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Goth Zen and the Art of Melancholy: Living Disguised as Loss
Read time 2 minutes. The Art of Melancholy is a stand alone article in our ongoing Goth Zen series. We chase light.We idealize positivity as if it is synonymous with living. Meanwhile, every tradition whispers of balance, equality, and the middle way. There’s a feeling that washes in when summer turns to fall—a sense of satisfaction, of being…
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Goth Zen: Cleopatra Eyes—Drawing the Line Before Crossing It
Read time 2 minutes. Goth Zen isn’t costume worship. It’s the same instinct that made the ancients draw a sacred outline around the window of perception. Cleopatra Eyes is a stand alone article in our ongoing Goth Zen series. Goth Zen? Seems silly, right? Maybe.Until you realize that some rituals are as old as the pyramids. You know…
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Big Misunderstandings
“All good” is not the absence of darkness —but the confidence to move through it. Because what passes away is never truly lost. There are magicians and there are those who show up to watch the magic act.Here’s the deal: Everyone who sees through the illusion is a magician. So which one are you? Follow…
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Lenore: Black No. 1—Goth Zen Mind’s Hymn to Awareness
Read time 2 minutes. Lenore: Black No. 1 is a stand alone article in our ongoing Goth Zen series. Type O Negative’s iconic song Black No. 1 idolizes and mocks in the same breath. Steeped in goth culture, lead singer Peter Steele sounds in love.But perhaps, deep down, he knows he can never have her.So he teases and jeers—“She…
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Only LOSERs: Zen Drop 022
Read time 1 minute. Only Losers is a stand alone article in our BeToKnow series. (nothing to defend, nothing to prove, nothing to win) LOSERs Some view life as a game.(He who dies with the most toys… still dies, nonetheless.)And so they’re caught up in all of this winning and losing. But you don’t win at freedom.Freedom is…
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Devo Is Not-Not Zen: 005
Read time: 3 minutes. Devo was never just Whip It. They were a prophetic art movement disguised as a band. This is the first stand alone article in our BeToKnow series. We’re not here to decode the meaning of their songs. Nor will we deconstruct their thesis of “de-evolution” — that humanity is regressing, not progressing. We’re here…
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Keep It Simple, Gorgeous: Zen Drop 017
Read time 1 minute. The beautiful simplicity of Zen practice. You’ve probably heard:“Keep it simple, stupid.”Which is… charming, I guess.But also—pretty harsh. I mean, really:“I’m trying to keep it simple, Jerko.You think I like making things more difficult?” And bingo.There it is. Because most of the time, it’s not the task that’s difficult.(Okay—a lot of the time.)It’s…
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Don’t Burn Out. Glow: Zen Drop 018
Read time 1 minute. Avoid burnout by aligning and flowing with what is. The moon is not ablaze.It reflects.That doesn’t make it lesser.That makes it inexhaustible. It gives off light,but only because it’s in the right position.It doesn’t strain.Or shine by force.It shines by facing the source. That’s alignment. No grind.No burnout.Just presence,and a clear view of…
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You’re So Awesomeness: Zen Drop 019
Read time 2 minutes. Awesomeness isn’t something you become—it’s a field you inhabit. Next time someone says, “You’re awesome,”you might think:Really? That’s it? That’s all you got?I mean… don’t say that out loud. That’s kind of a dick move. But seriously—“Awesome” doesn’t even cover it.You’re not just awesome. You’re the whole damn field of super-awesomeness itself.…