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• 12 Signs the Orphan Archetype is Ruling Your Life
  Have you ever felt like a motherless or fatherless child? Have you experienced abuse, betrayal, abandonment, or neglect at the hands of your family members? Do you often feel powerless or overwhelmed by life?  All these are signs that you may be operating from the Orphan archetype – something that many lone wolves and sensitive … Read more
• Soul Recovery: The Art of Building a Healing Nest For Yourself
  The other day, I was wandering around the local park early in the morning. The sky was uncharacteristically dark, and the light sprinkle of summer rain brought out the tangy, sweet, and earthy smell of the Australian eucalyptus trees and wildflowers.  It was one of those peacefully atmospheric walks that remind you that all of … Read more
• In the AI Age, Knowing Your Soul is Radical
  Your soul is in great need, because drought weighs on its world. – Carl Jung, The Red Book Earlier today, I received a message from Mateo with a link to an ABC News story. It was entitled, “More than 1.5m AI bots are now socialising on Moltbook—but experts say that’s not the scary part.” Long … Read more
• Surviving Existential Panic: 5 Tarot Card ‘Allies’ Every Anxious Person Needs
  Things have been a little crazy recently in the world. How are you feeling? Do you feel that sharp edge of existential panic at times like I do? Fear in the face of police brutality, authoritarian governments, war, civil unrest, and all the other chaos we witness is a normal, healthy, and human response. But … Read more
• Snow Moon Spiritual Meaning & Symbolism
  Deep reflection, endurance, growth, transformation, renewal.  These are some of the powerful themes that are associated with the Snow Moon, February’s bright full moon. By the time the second month of the year arrives, I think most of us are ready to take a step back and reflect on where the hell we’re going. I … Read more
• The Astonishing Power of Being Boring: Why We Fear Our Own Simplicity
  How often have you felt addicted to being, doing, and having “more”? To fill the need to be worthy, successful, or more awakened? All fuelled by the feeling that deep down, what you do, what you say, and who you are is “not good enough”? This pressure to be “more” is only made worse by … Read more
• I Tried to Kill My Ego for 10 Years. Here’s Why I Was Sabotaging Myself.
  When we start our healing paths, spiritual journeys, and inner quests for living a meaningful life, we’re often taught that the ego is our #1 enemy. The ego is the source of our suffering. The ego is out to undermine us. The ego destroys our every happiness. You’ve heard it all before. And while that … Read more
• The Silent Trauma of Self-Alienation: Why You Feel Like a Stranger in Your Own Skin
  “I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.” — Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar It’s the feeling of numbness as you gaze out the window.  It’s the disconnection you feel inside when you’re around others.  It’s the sense … Read more
• Why You Should Quit Searching for “Purpose” This Year
  It’s the start of a new month. A new year. Everyone is screaming at you to “set goals,” “define your yearly objectives,” create lists, and journal about what you want to change. Others are totally rejecting the “new year, new you” propaganda and going in the opposite direction: “you’re fine as you are,” “resolutions don’t … Read more
• Stop Being Nice: The Art of Setting Boundaries Without Guilt
  “I’m a people-pleaser.”  Perhaps you can relate to that statement, perhaps not. I know that I can. Yet the truth is that we’re all groomed to be people-pleasers from a young age. It’s part of the social fabric of getting along with others, which is valuable and necessary. After all, if we didn’t want to … Read more
• Stop Trying to Be “Normal.” It’s Costing You Your Soul.
