Pride & Prejudice

Anonymous   Pride and Prejudice; movement edition. We are human. Let us assume that we have to some degree, a functioning brain. This brain likes to be organized so that it can efficiently keep you safe- quickly evaluate the environment and make decisions about the possible dangers or threats. We then try to create a […]

The Thing About Daoism Is… (part 2)

Dare Carrasquillo   Disclaimer: This article and my work are directed towards people who practice cultivation deliberately. My writing is primarily written to and for people who can take responsibility for their own life. People who work to help others – their students, clients, communities, etc. As such it may “skip over” very beginner level […]

The Thing About Daoism Is… (part 1)

Dare Carrasquillo   “But, Actually…” For all the mytho-poetic rhetoric around hermits, enlightenment, non-action and immortality, Daoism is fundamentally about none of that whatsoever. At least, not in the ways that materialists think. …and if you think that somehow, you’ve escaped materialist philosophy, well, that’s how they got you. It’s baked in. Materialism, Scientism, Theism… […]

Theater of Precarity (Deathclown Rules #2)

Dare Carrasquillo   [Part 1]   Precarity (also precariousness) is a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. –from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precarity   Theater of Precarity is a theatrical application of death practice. Death practice means many things to many people and cultures, but I spent 8 months in 2022-2023 explaining […]

Red, Black, & White Paths

Dare Carrasquillo (Sohei)   “An Ode to ming/ Charles, my teacher.”   1.Red path talk: the red path is ruthless. It demands honesty beyond human preferences. The red path teaches by taking away, it is a path of conflict, of friction, of constant pressures. Most of us only have some red path leaning, some have […]