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Signs of Awakening: A Guide to Recognizing Your Journey

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On 2025-01-04

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It’s important to remember that these signs are not a checklist or a measure of progress—they are simply reflections of the changes happening within you as you reconnect with your soul and true essence.

As awakening unfolds, it often brings with it subtle or profound changes that ripple through every aspect of your life. These shifts are unique to each individual, yet there are common signs that can help you recognize and honor this transformative process. It’s important to remember that these signs are not a checklist or a measure of progress—they are simply reflections of the changes happening within you as you reconnect with your soul and true essence.

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Awakening: Your Unique Path to Realization

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On 2025-01-04

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At its core, awakening is an invitation to go beyond the mind, beyond what you’ve been taught to believe about yourself and life.

Awakening is one of the most profound experiences a human can have. It is not something the mind can fully grasp or intellectualize, yet it shifts the very foundation of how we perceive ourselves, the world, and existence itself. Awakening is deeply personal, uniquely unfolding for each individual in its own timing and manner. In this first part of the series, we explore the nature of awakening, its individuality, and the understanding that it is a gift from the soul—a remembering of who you truly are.

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Awakening and the Conscious Breath: A Three-Part Series

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On 2025-01-04

In Articles, Awakening

Awakening is not something the mind can fully understand. It is a shift, a remembering, and an unfolding of your true essence.

This series explores the profound and personal journey of awakening and realization. Divided into three parts, it invites you to reflect on your unique path, recognize the signs of awakening, and discover how conscious breathing can serve as a gentle yet powerful companion on this journey.

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Discovering Leonard Cohen: A Reflection on “Hallelujah” and the Questions Beyond Faith

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On 2024-12-12

In Articles, Leonard Cohen Series

This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can…reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that’s what I mean by ‘‘Hallelujah.’ – Leonard Cohen

I had known of Leonard Cohen and his iconic song Hallelujah for many years. Like many, I first encountered it through its varied covers, from soaring talent show renditions to soulful tributes. And yet, it wasn’t until recently that I truly discovered Leonard Cohen—not just as a songwriter but as an artist, a poet, and a seeker.

Now, his work feels like a quiet yet profound presence, speaking directly to the questions I’ve carried and the experiences I’ve had—particularly those shaped by my Christian upbringing. Something about his music, his voice, and his words drives so deeply into me. It’s as though he’s giving voice to thoughts I hadn’t yet fully articulated, bringing clarity to the ineffable.

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Embracing the Shadows: Reflections on Leonard Cohen’s “You Want It Darker”

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On 2024-12-11

In Articles, Leonard Cohen Series

If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game.
If you are the healer, it means I’m broken and lame.
If thine is the glory, then mine must be the shame.

Reflections on Leonard Cohen’s You Want it Darker

Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker is not just a song—it’s an experience, a meditation, and a reckoning. With its haunting melody and evocative lyrics, it speaks to something primal within us, a part of the soul that yearns for understanding even as it wrestles with the mysteries of existence. For me, this song is a companion in those quiet, reflective moments when questions outweigh answers and surrender feels like the only path forward.

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Conclusion: Embracing Wholeness – The Journey Forward

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On 2024-12-02

In The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening, Unity, and the Divine Self

Conclusion of The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening and Wholeness

Every journey has its culmination, and yet, the journey of love, awakening, and wholeness is infinite. It is not a destination but an ever-expanding experience of self-discovery, integration, and creation. As we reflect on the path explored in this series, we are invited to step forward with the awareness that we are both human and divine, creators of our reality, and embodiments of infinite love.

This conclusion brings together the themes of awakening, unity, compassion, and the new consciousness, offering a final reflection on the beauty of living as a Divine Human.

Unity is not about erasing differences or merging into a collective. It is about recognizing the wholeness that already exists within you. It is the “AND” where light and dark, Masculine and Feminine, human and divine coexist in harmony.

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Chapter 8: The New Consciousness

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On 2024-12-02

In The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening, Unity, and the Divine Self

Chapter 8 of The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening and Wholeness

Humanity stands on the edge of a profound shift—awakening into a new consciousness. This transformation is not external; it is an inner evolution, a realization of the divine within each of us. The new consciousness invites us to live as sovereign beings, fully human and fully divine, in harmony with ourselves and the world.

This chapter explores the essence of this awakening, the opportunities it brings, and the responsibility we carry as creators of the new reality.

Stepping into the new consciousness requires letting go of the old.

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Chapter 7: Compassion and the Heart of Awakening

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On 2024-12-02

In The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening, Unity, and the Divine Self

Chapter 7 of The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening and Wholeness

Compassion is the bridge between separation and unity, judgment and understanding, human and divine. It is the heart of awakening, the soft yet powerful energy that creates a safe space for transformation and healing. Compassion doesn’t seek to fix or change; it simply allows, creating the conditions where love can flow freely.

This chapter explores the nature of compassion, its role in the awakening process, and practical ways to cultivate it in your relationship with yourself and others.

Compassion is not pity or sympathy; it is the deep recognition of shared humanity and divinity.

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Chapter 6: The Game of Paradoxes

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On 2024-12-02

In The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening, Unity, and the Divine Self

Chapter 6 of The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening and Wholeness

Life is a game of paradoxes—a dance between light and dark, human and divine, Masculine and Feminine. At first, these contrasts may seem like opposites, pulling us in conflicting directions. But as we awaken, we begin to see them for what they are: partners in the great play of creation.

This chapter explores the role of paradox in the human journey, how embracing opposites leads to wholeness, and why integration is the key to freedom.

Duality—the perception of opposites—is a cornerstone of the human experience. It allows us to explore different perspectives, feel deeply, and create authentically.

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Chapter 5: The Experience of Love

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On 2024-12-02

In The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening, Unity, and the Divine Self

Chapter 5 of The Experience of Love: A Commentary on Awakening and Wholeness

Love is the essence of all creation. It is not merely an emotion or a fleeting connection but the eternal foundation of existence itself. When we embrace love in its purest form, we align with the truth of who we are—both divine and human, perfectly whole and infinitely expansive.

This chapter delves into the nature of love as the driving force behind creation, the thread that weaves together all experiences, and the path to living fully as a Divine Human.

But as we deepen our awareness, we realize that love begins and ends within us.

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