My name is Joshua van Asakinda.

I am the author of a number of books, including Slay the Maiden; Oracle: Ninety Days to a New Life; Oracle: Nine Rules for a New Spirit; and Profiling the Left, with many more projects awaiting just over the horizon. My work is deeply philosophical in character, and has been influenced by a number of great thinkers, especially Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Campbell, and Jung. So if one appreciates the work of these men, then he may appreciate mine as well; if, however, one do not appreciate the work of these men, then I may not be his metaphorical cup of tea. For although my work runs the gamut- from fantasy to non-fiction, from philosophy to psychology, from poetry to satire- still it all revolves around the heroic.

Like any other author, I write about what inspires me, and I have always been inspired by hero stories. There is, after all, something ancient- even archetypal- about what Joseph Campbell called "the Hero's Journey." This need for heroism is, I believe, deeply rooted within us; it permeates all the works of the ancients, not to mention this godless catastrophe we call the "modern world." So the Hero's Journey pervades everything I write, and will continue to pervade everything I write. And I truly believe that the fact that we as a society have collectively abandoned the Hero's Journey has been to our great loss; it is my hope to rekindle that fire in my work- even if only in my own small way.
[ For links to these and other works, which are all available through Amazon as well as in digital for Kindle, please see Publication. ]
Of course, I write far more than hero stories; in fact, the bulk of my work thus far has been dedicated to philosophy and psychology. My Virilis is a return to the classical tradition of philosophy, while my personal development systems- ParaBellum & ParaBellum: Tactics- are paradigm-shifting psychological theories. However, it should be noted that my work is neither pop-philosophy nor pop-psychology. There is no "positive thinking" gibberish anywhere in my writings; this is not the Secret. Rather, my work is rooted in the classical tradition, both European and Oriental.

We must not only think rightly; we must act upon our right thoughts, over and over and over again, until excellence becomes a habit. Because life is hard; this is a hard truth. But by starting with the hard truth, the problem may be solved. Or, we can bury our heads in the sand, and wait to get slaughtered.
For more on Virilis, ParaBellum, & ParaBellum: Tactics, or if you would simply like to support me and my work- something I deeply appreciate- please feel free to become a member of the Legion at www.patreon.com/joshuavanasakinda.

Joshua van Asakinda

Joshua van Asakinda is First of the Zenshida’i, and faithful to Buddho-Taoism. He holds a master’s degree from American Military University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied psychology and philosophy. Long ago, he traveled the world in search of himself. Now he is a writer, among other things. But the thirst for self-realization remains, and so he looks forward to whatever may be waiting for him upon the Way.

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