Eye of the Mountain

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Writing on the inner life.

Essays, memoir, and poetry on attention, grief, belonging, and what it means to live awake.

An open journal facing the rising sun in a mountain landscape

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All 132 Poetry 70Essay 31Memoir 21Collection 10

Theme

Transformation 50Embodiment 48Attention 39Trauma 35Aliveness 30Creativity 29Relationships 26Family 24Grief 12Identity 11Spirituality 10Belonging 9Nature 5Culture 5

Series

Chakra Map 7The Arc of Becoming 5Shock Collar 3Lotus Eaters 3Developmental Order 3Shaping Water 3

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Poetry1 min readSeptember 11, 2025

Breathe in

Breathe out

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Poetry1 min readSeptember 7, 2025

A Taste of Life

That feeling

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Memoir4 min readAugust 22, 2025

Write it in blood if you must

Thoughts on suicide

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Essay2 min readAugust 13, 2025

Barefoot

Feeling the ground touch back

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Essay2 min readChakra Map · 5August 11, 2025

Throat Chakra: voice

You allow me

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Essay2 min readChakra Map · 6August 11, 2025

Third Eye Chakra: insight

You know me

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Essay2 min readChakra Map · 3August 11, 2025

Solar Plexus Chakra: identity

You chose me

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Essay2 min readChakra Map · 2August 11, 2025

Sacral / Navel Chakra: life force

You accept me

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Essay3 min readChakra Map · 1August 11, 2025

Root Chakra: the right to be

You hold me

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Essay2 min readChakra Map · 4August 11, 2025

Heart chakra: connection

You care for me

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Memoir3 min readAugust 11, 2025

Deconditioning Everything I Was

Originally an anonymous Reddit post

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Essay2 min readChakra Map · 7August 11, 2025

Crown Chakra: vision

You are me

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