Jennifer Sodini, founder of Evolve and Ascend and author of Amenti Oracle: Feather Heart Deck and Guidebook is launching a new podcast this fall, called Radio…
Esoteric Encyclopedia• Occult• Sacred Sites
Esoteric Encyclopedia: 10 Spiritual Facts About Sacred Mount Kailash
In the remote corner of the exotic west of Tibet, the pristine Mount Kailash (6714 meters) dominates the entire region’s landscape. The celestial beauty of Mt.…
I met a woman a few weeks ago who works with a Kogi mama, or shaman, from the Sierra Nevada of Colombia. He came to California…
Consciousness• Entheogens
Entheogenic Medicines are Finally Being Used to Treat Depression in US Hospitals
As the country increasingly sheds its prohibitionist stereotypes and misconceptions about psychedelic drugs, scientists and psychiatrists are increasingly embracing their potent qualities as “game-changers” in the…
Consciousness• Science
Scientists Find Dozens of ‘Invisible’ Galaxies, Changing Our Understanding of the Universe
Astronomers have discovered a stunning set of 39 massive galaxies that had previously been invisible. Using the combined power of multiple astronomical observatories across the world,…
Alzheimer’s disease is currently the most commonly developed form of dementia and it currently affects over five million individuals in the United States. It is possibly…
We all need a little peace, stillness, and balance to get us through life. Sadly, this doesn’t jive with the social mold we’re supposed to fit…
We now know that just as on the internet, our DNA can feed its proper data into a network of consciousness and can call up data…
Just as the physical body has seven (or more) identifiable energy centers, or swirling vortices of subtle energy, so does the planet have chakra centers that…
The chatter of the mind is never more noticeable than when you are bombarded with unwanted thoughts or feelings that create conflict within you. A simple…
Though psychedelics are often portrayed in popular culture as recreational drugs, psychedelics like ayahuasca have played a role in religious ceremonies and alternative medicine. Josh —…
After writing that title I realized it was more than one thing, it actually opened something in me that continues to inspire. After much contemplation, what…
We still have so much to learn about the nature of our world and how living creatures communicate with each other. On very subtle, imperceptible levels,…
Cycles of Time and Karma The word kalachakra means cycles of time, and the Kalachakra system presents three such cycles – external, internal and alternative. The external and internal cycles deal…
Consciousness• Occult
Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Fear and Anxiety
Anxiety, depression, and fear ravage so many today, but few pause to consider that in addition to the material influences in our lives, we may be also…
Just under the radar of public concerns is the fact that bees and pollinator insects are dying off in catastrophic numbers, and if we are unable…
Many Japanese elders refer to the plant ashitaba as the immortality plant and believe it will keep you looking and feeling young. For ages, people in…
Humans have always considered ourselves much different animals, and we look at our apparent superior intellect, analytical mind, self-awareness, and expanded consciousness as the dividing line between us…
In my recent book, The Mescaline Confessions, I wrote a chapter about a stark vision I one day received from the Huachuma cactus, warning of a future…
Shah Cheragh is a funerary monument and mosque located in Shiraz, Iran. Its name translates to “King of the Light” and with an interior, which shimmers…
So much insanity is being broadcast into our society that people are beginning to crack and turn on each other. Just this week we saw how…
Culture
15 Quotes by Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts That Illustrate Why Freethinking is a Threat to the State
“Silk Road was supposed to be about giving people the freedom to make their own choices, to pursue their own happiness, however they individually saw fit. [It]…
Consciousness
This End of Life Caregiver Has an Important Message About Death That You Need to Hear Right Now
Speaking from his experiences working in an ER and witnessing death first hand, then going on to work in end of life care with Hospice, Zach…
If you are in NYC, please come to this event, our friend Daniel Pinchbeck is helping to organize. A rally for Extinction Rebellion. We are having…
Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. Its members are joined together by shared ideals of both a moral and metaphysical nature, and, in most of its…
One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it consciously or not: What is the purpose of life? I have considered this question and…
“Everything you need is already inside you.” – Bill Bowerman One of the defining moments in the adventure of personal awakening is the realization that we’re all…
“…the time has come to awaken from this nightmare of our own making and remember the truth about ourselves.” –Graham Hancock Such chaotic and divisive times…
Anthroposophy is an esoteric spiritual philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner. The core belief is that there is an invisible (and intelligent) world of spirit that is accessible to human beings…