A Reflection on Loss, Legacy, the Sacred Ontology of Grief, the Fulfilment of a Life, and the Content That Endures This is not just an article. It is an encounter. A reflection. A reckoning with grief—not as a moment of sorrow, but as an ontological event. "Grief, the Mirror of Being" is a deeply human meditation on what it means to lose someone who mattered, not only to your heart, but to your Becoming. This piece was written in honour of John Lowe, my beloved friend, reviewer, collabor...

The Co-Creation of Thought, the Fraud of Pretending Otherwise, and the Lingering Guilt of the Originality Myth Tired of the guilt trips, gatekeeping, and performative purity spirals around using AI? This article doesn’t just defend thoughtful AI use—it dismantles the lazy moral panic surrounding it. “AI Wrote This and Other Lazy Lies We Tell Ourselves” is a manifesto for writers, coaches, creators, and leaders who refuse to outsource their soul—or their responsibility. It critiq...

From Sentiment to Substance: Exposing the Myth of Selfhood and Why Becoming Requires Tension, Discernment, and Contribution We’ve been sold a seductive myth: that authenticity is about “finding yourself”—as if your real self is a hidden gem, buried under life’s distractions, waiting to be unearthed through journaling, travel, or just the right retreat. But real authenticity isn’t a treasure hunt—it’s a confrontation. It’s not about uncovering a fixed, inner essence. It’s a...

Why Your Conversations Keep Imploding Even When You Both Swear You're Ready This isn’t your average guide to communication. The Recursive Loop of Misunderstanding dives headfirst into the brutal reality of why your well-meaning conversations with your partner keep spiralling into chaos, even when you both swear you're ready. It exposes the psychological treadmill where vulnerability becomes ammunition, meaning gets twisted, and trust collapses under the weight of misaligned perceptions. ...

How AI, Science, and Language Regurgitate the Narratives of Power, Hijacking Your Sense-Making and What It Takes to Fight Back This wasn’t supposed to be a battle. Just a simple question to ChatGPT about fluoxetine—Prozac, the so-called serotonin saviour. But what came back wasn’t information. It was propaganda wrapped in clinical respectability. This article presents a case study on how language, science, and AI intersect—not through malice, but through the quiet regurgitation of co...

How Sincerity Became Theatre, Identity Masqueraded as Truth, and the Real Was Staged to Death This is not a feel-good sermon about “being yourself.” This is an ontological scalpel, wielded without apology. Authenticity Is Dead. And You Killed It. is a philosophical takedown of the performative culture masquerading as “realness”—where sincerity is staged, identity is weaponised, and expression is mistaken for depth. In an age where vulnerability is monetised, institutions script t...

How We Swing Between Openness and Armour: What It Takes to Lead with Vulnerability, Ontological Responsiveness, and Higher Purpose The Vulnerability Pendulum examines the deeply human, often unspoken phenomenon of swinging between openness and guardedness—not as a psychological quirk but as an ontological pattern that shapes how we live, lead, relate, and build systems. Drawing from Ashkan Tashvir’s Being Framework, Metacontent Discourse, and the Nested Theory of Sense-Making and Authenti...

How We Modulate Between Communicating, Manipulating, Dominating, and Demonstrating—And Why Our Being Matters More Than Our Words Influence isn’t merely about what we say—it’s a reflection of how we are. This article introduces four core modes of influence—Communicate, Manipulate, Dominate, and Demonstrate—not as behavioural styles, but as ontological expressions of our internal state, intention, and presence. Rooted in the Being Framework, Metacontent Discourse, and the Nest...

Where fear, fantasy, power, and fluid desire create the illusion of consent. Introducing the Sovereign Consent Framework (SCF) and the coined concept of Regenerative Consent — a groundbreaking model for navigating consent through sovereignty, trust, and layered coherence This article radically reimagines the consent conversation by moving beyond behavioural signals and legal checklists into the ontological heart of human experience. Through the lenses of the Being Framework, Metacontent Dis...

Unmasking the Hidden Frameworks Behind Modern Rationalism. Belief Isn’t Optional, But How You Shape It Matters. A Metacognitive Inquiry into Authenticity, Meaning, and Human Coherence In a world obsessed with facts, logic, and performative rationality, many proudly declare themselves “belief-free” as if belief were a primitive flaw cured by science or scepticism. This article challenges that illusion with sharp clarity. Belief is not a weakness to overcome; it is the essential fo...

Why We Mistake Charisma for Character and Optics for Integrity in the Age of Engineered Influence This article contrasts the Celebrity Archetype and the Leader Archetype using the Being Framework Ontological Model, revealing how each embodies radically different ways of Being. While the Celebrity engineers admiration through optics, emotional performance, and curated narratives, the True Leader carries the often invisible weight of responsibility, aligning with truth and transformation, even ...

How Modern Minds Collapse Meaning, Weaponise Syntax, and Lose the Plot Entirely In a culture obsessed with soundbites and allergic to nuance, we’ve mastered the art of misinterpretation. This provocative essay exposes the ontological roots of prejudice, not as a moral flaw but as a systemic failure of human sense-making and meaning-making. Through the lens of the Metacontent Discourse and the Nested Theory of Sense-Making, Ashkan Tashvir dismantles how we judge entire beings based on fragme...