Author: Siobhan
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How We Become Fossils – The Trappings of Dogma
As spiritual seekers, we enjoy saying yes to the unknown. We know the people, things and places with which we surround ourselves affect our perception of the world. We strive to gain greater levels of awareness and, when conscious of ourselves, choose not to repeat the same painful cycles. We see pain as an evolutionary…
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Butterflies and other trite Symbols of Spiritual Transformation
To be real with you… I’ve been better. I’ll spare you the details.People kept telling me all this challenge would be worthwhile. They said, “You’re experiencing a spiritual initiation!”or, “You’re facing trials now so that you can emerge transformed.”or,“You’re a caterpillar almost ready to become a butterfly!” Let’s all take a moment to collectively roll…
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The Ephemeral Nature of Ice Pops and Intuition
When I was six, my mother used to put my little brother and me in daycare while she taught fitness classes in a nearby gym. We waited forever in this musty, small room with other children and an overwhelmed, frizzy-haired woman who was constantly trying to untangle children entwined in battles over their favorite toy.…
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Journey into the Unknown
There is a certain moment in our lives when we become disillusioned with the outside world. We have followed all the rules that we were told would lead to success, so why does our life feel so bland? We begin to feel empty and unsatisfied. We ask ourselves, is there more? This is the call…
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Seeking Outside the Self
Have you ever sat down at the end of the night, alone with your thoughts and nothing to do, and felt your anxiety spike? Meeee too. There’s that familiar urge to reach for your phone, binge watch more of that show you always put on, eat that yummy snack or indulge in your substance of…
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Adventure awaits
I too sat down, laying the spear between us, and tried to explain how I came to Pellucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossible for him to grasp or believe the strange tale I told him as I fear it is for you upon the outer crust to believe in the existence of the…
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My coffee ritual
I too sat down, laying the spear between us, and tried to explain how I came to Pellucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossible for him to grasp or believe the strange tale I told him as I fear it is for you upon the outer crust to believe in the existence of the…
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Tropical paradise
I too sat down, laying the spear between us, and tried to explain how I came to Pellucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossible for him to grasp or believe the strange tale I told him as I fear it is for you upon the outer crust to believe in the existence of the…
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