Erik Stout 9/14/26 Erik Stout 9/14/26

Jolly Cosmology: Reflections on a Psychedelic Journey

Essay on the illuminating power of psychedelics.

Erik Stout 8/17/26 Erik Stout 8/17/26

What Freedom Costs

How we create our personal prison, and how we can escape!

Erik Stout 5/19/26 Erik Stout 5/19/26

The Mirror of Jekyll and Hyde

An analysis of the profundity of The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde.

Erik Stout 5/16/26 Erik Stout 5/16/26

The Power of Expression (2)

Part 2 of this diptych: Healthy ways of self-expression.

Erik Stout 5/9/26 Erik Stout 5/9/26

The Power of Expression (1)

Part 1 of this diptych: Harmful ways of self-expression.

Erik Stout 5/5/26 Erik Stout 5/5/26

Positive Effects of Massage on Dementia

Short-term hand, feet, and head massages can reduce agitation in dementia patients.

Erik Stout 3/30/26 Erik Stout 3/30/26

The Sense of Nonsense

In an age where utilitarian thought and values threaten to strangle us, G.K. Chesterton’s essay ‘A Defense Of Nonsense’ feels like a much needed antidote.

Erik Stout 2/25/26 Erik Stout 2/25/26

Anger Management with Aldous Huxley

Repressing anger only exacerbates it. Aldous Huxley provides a feasible method to effectively process anger, and offers valuable ideas on how to live in love and peace with each other and the planet.

Erik Stout 2/17/26 Erik Stout 2/17/26

The Fool’s Number 11

White and black: two sides of the same coin.

Erik Stout 1/2/26 Erik Stout 1/2/26

Five Questions: A Method for Journaling

Trauma Healing Without Judgment, Analysis, or Explanation

Erik Stout 11/21/25 Erik Stout 11/21/25

The Seven Kingdoms (10)

Is Andy in it, or is it in Andy?

Erik Stout 10/11/25 Erik Stout 10/11/25

Everyone Is A Magician

The workings of emotional healing.

Erik Stout 9/29/25 Erik Stout 9/29/25

Jolliness and Insights in Zen Stories

For there is no wisdom without laughter.

Erik Stout 8/3/25 Erik Stout 8/3/25

Fun With Stress 2.10

Effects of chronic stress on our lungs, airways, and breathing muscles.

Erik Stout 7/12/25 Erik Stout 7/12/25

A New Challenge (19)

Thought and Behaviour Patterns: First Understand, Then See, Then Change.

Erik Stout 7/3/25 Erik Stout 7/3/25

Dare To Wonder And Become Your Own Refuge

Mythology as your personal psychological manual.

Erik Stout 6/21/25 Erik Stout 6/21/25

Nikolai Grozni: Farewell, Monsieur Gaston (book review)

A Must-Read For Truth-Seekers And Grim-Reapers!

Erik Stout 6/14/25 Erik Stout 6/14/25

The Seven Kingdoms (9)

Did Andy find what he has been looking and longing for? Or has the head not yet trickled down to the heart?…

Erik Stout 6/8/25 Erik Stout 6/8/25

What We Want Is Not What We Need

How your own hero’s journey can set you free.

Erik Stout 5/24/25 Erik Stout 5/24/25

Fun With Stress 2.9

Effects of chronic stress on our heart and blood vessels.