Trauma imprints occur in individuals’ minds and bodies at the moment they first feel shocked, surprised, and/or frightened during a traumatic experience. Regardless of what caused the trauma, the imprint remains frozen in the body until the person uses techniques for clearing trauma from the body.
With New York and Illinois joining the growing number of states allowing medical aid in dying, nearly one-third of Americans will soon live where terminally ill patients have access to this end-of-life option.
When you feel a smile starting to form or a laugh bubbling up, resist the urge to immediately move on to the next thing on your to-do list. Stay with it for a moment, let yourself fully see the humor, the silliness, the sweetness, or the beauty of what just happened.
By embracing the possibility of the library angel, we open ourselves to a world of serendipity and inspiration, where the answers we seek may already be waiting for us to discover them.
Crystal healing is not a passive practice. It does not ask you simply to own stones and hope their qualities seep into your life by proximity. Crystal healing is a spiritual and contemplative practice that asks you to bring intention, consistency, and honesty to the relationship.
Nothing external had necessarily changed immediately. Yet internally, everything had changed, because the individual had stopped collapsing inward energetically. They had begun reclaiming spaciousness — and spaciousness changes everything.
While we celebrate the modern version of Mother’s Day on May 10, in this momentous year of 2026, it’s worth remembering Mother's Day was not designed to encourage people to be nice to their mothers; it was part of women’s effort to gain power to change society.
In these remote Indigenous communities, non-interference wasn’t a passive thing, a reluctance to get involved, the way we sometimes use the word. It was a deeply held, actively practiced value grounded in a fundamental respect for every person’s right to walk their own path and make their own choices.
People are walking around with one of the most powerful healing systems ever documented locked inside them, yet they can most readily access it only when someone in a position of authority gives them permission.
I have used Reiki techniques extensively on the crops, both while they are in the fields and on seedlings in the greenhouse. While not a controlled experiment, I noticed increased yields, even during drought conditions.
In the world of shadow work, “peace” often comes at a steep internal cost. When we habitually avoid disagreement to stay safe, we aren't just avoiding an argument; we are often suppressing a vital part of our own identity.
When you bow to another, are you really bowing to them with all your being, or are you just going through the motions? If you are committed to living the word, then it’s okay to say it. In fact, if you understand and really mean it, then it’s good to say namaste.
As I sit on the cusp of letting go of old patterns (and fading hair color), what emerges is a confidence and knowing that my decision is truly mine. No outside influence, no second guessing myself and no longer afraid to shine.
We often misunderstand or are confused by the tragedies of life because they make no sense to us. If we understand that we are unconditional love, we will look at situations differently, and accept that the only person we can control is ourselves.
In the 21st century, I imagine angels will by and large be what they have always been, but it is we who will be different. To see ourselves as angels see us, as fellow creative beings and potential partners, is a liberating gift and a challenge to our own self-images.
Spiritual practices don’t automatically generate a sense of wonder and harmony every time you use them. However, from what I’ve seen, even a short time spent in a state of awe and awareness using a spiritual practice can change your life in ways you might not have considered.
He very much surprised me by saying, yes, there was one best piece of advice, one most important thing across all the varieties of human pathology and suffering and achievement and relationship. So naturally, I asked what it was.
We see that we will leave this life without any part of our physical form, including opinions, beliefs, likes/dislikes. In that awareness, there is no separation. When the illusion of “other” falls away, compassion and love emerge, and the full light of source energy shines through us all.
Ask a question about any aspect of your being. What a gift that is for any soul willing to connect to spirit; ask the question and then allow the answer to come forth through your own hand.
Rather than viewing the body as a collection of isolated systems, chakra psychology examines how emotional experience, identity, safety, power, connection, and purpose are stored and expressed through the body's energetic and neurological centers.
Quiet courage can look like hesitation. It can look like doubt. It can even look like weakness. But sometimes it’s the difference between walking away from a room full of “chaos” and discovering a room full of brilliance.
I am weeding among the flower beds blooming amok with irises, nasturtiums, pink and purple anemones and California poppies when the siren — the first of many — shatters the repose. My body jolts upright, cellular memory reawakened from the terrible months after October 7th.
Nothing like this spring has been seen in generations. We are on the cusp of a reimagined world. On April 25th, Uranus returns to Gemini, a planet associated with progressive social movements, libertarian philosophies and cutting edge technologies.
We are powerful energetic creators sending out an energetic signal. The energy of the spoken word and of our thoughts sends out a unique energetic frequency to the universe. Be clear and precise with your request, then sit back and watch the universe create it for you.
I want to go back to the miracle of no longer enjoying blaming the past and identifying with my wound. Perhaps the exhaustion of being a victim for so many years left me immune, although saying this is unfair: I have worked throughout my life to stop being “my wound.”
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