A New Grammar For Triangulating The Ego: A Triptych Catechism For the Psychospiritual Journey to Unconditional Well-being – Introducing Emotional Sobriety, De-Identifying From the Ego, Fear, Trauma Bonding, and Codependency Introduction Hello. Welcome back to the series of articles on ' The Human Condition and How to Heal It '. I invite you to take your 'Seat'. Or rather, may I remind you to stop leaving it. You are being distracted by the objects of your focussed consciousne

For Part I of this second article in my series 'The Human Condition and How To Heal It click here. "You Are That" Kristin Neff, the pioneering researcher, author, and Professor of Educational Psychology, widely recognised for defining and measuring the field of self-compassion over two decades, wrote: “Our successes and failures come and go—they neither define us nor do they determine our worthiness.” In her influential book ‘Self-compassion’, Neff emphasises that self-compa

This is Part I of the second article in my series 'The Human Condition and How To Heal It'. Click here for Part II. Introduction Dr Gabor Maté, the world-famous Canadian doyen of all things childhood Trauma, attachment versus authenticity, mental illness, and addiction writes: “We can begin to live the Truth of who we are, rather than the story of who we were taught to be.”    The next time I get a kitten, I am naming it Gabor. Everyone needs a Gabor in their lives. William

This article is the first in a series of articles, a 'thesis' if you like. It is the culmination of hundreds of hours of research: But also a lived experience and a journey into awareness, distilled in my service to you. Let's dive in with no more ado shall we? Series Introduction: A Map Out of The Human Condition "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." Carl Gustav Jung  Contents ·      What is the Human Condition? ·      What Has This Got to Do With You

What is the ‘shadow’? What is ‘shadow work’ and how does it relate to healing? What do Dr Carl Jung, Debbie Ford, and Eminem have to do with all of this? Healing from suffering, emotional disturbance, mental illness, Soul sickness, or spiritual dis-ease is a choice: It’s your choice. Do you really want to heal? Fully healing from childhood Trauma, the human condition, and mental illness is the domain of what I call ‘ Psychospirituality ’, in other words, ‘shadow work.’ Those

Creativity and mental health: With regards to creativity, for me, writing is extremely healing. Dr Maté writes “Everyone has an urge to...

Paramahansa Yogananda, the I ndian-American Hindu monk, yogi, spiritual master and guru, who was sent to the West by his lineage in order to demonstrate a unity between Eastern and Western religions and advocate for a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality His longstanding influence on the American yoga movement, and especially the yoga culture of Los Angeles, l ed yoga e xperts to consider him the "Father of Yoga in the West." Former Apple CEO Steve

Almo st 2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato, a foundational thinker in Western philosophy,  sai d that "The great error of our day is that physicians separate the Soul and the body when they treat the body." And we have gone downhill since then: How can doctors who don't believe in the Soul be expected to heal it? John Calvin wrote that “It is impossible to know God without first knowing ourselves .” Michael Singer states that "Life's deepest purpose is not to get

The great contemporary spiritual master Michael Singer wrote that “One of the most amazing things you will ever realise is that the moment in front of you is not bothering you. You are bothering yourself about the moment in front of you. It's not personal - you are making it personal.” Read that again, and don’t ever forget it. That is the malign legacy of childhood Trauma on mental illness in your adult life. Have you or anyone that you know experienced childhood Trauma? Do

'Psychospirituality' is the synthesis of positive psychology and spirituality . It may lead to healing of the mind, body, and Soul , well-being, improved mental health , unconditional love , peace , joy , compassion , gratitude, meaning, purpose , and awakening to your highest Self . Having had psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care, it was simultaneous spiritual coaching that saved my life . Before then, I always felt that something was missing . I have deeply felt the eff

Steve Maraboli wrote that “Toxic people love sending you emotional bills for debts you don’t owe. I call them plungers, because they love...

Life is kinda simple really. When faced with the inevitable challenges and obstacles that life presents to us when 'Life gets lifey' it's...

Carl Gustav Jung wrote in ‘Conversations with C. G. Jung’ that “The ego is the workshop where the Self is made.” Carl Jung was a Swiss scientist, one of the greatest psychiatrists of all time, the father of analytical psychology, a metaphysical philosopher, a deeply psychospiritual BEing , and also a spiritual Master . He set out his stall in his ‘ Red Book ’, which formed the basis of all his subsequent works, books, and teachings, as reflections on the direct experience

The root of suffering lies in our stored impressions and unresolved emotional experiences from the past. We suppress, deny, and repress...

Goals are expectations. And expectations make you miserable. William Shakespeare, the greatest author of all time, who was also a spiritual Master , wrote “Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where most it promises.” Goals are garbage. Winners and losers have the same goals. Goals are mundane. Goals are just tasks. They come from a lower state of consciousness : A lower place of BEing . Neville Goddard wrote that " Man’s chief delusion is his conviction that there are c

Your psychology, your psyche , also known as your ego mind , is the sum of your learned experiences. This created and conditioned your...

I have already written about ‘ Surrender ’, how to ‘ Overcome All Your Limitations By Surrendering All Your Fears ’, the ’ 10 Things That...

We all suffer from the human condition; that's why it's called the human condition: The philosopher Michel de Montaigne wrote that "...

Victor Hugo said that “The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.” Have you come across haters in your life? I certainly...

The etymology of the word ' healing ' is 'to make whole.' Without an approach that includes recovery of our true Sel f, our physical and mental health (including the effects of trauma ), are compromised. With it, we are made whole, and this is the basis of true healing . We can learn what natural laws govern healing . Healing can be helped along: You cannot force Nature, only nurture it. An essential aspect of healing is to welcome certain qualities back into our life, in