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July 2025

To Build the Temple
Some ideas should last a thousand years. Let them come and be reminded of the wisdom of solidarity in a compact.
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The Initiate's Pledge
The Grey Robes have a prime directive.
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Seasons of Persuasive Practice
Logos, Pathos, Mythos, Ethos are the rudimentary dimensions of subversive communication. Use the calendar for focused practice.
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Perspectives: Sundry, Shared, and Suicidal
Relativism, Pluralism, and the Limits of Empathy
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Break Taboos, Build Totems
Deciding what remains intact and what gets left behind takes wisdom and discernment. But the process is necessary to form an order.
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June 2025

Would You Step Into the Bliss Machine?
A few would. But most people know there is no excellence without exertion, no complete satisfaction without striving.
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Exploring Ambition in June's Shadow
Ambition originates in desire's shadow. We must learn to channel it to good ends.
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Marriage is Dialectics
Successful couples learn to engage in negation, preservation, and elevation.
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The Shade of the Robe
In anticipation of the Shadow Series, starting Sunday. Join us.
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