“ Nothing could be easier than disturbing a status quo instituted by others; the real work of the sinistercurrent is to break the rules we rigidly establish for ourselves.”-Zeena Schreck for "Contempora… Zeena Schreck
“ The evil components of our shadow are the part of us that we deplore, the part of us that we prefer not to admit. One must set themselves free from all inhibitions in order to initiate close encounter… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing entails undertaking a spiritual journey, an exploration of the blemished self that is delightfully challenging, painfully arduous, and unfathomably rewarding. Writing allows an admittedly flaw… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Autobiographical writing stands as lasting memorial for enduring the travails of an earthly life. Writing is an apt technique to score our storyline into the annuals of time. To endure a mortal life i… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ With all foreign travel, you learn as much about where you're from as what you're visiting. Jonathan Haidt
“ Every time that we consider our past, examine our present environment, and speculate about the future, we engage in mental projection. Contemplation merges into thinking, and thinking unspools into th… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ There exists a universal order that we each play a distinct role in carrying out. Light always struggles to emerge from darkness. Each of us is the bearer of our own lantern. We find ourselves when we… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Recounting the narrative of our personal story in a methodical and chronological manner helps us see our life in a historical perspective. Telling our personal stories allows us to bring hibernated me… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing allows a person to explore both physical reality and the internal workings of their mind. Writing places us in touch with our unconsciousness. Writing purposefully, applying the white heat of… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon what a person perceives. Essayistic writi… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Although we amplify our cognitive degree of awareness and enhance our appreciation for life experiences by maturing, it also brings us death. Facing a certain death forces a person to examine the wort… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ The problem with holiness is that once we look into the face of it we are no longer capable of taking that which is odious and filthy and somehow pretending that it’s translucent and clean. In other w… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ A person must move beyond guilt and unexamined thoughts and motives in order to discover a purpose for living vibrantly. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Zeena believes that the breaking of taboos creates access to blocked energy that is let loose in a forceful way. The left-hand path is about consciously breaking with a ‘sleepwalker orthodoxy’ to be a… Zeena Schreck
“ A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit. Criss Jami
“ It is ultimately the ebony of our pain, our blackest monuments, which lead us to seek an enlightened way of living. We are unable to hear the voice leading to our own salvation until we fall into the… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and per… Bill W.
“ This focusing outward...painful as it was, saved her from a more intolerable examination. M.L. Stedman
“ In a democracy private citizens see a man of their own rank in life who becomes possessed of riches and power in a few years; this spectacle excites their surprise and envy, and they are led to inquir… Alexis de Tocqueville
