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Unveiling the Anti-Hero Journey
So, you want to dive headfirst into the murky, gloriously flawed world of the anti-hero? Buckle up, buttercup. This isn’t your grandma’s...
Ben Askins
Oct 125 min read


Exploring the Depth of the Anti-Hero’s Journey
Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: the anti-hero is not your typical shiny, cape-wearing, saving-the-day kind of character....
Ben Askins
Sep 255 min read


The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice: A Journey Through Loss and Illusion
Poem text here Intro: The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice In the ancient Greek myth, Orpheus is the poet-musician whose song could move...
Ben Askins
Jul 63 min read


The Kentucky Derby is Still Decadent and Even More Depraved
The Kentucky Derby is Still Decadent and Even More Depraved Written under duress by the Ghost of Hunter S. Thompson READ THIS FIRST : The...
Ben Askins
May 16 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 7
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Here it is— the collapse , rendered in full symbolic fallout. The house...
Ben Askins
Apr 294 min read


The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower - and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels
Executive Summary by The Zero With a Thousand Faces “Weapons of Becoming: Five Tools for Burning Through the Bullshit and Becoming Real.”...
Ben Askins
Apr 273 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 6
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Here it is— prayer without performance , a figure mid-erasure under a...
Ben Askins
Apr 266 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 5
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series No halos. No harps. Just the hill, the wind, a man on fire, and the...
Ben Askins
Apr 254 min read


Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia by Félix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze
Anti-Executive Anti-Summary from the Anti-Hero's Journey “The Empire of Desire: America as Machine, Myth, and Madness.” A digital...
Ben Askins
Apr 2412 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew's Sermon on the Mountain
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Sermon-as-Mountain , each layer cracking, unraveling, and bleeding truth...
Ben Askins
Apr 243 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 4
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Matthew Chapte Four. No faces, no halos. Just collapse. Just pressure....
Ben Askins
Apr 234 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 3
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Matthew Chapter Three gives us Enkidu reincarnated, John the Baptizer...
Ben Askins
Apr 225 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 2
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Buckle up for Matthew Chapter Two , from the perspective behind and...
Ben Askins
Apr 215 min read


The Reverently Irreverent Bible Commentary Series: Matthew Chapter 1
The Reverently Irreverent Anti-Scholarly Bible Commentary Series Buckle up for Matthew Chapter One , as translated, desecrated, and...
Ben Askins
Apr 204 min read


Healing with Psychedelics by Gv Freeman (Executive Summary)
Healing with Psychedelics by Gv Freeman - get yourself a stack today Healing with Psychedelics by Gv Freeman (who was kind and generous...
Ben Askins
Apr 1916 min read


Hero's Journey vs. Anti-Hero's Journey
Dueling Mythologies - Archetype vs. Antitype Ah yes, the Hero’s Journey —Joseph Campbell’s beloved carousel of spiritual puberty—and its...
Ben Askins
Apr 187 min read


Dispelling Wetiko by Paul Levy
Wetiko - A Sickness of the Spirit Executive Summary: Dispelling Wetiko by Paul Levy Book Summary in One Sentence: Dispelling Wetiko...
Ben Askins
Apr 147 min read
Fear Is the Floor Show of the Void: A Blog Post from the Belly of the Abyss
Fear is the overpriced ticket you bought to the haunted house of your own mind, where every jump scare is just your childhood trauma...
Ben Askins
Apr 132 min read
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