Author Archives: secretmindwarrior

If you’re anything like me, you like to greet every new day with a sense of wonder. You might have some kind of ritual that focuses you and creates a good headspace for the day ahead – and if you don’t, I … Continue reading →

Panem et Circenses: Latin, literally “bread and circuses,” a phrase supposedly coined by Juvenal, describing the cynical formula of the Roman emperors for keeping the masses content with ample food and entertainment. On a podcast by Tim Ferriss that I was … Continue reading →

How do you tell a thrilling story, that resonates forever and raises goosebumps, in a mere few hundred words? For those who look a little deeper into the nature of the human subconscious, something becomes immediately evident: our subconscious minds (and … Continue reading →

One of the most ancient, and yet overlooked, sources of harnessed universal power is that of seed sound. And yet, despite the casual faddishness with which many people associate the reciting of mantras, there is a deep and innate power in their … Continue reading →

The Count of Saint-Germain is one of the most fascinating historical characters I have ever encountered. In The Warlock, of course, he is mentioned as the great, great, great-grandfather of Evan Durning, the young hero – and yet, many readers … Continue reading →

As my group of proofreaders and editorial helpers read through the first drafts of The Warlock , something very interesting happens: they all ask the same question. And that question concerns the town of Long Bell, where the events of The Warlock unfold. … Continue reading →

Chapter 1: Conan joins the pirates Believe green buds awaken in the spring,  That autumn paints the leaves with somber fire;  Believe I held my heart inviolate  To lavish on one man my hot desire.                    The Song of Belît … Continue reading →

    As a child, and into my early teens, I was frequently bullied at school. The reason? I was painfully shy, skinny, and insecure… and I was an easy target. After all, real men played rugby or football at … Continue reading →

One of my most powerful literary influences, early in my life, was a writer named Robert E. Howard. Many people have never even heard of him, and yet, in his own way, his influence on popular modern narrative is every … Continue reading →

Here’s the prologue and first chapter of EYE OF THE GODS. Take a journey into the mystery and magic of the Ayacucho Andes in Peru… to a place where, according to local legend, the gods came to earth – leaving behind not only … Continue reading →