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Does the Human Ego Serve a Purpose?

We see everything through a glass, darkly. Sometimes we can peer through the glass and catch a glimpse of what is on the other side. If we were to polish the glass clean, then we’d see much more. But then we would no longer see ourselves. Jostein Gaarder, 1993 — Through a Glass, Darkly I… Continue reading Does the Human Ego Serve a Purpose?

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Healing the Lower Chakras: Why trauma healing requires safety above all else

I wrote previously on my blog about why healing trauma starts with creating safety, and while I think I had some truly valuable insights from an intellectual perspective here, I have so much more to add to this piece on the spiritual side of things. I’ve “worked with” the chakras for over 10 years—but that doesn’t… Continue reading Healing the Lower Chakras: Why trauma healing requires safety above all else

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Exploring Heaven and Hell, the Ego, Karma and the Chakras

In my philosophy, we (as individuals) are not God in its entirety; but embodied (physical) parts of God, much like everything in nature, that have the unique capacity for awareness of this fact. Like brain cells in an individual human brain functioning to think without the understanding that they are a part of a larger,… Continue reading Exploring Heaven and Hell, the Ego, Karma and the Chakras