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Category: The Spiritual Worlds

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  • Dark Spirits: Everything You Need To Know (And Some Things You Don’t)

    We’ve seen them in movies, heard about them in stories, and understand them in different cultural and religious frameworks. Dark spirits, at least the idea of them have pervaded the collective psyche, and the image that pops to mind is certainly not one that makes you feel good.

    Dark spirits are, and always have been nothing more than folklore. The monster hiding under your bed, haunted houses, demonic possessions… This stuff isn’t real.

    But what if, on some level of reality, they are as real as you and I?

    I will spare you all the spiritual jargon and jump straight into it. Dark spirits are real, and I’ve had a few encounters and witnessed a couple of exorcisms too. So what exactly are they, and what do we need to know about them?

    Let’s get into it.

    What are dark spirits?

    Dark spirit entity attachment

    In a nutshell, dark spirits are beings or energies that exist in a state of disconnection from god, or source. This can be a little complicated to explain, so let’s break it down.

    Dark spirits can go by many names: shadows, lost souls, demons, and lower entities are some common examples. These terms each have some nuance, but they all point to the same essential truth – these are spirits that are not here to help.

    Imagine light and darkness as a spectrum.

    On one extreme of this spectrum, we have pure light. This is what we may understand as enlightenment, bliss, or being as deeply connected to source (or god) as possible. This is where the overused proverb comes into play that spiritual people love to use, “We’re all love” because there is some truth to it – at the core level of it all.

    But not all beings are connected to this love. The further a being drifts astray, the more disconnected from love it becomes, and the more it enters a paradigm of darkness in lack of light.

    To get a better idea of what darkness means, have a look at the diagram below:

    Diagram representing low vibration and hellish frequencies

    Make sense? Let’s break it down anyway:

    High vibration: Associated with high vibrational energy, benevolence, the higher self, virtue, love, gratitude, and compassion. This is what we may understand as an embodiment of ‘goodness’. The more connected you are to source, the more your vibration increases.

    Low vibration: Associated with low vibrational energy, malevolence, the lower self, destruction, hatred, fear, and suffering. This is what we may understand as an embodiment of ‘evil’. The more you disconnect from source, the more your vibration decreases.

    I won’t go into too much depth about vibration here, as I have already dedicated an article to it.

    Diagram depicting hell (lower realms), middle realms, and heaven (higher realms)
    Daigram depicting the relationship between higher realms, lower realms, and source

    If you imagine the spiritual realms as an interdimensional onion, the core is the deepest level of truth there is. This is what we commonly understand as ultimate reality, source, collective consciousness, or the Godself.

    Here, there is no duality, there is no light or darkness, there only is without separation. This layer of reality is akin to enlightenment and is perceived as the highest, or truest level of existence.

    The closer a being gets to this level, the more it becomes an embodiment of light. The further away it goes, the more it becomes an embodiment of darkness in lack of illumination.

    Think of a spirit as a soul. Each soul is an individual, with a unique journey. Generally, they exist within the astral planes, spirit realm, or deeper levels of reality, however, they can also manifest in this material realm.

    Generally, there is a sort of veil between this realm and others, which is why we don’t see spirits walking around everywhere. For people to perceive spirits, they need to start tapping into other realms of information and refining their spiritual abilities.

    For example, a clairvoyant, sage, or shaman may perceive spirits everywhere while the common person won’t perceive them at all. Although spirits interact with this universe all the time in all sorts of forms, we often don’t begin to perceive them until we refine our spiritual abilities.

    So you might be wondering how, or why a spirit becomes dark. Let me explain from my perspective.

    What makes them dark?

    Think of dark spirits as souls lost in the fog, unable to find their way back to the warmth of the sun. They’re essentially souls that have become entangled in their wounds, repeating cycles of suffering rather than transcending their pain, evolving, and moving toward the light.

    Each entity is an individual soul, and each soul has an individual journey. Even though every soul will go through challenges and trials, some enter a path of healing and growth, others enter a path of torment and destruction.

    Like people, some souls simply get lost – trapped in these states of suffering, and they become a manifestation of that suffering. They become twisted and vile because they have lost their connection to god.

    Like a kid who has a terrible upbringing, bad influences, and a lot of trauma, he is likely to embody that unless he somehow is set on a path of healing. His behavior will change and he will hurt others because hurt is all he knows. So he spreads it.

    The more he hurts others, the more deeply he becomes entrenched in darkness, and the more lost he becomes.

    This is essentially how dark spirits work. They’re not dark by design, they’re dark because they are trapped in their cycles of suffering, and reflecting their suffering to other beings.

    Therefore, dark spirits, at least in my opinion, are not inherently evil. The darkness, you could say is a manifestation of their suffering.

    Demonic spirits are like the deepest, coldest depths of the ocean—far removed from the surface light. They exist at one extreme of the vibration spectrum and are as far from source as a spirit can get. Demonic spirits are intentionally malevolent, often seeking to sow chaos and destruction.

    To put it simply, demonic spirits have a calculated, active darkness, while dark spirits are passive and reactive. Both feed off low-vibrational energy, but their intentions differ.

    But even demonic spirits can be seen as lost souls – so heavily entrenched in their suffering, that it’s all that exists in their world. A shaman I worked for some time repeatedly told me that evil doesn’t exist, only ignorance, and the darker the spirit, the more help it needs to reconnect with the light. She was a wise healer and only showed compassion for even the darkest of entities.

    This changed my perspective. Whether evil exists or not is a whole other debate for another time, but when we look at darkness as ignorance – or being lost, then we gain a more accurate perspective of light and darkness.

    How do people encounter dark spirits?

    dark spirit representation
    Representation of demonic spirit I saw during an Ayahuasca ceremony

    Now that we’ve gone through some of the theory, let’s look at how dark spirits are encountered, and what we should do if it happens.

    Anyone delving deep into spiritual pursuits will encounter dark spirits eventually. Duality too exists within the spiritual realms, meaning there exists beings of light, beings of darkness, and everything in between. If you’re traveling into these realms via modalities such as mediumship, astral projection, or shamanic healing as an example, you will encounter dark spirits here and there.

    Naturally, as you pop your head into realms that are teeming with spirits, they’re a natural part of the spiritual ecosystem. Therefore, attempting to avoid dark spirits and spend your life only encountering the light is not a good approach. It’s like avoiding acknowledging the suffering in the world and only focusing on the good.

    I’ve had a few real encounters with dark spirits in my time. I have encountered them during astral projection, and while working in the shamanic healing space in South America.

    Likewise, I’ve witnessed a few exorcisms too.

    The first time was in Brazil when I was 23 years old. In the streets of São Paulo, I came across a group of priests, with a larger group of onlookers, who were holding a woman to the ground and chanting while she convulsed violently.

    Okay… it’s Brazil. I didn’t think too much of it at the time, besides that it may be a trick to steal the phones of curious onlookers who aren’t aware of their pockets. So I held my phone and wallet close and moved on, but what I did find to be outside the scope of acting was the pale purple color on the barely conscious woman’s face.

    Whether it was a medical incident or a real exorcism, I can’t say. But many years later while volunteering in a shamanic medicine community in Peru, a woman underwent a full-blown possession post-ceremony. She started screaming and pacing around the kitchen. When an Ayahuasca shaman heard all the commotion, he gently guided her to the fire they had going outside and spent 3 hours exercising the spirit.

    Eventually, they sent it to the light and the woman was better after resting for a couple of days, however, she said she had no memory of the incident, except that she fell into an interdimensional pit that felt very dark and extremely violating.

    I’ve seen other similar cases while working in the spiritual field, and unfortunately, spiritual attachments (or dark spirits that are latched on to people) are not a rare occurrence.

    I’ve had my own experiences, from being terrorized by a “man standing in the corner of my room” as a small child, screaming and running to my parent’s room more often than I would like to admit, to tangles with demonic figures, black goopy parasites, and more during shamanic ceremonies.

    To me, it’s clear that dark spirits are real, and the more I acknowledge these other worlds of information, the more encounters I seem to have.

    How do dark spirits harm us?

    Spiritual possession and entity attachment artwork

    Dark spirits don’t usually harm us in the way you see in horror movies. Instead, they feed off low-vibrational energy, meaning the worse we feel, the better the feast.

    Think of them as moths drawn to a flame, but instead of light, they’re drawn to darkness.

    As much as I hate to say it, people who are suffering are low-hanging fruit to dark spirits – and can act as beacons. Think about it, in many movies you see or stories you hear, the demon always tends to go for the wounded, trauma-ridden person who can’t defend themself. In this case, maybe the movies are more accurate than we think.

    Especially when we’re stuck in low-vibrational states like fear, resentment, or grief, we make ourselves targets for spirits with nefarious agendas. This is why dark spirits try to provoke us, scare us, and twist us, to make us experience more low-vibrational energy so they have more to feed off.

    Of course, this can be a relentless cycle, and it’s the basis of why people get entity attachments. They come for the food, and they stay because wounded people are a buffet that keeps on giving.

    When we dwell in negativity, we essentially set the table for these entities to feast on our energy. Over time, this can lead to feelings of heaviness, unexplained fatigue, and even a sense of being spiritually “drained.”

    Although dark spirits generally don’t physically harm the individual as they don’t have physical bodies, they can twist people – making them feel depressed, sick, and defeated. Often they will play on your wounds. For example, if you have a wound of self-love, they will press on it, causing you to suffer more and feel worse. If you feel angry, they may be that whisper in your ear contorting it into hatred.

    They can influence behavior and attitudes, often leading to things like perversion, aggression, addiction, and violence.

    Likewise, people who are practicing dark spiritual arts or doing immoral activities that harm others also become beacons for dark spirits. Especially if they’re deliberately inviting them in via practices like using an Ouija board, performing seances, practicing black magic, satanic rituals, and getting into dark rituals that no good comes from.

    But why would people deliberately provoke dark spirits?

    Well, because people can benefit. People can make deals with certain spirits, especially demonic spirits, and gain wealth, power, fame, abundance, and many things in exchange for their soul.

