Thought in Motion

Designing Meaning: Narrative Intelligence and Shared Reality
Narrative intelligence is the ability to make sense of what’s happening, stay oriented in the bigger picture, and make choices that stay aligned even in complex or uncertain situations.

What Is a Higher Narrative?
What happens when actions are guided by something deeper than short-term goals? This article introduces the idea of a higher narrative, and why it matters in times of change.

From Sagres to Ephesus: What AI Still Doesn’t Understand
Exploring AI, consciousness, and human experience through two symbolic places: Sagres in Portugal and Ephesus in Turkey.

Why the Future of Work Demands Both Soul and System
In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, one question keeps coming up: How do we stay human in the midst of all this change?

Attention, Focus, and the ADHD Flight Response
Our attention spans aren’t what they used to be, but maybe that’s not just about screens. Maybe it’s about how much we’re being asked to hold, all the time.

Blackouts, Literal and Metaphorical
We speak of resilience as if it lives only within, but it’s shaped by the systems we trust to hold. When those systems pause, so does the version of self we usually take for granted.

What Does Sociology Have to Do with Mystics and Gnostics?
What do sociology, mystics, and gnostics have in common? Maybe more than we think when it comes to trust, faith, and the quiet spaces modern life forgets.

Karmic Bonds, Are They Real?
Blending insights from psychology, sociology, and spirituality, this piece explores karmic bonds, emotional mirrors, and family patterns that shape our inner lives.

Why Some Closeness Feels Good and Some Just Feels… Off
Not all closeness is connection. This piece explores how forced intimacy shows up in subtle ways, and what real connection feels like when it’s built on safety, not pressure.

Stuck in Your Head? It Might Be Your Default Mode Network
What if your ego had a home in the brain? This article explores the default mode network, your mind’s inner narrator, and what happens when it gets too loud or stuck, like in ADHD or trauma.

Reclaiming Lost or Silenced Parts of Ourselves
Some parts of us don’t disappear, they just go quiet. This piece explores how surrealist art and ancestral ritual help us remember what we've left behind.

The Ruler and the Challenger: The Eternal Struggle for Power
Throughout history, every civilization has been shaped by an ongoing tension: the struggle between those who hold power and those who challenge it.

Issues in the Tissues: The Connection Between Fascia and Emotion
Scientific research increasingly confirms what healing traditions have long suspected: our connective tissue and emotional well-being are deeply intertwined.

The Unseen Script: How Trauma Shapes Our Choices and How to Rewrite It
This article explores some of the most groundbreaking insights on trauma, from Polyvagal Theory and the work of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk to Brené Brown’s approach to healing through connection.

The Three Births of Life: A Journey Through Myth, Psychology, and the Mother Archetype
The idea that humans are "born three times" is a recurring myth found in various cultures, symbolizing the stages of personal transformation.

The Father Archetype: Authority, Absence, and Inner Reconciliation
A father’s emotional presence or absence strongly affects a person’s relationship with inner masculine energy influencing confidence, independence, and emotional resilience.

How Aphantasia Challenges What We Know About Imagination
Vision is so central to human experience that our brains devote more resources to it than to any other sense. Seeing feels effortless, yet beneath the surface, it’s one of the most complex cognitive functions, and not everyone experiences it the same way.

The Physiology of Attachment Trauma: How Early Experiences Shape Us
When early relational wounds occur, the nervous system doesn’t just register them as painful memories; it encodes them as survival strategies.

Neurodivergence: When Minds Work Differently
Imagine feeling everything in sharper focus. If you’ve ever felt “different” but couldn’t quite name why, you might wonder if you’re neurodivergent.

Anger and Self Expression - Can You Sing a Cheerful Song?
True self-expression requires acknowledging and working through emotional blocks, particularly those held in the body.