Are you being a people pleaser? On the surface, people-pleasing looks harmless. You want to be polite, kind, or helpful. You say “yes” when asked for a favor, smooth over (or avoid) conflicts, or bend yourself into what you think others expect. You may even convince yourself that this is what being a good or spiritual person is all about;…
Category: Spiritual Healing
Uranus in Gemini: A Reset of the Mind Toward Reinvention and Freedom
As Uranus, the cosmic rebel, moves into Gemini (from July 7th, 2025 to May 22nd, 2033), the winds of change will start a new era that will completely reshape the ways we think, speak, learn, and engage in the world. Uranus brings revolution wherever it goes, and in the air sign of Gemini—the sign of duality, language, thought, and youthful…
Jupiter in Cancer: How to Nurture Emotional Healing and Inner Expansion
The transit of Jupiter in Cancer (from June 9, 2025 to June 29, 2026) marks the beginning of a profound yet gentle shift that wraps us in something soft, sacred, and easily overlooked in today’s excessively masculine world: love, nurturing, and a sense of connection or belonging, with which the Divine Mother graces us. Jupiter is the great magnifier and…
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…
The Full Moon in Scorpio: A Transition Between Two Worlds
On May 12, the Full Moon in Scorpio (the sign of power, sex, death, transformation, and spiritual alchemy) becomes a gateway between two worlds: a threshold between what no longer serves us and what is yearning to be born into reality. We may feel disoriented, emotional, or even stripped bare. We’re still in between worlds as planets move from one…
Spiritual Awakening vs. Emotional Baggage: Why Growth Can Feel So Hard
Spiritual awakening can seem hard, but it is your true state. You create imaginary obstacles, based on the idea of being deficient in some way, but you are always at the threshold of your own liberation. You just don’t know when you’re ripe for your ultimate destination, so all you can do it try to dissolve your ego at every…
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…