    I know… this already sounds like a massive cliche, but this is how it works. They can also manifest into physical reality as apparitions, signs similar to hauntings, and dense feelings.

    To clear it up, dark spirits:

    • Are attracted to wounded individuals who are vulnerable
    • Are much more pronounced when tapping into other realms of consciousness
    • Provoke you to experience more low-vibrational energy in the form of fear, resentment, anger, etc.
    • Attach to people who have very low vibrational energy
    • Twist your mind, thoughts, and emotions to cause harm
    • May manifest as material presence
    • May lead to spiritual possession under the right circumstances

    How to protect yourself

    protection from dark spirits

    But how do you know if you’re contacting a dark spirit?

    You will feel it.

    People often get very intense feelings of dread, anguish, and fear when a dark spirit is present. These can manifest as the unexplainable feeling that you’re being watched, that you shouldn’t be here, or aren’t safe.

    These feelings can be exacerbated when you’re entering the spiritual dimensions since you are more exposed in a way. This goes without saying, but don’t mess with certain spiritual modalities or crafts unless you know what you’re doing, or are under the guidance of a teacher.

    Playing around with certain voodoo practices, attempting to perform seances, or engaging in satanic rituals is asking for it… Avoid dark arts at all costs, believe me, it’s not worth it.

    But hands down the best way to protect yourself from dark spirits is to maintain a high vibration.

    Here are some practical tips:

    1. Stay Grounded and Centered: Practices like meditation, breathwork, or spending time in nature can help you stay aligned with higher energies.
    2. Clear Your Energy Field: Use tools like sage, palo santo, or sound healing to cleanse your space and aura.
    3. Set Intentions: Visualize yourself surrounded by a purple light. Imagine it as an impenetrable bubble that keeps lower vibrations out.
    4. Raise Your Vibration: Engage in activities that bring you joy, such as dancing, creating art, or connecting with loved ones.
    5. Don’t feed the spirit: Work diligently to overcome wounds, traumas, and issues that may make you a target
    6. Seek Guidance: Sometimes, calling on higher energies or deities for protection can create a powerful shield.

    Here’s where it gets interesting: not all interactions with dark spirits need to be about banishment. In some cases, these entities are seeking help, even if they don’t know it.

    Think of it this way. Light is a threat to the darkness because it illuminates them. Therefore, darkness tries to avoid the light, especially beings who are projecting it. The light is your best offense and defense. If you can genuinely hold your ground and send dark spirits love and compassion, you may guide them toward healing and reintegration.

    Not every spirit will be open to it. Many will flee when they feel your good vibrations, which is exactly why they try to scare you or make you feel dread as they’re essentially taking down your defenses. Highly advanced light workers are masters at holding the light in the face of darkness, and that is their protection.

    However, this work isn’t for everyone. I’m not going to lie, I know the theory, but when I came face to face with a demonic presence while astral projecting one day, I panicked.

    It requires strong boundaries, a clear intention, and a solid connection to higher energies. If you’re not in a place to offer assistance, it’s perfectly okay to focus on protecting your energy instead.

    Belief is key

    A common thing people do is call on the name of Jesus – and it works! But in my opinion, at least, it’s not because the energy of Jesus is protecting the person, it’s because they believe the energy of Jesus is protecting them, which protects them.

    Your belief is also energy, and believing that you are protected protects you. Crazy right?!

    Sometimes I go to Ecuador to work with an amazing shaman I know. The last time I was there, we had a conversation for about an hour after telling him that I’ve been going into dark places recently, and feel vulnerable.

    He told me that belief plays a very big role. He told me to visualize purple light, and that at first, it probably won’t work. But the more I do it, the more I start believing in it, that’s when I will start to gain noticeable protection, and it will be a spiral.

    The more I experience it, the stronger I believe it. The stronger I believe it, the more I experience it.

    But it does take time. He said that the shamans who wear the belts don’t need to wear them. It’s the belief that they’re protected that is the real game changer.

    Therefore, whether you find solace in the name of Jesus, god, or archangel Michael, or the crystals you wear, keep believing in them!

    To sum it all up

    Understanding dark spirits isn’t about fear. it’s about awareness.

    By recognizing their nature and the role they play in the cosmic scale, we can approach them with compassion while protecting our energy. Remember, the brighter your light, the harder it is for darkness to linger. So keep shining for yourself and for the world around you.

    At the bottom line, all things, light and dark, are aspects of god’s immense consciousness. At the deepest level of reality which we can understand as Ultimate reality, there is no duality, nor separation, nor light or darkness. All things simply are without labels or differences.

    Therefore, on some level of reality, darkness does not exist, nor does light. All the manifestations we see in this realm of others, are figments of the collective consciousness, splitting outwards to experience individuality.

  • What Is Ultimate Reality? Exploring The Oneness Of God

    Have you ever considered the possibility that we might be living in a simulation? Perhaps a matrix of sorts, or an illusionary world that isn’t as real as it seems? Especially when exploring spirituality, many of us conclude that this reality isn’t the final destination, in fact, it’s not even close. But does this notion hold truth, or is it just another baseless conspiracy?

    The notion that there are deeper levels of existence than our reality lies at the heart of spirituality, regardless of religion or belief system. The deeper truth of our existence is often referred to as ultimate reality, and represents the most fundamental layer of being.

    Different religions and spiritual belief systems offer various interpretations of ultimate reality, but they all converge on the same essential idea – that beyond this material world lies deeper layers of consciousness, suggesting that our universe is the skin of a much more comprehensive cosmic anatomy.

    Here we’ll explore what is ultimate reality, and look at how different faiths perceive this realm. Understanding this phenomenon offers a pathway toward greater spiritual understanding, spiritual growth, and eventually, transcendence of this Earthly plane.

    What is Ultimate Reality?

    Ultimate reality depiction

    Reality is an onion. I’m often met with puzzled expressions when I share this idea as if their eyes are silently asking, “Are you okay?” Yet, despite the confusion, I assure you that it holds truth. Yes, reality might make you cry, but there’s a lot more to this onion than a piercing scent.

    See, reality has layers. Beyond material reality exist spiritual dimensions. Beyond those spiritual dimensions, lies even deeper spiritual dimensions. Like a dream within a dream, we’ve veered so far from truth that we’ve forgotten we’re dreaming.

    I know, it’s a weird dream and it may feel like it lasts forever, but in truth, it flashes by in the blink of an eye, before this temporary experience comes to a close.

    Think of it this way. You have a soul, and the home of your soul is more real than the home of your body. You’re just here on vacation due to karmic influences and the workings of a bigger system (sorry you decided to come here, it’s probably not what you expected when you signed up).

    So, what would you consider to be more true? Your body, and the world it resides in, or your soul, and the dimension it resides in? One is just a temporary experience, while the other is everlasting and everchanging.

    Just like being on vacation, this universe is not ‘the real world’. It’s a temporary slither of something much more profound. Likewise, this experience of consciousness is just an experience for your soul. It’s not the be-all and end-all of existence.

    This experience will pass, like a vivid dream, and a higher part of your awareness will shine through saying “Oh, that was strange, now off to the next experience”.

    But this space after reality is not the deepest layer of existence either. These are ethereal dimensions such as the astral realms, heavenly and hellish realms, and probably a whole lot more I’m not aware of. There are spiritual systems and energies within these higher realms. These are all different expressions of consciousness, but they’re not the absolute truth.

    Imagine ultimate reality as the deepest layer of consciousness – the core of this interdimensional onion. The astral planes are an outer, ethereal layer, and the material reality is the outermost layer. Although we are part of the onion, we’re not the most important part.

    Sorry to deflate your ego.

    Your soul is a fragment of god, so it’s not truly home until it returns to god… or source, or the universal consciousness, or whatever label it’s given depending on the religion or belief system.

    Ultimate reality is the truest, purest expression of consciousness, and the foundation of creation, for all things, souls, and dimensions are figments of god. This is the absolute truth that is depicted in every religion – the deepest, most fundamental level of reality.

    Religious conceptions of Ultimate Reality

    Depiction of god, ball of divine white light permeating every aspect of reality

    I first learned about ultimate reality when I was at the beginning of the spiritual journey. During this time, I understood it solely as a Hindu concept depicting a spiritual plane that is more real than our reality.

    This idea seeded, and I began soul-searching for many years. As my understanding of spirituality matured, I began to realize just how many common themes there are within religion. Rather than being an idea rooted in Hinduism, I saw that every religion has some concept of ultimate reality.

    Don’t get me wrong, this is all real too, but it’s not the absolute truth. It’s simply a reflection, a pet project of a higher power. Religions are the same contents presented in different packages. The more you explore them, the more commonalities you will begin to see among them.

    So let’s have a look at how different religions interpret this divine realm. Different traditions describe ultimate reality in various ways:

    • Christianity: Christianity portrays ultimate reality as the oneness of god. The Bible describes God as the eternal Creator. The Christian view of ultimate reality is deeply personal, where God is not just a cosmic force, but a being of love who has an intimate connection with humanity.

    • Judaism: In Judaism, ultimate reality is interpreted as Yahweh which is the singular, eternal God. Judaism emphasizes the oneness of God and rejects any form of duality. While God is transcendent and beyond human comprehension, God also has an intimate connection with this dimension.

    • Hinduism: Brahman is considered ultimate reality in Sanātan Dharma (or Hinduism). Brahman is an infinite and all-encompassing force that is the source of all existence, in other words, totality. Brahman transcends duality and is the unchanging truth behind the ever-changing physical world.

    • Buddhism considers ultimate reality to be Nirvana, a state of liberation that transcends the cycle of suffering. Buddhism teaches that all things are subject to change and that ultimate reality is found in the realization of this impermanence.

    • Islam portrays ultimate reality as Tawhid, which emphasizes the oneness of Allah, believing that nothing exists independently of Allah’s will. The concept of supreme reality in Islam is intertwined with submission to the divine will, and this submission leads to understanding the nature of ultimate reality.

