The dark side of the awakening process…
Last week I shared my notes on an essay by David Loy on Avoiding the Void and how to overcome the false self in spiritual practice. This involves letting go of the effort to be someone and surrendering to your true nature as one with the divine. It’s easy enough to write about but actually… Continue reading The Great Doubt and Getting Over Yourself
As part of my exploration of Neptune in Aries I’ve been digging through my notebooks for inspiration and found some ramblings that relate to the challenge of non-action that we explored last time. The notes came out of my research into how to cure the sense of lack that drives Pluto in Virgo and humanity… Continue reading Overcoming Existential Anxiety and the False Self
Last time we explored Pluto in Aquarius through the houses with some examples of what to expect and how your life might change during the transit. To give a feel for how Pluto works as he moves around the birth chart, I thought it might be interesting to share some of my notes on the… Continue reading Astro Diary: Pluto Transits in the 8th to 12th Houses
As Pluto approaches Aquarius those of us who have Aquarius rising (or late degree Capricorn) may be looking forward to Pluto leaving their 12th house. For those who use the Whole Signs house system Pluto will dip his toe into your 1st house for a couple of months this year and won’t enter it fully… Continue reading Astro Diary: Pluto transiting Capricorn in the 12th house
Back in 2017, when the world was only half mad, I ran a series on the old fairy tale The Handless Maiden. It’s a gruesome tale of betrayal and trauma, but also of healing and hope. I revisited it recently to create a pdf version for my lovely readers to download and realised how relevant… Continue reading The Handless Maiden eBook – it’s Free!
In the first post of this series (WTF is going on?!), we explored various reasons for our current predicament, one of which is that we’re having a bit of a spiritual crisis. Ready or not, we’re being plunged into a dark night of the soul. This isn’t easy for people who have never considered spiritual… Continue reading Notes on Apocalypse – the Dark Night of the Soul
A great example of the Jupiter archetype can be found in the BBC sitcom Rev which ran for three series. The story follows Adam Smallbone, an Anglican priest who is promoted from a sleepy rural parish in Suffolk to an inner-city church in London. It’s an intelligent and subtle comedy that’s beautifully written and has… Continue reading Ontological Despair and the Rebirth of Faith in Rev
Last time we looked at what Traditional metaphysics has to say about the cycle of time and what brings it to an end. In this post, we’ll go deeper into eschatology and the meaning of apocalypse, relying again on notes from the excellent The System of Antichrist: Truth and Falsehood in Postmodernism and the New… Continue reading Notes on Apocalypse – the End of Illusion
In the last couple of posts we’ve been exploring the psychological impact of our current predicament. Now – if you haven’t guessed from the title – it’s time to go deeper with a plunge into some serious metaphysics. Buckle up! For these notes, I’m relying on Charles Upton’s epic critique of modern spirituality The System… Continue reading Notes on Apocalypse – the System of Antichrist
It looks like we’re in the Apocalypse, spinning happily (or not) in the eye of a storm we’ve brought on ourselves. Apocalypse comes from a word meaning to uncover or reveal, and is also linked to the idea of lifting a veil. But what is being uncovered? What is being revealed? We’re living through the… Continue reading Notes on Apocalypse – WTF is going on?!
The last post in this series explored practices for the soul and how to discover the deeper meaning and purpose of your life. But soul-based practices are only half the story. In this post, we’ll explore practices to awaken to your true nature as spirit and how to balance that truth with the reality of… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Spirit
Last time we looked at practices for the mind and how to train yourself to think and deconstruct your maps of reality. This training helps the mind to become transparent to itself so you can see into the deeper realities of consciousness. The most profound experiences of the mind are encounters with the soul and… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Soul
Jessica Davidson 