Awake in the Starlight

When I made the decision to admin my Facebook page, I had envisioned myself regularly providing my followers with updates on my current writing projects and ideas for future writing projects. I thought it would be great if those who enjoy my books could follow along the writing process of each new book I put out into the world. They would be able to track the progress of each manuscript as it made its way from being just an idea in my head to a published work. If you do follow my Facebook page, however, then you already know that I haven’t done that at all. The Elemental Equilibrium took maybe a year to write. During that time, I didn’t really provide my readers with regular updates on how the manuscript was coming along. Currently, I’m working on two more books, but have yet to mention these projects on my Facebook page. I believe I owe my followers and fans an explanation for why I have been so silent about my projects. After all, I frequently mention that I value the suppo...

I got a question earlier today asking about a passage in The Spirit of Magic . The passage consisted of me mentioning that several people have claimed that becoming a magician is the hardest endeavor a human can attempt, followed by a statement that I don't agree with this. The question was what human endeavors I considered to be more difficult than that of becoming a magician.  I want to begin my response by discussing the following passage from Bill's commentary on IIH. "Do not become discouraged. Realize, however, that this line of practice is possibly the most difficult thing on earth to master. After all, in book one you are preparing to internalize in yourself the essence of all spiritual wisdom and power that exist on this planet." Let me make a few things clear. First, Bill is not exaggerating. In the process of working through IIH, you do prepare to internalize in yourself the essence of all spiritual wisdom and power that exists on this planet. The th...

I came across an article earlier today about a study on "pseudo-profound bulls**t." It's posted on my Facebook page along with a comment by me that I would write a blog post later giving my thoughts about the study and the way its results were interpreted.The tone of the article itself seems to be intended to draw people in or to appeal to the large part of the population that does not take paranormal activity, alternative medicine, conspiracy theorists, or New Age nonsense seriously. Ignore the biased writing in the article and just dig through it to collect together the bits and pieces of the referenced study. Consider the following categories of weirdos. By weirdos, I mean people that normal people would consider weird. By normal people, I mean people who are normal. Don't get caught up on these terms. You know what I mean. 1. Believers in the paranormal 2. Believers in alternative medicine 3. Conspiracy theorists 4. Adherents of New Age nonsense 5. Student...