essays

Intro to the Man Kind Project

My cousin and me after the Space Between Stories retreat in 2018 Starting in June of 2019, I made an agreement with myself that I would seek out and do some sort of expansive, spiritual, retreat-type thing once per year every year. The first time I did something of this nature was actually in August… Continue reading Intro to the Man Kind Project

Courses

Life is a Dream, part I

Part I in the Life is a Dream Training Course series. Here, I discuss the philosophical reasons why it is difficult to say life is *not* a dream, as well as introduce a practice by which viewers can become more aware of their own dreams. Look forward to a discussion of waking-life dream powers in… Continue reading Life is a Dream, part I

Interview/Talk

Enneagram five on a hike (spiritual talk)

In this video, I discuss enneagram type five while hiking in New Mexico. In particular, I discuss the enneagram system at large, type five in depth, and type five's core wound, obstacles, and path toward growth. I use my own life experience as a five to reflect on how this system can be used to… Continue reading Enneagram five on a hike (spiritual talk)

essays, Personal writing

Impostor syndrome as spiritual dilemma

Probably as many as 70% of graduate students suffer from impostor syndrome, and I am one. According to a cursory internet search, impostor syndrome is a “psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a ‘fraud.’” For me, this fear centers almost entirely around… Continue reading Impostor syndrome as spiritual dilemma