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Writing For Sentient Sand

  • How to run an event

    This post aims to reflect on and distil my knowledge from my experiences with running events from a practical perspective. It barely covers the practicalities, and perhaps I’ll write up a second post on things I’ve forgotten. Likely you already have a vision for the event, a sense of theme,… Read ⇢

    How to run an event

  • Topia – All That’s Missing is U

    A “topia” is a kaleidescope of ideas, attitudes, stances, emotions, objects, actions and desires of how life could be. U is where it gets enacted. Read ⇢

    Topia – All That’s Missing is U

  • How Attention and Healing Actually Works

    The relationship between attention and healing is subtle but quite simple once understood Read ⇢

    How Attention and Healing Actually Works

  • Second Half

    NB: I’ve written this entire post but despite all the various personal development I really just think it was meditation / diagnosing having mind disease that was the thing that actually helped. Working on social skills and not letting my shadow screw with others is definitely, definitely great. But it’s… Read ⇢

    Second Half

  • Reflections 2025

    This year, as has been the case for the last 2-3 years or more, subjectively felt like it was many, many years long. I can thank meditation (and insights) for that. I really must update my “how to slow time down” blog post from years ago to include all the… Read ⇢

    Reflections 2025

  • Polyamory diaries #1 – Becoming Poly (Watch a Kegan stage change in real time)

    Old draft of my memories of becoming polyamorous. Read ⇢

    Polyamory diaries #1 – Becoming Poly (Watch a Kegan stage change in real time)

  • Yearly Reflection 2024

    “Hi future Jess, are you enlightened yet?” – said my past diary that I re-read this year, trolling me super hard. Well done past Jess, you got me. Because the answer is not yes but it’s also not no. I started the year in Sheffield, deep in my “meditation year”,… Read ⇢

    Yearly Reflection 2024

  • Submission Guidelines for Tpot Magazine

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    Submission Guidelines for Tpot Magazine

  • (Kinda) Yearly reflection for 2023

    What has dropped? Needing to feel seen. Only through noticing it in others have I realised I may have successfully dropped it. I read that one characteristic of childhood that is absent in a neglectful family is the child having themselves reflected back at them by the parents. The need… Read ⇢

    (Kinda) Yearly reflection for 2023

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