No Shortcuts to Now

🎧 Waypoint 1.4: The Map Is Not The MountainThis is the fourth audio installment of No Shortcuts to Now — a journey through myth, memory, and meaning in turbulent times.In this episode: volcanic awe, spiderwebs, Marcus Aurelius, chocolate chip cookies, and the fragile, silken line we call knowledge.👉 Subscribe to No Shortcuts to Now📖 Prefer to read? The full text is included below.🗂️ New here? → 📘 Begin here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or

🎧 Field Note 1.3 (b): The Ratatoskr FilesThis is a Field Note — not a full Waypoint, but a reflection. A pause to track the tremors and catch our breath.In this episode: Trump, Musk, mythology, and masks. A meditation on shame, power, and what lies beneath.👉 Subscribe to No Shortcuts to Now📖 Prefer to read? The full text is included below.🗂️ New here? → 📘 Begin here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

🎧 Waypoint 1.3: The TrailheadThis is the third audio installment of No Shortcuts to Now — a journey through myth, memory, and meaning in turbulent times.In this episode: matchmaking and myth, squirrels and Norse symbols, and the quiet moments before the climb begins.👉 Subscribe to No Shortcuts to Now📖 Prefer to read? The full text is included below.🗂️ New here? → 📘 Begin here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,

🎧 Waypoint 1.2: Trees of Forbidden KnowledgeThis is the second audio installment of No Shortcuts to Now — a journey through myth, memory, and meaning in turbulent times.In this episode: childhood awe, volcanic gospel, and the long tension between wonder and silence, play and power.👉 Subscribe to No Shortcuts to Now📖 Prefer to read? The full text is included below.🗂️ New here? → Chapter 1 Index: Standing in The Ancient Shadow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

🎧 Waypoint 1.1: Vulcan’s EvangelistThis is the first audio installment of No Shortcuts to Now — a journey through myth, memory, and meaning in turbulent times.In this episode: volcanoes, bedtime playdough, Caligula, and the boy who dragged me up the mountain.👉 Subscribe to No Shortcuts to Now📖 Prefer to read? The full text is included below.🗂️ New here? Start at the beginning →Thanks for listening. No shortcuts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers

Trailer: No Shortcuts to NowAn introduction to the audio companion of No Shortcuts to Now — a serialized book weaving myth, memory, and political reflection into a slow-burning meditation on the present.This short episode lays out the path ahead: waypoints, field notes, and a search for meaning in an age of shortcuts and spectacle. If the voice brings the words closer, walk with me.Explore the written chapters, background, and more: noshortcutstonow.substack.com👉 Subscribe to No Shortcuts to Now