  Many years ago, I was in a dark place, so, as one does, I decided to try therapy.  At the time, I was dealing with extreme anxiety and existential dread. For context: I was planning on starting a family, but the thought scared the shit out of me. I would literally wake up at night … Read more
• Safeguard Against Suffering: Having a Rich Intellectual Life
  Every now and then, I like to revisit one of my favorite books of all time, Man’s Search For Meaning by Nazi death camp survivor and psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl. One passage stands out, where he was discussing the qualities of those who managed to survive the horrors of the concentration camps:  Sensitive people who were … Read more
• Feeling Like No One Truly Sees You? Do This to Find More Peace …
  I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone. – Robin Williams There is a particular type of loneliness not often discussed, but is nevertheless still painfully real. It’s the feeling … Read more
• Are You a “Lone Wolf” Empath? (7 Signs)
  Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness. – Katherine Henson It’s 5 pm. You’ve just spent an entire day around other people. Not only do you feel deeply exhausted, but you feel emotionally drained. It’s like there’s a thick layer of murky energy and sludge over you. And you crave … Read more
• Why Being “Alone” is Better Than Being With the Wrong Person
  “I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self-respect.” – Mandy Hale By now, I’m sure you’re aware that the World Health Organization has declared loneliness a “global public health concern.”  It’s old news, but the phrase “loneliness epidemic” hangs in the air like a dark … Read more
• The Lone Wolf Mentality: It’s Not a Sickness, It’s a Superpower
  In mainstream culture, there’s a lot of stigma surrounding being a lone wolf. We’re taught that being a lone wolf means that you’re either psychotic or someone who is socially lacking.  We’re taught that being a lone wolf means you’re selfish, arrogant, or delusional. While sure, some may be, the vast majority of these stereotypes … Read more
• The Truth About Healing Alone (And Why It’s Perfectly Okay)
  There’s so much content out there about how healing can only happen in community. How we must co-regulate with others to truly heal. How trauma is best fixed by safe relationships. While this may have some level of truth, I’m here to affirm that healing doesn’t always have to involve other people.  It’s okay if … Read more
• 13 Thinking Traps Your Ego Uses to Silence Your Soul’s Truth
  We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anaïs Nin Anxious doom spirals. Toxic comparison. Difficulty distinguishing truth from deception. These are some of the biggest emotional and existential issues we’re facing in the modern age. Our minds lie to us all the time. The question is, how do we … Read more
• Why Repeated Numbers Can Be Negative Synchronicities on Your Soul’s Path
  If you’ve been on the inner path for any amount of time, you’ve likely seen repeated numbers like 11:11, 2:22, 3:33, and more.  You’re probably aware that they are forms of synchronicity, that is, meaningful coincidences,  which lead to a feeling of being spiritually connected and affirmed by the Universe.  What’s beautiful about these experiences … Read more
• Feeling Hopelessly Stuck on Your Soul’s Path? Read This …
  Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong. – M. Hale One of the most frustrating experiences in life is feeling like you’re getting somewhere on your Soul’s path, only to feel stuck again for the millionth time. This first year of parenthood has been … Read more
• A Coping Skill For When Everything is “Too Much” 
  Genocides, wars, public assassinations, climate destruction — we are surrounded by chaos everywhere. If you’re a highly sensitive person like me, life can often feel like it’s screaming in your face relentlessly. We may rally against one injustice, only to find that more and more pop up like a hellish version of the game Whac-A-Mole. … Read more
• Black Moon Spiritual Meaning & Symbolism
  Darkness, mystery, magic, introspection, healing. These are just some of the many deep themes associated with the Black Moon, a rare lunar event that happens when there are two new moons in a calendar month instead of one. To give you an overview of its energy, here are some keywords associated with the Black Moon: … Read more
• What is Nigredo? 13 Signs You’re Having an Alchemical Breakdown 
  Skulls, ravens, black suns, darkness.  All these are symbols of the process of crisis, breakdown, and ego death that represent the first stage of spiritual alchemy: Nigredo. Are you suffering from some kind of intense, consuming inner struggle right now? Perhaps there’s no chaotic crisis, but instead a vacuous feeling of emptiness, isolation, or disconnection … Read more
• Your Calling is Calling: How to Find Purpose in Times of Crisis 
  Perhaps you’ve been feeling it recently. Maybe you’ve felt it for a long time.  The darkness around us is deep.  We no longer trust the big institutions that were meant to protect us and there is an increase in social unrest at almost every level of society. Our ecosystem is suffering. Wars between volatile countries … Read more
• 7 Ways to Reparent Your Wounded Inner Child
  Deep beneath the insecurity, chronic pain, anxiety, and emptiness many of us feel hides the wounded inner child who longs to be seen and loved.  If you grew up with inconsistent, immature, sick, or abusive parents or caregivers, chances are you have a vulnerable and young inner part known as the inner child who needs … Read more
• “Why Do I Always Feel Like Something Is Missing From My Life?”
