This is a fairy tale that I came across some time ago in a forum while researching the topic of esoteric Christianity. The person who shared it wrote that it was a Manichaean story told to him by Petar Raychev. I have now decided to pass it on. It is very beautiful. Very. Through two […]
In her book Astrology and the Rising of Kundalini (Astrology and the Rising of Kundalini: The Transformative Power of Saturn, Chiron, and Uranus), Barbara Hand Clow writes that during a painful event, two of the following three roles are activated: being the one who is wounded, being the one who wounds, and being the wounded […]
According to therapist Brad Blanton, author of the book Radical Honesty, the main cause of stress is not something else, but living a lie. According to him, “We all lie like the world. It saps our life force. It’s the root cause of the stress people experience. In short: lying sees us through the bill.”
I have written on this topic before, but now I feel the urge to return to it once again. Many people have a tendency to become exhausted and confused when they connect with other people’s suffering and with their desire to help. This happens because they “put the cart before the horse” and, instead of […]
Very often, women are crucified within themselves—torn between showing their feelings to the men who anger them or holding those feelings in. Unfortunately, there is no single right answer. Both are true. Both are rays of a “just sun” that is fair precisely because it shines in both directions. Today, I am sharing only one […]
The presentation of the “roadblocks on the path to surrender as a way of life” would not be complete without introducing the third one: helping others in a way that blurs the boundaries between us and them. For people with spiritual values and sensitive hearts, this may turn out to be not only the greatest […]
The Parable of Avicenna and the Apprentice “Avicenna had a very diligent, newly-initiated student. One day, a blind man was brought to the great physician. The Master specified exactly which components to mix to create two poultices. The student followed the instructions perfectly, and the next day, the patient regained his sight. Now, the student’s […]
“No one needs your help. I know, I know… this is one of the difficult things. But it’s true. However, this doesn’t mean that no one wants your help, or that no one can use your help. It simply means that the thought that another Aspect of the Divine is helpless without you is not […]
“You cannot help another who will not help him or herself. In the end, all souls must walk their path — and the reason they are walking a particular path may not be clear to you, or even to them, at the level of ordinary human consciousness. Do what you can to help others, of […]
Do you know the story of the frog who, after being kissed by the princess, turned into a prince? Carol Pearson, author of The Hero Within, writes that in the original version of this tale, the “disenchanting action” is very different. Consequently, its psychological interpretation is also different, carrying profound implications for what constitutes the […]
“I know from experience, however, that this is not for the best—people should not be outsmarted, even when it is for their own benefit. I do not wish to push anyone off the tracks of their own misguided faith. Perhaps it would be better for that person to reach a total failure than to be […]
