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Valeon wordmark with an abstract tree-and-moon motif in forest greens, representing the rebrand and the shift to a broader, community-driven publication.

Valeon: A New Name, A Larger We

The Contemplative Path is now Valeon—a rebrand aligned with strength, clarity, and long-horizon, systems-level thinking. We’re opening submissions, rolling out improved author profile pages, and continuing to ship reader- and contributor-friendly improvements across the stack.

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Abstract toolkit of a modern publishing stack—Astro, Vercel, audio waveform, printer sheet, and open notebook—symbolizing faster builds, audio for every post, and cleaner print layouts.

A New Beginning—with Speed Bumps

A quick tour of recent upgrades: Vercel-powered builds, end-to-end image optimization, clean print styles, a Buttondown newsletter, an OpenDyslexic reading option, saner taxonomies, an Obsidian+Git authoring flow, open-sourced Markdown posts, and a new OpenAI-TTS audio pipeline with podcast RSS.

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To a New Beginning

Six days off, a fresh Astro build, and a clean slate for writing: better theming and layout control, first-class LaTeX, and the freedom to ship my own features—because I thought I could code this better myself, and I did.

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'Dark blue minimalist graphic with bold white text reading "Are You Trading, Or Is The Market' 'Trading You?" — designed to provoke reflection on market dynamics and psychological influence.'

The Philosophy of Markets: Money, Truth, and the Future of Finance

Sayed Hamid Fatimi's "The Philosophy of Markets" challenges conventional views on trading, suggesting that markets are not neutral but adversarial systems that exploit predictability and emotions. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding market structure, belief, and behavior over traditional analytical methods. It also discusses emerging financial alternatives like crypto and decentralized systems, proposing a shift toward a post-institutional world.

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