...where the Two become the One
In the annals of mythology and theology, there exists a resonant archetype: the figure who descends from the transcendent realm to emancipate humanity from the darkness of ignorance, only to suffer agonizing punishment by the ruling powers of the age. While the Greeks looked to Prometheus, the titan who defied Olympus, the Christian looks to Jesus, the Incarnation of the Logos. From a Logocentric perspective—where God is understood as the […] Read more »
In my previous examination of Pandora’s Jar, I dismantled the deceptive comfort of hope, exposing it as a passive tether that binds us to the reactive cycle of afterthought. To break free from this paralysis, one must adopt the mantle of Prometheus—the bringer of forethought. However, true forethought is not merely the intellectual exercise of predicting outcomes; it is an act of rigorous, spiritual, and cognitive alignment with reality, or the Logos. […] Read more »
Forethought, Afterthought, and the Trap of Passive Hope To live in alignment with the Logos—the divine ordering principle of truth—requires a rigorous devotion to cause and effect. It demands that we look at reality not as we wish it to be, but as it objectively is. However, the human mind is frequently divided between two modes of being: the active will of the planner and the passive reaction of the […] Read more »
In my previous article, “The Art of Verbal Aikido,” I explored the tactical mechanics of de-escalation—how to use superficial compliance—to protect oneself during hostile encounters within power hierarchies. However, the true efficacy of this strategy lies not just in the words used, but in the internal philosophical posture one adopts. To master this art is to understand that survival often requires a bifurcation of the self: separating the external performance […] Read more »
When is it moral to lie? We have all found ourselves in that suffocating dynamic: a question is asked, but it is not an inquiry. It is a demand for submission disguised as a question. Whether it is a family member attempting to reassert a childhood hierarchy or a bureaucratic figure seeking to “police the matrix” of social expectations and/or fiat laws, the intent is clear. They are not coming […] Read more »
In my previous reflection on the pre/trans fallacy, we explored how individuals attempt to bypass the rational work of character development to seize the fruits of spiritual maturity through force. However, to truly understand the mechanics of the controlling personality—whether it be the jealous partner, the envious peer, or the tyrant—we must identify the fuel source of this behavior. At the heart of this pathology lies a profound metaphysical error, a state […] Read more »
The Law of Identity is the fundamental logical axiom stating that an object is identical to itself, succinctly expressed as “A is A.” It asserts that existence is determinate, meaning every entity has a specific nature and set of characteristics that make it distinctly what it is and not something else. The Law of Non-Contradiction states that contradictory propositions cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time, meaning an […] Read more »
A fascinating, if not yet widely substantiated, study recently came to my attention, one that offers a profound empirical mirror to the philosophical truths I have spent a lifetime articulating. The experiment, as it was explained, sought to measure the electromagnetic energy output of a human being within the sterile, isolated environment of a Faraday cage. The initial hypothesis was that peak energy would be generated during moments of intense […] Read more »
Introduction: A Philosophical Inquiry Let it be stated from the outset: what follows is a philosophical treatise, not a theological one. Logocentric Christianity, as it will be detailed, is not a new set of doctrines to be accepted on faith, but a rational framework for understanding reality, morality, and the human condition. It is an operating system for the mind, grounded in the primacy of the Logos—the universal principle of […] Read more »
Atlas Shrugged meets Peter Pan meets a Logocentric Christianity The great departure was not an ending, but a thinning. It was a quiet exodus, unnoticed by those who measured the world in headlines and polls. There was no rupture in the sky, no grand announcement, only a gradual and persistent vanishing of certain individuals. They were the chess players in a world that had embraced Calvinball, the architects in an […] Read more »
Can individuality, individualism, or individuation exist without the ego? Individualism, from a Randian perspective, is the moral stance that man’s primary moral purpose is the pursuit of his own rational self-interest and happiness through the unfettered use of his reason. It holds that a man must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. In the modern search for meaning, the ego has […] Read more »
The All is mind; the Universe is mental. ~The First Hermetic Principle – Mentalism, The Kybalion The proposition that human thought is creative stands as a profound psychological and philosophical truth. What you think, you become. The ideas you permit to inhabit your mind are the architectural blueprints for the reality of your life, with effects that ripple out into the world. Every action is born from a thought, every […] Read more »
At the heart of our relationship not just with the state, but with many of our most powerful social, cultural, and even religious norms, lies a foundational premise so widely accepted it is rarely questioned: the social contract. We are told this is the legitimate basis for our interactions, an implicit agreement for the sake of security and order. Yet, when we place this contract under the lens of reason, […] Read more »
In the complex and often fraught interplay between the individual and the vast machinery of the state, a fundamental conflict frequently emerges, one that opens a chasm between the raw capacity for force and the legitimate right to authority. When a citizen finds themselves in the crosshairs of a bureaucratic entity, the very nature of truth, reason, and justice is called into question, transforming the landscape of civil discourse into […] Read more »
The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools. ~Greek historian Thucydides The archetype of the warrior is etched into the bedrock of human history, a symbol of courage and discipline. Yet, within this single image lie two profoundly different figures: the soldier and the philosopher-warrior. The former is a highly effective instrument of power, defined by their […] Read more »