Author name: Jay N. Forrest

Dr. Jay Forrest is a hermit and philosopher who created Ascendium, a hermit's path of direct realization and ascent to the One. His work arises from sustained practice and direct insight, offering a path he has rigorously tested.

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The Dangers of an Infallible Guide

Jay N. Forrest • December 11, 2025

Alan Watts once told a story that has stayed with me. After giving a talk on Canadian television, an announcer approached him and asked, “If the universe is governed by an intelligent and beneficent God, wouldn’t He naturally provide us with an infallible guide to behavior and to the truth about the universe?” Watts knew […]

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Liar, Lunatic, Lord, or Legend

Jay N. Forrest • November 20, 2025

Here I want to address the false dilemma created by C.S. Lewis’s famous “Trilemma” argument—often summed up as: Jesus is either a Liar, a Lunatic, or the Lord.4. It’s a false dilemma because there are more possibilities than just those three. One obvious option Lewis overlooks is that the New Testament may be, in large

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