End of Cycle

October 2024

The Shadow Play of Fixation

We need to see through to the mechanisms driving the madness.

Oct 27, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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Tolerance: What It Used to Mean and What it Means Now

How key words get distorted and repurposed.

Oct 11, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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September 2024

Posture as Metaphor

We can remain balanced and composed, even in the face of an imbalanced and decomposing world.

Sep 13, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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August 2024

Attention is of the Essence

It is ours to master and refine: otherwise we remain prey to the vicissitudes of life.

Aug 24, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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Blanched, Lifeless, Profaned

Chartres Cathedral is being turned into an empty spectacle.

Aug 7, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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The Twisted Path to the Olympic Opening Ceremony

It was one that led through the desecration of France's greatest cathedral.

Aug 5, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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July 2024

Poem for Palestine

Gaza may have slipped down the corporate newsfeed, but the horrors of the Israeli onslaught continue unabated.

Jul 22, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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Senile Joe is a Fitting Symbol of Our Times

Biden puts a face on what I mean by End of Cycle.

Jul 4, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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June 2024

Does the Future Really Lie Straight Ahead?

Or are we going through a long spiral, with a major upturn when we least expect it?

Jun 16, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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May 2024

On the Cusp of Dream and Waking

What we call objective reality begins anew for us each day, and ends each night. What if our whole world is facing a similar onset of night? What if we…

May 16, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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April 2024

Avoidance Degrades the Soul

Openness to the Unknown is the way to heal it.

Apr 24, 2024 • 

Louis Ryan

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