Why We Are Here

Pared down and simple, as we wish every truth could be

The Logos Pervading All (Fig. 42), Thought Forms, Annie Besant, 1905

At the end of each semester at Yale, I encounter a void. A vacuum plunges me into empty space and for a moment I am lost. The sense of obligation and scheduling imparted by academia is, suddenly and without fanfare, gone. Relentless duty fades to freedom and I face my own devices.

Inevi…