Tag: Christopher Hyatt

NGF55: On the Ubiquity of Deception in Our Times

Garrett and Joel discuss and explore the near-absolute ubiquity of deception in the world and in our lives. Background: Joel is a facebook friend who shared some interests with me, so I reached out for a discussion, with the sense that it would be fun, entertaining, and valuable for him, myself, and possibly you as…
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Felt like I might go insane

I thought I was going crazy.  I was at a house party with a bunch of occultists and new age weirdos.  We’d just finished eating an amazing BBQ with all kinds of Turkish and Middle Eastern foods.  My friend Vandimir and I had both accidentally eaten a few strips of raw steak, mistaking the marinade…
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Can you tell the difference between thoughts and reality?

First, a story.  Long time ago, circa 1999, way out in the woods somewhere in the Wisconsin wilderness.  I was attending an environmentalist protest gathering with my girlfriend Janie.  The event was mostly just a glorified camp out for weirdos who wanted to protest against destroying the wilderness, cutting down national forests, and urban sprawl,…
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On the desperate pain of endless seeking

INITIATION? The year was 2004. Blindfolded, knees knocking, heart beating fast, maddening images of terror flashing through my imagination, I sat in the cold lobby, waiting for the initiation to start. It was the first of many I’d undergo. Maybe it was the sense of adventure, or the unfathomable curiosity about the unknown that drove my quest. I…
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Are you afraid of life?

Want to feel fully alive again? Therapy, self development, and “healing” won’t cut it. Too many false assumptions under those labels. Read on to find out what WILL cut it. What’s under that suit of armor (tense muscles) of yours? Have you ever wondered why most people live in a state of constant tension and…
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The Beginning of Wisdom

This article is about true joy. It proposes that true joy and wisdom are one and the same. Proverbs 9:10 is often mistranslated from Hebrew as, “The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom.” This has been used as justification for a rather tyrannical and wrathful conception of god as some warlike man…
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