    • Shamanic beliefs portray ultimate reality as totality, a universal consciousness we’re all connected to, or the Godself, which is the idea that at the deepest layer of consciousness, we are all the same entity experiencing oneself infinitely. This is the deepest level of self-realization.

    Despite the different terminologies and frameworks, ultimate reality is generally seen as transcendent, eternal, and the ultimate source of all that exists.

    While duality exists within other realms, meaning we exist as separate entities with separate experiences, ultimate reality is depicted as a nondualistic realm, where all experiences simply are, without label or separation, and all consciousness is united within a singular experience.

    At some level of reality, we are all God, and nothing exists beyond God. This is the deepest level of self-realization, or otherwise transcendence. All other layers of consciousness such as the soul, or spirit, or human, are manifestations, or branches of this supreme consciousness.

    Characteristics of ultimate reality

    Alright, so how can we conceptualize this timeless, formless, all-encompassing realm? While each religion offers a unique perspective on ultimate reality, certain themes are consistent across traditions. Across many belief systems, ultimate reality shares certain characteristics including:

    • Transcendence: It exists beyond the material world and human understanding. This realm transcends the rules of our universe, such as time, space, matter, and form, making it impossible to understand or depict from the human mind.

    • Immanence: While transcendent, it also permeates and sustains everything in existence. All dimensions are tied together energetically. So even though our universe seems to be a completely separate phenomenon, it’s a manifestation of this transcended realm.

    • Eternality: Ultimate reality is timeless, without beginning or end. Depending on the belief, it’s either ever-changing or constant. This depends on your interpretation.

    • Unity: It is often seen as the one true essence that connects all of existence, even if it appears fragmented on the surface. If you imagine existence as a V, ultimate reality is the point, the source that all existence converges into, at some level of reality.

    How do we reach ultimate reality?

    Meditation

    Reaching ultimate reality is the ultimate goal of a soul right? So how can we move closer to it? Is there any particular way we can do it? Well, in short, you’re doing it. That’s why you’re having this experience as a human.

    In my understanding, the purpose of individuality is to learn, experience, grow, and eventually transcend. To transcend is the product of many incarnations and a vast amount of wisdom accumulated by the soul via these lifetimes.

    I believe that every soul will return to its origins, like a bee leaving the hive to collect honey, your soul strings off from the collective to attain knowledge for the collective. This, to me, is what the soul journey is about… Learning, until you have learned enough, that you return to the mothership.

    But are we destined to go in circles, to suffer, and to struggle, lifetime after lifetime, after lifetime? I believe we can fast-track this process.

    The first step to transcendence is awareness. I believe awareness of ultimate reality is the first stage of experiencing it. Without awareness, we remain ignorant – based on patterns and programs without a higher awareness of spirit. Without this higher awareness, we’re bound to continue experiencing lessons until we develop this awareness.

    Many religions equate ultimate reality with ultimate truth. They suggest that the deeper someone understands the nature of reality, the closer they are to the truth.

    With awareness, we can embark on a path of self-realization via self-exploration. Spiritual practice is generally seen as the gateway to ultimate reality, or rather pathways that lead to ultimate reality.

    Each spiritual pathway is personal, and different traditions or religions will have different ideas of what brings them closer to truth. For example, a monk may believe that philosophies like impermanence and non-attachment attained via a lifetime of meditation are the key.

    A yogi may believe that the practice of yoga can bring us closer to spiritual truth and realization. A Christian may believe prayer and a personal relationship with god is the key, while a shaman may believe that developing a connection with the spirits of master plants is the key to self-realization and transcendence.

    It doesn’t matter what you practice, however, spiritual practice will bring us closer to spirit, which ultimately brings us closer to truth.

    Each tradition offers a unique lens to understand the infinite complexity of existence. By understanding that there is truth in every spiritual pathway and that they all eventually lead to the same destination, we can develop a more holistic understanding of ultimate reality – one that embraces self-exploration rather than dogma.

    Each perspective offers insights that can deepen our spiritual understanding and lead us toward greater unity. In the end, the pursuit of ultimate reality is a journey of discovery, realization, and transcendence.

  • Do Heaven And Hell Exist? Insights Into The Shamanic Perspective

    Concepts of heavenly realms and hellish realms have always existed within theism. But do these realms actually exist, or are they simply stories to keep our moral compasses in check? 

    The short answer is yes. Heaven and hell do exist, but probably not in the way you would think.

    Every religion has a concept of heavenly states of consciousness, and hellish states of consciousness. Let’s have a look:

    • Christianity: Where the terms heaven and hell originate from
    • Islam: Jannah is described as a place of eternal bliss, While Jahannam is described as a place of punishment
    • Judaism: Olam Ha-Ba is a place of reward and closeness to God while Gehenna is described as a place of purification or punishment.
    • Hinduism: Hinduism has concepts of nirvana while also believing in lower realms such as Naraka.
    • Buddhism: Concept of Sukhavati which is a blissful state achieved through good karma, and Naraka as found in Hinduism.
    • Sikhism: Believes in Sachkhand which is a state of spiritual union with God, and also Naraka

    And the list goes on, not to mention new-age beliefs, indigenous beliefs, and so on. As I regularly mention, if a theme is recurrent in many different religions and spiritual belief systems, then it must be real.

    But there’s some nuance to it.

    See, hell isn’t a firey pit full of demons poking you with pitchforks as eternal punishment for your misdeeds as a human. Part of being a human is to misdeed. That’s the whole point of the learning process, of incarnating into these flesh suits to make mistakes and find our way through them.

    It seems counterintuitive to me if you’re judged by the decisions you make as a human being. Would you judge a toddler for not knowing any better? Probably not, so why would god judge the soul’s decisions as a human who doesn’t know any better?

    On the other hand, spending the rest of your days in a cloudy paradise seems… vanilla. Where’s the thrill, the adventure, the challenge? Part of what makes life beautiful… is that it’s real. Let’s face it, the way heaven is portrayed by Christianity is boring. Doesn’t sound much like true bliss to me.

    From the logical mind, these concepts fall apart. They don’t make sense, at least not from the human intellect. So what’s the truth behind heaven and hell? How do these places work?

    This is what I’m going to break down for you in this article so you can form a more comprehensive view of these polar different states of consciousness.

    Are heaven and hell places?

    Heaven and hell are not physical places, but rather expressions of consciousness that are tied into vibration, and karmic influences.

    Beyond this reality are many different realms. What we’re experiencing here as humans is just one face of the interdimensional consciousness cube. Some realms are denser, meaning there is a higher capacity for suffering, while some realms are lighter, meaning there is a higher capacity for joy.

    Our dimension is somewhere in the middle. As human beings, we can experience both deep states of suffering and high states of joy. People can have hellish experiences, and they can also have heavenly experiences.

    And what determines the experience someone will have?

    Their vibration of course. The higher the vibration of consciousness, the more heavenly the experience. The lower the vibration of consciousness, the more hellish the experience.

    This means you can experience both heavenly experiences and hellish experiences on Earth due to your vibration, but the range of our experience in this realm is limited. We are unable to go to the lowest lows or highest highs because we simply lack the capacity as human beings.

    This is where other realms play a role.

    There exist realms of consciousness that are more extreme than Earth. This means the experience of consciousness can be denser in certain realms (where it may experience a higher capacity of suffering), and it can be lighter in certain realms (where it may experience a higher capacity of joy).

    Let’s have a look at what the experience of consciousness is in higher and lower states, regardless of the realm it resides in.

    Diagram representing heavenly states of consciousness and high vibrations

    Heavenly states of consciousness correspond with high vibrational energy (or light energy). This is the energy we experience when we connect more deeply to the source of creation, as the source is the highest vibration of consciousness – oneness.

    Light energy is directly associated with the higher self, happiness, love, benevolence, virtuous behavior, positivity, and abundance. Angels are symbols of light energy which is why they’re benevolent entities that serve, help, and heal.

    Light energy is the heavenly experience of consciousness and the highest vibration of energy. This means when a being experiences light energy, they are experiencing states of heaven, whether they’re in this realm or others.

    Higher realms of existence facilitate experiences of consciousness that are blissful because higher realms inherently have a high vibration. This means the experience of consciousness becomes one of pure love, gratitude, joy, and other energies that correspond with a high vibration.

    This experience is known as bliss, which is what souls experience in heavenly realms.

    Diagram representing hellish states of consciousness and low vibrational states

    Hellish states of consciousness correspond with low vibrational energy (or darkness). It’s the energy we experience when we disconnect from the source, causing fragmentation, suffering, and experiences that are considered dark.

    Darkness is associated with the lower self, suffering, hatred, malevolence, malbehavior, destruction, and hunger. Demons are symbols of darkness which is why they’re malevolent entities associated with horror, destruction, and suffering.

    Darkness is the hellish experience of consciousness, meaning when a being experiences darkness, they are experiencing hell (to some extent at least).

    Lower realms of existence facilitate experiences of consciousness that are horrific. This means the experience of consciousness becomes one of pure suffering by experiencing all facets of consciousness that are associated with darkness.

    Why do souls go to hell?

    Oof, we’re getting into complicated territory here. It’s hard to express from my little human mind, that’s why I made a diagram to (hopefully) depict the relationship between heaven (higher realms), hell (lower realms), and everything in between.

    Here goes…

    Diagram depicting hell (lower realms), middle realms, and heaven (higher realms)

    There are 3 realms (or types of realms) we can experience as souls:

    • Lower realms (hellish)
    • Middle realms (moderate)
    • Higher realms (heavenly)

    Reality is a middle realm. This means the range of experience a soul can have here is relatively moderate. In higher realms, the range of experience is more heavenly, while in lower realms, the range of experience is more hellish.

    Even though we can experience both states of heaven and hell to some extent on Earth, our experience is limited. If we truly want to traverse into the extremes of consciousness, we must transcend the boundaries of this dimension.

