Tales from an American Daoist Priest

The Perils of Personal Gnosis

Have you ever noticed that when people bring up their past lives, they were almost inevitably princesses or queens or kings or knights or some other personage of note? Yeah, that's not personal revelation. That's ego fulfillment. That's taking what you wish to be

Speaking of the Dead

Over the past few months I've been fortunate to be able to observe a medium discover their particular brand of genius, and it has been a delight to watch. But it made me think. With whom, amongst all the deceased, would I like most to speak, given the