CAPI TACO'S FIELDNOTES

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Three reasons why it’s hard to be happy in today’s world and one solution that might actually work
You know that feeling of being stuck in life? Like you’re trapped in a dead end? What if I told you I know why you’re feeling this way—and how you can…
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If life was a carnival, what mask would you wear next?
On Maya tricksters, sacred mischief, and the freedom to play new roles in life.
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Listen to your inner child
Self-awareness is in vogue, so is mass awakening. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
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July 2025

The eternal initiation
It would seem that happiness is a path, not a destination.
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Is nature doomed to be caught between consumption and prohibition?
What can mountaineering in the Alps teach us about our changing relationship to the outdoors and can we build a future that does not further alienate us…
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How sailing taught me the art of joyful stoicism
Sailing from Mexico and Guatemala has been one of the most rewarding experiences of this journey, and a moment of profound alignment after months of…
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Plant medicine is a helluva teacher
What Xanga taught me about the cyclical nature of time and the secret joy that hides behind our fears.
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We must acknowledge the wounds of colonization to understand lack and abundance
What my Maya baptism taught me about frequency, vibration, and the way colonialism shapes my own moral frameworks.
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Reincarnation is a game changer to your relationship to life and death
Can the human sacrifice of the ancient Maya soothe our anxieties around death and help us uncover our purpose?
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Magic unfolds when you follow the signs
How letting the universe guide me led me to an encounter with a former soldier and a Maya priest, and what they taught me about the importance of asking…
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What I've learned from the Maya of Yucatán
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be baptised by a Maya shaman? Or what plant medicine can teach us about the nature of time? Here are some…
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What if we traveled like pilgrims, not tourists?
What if travel could be more than escape or consumption—what if it could transform us? Isla Mujeres made me ask whether pilgrimage might offer an…
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