We should always have unshakable convictions, laws, and morals. However, we shouldn’t place ourselves willingly into any particular ideological box. These terms, theories and identities are too minute, small, and insufficient to attach ourselves too without limiting our growth and development. The Sanskrit term “Madhyamāpratipada” describes this phenomenon, meditation, or act of non-polarization in the practitioner,... Continue Reading →
Wealth and Personal Power
I’ve seen people living in great wealth and abundance off of less than 1k a month, with enormous amounts of time to live life and grow. I’ve also seen the same income create poverty, stress, and misery. Our choice is to decide how much we need and how much we want, while bringing to balance... Continue Reading →
Are Drugs Necessary in the Development of a Spiritually Mature Self?
Psilocybe Cubensis Spore Print There has been a lot of debate regarding this topic since the ancient Vedic times, when Soma drinking priests and mystics split into other fully meditative based religions. When I think of this concept, a very basic metaphor comes to mind. Think of your Self (with a capital S), or if... Continue Reading →
Break the Cycle
We confidently assume that life is a certain way based on our conditioning and culture. But, as with assuming anything, it usually makes an ass out of us. Our choice is to decide how long we are willing to be made an ass of; or if we have the courage to break the cycle and... Continue Reading →
Master Yourself, Master All
“More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.” -Dhammapada Make your weaknesses your greatest enemies and one by one eradicate them from existence. Put yourself in the crosshairs and pull the trigger on your lesser self, everyday. Lessen your comfort levels, lessen your needs, and lessen... Continue Reading →
Immortality
“...a sage withdrew his senses from the world of change and, seeking immortality, looked within and beheld the deathless Self.” - Katha Upanishad External works can only achieve a limited and undeveloped form of immortality; completely finite and thus mortal as the body itself. True, long lasting immortality comes from discovering that which is immortal... Continue Reading →
A Brief Thought on Attachment and Reward
"Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.” - Bhagavad Gita When we act in accordance with what is righteous, we remove the attachment we have to acquiring the “fruits” of our labor, because the labor itself... Continue Reading →
Insight into the Function, Form and Relationship Between Odin and Thor
Odin has long been viewed in connection with the wind and inspiration, while Thor has been related to willpower, strength, and action. These two forces, in an elemental or alchemical context, represent two distinct functions of the self-development of the Superindividual, Übermensch, Buddha, Druid, Shaman, Monk, Priest etc. The two parts of this mechanism... Continue Reading →
Reflections of the Winter Solstice
Blood on the Birch, cold was the night wind and snow, to and fro… Gaut of the North, rides on the wind traveling high, and down again. Beyond the smoke, beyond the flames disappear, within the dusk… beyond our shapes, beyond our names begin anew, from ash of luck. Oak and Cherry, Apple and Spruce... Continue Reading →
Strength in Balance Bindrune
This bindrune is meant to enhance balance, inspire clarity, and reinforce stability of the mind, emotions, and spirit. A central Eihwaz rune establishes the spine/trunk; the “axis mundi” or center of the spirit. It represents the self within the spell. On either end of the Eihwaz rune, we see the opposing elemental forces of fire... Continue Reading →