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…
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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…
Planetary Conjunction in Pisces: An Intense Time of Karmic Resolution
The Moon, Sun, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and the North Lunar Node (Rahu) will converge in Pisces between the 29th and the 30th of March this year. This type of conjunction is not unusual, except that it occurs in the 12th house, along with a Solar eclipse and Venus and Mercury in retrograde. And all the planets (yes, all, not just…
From Fear to Truth and Love: Where Your Real Power Lies
Most of us live trapped in an invisible prison of fear: fear of rejection, fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of disease, and so on. This fear-driven reality keeps us entangled in the limited perception of external circumstances, reinforcing the illusion that power exists outside of ourselves. We cling to different identities, people, and achievements, unaware that the very…
The Year of the Wood Snake: A Powerful Catalyst for Spiritual Transformation
As we enter the Chinese Year of the Wood Snake, I thought it would be a good idea to explore the spiritual wisdom that this enigmatic creature symbolizes. The Snake is often misunderstood, but in many spiritual traditions, it represents transformation, healing, and the shedding of illusions. The Year of the Wood Snake is an opportunity to turn inward, release…
The Power of Pluto in Aquarius and Other Important Changes Ahead
New cosmic shifts promise to usher in a profound transformation starting in 2025. Among these, Pluto’s journey into Aquarius is one of the most significant astrological events of our time. Pluto, the planet of transformation, power, and rebirth transiting the innovative and community-oriented sign of Aquarius heralds a new era for humanity and the collective consciousness. Pluto rules the underworld.…
Hurricane Helene: the Unstoppable Power of Nature and the Winds of Change
I’ve been trying to write about this for a while, but it’s been really hard… The devastation Hurricane Helene left in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where I live, has been surreal. We had some rain for a few days before, which, combined with the rain and winds brought by the hurricane, produced an insane amount of water rushing…