Metamodernism! Integral Theory! The limits of postmodern pluralism and the teleology that our civilization needs to acknowledge and integrate that is pulling us closer toward an ever-retreating horizon. Brendan provides some comfort for those who are miffed that the Modernist promise of future utopia and the Postmodernist promise of a return to anarcho-primitivism both are unlikely to meet all our needs or even ever truly be actualized.He beautifully articulates the Metamodern vision that arises via reflection on those previous movements: one of forever improving the world, helping everyone as much as we can, and pitching in however possible to just make the world a slightly better place. Connect with Brendan Graham Dempsey! Listen to his podcast, Metamodern Spirituality!Read his Substack!Buy his book, Metamodernism: Or, The Cultural Logic of Cultural Logics And check out your host, Geoffe, at the Creekmasons!

Super proud of this essay on the emergent subculture of Liminal Trickster Mystics that has given me a home and conquered my inability to ever feel like I belong anywhere. In a world where self-promo demands 11/10 excitement at all times, it’s hard to convey your feelings when you write something that you truly believe might make an impact on people’s lives. I feel that this is one of those times. Follow on Substack: The Creekmasons Follow on TikTok: ⁠@creekmasons⁠ If you like what you’re finding around there, join our community! You can learn more about our Anarcho-Indie Publishing Collective and JOIN THE DISCORD all by heading to Creekmasons.com.

Today I spoke with Deborah Eden Tull, brilliant author of the Buddhist manual on embracing the shadow, Luminous Darkness. We spoke about Endarkenment of course! That's her concept, an alternative to enlightenment that is required if we are to reach the wholeness that our interesting moment of history demands. We dive into all-caps LOVE that creates opportunities to balance the Yin and the Yang of Receptivity and Agency, Feminine and Masculine, Earth and Heaven. We explore concrete tips for listening, achieving stillness, and celebrating every aspect of being human, regardless of how stigmatized or repressed some of those experiences can sometimes be in this Patriarchal, White Supremacist, Colonialist, Capitalist hellscape. Here's Eden's bio! Deborah Eden Tull, founder of the nonprofit Mindful Living Revolution, is Zen meditation/mindfulness teacher, author, and spiritual activist. She spent seven years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery, and has been immersed in sustainable communities for 25 years. Eden’s teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness, non-duality, mindful inquiry, and an unwavering commitment to personal transformation. She teaches dharma intertwined with post-patriarchal thought and practices, resting upon a lived knowledge of our unity with the more than human world. She also facilitates The Work That Reconnects, as created by Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy. Eden has been practicing meditation for the past 30 years and teaching for over 20 years. Her books include Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown (Shambhala 2022), Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connection with Our Self, Each Other, and Our Planet (Wisdom 2018), and The Natural Kitchen: Your Guide to the Sustainable Food Revolution (Process Media 2011). She lives in Black Mountain,North Carolina, Cherokee land, and offers retreats, workshops, leadership trainings, and consultations internationally. E-mail | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube As for your host, Geoffe! Follow on Substack: The Creekmasons Follow on TikTok: ⁠@creekmasons⁠

The first Essay Week has arrived! Even if you've already read "Yes-And-Ness" Outshines "Radical Acceptance", today's episode is worth main-lining for the medium-length, medium-mania rant I am broadcasting straight into your cortex. Just try to shut me up about the cultural moment we find ourselves in, in which we have unprecedented access to the genius of spiritual traditions from across the globe. We have an opportunity to marry the perspectives of both Radical Responsibility and Radical Acceptance into one integral whole that enables us to transcend the limits of somnambulent samsara, and awaken into a liberated state that also honors the wonder, beauty, and strangeness of our embodied, intuitive, receptive and squishy selves. Join our Digital Sangha by signing up to the mailing list at Creekmasons.com in order to receive email notifications for essays like this one, AND the brilliant work of co-conspirator, collaborator and co-creator of the Creekmasons, Colin Reinagel! If you like what you’re finding around there, join our community! You can learn more about our Anarcho-Indie Publishing Collective and JOIN THE DISCORD all by heading to Creekmasons.com.