  It’s a feeling that haunts us in the dead of the night, in the early hours of the morning, in the emptiness of large urban spaces, and even sometimes within groups of people: The feeling that something is missing. The yearning for deep connection. The craving to fill the inner void. I used to experience … Read more
• Strawberry Full Moon Spiritual Meaning & Symbolism
  Following the cycles of the moon has a profoundly grounding effect on the mind, heart, and nervous system, especially in this chaotic and disconnected world. If you’re a sensitive person, an inner work practitioner, or a spiritual seeker, and want to anchor your life within the rhythms of the moon’s energy, take this as your … Read more
• Tarot Shadow Work For Beginners: 5 Steps to Unveil Your Dark Side
  A journey through the Tarot cards is primarily a journey into our own depths. Whatever we encounter along the way is an aspect of our own deepest, and highest, self. – Sallie Nichols The Fool, The High Priestess, The Hanged Man … Do the symbols, figures, and archetypes within the tarot call to you? If … Read more
• 7 Types of False Identity Scripts Hiding in Your Subconscious
  You feel trapped, constricted, stuck, disconnected … You want to be your authentic self, but you don’t know how. You want to connect more with others, but you can’t seem to. Maybe it’s just that you don’t feel safe. Maybe you still have a bunch of unresolved childhood trauma to process. Or maybe you don’t … Read more
• Why Do We Lose Friendships on the Awakening Path? (& What to Do)
  One of the most painfully common, yet neglected areas of discussion when it comes to the path of awakening to our deeper Self, is losing all our friends. Winding up alone. Perhaps you’ve always struggled to make friends, or once upon a time had friendships but have since lost them.  Maybe you’re an introvert by … Read more
• Reading as Ritual: 5 Ways to Get Started if You’re Out of the Habit
  A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times … Read more
• The Core Wound: Why You Still Feel Broken, Unseen, and Alone
  Suffering from the same old destructive mental patterns. Never finding a sense of authentic purpose. Toxic invalidating relationships. Feeling disconnected from your deeper Self. Existential dread, loneliness, depression, and burnout …  All of these afflictions can be traced directly back to the primal wound of separation. The separation from being truly loved. The separation from … Read more
• The Moon Phase Calculator (Tonight’s Moon Spiritual Meaning)
  The Moon Phase Calculator below is a psychospiritual tool that can help you: You’ll automatically discover tonight’s moon displayed below on the Moon Phase Calculator. (Don’t forget to bookmark this page so that you can return to it!) If your country isn’t displayed, select the closest one to you, as you’ll share a similar time … Read more
• Bibliotherapy: 5 Steps to Creating Your Soul Medicine Library
  Books are a uniquely portable magic. – Stephen King Our relationship with books spans millennia.  Through this compact and humble sacred tool, we can live through the eyes of others, remember forgotten truths, and teleport to different times and distant places. Books are all at once sacred, profane, and mundane. Think of the Upanishads or … Read more
• 7 Signs You’re an Autodidact (the Self-Taught Master)
  Leonardo da Vinci, Eckhart Tolle, Stanley Kubrick, Frida Kahlo, Benjamin Franklin, Krishnamurti, Jane Austen, Steve Jobs – some of the greatest people in history were (and are) self-learners or autodidacts. As author and autodidact Helen Beatrix Potter once noted: “Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of my … Read more
• 7 Spiritual Stagnation Signs (The Silent Thief of Inner Growth) 
  There’s an uncomfortable truth we all need to face sooner rather than later on our inner work journeys of healing and awakening: We’ll not only get stuck at some point, but we’ll start to stagnate and rot. This might sound macabre, but the reality is that if we don’t allow the freshness and vitality of … Read more
• The Wounded Achiever: 3 Ways of Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
  You have a secret – a hidden, dark secret: Deep down, you’re a fake, a fraud, and a liar. At least, that’s how you feel. If you can relate to the fear of being “found out” that you’re not as smart, competent, successful, wise, or even as spiritual as others think you are, you’re in … Read more
• Memento Mori: 3 Ways to Use Death As a Life Compass 
  There is so much clutter and noise out there about ‘living your best life’ and what exactly that looks like. Take a casual stroll through any form of social media or even the humble local library, and you’ll be met with a tsunami of information, opinions, and perspectives. And this abundance of insight is great. … Read more
• How Your Attachment Style Influences Your Spiritual Path
