Are you stuck in a self-improvement trap? Many of us have the desire to improve ourselves, our relationships, and our lives. I started on the spiritual path by going to psychoanalysis for years to better understand myself and my relationships. It eventually launched me into a deeper exploration of Consciousness and, when I was ready, spiritual teachers began to appear.…
Category: Consciousness
When Pluto Goes Direct, It Is Time to Do More Empowering Pluto Things
Have you felt like some aspect of your life has been simmering beneath the surface lately, as if something within you has been waiting for its moment? That’s because we’ve been moving through a retrograde season, when several of the outer planets appeared to move backward in the sky (see The Retrograde Planets of 2025: A Collective Turning Point Toward…
Why Spiritual Awakening Feels Like Losing Yourself (and Why That Is a Good Thing)
When we talk about spiritual awakening, we often refer to feelings of clarity, inner freedom, or bliss, but the path to get there rarely feels so simple. More often than not, we encounter innumerable distractions fueled by two powerful forces that get in the way and stall our progress: resistance and fear. Both are natural aspects of the spiritual journey,…
From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Breaking the Cycle of Inner Conflict
Self-doubt is a silent saboteur. It sneaks in when you want to change direction or are about to try something new, making you feel that you’re not ready or good enough or that you don’t have what it takes. It shows up as overthinking or as false humility. It may simply deflate you with a sense of “What’s the point?”…
Becoming a Spiritual Warrior: The Power of Love Without Attachment
In these difficult times, when the division between people, cultures, and countries seems so predominant, becoming a spiritual warrior is essential to navigate the transformation of our world. But being a spiritual warrior—a Warrior of Love—is not easy. The ego-mind constantly pushes us to take sides or judge those whose beliefs are different than ours. We look for someone to…
Why Most Spiritual Teachings on Happiness Are Wrong
We all yearn for happiness. And now, everywhere we turn we see books, teachers, and traditions offering methods to cultivate it. Meditations, affirmations, and gratitude practices, even renunciation are often prescribed as pathways to happiness. But what if all these methods are missing the point? What if happiness is not something to be attained but something that emerges when all…
How To Counter the Need to Control We See in the World
Have you noticed that most of our worldly life revolves around control? From romantic relationships or parenting to work dynamics and public images, we feel a constant pressure to control situations, nature, or the future. We’ve built entire systems—cultural, political, medical, educational—around the illusion that we can and must control life to feel safe. Yet beneath this obsessive need lies…