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Timeless Wisdom

John Ricard explores ancient language, faith, and imagination in pursuit of a meaningful life.

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The Living Trivium: Why the Sayers Model Is Brilliant—and Incomplete

Dorothy Sayers gave modern classical education one of its most influential frameworks. But what if her developmental model describes emphasis rather than the full architecture of learning?

What If Morality Isn't Something We Invented?

Why do we experience obligation? Before asking where morality comes from, perhaps we should first ask why every human being experiences the quiet voice of "ought."

The Last American: Message in a Bottle #001

Myth is greater than history: musings about my approach to a tricky subject matter

The Living Trivium: The Trivium Was Never About School Grades

What if the trivium isn't a sequence of school years, but the universal pattern by which human beings learn?

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: A Magnificent Misunderstanding of Myth

A thoughtful reflection on why Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey succeeds as cinema while falling short as myth.

The Hidden Wisdom of Supergirl and the Recovery of Vocation

A story about trauma, vocation, and why we discover ourselves only by giving ourselves away.

The Lost Language of Brotherhood – Achilles, Patroclus, and the Modern Imagination

Why does modern culture struggle to imagine deep male friendship without sexualizing it? Homer may hold the answer.

Unbinding the Mind: Weekly Koans & Reflections 8/25/2025 – 8/31/2025

A weekly collection of koans and reflections, helping us question what binds us—and discover the freedom waiting within.

Unbinding the Mind: Weekly Koans & Reflections August 18–24, 2025

A weekly journey through modern koans and timeless wisdom—challenging assumptions, seeking truth, and unbinding the mind.

Unbinding the Mind: Weekly Koans & Reflections 8/12/2025 – 8/17/2025

A weekly journey through modern koans and timeless wisdom—challenging assumptions, seeking truth, and unbinding the mind.