In the Middle Ages, Catholic European countries considered translating the Bible into any common language a crime punishable with death. Latin was viewed as the language of God, and it was heresy to think otherwise. Clearly, it had nothing to do with God but with the power of the Church, which claimed to be God’s sole mediator. Uneducated commoners were…
Author: Yol Swan
Why Spiritual Growth Is Like Climbing the Love-Consciousness Pyramid
Did you play Snakes and Ladders (or Chutes and Ladders) as a child? It is a modern version of the original Hindu board game known as Moksha Patan, or the “Ladder of Liberation,” which was aimed to reflect the game of hide-and-seek Divine Consciousness plays within the human mind. In the original game, you move through 9 or 10 rows…
Why Fulfillment & Spiritual Growth Trigger Your Resistance
Resistance comes in many flavors. It can show up in obvious and subtle ways, and oftentimes you can’t even see that you are resisting something you really want. Intellectually, you may acknowledge a certain desire—for success, comfort, and pleasure, or for self-care, inner peace, and spiritual freedom. But it’s much harder to see what may be holding you back emotionally,…
How to Dissolve the Ego to Find Happiness & Fulfillment
Once upon a time, a Persian king was coming out of his palace for a morning walk when he met a beggar. He stopped and asked the man, “What do you want?” The beggar laughed saying, “You are asking me this as if you could fulfill my desire!” Offended, the king replied, “Of course I can fulfill your desire, I…
My New Book Is Almost Here!
Bringing my new book into reality has taken much longer than I ever thought. In fact, you could say it has taken me more than 30 years of investigating the ego-mind. I don’t think I’ve ever shared this before, but The Indigo Journals was a digression of sorts that came to be while I was writing this book. I had…
Do You Struggle With Negative Emotions?
I’m sure you’ll agree when I say it’s not easy to let go of negative emotions like anger or sadness if you find obstacles or opposition, or when things don’t seem to go your way. We all get triggered without knowing why, reacting to life in an impulsive manner or lashing out against those we love. That is, until we…