mental-health
-
The Alchemy of Choice: Transforming Reflexes
A Devotional Unfolding Awareness is the candle.Intention is the match.But subconscious patterns?They are the windswept room where both were once lit and left unattended. Subconscious patterns are intentional, just not consciously.They come from the deep.Inherited. Imprinted. Practiced.Like grooves in a… Continue reading
-
đŻď¸ The Philosopher and the Fanatic
An Archetypal Encounter & Tarot Ritual for the Silenced Voice There are names that echo across time not because of what they built, but because of what they destroyed.And othersâbecause of what they dared to speak. Hypatia of Alexandria and… Continue reading
-
The Gemini Threshold” Where Spirit becomes Signal & Myth wakes the Mind
A Devoted Mysticâs Reflection on the PlutoâNeptune Cycle In the late 1800s, a strange kind of portal opened. It didnât look like a holy temple or a burning bushâit looked like telegraph wires, newspaper columns, and sĂŠances held in velvet… Continue reading
-
â´ď¸The Awakening: Uranus Enters Gemini for a New Era
Sacred Thresholds Series There are moments when the cosmos doesnât whisperâit cracks open. On July 7, 2025, Uranus, the planet of revolution, rupture, and revelation, crossed the threshold into Gemini for the first time since 1941. We now enter a… Continue reading
-
âWhen the Universe Sends You a Sign⌠and Itâs a Middle Finger”
Sacred Snark Sunday, Vol. III | Reclaiming the Blessing in the Backhanded Cosmic Slap You asked for a sign.You lit the candle, sipped the nettle tea, shuffled the deck, stared into the abyss (which, for the record, was also staring… Continue reading
-
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 truthsâher voice arising from the caves, the smoke, the fissures in the Earth where the veil… Continue reading
-
Billy the Kid: Myth, Archetypes, and Inner Truth
In Jungian terms, Billy the Kid isnât merely a historical figure. Heâs an American mythic complexâa living embodiment of archetypal forces that many of us carry within. đ§ The Orphan Child â The Wounded Innocent Billy begins as the Orphan,… Continue reading
-
đŚ Where Wings Remember the Wound
Two mornings in a row, I stepped outsideâand a yellow swallowtail met me in the air. Not a coincidence. A visitation. Thereâs something unmistakable about her timing. The way she moved like memory and medicine, winged in gold and shadow.… Continue reading
-
A Humorous Take on Spiritual Exhaustion
Letâs 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: đŻď¸ A Sacred Pause for… Continue reading
-
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 weâre staring into the aftermath,where the dust settles, the debris whispers,and something inside starts muttering,âThis might be your… Continue reading
thedevotedmystic.com 