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The Sybil’s Call: Listening to the Unconscious
A Living Mirror from the Dreaming Depths In the ancient world, the Sybil was not merely a prophetess. She was a vessel of threshold truths—her voice arising from the caves, the smoke, the fissures in the Earth where the veil… Continue reading
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Billy the Kid: Myth, Archetypes, and Inner Truth
In Jungian terms, Billy the Kid isn’t merely a historical figure. He’s an American mythic complex—a living embodiment of archetypal forces that many of us carry within. 🧠 The Orphan Child – The Wounded Innocent Billy begins as the Orphan,… Continue reading
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🦋 Where Wings Remember the Wound
Two mornings in a row, I stepped outside—and a yellow swallowtail met me in the air. Not a coincidence. A visitation. There’s something unmistakable about her timing. The way she moved like memory and medicine, winged in gold and shadow.… Continue reading
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A Humorous Take on Spiritual Exhaustion
Let’s take off the soul-sandals for a sec and run barefoot through the ridiculous holiness of being human… not for anything other than a deep exhale and a smirk at the absurdity of it all: 🕯️ A Sacred Pause for… Continue reading
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Shadow Work & the Inner Critic: A Love Story (Sort Of)
We survived the Tower.(Or at least, we let it fall without throwing a tantrum that required a second cleansing.) And now? Now we’re staring into the aftermath,where the dust settles, the debris whispers,and something inside starts muttering,“This might be your… Continue reading
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Unveiling The Historical Mirrors: A Descent into the Collective Unconscious
🌒 New Series Announcement, New posts drop every Friday Some stories made it into the history books—but rarely in their full truth.They were cut to fit the narrative.Polished into symbols.Sanitized for comfort—or weaponized for control. Others were never recorded at… Continue reading
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Healing Through Grief: Embracing Complicated Loss
The Call that Changed Everything… February 5, 2025 I looked over at the dining table.My heart dropped, and simultaneously began to race,as my youngest son’s voiceseemed to fade into silence.A silence replaced bya once-familiar ringtone —now strangely foreign.A ghost note.A… Continue reading
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Aligning with Your Inner Truth throughout July
🕯️ Rhythm over rush. Ritual over routine. Flame over formula. July doesn’t ask for performance.It asks for presence. It doesn’t care if you’ve completed the checklist,or posted the thing,or followed the map.It only wants to know:Did you feel the light… Continue reading
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The Power of Shadow Blooming: A Journey to Self-Integration
This is for those of us who didn’t wither in the dark—We rooted deeper.We didn’t turn from the rot. We composted it.And somewhere beneath the layers of ache,We bloomed. Not in spite of the shadow—but through it.Not as a performance… Continue reading
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Burnt Toast, Broken Towers, & Becoming: Chaos, Growth & Giggles for the Soul
Welcome to the very first installment of The Oracle Is Tired / Witch, Please…This is where we tell the truth out loud—tired, tender, flame-fed truth—served with a wink and the occasional middle finger to martyrdom. Some weeks it’ll be funny.Some… Continue reading
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