Collective Wisdom Blogs
Where is Adam’s Apple ?
Adam’s Apple Have you noticed that the Adam’s apple isn’t as prominent in many young men today as it seemed to be in previous generations? Is it just your imagination, or is something actually changing? The Adam’s apple is simply the front part...
The Gravity of Promises
The Unspoken Weight A word is light as breath on winter air, A feather falling where no ear can hear. But once it lands, it turns to stone, And you must carry what you chose to bear. The lips that shaped it have already forgotten, The shape of what they pledged. But...
A Measured Descent: A Scientifically Grounded Guide to Tapering SSRIs and SNRIs With Mind–Brain–Consciousness Clarity
Tapering off an SSRI or SNRI is usually best done as a gradual, individualised reduction in dose rather than a fixed short timetable. Many people can taper over weeks, but those who have taken the medicine for months or years, or who have previously experienced...
The Architecture of Lucidity: The Entropic and Syntropic Dance
Clarity’s Quiet Dawn Where light unveils what shadows hide, And truth stands naked, dignified. The mind may chase, the brain may trace, But consciousness beholds the face. In simple seeing, all is known— The greatest beauty stands alone The Tripartite...
Share Your Gnosis: Write for Awake.net
Awake.net is a social impact platform for the entheogenic community. We are currently seeking authors with authority to write about plant medicines, both psychedelic and non-psychedelic. Traditional Medicines: Iboga & Ibogaine, Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, 5-MeO-DMT,...
Trauma as Medicine special guest Sarah Salter-Kelly, All About Ibogaine Jul 2
REPLAY of a conversation with author, shamanic medicine and integration expert Sarah Salter-Kelly about transforming trauma into medicine through sacred relationship with Self, Spirit and Mother Earth, and her own journey of embodied wisdom and where and how it...
How Gratitude Upgrades Your Life.
Gratitude is far more than a positive emotion. It is a biological upgrade for both the brain and the heart. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that regularly expressing gratitude—such as writing thank-you letters—can create lasting changes in...
What If The Only Way Up Is Down ?
The Gold is found in the place you least wanted to go. The Sufi tradition spoke of the pearl at the bottom of the ocean which is not accessible from the shore. It requires descent, pressure, darkness. The diver who refuses to go deep returns empty. The one who goes...
Nirvana, Ecstatic States & the Word
Did you know both the sensation of falling in love and experiencing heartbreak can have a profound impact on your body? While the heart usually gets all the credit, most of the benefits associated with love originate in the brain, where the seven “love hormones” work to improve sleep, immune health, cognitive function, and more. And when we go through breakups, our brain triggers a stress response similar to an addict going through withdrawals.
What If We Got It All Wrong With Our Children ?
Play Is Not a Reward for Learning. It Is How the Brain Learns. Many adults see play as something children do after the important things are finished. Neuroscience suggests the opposite. Play is not a break from development. Play is development. Every time children...
What is the Rarest Personality Type ?
The rarest personality type may not be the smartest person in the room. It may be the person who combines curiosity, discipline, and compassion. Some researchers suggest that people who score highly in the brain systems associated with dopamine, serotonin, and...
Home Remedy to Stop Mosquito Bite Itches
The worst thing about a mosquito bite is often not the bite itself. It’s what happens next. Many people immediately scratch the area, hoping to find relief. Unfortunately, scratching can make the irritation worse. When a mosquito bites, it injects saliva...
The Placebo Effect Proves Belief Is Biology
One of the most fascinating discoveries in modern science is that the body can sometimes begin healing from a treatment that contains no active medicine at all. This phenomenon is known as the placebo effect. A sugar pill is given. An injection contains no therapeutic...
What to expect during the ibogaine clinical treatment, Jun 25, Special Guest Thom Leonard
Join us for a conversation with experienced ibogaine provider Thom Leonard about the ibogaine clinical treatment and its intricacies. What to expect and how to show up for it. THURSDAY, JUN 25 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MDT hosted by Awake.net Special Guest: Thom...
The Beauty of Kindness
Kindness makes you the most beautiful, no matter what you look like. There’s nothing as soul refreshing as giving and receiving kindness. It is language of the heart – which amplifies the frequency of love in the universe. It is said that when the universe wants to...
Who Would You Be Without Your Story ?
Most people don’t live from who they are. They live from the story they tell themselves about who they are. “I’ve always been unlucky.” “I struggle with relationships.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m too...
The Healing Songs of Birds
The sound of birds may be helping you more than you realize. Many people have heard claims that birds emit special healing frequencies that directly interact with the body to promote healing. While science has not found evidence that bird chirps possess unique medical...
You have read about Neuroplasticity, but have you heard of Metaplasticity ?
Most people have heard of neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change, adapt, and form new connections, but neuroscientists also study something called metaplasticity, often described as the “plasticity of plasticity.” In simple terms, it refers...
What Really is Schizophrenia ?
Imagine hearing a voice that sounds every bit as real as someone standing beside you, even though no one is there. For many people living with schizophrenia, this is a daily reality. Scientists are now gaining new insight into why it happens, and the answer may be far...
Freedom Comes with Letting Go
The greatest prison is not where you are. It is where your mind keeps returning. Most people suffer twice: once from a past that no longer exists, and again from a future that has not happened. They replay old wounds as if memory can change them, and rehearse future...
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