Bøger af Nick Jameson

"Deemed a heretic, lunatic or prophet is the vote of the majority..." Beginning with a prologue exploring the often razor-thin line separating fact from fiction, a line commonly drawn along shifting perspectives using precarious proofs, typically for prejudicial purposes, Madman Walking is a distillation of the unorthodox beliefs of its author, Wesley 'Abel' Brady, into a tale of his experiences in and around his setting the historic Thomas McCann House on fire on Halloween of 2019. The incident led to a troubling search of the then 38-year-old's property and his incarceration in a medium security mental health facility in Bend. The fire was the result of his ritualistic cleansing of the property, driving away the evil in the basement that had been brewing since the once sacred grounds were stolen from the local natives centuries ago; natives with whom he shares both blood and belief. The McCann Home is on the National Register of Historic Places, being the General Manager's House for the now defunct Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company, with both the company and the downtown location of the home being central to early Bend life back when it was a hardscrabble mill town feeding the raw material for the growth of the nation, before the collapse of the Northwest Lumber industry. Abel's experience of the incident perplexes him, with fantasy, reality, spirituality and prophetic visions weaving in and out of one another until he can't tell the difference. His crime, committed whilst 'psychotically manic, ' lands him in hot water with the authorities, with a serious sentence set before him. Refusing to plead insanity, Abel eventually escapes the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB), the governing body set to rule over those convicted of major 'NGI' crimes (not guilty for reasons of insanity), which would've meant a maximum sentence under state psychiatric supervision. Instead, he receives a mere 5 years' probation, and is soon released from custody. Approximately 3 years later, the author is arrested on two counts of first degree murder and violation of a corpse after his regular sexual experimentation with three others, including a young teenaged couple and an older homeowner who'd hired Brady to do some work on her home, goes horribly awry. The matter now currently being adjudicated, Abel is convinced that he'll be imprisoned for life, either at the State Hospital in Salem or in the prison system for the everyday 'sane' offender. Feeling his future is now entirely set in, and within, stone, Abel wants others, especially his family, to understand what it was like to have the experiences that brought him before the judges; experiences that include visions of concealed forces and their eternal conflicts, the evolving evils of mental health 'treatment' and the history of Native American tribes gradually destroyed by the encroaching greed of the white man. These are his stories. Where fact ends and fiction begins is for you to decide.

The prophecies of two ancient bloodlines converge when the Wolf Clan of Aria finds the fabled passage through the North Gate, surviving months traversing the arctic icescape in discovery of the New World, presaged to be the land that shall host their greatest glory. But this world is only new to them, being home to native tribes equally as ancient, manifested of the Mother Spirit whom gave birth to being, Her realm rich in spiritual magic imbued in the lush landscape, protected by primordial forces as old as time itself, formed from the fiery crucible in the heart of the Great Mountain. When the dreams of the son of the invading Arian warlord come alive upon glimpsing the daughter of the Mahwah medicine man, forces long awaiting their union are unleashed upon the land, triggering a war for the future of them all.

The Empress Needs No Clothes is a collection of the favorite poems of philosopher-poet Nick Jameson. Written over a period of nearly two decades, it spans a great spectrum of subjects and inspirations. The anguish of unrequited love, the insights of spirituality free of the erroneous specifications and confines of religion, the war with traditional modes of mass economic exploitation and mental oppression, the love and worship of Spirit through nature, the answering of age-old philosophical and spiritual conundrums and the exploration of subjects whose comprehension offer uniquely elucidating, edifying benefits to the reader are hereby offered. Buyer beware: this isn't the typical collection of poems, but the verse of one whose honor, pure spirituality and progressive convictions compel him to go to war with all that which enslaves and erodes humanity, even when that means being misunderstood and condemned by those whom he thereby serves. Complemented by the talented Brazilian artist Lanna Ariel, the "Witch of Paintings," this book is a sword stained with the author's blood, forged in the fires of rage and revelation, wielded against, and for, everything that compels him to put the pen to the page.

The Tao Te Ching is the greatest guiding treatise for living by divine, natural providence, born of an inherent spiritual wisdom lost by a human race that has buried that wisdom beneath the pretenses of knowledge, power, covetousness and control. Taoism predates all the major religions, and promulgates ideas and principles which those religions pretend to be their own. Indeed, those from later faiths shall here, if reading with open heart and mind, find the roots of their own faith. The Way of the Tao Te Ching is as the sacred seed buried in the soil, forever regenerating the existence trodden upon and taken for granted by a human race that now dishonors nature, believing that it has the right to dominate it. All the great religions followed in Lao Tzu's footsteps, tracing a path which The Old Philosopher himself speaks of coming from eons long past; a trail as ancient as humankind itself, which The Old Philosopher knew of himself to be but a traveler of. I have, here, set upon the path myself, being a long-running student of spirituality. As part of my practice I'm enriched by performing 'active reading exercises' in order to improve my understanding of my reading, in which I gather the insights and principles of the original text and word them as they make the most sense to me, and hopefully to other readers as well. I do this not, in this case, as a foolish attempt to 'one-up' the master metaphysician, but, again, to expand upon my own understanding, hopefully do a service to modern readers, and as a means to more actively consider and pay homage to his wisdom. I do this also to honor that fact that sacred wisdom is both ineffable and, at the same time, by the same nature, may be limitlessly expressed and reworded, like a glorious white light shining through an infinitely-faceted prism.

