Category: Musings
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I Don’t Relate to Spiritual Wellness People
It’s beautiful, intriguing, and stunningly innovative how spirituality can be translated into the way we look. Mala beads, crystal necklaces, yoga leggings, hemp clothing, numerous tattoos, piercings, man buns, dreadlocks, esoteric symbols … All of this stuff is interesting, and some of it I’ve tried in the past to express my inner spiritual values externally.…
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Non-Duality: The Paradox of Being (Poem)
As I explore the philosophy of non-duality more in my life (something I’ve loved since the start of my spiritual journey), these words came to me spontaneously the other day like lightning blasting the earth. May they call you back Home, beyond the separate ego self, to the undivided, untameable nature of reality and your…
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The Endless Self-Improvement Project & Trusting in Life’s Intelligence
Here are some reflections I’ve been recently having (shared straight from my private journal): Does a flower need to have an elaborate plan to blossom? Does a chick in an egg need to know X Y Z about the psychology behind pecking a shell or the mythology of what it means to be free of…
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Your Body is the Oracle
We are taught (or sold) the idea that we need pendulums to choose the way, tarot cards to guide us, psychics to foresee the way ahead, crystals to enhance our intuition, and other spiritual nicknacks to serve the role that our body already does best. Your body is the oracle. That fire in your belly…
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The Violence Beneath Self-Improvement
I’ve been in a strange spiral of growth recently … one that feels slow, ambling, kind of pointless and frustrating to be honest (at least from my ego’s perspective) — and then suddenly punctuated by strong emotions like fear and anger. In fact, I’ve been feeling so “bleh” due to my life circumstances right now…
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On Rewilding the Psyche & Why I’m Going “Old School”
Hi there wildlings, So here’s the question of the hour: Why have I started this blog at a time when TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and other social media platforms are all the rage? I admit that what I’m doing here is definitely “not with the times,” and can be seen as old school, web 2.0, uncool,…
Into the Wildwood 