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According to anthropologist Ernest Becker (1973), the society we live in today is a symbolic defence mechanism against our own deaths. People find various “immortality projects” to feel like they are part of something bigger. Conflicts between these immortality projects are ...

Truly knowing yourself without facing your dark side and embracing it is not possible according to Carl Jung, one of the most influential names in psychology. In his theory, Jung suggested that we are a combination of many different characters within us, one of them being the �...

According to Osho, love is a hierarchy and it has different meanings to people on different steps of the ladder. The lowest form of love is power politics. This very common type of love is based on domination and possession. This is not true love, rather it is a desire to e...

Cacao is a powerful plant medicine with many benefits for people who open themselves up to try it. It can be used as a tool to release emotional blockages, open your heart and connect with yourself. Cacao has been used as a medicine for thousands of years in cultures like Mayans...

Tips that will make you a guru in guided meditation: Be prepared and have a plan for what you will be talking about, write a script if it’s necessary and rehearse.  Plan the seating arrangements beforehand, decide whether your audience will be sitting or ...

What is a mandala? Mandalas are artistic geometric compositions shaped as circles that follow different patterns in each layer. The word mandala comes from Sanskrit and it means circle. Mandalas have been used as spiritual awakening tools and symbols of prayer in various trad...

De-armouring is a term that has evolved following the work of the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, who brought the body into psychology. His approach to therapy included the interpretation of resistance, as in the form of inability or unwillingness to let go. In his approach, armour...

Tantric breast massage is a ritual to receive sensual energy and experience a deep connection with yourself or your partner. You don’t necessarily need a partner to practice breast massage, you can do it on yourself and still enjoy many benefits. A breast massage can be sensua...

Sadness and grief, like joy or anger, are among the most basic and central human emotions. Therefore, sadness is a natural reaction to an event such as a disappointment or loss. We feel sad when a partnership falls apart, when we fail at something, when those around us reject us...

While men live by the energies of the sun, women are cyclical beings and live according to the rhythm of the moon. Both the female and moon cycles are about 29 days long. At least that is the average female cycle, however, we are not all the same. In many cultures, especially th...

Cacao is a very strong plant medicine with lots of benefits for people. It can be used as a tool to release emotional blockages, open our hearts and connect with ourselves. Cacao has been used as a medicine for thousands of years in cultures like Mayans and Aztecs and the new ag...