About me.
This site is an collection of essays on tradition, culture, spirituality, and the formation of the human person in the modern world. I have been fascinated with these topics since a young age—from wanting to be a nun and praying all day in middle school, to studying eastern religions in high school, then delving into the broader and diverse threads of Western esotericism in my adult life. Practically speaking, my personal practice combines elements of of Catholic ritual, Vajrayana, Tantra, Anthroposophy, and Thelema.
Much of the writing here engages with literature, philosophy, religion, psychology, and art—not as lifestyle accessories or aesthetic preferences, but as principles of formation and initiation. I am interested in systems that shape character, attention, and inner order, whether that be religious ritual, domestic rhythms, ethical disciplines, initiatory paths, or visual art.
A recurring concern throughout the site is the tension between traditional ways of life—which assume hierarchy, meaning, and moral development—and modern culture, which often dissolves those structures while offering little in their place. Many essays examine what has been lost in that transition, and what can still be consciously reclaimed: reverence in daily life, Magick as practical to the modern world and as a developed skill, beauty as a stabilizing force, and discipline as a form of care rather than repression.
Topics include:
- Traditional spirituality versus modern, therapeutic spirituality
- Initiation, ritual, and inner discipline
- Literature and art as symbolic and initiatory texts
- Psychology, virtue, ethics, and the development of adulthood and self-actualization
- Cyclical time, seasons, and religious calendars
- Sacred domestic life and the home as a formative space
- Motherhood and the challenges faced in the modern world
Some essays are academic in tone; others are more personal. All are written with the assumption that ideas matter because they are lived.
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