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March 28, 2019

The Gorgeous Napa Valley Feast Of War

Ivan Throne hosts a superb evening in California.

On Saturday, March 16th in Napa Valley a Feast of War was held with some very special guests.


Ivan and Lauren Throne were joined by expert fitness trainer Alexander Cortes, authors Bobby Dino and Jon Del Arroz, and many others for a luxurious evening of steaks, select wines, and the superb Empalador cigars.


Enjoy the photos, and ensure you check on the upcoming cities of the Feast of War.


Put your RSVP in today and be a part of this tremendous experience.


 


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An absolutely gorgeous venue.

Our setting was the famous Brix Restaurant and Gardens in the heart of California’s wine country.


Officially closed for renovations, the management of Brix very graciously opened the venue exclusively for the Feast of War. The menu included extensive staff-served hors d’oeuvres, paired with exquisites wines, and was followed by steak, salmon, and sides with a very rich dessert.


 


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High energy and terrific connections.

A distinguishing feature of the Feast of War is the extraordinarily high energy and enjoyment of the guests as they meet, talk, connect, and plan future ventures together as men who drive purposeful success in the new age.


The joy of victory is infectious.


 


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A brotherhood of men who see the world with no illusions.

“Ruthless talk of business and war” is the heart of the Feast of War. The men do business together. The men speak of where the cultural, political, and kinetic wars are headed. And align themselves on shared trajectory of deliberate outcomes.


The Feast of War is about brotherhood, connection, and the future.


 


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Headed to the table for the Feast.

Following introductions and initial discovery of backgrounds and discussion over cigars, the guests headed inside for a sumptuous banquet.


And the great work of bonding over exclusive luxury continued.


 


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Traditional setting and lovely accoutrements from Brix.

There is great pleasure in partaking of glorious food in a traditionally formal environment. Celebration of culture, civilization, and class are inherent ingredients of the Feast of War and serve to provide a lovely framwork for the evening.


Class will always out.


 


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Ladies are welcome when escorted by a male guest.

The Feast of War is an event for men. Single women are not permitted to attend. However, men are always welcome to bring wives or girlfriends, in keeping with our attendance policy for all of our Feasts of War.


You can review our attendance policies here.


 


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Dinner with Chad Jesus and the Apostles of the New Age.

Wondrous cheer and good humor are a central experience at the Feast of War, and this event was no exception. With Alexander Cortes as the centerpiece, Jon Del Arroz had us recreate Leonardo Da Vinci’s immortal work of The Last Supper.


Enjoy the good humor, and watch the Periscope broadcast live from the event!


 


Listen to the live Periscope from Napa Valley.


LIVE from the Feast of War in #NapaValley! Young kings, take note and level up! https://t.co/qDkbPT9PUu


— Ivan Throne (@IvanThrone) March 17, 2019



 


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Delightful breakfast the next morning with Bobby Dino and Jon Del Arroz

The next morning it was a wonderful pleasure to dine again with good friends and their family members at the wonderful Napa restaurant The Farm at Carneros. More discussion on upcoming ventures took place, including a savagely triggering joint science fiction novel planned by Jon and Ivan.


Never miss the opportunity to keep momentum going!


 


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Brotherhood is what drives the success of Men.

A superb conclusion to a magnificent weekend in Napa Valley, California. Terrific weather, lovely countryside, a magnificent event, and deep connections forged between men who know that they are responsible for their own success in the world.


This is how it is done, brothers.


 


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Be a part of the Feast of War and join with victory in the new age.

The Feast of War is coming to Washington D.C., Nashville, Seattle, New York, Palm Beach, Chicago, and San Diego.


Do not let your opportunity to attend these incredible events slip by.


Browse through the Feast of War page and find out how you can reserve your spot.


You will enter into an unforgettable evening of power, brotherhood, and potential.


That is why the Feast of War takes place.


It is for you, my brother.


 


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Subscribe today and enter into the halls of the dark world, where I mentor your understanding of its power.


The new ages changes swiftly. War comes, as it always does, and those who level will not be left behind.