  Here’s a quick question for you: Are you the kind of person who tends to run away from relationships with others, get overly invested in them, or a little bit of both? Perhaps you generally feel fine in relationships? Your answer to this simple question reveals what type of attachment style you have.  In psychology, … Read more
• No Motivation to Do Anything? 18 Reasons Why
  It’s 9 am. You realize that you have no motivation to do anything whatsoever. If your mood were a color, it would be the most boring shade of beige ever created.  The truth is that you feel “meh” about life, but you’re not necessarily depressed. You just don’t have the drive to do or achieve … Read more
• Betrayal Trauma as a Sacred Wound: 3 Ways to Heal
  At the moment of betrayal a wound is opened in our most vulnerable spot—our original trust—which is that of a totally defenceless infant who cannot survive in the world except in someone’s arms. – Aldo Caratenuto  Betrayal trauma is such a raw and confronting topic that I almost didn’t want to write this post at … Read more
• The 5-Minute Hermit: How to Find Solitude in a Busy World
  But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything. – Alan Watts If there’s any archetype (aka., universal energy) at the core of lonerwolf, it is the hermit.  In fact, of all the energies that … Read more
• “I Don’t Know What to Do With My Life” (Ask This One Question)
  As a kid, I was convinced that I wanted to be a quirky primary school teacher, just like my dad. Then, as I grew older, I wanted to be a theatrical designer, and finally an “edgy” librarian. In truth, I ended up as none of those things and wound up doing something I never planned … Read more
• What is Soul-Led Creativity? (5 Prompts to Get Started)
  Ensoulment means infusing something with a Soul – giving life to something beautiful, meaningful, and precious.  And I can see no better way of doing that than through the sacred path of creativity. Yes, creativity is sacred. Creativity itself is a spiritual path or what is known as the via creativa (path of creativity).  Creativity … Read more
• When Life Falls Apart: Why Awakening is Destructive
  (This post differs from the usual approach I’ve taken to my articles here on lonerwolf. It’s a more simple, contemplative, and reflective piece, with no necessarily “actionable tips.” Let me know if you enjoy this format in the comments, as well as your own reflections.) In my attempt to try and make peace with the … Read more
• 5 Signs You’re a Wounded Healer
  A wounded healer is a shaman at heart, a spiritual alchemist who is called to transform their pain into a source of power. On the spiritual wanderer’s journey, accepting the call of being a wounded healer is a sacred calling that not only gives our awakening paths a deeper meaning and purpose but also empowers … Read more
• 7 Lone Wolf Personality Signs (and Your Unique Gifts)
  True story. I was that weird kid who got chosen last in sports teams, sat alone in her room for hours reading Victorian gothic books, collected spider webs and paper bags, and listened to doom metal as a teenager. I was like something out of a Tim Burton film. Jesting aside, yeah, I’ve had periods … Read more
• Spiritual Awakening Stages: 10 Levels of Illumination
  So what is spiritual awakening? It is, above all, a process; a process of exploration and unfolding; a process of learning and growth, of healing and purification. It involves the whole of our beings and works on all levels, physical, emotional and psychological, as well as spiritual. – Catherine G. Lucas Just as there are … Read more
• Soul Ties: 5 Types and How to Break Negative Ones
  You feel a deep kinship with this person, but you have no idea why. It feels as though you’re resonating on the same wavelength.  The energy between the two of you feels harmonic, like two perfectly matched instruments playing in a symphony.   You haven’t known them for long, but it feels like you’ve met … Read more
• 9 Kundalini Awakening Stages of Mystical Transformation
  Kundalini energy – the primal and dormant “prana” or life force within us – is something many of us spiritual wanderers will taste at least once in life. Also known as the serpent power, among many other names, kundalini awakening can be shocking, painful, beautiful, and paradigm-shifting all at once. I have experienced this energy … Read more
• I Don’t Know Who I Am: 5 Ways to Deal With An Ego Crisis
  It’s a feeling of inner blankness and disorientation – like being stranded in the middle of a forest you don’t know the name of or which direction to go. You may carry this inner void with you everywhere.  Feelings of shame, inadequacy, and lostness creep in from time to time as you look enviously at … Read more
• What Type of Spiritual Wanderer Are You? (Free Quiz)
  If you’re a spiritual wanderer, you’re a sensitive and deep-thinking person who yearns to awaken to a greater sense of purpose and freedom in this life. You may have lost your sense of home due to an existential crisis, dark night of the soul, or painful trauma that makes you feel like an outsider who … Read more
• Which Archetype Are You: The Seeker, Apprentice, Shaman, Mystic or Sage?
