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The Hardest Bondage to Break

While many have tried just as hard, I reject the notion anyone tried any harder. I went through all the same doorways as everyone else. I got my ticket punched at the all the right stops. There was an ugly … Continue reading

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Unexpected Success

Self-doubt need not be crippling. Without apology I claim there are processes above the intellect which can be distinguished from emotion, and superior to any formal reasoning. Most people become vaguely aware of it through intuition, a process just outside … Continue reading

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About Alcoholic Bevarages

This is a rant, not a research paper. I expect lies from the world at large. Wherever there is profit in lies, they will most certainly be told. That’s on top of lies which really offer no particular advantage, but … Continue reading

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Questions of Epistemology

This post is a reference point for future discussions. I keep running into the issue of those unspoke assumptions which show up in debates. It’s bad enough when propagandists are trying to avoid stating rather obvious assumptions, but when no … Continue reading

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Introduction II

Here is a quick summary of my weirdness. Yesterday, Karen De Coster linked one of my blog posts from her own blog and from LewRockewell.com. Occasionally my interests overlap hers, though I can’t guess how often she checks here to … Continue reading

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Spiritual Depth HOWTO

Good morning, Readers. In honor of the season: The primary element of spiritual depth is less of the flesh. In order to dampen the striving of the flesh, we have to understand what it is and how it works. Specifically, … Continue reading

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Management: Delphi Politics (Updated)

Good evening, readers. Tonight’s lesson falls under the headings of Organizational Theory and Systems Analysis. (I offer a Christian spiritual version of this same material on my other blog. Edit: that blog has been shut down.) Every collection of humans … Continue reading

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Having a Mission

David asked me how I manage to keep making a significant post or more virtually every day of the year. The starting place is mission — having a sense of something you really must do lest you lose your very … Continue reading

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Trailblazing

While I no longer have access to the trails I cut through the local woodland, it was merely a symbol of something I’ve done for most of my life. My woodland trails didn’t really go anywhere. One big loop through … Continue reading

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Parable of the Sandbox

He was master of his domain. None dared oppose him long; many had been sent away in derision. Not a few left flying through the air. He didn’t expect any to take his word for it, and openly derided their … Continue reading

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