Eugene TerekhinAugustine: Why We Love the Right Things in the Wrong OrderNational ideologies seem to elevate some form of “good,” and then they sell it to the public as the highest good.·3 min read·Feb 16, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinThe Music of Silence and the Language of HeavenJust as Tolkien’s Elves were awakened by the song of water falling over stone, so we are awakened by our inner silence — the Music of the…·3 min read·Jan 28, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinHow Did Harry Potter Reverse What Voldemort Did to Himself?To avoid vulnerability, Voldemort split his soul into several pieces and hid those parts that made him weak. It was soul rupture.·3 min read·Jan 23, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinWhy it is Impossible to Force Your Way into ExcellenceExcellence is something we relax into. It’s counter-intuitive but it works. We think it’s up to us, but it’s not.·4 min read·Jan 20, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinC.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield: Do Languages Get Simpler or More Complex Over Time?When we encounter true words, we are stirred and awakened. True sayings don’t need definitions. They are a wake-up call.·3 min read·Jan 15, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinWhy the Two Trees of Yavanna Have “Most Renown,” and About Their Fate All the Tales of the Elder…What makes Yavanna Kementari special in Tolkien’s lore?·3 min read·Jan 10, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinChapter 2. Mark and LeoAn epic true story of two Russian families fleeing Russia in October 2022 not to participate in the war with Ukraine.·9 min read·Jan 6, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinWhy did Aragorn Warn the Hobbits Three Times NOT to Say the Word “Mordor” on Weathertop?In Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the most powerful weapon of the totalitarian state is the revised dictionary.·3 min read·Jan 5, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinChapter 1. “Special military operation”An epic true story of two Russian families fleeing Russia in October 2022 not to participate in the war with Ukraine.·8 min read·Jan 4, 2024----
Eugene TerekhinThe Ring-Shaped Heart of SauronSauron was a Maiar whom Melkor seduced into evil in ages past. Sauron’s passion and obsession was order for he had little tolerance for…·3 min read·Dec 21, 2023----