Most depression stems from the perception of what I call a “grey horizon.” This is the feeling that a purpose or deeper meaning is lacking- it creates an enervating force in our lives that drains our vitality and replaces it with a hollow “who cares?” This is a widespread and increasingly common issue among people young and […]

You are squaring off against a larger opponent in a fight you cannot escape. You feel the fear twist your guts as he bears down on you, his huge form a mass of unrestrained violence, hellbent on destroying you. The first blow shatters your nose like a jackhammer striking cheap concrete, and your vision explodes in a thousand lights- pain […]

Article written by Craig Williams “As anyone can probably tell you who has engaged in a brawl while sober, there is a distinct feeling that happens before the first punches are thrown. It is somewhere between fear, anticipation, excitement, joy and panic; a potent mixture of all of these, as the adrenaline kicks in and the body prepares itself to flee or […]

Operation Werewolf was conceived many years ago, named in one of my journals long lost to time, and used over the last several years as the label for my collected writings on strength, overcoming, tribalism, and so on. It has grown and evolved into something more than it was when I started it, but its aims have always been the same. I […]

There are a few times in a man’s life where it is okay to show your vulnerability- to set the armor down and trust someone enough not to wound you. At my grandfather’s funeral, I saw my uncle overcome with his sadness, and cry. At my brother’s wake, I was overcome by my own, and I cried for him, and […]

This life is trial and ordeal: You will be tested. This world will try everything in its power to extinguish your flames and leave your ashes cold. Opposition will rise up against you, and the struggles that you experience may sometimes threaten to overwhelm- the storms so violent and sudden that they will seem without end. The […]

”Whenever one approaches the points where man proves himself to be equal or superior to pain, one gains access to the sources of his power and the secret hidden behind his dominion. Tell me your relation to pain, and I will tell you who you are!” There were many pitfalls on the road to where I am now. Nothing […]

I am typing this with hands stained from road grime and leather dye, tanned dark by a week in the sun on the back of a motorcycle. I’ve just returned from traveling nearly two thousand miles of backroads and small towns in the American south, crisscrossing the Appalachian mountain range and seeing places and people […]

Photo by Marla W. This article is by guest writer Craig Williams, who has a great deal of other work available on various topics. Our readers may find much of interest especially at www.phalx.com “Our Sacrament is Nutrition and Healthy Eating, our Rituals are Strength Training and Conditioning.” Paul Waggener Living amidst a world of […]

I can’t tell you how much it drives me crazy when I talk to people and they say shit like “man, I wish I didn’t have to go in to work today.” It drives me crazy when people say “I wish I could be like that.” “I wish I had more time.” “I wish I […]