    If we pass into higher dimensions by incarnating into them, we experience higher states of bliss than we have the capacity to experience as humans.

    On the other hand, souls can obviously suffer a lot here, but there is a safety net – death. The experience can’t get too horrendous because we die if it gets too bad.

    Souls may traverse into lower realms to have extremely intense experiences that are best not to think about. But don’t worry because a soul won’t stay there forever. They travel into these realms because the soul needs to undergo some serious learning, but will eventually ascend back into the middle realms given they learn what they need.

    In my perspective, the purpose of every soul is to find its way back to its source.

    Souls branch off from the source to undergo soul journeys and experience individuality. The only way to get back to the source is to vibrate at the same frequency as the source (what we may understand as enlightenment).

    Acquiring this wisdom to vibrate at these frequencies takes many incarnations and a whole lot of learning, but every soul will eventually get there, despite how convoluted its journey is.

    The purpose of a soul journey

    All souls come from the source because it’s the source of all consciousness. Imagine the source as the core of the onion. At this level of existence, there is no separation, it’s a state of totality with everything in existence. This is the deepest level of existence – the sea of consciousness without manifestation. It’s the only level of existence where duality does not exist.

    From my understanding, all dimensions, souls, and experiences branch off from source to experience contrast.

    Like vapor from the sea evaporating into droplets in the clouds, consciousness splits off from the collective to experience individuality. This is where the soul comes into play; a droplet of consciousness separated from the collective to experience individuality.

    But why?

    I believe a soul can experience more as an individual. Just think about how many experiences we can have in every shape or form, as a human alone. Infinite. Now imagine an infinite amount of souls branching off from the collective to undergo their soul journeys.

    That’s a lot of experiences to be had!

    But let’s translate that.

    That’s a lot of information to be collected through the act of consciousness experiencing oneself endlessly, in every possible form. And why does consciousness want to experience itself endlessly?

    Who knows. But I like to think that this is how the collective learns. I believe that the collective consciousness too is on a soul journey, that it’s also learning and growing and developing its understanding of existence and oneself.

    This is a mechanism to do so. Therefore the more realms that exist, the more experiences can be had. The more experiences that can be had, the more the collective learns and grows.

    Why do different realms exist?

    Different realms of existence

    Different realms act as different thresholds of experience. It’s a way for the collective consciousness to diversify experience.

    Look at it this way.

    Imagine god as an entire solar system. At the core of this solar system is the sun, the source of all light. The further you stray from the sun, the darker it gets.

    The further a soul strays from the source, the more the darkness consumes it. Souls that are vibrating highly do not go into the lower realms unless karmically, they need to learn something from them. Souls that are experiencing darkness will only elevate to higher realms if they learn, heal, and evolve.

    I think souls go into hellish realms when they venture too far from the light. Souls get lost, and in their incarnations, they may do bad things and suffer.

    If a soul is suffering, they’re already somewhat lost. That’s why we’re here in the middle realms because we’re all lost to some degree. If we continue getting more lost, we may venture into lower realms. If we start connecting more with spirit (or source) we may venture into heavenly realms.

    Heavenly and hellish realms serve a purpose in the grand scheme of spiritual evolution. We can’t look at one as being good and the other as bad.

    All facets of consciousness, including the devil, are parts of god. God is the entire system of existence, you could say the creative force behind it. God branches out into many different expressions of consciousness, some of those being hellish.

    Even though hell has a negative connotation because it’s an experience of consciousness associated with suffering, it too has a purpose, for it’s too a creation of god’s immense imagination. Therefore, hell is not a hidden place in the absence of god’s consciousness. It’s an expression of god’s consciousness which too serves a function in the grand system of god.

    Hellish states of consciousness, or realms, act as mechanisms to teach a soul.

    Think of hellish realms as boot camps for the soul. Troubled souls go to these boot camps to learn some harsh lessons that they may not have discovered during other incarnations. It’s like the hard-ass school teacher who takes no flack and has no sense of fun. You don’t enjoy the teacher’s classes, but you learn the most in them.

    I believe every soul has been (or will go) to hellish realms along it’s journey to ultimately evolve. After all, the soul needs to understand the consequence of its action, the same way we must to learn.

    How to acquire a ticket to heaven

    Vibration is your ticket to heaven. Vibration is your ticket to hell.

    If your vibration is high, you create a match for heavenly states of consciousness which creates a bridge into higher realms. As heavenly realms are high vibrational, your soul needs to experience these energies to incarnate into higher realms.

    Likewise, the vibration of hellish realms is low. Therefore, if your vibration is at par with hellish realms, then you may incarnate into these realms.

    Think of it this way.

    Water cannot mix with oil. If you’re vibrating at the level of oil, you won’t be able to join the vibration of water. You will only be able to mix into the oil. If you’re vibrating at the level of water, you won’t be able to join the vibration of oil. The very nature of your existence, or your soul, attracts one experience of consciousness and repels the other.

    When you die and incarnate, karmic energies will orchestrate what experience you will have, depending on your vibrational match.

    This is how I think of states of heaven and hell. To incarnate into these realms of experience, you must be resonating at the frequency of that realm.

    Therefore, the only way to escape hell and enter heaven is to raise your vibration by healing, growing, learning, and attuning your consciousness to states of love, gratitude, compassion, and other high vibrational energies.

    You are here for a reason.

    Regardless of what you’re experiencing here on Earth, you can turn it around. If you want to move up the ladder into heavenly realms, you must evolve your consciousness and connect more with god. I’m not saying you need to worship god, because you are god. But the path leads inwards, to spiritual service, to love, to connection. This is the pathway to heaven.

    The path of spiritual evolution is synonymous with moving closer to the source. By evolving your consciousness, you are cultivating a deeper connection with the source, and if you’re doing that, you’re on the right path.

    Of course, the journey can be confusing. It can be tough, it can be challenging and sometimes we will get lost in darkness. This is all part of the process. All you need to do is follow your pursuit of spiritual growth to connect more with spirit. If you’re doing that, then you are moving your consciousness in the right direction.

    Have fun on this journey of consciousness, and enjoy the ride, through ups and downs!

  • The Spiritual Laws of the Universe: Profound Insights and Esoteric Knowledge

    The Spiritual Laws of the Universe: Profound Insights and Esoteric Knowledge

    Did you know that our universe didn’t come to be due to random coincidence, rather it’s a conscious creation of a higher power? We seem to have already discovered how our universe works. After all, we have a relatively good understanding of physics, science, and astronomy, but in truth, we’re looking in the wrong direction.

    See, there’s a more profound set of rules governing this creation that can’t be observed with instruments. As a creation, there needs to be some sort of framework for the universe, otherwise, it simply wouldn’t work.

    These frameworks are understood as the spiritual laws of the universe which act as the design principles. Think of them as the ingredients that make up the universal cake. A cake wouldn’t exist without the ingredients that compose it, so the universe works in a similar sense.

    Aside from making you hungry, I’ll explain 10 of the spiritual laws of the universe from my understanding. By the end of this article, you’ll understand how to work with these laws to create a more aligned life, knowing some of the best-kept secrets of our universe.

    What are the spiritual laws of the universe?

    laws of the universe

    Our universe is comprised of spiritual laws that allow it to function as it does. These laws are the architecture (or rather design principles) of our universe which set the stage for the experiences that we’re currently undergoing. They’re what makes this place such a diverse, interesting, and dynamic spiritual playground for souls to vacation to.

    Okay… vacation might be stretching it, but you know what I mean.

    Otherwise, you can look at the universal laws as the coding of a program. This website needs to be coded to facilitate the experience of reading this content. You don’t see the coding, but this website wouldn’t function without it.

    These laws apply to every level of our universe, from macro to micro, and they’re thoroughly intertwined. The law of attraction is one of the most recognized spiritual laws, but there are many others too. Even though it’s generally accepted that there are 12 laws of the universe, there really isn’t a defined number. There are some grey lines here, meaning it’s open to interpretation.

    In most cases, the spiritual laws of the universe are a mashup of different philosophies, and incorporate universal themes in various religions and spiritual belief systems.

    The spiritual laws are universal laws that most spiritual practitioners likely agree upon, regardless of culture or belief. For example, the Ayahuasca shamans I know believe in universal themes such as the soul, karma, and vibration, that transcend religious identity. Whether you’re a Tibetan monk, sage, or saint, you would probably nod upon certain themes and say ‘Yep, that’s true’.

    At the end of the day, it’s all the same thing. Just different packages for the same present and these common themes that extend beyond a religious framework are often recognized as universal laws.

    Here I’ll give my take on the universal laws, and why they’re so crucial to live by. They may be somewhat different interpretations to those preached within new-age spirituality, but these are what I live by, and they simply make a lot of sense to me.

    Law of Unity

    The law of Unity

    The law of unity states that all things are energetically connected because all things are extensions of the same source – the collective consciousness. In other words, we are god experiencing oneself in endless ways, and at the deepest level of consciousness, we are a unified whole.

    Even though we are experiencing individuality, we’re all inexplicably connected energetically, as manifestations. Because everything is connected energetically, your experience is influenced by other experiences, and so forth. All the separate parts work synergistically to create a larger system, like each ant in a nest creating a hive mind.

    You can look at the law of unity in a way where we are like cells creating a body. Although within the universe we are separate organisms, together we create the entire reality we’re experiencing.

    Law of Causation 1

    The law of Causation

    The law of causation states that all energy exerted into the universe reacts in some form. That’s because everything is a form of energy, and energy interacts with energy.

    If something has an outwards movement (to occupy a space), by nature something else must have an inwards movement (to have its space occupied). If there is a pull, there must also be a push. Everything will have a response on some level, and all labor will fruit in some form.

    Look at it this way. The energy you put into developing your skills results in the development of those skills. The effort you put into your work will create the result of that work, otherwise what you gain from the effort put in will be proportionate to what you get back.

    Law of relativity

    The law of Relativity

    The law of relativity states that all things are relative to one another. There is no objective truth to time or size as our understanding of these constructs is proportionate.