Be made welcome, and be a part of what we do.


Regards,


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Published on March 28, 2019 22:24

March 26, 2019

The Gorgeous Napa Valley Feast Of War

Ivan Throne hosts a superb evening in California.

On Saturday, March 16th in Napa Valley a Feast of War was held with some very special guests.


Ivan and Lauren Throne were joined by expert fitness trainer Alexander Cortes, authors Bobby Dino and Jon Del Arroz, and many others for a luxurious evening of steaks, select wines, and the superb Empalador cigars.


Enjoy the photos, and ensure you check on the upcoming cities of the Feast of War.


Put your RSVP in today and be a part of this tremendous experience.


 


[image error]

An absolutely gorgeous venue.

Our setting was the famous Brix Restaurant and Gardens in the heart of California’s wine country.


Officially closed for renovations, the management of Brix very graciously opened the venue exclusively for the Feast of War. The menu included extensive staff-served hors d’oeuvres, paired with exquisites wines, and was followed by steak, salmon, and sides with a very rich dessert.


 


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High energy and terrific connections.

A distinguishing feature of the Feast of War is the extraordinarily high energy and enjoyment of the guests as they meet, talk, connect, and plan future ventures together as men who drive purposeful success in the new age.


The joy of victory is infectious.


 


[image error]

A brotherhood of men who see the world with no illusions.

“Ruthless talk of business and war” is the heart of the Feast of War. The men do business together. The men speak of where the cultural, political, and kinetic wars are headed. And align themselves on shared trajectory of deliberate outcomes.


The Feast of War is about brotherhood, connection, and the future.


 


[image error]

Headed to the table for the Feast.

Following introductions and initial discovery of backgrounds and discussion over cigars, the guests headed inside for a sumptuous banquet.


And the great work of bonding over exclusive luxury continued.


 


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Traditional setting and lovely accoutrements from Brix.

There is great pleasure in partaking of glorious food in a traditionally formal environment. Celebration of culture, civilization, and class are inherent ingredients of the Feast of War and serve to provide a lovely framwork for the evening.


Class will always out.


 


[image error]

Ladies are welcome when escorted by a male guest.

The Feast of War is an event for men. Single women are not permitted to attend. However, men are always welcome to bring wives or girlfriends, in keeping with our attendance policy for all of our Feasts of War.


You can review our attendance policies here.


 


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Dinner with Chad Jesus and the Apostles of the New Age.

Wondrous cheer and good humor are a central experience at the Feast of War, and this event was no exception. With Alexander Cortes as the centerpiece, Jon Del Arroz had us recreate Leonardo Da Vinci’s immortal work of The Last Supper.


Enjoy the good humor, and watch the Periscope broadcast live from the event!


 


Listen to the live Periscope from Napa Valley.


LIVE from the Feast of War in #NapaValley! Young kings, take note and level up! https://t.co/qDkbPT9PUu


— Ivan Throne (@IvanThrone) March 17, 2019



 


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Delightful breakfast the next morning with Bobby Dino and Jon Del Arroz

The next morning it was a wonderful pleasure to dine again with good friends and their family members at the wonderful Napa restaurant The Farm at Carneros. More discussion on upcoming ventures took place, including a savagely triggering joint science fiction novel planned by Jon and Ivan.


Never miss the opportunity to keep momentum going!


 


[image error]

Brotherhood is what drives the success of Men.

A superb conclusion to a magnificent weekend in Napa Valley, California. Terrific weather, lovely countryside, a magnificent event, and deep connections forged between men who know that they are responsible for their own success in the world.


This is how it is done, brothers.


 


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Be a part of the Feast of War and join with victory in the new age.

The Feast of War is coming to Washington D.C., Nashville, Seattle, New York, Palm Beach, Chicago, and San Diego.


Do not let your opportunity to attend these incredible events slip by.


Browse through the Feast of War page and find out how you can reserve your spot.


You will enter into an unforgettable evening of power, brotherhood, and potential.


That is why the Feast of War takes place.


