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09/28/2025

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09/27/2025

09/26/2025

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." — Joseph Campbell

This powerful metaphor speaks to the universal journey of personal growth. The "cave" represents the challenges, fears, and unknowns we avoid—whether it's a difficult conversation, a career risk, or confronting a personal flaw. Our fear creates a barrier, but Campbell suggests that on the other side of that fear lies the "treasure": growth, wisdom, fulfillment, or a breakthrough. The most valuable rewards in life require the courage to face what frightens us most.

What is a 'cave' you've been avoiding, and what 'treasure' might be waiting on the other side of your fear?

09/25/2025

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
Henry David Thoreau - Walden, 1854.

Miles Hyman - Low Tide,2022.

09/24/2025

"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions." ~ Edgar Cayce

Cayce’s words invite us to see dreams not as random echoes of the subconscious but as vessels of insight that point toward the challenges and opportunities yet to come. Rather than merely reflecting our inner noise, dreams can act like a subtle intuition, offering guidance that helps us prepare for the future. In this sense they resemble a form of precognition, giving us a glimpse of information that will later become conscious. By listening to these nightly messages, we might uncover answers to questions we have not yet even asked.

Have you ever had a dream that seemed to foreshadow a future event? What did that experience reveal about the connection between dreams and the unfolding of tomorrow?

Artist Unknown

09/23/2025

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09/20/2025

✨ In the eastern predawn sky on September 20, you’ll witness a dazzling cosmic pairing: Venus, the brilliant Morning Star, shining extremely close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo.

Together, they’ll form the appearance of a brilliant double star—a rare and breathtaking sight just before sunrise.

🔭 Don’t miss this celestial gem! Look east in the early morning sky. 💫

09/19/2025

"Intellectually the self is no more than a psychological concept, a construct that serves to express an unknowable essence which we cannot grasp as such, since by definition it transcends our powers of comprehension. It might equally well be called the 'God within." ~ Carl Jung

The quote from Carl Jung highlights the limitations of the human intellect in understanding the nature of the self. Jung suggests that the self is not just a psychological concept, but rather an unknowable essence that transcends human comprehension. This implies that our understanding of the self is always incomplete and that there is a deeper, more mysterious aspect of our being that cannot be fully grasped.

The phrase "a construct that serves to express an unknowable essence" is particularly insightful, as it reveals that our conceptualization of the self is always an approximation, a rough outline of something that lies beyond the reach of language and rational understanding. The comparison of the self to the "God within" is also noteworthy, as it implies that the self is not just a product of human psychology, but rather a manifestation of a deeper, more universal reality.

Now, what do you think is the relationship between the ego and the self in Jung's framework?

Artist Unknown

09/17/2025

„Be a witness, not a judge. Focus on yourself, not on others. Listen to your heart, not your crowd.“ – Rumi

09/16/2025

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09/15/2025

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." – Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss captures love’s transformative power, where reality surpasses fantasy. This quote reflects the euphoria of genuine connection, suggesting that true love elevates life’s joy beyond imagination, keeping us awake in blissful awareness.