    Think about the size of any given thing. You would say the Earth is big and an ant is small, but that’s because you’re comparing these things to ourselves. Compared to a galaxy, the Earth is like a grain of sand. Compared to an atom, an ant is enormous.

    There is no roof or floor to size because space is infinite. No matter how much you zoom in or zoom out, that space will always be occupied by something. There is always an increment smaller, and there is always a bigger fish.

    Time is also relative. What does a long time mean to you? Is it a year, a million years, a day? The span of your life might seem like a long time, but it’s just the blink of an eye compared to the lifespan of a planet. A fly might not live for a long time, but from its perspective, it could feel like a very long time. Without a point of reference, we are unable to label things.

    The law of relativity teaches us that there is no greater or lesser importance. An ant is just as important as a human, and a day is just as precious as a lifetime.

    Law of nonresistance

    The law of Nonresistance

    The law of nonresistance states that there is a natural flow to all things in the universe. From the creation of galaxies to the natural rhythm of your thoughts and feelings. All things are in a state of fluid motion, and when that motion is impeded, friction is caused.

    There is a natural rhythm of the universe and life within. When we flow with that rhythm rather than fighting against it, we find a sense of equanimity within life. That’s because every phenomenon has a passage that is organically followed.

    That passage could be the violent explosion of a star. It could be the stream of a thought or the occurrence of a painful emotion. When left to run its course, there will be a natural conclusion, and the experience will change.

    Living by the law of nonresistance is about avoiding forcing currents in your life and following where your intuition, thoughts, and feelings are leading you. 

    Law of impermanence

    The law of Impermanence

    The law of impermanence states that all things within the universe will come to an end. Nothing within the universe is timeless, not even time itself.

    The law of impermanence allows there to be an ever-moving nature to our reality, where all things are temporary. After all, that’s what life’s all about. Growth, decay, evolution, birth, and death. There is a constant flux of change, and nothing can prevent that change from occurring. It’s the one constant of this universe.

    The law of impermanence can be liberating because it teaches us that life is a transitory phenomenon. There is not a single experience that will always be. There is no situation that you’ll always be in. Every experience that can ever be experienced will come to an end, one way or another, so don’t get too comfortable because sooner or later, things will shift.

    Law of reciprosity

    The law of Reciprocity

    The law of reciprocity states that the energy received must be counterbalanced by the energy given. It’s a fundamental rule that you reap what you sow, and that the universe always wants to maintain a state of osmosis.

    The law of reciprocity acts as a balancing mechanism of the universe. Imagine it as an orchestrating force that matches experiences depending on the energetic imbalances of the organism. Most people understand this dynamic as karma.

    On a human scale, we understand the law of reciprocity as the give-and-take dynamic. If you give more than you take, or take more than you give, you’re creating an energetic imbalance. Energetically, you will be compensated for your deeds, and everything comes back around in some form.

    As our universe is an educational system, we experience lessons. When you commit wrongdoing, the universe will respond as the energy will be reciprocated in some form, to experience the consequences of that wrongdoing.

    Law of Polarity

    The law of Polarity

    The law of polarity states that for contrast to exist, there must also exist opposite values within the universe.

    With the existence of opposites, duality is created. And let’s face it, our universe is full of contrast which is what makes our experience here so colorful.

    Contrast is what creates narrative. If there was no such thing as heat, neither would there be cold. If there was no such thing as up, neither would there be down. If there was no growth, there would be no decay. If there was no positive, there would be no negative.

    You can’t just have one of these things because it wouldn’t make sense. That’s the principle of duality, that for a physical reality to exist, there must be a counterbalance.

    Everything exists along a spectrum. With no polarity, this universe would simply not function. So, learn to accept the polarity, knowing you can’t escape the darkness, difficulties, or pain. You must recognize the role they plan, and this will set you on a much better path.

    Law of attraction

    The law of Attraction

    The law of attraction states that the universe operates on vibration, and attracts experiences that resonate with the vibration of any given thing.

    This is the rule that like attracts like, and that the universe will always try to be congruent with the vibration of any given thing. There is a natural magnetism of the universe that attracts and repels situations that resonate on the same frequency. Therefore, vibrationally speaking, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

    In this sense, if you’re experiencing high vibrational energies such as love and gratitude, the universe is going to mirror these energies. As a result, you may find more beautiful experiences coming into your life. Your perception and belief systems may change to accommodate this vibration. People and experiences that resonate with the vibration of love and gratitude will come into your reality.

    But this also works the other way too. If you’re experiencing a low vibration, the universe wants to have a congruency with that low vibration. If you’re feeling energies of guilt or shame, you’re going to attract more experiences into your life that resonate at this frequency. These situations can come in many shapes and forms, but needless to say, they won’t be desirable.

    Law of gender

    The law of Gender

    The law of gender states that two overarching energies compose all creation. These energies are the divine masculine and the divine feminine energies.

    Of course, all life is divided into genders, but so are all things. Masculine energy is called yang, while feminine energy is called yin. Both of these energies have very different functions, yet they are complementary (or inseparable) to one another.

    Yin energy is an inward energy while yang energy is an outward energy. Feminine energy in nature is organic, intuitive, reflective, and creative. Masculine energy on the other hand is the structured, constructive, driving component of the universe. Feminine energy creates life, while masculine energy sustains it.

    Recognizing that both yin and yang are separate but complementary energies helps us find balance within them. We should not strive to be singular, but rather recognize the dynamic between the masculine and feminine in all creation, because that’s what makes the world go round.

    Law of correspondence

    The law of Correspondence

    The law of correspondence acts as the design principles of our universe. All patterns repeat themselves throughout nature, and all nature is based on the same reoccurring patterns. Sacred geometry and the universal intelligence is based on the law of correspondence.

    You see this phenomenon from the smallest subatomic levels to the biggest scopes of the universe. Common patterns we see throughout nature are spirals, orbs, branches, and so forth. The same patterns tend to repeat themselves in countless forms throughout nature, regardless of where they are, what they are, or what form they take.

    A tree has a pretty distinct form. But you will find the same form in neurons, in cells, in your blood vessels, in rivers, in the cosmos. You will see spirals in galaxies, sea shells, to weather phenomena like hurricanes.

    Our universe uses a template for all things, which is why you see the same forms repeating themselves, from micro to macro.

    Why it’s important to understand the spiritual laws of the universe

    Imagine our universe as a spiritual School. If you know the rules of the school, you’re probably going to learn quicker, and with more ease. If you don’t, you may make a lot of mistakes and have a hard time because you just don’t get it. Therefore, understanding the spiritual laws of the universe helps you navigate it with greater ease.

    In this article, we’ve covered 10 spiritual laws of the universe and looked a little at how they shape this realm. Knowing a universal law is one thing, but putting the lessons into practice is another.

    Unless you learn how to navigate the universe through a spiritual lens and capitalize on the wisdom within these laws, they won’t make a difference in your life. However, if you learn to perceive these laws in every element of life, and apply them to yours, you will begin to see some dramatic changes in your perception, belief systems, and spiritual practice – leading to a more wholesome, fulfilling life.

  • The Collective Consciousness: We Are All Leaves Of The Same Tree

    How often do you hear people say ‘We are all one‘?

    Even though you probably agree to some extent, the deeper meaning has been lost within the ambiguity of a cliche, and you might wonder what this notion means.

    On the surface level, we are all so different, yet energetically, we are fragments of a much bigger system. The belief that we are all the same at a deeper level of consciousness has been a staple view of various religions and cultures around the globe, since the dawn of humanity.

    I’m going to explain what the collective consciousness is from my perspective, and how we can tap into it to realize our fundamental nature, as one being with an infinite amount of manifestations.

    What is the collective consciousness

    Dandelion representing the collective consciousness

    The collective consciousness refers to a deeper level of consciousness that all living things are connected to. This all-encompassing consciousness is also known as the universal consciousness or source.

    For this to make sense, you need to understand that reality has layers, and we’re all fundamentally connected to other dimensions of consciousness. On this level of reality, you may not be able to perceive the other layers, however you can tap into them via spiritual discipline.

    On this level of reality, we are all manifestations of a universal consciousness. On a deeper level, we are souls embarking on individual journeys. Yet at a deeper level than the soul, there is no separation; there is one consciousness manifesting all things.

    You may feel separate from the homeless person you pass on the streets, or a child experiencing famine in the deserts of Ethiopia. On this level of reality, you are a separate being, but at a deeper level, you are also experiencing these lives.

    At its core, we are all the same consciousness experiencing oneself via the mechanism of individuality. We’re all fragments of consciousness that have split off from the source to undergo different experiences. Even though we all appear as individuals, energetically we’re all tethered to the collective.

    Understanding dimensions of consciousness

    Imagine the collective consciousness as a tree.

    The base of this tree is the collective consciousness. This is the primary root of consciousness. No manifestation exists without it, because it’s the deepest level of truth.

    At this level, there is no such thing as a soul, individuality, or separation.

    Different dimensions act as thresholds of separation. This is where the role of the soul comes in, to act as a fragment of consciousness that can undergo experience. Your soul vicariously experiences different dimensions like a spotlight being cast through panels of glass.

    On the outer peripheries lies our dimension – reality. Our experiences here are like the leaves of this interdimensional tree. We feel very separate as leaves dangling on the tips of these branches, but we are still the tree.

    Dimensions that are further in the peripheries are more disconnected from the collective, meaning there’s more space for individual experience. The more peripheral the layer, the greater the soul’s disconnection from the collective, meaning the more diversity can be experienced.

    But what’s the point?

    Variety.

    The collective wants to experience stuff, and you are a way of achieving that.

    In the scheme of things, we are very disconnected from the source, to the point we don’t even know it exists or how it works. But we’re experiencing this level of reality because there is so much diversity, meaning there is so much to experience and learn from.

    We are cells forming a body

    The tree analogy not doing it for you? Here’s another way to look at it.

