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 / self love (24 Posts)

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What’s Old is New; Life Adapts

15 August 2021 (rev. 14 December 2022) ~ 2 minute read

What if the same old solutions are the catalyst for disease? What seems quite evident is that restrictions, military presence, police harassment, and the oppressive, violent seesaw of mandates and lockdowns are causing the problem.

Stand for Truth

10 August 2021 (rev. 17 December 2022) ~ 3 minute read

We’re alive during a pivotal, epochal time and space in this civilization’s history. We are setting the precedent for this a future generations — in all aspects and areas of life in this reality. Everything is shaking up, being tested, exposed and challenged, and necessarily so. Outright psychopathy and psychosis are on display in the highest offices of the land, on every screen, on the covers of every magazine. It’s there for you to see, if you’re ready.

Be Offended

30 July 2021 (rev. 13 December 2022) ~ 3 minute read

Be sexist. Be racist. Be offensive and uncouth. Be brash, politically incorrect and insensitive. Be messy and unrehearsed.

But don’t get stuck there. Be real.

Be in error. Be ignorant and misinformed. Be impolite and inconsiderate.

But don’t get stuck there. Be real.

Unpacking the Misery

14 July 2021 (rev. 12 December 2022) ~ 2 minute read

At some point on the journey toward truth, there comes a tipping point. At this critical moment, you will ultimately discover that everything you’ve been seeking the answers to is moot. The exercise of seeking is simply a means to an uncomfortable, yet liberating end: everything is a story, and nothing is real.

Touchstone

01 July 2021 (rev. 11 December 2022) ~ 5 minute read

Today I am missing real connection. As the thought crosses my awareness, I’m astonished to consider that maybe I haven’t really had such a feeling or experience since I was maybe three or four years old.

So, what happened?

Reverse

19 May 2021 (rev. 05 December 2022) ~ 3 minute read

All the issues and concerns we have in a lifetime arise from a concatenation (linked events, ideas, concepts, experiences) of innumerable moments and happenings. Nothing occurs because of one detail, as every second of living encompasses billions of nuances we could never quantify.