Tag: self-awareness

year of the fire horse 2026

The Year of the Fire Horse: A Powerful Cycle of Freedom and Social Change

Today is the start of the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse. It comes accompanied by a Solar Eclipse in Aquarius, the first in the eclipse series in the Aquarius/Leo lunar axis nudging us to embrace higher ideals and transformation. This has been and will be the main theme for a while—old, outdated systems disintegrating while new ones emerge—but we…

solar eclipse in aquarius

Solar Eclipse in Aquarius: How to Embrace a Powerful New Collective Cycle

February 2026 comes with interesting astrological aspects launching us toward a completely new cycle of experience. First, it marks the start of eclipse season, and eclipses often bring accelerated changes. Then, Neptune and Saturn station in Aries while Mercury and Venus move to Pisces, where Mercury will retrograde toward the end of the month, and Uranus goes direct in Taurus.…

develop your creativity as a spiritual practice with a spiritual mentor & coach

Creativity as Spiritual Practice: Why a Creative Endeavor is Sacred Work

The world is in disarray, and this affects us all on some level, as we try to focus on our day-to-day lives. The destructive energy of the world has a negative effect on everyone. Perhaps you feel more anxious, irritable, or confused. Maybe you lack enthusiasm or your usual capacity for concentration. Or you feel easily overwhelmed and have a…

You Are Your Healer by Yol Swan

You Are Your Healer: Why True Healing Begins with Awareness, Not Others

What if the healing you’ve been searching for has never been outside of you? Not in a particular modality. Not in fixing yourself or getting validation. Not in endlessly rehashing your past. But in remembering who you truly are by releasing distorted ideas that clutter your perception. This is the heart of my book You Are Your Healer: The Ultimate…

stop the self-improvement trap with a spiritual metor

How to Stop Trying to Fix Yourself: Escaping the Self-Improvement Trap

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.…

Embrace your shadow with a spiritual coach

Embrace Your Shadow: The Part of You That Lives In the Past

If you’ve been on the spiritual path for a while, you may have moments of deep clarity, where you feel whole and connected to the Divine, but I’m sure there’s a part of you that still yearns to be seen, accepted, and loved by others. Out of nowhere, old wounds may resurface with feelings of rejection, abandonment, unworthiness, or loneliness.…

Learn to flow with life with a spiritual mentor & coach

The Stillness Behind Every Action: How to Flow With Life

Do you ever feel torn between wanting to make things happen and wanting to just let go? That is, between the urge to take action and the desire to surrender and let the Universe take care of everything? It is quite the conundrum because the ego-mind always wants to feel in control, but something deeper within wants to release emotions…