mental-health
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Miguel Servet — Between the Fires 🔥🕯️
Historical Mirrors, Vol. VIII In the 16th century, when both Catholic and Protestant orthodoxy held the keys to life and death, Miguel Servet (also known as Michael Servetus) walked straight into the flames — both metaphorically and, ultimately, literally. Born… Continue reading
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Artemisia Gentileschi & Claude Cahun: Embodied Defiance & the Redefinition of Self
Sacred Counterparts IV —When the Self Refuses to Be Erased In one hand, a brush dripping with the ochres and crimsons of defiance; in the other, a shutter capturing a gaze no one could quite pin down.Centuries apart, Artemisia Gentileschi… Continue reading
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The Lantern in the Fog
Oracle & Lantern, Vol. V — Finding True North When the Path Blurs 🌫 When the Horizon Disappears There are seasons when the road ahead folds into mist, when your usual markers vanish, and even your own thoughts feel like… Continue reading
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🔊Who Gave My Ego a Microphone Again?
Sacred Snark Sunday — Vol. VIII You know that moment when you’re just trying to heal, vibe, or meditate in peace — and suddenly your ego grabs the mic like it’s karaoke night at the Shadow Lounge? Yeah. Me too.… Continue reading
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Exploring the Mind: Three Men Who Claimed to Be Christ
A Mirror of Madness, Meaning, and the Myth of the Single Self In 1959, three men were brought together at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan. Each of them—Clyde, Joseph, and Leon—believed they were Jesus Christ. Clinical psychologist Milton Rokeach devised… Continue reading
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Luna Moth Wisdom: Lessons from Nature’s Metamorphosis
When the Wings begin to Open: A Devotional Reflection on Metamorphosis It happened slowly, almost imperceptibly at first. She was already there when I arrived—pressed against the mossy stone like an unfinished thought. Her wings, still furled, hung damp and… Continue reading
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Exploring the Mundus Imaginalis: A Journey Beyond Reality
“There is a world more real than what we call real—a terrain where vision is not fantasy, but participation. This is the place where mystics dream and prophets walk, where soul speaks in symbols and the divine unveils itself in… Continue reading
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The Medicine Is in Reclaiming Radiance, Even in Shadow
Oracle & Lantern | Vol. IV There are moments when the light doesn’t flee — it folds.It tucks itself into the creases of our unbecoming,gathers in the soil of our silence,and waits. Radiance, contrary to what we’ve been told, is… Continue reading
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Cultivating Presence: Self-Witnessing Techniques for Growth
There’s a kind of modern magic in keeping record.A humble chart, a row of checkboxes, a journal entry scratched into the margins of a to-do list — these can be acts of reverence, too. When I track my cycles, my… Continue reading
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“You Can’t Just Sage Your Way Out of That”
Sacred Snark Sunday, Vol. IV There are days when the incense is thick in the air, the crystals are fully charged, your altar is impeccable… and still everything goes sideways. Your cat hisses at the wall (again), your ex texts… Continue reading
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