Governing the precept that the self is masks all the way down, perceiving delusions all the way up, it stands to reason that one of those “masks”…
A popular internet meme, “Rules for Being Human (Handed Down From Ancient Sanskrit)”, has made the rounds over the last few years through many spiritual social…
In the PBS documentary Octopus: Making Contact, we have the opportunity to witness an incredible phenomenon! “So here she’s asleep, she sees a crab and her color…
You may have heard the term “piercing eyes,” but what if someone’s gaze was so penetrating that it managed to induce an altered state of consciousness?…
In the animist framework of Australian Aboriginal mythology, The Dreaming is a sacred era in which ancestral Totemic Spirit Beings formed The Creation. “Dreaming” is also…
Tasmanian naturalist, Sarah Lloyd, has spent years documenting over 120 species (over 10% of the global total) of a natural phenomenon called myxomycetes, or “slime mould.”…
Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics, is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health…
One of the strangest mysteries in archaeology was discovered in the Diquis Delta of Costa Rica. In the 1930s, the United Fruit Company planted huge quantities of bananas…
(CD) — The hashtag #PrayForAmazonia went viral on Tuesday as social media users attempted to draw the world’s attention to the Amazon rainforest, which has been devastated for weeks…
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…