Clay Lowe Narrative Alchemy Codex Stories are code. You are the programmer. December 22-28, 2025 This was one of those weeks where a single concept suddenly reorganizes everything you thought you knew. The kind of week where you discover a piece of the puzzle that doesn’t just fit – it reveals the entire picture was different than you imagined. Let me walk you through what emerged. The Soul Fiction Revelation The biggest shift happened when I encountered James Hillman’s concept of “soul...

Solo camping near Hay-on-Wye Day One (1) The Arrival The tent stakes bite into the soft earth beside the Wye, and I realise how long it's been since I've heard this particular silence, the kind that comes when you strip away everything except what fits in a rucksack. No folding camper. No elaborate camp kitchen. Just me, a two-man tent, and the bare necessities whispering their own kind of abundance. This was meant to be a shared adventure. Dave should be here, helping me puzzle over guy...

Hello Reader, I woke up this morning with a thought that wouldn’t let go. It started with something as simple as watching the US version of Ghosts — you know, that show where spirits from different eras are stuck in a house together, trying to figure out how to spend eternity. Here’s what hit me: these ghosts have been around for hundreds, sometimes thousands of years. They’re not worried about survival anymore; they’re already dead. So what’s their biggest challenge? Boredom. Everything they...