if you're trying to slay Moloch in any realm other than the territory of the human heart, you're gonna fail over, and over
you might fail in interesting and scintillating ways -- but you're gonna fail
River Kennax.comif you're trying to slay Moloch in any realm other than the territory of the human heart, you're gonna fail over, and over you might fail in interesting and scintillating ways -- but you're gonna fail
Remember that work created in the spirit of commerce, that doesn’t spring from some sense of passion, some place of truth within you, will rarely be successful.
Summer Brennan • "How to Succeed on Substack"
most of the demons worth slaying, they're the children of Certainty and Convenience
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Possible huge problem with psychospiritual journeys: Yes, there are deep structures in the labyrinth of my mind, and yes, I will have profound insights and fundamental shifts when I bring them into full awareness...
And yet...after years of self-work, I'm starting to suspect a large amount of the labyrinth is actually *procedurally generated.* Lik... See more
Tyler Altermanx.com"Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for. The damned thing in the cave, that was so dreaded, has become the centre." – Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
Making an idol out of work may mean that you work until you ruin your health, or you break the laws in order to get ahead.