"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." — Carlos Castaneda Popular culture is not for the faint of heart. https://mcphee.com/https://bsky.app/profile/mcpheeceo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcpheeceo.bsky.social/post/3meyimuzpzc2zOne of the many fantastic illustrations to be found in Dr Alesha Sivartha's enigmatic 1898 work titled The Book of Life: The Spiritual and Physical Constitution of Man. 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