Delicate Fire
The human faces and foundational ideas behind this work.
What is Immanent Metaphysics?
Immanent Metaphysics is a complete philosophical framework for understanding the nature of reality, consciousness, and choice — developed over 40+ years by philosopher Forrest Landry.
This isn't abstract theory disconnected from life. It's a practical way of seeing clearly that helps you:
- Make better choices — by understanding what choice actually is and how it operates
- Dissolve false dilemmas — recognizing when "either/or" thinking hides a third way
- Ground relationships — with yourself, others, the world, and the sacred
- Navigate confusion — with a coherent framework instead of reactive guessing
At its foundation, the Immanent Metaphysics describes reality through Three Modalities (ways of engaging with existence) and Three Axioms (the fundamental truths that underlie all experience). It also includes the Incommensuration Theorem — a rigorous proof that determinism fails, and genuine choice is real.
The framework has been tested by philosophers, applied by faith communities across traditions, and lived by ordinary people trying to navigate their lives with more clarity.
It's not a religion. It's not a self-help system. It's a way of seeing that transforms how you engage with everything else.
What is Delicate Fire?
Delicate Fire is the community and resource hub for bringing the Immanent Metaphysics into the world — accessibly, warmly, and practically.
Why "Delicate Fire"? Because truth illuminates without consuming.
Fire gives light and warmth. But a consuming fire destroys. A delicate fire reveals — it shows you what's there without burning it away. Like a lantern that protects and directs the flame.
This work is potent but not aggressive. It clarifies without imposing. It invites you to see more clearly, then leaves you free to act.
That's the spirit of this community:
- Illumination, not consumption — we reveal, we don't proselytize
- Warmth, not heat — accessible wisdom, not academic gatekeeping
- Invitation, not manipulation — clear paths, no pressure
Delicate Fire offers podcasts, writings, courses, and community for anyone drawn to this work — whether you're a seeker looking for coherence, a scholar seeking rigor, a practitioner wanting tools, or a creator seeking meaning.
Forrest Landry
Forrest Landry is a philosopher, engineer, and designer of complex systems who has spent over 40 years developing the Immanent Metaphysics.
His background spans software engineering, systems architecture, and philosophical inquiry. He's not interested in building followers — he's interested in truth that works. His approach combines rigorous philosophical precision with practical applicability.
Forrest's work addresses fundamental questions: What is the nature of reality? How does consciousness relate to the world? What is choice, and how can we make effective choices? His answers form a coherent framework that's been quietly doing its work for decades.
His writings include The White Book — a comprehensive exploration of the Immanent Metaphysics — and the Aphorisms of Effective Choice, 224 distilled statements capturing the essence of this work.
Connect with Forrest
- Biography & Background
- Forrest's Substack
- The White Book (Amazon)
- The White Book (Interactive)
- mflb.com — Full archive of Forrest's work
Jared Lucas
Jared Lucas came to the Immanent Metaphysics by an unusual path — from electronic music production and DJing to deep philosophical inquiry.
After years of creative success, Jared found himself asking bigger questions. What makes a life meaningful? How do you choose well when the options aren't clear? His search led him to Forrest Landry's work, and what he found was real enough to reshape his life's direction.
Now Jared works as a coach and guide for others exploring this framework. He specializes in Multi-Faith Concordance — helping people see how the Immanent Metaphysics illuminates and deepens their existing spiritual practices rather than replacing them.
His story is itself evidence: someone left a successful creative career because this framework was that compelling. Not because he was told to — because seeing clearly changed what mattered.
Connect with Jared
- jaredclucas.com — Personal site & creative work
How Did This Begin?
The Immanent Metaphysics has been developing for over four decades in relative obscurity — Forrest writing, teaching small groups, refining the framework through rigorous dialogue.
Delicate Fire emerged from the recognition that this work deserves a wider audience. Not everyone will spend years studying dense philosophical texts. But the insights — about choice, relationship, reality — are too valuable to remain hidden.
This site is a bridge: from the formal precision of Forrest's writings to accessible entry points for curious minds.
The work continues. We're building courses, deepening the concordance work across faith traditions, and growing a community of people who find this framework clarifying for their lives.
You're invited to be part of it.