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Yes, we are one, despite everything you've been told
Lately, some intellectuals have argued that different people live in radically different worlds. The last month has showed me how connected we, the…
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August 2025
What can Maya spirituality teach us about current efforts to colonise Mars?
For the first time, the West is listening to the wisdom of the people we have deemed to be our others. Can spiritual tourism offer us a way forward, or…
Aug 30
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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…
Aug 20
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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.
Aug 11
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Listen to your inner child
Self-awareness is in vogue, so is mass awakening. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
Aug 6
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July 2025
The eternal initiation
It would seem that happiness is a path, not a destination.
Jul 30
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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…
Jul 27
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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…
Jul 26
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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.
Jul 26
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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.
Jul 26
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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?
Jul 26
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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…
Jul 26
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