    Just to be alive, you are the work of trillions of tiny organisms working together to create the complex system that you are. Individual cells certainly can’t comprehend the collective that they create, yet somehow a much broader consciousness than any individual is created.

    The cells that compose your body aren’t individually conscious in the way we perceive it. Everything you are, however, including your senses, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is a byproduct of these cells working today. A whole new form of experience is created, and it’s immeasurably more significant than any individual.

    Imagine the collective consciousness as the spiritual equivalent of cells forming a body. Every individual – at a fundamental level is just a little part of a much more expansive consciousness.

    Shaping the reality via the collective consciousness

    Ripple effect

    Reality is dependent on the collective consciousness, not the other way around. In this sense, we can imagine this reality as a projection of sorts because it is constantly influenced spiritually by the collective consciousness.

    We are all individuals, but as we are all manifestations of the collective consciousness, the individual experience may be more intertwined than you would have previously thought.

    With that said, what happens at an individual level influences the collective. What happens at a collective level influences the individual. There are a lot of influences imposed via technology and media, but all of these things are creations of the collective consciousness.

    Humans are just worker bees. We would never create something as sophisticated as the internet, space travel, or artificial intelligence if the idea wasn’t planted in the collective consciousness.

    Ideas and constructs ripple through the collective, marking collective changes and periods of humanity.

    During wars, people who aren’t remotely involved may experience collective trauma, resentment, hatred, and energy because we’re all energetically connected. If something affects enough people, it’s going to vicariously affect you too, in one form or another, because you are part of the collective of humanity, regardless of how separate you think you are.

    We see this phenomenon with ancestral trauma, where healing ancestral trauma affects the entire collective while causing trauma also affects that collective.

    Traumatic world events may cause seemingly unrelated issues, such as higher levels of crime, addiction, and abuse because we are all affected at some level of consciousness.

    On the other hand, energies of love, peace, gratitude, and high vibrations also ripple through the collective. This means that on some level, we all feel the experiences of others, and we all can tap into these experiences.

    How ideas penetrate the collective consciousness

    Similar themes within humanity seem to emerge at the same time around the globe. As different stages, eras, and constructs seem to be synchronous, this suggests that there is some common denominator (or underlying force of the collective).

    Events such as the Neolithic revolution, the Axial Age, the formation of classical empires, colonialism, and industrialism have all occurred worldwide, around the same time. Widespread revolutions and movements have also been synchronous around the world.

    Likewise, there have even been mass meditations where synchronously, the world paused conflict, because the collective was affected by these events. Currently, spirituality is making a resurgence once again too, which is evident in every country and culture.

    This shows that the collective humanity might not be so disconnected after all. Even though we could attribute this to the spread of information and ideas, many of these occurrences were marked well before we could exchange ideas or influence.

    Dynamics change over time. Collective ideas and belief systems sway regarding culture, norms, morality, ethics, and so forth. As with the hundredth monkey effect, could these synchronicities point to a collective consciousness that may have outliers, but a common denominator?

    It goes to show that we are all connected in ways we can’t quite understand. At least not while we’re looking at the surface level.

    Drops in the ocean

    As we’ve looked at how different movements shape the collective, now let’s explore how the quality of energy affects the vibration of the collective.

    Imagine the collective consciousness as a giant body of water. The quality of energy that we experience in the form of emotions, thoughts, and beliefs is like adding drops to this body. It doesn’t seem like much, but trillions of beings on this planet all experience different qualities of energy, all the time. That’s a lot of water being poured into the collective.

    If one person has a traumatic experience, it would be like adding a drop of murky, dirty water to this collective. One drop won’t do much, as one drop of dense energy divided amongst billions of people isn’t much of a burden to carry. But if many people experience trauma, fear, hatred, and other forms of suffering, all those drops of dense energy start to add up.

    Hypothetically, if most of the population were to suddenly suffer, then the reality would transform to accommodate this suffering as a critical mass is reached. The outliers (people having a heavenly experience) are going to be pulled into this collective suffering.

    On the other hand, high vibrational energies are like adding drops of a cleaning agent to this body of water. If most people were to suddenly feel love, gratitude, compassion, and other high vibrational energies, the entire reality would shift to resonate with that collective energy.

    In this case, as people who are suffering are outliers, their energy would start converging to the high vibration that the collective is experiencing. So these people would start healing, growing, and waking up because a critical mass has been hit.

    The spiritual tug of war

    Look at reality as a spiritual tug of war.

    There is so much diversity, that the collective balances itself out in one way or another. But if the collective of humanity leans in any particular direction, the projection of this consciousness follows suit.

    After all, reality is malleable. We create our realities on an individual level via vibration, but this phenomenon works on a collective level too.

    Reality needs to have a congruency with the consciousness that creates it. Therefore, if we want a create a heavenly world for humanity, it can only happen by changing the collective. By healing, contributing high vibrational energy, and helping one another, we start tugging the collective towards a high vibrational reality.

    So let’s apply this to the current world situation. Humanity is reaching a boiling point where there are all sorts of nasty influences being dredged to the surface. Because of the pain this is causing, more people are waking up to the truth, that we are in a three-dimensional matrix.

    But the collective is shifting towards a higher vibration as we’re illuminating and healing a lot of our collective trauma. Once a critical mass is hit, meaning most people wake up, the entire reality is going to shift toward a five-dimensional reality.

    If the powers that be succeed by reducing the vibration of the collective via fear, hatred, and division, then the collective will shift further into the three-dimensional matrix.

    Tapping into the collective

    Meditation

    Certain practices can help you tap into a higher, interconnected realm of consciousness that transcends the individual ego. That’s the purpose of the ego, to act as the separating mechanism between the self, and the collective.

    Everyone can tap into this universal consciousness through spiritual practices. Some people call this the godself, as it is the deepest level of consciousness that contains an infinite amount of wisdom.

    Spiritual practices help you connect to deeper dimensions of consciousness by bypassing the ego.

    Meditation is a lens into the soul. By regularly meditating, you distance yourself from your ego. The more you do it, the more you start connecting with a much deeper level of self where the distancing between things thins.

    Some people can enter states of ego death, transcendence, and unity of the collective consciousness through meditation, but this can take some practice.

    Every culture has different ceremonies and rituals. Each ceremony connects with different spirits and energies, which can help with the healing process of both individuals and the collective.

    In my opinion, there’s no better way to experience the collective consciousness than through connecting deeply with oneself and spirits via ancestral ceremonies.

    Plant medicines are spiritual tools that help dissolve the ego and deepen your connection with your spiritual nature. As someone who has worked closely with shamanic traditions in Latin America, plant medicines are a very powerful key for accessing the collective consciousness.

    You can learn more about my experience plunging into the collective consciousness via plant medicines here.

  • 5 Dimensional Reality: The Intersection Between Earthly And Spiritual Planes

    Why is spirituality such a big part of some people’s lives, while it’s completely dismissed by others? Why do some people wholeheartedly believe that our world is a rotting carcass, while others see it as a haven filled with opportunity, adventure, and joy? Can this dichotomy be explained by our life perceptions, or is there something more at play?

    Our universe is an interesting place to say the least. There’s a broad pallet of experiences we can undergo here because we percieve our reality in 4 dimensions, but it would be naieve to say that we can percieve everything in existence.

    Needless to say, there’s a whole lot more information in existence that surrounds us every moment. We know some of this information exists, and there’s probably much more we don’t know exists. Simply put, there are deeper layers of reality that we can’t percieve or comprehend.

    These deeper layers of reality blend into spirituality, and this information is vaguely understood by the human intellect. They’re an entirely different language of the universe, one that science can’t speak. These deeper layers of reality transcend matter, space, and time, yet they’re as real as you and I.

    Some people experience these deeper layers as an inseparable part of consciousness, while others are completely oblivious to them. We may share a universal platform, but we experience very different realities. Some of these realities are rather narrow as they lack an entire dimension of consciousness, while others are extremely expansive.

    This is the premise of 5 dimensional reality. Our experience of consciousness can unfurl into deeper layers of reality (the 5th dimension) to experience a broader spectrum of consciousness. So let’s look at these two distinct paradigms and make sense of what 5 dimensional reality is.

    What is 5 dimensional reality?

    5 dimensional reality can be seen as an intersection point between physical reality (the 4th dimension), and the spiritual realm (the 5th dimension). It occurs when the collective consciousness shifts into a higher paradigm of reality, one where spirituality becomes an inseparable part of it.

    The 5th dimension is a higher realm of consciousness, which we can understand as the spiritual realm. There are higher dimensions, however, these higher dimensions aren’t a property of space, but rather a property of consciousness.

    Imagine that our reality is the projection and consciousness is the projector. The projector of an ape is rather linear. An ape does not perceive the world to such complexity as we do, nor does it have the capacity to experience to the same depths we can.

    The projector of some people is like a low-quality black-and-white screen. The projector of others may be high-definition with synchronized lighting and surround sound.

    Oh, how the viewing experience is so different.

    Well, our consciousness sorta works the same way. Sure, there’s a big difference between the perception of an ape to a human, but there’s plenty of discrepancy within the human experience too. Some people perceive a narrow existence with a limited range of experience, while others tap into a deeper nature of their consciousness, enabling the perception of more layers of information.

    For example, one person might see a square due to the angle they’re looking at the object, and another will see a cube if they view it from another perspective. The same information is there regardless of what angle you view the cube, however, the amount of information the viewer perceives varies dramatically.

    One person views the object in 2 dimensions, the other person views it in 3 dimensions. The same idea applies to 5 dimensional reality. How your consciousness views reality facilitates the perception of different qualities of information. It’s the same reality we’re all experiencing, but some people’s consciousness is a little more refined to perceive more layers of it.

    The spiritual dimensions are not a property of space, they’re a property of consciousness. The deeper you sink into your consciousness rather than staying at the surface layers of it, the more expansive this reality becomes.

    If you live your life confined to your physical body, mental body, and emotional body, suddenly the existence of a spiritual body adds a whole new dimension to your life experience.

