Explore Nigredo, the first stage of alchemical transformation, and understand its role in spiritual awakening, shadow work, and personal transformation through ancient wisdom and modern psychology.
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The Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Understanding Buddhist Wisdom on Overcoming Suffering Whilst ‘The Wheel of Sharp Weapons’ might be considered a fairly ‘advanced’ Buddhist scripture, its message is both logical and fairly simple. Let me try to outline its important…
Sometimes we discover a terrible truth. Sometimes we feel justified to treat somebody harshly, yet afterwards we may discover these justifications were wrong, and so we learn a terrible truth. This truth completely eliminates any rational reason or justification for…
I really like the Platonic explanation of being, which I hope to share with you here. Understanding Ousia Ousia (οὐσία) is an ancient Greek terms that loosely is equivalent to our English word ‘being’. It has subtle but important differences,…
It can be helpful for those trying to make sense of the ‘mind’ to recognize that these three concepts, being, self and personality are quite distinct and different things. Once you have some grasp of these concepts this will help…
One of the biggest questions regarding addiction is 'why are some people susceptible to addiction?' We know that many people can try addictive substances or activities yet only a percentage find these overwhelmingly addictive. Here I hope to present my thoughts on this intriguing subject.
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The human mind, in its normal adult state, exists in what we call a ‘conditioned’ state – shaped by countless experiences that define our sense of self and reality. While spiritual awakening aims to reach the ‘true’ or unconditioned mind,…