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You Cannot Escape Metaphysics
UFOs, physics, and the illusion of "just science"
Feb 26
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Matt Cardin
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A Small Structural Change for The Living Dark
Dear Living Dark readers,
Feb 23
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Matt Cardin
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Read the Books. Ignore the Exercises.
On Spiritual Incubation and the Dangers of Prescribed Insight
Feb 20
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Matt Cardin
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Live discussion on my new book ‘Writing at the Wellspring’
A recording from Matt Cardin and Matthew Green's live video
Feb 14
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Matt Cardin
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Matthew Green
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1:02:34
Magic, Meaning, and the Fabric of the Real
Thoughts, quotations, and fragments (2)
Feb 10
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Matt Cardin
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Living into the Dark (Even When Promoting a Book)
Two recent podcast interviews on ‘Writing at the Wellspring’
Feb 6
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Matt Cardin
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January 2026
When Horror Becomes Revelation: Thomas Ligotti’s Special Plan for This World
On metaphysical horror, cosmic pessimism, and the limits of awakening
Jan 31
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Matt Cardin
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Two Visions of Writing in the Age of AI
Ego, effort, and the machine
Jan 23
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Matt Cardin
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‘Be the Gateway’ and the Relational Nature of Creativity (Reading Notes 2)
On Dan Blank’s human-centered approach to sharing creative work
Jan 16
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Matt Cardin
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Poetry, Nonduality, and the Unreality of the World
Thoughts, quotations, and fragments (1)
Jan 13
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Matt Cardin
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Spiritual Malnutrition and the End of Sacred Secrecy
Who gets to hear the deeper things?
Jan 9
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Matt Cardin
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‘Shimmering Images’ and the Mythic Core of Memoir (Reading Notes 1)
On Lisa Dale Norton’s guide to writing from the images that won’t let go
Jan 4
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Matt Cardin
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