Mind & Spirit

Our Ancestors Want Us To Be Mushrooms

Over time, fungi have adapted an incredible resilience that allows them to survive in extremes. Humans have done something similar. Humans belong on this planet. We are a part of the interconnected web of life.

Do You Think Your Beliefs Are Holding You Back?

Behind every belief, we hold a perspective on life and our self-image. From there, we create self-judgments and interpretations about ourselves, which remain in our minds continually. Then, they move to our subconscious and manifest automatically.

Summer 2026 Astrological Forecast

The eventful summer season includes an important sign change for Jupiter, planetary retrogrades and two eclipses. Seize the opportunities. Relish each pleasure and learn from the obstacles. Whatever comes your way, embrace it fully.

Building A Society On The Cooperative Wisdom Of The Forest

The forest doesn’t feel like a place. It feels like someone. Or, more accurately, like many — a standing community of beings that knows you’re there before you know how you feel about being there.

When the Past Stays Present: How Trauma Imprints Are Created

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.

By September, Nearly A Third Of Americans Will Live In States With Legal Aid In Dying

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.

Joy Hunting

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.

Have You Met The Library Angel?

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.

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What The Stones In Your Home Are Trying To Tell You

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.

The Forgotten Art of Inner Space

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.

It’s Worth Remembering The Original Intent Of Mother’s Day

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.

The Book That Taught Me to Stop “Helping”

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.

Placebo Effect Can Work As Well As Real Medicine — But Your Body May Need Permission To Use It

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.

Reiki And Energy Transfer: Applying the Eye of the Master For Plant Well-Being

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.

The Sound Of Silence: When Avoidance Becomes A Shadow

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.

Namaste Greeting. Cheerful Young Woman On A Bright Background.

How To Use Namaste As A Greeting

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.

A Gray Area

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.

Reflections On Free Will, Suicide and Unconditional Love

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.

Will There Be Angels In The 21st Century?

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.

4 Unexpected Ways A Spiritual Practice Might Change Your Life

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.

The One Piece Of Life Wisdom More Valid Than Any Other

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.

There Is No “Other”

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.