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Etty Hillesum: The Garden Within the Ruins
Historical Mirrors Vol. IX “I will try to help You, God, to stop my strength ebbing away, though I cannot vouch for it in advance.” — Etty Hillesum The Quiet Bloom in the Shadow of the Camps In the summer… Continue reading
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✨ Birthday Edition: Oracle & Lantern | Vol. VI✨
The Turning of the Lantern Birthdays arrive like thresholds. They remind us of the solar rhythm that has carried us around the wheel once more — the same sun that rose the day we were born now calls us into… Continue reading
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🌕 Dancing with Transformation: How to Recognize When You’re Flowing, Not Fighting
There are seasons when transformation feels like an unwelcome storm — we brace, we resist, we try to hold the roof on with our bare hands. And then, there are the moments when we realize we’re not fighting the wind… Continue reading
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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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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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🌿 The Garden Within: Tending the Gut as Sacred Ground
There are seasons when our bodies whisper… and then there are times they thunder.Lately, my own belly temple has been calling for mending — not through urgency, but through devotion. The gut is not merely an organ system; it is… 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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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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