Morgan Eckstein

I am a forty-two year old college sophomore majoring in creative writing and literature. I started writing when I was in junior high, and was surprised when I learned that people made a living writing. I never considered it as a viable profession to pursue until I got laid off and could not find work (I just didn't see how any writer made enough to pay their bills). Getting laid off was a blessing in disguise for it allowed me to pursue writing and college. For years, I deramed of doing both, but work and a terrible income were always excuses to not to pursue it seriously. After I got laid off, I was unemployed for a year. With money running out, I decided to take out student loans and become a college freshman just days before my fortieth birthday. Much like my father, I found myself drifting towards self-employment. He also turned towards being his own boss after getting laid off. In my case, it is freelance writing. I find that I love researching and writing articles about economics, thanks to a Macroeconomics class I took at the Community College of Denver. I have thought about switching my major to economics, but I am curious about so many things that it is better that I remain a writer, free to explore many passions. My biggest passion, one that rules much of my free time, is studying Golden Dawn. I am also highly interested in kabbalah and other esoteric sciences. I first got involved in Golden Dawn in 1992 when I learned of the existence of a local GD-based lodge in my neighborhood. I have been an active student of Golden Dawn ever since. In October 2000, I was one of the founding members of a new GD/RC lodge in Denver, CO (Bast Temple); I have served as an elected officer since its inception. My current grade in Golden Dawn is Theoricus Adeptus Minor (5=6); I also hold a Administrative Grade from my Mother Lodge.