The stranger arrived with the dawn mist three days after the salt merchants departed, following the high-water mark where the river had swollen during last year’s exceptional floods. She moved like the Mlabri forest people Lyra had seen once as a child—reading the ground with…
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Where Clay Divides, Where Clay Joins – Chapter 5: The Threads in the Kiln
The dawn light filtered through bamboo slats, laying slender shadows across Lyra’s sleeping mat. She rose quietly, leaving behind the soft breath of her children so she could greet the day alone. Each morning in the cusp of twilight felt like a gift: the clay’s…
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Where Clay Divides, Where Clay Joins – Chapter 4: The Breath Inside the Vessel
Lyra woke before the first gibbon called, the dream of swirling blue still vivid behind her eyelids. In that dream she had seen a pot spinning in the twilight, hollow as a conch’s throat; inside its walls, a small sky drifted by, corrugated with slow‑moving…
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Where Clay Divides, Where Clay Joins – Chapter 1: The Secret Shape
Welcome to the beginning of Where Clay Divides, Where Clay Joins , a serialised novel set in Iron Age Southeast Asia. This is the first chapter of Lyra’s story. You can find the full Table of Contents .
Novel / Spirituality
Shaping the Space Between: Clay, Spirit, and Belonging
An Ancient Southeast Asia Setting Imagine the cusp of the Iron Age, around 600 BCE. Breathe in the pre-dawn air, thick with moisture, woodsmoke, and the deep green [Read More]
duality / Hindu Mythology / philosophy / Spirituality
Allowing Life’s Absurdities: The Cosmic Laughter, Hidden Divinity, and Manifestation
Introducing the Philosophy of Allowance We often find certain life experiences unpalatable. With or without direct personal encounters, cruelties and vulgarities exist in the world, people resist or [Read More]
Greek mythology / philosophy / Spirituality
What Dionysus Can Teach Us About Letting Go
“…Well-fed, fruitful, increasing joyful bounty, Bursting from the earth, god of the wine-press, mighty, With changing form, a cure for men’s pain, holy bloom, A pain-hating joy for [Read More]
philosophy / Spirituality
True Freedom vs Issues with Authority and Resistance
Introduction This post will explore the complex interplay between freedom, authority, and resistance. I will share my personal journey as well as philosophical insights. My hope is that [Read More]