It is for you, my brother.


 


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Discover the depth of my coaching support and reach out to discover how I can help.


Subscribe today and enter into the halls of the dark world, where I mentor your understanding of its power.


The new ages changes swiftly. War comes, as it always does, and those who level will not be left behind.


Be made welcome, and be a part of what we do.


Regards,


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Published on March 26, 2019 10:47

March 5, 2019

Announcing Throne Dynamics LLC

Bespoke executive coaching solutions.

Ivan Throne and DARK TRIAD MAN® are pleased to announce the launch of an affiliated company, Throne Dynamics LLC.


Throne Dynamics LLC was formed to deliver the extraordinary benefits of our bespoke executive coaching and corporate consulting relationships.


We craft our individual solutions with a sharp and ruthless eye towards maximum self-awareness, total human development, and utilize highly focused intervention techniques designed to radically improve your momentum and trajectory of success.


Solutions from Throne Dynamics are not cheap, easy, or casual.


Serious transformation demands equally serious commitment, discipline, and investment. It also requires multilayered, competent support during a very challenging time.


My talents, traits, skills, and centuries of family expertise will stand you in priceless stead.


When only dreadful competence will do, Throne Dynamics LLC delivers.


Visit the new site, and download the brochure.


I look forward to working with you.


Regards,


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Published on March 05, 2019 22:03

February 8, 2019

Cigar Night With Ivan Throne

Come to the Churchill Bar in Denver.

Ivan Throne will be at this gorgeous and historic venue in Denver at 7:00pm on Saturday, February 16th for an evening of drinks, cigars and discussion. Join us and be a part of a terrific evening with other men who appreciate the finer things in life:


 


Brown Palace Hotel

1801 N Broadway

Denver, CO 80202

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The gorgeous and historic Brown Palace Hotel.

The Brown Palace opened in 1892 and has been a landmark in the Mile High City for over a century.


Arizona sandstone and Colorado red granite were used in the construction, and the luxurious setting includes the Churchill Bar offering over sixty cigars and an extensive list of quality spirits.


The very first Feast of War from DARK TRIAD MAN® was held here in the Independence Room in 2018.


Our next Feast of War is in Napa Valley on March 16th, followed by Washington D.C. and Nashville.


Don’t miss the opportunity to join us at the table!


 


Details on our cigar night event.


The event is open to the public.


There is no charge to attend.


Cigars can be purchased at the bar.


Seating is first come, first served.


Appropriate attire required.


Individual bar checks.

 


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Join us at this very special night in Denver and cement in-person relationships.


I will be there to smoke an Empalador and enjoy a lovely winter evening.


I tell you today that it has always been a dark world.


We’re going to light up and bring some warmth.


Regards,


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Published on February 08, 2019 08:16

December 24, 2018

Merry Christmas 2018 To All

Much love and peace to you on this Christmas Eve.

The year is nearly past, and it has been tumultous and challenging to many.


There has also been enormous growth, opportunity, and transformation.


On this Christmas Eve, please accept my best and warmest wishes.


May His peace and love surround you and your family.


I look forward to the New Year with all of you.


Regards,


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Published on December 24, 2018 17:01

December 11, 2018

The Incredible Dallas Feast Of War

An absolutely magnificent evening.

The Dallas Feast of War was held on Saturday, December 8th at the Cool River Cafe in Irving, Texas.


The beautifully appointed Cognac Lounge was reserved for our event, held from 6:00pm until about midnight.


Over the course of six hours the guests ate, drank, talked, discussed the momentum and trajectory of the age, and made plans with each other for alliance amid the tumult of the future that comes so very quickly.


This, my friends, is the way of men who drive success!


 


Watch our streamed videos from the Dallas Feast of War.


