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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Form

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

All writing

132 pieces

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Memoir2 min readNovember 6, 2025

The Splinter

In my left foot

embodimentaliveness
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Poetry1 min readNovember 5, 2025

Fragile Shoots

Don't stomp

alivenessidentityembodiment
↗ 87
Poetry1 min readNovember 3, 2025

Venomous Voice

Its echo and the echo of the echo

creativityaliveness
↗ 88
Poetry1 min readNovember 1, 2025

Porous

And ever changing

embodimenttransformationattention
↗ 89
Poetry1 min readOctober 30, 2025

Faking of the Faking

Of the Faking

identitygriefrelationships
↗ 90
Essay6 min readOctober 28, 2025

Coherence of the Center

General Theory of Transformation

attentiontransformationcreativity
↗ 91
Essay7 min readOctober 26, 2025

The Blame Wrapper

Narcissism As a Defense From Shame

traumafamilyrelationships
↗ 92
Poetry2 min readOctober 24, 2025

Dating Profiles

Not Real People

relationshipscreativityfamily
↗ 93
Memoir7 min readDevelopmental Order · 2October 22, 2025

The Frozen Scream

Developmental Order - Part 2

traumafamilyembodiment
↗ 94
Essay8 min readDevelopmental Order · 3October 21, 2025

The 5 F's: Freeze, Fawn, Flee, Fight, Follow

Developmental Order - Part 3

traumaembodimenttransformation
↗ 95
Poetry1 min readOctober 16, 2025

Facing the Void

Give Me My Wings

relationships
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Collection10 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 1October 14, 2025

Start Here - the Arc of Becoming

Chapter 1 - An Ocean of Pain

creativitytransformationspirituality
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