Category: Burning Wind Dance

Stars & Bodies

I wanted astrology to make sense to me. I was always an astronomy nerd while growing up, especially for the planets. I’d do little reports on the planets and their planetary characteristic trivia when I was in elementary school. I think half the books I checked out while growing up were books on the planets. … Continue reading…Stars & Bodies

Art & Magic

I’m going to get at this from over-educated nerd territory. In regards to the ontology of art, Heidegger discusses that an artist produces a work of art, and that work of art has its Thingness and is itself an instrument or tool. He and Adorno both get into this territory, with Adorno building on Heidegger […] … Continue reading…Art & Magic

Nyarlathotep, the Devil, and the Unconscious

This is a long one. This article is ultimately about how the Conscious bridges or connects to the Unconscious, how the individual ego connects to the cosmos and the cosmos’s depths but also our own psychological and spiritual depths. In doing so, I’ve woven together several threads to get to where I’m thinking on these topics, so let me walk you through how I get at these ideas in this post. … Continue reading…Nyarlathotep, the Devil, and the Unconscious