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

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Collection3 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 5July 14, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 5 - Nothing Missing

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Collection7 min readJune 27, 2026

Elements of Aliveness

A Series of Funerals

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Collection7 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 4June 1, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 4 - Capacity and Practice

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Collection5 min readShock CollarMay 30, 2026

Shock Collar

A Short Autobiography

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Collection6 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 3March 22, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 3 - Ordinary Weightlessness

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Collection5 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 2December 26, 2025

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 2 - The Role of a Father

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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

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Collection2 min readOctober 12, 2025

Autobiographical Pieces

Chapter 1 - An Ocean of Pain

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Collection4 min readOctober 10, 2025

Poems

Chapter 1 - An Ocean of Pain

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Collection4 min readOctober 8, 2025

Guides for Healing

Chapter 1 - An Ocean of Pain

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