my bride, you must be my tree! Laurel, with you my hair will be wreathed, with you my lyre, with you my quiver. You will go with the Roman generals when joyful voices acclaim their triumph, and the C..
"Are you still looking to uproot and move to New Orleans?" Christophe asked as he turned and stared through Louis."I know you very well Christophe. Of all the questions I'd thought you would ask as the first comments to ..
"And that is what the soldiers did. Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he lo..
I had a dreamOh, yeahCrazy dream, uh-huhAnything I wanted to knowAny place I needed to goHear my songYeah, people don't you listen now?Sing alongOhYou don't know what you're missing, nowAny little song that you knowEvery..
