When I left society 20 years ago to follow the path of Classical Yoga, I swore to myself and to god that I would my best example of Sanyasi Yogi life that I could, or die trying. Going back to society, to the typical career and relationships, the whole political divide, to all the noise…
I’m a grass roots guy, my followers and supporters are just everyday people who’s thinking veers towards the profound. I’m not interested in marketing my work. I’m interested in doing the work. These days, instagram astrology is full of slick memes, quick replies, and trying to prove themselves with a million predictions so that everntually…
One of my gurus died recently. He was one of those gurus, you can’t imagine a bigger guru than this man. One of those gurus, you are ashamed to call him your guru because, who am I? Mark Ji. Mark D. Mark Dyczkowski. I’m sure he had flaws, the same as we all have flaws….
Is there anything that the heart and the brain can agree on? My heart tells me to follow my dreams. My brain tells me my dreams are dumb. My heart tells me to listen to my feelings, my brain tells me that’s illogical. My heart tells me to love, my brain tells me to think….
Male 07 Dec 1976 09:10am Calgary, AB, Canada Moon is in Mrigasirsha 3 in the 8th house gives writing and research about astrology, occult, Tantra, secrets and the like. Mars, Sun & Ascendant are all in Scorpio sign (Jyeshta Nakshatra) which highlights occultist leanings and, thru Indra’s rulership, gives a sense of divine right to…
I was about 9 years old when I was walking thru a frozen forest, shouldered my pellet gun, and discovered the great transformative silence of death as a chickadee fell from the branch. In 2003, my father was killed in a work accident. Later in life I came to live and practice in a holy place between the cremation…
Many people are interested to hear my stories. I’m one of these lucky fellows who have had the pleasures of travel and the leisure for philosophy. I’ve spent about half of the past ten years in India following pilgrim routes and spiritual places; I didn’t intent to, that’s just the way it happened. I’ve spent…
Sometimes we think about those people we once loved but who are long gone from our lives. I wrote this letter during a Mercury retrograde in the spring or early summer of 2015 when I was staying neat Kasar Devi, India. Perhaps, if I would have had an internet connection where I was staying, I…
I realized something the other day. For a man on a spiritual path, it was a solid realization like running into a wall. The realization came about thru practical analysis of my will and desire as well as thru acknowledging my fears. By mind and by impulse we want many things in life, but we…
I was reminded of a time in Varanasi, sitting at the burning ghats, watching bodies burn. Everything is happening here. The whole city goes by, nay, the whole world! Seasonal festivals pass thru, all the animals of the city are represented, except they’re bigger stinger healthier and more menacing somehow. Aghora tantrics sit around. Madmen…
I’ve been keeping quiet for a couple of years. Not much blogging, not much facebooking. I suppose the silence began with the confusion of my marriage back in December of 2011. Maybe you remember hearing about that? Or maybe I was even quiet about that too. Anyways, it didn’t last very long. Differences arose within…