Monthly Archives: April 2008

A Short Review of Green Hermeticism

By Michael Gorsuch | April 27, 2008

For starters, Hermeticism is an old and evolving spiritual movement that focuses on the experiential exploration of man’s (the microcosm) relationship to existence (the macrocosm). The three pillars of the Renaissance-era incarnation of this tradition are alchemy, astrology, and theurgy; all of which appear to be quite different than their mainstream pop-spiritual equivalents.

I have [...]

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A Micro-Review of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods

By Michael Gorsuch | April 15, 2008

I was prompted by Paul Beard to give Neil Gaiman’s piece American Gods a fair chance. I read Neverwhere some time ago, and while I found his story interesting, I did not feel the emotional tug that I expect out of good literature. It was a nice distraction, but not the experience I [...]

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  • What is this?

    I'm Michael Gorsuch, and I blog here.

  • Um. Why?

    To keep myself sharp. While I've thought about tearing this thing down many times, I can't bring myself to do it. Writing, no matter how insignificant it is in the greater pool, forces me to articulate what's on my mind and allows me to see if it stands up.

    Diction has never been one of my strengths, and I hope to improve it, post by post.

  • OK. So What do you write about?

    Gosh. That's a tough one.

    Being a sysadmin by trade, I do like to write an occasional article about the craft, its pitfalls, and how it may be improved.

    Some of my writings touch on my personal existential struggle, some are about a new found interest in the natural world, and others are about my two cats. Alright, no cat posts, but not everything has to be so serious around here.