“False idols are worshipped not because they are idols, but because they are false. True idols are rejected, because the truth is feared.”

“There are no gods, Son of Man. There are no titans. No heroes to save you, no divine judge to weigh your soul against a feather. Nature has no will, and she is not your mother. There is only you, and the spark of the Sublime that is your mind.”

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Meditation transports one from the transient world of matter to the real world of dreamings, visions, and imaginings where idea is and concepts are born.

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Some PC games in the late 90s and early 2000s had a particular look that I think stands the test of time. Join me as I investigate why that is and take a look at it’s legacy.

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The electric energy which motivates us is not within our bodies at all. It is a part of the universal supply which flows through us from the Universal Source with an intensity set by our desires and our will.

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Riven is one of the most immersive and memorable point-and-click adventure games out there. Let’s talk about it!

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Riven (remastered) 2024 version available on Steam.

Typically, fictional worlds strive for immersion: limiting themselves to certain parameters — even if those limits are more fantastical than reality. But there’s another kind of fictional world, the kind that shatters the confines of the status quo. So say goodbye to gravity, say goodbye to time, say goodbye to space, and prepare for a voyage across realities with no restrictions…

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