These are the works I return to. Not for trends, but for truth.
They’ve shaped my lens, sharpened my language, and stayed relevant across seasons.
Each one holds weight — mythic, clinical, creative, or structural.
If you're building something real, start here.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell For mythic structure and the inner journey as universal pattern.
The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk A foundational trauma text — essential, even if over-quoted.
The Once and Future King – T.H. White Your keystone myth: innocence, power, and the long arc of becoming real.
Sturgill Simpson – Spotify Artist Profile A sonic mythmaker. Country, psychedelia, grief, and grit all braided into one man’s outlaw arc.
The War of Art – Steven Pressfield Discipline as a spiritual act. Resistance as the enemy of becoming.
The most important book on design that isn’t about design. Space, structure, and soul — with pattern as the bridge.