Journal – Trance Blackman

Here you’ll find my philosophical meanderings in the form of articles, essays, and occasional poetry. My interests and curiosities are broad, but the central focus remains the pursuit of what is authentic, real, and true.

Lux et veritas

Journal Entries / evolution (13 Posts)

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Intersectionality: Crossroads and Contrast

14 September 2024 ~ 6 minute read

To me, it makes no sense whatsoever to conform to any religion or nationality because the truth must exist and eternally persist in the space between, where they all meet, where they can all agree, all the time, without question. That’s where I would endeavor to operate.

Evolution, Sort Of

08 March 2021 (rev. 03 December 2022) ~ 6 minute read

Many have talked about how humanity is going through an apparent ascension, awakening, elevating of consciousness and other similar, speculative terms. I am certainly one of them, for which you’d find plenty of evidence in my past articles. But I believe now the idea requires some elemental grounding — and perhaps an alternative, matured perspective, given the events of recent history.

Compression

04 December 2019 (rev. 10 July 2021) ~ 4 minute read

What is the first thing you do in the morning? Even before you roll over or sit up, what are the things inundating your awakening mind?

What Bubbles Underneath

23 November 2019 (rev. 01 July 2021) ~ 4 minute read

I take in a lot of information from a lot of different sources. I try to remain open to things that aren’t immediately interesting, exciting to learn about or explore — such as contrasting perspectives that feel “off” or otherwise grind against my sensibilities, values, or beliefs.

Minority Rules

20 November 2019 (rev. 01 July 2021) ~ 4 minute read

Isn’t it strange that our laws and statutes are enacted to allegedly protect the majority from the vastly less significant minority — primarily those of a criminal propensity or distorted character — who would engage in or profit from exploiting an otherwise open system of commerce, education and governance?

The Real Slice of Life

12 November 2019 (rev. 28 February 2021) ~ 2 minute read

We’re at a critical time in history when the perspective of a narrow, limited scope can do more harm than good. Though, perhaps it’s always been that way, but today, we have the benefit of massive research and analysis, measurement, science, data and information at our disposal. The problem, is the system or philosophy employed, and the consciousness underpinning the methodologies therein.