  On our journeys of awakening, it is crucial to find where we’re situated on the path so that we know how to navigate the road ahead. Traveling without knowing how to orient ourselves is kind of like craving to go to your favorite cookie store, but having no map, no direction, and no car. Pretty … Read more
• The Deep Feeler, Media Overwhelm, and Finding Self-Sovereignty
  Note: this is a contemplative blog post rather than a traditional article. What I’m doing here is offering my thoughts and reflections in a more spontaneous way, so you won’t get in-depth or seven-step solutions. Enjoy the ride. :)  __ A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the deep thinker and their relationship with … Read more
• What is Abandonment Trauma? Causes, Symptoms & How to Heal
  Feeling left out, forgotten, ignored, and cast to the side is something most of us have experienced at least once in life. But what happens when the feeling of being abandoned forms the very foundation of our existence? What happens when no matter what we do, where we go, who we befriend or romance, we … Read more
• The Deep Thinker, Belonging, and the Craving For Aloneness
  Note: this is a contemplative blog post rather than a traditional article. As such, there’s no necessary ‘clear solution’ or 7-step-process I’m providing here. Instead, I’m just offering my thoughts and reflections in a more raw way. Enjoy. :)  — Recently, I’ve realized that at the center of the work I’m called to do in … Read more
• What is a Spiritual Warrior? 3 Ways to Turn Pain into Power
  The world feels like it’s collapsing around you. Deep down, you feel scared, confused, lost, alone, and adrift in a black ocean of emptiness.  Where are you to go? What can you do now? You feel a sense of being shattered inside – there is a hollowness in your chest, a void where your Soul … Read more
• The Lone Wolf, Toxic Individualism + True Individuality
  There is a light side to the lone wolf – the spiritual wanderer, outsider, and fringe dweller in society – but there’s also a dark side. Today, I’m going to speak about both. As someone whose many years of work have centered around reclaiming the value and importance of the lone wolf, especially in a … Read more
• 9 Signs You’re a Spiritual Wanderer
  Recently, Mateo and I were discussing the essence of the lone wolf. It’s obvious that the lone wolf has been the guide and archetype that is at the heart of our work here on lonerwolf. But we wanted to go deeper into the core of lone wolf. We discovered the essence quite quickly: That of … Read more
• Domicide: The Loss of Place, Space, and Face in Modern Society
  So this was kind of spooky. And it rarely happens – but the other day, I woke up at approximately 4:08 am with the title of this post blazing in my head: Domicide. The loss of place, space, and face in modern society. It repeated and repeated and repeated in my mind, like a haunting … Read more
• 13 Best Shadow Work Books For Beginners-Advanced (+ PDF)
  If self-love work is like basking in the rays of the sunlight on a summer’s day, and inner child work is like building sandcastles on the beach, shadow work is like journeying into a dark forest with no light but the moon guiding you. As the deepest and also most confronting form of inner work, … Read more
• Spiritual Connection & Loneliness: 7 Ways to Feel Kinship
  It’s the end of the day. You’ve finished everything you were meant to do. But the rest of the evening spreads out in front of you like an open and barren desert. Inside, you feel a sense of hollowness, and an oppressive weight grows within your chest.  The truth is, you feel lonely. Isolated. Disconnected.  … Read more
• Existential Dread: 7 Ways to Regain Sanity and Peace
  True story: my first word as a baby was “no.” One of my favorite series of books as a child was A Series of Unfortunate Events. I’ve woken up quite a few times with a voice of dread in my head saying, “Oh great, I’m on this planet again.” And, well, I run this website … Read more
• 222 Meaning & the Spiritual Journey (Why You Keep Seeing It!)
