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Systems engineer, philosopher, writer.
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Magic Squares and Gematria: Mystical Codes
Building on this astronomical system, from a numerology or arithmology perspective, in the Western occult and esoteric traditions (traditions which emerged and matured well after Christianity’s widespread adoption and canonization) each sphere is assigned a corresponding number dependent on the level of… Read More ›
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On Ancient Numerology and Astronomy
In their quest for the ultimate symbols to represent reality, an integral of their philosophical pursuits, the Greeks developed an esoteric tradition that although was not inconsistent with the pantheistic tradition within which it coexisted, was relatively independent from it…. Read More ›
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The Valdezian Ennead
What we add to this model, as a sort of stabilizing intellectual force on top of and somewhat orthogonal to the existing models presented above (Kant, Aristotle, Pirsig, Jung and others), a sort of re-alignment and shifting of intellectual ground… Read More ›
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The Bridge (aka the Valdez)
Somewhat reluctantly, it must be recognized that some sort of broad philosophical context must be established for the work at hand – Homo Mysticus and Theology Reconsidered taken as a tandem as it were, re-establishing the boundaries of Science and extending the… Read More ›
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Eternal Return (Homo Mysticus excerpt)
Outside of the teacher to student relationship we have going on here, or at least the intentions of such, we are also trying to move knowledge forward for the collective as well. Press the boundaries of acceptable, relatable and real… Read More ›
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On Cause: Ursula and Homo Mysticus (excerpt)
I have a fascination with Ursula Le Guin. Not with her necessarily but the worlds she creates with her pen. My favorite is the Earthsea series which is perhaps one of the greatest Science fiction / fantasy novels / series… Read More ›
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Postmodern Metaphysics
In many respects, one can consider the age that we live in, the Quantum Era, as one of intense intellectual crisis and turmoil, very much analogous to the crisis that the intellectuals faced during the Enlightenment Era after the world had… Read More ›
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An Ontological Retrospective: Another Look at Aristotle and Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality
Throughout this work we have emphasized the influence of Aristotle, perhaps more so than any other (Western) philosopher – even relative to his teacher Plato. His importance and relevance as it relates to the development and evolution of Western philosophy,… Read More ›
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homo mysticus is here
If you want to read some of my latest work, more of a gnostic bent than most of my previous work but covering some of the same topics (ancient philosophy and metaphysics, mysticism, sacred geometry and theology, etc), you can… Read More ›
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Into the Mystic: The Great Epistemological Divide
Upon reflection then, looking at the broader historical-cultural intellectual landscape in terms of how our worldview has evolved, at least in the West, since the advent of civilization in the 1st millennium BCE up until the modern era, the so-called… Read More ›
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The Law of Unintended Consequences and the Death of the Soul
Despite all the technological progress that has been made in the last century or two as humanity has taken over virtually every last habitable place on our planet, supported by what can only be referred to as revolutionary advancements in… Read More ›
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Songs of the Soul (The Seeker): A Retrospective.
A conversation with Valdez about The Seeker (Songs of the Soul), Theology Reconsidered and some of his new work. https://www.influencespotlights.com/post/the-seeker-chasing-ghosts-book-interview
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Ontology in the Quantum Era: A Retrospective
From an ontological perspective, a term that was coined only in the last century or two to denote a specific branch of philosophy related to being, or reality itself, in deep antiquity our ancestors simply had myth. Various tales and… Read More ›
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Swami Vivekananda and Yoga: 20th Century Vedānta
In today’s world, you don’t have to go very far, or have too far out a view on the world, in order to be exposed to Yoga. Yoga is looked upon in the West today primarily as a means to… Read More ›
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Vedānta and Brahmavidyā: The Wisdom of the Rishis
One of, if not the, unique contributions of the Indo-Aryan people[1], to which Vedānta (the philosophical foundations of Hinduism) and Buddhism ultimately owe their heritage, is the importance they place, and fundamental belief in, what is variously referred to in the Western theological… Read More ›
