Alchemy isn’t religious, though it can be. Alchemy isn’t magic, it can be, but inherently it’s a philosophy of healing. I’m an alchemist but use the term loosely— I’m well read on historical resources and engage in alchemical practices, but my whole practice as an esoteric practitioner exists without doctrine. I find it’s easiest to … Continue reading Alchemical Healing
Our behaviour, dress, habits, these are born of reactions in our inner world. Our self perception and realm of authenticity is influenced and expressed by a set of external symbols— representations of more complex subjects. Eye contact is symbolic, wearing jewelry is symbolic, our accent, inflections, our routine, our addictions, these outwardly simple expressions reference … Continue reading Symbols of Presentation
The act of struggle has been taught to abandon gratitude, crisis informs us we cannot afford to be thankful. How can I possible accept my current situation? Wouldn’t that make me complacent? But I already was complacent with struggle, resigned. I was fearful of gratitude. To accept the gifts of life, I would need to … Continue reading Gratitude, a Foundation
I’m never alone. Every inch of this world-home is inhabited. I have no enemies here, not all are friends but all are companions. Moss, ants, squirrels, humans, a lady bug falling from the sky with an awkward and elegant plunk against my notebook, I’m never alone. By some standards, my social life is dismal. I … Continue reading Community and Loneliness
As autistic and neurodivergent people, the ways we interact with the world are informed by how we’re perceived and how people react to us. This can be said of all human beings but being born into pre-established expectations we’ll never meet, social, emotional, educational, etc, involves a convoluted sense of self being projected onto us. … Continue reading Being Recognized as You Are
I often need to remind myself of neglected truths. My skills are valuable, my time is precious, and I deserve respect. My free time is spent freeing myself, learning and creating. All time is free, we are forced into it. I’m not worth less because I’m disabled, or because I can’t work a 9-5 retail … Continue reading I Value My Time (and Other Affirmations)
I will change and I can’t force anyone to. I can only teach by example, not pandering to those unwilling to try. No one is hopeless but I will save my energy for those who are willing to change. If I practice what I preach and be consistent with my values and beliefs, then there … Continue reading Waiting for the World to Change
I’ve been asked if I’m male or female countless times: at high school, university, at work, at the grocery store, at the library— worse still was when I lived downtown in an apartment above a popular bar and was bombarded by intoxicated passersby every other day. Some people are crude and ruder than others, but … Continue reading “What Are You?” The Gender Question
No one is good, wise, or otherwise aware, if they are not good to others. A person won’t heal if they don’t care about the healing of others. Empathy is a skill that can be practiced and learning to be wrong, and learning to learn, is the only way forward in our development as people. … Continue reading Caring About Others
The best is what helps and heals all. Words and actions aligned still will not save the world without awareness of what the world needs. Practicing empathy skills, understanding that your experience is not every experience, and developing self awareness— we need to put the work into our own lives to inspire these changes in … Continue reading Working Toward the Best
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