  For what feels like the millionth time, you’ve seen 222 again … first on the clock, then on number plates, and then all throughout your week in tiny but surprising places. What does it mean to see 222 everywhere? You have a feeling that it means something special, but you don’t know what! Can you … Read more
• What is Your Shadow Archetype? (Free Quiz!)
  Uncontrolled bursts of anger, sexual addiction, strange phobias, unexpected deep depressions, unshakeable self-loathing, and self-destructive tendencies are all signs of the shadow archetype – and we all have one. The shadow archetype, also known as the shadow self or dark side of humanity, can be seen throughout myth and legend since the dawn of humanity. … Read more
• 30+ Mindfulness Journal Prompts to Find Peace in the Storm (+PDF)
  Your mind is spinning out of control, and your blood pressure is skyrocketing. You feel panicky and overwhelmed, and you’re starting to dissociate from reality … Terrible and catastrophic thoughts bombard you left, right, and center …  And then, you remember to let go of a slowww out-breath.  You pause and shift your mind to … Read more
• Toxic Family: 15 Signs & Ways to Deal With Their Negativity
  Your heart races. Heat pounds through your body. Anger and hurt clench your throat. Tears creep up. Your eyes dart around for a way to escape and not deal with these people anymore. “How the hell can I get out of here?” Toxic family members have a uniquely disturbing way of hurting us that goes … Read more
• 7 Self-Kindness Practices For Calming the Inner Critic
  “Why did you say such a stupid thing?” “You look ridiculous!” “You’re an embarrassment to yourself!” “Quit acting like a weakling.” “Face it, you’re a loser, and no one likes you.” How many times have you heard a voice within you say horrible words like these?  How many times have you felt insulted, degraded, and … Read more
• Finding Meaning & Purpose in the Death Spiral (+ One Key Reflection)
  Note: this is an informal, blog-styled post sharing personal thoughts and reflections in a non-linear and non-problem-solving way. If you want to learn more about meaning and purpose in a more structured article, see Meaning of Life VS. Purpose of Life (the Difference!). A few weeks ago, in the LonerWolf Howl newsletter, I sent an … Read more
• 9 Signs You’re in a Spiritual Relationship (& What This Means)
  Here’s the thing: every relationship you have in your life, romantic or otherwise, is a spiritual relationship.  Yes, yes, I know this is not a particularly popular stance because everyone wants to feel as though they’ve found that “super special person” that they were cosmically destined to meet. But when we understand that spirituality is … Read more
• How Do We Find True Connection in an Individualistic, Sick Planet?
  (Note: while I usually tend to write more formal articles that explore specific topics and their solutions, this is the first open-ended note-style post that I’ve written in a while. Let me know if you appreciate this format in the comments!) When I go on any form of social media, watch any news or information … Read more
• How to Let Go of Resentment: 5 Ways to Find Peace
  It eats away at you little by little and fills you with disgust, annoyance, and bitterness. It’s a cancer of the heart that drains your energy and destroys your happiness. What I’m talking about is resentment, and we’ve all experienced it before.  Unlike fairly straightforward emotions like hatred or anger, resentment is a combination of … Read more
• What is Makyo? 11 Examples of Spiritual Delusion
  Now, here’s the thing: I’m not a zen practitioner, nor do I necessarily write for an audience of zen enthusiasts (however, if you are one, that’s awesome!). But there’s a certain term that is quite unknown at the time of writing, which I hope comes more into the mainstream: Makyo.  If you’re a sincere spiritual … Read more
• Psychedelic Integration: 5 Ways to Process Your Epiphanies 
  As the use of psychedelics like mescaline, ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, and DMT enter the mainstream, the question is, how do we make the most of these experiences? Assuming that we haven’t been reckless and disrespectful to such sacred substances and have adequately prepared beforehand (using the “set and setting” principles), how do we properly integrate … Read more
• How to Practice Self-Observation (Prompts & Meditation)
  Self-observation seems pretty basic and even a little mediocre or like some pedestrian psychological technique on the surface. But in my many years of exploring and walking the inner path, I’ve found that self-observation is THE most crucial practice, skill, and undertaking EVER. Full stop. Period. Fini! At the time of writing, this might not … Read more
