01. Hexagram: The Creative
above CH’IEN THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN below CH’IEN THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN The first hexagram is made up of six unbroken lines. These unbroken lines stand for the primal power, which is light-giving, active, strong, and of the spirit. The hexagram is...
02. Hexagram: The Receptive
above K’UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH below K’UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH This hexagram is made up of broken lines only. The broken lines represents the dark, yielding, receptive primal power of yin. The attribute of the hexagram is devotion; its image is the...
03. Hexagram: Initial Difficulty
above K’AN THE ABYSMAL, WATER below CHêN THE AROUSING, THUNDER The name of the hexagram, Chun, really connotes a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle as it sprouts out of the earth–hence the meaning, “difficulty at the beginning.” The...
An Ode to the Candlemaker
The Sacred City of Caral-Supe (or simply Cara)
Christos means Sacred Oil
12 steps and spiritual awakening
I like this quote about the origin of 12 steps being through Carl Jung and his emphasis on spiritual awakening. That is our purpose here at Awake in our mission to end addiction. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ90G0jR-1f/?
Custom Lanyards Service in Ireland
Welcome to Ireland Lanyards, Ireland’s largest lanyard company. Are you looking for a firm that sells custom wristbands Dublin? Welcome to the Ireland Yards, if that’s the case. In other words, the most reliable supplier for wristbands of all types. To...
Addiction as a Shadow Initiation
Addiction does not need to be erased to find healing—it needs to be listened to. Underneath the compulsion is a call. A call to wholeness. A call to initiation. A call to remember what was always known in the body, even when the mind forgot. Addiction is the soul’s clumsy attempt at remembering itself. It is the sacred fire burning in the wrong temple.
Lighting the Right Fire in the Wrong Hearth: Addiction, Longing, and the Search for Belonging
Human beings have always gathered around fire. Long before words, the hearth was our centre — warmth against the cold, a circle of belonging, a thread tying us to ancestors and generations yet to come. Fire cooked our food, warded off predators, and cast light by...