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 / freedom (15 Posts)

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Fire and Death

17 June 2026 ~ 5 minute read

Some ideas linger at the edge of awareness until circumstances drag them into the foreground. A distant column of smoke on the horizon. A phone call in the middle of the evening. A conversation that suddenly turns reflective. Certain realities have a way of interrupting our routines and reminding us of things we spend most of our lives trying not to think about. Fire is one of them. Death is another.

The Fight

08 June 2026 ~ 3 minute read

You don’t fight to win. You fight to prevent the psychopaths from destroying everything they touch.

Grand Visions, Ungrounded

06 June 2026 (rev. 12 June 2026) ~ 11 minute read

Most people never stop to consider how much energy, attention, labor, and capital disappear into ideas that never become reality. We celebrate ambition, scale, and grand visions, yet rarely ask what is sacrificed along the way, or what might have been built instead. Somewhere between the promise and the outcome, countless resources are consumed, while simpler, more immediate, and more human solutions remain largely overlooked.

What Matters Most

02 June 2026 ~ 3 minute read

We have limited time and attention. The modern world is exceptionally good at capturing both. Whether we pursue mastery, general competence, family, travel, career, self-sufficiency, or something else entirely, every choice carries an opportunity cost. The challenge is not choosing the “right” path, but choosing consciously rather than being swept along by inherited expectations, cultural narratives, or manufactured priorities.

Drifting Toward Truth

29 May 2026 ~ 3 minute read

There comes a point in life where movement itself no longer feels like freedom, where endless options, constant reinvention, and perpetual distraction begin to reveal themselves as forms of fragmentation rather than expansion. In quieter moments, beyond the noise of performance and identity, something deeper begins attempting to reorient us toward what is real, rooted, and enduring.

Wealth, Manifestation, and the Question of Inner Sovereignty

27 May 2026 ~ 8 minute read

There is a tendency to assume that wealth sits outside of us, as something to be acquired, measured, or finally solved. Yet much of what shapes our experience of it appears to operate beneath the surface, in quieter patterns of attention, belief, and emotional conditioning that repeat themselves until they are no longer noticed. What follows is an attempt to trace those patterns as they present themselves, without rushing to resolve them into certainty, but instead to observe how they move through perception, choice, and the way we relate to value itself.