@IvanThrone LIVE at the #Dallas Feast of War… These men are the rulers of the new age! Witness! https://t.co/cGVAxraqYU


— Ivan Throne (@IvanThrone) December 9, 2018




LIVE with @EvolvedPhil and @IvanThrone at the Feast of War in #Dallas! https://t.co/EQjpZ88rqo


— Ivan Throne (@IvanThrone) December 9, 2018




LIVE from the #FeastOfWar in #Dallas! The Message from the Men. WATCH: https://t.co/QYSJx3EDR9


— Ivan Throne (@IvanThrone) December 9, 2018



 


Terrific company at the luxurious Dallas Feast of War.

Enjoy some photographs of this stellar event:









 


Make plans to attend a Feast of War with Ivan Throne!

Our Feast of War program is a unique and very special array of evenings.


Luxury dining where men discuss politics, war, and business over steaks, spirits and cigars is a glorious and magnificent tradition that never should have been murdered by political correctness.


DARK TRIAD MAN® roars it back to life in a major city near you.


It’s past time to return to these fundamentals. And victory in the cultural war means superb dining, drinks and utterly ruthless discussion with men who make absolutely no apologies for their beliefs.


The Feasts of War are private evenings with incomparable food and the company of vital brothers who believe in total victory.


Ivan Throne invites you to join the men at these luxury events.


 


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I tell you today that the Feast of War is where you need to be if you are serious about success, and serious about leveling up your relationships and connections in the real world where decisions are made and brotherhood is formed.


Napa Valley is coming early next year, and Washington D.C. soon after.


Purchase your RSVP today for the Feast of War nearest you.


And prepare for a matchless experience at my table.


Regards,


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Published on December 11, 2018 18:27

December 5, 2018

Into The Senate Project Completed

All copies of The Nine Laws have been ordered.

DARK TRIAD MAN® and Ivan Throne are pleased and proud to announce that all sixty-four copies of The Nine Laws have been purchased and are en route to their recipients in the United States Senate and House of Representatives.


With more copies available through the campaign than Republican members of the Senate, the question of who should receive them was an important one. In keeping with the spirit of the donation campaign, reader preference was paramount in delivering these copies of this philosophy bestseller.


Accordingly, we solicited feedback from readers:



IMPORTANT POLL HERE


People, I need your input on this!


The “INTO THE SENATE” campaign will send THE NINE LAWS to the Senate leadership, and to all the Republican senators.


There will be ten copies remaining…


WHO SHOULD GET THEM?


(thread)


— Ivan Throne (@IvanThrone) November 26, 2018



 


Twitter response was positive and quick.

Based on the poll results, readers overwhelmingly insisted that Republicans receive The Nine Laws even if it meant foregoing Senators in favor of Members of Congress.


A few choice responses are here:



Dems are gone. No sense wasting time or resources on them.


— Baboon 2: The Regassening (@baboon_2) November 26, 2018




Democrats won’t bother reading anything that hasn’t been written by Washington post or CNN.


— Apex Oliver

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Published on December 05, 2018 14:52

November 26, 2018

George Bruno Interviews Ivan Throne On The 21 Report

Vital testimony about real skin in the game.

Ivan Throne was a featured speaker at the 11th Annual 21 Convention in Orlando, Florida this past October.


Watch Ivan’s interview with George Bruno from the 21 Report:


 



 


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The 21 Convention is an incredible experience like none other.


With luminaries such as Rollo Tomassi, Ed Latimore, Tanner Guzy, Hunter Drew, Goldmund Unleashed, Jack Murphy and others, it is an unforgettable experience not to miss.


Enjoy the interview and make plans to attend in Poland and Orlando in 2019.


I will see you there, brothers!


Regards,


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Published on November 26, 2018 14:38

November 20, 2018

Into The Senate Announcement

U.S. Senators will soon receive The Nine Laws.

In March of this year, DARK TRIAD MAN® announced our Into the Senate campaign.


This campaign was a crowdfunded project on Freestartr.com to deliver a hardback copy of Ivan Throne’s philosophy bestseller The Nine Laws into the hands of each member of the United States Senate. The goal was to raise $2,998 for this purpose.


Three months later – shortly after half the funds were raised – Freestartr was deplatformed by Stripe. Freestartr was also deplatformed by banks and other payment processors, making access to and release of the funds problematic. Soon afterwards, Freestartr.com was shut down.


