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The Energy of Attention
Why Where You Place Your Mind Shapes Your Soul
Mar 10
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Mary Magdalene and Perfect Humility: Why Scrupulosity Keeps the Ego Alive
A contemplative look at Mary Magdalene and the teaching of The Cloud of Unknowing: why constant self-examination strengthens the ego and love dissolves…
Mar 7
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Mary Magdalene and the Cloud of Unknowing
A medieval mystic names Mary Magdalene as the model contemplative, shifting faith from guilt and story into surrendered love in the cloud of unknowing.
Feb 24
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The Double Awareness Practice
You can be aware of the thought and the one who sees it. The emotion and the field holding it. This essay unpacks double awareness and why it changes…
Feb 21
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Mary Magdalene and the Trajectory of Love
Eros and agape aren’t enemies. Through Mary Magdalene, the cross reveals love evolving through surrender, not debt being paid.
Feb 18
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Voluntary Attention vs. Daydreaming
There’s a subtle but decisive difference between losing yourself in fantasy and imagining from presence. When attention is anchored in being…
Feb 16
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The Ego Has No Attention of Its Own
The ego doesn’t create attention. It bends it. A reflection on how attraction and aversion quietly steer our inner life.
Feb 12
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Fastidious Remembrance: The Practice of Catching Yourself in the Act of Being
Being isn’t a state you maintain. It’s a pulse you notice. An invitation to catch yourself in the act of being, right in the middle of ordinary life.
Jan 27
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Mary Magdalene as Theological Weather Vane
When Mary Magdalene is present, Christianity softens. When she’s erased, it hardens. This piece traces the pattern and why it still matters.
Jan 22
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The Sacred Art of Sliding Your Identity
You are not your role. You are not your mood. You are not your story. This piece explores the overlooked capacity to move identity itself and what…
Jan 21
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Am I Angry, or Am I Just Being Angry?
Anger has a loud voice. That doesn’t mean it gets to introduce itself as you. A short essay on mistaken identity and emotional weather.
Jan 18
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Being Is the Body God Wears in This World
Being isn’t a practice. It’s the field everything appears within. A reflection on presence, light, and what we forget to notice.
Jan 12
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