Mar Aaron Butler MaAlthough Aaron has lived in many places, he is originally from California. Growing up there, Aaron was exposed to a plethora of natural scenery: mountains, forests, deserts, lakes, rivers, and the Pacific Ocean; all of this filled him with wonder. Aaon spent a great deal of his time enjoying the natural beauty of his surroundings. As was true of many others before him, this evoked a spirit of contemplation and intense curiosity, which lead him inexorably to philosophy. Aaron, however, was not satisfied with academic philosophy as it is practiced today. So, whilst nevertheless learning a great deal from the academic study of philosophy, he turned his eye towards a broader and more ancient expression thereof; namely: philosophy as askesis. Philosophy understood this way was not just what one did at a university, as a writing professional, or the like, but what one was and how one lived. Wisdom, understanding, discernment, and knowledge were what Aaron sought to cultivate, but not as a mere form of social prestige, punditry, or simply to garner employment, as is so often, but not exhaustively, the focus of academic philosophy today. No. Aaron sought something finer, more subtle, puissant, and whose brobdingnagian character is yet inviting but sublime. Read More Read Less