We are pleased to report that the funds from Freestartr have finally been released, and are now available!


$1,595 was distributed, which translates to sixty-four hardback copies of The Nine Laws.


We will begin shipping copies of The Nine Laws to U.S. Senators this week.


Read on for our list of recipients, and details on how we have selected them.


 



Our list starts with Senate leadership.

The full list of U.S. Senators has finally been updated subsequent to the 2018 elections and can be found here.


Leadership positions in the U.S. Senate are important offices of national influence, and consequently they are at the head of the list to receive gifts of The Nine Laws:



Orrin G. Hatch (R) – President Pro Tempore


Mitch McConnell (R) – Majority Leader


John Cornyn (R) – Assistant Majority Leader


Charles E. Schumer (D) – Democratic Leader


Patty Murray (D) – Assistant Democratic Leader


Richard J. Durbin (D) – Whip

That leaves sixty-one copies to be distributed amongst the remaining members of the Senate.


 


Senate Republicans are the next group to receive The Nine Laws.

Following the Senate leadership, there are an additional forty-eight Republicans in the Upper House, not including new incoming senators.


Each of the following U.S. Senators will receive a hardback copy of The Nine Laws:



Lamar Alexander (R)


John Barrasso (R)


Roy Blunt (R)


John Boozman (R)


Richard Burr (R)


Shelley Moore Capito (R)


Bill Cassidy (R)


Susan M. Collins (R)


Bob Corker (R)


Tom Cotton (R)


Mike Crapo (R)


Ted Cruz (R)


Steve Daines (R)


Michael B. Enzi (R)


Joni Ernst (R)


Deb Fischer (R)


Jeff Flake (R)


Cory Gardner (R)


Lindsey Graham (R)


Chuck Grassley (R)


Dean Heller (R)


John Hoeven (R)


Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)


James M. Inhofe (R)


Johnny Isakson (R)


Ron Johnson (R)


John Kennedy (R)


Jon Kyl (R)


James Lankford (R)


Mike Lee (R)


Jerry Moran (R)


Lisa Murkowski (R)


Rand Paul (R)


David Perdue (R)


Rob Portman (R)


James E. Risch (R)


Pat Roberts (R)


Mike Rounds (R)


Marco Rubio (R)


Ben Sasse (R)


Tim Scott (R)


Richard C. Shelby (R)


Dan Sullivan (R)


John Thune (R)


Thom Tillis (R)


Patrick J. Toomey (R)


Roger F. Wicker (R)


Todd Young (R)

 


Last on the list are the Independents and Democrats in the Senate.

The remaining ten copies of The Nine Laws will be distributed to the two independents in the Senate, along with a handpicked list of Democrats (not including those recently defeated in the 2018 elections):



Angus S., Jr. King (I)


Bernard Sanders (I)


Cory A. Booker (D)


Dianne Feinstein (D)


Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)


Kamala D. Harris (D)


Tim Kaine (D)


Joe Manchin III (D)


Mark R. Warner (D)


Elizabeth Warren (D)

 



The Nine Laws is your operating system for the dark world.

Joe Katzman is a brilliant strategist, Wall St. Journal contributor, and author of the foreword to The Nine Laws. He describes the book as “education for the cadres that will save us”. May the Republican Senate take the lessons to heart, and put this education towards the preservation of the nation.


The most powerful compliment to The Nine Laws is from Mr. Swift, who bluntly stated “it does not contradict Scripture”. May each Senator who reads it absorb the lessons that bring man closer to the divine, and empower them to deliver the Will of Heaven.


The most delightful response to The Nine Laws was from the unhappy leftist who declared that “men should be imprisoned for reading it, even if they have committed no crime.” May the Democrats who receive The Nine Laws shudder in fear as they realize the power that has been delivered to their adversaries.


Shipping of The Nine Laws to the United States Senate will commence over the next day or so, and be completed by the end of this week. Ivan himself is covering the shipping costs.


