'To go far you must begin near, and the nearest step is the most important one.' -J. KrishnamurtiFirst, to be upfront, this book is not a 'rah! rah! you're great!!' approach to Metaphysics. Neither does this book take a 'tsk, tsk you're awful and need help' approach. This book is aimed at anyone interested in understanding how the real world works and so become enabled to navigate what Krishnamurti called 'a pathless land': The Truth.If you are interested in such an adventure, then this book will interest you.This book is a compilation of essays which, singly and collectively, are geared to the exploration of everyday life through the lens of the metaphysical. The goal is two-fold. One aim is simply to bring metaphysics out of the realm of the arcane and occult. The second idea is to reintroduce, into the modern world, the humble, straightforward approach of Gnosticism and mysticism. People need once again to take their spiritual lives into their own hands.