Empathy Is Not What We’ve Been Told
Normally we are told that empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Some scholars describe […]
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Making Sense of: Ego Inflation
As you navigate and individuate in the modern world, understanding and recognising the concept of ego inflation takes on increasing
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There’s a Difference…
There’s a difference between: What is right vs. What is true Being wrong vs. Being inaccurate Defending against evil vs.
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Habit 1 – Take Responsibility for Your Mind
The foundation of any genuine personal and spiritual growth path is the need to take responsibility for your mind. Unless
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Resistance: the Ego or the Self?
For many centuries, there has been a growing disconnect in Western culture from the essence of spiritual growth, wholesome conduct,
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Active Imagination – Exploring the Unconscious Mind
“The imagination is not a State: it is the Human existence itself.” – William Blake What is Active Imagination? Active
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What We Are Missing About Spirituality
Spirituality matters, I believe, because all of the challenges us humans face, such as: financial trouble, loss of meaning or
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What Is a Narcissist?
The word ‘narcissist’ is shorthand for someone with Narcissist Personality Disorder, which is a medical diagnosis for someone displaying observable
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Cults and the Unconscious
There was much I had to learn during my own exit from the inner circle of an exploitative Buddhist-inspired cult.
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Is Your Workplace A Cult?
The workplace isn’t somewhere commonly associated with ‘cults.’ But a cult can be any group of people bound together by
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Turning the Cult on Its Head
Cults can be a vehicle for spiritual growth as well as a trap. But one thing that defines them as
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Letting Go vs. ‘Doing Nothing’
It can be tempting to think that the wholesome response to malevolence is to ‘let it go’ by ‘doing nothing’
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An Enormous Spiritual Task
The challenges faced by civilization today are not bad luck or random coincidence. The real challenge is not climate change,
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Why Are You in a Hurry?
When we hurry and rush around, there’s a story that accompanies it: I’m moving fast to get more done, to
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Whenever We Are Suffering
Whenever we are suffering, there’s something we’re not seeing. Whenever we cannot control our emotions, behaviour and decisions, the unconscious
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Facing up to Feeling
Only when we are willing to face up to feeling, can anyone else help us in a sustainable way. If
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True Friendship
What does ‘True Friendship’ mean to you? Studies suggest that loneliness is on the rise globally, despite us being more
Gratitude Calibrates Our Perception
Gratitude is not about seeing life through rose tinted glasses or as ‘better than they are.’ It is about not
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