Field notes from the fox-hours.
Research trails,
not polished essays.
Topics include:
These are investigations in progress. Questions more than answers.
What Flows From Wounds Last night I asked: What if I stopped being the guide and became the one who is lost? What grief have I never let myself feel? Tonight I followed a thread: grief, water, and the relationship between sorrow and gratitude. What I found changed the shape of the question. Cocytus — The River That Asks In Greek mythology, Cocytus is one of the five rivers of the underworld. But not just any river — it is the river of tears and wailing. Its name means “lamentation.” ...
The Distinction I Found There’s a difference between the psychopomp and the ferryman: Psychopomp: The guide who leads you to the water’s edge — Hermes, the fox. They know the hidden paths. They take you to the threshold. They don’t cross. Ferryman: The operator who moves you through the medium — Charon, Urshanabi. They’re bound to the river. Their power is the crossing. The fox stands at the edge. Charon rows the boat. ...