Jesus in a flowing white robe in the center of the dance floor at a gay club - with a young man bowed down in front of him seeking his blessing.

Jesus at the Gay Bar

He's here in the midst of it — right at the centre of the dance floor, robes hitched up to His knees to make it easy to spin...

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A page from Carl Jung's Red Book, which shows a prophet / wise old man with wings hovering above a temple-like building, with palm trees below him to the left and a Garden-of-Eden-like scene featuring a coiled snake below him on his right.

Carl Jung, the Red Book, and Shadow Work

Intro to Jungian psychology, including shadow work and its implications for recovery from addiction.

Mar 89 min read

Last of the Laowai Part III: Holes in the Wall, Holes in the Brain

Funny and frightening stories from an American expat who weathered the COVID pandemic in Mainland China.

Aug 29, 202427 min read

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Jesus at the Gay Bar

He's here in the midst of it — right at the centre of the dance floor, robes hitched up to His knees to make it easy to spin...

Mad Mutterings

3 days ago1 min read

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Alcoholics Anonymous emblem with "Service, Unity, and Recovery" written along the three sides of a black triangle with "AA" written in its center and a black circle circumscribed around the entire design

Butternutters Still at It: Syracuse's Renegade AA Group With a Body Count

The Butternutters are a renegade Syracuse AA group who deny the reality of mental illness and advocate detox without medical supervision.

Addiction and Recovery

Mar 236 min read

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Lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel in Guangzhou, China

Cotard's Delusion Among Addicts With Near-Death Experiences: Are We Already Dead?

Am I dead already? Incidence of the strange belief system called Cotard's delusion among addicts with Near-Death Experiences (NDE).

Addiction and Recovery

Mar 168 min read

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Carl Jung, the Red Book, and Shadow Work

Intro to Jungian psychology, including shadow work and its implications for recovery from addiction.

Addiction and Recovery

Mar 89 min read

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A photo of a Dark Web drug market called Nightmare, which features listings of thousands of illegal and legal psychoactive chemicals, including methamphetamine, MDMA, and heroin.

Nitazenes (Benzimidazole Opioids): The Next Battle of the War on Drugs?

Info on nitazenes, also called benzimidazole opioids, a group of potent, synthetic opioids that are increasing in prevalence in the U.S.

Addiction and Recovery

Mar 113 min read

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Movie poster for Country Strong, which shows the four main characters in concert outfits.

Movie Review: Country Strong, a Film That Makes Convicts Cry

Review of Country Strong, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, a 2010 film about a country music star whose alcoholism is killing her.

Media Reviews

Feb 226 min read

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A young man in a t-shirt standing in the front yard of a typical suburban house, with five iron prison bars in between him and the road that the house is on.

Social Prisoner Theory

Is modern society becoming an open-air prison?

Addiction and Recovery

Feb 164 min read

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Jesus at the Gay Bar

Carl Jung, the Red Book, and Shadow Work

Last of the Laowai Part III: Holes in the Wall, Holes in the Brain

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TRAIN OF THOUGHT

Jesus at the Gay Bar

Butternutters Still at It: Syracuse's Renegade AA Group With a Body Count

Cotard's Delusion Among Addicts With Near-Death Experiences: Are We Already Dead?

Carl Jung, the Red Book, and Shadow Work

Nitazenes (Benzimidazole Opioids): The Next Battle of the War on Drugs?

Movie Review: Country Strong, a Film That Makes Convicts Cry

Social Prisoner Theory

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