Tag: unplugging from capitalism
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Rest is a Portal {part 2}
You can find part 1 here (from 2021) Rest is a mindsetRest is a practiceRest is an act of devotionRest is distinct from leisureRest is necessary for the repair of the mind, body, and spirit.Without rest, we cannot heal.There are many ways to rest. We can only give from what we have.Our spirits may be…
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Finding Satisfaction in not knowing
I recently learned that I calculated my personal tarot archetype of 2023 incorrectly. Which seems like a cosmic error because evidently I also did this the prior year, in spite of it being simple math! I double, triple checked and sure enough I had been believing this whole time that I was working through one…
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The cycle of “seasons,” our personal and collective cycles
Many of you reading are probably familiar already with some of the energetic qualities of the seasons, and turning of the wheel of the year. As we have passed Samhain/Halloween in the northern hemisphere, we move towards the longest nights of the year culminating in the winter solstice on December 21. General wisdom suggests taking…
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What it takes to Thrive (and survive)
Oof… I needed a break to get this piece finished. And I’m happy to say I rested very deeply. More often in thisspace I am focused exploring how we cultivate the inner resources needed for a satisfied and meaningful life, and untangling the mixture of beliefs we develop in our environments and those in alignment with our…
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Rest is a Portal
There’s no aspect of a cycle that doesn’t require a time of apparent dormancy. And yet that dormancy is often an illusion; it’s no so much that there is no movement or change as it is an unseen process. Eurocentric or “western” culture doesn’t value the unseen process very highly. The capitalistic culture doesn’t even…
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What does it mean to be an “artist?”
I made a personal decision earlier in December 2020 to take an indefinite hiatus from social media in order to free up more time, mental energy, and emotional space for practices that nourish me. There’s a lot of amazing creative work that happens on SM, so this isn’t a dig at the medium or anyone’s…
Inward Vision 