Witness, NM

Category: Reflections

  • The Night is Far Spent pt. iii

    The Night is Far Spent pt. iii

    The Days of Noah: Giants, Crossbreeding, and Sacred Marriages “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they…

  • Where is our Mind?

    Where is our Mind?

    Our Great War’s a Spiritual War During Lent I attempted to write about demons and the origins of evil with the larger project tracing sin and demonic activity through the early chapters of Genesis, but the research revealed how soul-draining it is to dwell in the demonic realm. It weighs to the spirit. While I…

  • The Night is Far Spent pt. ii

    The Night is Far Spent pt. ii

    A rant, the fruits of fracture, and unholy patterns My capstone course for my history degree, historiography, is making me realize how abstract and nonessential much of what passes as academically rigorous is essentially, myth-making. Myth in this case means a narrative construction supported by meaningful frameworks and prior commitments.   Not only that, but…

  • The Night is Far Spent

    The Night is Far Spent

    The files, Fractals, and fighting evil “And let us strive that wrath rule us not nor lust overcome us, for it is written, ‘The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. And lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin, and the sin when it is full grown bringeth forth death.’ Thus living, let…

  • Hidden Martyrdom: The Furnace of Prayer

    Hidden Martyrdom: The Furnace of Prayer

    Prayer, pastoral care, and perfection “Make the following a rule—first of all, anticipate trouble at every moment and when it comes encounter it as something expected. Secondly, when something happens that conflicts with you will and is on the point of irritating and upsetting you, hasten to bring your attention into your heart and strive…

  • Search the Scriptures

    Search the Scriptures

    Noah, the Prophet, and the Word of God “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. “I do not receive honor from men. But I know you, that…

  • A Return to Center

    A Return to Center

    prayer, parenthood, and perfection “Prayer signifies man’s turning toward God, the creature’s reaching forth to receive the light of the Uncreated… prayer is the most precious and indispensable means for man’s communion with God… By means of prayer, the energy of the true God penetrates man’s being and endows him with the strength to strive…

  • Recovering Sight

    Recovering Sight

    A final reflective essay This is an essay I wrote for my Mysticism: East and West course. It’s essentially a final exam. I spent a lot of time on it and thought it’d be good to share as an example of reorientation: moving beyond pure reason and abstraction, and taking steps toward re-enchantment. Praxis is…

  • Champion and the Idiot

    Champion and the Idiot

    Love is an Apocalypse “I had heard a good deal about him before and, among other things, that he was an atheist. He’s really a very learned man, and I was glad to be talking with a true scholar… He doesn’t believe in God. Only one thing struck me: it was as if that was…