The weird yet easy way to release patterns that restrict your psychological freedom Preternatural is a fun word. Merriam-Webster defines it as “inexplicable by ordinary means” or “exceeding what is natural or regular.” The ritual I’d like to share does indeed exceed what is “regular”, especially within the mainstream non-culture. …

How to re-claim pain as a crucible for transformation. — Through mainstream media, advertisements, and everyday conversation, we’re conditioned to see pain, suffering, and death as problems to “manage” or avoid at all costs. The basic imbalance is this: as a culture, we don’t have a shared context to frame our pain. Since early childhood, most people get the message…

Create a massive pattern interrupt in your self-concept & life circumstances with one simple, yet eerie line of questioning. Your degree of psychological freedom depends on one factor: the ability to live outside of the drama triangle. The drama triangle is a model of human dynamics synthesized by Stephen Karpman…

You’re not stuck, limited, or talentless: you’re locked in a taboo, yet understandable fascination with your comfort zone. Have you ever regretted sharing an unconventional idea with a parent, friend, or someone else? Maybe it was a business idea or a new way of life. To your dismay, your beloved…

How to relate to fear as a necessary dimension of motivation. — Fear is a funky, often unpleasant sensation. But it’s just that — a sensation, and you can relate to it however you choose. You know this conceptually. But your fear has quite the ax to grind… It changes the dynamics of your breathing, triggers your heart into rapid-fire pounding, and…

If you want emotional clarity, freedom, and more, learn the secrets your ego can’t tell you. — The personal development world loves to talk about the higher self. This is the upgraded version of you who performs optimally 24/7, feels joy in friendship and work, ease in the body, and so on. But the more you focus on your higher self, the more you confront a sharp…

Why your problem isn’t a lack of skill but a lack of self-awareness As a creator, you know the fulfillment that comes from entering a state of deep immersion in your writing, drawing, music making, or whatever you do. But often it feels like a gated garden stands between you…

Are you colluding with a Bad Daddy? — Society trained you to become an adult in a practical sense. You learned to drive, water plants, boil potatoes, and request time off from work. But you may remain psychologically child-like your entire life. Why? From the beginning, you received programming, from your family, from the education system, and from…

On your weird obsession with projecting your power onto others. — In Jungian psychology, the shadow refers to the qualities we repress and banish into the unconscious to ensure social approval, and by extension, survival. Yet the classic, eerie shadow also has a lighter side, known as the golden shadow. Your golden shadow represents the traits in you that are so…