Who am I / Why is This?

For most of my life I've been curious and contemplative.
What is true... what is right... what is reason-able?

Born in 1969, I was thoroughly deep-dipped on the East Coast, being shaped (indoctrinated, imprinted) by a myriad of ingredients — cartoons, Gilligan's Island, t.v. dinners, public school, Ivy League... decades of believing I actually knew what I "knew"... all amidst the proverbial ensemble pot of beliefs, stories, presumptions, assumptions, bypasses, and more, with all the corresponding blame, shame, dramas and traumas to go with it.

I came West in 1990 and have since called the San Francisco Bay Area my home, the past 25+ years on Marin County, a place I've come to love where the ocean meets the sea. I’ve had a career as a professional, self-employed photographer and visual artist, creating an array of life-affirming things and experiences spanning interactive art and the transformation of billboards.*

In 2020, I found myself entering an entirely new gear of contemplation in response to "Covid-19". This led me to a profound, often disorienting, journey of inquiry — a process of unfurling that ultimately revealed a conclusion of how little I could (can) trust the information that had been presented to me throughout my life.

"Trust in God... but tie your camel."

This translated for me into the activation of my own (Creator-endowed) Reason and Conscience in the quest to form my own opinions. Amidst has been a commitment to bear my own faithful witness to whatever the topic, while seeking knowledge, innerstandings, and tools that empower through application and choice. Quite an unexpected ride (journey, sojourn, indeed), which I bring much humility and astonishment to.

This journey has led to The Unincorporated Way — a portal (and UNA) through which liberty and self-authorship may be claimed in the private by living in alignment with natural law. Here, the focus is on simplifying the complex while stripping away the obfuscations and distractions of modern systems to help take practical, empowered steps in the journey toward personal freedom and responsibility (response-ability).

Keep it simple.

What does it mean to be a living, sentient being under natural law, subject to the jurisdiction of your Creator? What does it mean to use your own Reason and Conscience to wield your will? What does it mean to stand in Truth, Honor, Integrity, and Grace, empowered by the knowledge that you have the right to contract and freely associate with others in the private?

The journey is personal, practical, and spiritual, requiring a renewal of the (my) mind in letting go of false narratives, while embracing truths about how to live in alignment and empowerment with what is true.

Thanks for being here.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out anytime.

— Roban

* To learn more about my art and other services, visit www.anewhumanstory.com.