soulcruzer
Somewhere along the way, the internet stopped being a place you could get lost in.
That’s the thing I keep coming back to. The web I fell in love with, the one that let you follow a link from mediaeval alchemy to cognitive science to a poet’s notebook at 2am and feel like you’d discovered something, has mostly been replaced by feeds, funnels, and content engineered to keep you scrolling without actually going anywhere. The algorithm decides what you see. The personal brand tells you what to expect. The niche keeps everything tidy, and the curiosity slowly dies.
Soulcruzer is my argument against all of that. Not in the form of a manifesto. In the form of a practice. I read and I write and I walk and I wonder, and I do all of it in public, and I have been doing it since 2004. The variety isn’t a bug. A blog that moves between philosophy and walking and AI and chaos magick and depth psychology and the book that wouldn’t leave me alone last week — that’s not an identity crisis. That’s what a curious human being looks like when they refuse to specialise.
Blog: soulcruzer.com

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2 months ago
One of the more interesting things about this is how it reframes decentralisation as not just a technical problem, but a moral and social one. The idea that protocols need both autonomy and mutual obligation feels like a missing piece in a lot of current discourse around the fediverse and Bluesky.
2 months ago
Spending this amount of time in the terminal is making me feel like I'm finally learning how to use my computer.
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Typical of a bank holiday weekend. Clouds and a high chance of rain (95%).
3 months ago
I didn’t break it.
4 months ago
I think i might have broke this Obsidian plugin...let's see.
4 months ago
i'm posting this status update from inside my Obsidian Vault which is pretty neat.
5 months ago
the quiet feels quieter now that the family have all gone home.
8 months ago
Summoning the backbone again, the quiet fire, the shadow-warrior humming in the ribs. Not rage, not noise. Just that steady presence rising like the primal defender that lives within, purposeful presence.
8 months ago
terror and freedom share a hallway.
9 months ago
Reading The Way of the Wyrd: Tales of an Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer.
9 months ago
grant me this brief moment of nostalgia...god, i loved the 80s:
9 months ago
I'm trying to get the pieces of my online world back into rhythm. I'm all scattered across cyberspace.
9 months ago
Walk gently, speak truthfully, and let wonder be your compass.
9 months ago
Breathe. You’ve already arrived at the only moment that matters.
9 months ago
I’m reimagining The Book of Lambspring, a 16th-century alchemical text, through the lens of Narrative Alchemy.
It’s part fable, part meditation, part initiation.
9 months ago
Stories are code. Let's write better spells. New site copy. New direction. Same magic, clearer signal.
9 months ago
In my reflection sessions, through the cards, and in the quiet spaces between my tasks, a message has been coming through all week. It appears there is a question I've been avoiding asking myself. So last night, I finally asked it...
10 months ago
Working on the Narrative Alchemist's essential book list.
10 months ago
Extended trip to Ludlow to take care of some family matters.
10 months ago
The game is on. I've officially launched the Narrative Alchemy Codex.
10 months ago
A quick way to change your perspective on a problem is to change your environment. Go for a walk in nature, visit a new coffee shop, or simply rearrange your workspace. These environmental shifts can trigger fresh neural pathways, helping you see solutions that were previously hidden from view.
10 months ago
Finished the landing page for the Narrative Alchemy Codex. There's another there to prime the pump until I finish building the codex. In the meantime, the blog remains active.
10 months ago
I feel like it's time for me to let go of my old stories and start new ones.
10 months ago
Memory is a storyteller, not a historian.
10 months ago
Laughter is philosophy’s secret shortcut.
10 months ago
This morning, I skimmed through Aleister Crowley's work, focusing on "The Book of Lies" and "Magick in Theory and Practice."
10 months ago
The torch has always been in my hand. Today was about remembering that and about reclaiming my own permission instead of waiting for it to be granted.
11 months ago
Be foolish enough to celebrate wildly in the moment and devilish enough to scheme your future with audacity. Freedom now, boldness next.
11 months ago
My mantra for today: I empower myself by choosing presence, by shaping my story, and by acting with the authority of my own becoming.
11 months ago
Found a travel bug on our Geocaching hunt today.
11 months ago
I was going to say I'm easing into Sunday morning, but actually I'm into some heavy reflection about my life...where I am and where I'm going (maybe).
11 months ago
surely, it's time for the weekend to begin!
11 months ago
Here’s a short take before I head into the weekend. This week I’ve been reading Alley Wurd‘s book, Sub/Urban Butoh Fu and he has me interested in exploring the meta-games we play or fail to play. And so, I wrote this piece. ().
11 months ago
moving a few more pieces onto the gameboard.
11 months ago