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Books and movies, untangled for sharper insights and unexpected connections. Perfect for a deep dive or a conversation that actually goes somewhere.
The Lives We Bottle: On Dandelion Wine and the Memory of Being Alive
Review of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine 🍷 Chapter 1: A Sip of Summer Dandelion Wine is not a novel. It is a bottle. A bottle filled...
4 days ago9 min read
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Burnout: A Review of Taoism for Beginners by Elizabeth Reninger
Somewhere around the 6th century BCE, something strange happened. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and the Torah all emerged -...
Jun 63 min read
How Christianity Went Viral - and What It Left Behind
Review of “Triumph of Christianity” by Bart Ehrman This is the fourth Bart Ehrma n book I’ve written about. And inevitably, someone will...
Jun 46 min read
Same Day. New Body. Still Clueless.
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as a Cautionary Tale for Smart People Who Can’t Choose a Life When was the last time you learned from...
May 45 min read
From Jesus to Constantine: A History of Early Christianity by Bart Ehrman (Audible)
Brand Strategy is the New Theology: A B2B Perspective by Someone Who’s Definitely Not a Heretic (but probably is) I never cared much...
Apr 55 min read
Being Peace – Thích Nhất Hạnh (Or: How Not to Lose Your Mind in This Hellscape)
Let’s talk about paying attention. Not giving it, no. Paying it—because that’s what it is. A currency. And if you’re not careful, you’ll...
Mar 212 min read
Think Like a Stoic – Or at Least Pretend You Do
*(A review of Massimo Pigliucci’s Think Like a Stoic) Congratulations, You’re Going to Die! Now What? If that sentence made you panic,...
Mar 183 min read
Dreaming Yourself Awake – Or How to Read 300 Pages and Still Not Lucid Dream
Amazon calls this book “the real deal.” I call it a Buddhist-flavored sleep aid with occasional moments of clarity. Alan Wallace’s...
Mar 162 min read
“The New Child” by Osho: Why No One Wants to Hire Your Kid
Parenting is supposed to be about raising good, intelligent, well-adjusted human beings. This book actually helps to do that. Not by...
Jan 314 min read
Eat, Repent, Repeat: The 1914 Diet Book That Feared Fat More Than Financial Crime
Eat and Grow Thin: The Mandah Menus by Vance Thompson (1914) Writers don’t usually advertise their weight struggles, but many have waged...
Jan 294 min read
Jesus Had a Twin?
The Greatest Controversies of Early Christian History Written and read by Bart D. Ehrman Listening to Bart Ehrman deliver these...
Jan 244 min read
When Jesus Got the Promotion: A Theological Smackdown
When did Jesus become God by Bart Ehrman, Michael Bird, and Robert Stewart. A christological debate (Audible) A title that boldly...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Mushrooms Over Mantras: A Healing Shortcut
review of Louise Hay "Heal your body" If you’ve ever wanted to blame your migraines on unresolved guilt about eating your sister’s...
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Sorrow Overload: Burn It Already!
A review of Francis Weller’s "The Wild Edge of Sorrow" (audible) This book is like the Temple at Burning Man : a space designed to...
Nov 16, 20243 min read
Heaven and Hell: Bart Ehrman's Journey through Early Christian Texts
Did you know Jesus had a twin? His name was Judas, but sometimes also Thomas. Judas Thomas was the first missionary in India—though he...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Delving into the Mystical: Alan Watts' "Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown" Reviewed
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the wisdom-laced pages of Alan Watts' Audible collection, "Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown."...
Aug 7, 20243 min read
How to Spot a Messiah on Mars: Divine Encounters and Toad Companions: 📚 Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury (Audible) 📚
🌟 A Door to Magical Terrain🌟 This anthology of short stories is a door leading to a magical terrain. Behind it may lie the story of a...
Aug 6, 20244 min read
Dancing with Death: The Macabre Magic and Tequila Dreams of Ray Bradbury's "The October Country"
Reading this collection of mystical stories by a celebrated sci-fi author is like stumbling upon a cavalry painting by Norman Rockwell ...
Aug 2, 20242 min read
🔮✨🍄 "Secret Drugs of Buddhism: Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayāna" by Mike Crowley - A Trip Down Buddha Lane! 🍄✨🔮
Hey there, spiritual explorers and history buffs! Hold onto your meditation cushions because Mike Crowley's book is flipping the script...
Jul 31, 20242 min read
“Madness and Mysticism: The Untold Tales of Dervishes”
“Tales of the Dervishes,” compiled by Idries Shah In the 20th century, there were many events one would be curious to witness personally....
Jul 21, 20244 min read
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