Essays

Essays exploring the mysteries of poetics, altered states of consciousness, high strangeness, and Western esotericism through the lens of a consciousness-first holographic universe.

Consciousness Esotericism Holographic Universe Metaphysics Philosophy

Magic & Manifestation in a Consciousness-First Holographic Cosmos

Unlike science’s predominant materialist (or mind from matter) view of consciousness, the majority of idealist esoteric and occult traditions teach that it is, in fact, matter that emerges from mind. That we actually live in ...

What if ritual was never primitive religion or failed science, but a sophisticated technology for shaping consciousness? Bringing together evidence from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and information theory, this essay argues that symbols may be the native language of consciousness, while ritual is the embodied practice through which consciousness participates in reality.

Consciousness Esotericism Metaphysics Philosophy

Symbols, Ritual & the Language of Consciousness

What if ritual was never primitive religion or failed science, but a sophisticated technology for shaping consciousness? Bringing together evidence from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and information theory, this essay argues that symbols may be the ...

Encounters with entities in altered states of consciousness, UFO experiences, and mystery school rituals reveal a recurring initiation pattern suggesting consciousness operates as a self-transforming, self-knowing process.

Consciousness Esotericism Metaphysics Philosophy

The Initiation Structure of Altered States of Consciousness

Encounters with entities in altered states of consciousness, UFO experiences, and mystery school rituals reveal a recurring initiation pattern suggesting consciousness operates as a self-transforming, self-knowing process ...

DMT may act like a kind of biological key, a mechanism through which consciousness can temporarily shift its point of access within the holographic structure of reality. The worlds encountered in these states are thus not necessarily imaginary, instead being domains of reality that coexist with our own but remain hidden behind the narrow frequency band of ordinary perception.

Consciousness Esotericism Metaphysics Philosophy

Do DMT Experiences Reveal Other Realms of Reality?

DMT may act like a kind of biological key, a mechanism through which consciousness can temporarily shift its point of access within the holographic structure of reality. The worlds encountered in these states are thus ...

The Gateway Report is often treated as an isolated curiosity: a declassified document that appears to sit at the edge of science, psychology, and speculation. Read in context, it becomes something more specific, reflecting a moment when intelligence agencies were actively asking whether consciousness itself had operational value. The underlying motivation being that, during the Cold War, both the capitalist West and soviet East, were searching for any domain — even those that sat outside of technical intelligence including perception, cognition, attention, and altered states of consciousness — that might offer a martial advantage.

Consciousness Holographic Universe Psi & Anomalous Experience

Why was the CIA Interested in Consciousness?

The Gateway Report is often treated as an isolated curiosity: a declassified document that appears to sit at the edge of science, psychology, and speculation. Read in context, it becomes something more specific, reflecting a ...

Ancient cosmogonies are not literal or empirical descriptions in the modern scientific sense, but their symbolic structures appear closely aligned with the conceptual patterns found in contemporary physics and cosmology. This raises the possibility that mythic language, through symbolism and allegory, may have encoded a form of intuitive cosmological structure that resonates with modern scientific descriptions of the early universe. And I for one, can’t help but think that maybe, just maybe, our ancient ancestors understood more about the origins of the cosmos and our place in it than what we gave them credit for.

Esotericism Metaphysics Science & Physics

Cosmogenesis in Ancient Myth & Modern Physics

Ancient cosmogonies are not literal or empirical descriptions in the modern scientific sense, but their symbolic structures appear closely aligned with the conceptual patterns found in contemporary physics and cosmology. This raises the possibility that ...

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In my work I explore consciousness, anomalous experience, and high strangeness using modern science, psychology, and esoteric traditions to bring these perspectives into dialogue for better understanding the world we inhabit.

My aim to answer three questions:

Who are we?
What kind of world do we inhabit?
And how can we participate in it more consciously and effectively?