Tending to the Sacred Fire
(This was originally published in 2021) A human that has forgotten where he comes from has also forgotten what he is. We live in a world of ever-increasing complexity. At the same time, there seems to be a diminished popular understanding of our profound roots, both as an Earth-risen species, and as a manifestation of the eternal,…
The Yearning
~ This was originally the cover page of Wandering Ways. It was particular to an earlier moment on my path, and has in some way lost its general relevance. I would like the blog to be about much more than this portion of my journey. Still, I think keeping these thoughts on the site is…
To bow to the beautiful
Here’s a pair of poems from Friedrich Hölderlin, a German poet and Hellenic pagan of the 18th and 19th centuries. They sparked a good think in me today. ~ To the Fates ~ Give me just one summer, stark sisters, One more autumn to ripen my song. Then I’ll gladly die, my heart filled With…
A Newfound Peace
June 6, 2020 I just experienced a peace that I haven’t known in a long time, if indeed I’ve ever known it at all. It came after breakfast — a simple piece of homemade bread with cheese, alongside two eggs, sunny side up, with a coffee to compliment. This small, somehow profoundly satisfying meal, I…
A Look Back and a Step Forward
For over half a decade, I have worked hard to secure a career in journalism. After years of pursuit, I realized that I was following a path paved by a hidden trauma. It was footage of warfare from half a world away that politicized me, and it was that politicization that led me to journalism.…
Moments on the Journey
It is perhaps one of the most primordial human experiences. Nearly none of our ancestors would have been free from the necessity of the journey. The ancient residue of their wandering ways lingers in our hearts, and calls us forth from the safety of our four walls, beckoning us to life.
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