Archive - The Living Dark

Writers: Embrace the Unknown

The creative miracle of submitting ourselves to an unknown fear

Mar 6, 2024 •

On lightening your load

Dec 5, 2023 •

The Deeper Magic of Reality

On emergent phenomena, scientific reductionism, and the living mystery of everything

Nov 9, 2024 •

What No Eye Has Seen or Screen Has Shown

Spiritual sight in the age of saturation

Jan 1, 2024 •

The Writer's Paradox: Personal Is Universal

When you write from your own deepest truth, you speak most deeply to others. Chapter 6 of 'Writing at the Wellspring.'

Nov 30, 2024 •

The Muse's Paradox

The twilight zone between creative urgency and daemonic trust

Jun 7, 2024 •

Going Silent: A Hiatus for The Living Dark

A necessary withdrawal

Feb 16 •

The Hidden River of Your Writing

On finding the hidden current of what your life wants to say

Aug 31, 2024 •

Creative Purpose in the Age of Apocalypse

A monastic option for a collapsing culture. The conclusion to my forthcoming book "Writing at the Wellspring."

Sep 13, 2024 •

Creativity's Third Eye: DMT and the Neurochemistry of Inspiration

Anatomizing the Daemon - Part One

Jun 21, 2024 •

Invite the Lightning: Courting the Muse Beyond the Ego's Boundaries

Creativity as grace

Dec 21, 2024 •

On Living and Writing into the Dark

The full introduction to "Writing at the Wellspring"

Aug 18, 2024 •

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