If you have not yet read this #1 philosophy bestseller, start right here with The Dying Child.


 


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And join us, as we build the new age.


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Published on November 20, 2018 12:42

October 3, 2018

Of Deafness And Service Dogs

The real experience of a service dog.

This was written many years ago, in reflection on the death of my service dog of over a decade.


Today I watch The Dog, his successor at my side, begin to age.


His muzzle is white, now, and not merely the gray of experience and maturity. He’s a little slower to get up from the floor, a bit happier to lie down, and while his ferocity still explodes I take more care, now, to watch him for aches and exhaustion as he works.


The end will come all too soon, as human lives go.


There is much discussion about service dogs today. What they do, where they can go, what are legitimate service animals and what are contorted caricatures of pets masquerading as medical equipment.


It is worth a look into what a hearing dog does, and what the experience is.


Read on, and appreciate.


Then share it.


 


Reflections on relationships.

There is something about a dog that simply glows.


Another being, living in the world, who does the very best he can with an infinite purity; a seamless effort; an integral attachment to the Now that is unsurpassable in its magnificence.


And they don’t know how magnificent they are, either… because ego is something beyond them.


They are blessed with an intimacy and acceptance of the immediate, without coloring or shading – and their joy, their sorrow (for yes, a dog can sorrow), and their frolic are so magically perfect, such demonstrations of what we wish we could be ourselves.


But the human mind eventually intrudes into our rare moments of purity, with bills and responsibilities and appointments and all the trivia that exists outside of the dog’s world of instantaneous living.


They miss us so terribly when we forget how to just be.


It leaves them behind. It’s the source of the sadness in dogs: that the ones they’d die for have to suffer that bitter divorce from the joy of now.


When one lives with a dog close at hand and that daily experience of absorption in the transient is combined with the replacement of a lost sense, it is an indescribable human experience.


Have you ever heard the sudden flap of a bird taking wing?


A burst of feathers, indignant and proud, soaring upward in the early evacuation so common to the wingfolk? Have you listened to the sound of a thousand sparrows rising skyward, startled off their field by a phantom only they could detect?


What’s that like?


Most of the time I miss it entirely.


I certainly never hear it. It’s not a part of my living.


But it is for the dog. Not only does the dog next to me hear the first shift of feather above the clicks and chirps from the flock… it hears or smells what startled them in the first place, and my attention is pulled by his and I follow and I see the birds rise too, darkening the sky…


I watch them go, beautiful, a cloud of living intensity that changes reflectivity as it shifts and decides direction, then heads off firmly with unified purpose.


How the hell do they figure out who is going first, all at once, and so damn fast? It’s a minor miracle to witness. God’s made an extraordinary place for us to tell our stories in.


And I love that loyal predator, chained to my wrist with bronze and leather, all the more as he glances at me, panting, checking to see if I am still approving of his living and his being.


I am, I think. I show him with my eyes that I bear him kindness, and love, and protection, and the strength of a pack leader that is infinitely powerful to him. I know he can read that. A hand on his head, warm. Because of him, I missed one less thing.


I feel a thump on the floor as his tail rises and drops once. His breathing comes slightly faster, shallower, his eyes narrowed. Another thump. Because of him, I see and take joy in one more thing that would otherwise be implacably behind the curtain of quiet that shrouds me.


Because of him, I love living that much more.


But because of me, his entire universe makes sense. Somehow the disparity in impact seems so unfair, so unrepayable. I’ll never be able to be so pure in return. And then at the end, they flame and vanish so fast. Such a sudden instance dogs are in the sea of lives we live. If we’re lucky they surf through two or even three waves of being, but mostly they just disappear so fast, so horribly soon.


“Dogs will die, and men will weep.”


I don’t remember who said it. It’s one of the few times when the Man Card isn’t subject to confiscation on grounds of emotional expression. When your dog dies, it’s always going to hurt.


Bad.


You can weep. You will.