The Tao Te Ching is the greatest guiding treatise for living by divine, natural providence, born of an inherent spiritual wisdom lost by a human race that has buried that wisdom beneath the pretenses of knowledge, power, covetousness and control. Taoism predates all the major religions, and promulgates ideas and principles which those religions pretend to be their own. Indeed, those from later faiths shall here, if reading with open heart and mind, find the roots of their own faith. The Way of the Tao Te Ching is as the sacred seed buried in the soil, forever regenerating the existence trodden upon and taken for granted by a human race that now dishonors nature, believing that it has the right to dominate it.All the great religions followed in Lao Tzu's footsteps, tracing a path which The Old Philosopher himself speaks of coming from eons long past; a trail as ancient as humankind itself, which The Old Philosopher knew of himself to be but a traveler of. I have, here, set upon the path myself, being a long-running student of spirituality. As part of my practice I'm enriched by performing 'active reading exercises' in order to improve my understanding of my reading, in which I gather the insights and principles of the original text and word them as they make the most sense to me, and hopefully to other readers as well.I do this not, in this case, as a foolish attempt to 'one-up' the master metaphysician, but, again, to expand upon my own understanding, hopefully do a service to modern readers, and as a means to more actively consider and pay homage to his wisdom. I do this also to honor that fact that sacred wisdom is both ineffable and, at the same time, by the same nature, may be limitlessly expressed and reworded, like a glorious white light shining through an infinitely-faceted prism.

Veritas Ex Spiritu, meaning "Truth Through Spirit," is a compilation of spiritual writings composed over a period of nearly fifteen years. The title alludes to the fact that, even when in ignorance and/or denial, we're all spiritual beings by our very nature, and that all truth comes from this source, with the mind always playing translator. This compilation represents the desire of the author to share his spirituality through one condensed work. In the process it offers answers to the great moral, spiritual and philosophical quandaries of the ages. The fully-inclusive nature of God, or 'Spirit,' and its inseparability from every one of its manifestations is investigated through multiple genres, and theories and principles of the greatest possible value to life, and to the progression of the human race, are explored in detail.Attempting to control what constitutes divinity is the hubristic foolishness of religion. The roads to the truth are always endless, and everyone has a prophet inside of them; it's all a matter of centering oneself and learning how to listen. This is precisely what makes the 'spiritual but not religious' perspective, the fully inclusive viewpoint, superior to the religious perspective, the excluding viewpoint made of attempting to stuff the all-encompassing Spirit and its manifestations into a single box in which it shall not only never fit, but which leads to innumerable ills for humankind, including promoting the propensity for tribal thought and divisiveness.True spirituality, that which possesses the greatest power to unite all people, seeks no supremacy, listens to no labels, builds no boundaries, identifies with no idolatry, heeds no hierarchies and enforces no exclusions. Those are the man-made corruptions that created the religions by which the powerful have long controlled and oppressed the people as a whole. Ironically, the cure to religion is spirituality.This collection includes:- 2 short books, based upon the Tao Te Ching and the Gnostic Gospels, respectively- 1 excerpt on the nature of divinity, from the philosophical novel "Infinite of One"- 4 short spiritual papers on the 'spiritual but not religious' supersession of religion- 30 standard-length poems exploring various aspects of spirituality- 1 'epic poem' based upon Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet"- 1 novel reflection on the spiritual classic "Siddhartha"

Expanded and revised in 2022, Heresies of a Heathen is now a narrated spiritual journey through the Gnostic Gospels and teachings of the esoteric mystery schools traditionally condemned and discarded by Christian authorities, now constituting a powerful perspective on the gnostic nature of spiritual truth and the many means of its revelation.Why the title "Heresies of a Heathen?" Because whether you''re considered a member of the club, or you''ve been cast out and stoned with self-righteous condemnations like ''heathen,'' whether your understanding of God is orthodox and commonly accepted, or you''re the ''spiritual but not religious'' type like me who speaks of the spiritual in ''heresies,'' you can never actually be cast out of God''s company, for God''s company is absolutely inclusive. The truth is that even the ''heathen'' thinking ''heretically'' can offer insights into the spiritual (or ''metaphysical'') nature of existence and, in fact, some argue that it requires the ability to look outside of conventional lines oppressively drawn to control us in order to best see God. This has, in fact, been my own experience, as God has led me to truths which can never belong to any one religion or group of people, and I''m offended by the attempt of religion to control divinity. In my own quest to understand the nature of divinity, I''ve learned of God to be the eternal, conscious energy essential to all people, places and things, including spacetime and matter and all forms of life manifested by God''s divine force, regardless of grouping and label.