Personal Wisdom for Our Modern World
The Journey Begins Here
You were not born into this world to drift.
But somewhere along the way, we did.
We’ve become separated from our barefoot history—those who walked the Earth with wonder, who sat by the fires at night, who listened to the stars and knew the faces of those that cooked their food. We were closer to the the sacred. Now we live behind screens, inside schedules, under LED skies. And we wonder why something feels missing. The path to wisdom is not far, it’s not broken.
Just forgotten.
Max Amarria is not a doctrine. It’s a reminder.
A compass to help you find your way—not back, but inward.
Not to escape the modern world, but to live within it wisely.
It really is personal wisdom for our modern world.
Let’s begin.
The Books of Max Amarria
Book 1: How the Universe Made Us
From the Big Bang to the breath in your lungs.
Book 2: How to Know Yourself
A secular path to self-awareness, ethics, and resilience.
Book 3: How to Live Well Every Day
Practical wisdom for health, money, learning, and joy.
Book 4: How to Be With Others
Connection, communication, disagreement, and global kinship.
Book 5: How to Find Purpose
Creativity, service, and leaving something that lasts.
Book 6: How to Stay Wise Over Time
Who inspires you, who are your mentors. Here are mine. Sagan, Cronkite, Feynman and yes, Mr. Rogers. Welcome to my neighborhood.
Book 7: Book of Spirit
Yes, I went there. Max Amarria is not a faith, not a religion as it respects religion. But we do have grace, and here is a path to behold it.
Book 8: Catconomy A World Built For Cats
This is a huge book, but necessary because even if you don’t own a cat, you just may be participating in the largest self-denial economy for cats, a catconomy.
Book 9: Alone Together In The Cosmos
Where are they? The aliens? This may disturb you, but the universe, and math cares not about our feelings. But are we alone? Here is one answer.
Book 10: The Human Spark That Called The Machine
I’m a flawed human. I know. I’ve been told that most my life. But I ask for help, I called the machines, and they arrived. This is a view into the now, and future. I remain the spark.
Subscribers Note:
This post will be updated in the future to restore the introduction what Max Amarria is, and what its not. Thanks for holding out with me. -Charles
Disclaimer and Copyright
This book, Max Amarria was written and created by Charles White,
also known as Max Singularity, the Space Pope of New Eden.
It is offered freely and should never be sold, resold, or used for profit.
This work was made as a gift of thought, reflection, and shared knowledge—
not as a product.
It may be shared, quoted, copied, printed, or distributed only in full or with proper attribution to the author, and never for commercial purposes.
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It is copyrighted by Charles White, and all intellectual property rights are retained.
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© 2025 Charles White. All rights reserved. Blessings be.
These words should reverberate all over the world
Purpose, I find, is not about the self. It is about others and connecting with each other at junctions. At times, during my working career, at various companies, I found that, do the right thing with others at the work place, and suffering political consequences, has always led me to meeting other fabulous people as I moved forward.