The 3 Kinds of Love

Beyond Buzzwords, Back to Truth “Spiritual awakening” gets tossed around a lot — often reduced to a mood, an aesthetic, a moment of inspiration, or an impressive yoga pose shared on social media. But awakening, in its truest sense, is far more intimate and disorienting than that. It’s not a feeling you chase. It’s a…

How Chasing It Fails Us “…Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”— The Declaration of Independence, 1776 The phrase above is iconic — so deeply woven into American identity that we rarely stop to question it. But what if “the pursuit of happiness,” enshrined as a national ideal, is also one of the quietest sources…

For everyone, there are times when the world is just too much. Our minds spin out. Or we go numb. We feel overwhelmed. Or we feel detached from things we once cared about. We’re tired — sometimes bone-tired — and unsure why living feels so heavy or so empty or maybe both. Within this, a…

Seeking with Psychedelics: The Real Deal In recent years, the use of psychedelic and plant-based substances such as Ayahuasca, iboga, DMT, MDA, and MDMA has expanded far beyond their traditional or recreational contexts. Once confined to shamanic ceremonies or the fringes of counterculture, these substances have now entered mainstream conversations about mental health, trauma healing,…