I grew up reading comic books. Specifically, Marvel comics. You may be familiar with one of their flagship characters, since he’s one of the most famous characters in the whole world: Spider Man. There’s a lesson that was put into print very early on in the pages of Spider Man comics. It was the idea […]
A Story, Repeated
March 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
We’re at the time of year right now where I always return to one of the big-deal Christian stories from my youth: the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. You know: Easter.
The Need to Feel Balance
March 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Over the years, I’ve written a lot about the concept of balance. It’s a key part of my personal metaphysical framework and one that’s common among many. The past year has been difficult for a whole lot people for a whole lot of reasons. It’s been hard to find balance, let alone feel it. Feeling […]
Mothman, a Cosmic-level Practical Joke on Humanity?
March 15, 2021 by 1 Comment
There’s another major point of view about the Mothman, one put forward by John Keel in his book The Mothman Prophecies (which is kind of what really cemented the Mothman craze–and a few others–in the public mind). It’s a take that’s alternately amusing and terrifying. It’s also likely closer to the truth.
Mothman, the Scourge of the World?
March 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
You can’t be into the “weird stuff” in the world for long before you come across mention of the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. It’s a standard cryptid if you’re in those circles. It’s part of a vast conspiracy if you lean that way. It’s connected with UFOs if space if your thing. Pretty […]
The Encyclopedia of the Strange
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Back in the 1980s, for a more permanent “weird” fix than I could get from TV, my choice was the mass-market paperback books from the local bookstore (when there was one of those). A lot of those books still hold prominent places on my shelves.
One of them is The Encyclopedia of the Strange, by Daniel Cohen.
Do You Feel Lucky?
February 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
There are a propensity of books and other products out there that claim to tell you how to manifest things into your life. The first one I ever picked up was The Celestine Prophecy, back in the 90s. I’ve looked into more than a few since then. They all come down to the same basic […]
In Search Of: Stories and Experiences
February 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A long time ago, when I started this site, I had some pretty fancy ideas about what it might end up being. A lot of those have “aged out”–either no longer being relevant or other places do it better (often because they’re not just “one person who often gets distracted by other things” operations)–but one […]
It Takes Rising and Falling to Live
February 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
Humans are creatures of habit. In general, once we establish a pattern, we get really uncomfortable when that pattern gets disrupted. Whether it’s stopping off at the coffee shop every morning or sitting down on the couch to enjoy a favorite show every week, those bits of regularity provide structure for our lives. And that […]
The Trap of Illusions
February 1, 2021 by 1 Comment
Our minds are powerful engines of creation. For most people, just seeing letters arranged in a certain way (say, “tree”) can conjure and entire vivid scene. Perhaps it’s a memory, perhaps just a feeling, maybe it’s something different every time, but it’s almost always more than just the letters. We’re constantly interpreting the world around […]