This week we celebrate Thanksgiving in the US, which is based, like many other holidays, on a distorted story. For one, the first so-called thanksgiving meal was with the Spaniards about 50 years earlier. Also, there’s nothing celebratory about the Pilgrims coming to impose a religious theocracy over the native Americans, and there’s no real information about how, or if,…
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How To Master the Art of Listening
True listening is essential to be happy and at peace. I believe hearing is the first physical sense we develop in the womb, although in a primal form (with no sense of separation), when we “hear” our mother’s heart beat. Then, once we’re born, our mother’s voice makes us feel safe and nurtured, even as our other senses begin to…
Key Aspects of Introversion and Extraversion
Are you an introvert or an extravert? A lot of people get confused about the distinction between these categories and call themselves “extraverted introverts” or “introverted extraverts.” I think this comes from a lack of understanding that the terms introversion and extraversion are psychological concepts referring to the natural orientation of your psychic energy rather than your personality as a…
Why You Need Courage To Be Yourself
Fear rules the world. I’m not just saying this because of recent events making it look like a scary place filled with injustice, violence, and disease; in truth, fear has dominated the world for thousands of years, more so as it turned increasingly masculine and ego oriented (see Why Martial Souls Rule The World). It has shaped most of the…
How To Embrace the Unknown Without Fear
Given the uncertainty humanity is experiencing on many fronts, feeling anxious or concerned about the future is not surprising. In fact, it’s quite natural, but it’s nothing new; the future is always unknown and, by its own nature, the ego-mind fears anything that is not familiar. What we witness in the world is a reflection (on the collective movie) of…
Do You Have a Fixed or an Open Mindset?
The protests we’re witnessing are a natural response to the blatant racism and abuse of power that has created and continues to create suffering and injustice (see Why Martial Souls Rule The World). But they’re also a reflection of our individualized perceptions on the collective movie: the eternal battle between the egoic illusions of separation, power, and control, and our…
