{"id":8,"date":"2020-04-29T18:53:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spasalon.com\/templatefornewwordpresssites\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:05:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Substrate Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-473d236d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"473d236d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fcb0fde\" data-id=\"5fcb0fde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5023c527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5023c527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe the most important ideas often lie beneath the surface in underlying systems, hidden patterns, and questions that don\u2019t have easy answers.<\/p><p>Substratebooks exists to support authors exploring these deeper layers of reality. We provide fair compensation, professional infrastructure, and the freedom to write what matters &#8211; not what sells easiest.<\/p><h2 class=\"text-lg font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-1.5\">Our Mission<\/h2><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Authors deserve better than the publishing industry&#8217;s standard terms. We believe most revenue should flow to authors, not intermediaries. Our structure ensures writers are fairly compensated for their work while maintaining the professional infrastructure they need. 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I&#8217;m<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/book-review-rituals-of-inquiry-by-kris-herndon\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Book Review &#8211; Rituals of Inquiry by Kris Herndon\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-460 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bobhoyng category-livinginthemoment tag-bobhoyng tag-livinginthemoment tag-nagarjuna\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/does-ultimate-reality-matter\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDoes Ultimate Reality Matter?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s a sharp objection to any philosophy built on emptiness as ultimate reality: we don&#8217;t live in emptiness. We live here, in conventional reality &#8211;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/does-ultimate-reality-matter\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Does Ultimate Reality Matter?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bobhoyng category-books category-nothingbecomes tag-bobhoyng tag-nagarjuna tag-nothingbecomes\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/the-universe-in-a-single-atom\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Universe in a Single Atom\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 27, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>With the work on Nothing Becomes and Living in the Moment complete, I\u2019ve turned my focus even deeper on those ideas. During the work on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/the-universe-in-a-single-atom\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Universe in a Single Atom\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-450 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-authors category-bobhoyng category-livinginthemoment category-nothingbecomes tag-bobhoyng tag-livinginthemoment tag-nothingbecomes\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/one-year-later\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOne Year Later&#8230;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s now been about one year since I started my self-work that led to the experience that launched both of my books and my general<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/one-year-later\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about One Year Later&#8230;\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-445 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bobhoyng category-books category-nothingbecomes tag-bobhoyng tag-nothingbecomes\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/substratebooks.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/causal-fermion-systems-and-nothing-becomes\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCausal Fermion Systems and Nothing Becomes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 19, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;ve always been upfront that my work comes from a lay perspective &#8211; observational, philosophical, and based on personal experience. 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