consciousness

12
May

The Misidentification of Key Concepts Related to Death and Dying.

When I’m asked why I write about death, my answer is simple: I want it to lose its power. Whether you are religious or an atheist, death is often relegated to a 'dusty back room' of fear. But as we begin to qualify consciousness through science, we can finally move toward the death of death
3 min read
12
May

Do We Get Out Alive?

We know the textbook answer to death: the heart stops, the lungs fail, and the brainwaves zero out. But as we all prepare for the same inevitable trip, the question remains: what happens next?
2 min read
12
May

Religion of the State

We fancy ourselves a secular nation, but we’ve simply shifted our focus. In the West, our true religion is the economy, and our god is money. By recognizing how we trade the gift of time for this demanding deity, we can begin to loosen our chains and reimagine a life—and death—beyond the state.
4 min read
12
May
Stairway leading up to a door with golden light.

On Living and Dying

I’m often asked about my personal ethos on death. While I prefer to keep this space open for everyone’s journey, I believe it’s helpful to share the premise behind my writing. My core philosophy is simple: We are consciousness experiencing itself infinitely.
2 min read
12
May
Stone memorial rose in effigy stone hand

Is Death Inevitable?

From the Sumerian Kings List to the biblical Methuselah, ancient traditions recount leaders who lived for generations. While academics dismiss these timelines as allegorical, they raise a radical question: What if we weren't originally engineered to die?
3 min read
12
May
Polaroid photographs and a drink on a wooden table.

The Death of Death

As autumn leaves create a tapestry on the grass, they signal a season of rest before regrowth. It’s not a far leap to imagine that universal time follows this same cyclical path—looping in an unending cycle of birth and rebirth.
2 min read
12
May
Tree growing in a misty field against the backdrop of a sunset.

Proof of Life

Modern science defines life through chemical reactions and environmental cause-and-effect. But if we only define life by what we can see, hear, or touch, we limit our ability to understand the vast amount of data existing outside our sensory range.
3 min read
12
May
A field full of poppies

Remembering the Departed

Can a nickname become a sign from beyond? Explore a moving story of grief, a field of red flowers, and the mystery of life after death.
2 min read
12
May

The Deep Conscious Universe

To redefine death, we must first understand what it means to be a living being. Is it just biological process, or is it something more? From neurological disorders that separate cognition from awareness to the 'hard problem' of psychology, modern science is starting to ask the right questions.
2 min read
11
May

Demarginalizing Death - Recommendations for Living

In the West, death is a taboo black hole we avoid at all costs. We huddle in a snug bubble of false security, ignoring the fact that our way of life is like walking on thin lava. But what if we embraced the idea that nothing is secure?
5 min read