Lately I have been pondering the challenge of sustaining effort toward a desired goal. My tendency is to become excited by a new idea, a new project,…
Sit There, Then Do Something
“Why are we trying to think less when we need to think more? The neutered, apolitical approach of mindfulness ignores the structural difficulties we live…
Beyoncé: Flawless Evolution, Part 3
“***Flawless” might be the core text of Beyoncé: a show of rage disguised as pop, a triptych of pieces about femininity, femme, race, and womanhood,…
Beyoncé: Flawless Evolution, Part 2
Can we read the artist through the work, even when the artist is the Work? These questions permeate the album, particularly the intimate portraits of…
Beyoncé: Flawless Evolution, Part 1
According to McLean’s rendering of the alchemical sevenfold process, the manifested work at 4 progresses toward an experimental expression of its energies at 5, from…
4: The Joy of the Individuated Self
According to Adam McLean‘s commentary of The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, the alchemical sevenfold process reaches its material manifestation at the fourth station. This is…
After Victory, Governance
Managing a chosen course has both richness and tedium. Once the householder has succeeded in acquiring a house and property, they must choose how and when…
Debauch
A friend once taught me that “debauch” comes from a French verb meaning “to turn away from one’s duty.” The word now has loosened its…
Honoring the River
“I don’t know why I feel like I always need to look like I have it together.” Someone in particular said this to me yesterday,…
Balance
Balance is a state of dynamic tension between forces. When this tension has reached equilibrium, for one moment we can experience profound stillness and peace. This peace…