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What Is Unseen

“What is seen is transitory; what is unseen is eternal.” — 2 Corinthians 4:18 “Fear is the mindkiller. Fear is the little death.” — Frank Herbert, Dune Life is presented to us through the five senses....

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Invisible Lessons

When I went to technical college, I lamented to my father about having to take Calculus classes. I knew that in my chosen field (which I had already been working in for several years), calculus was...

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Man of Steel / Son of Man

I’ve been a fan of both Jesus and Superman for almost as long as I’ve been alive, and one thing I can tell you about both men is that their stories fit the mythic hero archetype. This is why, whether...

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Overcoming the Old Wound: The Hero’s Final Test

The hero is always wounded. The hero has always sustained some traumatic damage in their past that ultimately leads to their final victory. In fact, the hero ultimately cannot overcome the final test...

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My Long Alchemical Engagement: Prologue

“Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon Photographer Bob Gruen remembered John Lennon as a man who could never be exposed in a biography nearly as well as he...

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My Long Alchemical Engagement: Part 1: Digging In the Dirt

Certain Masonic lodges include a preliminary mini-ritual preceding the initiation of an Entered Apprentice. In it, the candidate is seated at a desk in a small room called a Chamber of Reflection, an...

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My Long Alchemical Engagement: Part 2: This Looks Like a Job For…Someone Else!

“Whether ’tis Nobler in the minde to suffer The Slings and Arrowes of outrageous Fortune, Or to take Armes against a Sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?” — Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1 Growing up...

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The Sleeper Must Awaken

Science fiction and fantasy books and movies often delve into the fantastic, the unreal, the magical, the impossible…and yet so often they reflect a deeper truths. Sometimes, what looks like magic is...

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The Ashlar In Conflict With the Temple: Reconciling the Needs of the...

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me, and when it has gone past I...

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