    See how this works?

    The 5th dimension can be seen as the spiritual layer of consciousness that can’t be regularly perceived. To exist purely within the 5th dimension is to not exist in physical reality. As the 5th dimension is energetic, this means souls and spirits can exist in this space, but physical matter is bound to the 4th dimension – our universe.

    The 5th dimension is not a physical place you can go, but rather the home of your soul. Energetically we are always tied to these higher dimensions, but our souls have incarnated into this 4-dimensional reality. This means the experience of consciousness here is much more narrow than our unlimited, soul consciousness.

    This is why we forget everything when we incarnate here because our minds cannot host this quality and quantity of information. Try running a modern computer program on Windows 98, it can’t handle it, therefore we’re bound by the human hardware.

    Difference between 4th, and 5th dimension

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    Although these planes of existence are separate, energetically they are tied together. All dimensions of reality are within one another, like a complicated, multidimensional onion. These higher dimensions are not physical places to go, rather they’re more expansive experiences of consciousness where a lot more information is present.

    Therefore, these higher dimensions are always there, within everything, but the key to accessing these dimensions is via the evolution of consciousness.

    When we tap into these deeper layers of consciousness and pop our heads into the spiritual dimensions, while grounded as a human in the 4th dimension, this is what we call 5th-dimensional reality. It’s like the crossroads between these two paradigms, being a contracted consciousness with a narrow perception, and an expansive consciousness with a higher perception.

    • The 4th dimension: The carnal, physical reality we exist in as animals.
    • The 5th dimension: The energetic and spiritual dimension.
    • 5 dimensional reality: A higher state of awareness as a human (experiencing consciousness from the soul rather than the mind) 

    Compared to the 5th dimension, the 4th dimension is a lower realm, meaning more suffering occurs here. Generally speaking, the vibration is lower than the 5th dimension.

    Think of the 4th dimension as existing in the matrix. It’s certainly real, but it’s a more superficial layer of reality. When people lack a deeper awareness and operate solely from their patterns and programs, they exist in 4D consciousness.

    4D consciousness:

    • lacks self-awareness
    • Is governed by conditioning, patterns, and programs
    • Has a linear view of life
    • Is missing the spiritual dimension of experience

    Mostly, humanity has existed within a construct of the 4th dimension. This is why survival, war, destruction, greed, poverty, and suffering are commonplace because humanity lacks awareness outside of oneself.

    In the 4 dimensional constructs, souls are relatively disconnected from the source, which vicariously creates more ego and individuality. This is why our world is so diverse. We have monarchies and dictatorships, nations, cultures, diverse jobs and lifestyles. Everyone’s just trying to make it work, and nobody knows how to.

    What is 5 dimensional consciousness?

    5 dimensional consciousness (or soul awareness) is a higher awareness we achieve when we tap into our soul nature. This expanded awareness facilitates self-discovery, self-actualization, and higher perceptions of the spiritual dimensions.

    Think of 5 dimensional reality like having escaped the matrix, and have begun accessing the spiritual dimensions. As your consciousness is like an antenna, 4d and 5d are like channels that you can tune into.

    Spiritual growth via soul searching and spiritual practice can lead you to 5 dimensional consciousness and a higher awareness of oneself, reality, and beyond. The language of the universe is vibration – which works on both a collective level and an individual level. You can understand vibration as the key to accessing deeper levels of reality than what meets the eye.

    You pivot towards 5 dimensional consciousness as you tap into deeper levels of consciousness, embody your soul nature, and raise your vibration. On the other hand, the lower your vibrational state, the further you’re energetically distancing yourself from higher dimensions.

    The best way to look at it is that dimensions overlap like you’re stacking sheets of paper. The distance hasn’t changed at all, but we need to tune into vibration to penetrate the other pieces. Vibration is the key to accessing higher dimensions, as they are energetic.

    When you’re in a low vibration, spirituality doesn’t exist because the energetic connection to higher planes of existence is numbed. A high vibration expands your consciousness while a low vibration retracts your consciousness.

    That’s why people who are well into their spiritual crafts keep their energetic input and output as clean as possible to access higher realms of information that most people aren’t receptive to.

    For example, spiritually advanced people such as psychics, mediums, clairvoyants, monks, yogis, gurus, and shamans might have access to a pretty incredible quality of information because they’re tapping into 5 dimensional reality via their spiritual pursuits.

    However, if the same person were to lower their vibration and move more into the 4th dimension, they would lose access to this information because energetically they are separated from it. In these disconnected states, they’re crazy, or psychotic, or making things up because, in this lower paradigm, spirituality doesn’t exist.

    To someone in a low vibration who looks at a psychic, they’re probably going to assume they’re delusional. But if that same person raises their vibration and it opens up to 5 dimensional consciousness, they will understand completely because they’re connected to the same frequency.

    4 dimensional consciousness (trapped in the matrix)

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    A low vibration is associated with a dense reality. This means that a low vibration is associated with suffering and negativity. It’s a disconnection from the soul, meaning the realm becomes much more carnal.

    On a collective scale, a low vibration creates a dystopian society, which leans towards a hell world. Below are some things that are associated with a low vibration.

      • Retraction of consciousness
      • Closemindedness
      • Negativity
      • Suffering
      • Sickness
      • Pain
      • Struggle
      • Poverty
      • corruption
      • Scarcity
      • Limiting belief systems
      • Harmful thoughts and mentalities
      • Destructive behavior
      • Selfishness
      • Greed
      • Unconscious habits
      • Toxic attitudes
      • Mental illness
      • Survival
      • Ego

    5 dimensional consciousness (escaping the matrix)

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    A high vibration is associated with a light reality. This means that a high vibration is associated with love and joy. It is to deepen the connection with the soul, which as a result, spiritual constructs become much more prominent.

    On a collective scale, a high vibration creates a utopian society, which leans towards a heaven world. Below are some things that are associated with a high vibration.

      • Expansion of consciousness
      • Open-mindedness
      • Positivity
      • Personal growth
      • Wellness
      • Thriving
      • Love
      • Happiness
      • Joy
      • Gratitude
      • Community
      • Abundance
      • Virtuous behavior
      • Service
      • Mindfulness
      • Spirituality
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    How your vibration influences your reality

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    All energy has a frequency to it, ranging from high to low. The higher the vibration, the more expansive the experience of consciousness becomes. The lower the vibration, the more retracted the experience of consciousness becomes.

    Beyond the layers of flesh, blood, and bone, everything is energetic. Bottom line – all reality (and other realities) is made up of energy. Therefore, everything that we experience resonates at different energetic frequencies. Your emotions, thoughts, feelings, attitudes, what you consume, the connections you make, and everything has a different quality of energy, or frequency.

    For example, resentment is a low-vibrational energy. It’s dense, painful, and for lack of a better word, primitive. This doesn’t mean that resentment is bad to experience or that you should strive to avoid it, but the energy is of a lower frequency than something like gratitude.

    If you have negative thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes that cause suffering of any kind, they will lower your vibration. As a result, your reality starts to become more dense as you become more disconnected from the source, and reality becomes more carnal; a miserably land of survival desperately in need of awareness.

    This is the 3D paradigm.

    The magic you’re experiencing when life is beautiful gets flipped on its head and suddenly life goes back to hard mode. Why? Because your vibration has changed, your consciousness has retracted, and you changed the channel from a higher paradigm to a lower paradigm. When your frequency changes, so does your reality.

    The link between vibration and collective consciounsess

    All consciousness is energetically connected, as we are all segments of the same consciousness experiencing oneself. Therefore, no event is isolated.

    Your healing also helps heal the collective consciousness. Other people’s trauma affects your consciousness. We’re all energetically connected in a big web and reality is the manifestation of this collective consciousness.

    The growing polarization in society is because a lot of people are raising their vibration and connecting with five-dimensional reality, while others are trapped in the third dimension, and aren’t aware that there’s a whole other dimension beneath our feet.

    The more people wake up and tune into 5 dimensional reality, the more the entire collective also moves towards this higher paradigm where life becomes a spiritual playground rather than a carnal hellscape made by humans, to exploit humans.

    So through everyone’s process, we influence the collective. If there’s enough negative energy in the collective, we’re going to see more shifts into the third dimension, more suffering, more disconnection.

    5th dimensional reality and spirituality: What’s the connection?

    When we move into high-vibrational states of consciousness, spirituality becomes undeniably real. This is because the vale starts thinning, and 5 dimensional reality comes out to play.

    People who are in low-vibrational states of consciousness will not perceive the spiritual dimension because they’re disconnected from it. It’s not that they’re wrong, because, in that particular paradigm or lens of reality spirituality doesn’t exist.

    You might notice this phenomenon in yourself when you shift between these constructs. Sometimes life will launch you back into a low-vibrational state, and you’ll need to do the shadow work to reconnect with the source.

    While in that state, you might start doubting yourself or feel like you’re regressing into old belief systems and perceptions. You’re not going crazy, and everything you experienced was real, but while in this lower frame of consciousness, it’s not.

    Your consciousness shifts into the 4th dimension of learning. It shifts into the 5th dimension to serve. Along your journey of spiritual growth, there will be times that you go back into the 4th dimension and have to experience the struggle and learn what you need to learn particular lessons. But trust that once you’ve learned those lessons, you’ll shift back toward the 5th dimension.

    Life is truly a bizarre thing, and the deeper we move into our consciousness, the more bizarre reality becomes. With that said, it’s also incredibly beautiful. As we shift into these higher paradigms of ourselves and the collective, our world will become a much more beautiful place to be.

    As we step deeper into the spiritual for healing, growth, and learning, our reality becomes a fundamentally different place, in which a whole new quality of information can be perceived and experienced. So enjoy the ride of life, and continue to step deeper into the spiritual, and into higher realms of consciousness.

  • Understanding Karma: The Spiritual Schooling System

    Understanding Karma: The Spiritual Schooling System

    Karma is one of those things that you hear so much about, but probably know nothing of. Do good things and good things happen to you, right?

