Meditation and “Drugs” It’s a not-so-dirty little secret that most of today’s leading meditation teachers were interested in drugs.
The Heart-Healing Cacao Ceremony Ceremonies exist because of tradition, so it is obvious to assume that without tradition, ceremonies would not exist.
Carnelian: The Crystal of Confidence and Love Carnelian is a crystal that resonates with the lower 3 Chakras.It empowers the Root, Sacral, and Solar Plexus Chakras with a gentle fire elemental boost.
No Detectable Electroencephalographic Activity After Clinical Declaration of Death Among Tibetan Buddhist Meditators in Apparent Tukdam, a Putative Postmortem Meditation State Recent EEG studies on the early postmortem interval that suggest the persistence of electrophysiological coherence and connectivity in the brain of animals and humans reinforce the need for further investigation of the relationship between the brain’s activity and the dying process. Neuroscience is now in a position to empirically
Spotlight: Forbidden Fruits: An Occult Novel NOW SERVING Psychedelic Culture Forbidden Fruits: An Occult Novel is a “bold thriller full of ancient secrets, psychedelic rituals, and murder”, that follows Monica Bettlheim, an American archeologist on her journey. The book goes through unforeseen discoveries about the ancient world, hallucinogenic sacraments, and modern-day crime syndicates. Forbidden Fruits delivers
The vaccination dilemma In the middle of the fields, where you walk, suddenly you are interrupted and asked to make a decision. There are many reasons why one should avoid to decide on something not under direct, reachable sight
Rituals to Anchor Your Inner Wanderer “Not all who wander are lost.” This phrase adorns many a coffee mug, pillow, and social media meme, a badge of honor for those of us who identify as spiritual, as seekers, as “wanderers.” We may not fit into the normal constraints of society, hop between jobs, dress in unconventional
Le Ciel: What is an Adventure? Something exciting such as a trip or an experience? And what could be a bigger adventure than leaving your home for the first time and surrendering yourself to a journey where you have no idea where it will take you? This is what the two Kalahari Bushmen from The Council
Full Moon In Aquarius: Rationality & Seriousness We are having a Full Moon in Aquarius on July 23rd/24th.
Protective Spells for Safe Travels Open roads, clear skies, and good friends– what more could you ask for this summer?
Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings: Phenomenology, Altered States, Individual Differences, and Wellbeing Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings (SSAs) are subjective experiences characterised by a sudden sense of direct contact, union or complete nondual merging (experience of oneness) with a perceived ultimate reality, the universe, ‘God’, or the divine. These profound transformative experiences have scarcely been researched, despite extensive anecdotal evidence suggesting their potential to
The Yin-Yang Approach to Balanced Masculinity When you think about yin and yang, what comes to mind? For some, it’s the classic iconography of a black-and-white circle cut down the middle with two dots on each side.
Does Consciousness Create Our Material Reality? A new study authored by Robert Lanza suggests observers" are responsible for determining physical reality, and that conscious observers themselves generate and create the structures of time and space. We observers, people like you and I, are responsible for how consciousness forms into physical matter, what does this say about
Pranayama for Raising Your Frequency What do you turn to when you need a boost-coffee, an energy drink, or a sugary snack?
Valuable Lessons from Native American Spirituality That Will Help You Reconnect with Yourself Native American beliefs are both spiritual and cultural.