Grateful as always for a scintillating conversation with Colin, our newest Adeptus Maker. We chat about everything from the numerology behind ancient megalithic structures as endorsed by the Knights Templar to the truly radical acts of healing trauma and embracing vulnerability. You may already know Colin from recent contributions to the now collaborative Creekmason blog like Christ-like Suffering and Toxic Positivity in Healing. If you don't, what are you doing? Missing Newsletters?? Sign up already! Check out⁠ ⁠Colin Reinagel⁠⁠'s website Weird Life Studios, to checkout out and purchase his art and make sure to follow him on ⁠Instagram⁠! Check out Geoff and Colin BOTH at Creekmasons.com!

I had a truly enlivening conversation with the newest Node, Dr. Cynthia Miller, brilliant, awakened author of both books and blogs! We discuss the doctor's 12 Dimensional model of consciousness' progress into actualization, the toxic sides of both masculinity AND femininity, and the power of our ever evolving community of seekers in fostering faster and faster spiritual growth! Read something from Dr. Miller! The Inner (R)Evolution (Book) Reality Builders (Substack) Dr Cynthia Miller's Website! And as for your host... Follow on Substack: The Creekmasons Follow on TikTok: ⁠@creekmasons⁠

Layman Pascal becomes a Node twice over with this wonderful episode about the pursuit of self-actualization. We discuss practices for deepening the connection with the divine, embracing liminal spaces in a revolution that includes dancing, and the importance of discernment in embodied sensemaking. Not to selfishly claim him as a part of our tribe, but Layman is one of the most Liminal Trickster Mystic thinkers that I've never encountered in the wild. Like a true New Thought-esque manifestation of the idealogy I've held near and dear for all these years. You're going to love this conversation. Read some of Layman's writing on Substack! ⁠Layman Pascal⁠ ⁠Xagick⁠ Or listen to the ⁠Integral Stage⁠ podcast!! And learn more about the Creekmasons too! Follow on Substack: ⁠The Creekmasons Content Collective⁠ Follow on TikTok:⁠ ⁠@creekmasons⁠

The brilliant Alexander Beiner—author, podcaster, thought-leader and essayist—becomes a Node in the Net today to celebrate the Psychedelic Renaissance and chat about yes-and-ness, discernment, and navigating holding nuanced perspectives in a world brimming with binary thinkers among many other vibey topics. Check out Alexander's substack, The Bigger Picture and learn more about the book by the same name on his glorious website! Sincere gratitude for the editing done by ⁠Colin Reinagel⁠! Follow on Substack: The Creekmasons Follow on TikTok: ⁠@creekmasons⁠ Writing and contact info at: https://creekmasons.com

Come and celebrate the magnificent Colin Reinegal diving in to the deepest mysteries of the Creek by becoming the Creekmasons' newest Adeptus Maker! We'll soon be publishing his thoughts on the Creekmason blog and what brilliant and boldly woo thoughts they are! We chat about Sliva Mind control, the Tao Te Ching, and the general societal shift toward decentralization among many more topics in this wonderful episode. Check out ⁠Colin Reinagel⁠'s website Weird Life Studios, to checkout out and purchase his art and make sure to follow him on Instagram! Follow on Substack: The Creekmasons Follow on TikTok: ⁠@creekmasons⁠ Writing and contact info at: https://creekmasons.com

Meredith White is a queer, nonbinary, and neurodivergent artist and facilitator based in Atlanta, GA. They work at the intersection of art, spirituality, and embodiment using textiles, tarot, and design to tell stories. And what an absolute joy and privilege it was to talk with them! In this banger, we talk Mutual aid, Cop City, Returning to Nature, and a TON more. Enjoy! Find Meredith on Substack, under Root Inward! Sincere gratitude for the editing done by ⁠Colin Reinagel⁠! Follow on Substack: The Creekmasons Follow on TikTok: ⁠@creekmasons⁠ Writing and contact info at: https://creekmasons.com