• 7 Spiritual Practices For Busy and Tired People
  Endless to-do lists. Appointments. Unfinished tasks. Responsibilities galore. Balancing home life and work commitments. The grind and hustle of daily life … Are you tired and overwhelmed yet? If you’re like most people living in our modern society, there’s a lot of stuff to get done. Even “slowing down” can feel like another task on … Read more
• Religious Trauma: 23 Dark Signs & How to Heal
  If there’s any topic that has impacted my life so deeply – and yet I’ve been putting off writing for over ten years – it’s religious trauma. The topic of religious trauma is such an inflammatory topic, and one that has harmed so many people, that I’m going to try and approach it as delicately … Read more
• 11 Signs You’re Suffering From An Identity Crisis (& What to Do)
  You’re at a crossroads in life. Everything has changed. You no longer know who you are, what you want, or where you’re going. It feels like the earth is crumbling beneath your feet, and all past references of who you were felt meaningless or like distant dreams. Perhaps you’ve gone through a divorce or breakup, … Read more
• 15 Reflective Journal Prompts For Emotional Wellness & Self-Healing
  There are only a handful of practices I have consistently harnessed for my mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing for years and years. Keeping a reflective journal is one of them. As one of the most simple and accessible forms of self-therapy, reflective journaling doesn’t have to be complex or wordy. You can gain benefits from … Read more
• Somatic Bodywork: 7 Types For Deep Healing
  For so long on my spiritual path and life journey, I focused exclusively on the mind. And yet, no matter how much talk therapy, meditation, or reading self-help books I did, many of my most fundamental issues remained untouched and unresolved.  Anxiety. Depression. Chronic Pain. IBS issues. All of these issues (and more) are not … Read more
• How to Practice Self-Inquiry (“Who Am I?”) Meditation
  Within a lot of spiritual circles, we hear terms like “inner peace” and “Oneness” thrown around a lot. In search of these fantastical ideas that promise relief from suffering, we hop around from one retreat, workshop, teacher, or book to another … and another, and another. Eventually, many spiritual seekers end up with a kind … Read more
• How to Start a Dream Journal (+ Free Template)
  Did you know it’s estimated that the average person spends almost 2 hours every night dreaming? Dreams are perhaps one of the most bizarre and psychedelic experiences almost all of us share on a regular basis.  With one-third of our life spent asleep, why not use the symbology that emerges in our dreams for self-insight … Read more
• Feeling Lost in Life? You’re Not Broken, You’re Being Called Home
  You feel lonely, empty, disconnected, and numb. No one would suspect it on the surface. But these feelings of aimlessness, purposelessness, and worthlessness eat away at you every single day. The truth is that on a core level, you feel lost. You feel cut off from your authentic self. You’re a lone wolf who’s isolated … Read more
• Inner Work Test: What Type Do You Need Right Now?
  Inner work is like a quiet pilgrimage into the mysterious dark forests of the mind and heart. Indeed, whenever we experience a spiritual awakening of any kind, we become like lone wolves beginning our quest through the dense vegetation of our inner worlds. We don’t know the way. We don’t know the path. We may … Read more
• How to Be Happy Alone (5 Empowering Paths)
  In our hyper-connected world, where the very fabric of our society is being remodeled and reshaped by technology at a lightning-quick pace, and where the old institutions that once held us together (e.g., religion) are crumbling, it’s only natural that an increasing number of us are feeling lonely. As a result of mass globalization, the … Read more
• 9 Best Spiritual Documentaries To Watch (+ Trailers)
  The world is currently going through a tremendous amount of spiritual shifts and awakenings. From understanding how old inherited social structures affect the world around us, to exploring new ways to live, or inquiring about the very nature of the self, there are so many questions that are surfacing in our collective lives and inviting … Read more
• 7 Vagus Nerve Exercises For Nervous System Healing
  “Your body is a site of liberation” declares poet, activist, and theologian Tricia Hersey in her radically grounding and liberating book Rest is Resistance – and if there is any way I can summarize vagus nerve stimulation, those seven words say it perfectly. Your body is a site of liberation. You are both a divine … Read more
• Feeling Disconnected & Sad (7 Healing Paths)