It leaves behind a hole that isn’t shaped like a person. It leaves behind a hole that’s shaped like loyalty, like joy, like mad play and laughter with a ball on an autumn afternoon. It leaves behind a hole of a friend who taught you not just how to live in that timeless now – but how to never leave it, how to dwell in it, how to swim in a barking happy sea of real every single moment of every breath of every day of your entire God-worshipping life.


What a display of halleluiah a dog’s life is!


For me, that loss creeps further. It leaves so much of life that I love to experience, back behind the curtain of impenetrable silence. And covered, too; the universe condescendingly telling me again, as it has since early childhood, “you don’t know what you’re missing”.


Sometimes people tell me that too.


When you’ve seen one burst of living wings take to sky, rising like the firestorm of the Israelites with all the power of wild creatures exploding into survival flight – you’ve seen them all, right?


You’re used to it, I think.


You never think about what you’re empowered with.


I ask for a joke to be repeated, envious of the group laughter. “Oh, it’s not important.” I hear a gentle dismissal.


You’re not important enough to invest the repetition in. It’s okay to leave you out. It doesn’t matter that you’re not included. You don’t need the minor joy we shared.


I nod, accepting. My mind keeps working. Exclusion isn’t intentional. It really isn’t important.


The group flow of energy and laughter is more important than my aloneness. I know from experience that forcing the stream to flow at my pace, dams it and then it isn’t the sparkling river any longer.


But it’s still pretty, and amazing that to me people can swim it, fishing in and out of conversation and talking and communicating and wow, there’s so much they can do with it. I look down, and if I’m lucky a pair of brown eyes look back up, a pair of ears go back, and perhaps a tail moves briefly.


Yes, we see each other. Yes, we’re both here for each other. Except now, there’s no chain.


He died, as dogs do.


Six years ago now, and that’s a long time to miss the whisper of a falling leaf, the call of a friend from down the block, the footfall behind you that you weren’t supposed to hear, but your guardian did.


And showed you, alerted you, warned you.


It’s a long time to live with dual loss.


It’s a long time to look down, accepting the feeling of being alone, and instead of those eyes looking back and that corresponding grateful thump there’s just cold stone and no dog. And knowing that you really are alone.


Everything you take for granted, everything you hear, is a roulette wheel of red and black for me.


Red… mostly garbled incomprehension. Black… empty.


Silent.


Or a roar of blindingly stupid noise through a three thousand dollar piece of electronics jammed into your head that sometimes just isn’t what you’d hope for. So you wince, and you try to interpret, and you fake comprehension one more time, and hope that this isn’t the time they lose patience with your faking and end it. The discussion; the relationship; the joke; the project. The conversation; the moment; the chance.


The dog never ends it.


He doesn’t care.


He just wants to be there, serving his dread lord, until he’s dead.


They love us that much.


Not a lot we can do to match that sacred selflessness. As human beings, we settle for providing care, and balls, and romps and as much companionship as we can. A promise of a peaceful end.


It’s never long enough, and never enough capacity to repay that quiet thump on the floor.


But even still, I’ll shoulder that karma.


I want the sparrows back.


And a floor that isn’t empty, in this lifetime.


 


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“Bark,” said The Dog.

Later the year I wrote this, I got another dog.


The Dog is a German Shepherd, a long coat Deutsche Schäferhund from a haus in Berlin, and he’s one of the most magnificent things I’ve ever owned, one of the most incredible experiences I’ve been blessed to surrender to.


Sharply attentive, blindingly fast, brilliant in nature, gorgeous to look at, a soft warlord on four paws who roars rampant in the dark world when he finds it fit.


I trust him, and I love him, and I do not look forward to the day that I know must arrive.


He is mortal, and he will die.


And I will weep.


But until that day, he is my companion, my medical equipment, my steward, my friend, and my charge.


Treasure each day with The Dog, my brothers.


They are so terribly, terribly short.


Let all the love flow, and let them know.


 


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I am Ivan Throne. I am the Dark Triad Man.


I will tell you what Tolkien said, in the Return of the King:


 


“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”


 


Make use of the time you have.


Regards,


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Published on October 03, 2018 21:21