Hello, I’m Eric Grey. I’m a Classical Chinese medicine practitioner, Buddhist, teacher, writer, parent, philosopher, lover of animals and wild nature, small business owner and multiply neurodivergent queer identified rabble rouser.

Among other things.

This space is for me, ultimately, created as an act of reclamation. Reclamation of the joy & freedom I found in writing online back in the old days of the Internet, when blogging was still more like a journal than it was like a job.

This space is for freely exploring all of my special interests, documenting my journey through this strange life & expressing my developing thoughts and opinions on various topics. It is an intentionally eclectic and informal platform, and chiefly meant as a forcing function for me as I seek to think more deeply and write more often.

I may sometimes discuss my primary profession – Classical Chinese medicine – particularly how it shows up in my Philosophical explorations, and as I reflect about what it means to embody an ancient set of practices from another country. If you’re interested in learning about my clinic and maybe seeing me as a patient – you can find Watershed Wellness here.

I will almost certainly talk about Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), the wise use of technology (especially Apple products) and the wild world of organization and productivity from a more holistic view. I am deep into the re-engineering of my personal systems and in the first half of 2025, I may write about that kind of thing quite a bit.

I will also explore various topics in Philosophy, my first scholarly love. I am particularly interested in epistemology, ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine and deep explorations of professions, businesses and other forms of human organization.

I will likely touch on political topics. I am progressively minded and guided by compassion and have absolutely zero space for people and movements that seek to limit the human rights of others simply because they are different, come from another country, speak another language, or live on the street. I believe in the principles of Democracy and hope, one day, the United States will embody them.

I’ll doubtless also frequently dip into topics related to self-cultivation. I practice Zen Buddhism, I attend retreats and services at Great Vow Monastery in Clatskanie, OR. I also practice and sometimes teach qigong, and utilize it in my clinical practice. I have consulted the yijing since I was 17 years old, and have always had a powerful interest in understanding how best to utilize all of my faculties – body, mind and spirit. So, that stuff comes up.