  You feel disconnected right now, perhaps even a little sad or lonely – or even like no one really cares about you or sees you fully. Accompanying feeling disconnected, you might feel lost in life, like you’re aimless, bored, unhappy, restless, and have no direction. In essence, you feel like a tiny island drifting in … Read more
• 11 Best Spiritual Books to Nurture the Soul (For Beginners)
  “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ― Jorge Luis Borges Spirituality is the deep craving we all share to connect with that which is greater than ourselves. Throughout our lives, we occasionally feel the invitation to go deeper into exploring who we are, questioning the world around us, and … Read more
• 35 Shadow Work Prompts (For Each Chakra)
  No matter how sweet, kind, nice, or good we may appear to be on the surface, we all have a dark side. And exploring that dark side – truly learning to understand, befriend, and integrate it – is an essential task for every human being. Perhaps one of the most powerful and bone-deep practices out … Read more
• “What is Wrong With Me?” (How to Heal This Toxic Belief)
  “What is wrong with me?” “Am I crazy?” “Am I just broken?” “Will anyone truly love me?” “Why do I keep f*cking up everything?” “Why am I such an outsider/loser?” “What the hell is wrong with me?” If you’re here reading these words, chances are that you’ve felt (or are currently feeling) this way about … Read more
• 11 Deceptive Spiritual Traps Sabotaging Your Growth
  No matter what the practice or teaching, ego loves to wait in ambush to appropriate spirituality for its own survival and gain. – Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism As we progressively advance on our spiritual awakening paths, our Soul essence begins to blossom like a luminous flower deep in our hearts. The more we … Read more
• Kindred Spirit: 9 Magical Signs You’ve Found One
  Have you ever spoken to a person who just seems to “vibe” or “click” with you? That person was probably a kindred spirit. Befriending or serendipitously meeting a kindred spirit is one of those moments in life that we often cherish until our dying day. If you’re wanting to find out whether you’ve met a … Read more
• How to Begin a Spiritual Journal (Start Here!)
  It is my deeply held conviction that journaling is a sacred practice. Journaling is an altar for sacred creative ideas, a palace for holy epiphanies, a temple of deep feelings, and a shrine for mystical reflections. In essence, journaling is innately spiritual: It is a practice that helps to mirror the mind, open the heart, … Read more
• Deep Self-Healing (on a Budget) 9+ Tips!
  So you’re broke, or have low income, or don’t have much cash to spare – and yet you’ve realized how crucial it is to heal on a physical, mental, emotional, and/or spiritual level. What do you do?  Well my friends, I know exactly what this is like, and let me tell you, I can relate … Read more
• Emotional Trauma Test (Free 3-Minute Quiz)
  The only way to get over the pain is to face it, embrace it, hug it and learn the lessons embedded within it. ― Adele Theron All of us, in some way or another, have experienced the stab of rejection, betrayal, neglect, bullying, and even humiliation at the hands of another. But at what point … Read more
• What is Lectio Divina? (Step-by-Step Soul-Centered Practice)
  Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul. – Joyce Carol Oates Of all the practices available to us on our spiritual awakening journeys, reading is perhaps one of the simplest and most accessible avenues to deeper self-insight.  Words and ideas are all around … Read more
• The Tao: 7 Deep Lessons From a Radically Wise Philosophy
  To have no thought and put forth no effort is the first step towards understanding the Tao. To go nowhere and do nothing is the first step towards finding peace in the Tao. To start from no point and follow no road is the first step towards reaching the Tao. — Chuang Tzu If there … Read more
• What is Christ Consciousness? (Mystical Definition)
  Regardless of where you are on the spiritual path and what your relationship is like with Christianity, there’s a pulsating core of mystical Divine Love at the heart of Jesus’ teachings.  And this impassioned blaze of Love has been felt by people all over the world in many spiritual and religious traditions – not just … Read more
• 5 Practices For Being Present (+ One Major Pitfall to Avoid)
  Let’s be honest here, being present in the moment sounds good in theory … but in practice, we suck at it 99.9% of the time.  How many times have you found yourself making all these fancy mental plans of “being as present as you possibly can” and imagining yourself as a Zen-master-to-be or advanced yogi … Read more