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 / reflection (21 Posts)

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Friction, Form, and the Unfinished Self

23 May 2026 ~ 4 minute read

There are moments when other people’s lives don’t feel like comparisons so much as quiet mirrors. Not in the sense of judgment, but in the way they reveal what has been built, what has been avoided, and what still lingers unresolved. The mind tries to sort it all into clean categories of discipline, circumstance, or character, but life rarely cooperates with that kind of clarity. What remains instead is a more uncomfortable honesty about direction, effort, and the stories we tell ourselves to make both feel justified.

True Colors

06 April 2026 ~ 5 minute read

A quiet unraveling reveals itself not in a single moment, but in the accumulation of fractures. When the systems once trusted begin to expose their nature, what remains is not only disillusionment, but a choice — to collapse with them, or to rediscover what is real.

Singularity: Closer to What is Real

23 March 2026 ~ 3 minute read

A single day can feel like a fracture in time, where everything noisy falls away just long enough to reveal what has been speaking all along.

Trash or Treasure

13 March 2026 ~ 6 minute read

Time is the only resource we truly spend without knowing the balance. Most of us were trained to accumulate information, credentials, and distractions, yet very few of us were ever taught how to recognize what actually matters. In a world overflowing with noise, the real skill may simply be learning how to tell the difference between trash and treasure.

When an Old Truth Breaks

20 October 2025 ~ 3 minute read

Every so often, a truth we’ve lived by begins to fracture. What once felt steady and self-evident no longer holds. The mind resists, the heart hesitates, and we question how something once sacred could suddenly feel hollow. Yet this breaking is not collapse — it’s transformation. The moment a past truth gives way, we stand at the threshold of what’s next, if only we’re willing to look beyond the shards and keep walking.

On Quality of Life: Choosing Where We Belong

12 September 2025 ~ 7 minute read

Life on the island has taught me much about simplicity, authenticity, and the contrast between calm community living and the noise of the modern world. As I prepare to leave, even if only for a while, I reflect on what quality of life truly means — and the choices each of us must make to live in alignment with our deepest values.