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The larger the community, the more it suppresses individual differentiation. When a person becomes too absorbed in the collective, their individual traits, especially those that are unique or untoward, are repressed and pushed into their unconscious. The “collective” encourages…
hi, just wanted to share this authenticated piece of clothing worn by Padre Pio. he bore the stigmata of Christ for 50 years and was known for his ability to read souls. “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.”

A strong ego ≠ pride. It means having a stable, grounded identity, someone who knows who they are, what they stand for, and can face the contents of their unconscious (dreams, fears, instincts) without being overtaken by them. But what about Christ? Aren’t we supposed to deny…
People online have spent real time, precious time, pouring sweat and tears into the most spectacular advice. Hard-won wisdom, straight from experience, beautifully worded, painfully learned. But eventually, it gets buried. The algorithm pushes it down. The internet forgets. If I…
Bringing a raw steak outside with me so the mosquitoes have a better option.
God is the origin of polarity. He is justice and mercy, beginning and end, form and flow. God doesn’t switch between these, He is them all without contradiction. Because unity already exists in Him, He IS relationship, and can thus create relationship by division. So then, God…
We’ve reached a point in technology where your thoughts can be turned into a live movie, but they’re underrepresenting it as a dream analyzer. Imagine running it while you’re awake. People who live in their heads could finally show the depth of their inner world, the layered…
You’ve probably mistaken your inner world for overthinking, when it’s not. If this is you… ꩜ You replay past conversations in vivid detail. ꩜ You imagine entire scenarios that never happened, sometimes down to the emotions. ꩜ You narrate your life constantly, maybe even the…
I found this book in a used bookstore, and every now and then, a little bookmark appears between the pages. I wonder if maybe they were swept away by a thought, or the words felt too beautiful to rush. One of them even has the same name written on it as inside the cover, not the…
Living in society means constantly knowing the rules and what leads to what. As teens, we start becoming aware of this, figuring out what we can get away with and what happens if we push things too far. And honestly, that phase is when we carry the most psychopathic traits…