    Well, it’s not that simple.

    The idea of karma isn’t as linear as do good things, and good things happen. If that was how it worked, life would be cruisy. There would be a direct association between the quality of a person, and the quality of their life, which isn’t necessarily true.

    Karma is a whole lot more complicated than that, and a more intelligent system than any of us can comprehend.

    I’ve learned a lot about the karmic cycle through my journey exploring some of the unique spiritual pathways this world has to offer.

    First off, welcome to the life program. It’s still in the developing stages, there are still lots of bugs, and weird things happen here, but it’s also a privilege.

    Make the best of this life, and all the crazy experiences that karma has handed you to work with. At the end of the day, you’re exactly where you need to be in the grand scheme of things, regardless of how painful, or wonderful it is.

    Hopefully, this clears up some ambiguity around the topic which guides you to make better, and more empowered decisions in your life.

    What is karma?

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    Karma (कर्म) is a Sanskrit word that originated in ancient India. It refers to the spiritual cycle of cause and effect. You can look at it as a law of consequence, that all energy circulates and returns in various forms, to teach certain lessons.

    Karma is a neutral governing energy that acts as a spiritual educational system. It refers to the universal law of cause and effect, action and consequence, which is tied to your soul’s reincarnation and evolutionary process.

    You’re here in this body to learn through your experiences for soul growth. Karma is the orchestrating energy that paves out your soul journey. It’s the reason we experience the lives we have, whether they’re of poverty and injustice, or prosperity, love, and abundance.

    The life you’re experiencing right now is the result of karmic energy that you’ve inherited from previous cycles.

    Over lifetimes, your soul accrues karmic debt, based on actions, feelings, and thoughts that cause you or others suffering. As such, you also burn off karmic debt by experiencing consequences, learning, and growing through it.

    Perhaps you hit a series of difficult events that shook your life up. This series of events was based on your karma. You were supposed to experience this and grow in some aspect through it.

    How does karmic energy work?

    Think of your karma as a seed.

    Depending on the energy you water that seed with, it produces the fruit that sustains you.

    The fruit of karma is called Vipaka, and it comes in the form of wealth, health, relationships, abundance, and prosperity to name a few.

    We put labels on karma from our limited understanding, that it’s good or bad because that’s how we perceive it. But energy is energy. It all serves a purpose in the grand scheme of things.

    Karma is a prominent concept found in Eastern religion and a cornerstone of both Hinduism and Buddhism. Even though it’s mostly associated with Eastern religion, the same universal law is present in all religions. A phenomenon we understand as omnism.

    The teachings of Christianity state that to get to heaven, you need to be a good person. If you harm, you will be punished. You reap the seed you sow.

    Karma is the same concept in a different style of wrapping paper.

    Speaking of sweeping generalizations, I would argue that most people who have spiritual beliefs believe in karma and the cycle of reincarnation, while many spiritual teachers, shamans, monks, and yogis also hold the same beliefs.

    So what does that tell you?

    The idea of heaven, bliss, nirvana, paradise, or whatever name this divine state of light is given is tied to the same idea of enlightenment, in which karma is the road to reach it.

    What is Saṃsāra?

    Saṃsāra is the cycle of rebirth, learning, and growth that all souls go through to reach liberation and enlightenment.

    Souls go through cycles of rebirth to learn certain lessons through the experiences of the organism. Your soul is essentially putting a part of itself into this particular container (the organism), where it acts as a sponge for all the juicy lessons it can learn in this physical dimension.

    As souls go through Earth school to learn how things work all over again from different angles until they finally get it, Saṃsāra can be seen as an endless loop of lessons and learning until the soul learns how to transcend the cycle and level up to the next chapter of its existence.

    When this vicious cycle of reincarnation ends and your soul breaks free from the karmic cycle of rebirth, moksha is achieved.

    Karmic entanglement

    Karmic entanglement is the process of matching different souls together based on their karmic prints to undergo particular experiences together. Look at it as a soul contract that is orchestrated by your matching karma (like 2 jigsaw pieces connecting).

    Let’s say a lesson you need is to learn how to empower yourself because you have a string of lifetimes where you have been taken advantage of. Another soul needs to understand the consequences of an abuse of power.

    Perhaps in your lifetime, you get into a relationship with a narcissist. The relationship ends in a nasty way where you redeem yourself and go on the attack. Suddenly the narcissist winds up in jail after having lost someone he loved. You both learned valuable lessons from the karmic experience you had together.

    Different types of karma

    During my time backpacking South America in 2016/2017, I met a woman in Quito, Ecuador, who spent some time studying yoga in the mountains. We were talking about karmic energy, and how the phenomenon works.

    We can break karma down into three distinct energies. Positive karma, negative karma, and neutral karma. Here we’re going to look at these different types of karma and how they work.

    Good karma

    Good karma is gained by raising your vibration, and acting, behaving, and thinking from the higher self, which serves, helps, and protects other souls.

    We gain good karmic energy by intending good things.

    Good karma generally manifests in a way that we perceive as desirable, good, or positive. 

    For example, treating people with love and respect because you know it’s the right thing to do generates good karma.

    Vipaka may manifest in the form of good connections, healthy relationships, meeting other people, or feeling supported, because you’re showing the universe that you are responsible, so the fruit of karma provides gifts, rather than painful lessons.

    Neutral karma

    Most people think that neutral karma means there’s no good or bad energy.

    Neutral karma is the best form of karma to have.

    You gain neutral karma the same way as positive karma, but without having any intention to do good. You just do it naturally without even thinking about it.

    This is the best type of karma as your energetic outlet is the most pure. You’re not trying to be good, or trying to do good things. You’re just doing them because it feels right.

    For example, an elderly man who genuinely wants the best for his grandkids, and is always there for them because he loves them, is gaining neutral karma.

    The result of this may be reciprocated love and support from the family, while just experiencing that love and generosity is also a reward in itself.

    Bad karma

    Bad karma is gained by being unconscious of your actions, behaviors, thoughts and decisions, which causes pain, hurt, and suffering to other people.

    Bad karma is when you do things that either deliberately, or vicariously harm others.

    It’s gained through self-service and a low vibrational outlet, rather than serving others which aligns with a high vibrational outlet.

    Someone who screws over other people to get ahead in their business is gaining bad karma which will have consequences, and lower the person’s vibration further.

    Otherwise, if you hurt someone, bully them, degrade them, or prevent them from expanding on who they are, this is going to generate negative karma, through the negative energy you’re creating in other people.

    How does karma work?

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    Let’s break it down.

    Negative experiences, in whatever form they take, indicate that there is work that needs to be done on a soul level.

    You manifest these negative experiences as a way of saying ‘Oh shit, this doesn’t feel right. I know to NOT go down that road because it sucks’.

    In this sense, karma is like a compass. When you veer off track and start experiencing things that aren’t aligned with your higher self, karma is that force that redirects you toward your higher purpose, and pain is the medium to do so.

    It’s not like Big Daddy karma is punishing you for being bad. It manifests painful experiences related to your wounds and blocks, which incentivizes you to look at the issue, and work on it.

    If you have a lot to learn, you’re going to have some pretty tough experiences here.

    For example, if you have a wound of betrayal, you’re going to continue having different experiences related to this particular wound, until you learn from this painful pattern, and transcend the deep-rooted cause of these experiences.

    These cycles of pain, suffering, injustice, and hurt are karmic. You’re experiencing them for a reason because you have to understand that pain for your evolution.

    Part of your reason for being here is to continue experiencing pain related to these wounds until you gain enough knowledge, experience, and wisdom to transcend them.

    Karma orchestrates your experiences

    Karma is a powerful energy in the same sense that love is an energy. Karmic energy is responsible for balance, equilibrium, and education of the soul.

    Energy transmutes, changes, and manifests, but it can’t be destroyed. This means that energy is recycled into itself in different forms and figures, to have different experiences, for the soul to grow and expand.

    Everything is rooted in karmic energy, and this determines what you experience, how you experience it, the people you meet, the struggles you have, and what sort of life you’re reincarnated into depending on what your soul needs to learn, and where you are in the cycle of samsara.

    When people die, their soul moves on, but the karmic energy is carried with it. Your soul is then projected into another container which is guided by its karmic energy, and tries again in a different way.

    Souls will continue repeating the same lessons in different forms, again and again, until they learn how to transcend those problems and evolve to a point where their divine nature is realized, and it no longer needs to be sent to this three-dimensional school yard.

    This spiritual educational system is there to help souls reconnect with that dimension of divine love and singularity, which is the source of all existence.

    But you’re not just going to jump from being a broken and wounded person with a lot of issues, straight to moksha. The soul needs to work its way towards that state, in which this education is necessary to understand and access it.

    So let’s put it this way. If you’re generally a shitty person, you’re veering off the track of growth and conscious expansion. Therefore, due to the karmic balance, sooner or later, one way or another, this negative energy you’re projecting will come back in some form, whether it’s through the consequences of your actions, or difficulties that are going to manifest.

    In a way, by being a shitty person you’re already suffering, as happiness is directly associated with a high vibration, and suffering is directly associated with a low vibration.

    If you’re wondering what the hell I’m talking about, let me dive into it a little.

    Vibration is the language of karma

    Your vibration plays a big role in karma.

    The higher your vibration, the more positive energy you experience. This energy comes in the form of anything we consider good or desirable.

    A high vibration corresponds with the higher self, positive emotions, productive thoughts, and empowering beliefs. Things like happiness, love, generosity, gratitude, compassion, and all these qualities and traits we like, are associated with a high vibration.

    A low vibration is the opposite. It’s associated with misery and suffering, and anything that resonates with it. Limiting belief systems, destructive qualities and characteristics, greed, jealousy, hatred, fear, the list goes on.

    Bad people are suffering as their actions, attitudes, and behaviors are manifestations of their misery. In general, ‘good’ people are happy, and attract more positive things because they have a positive energetic outlet, which is tied to good karma.

    When people are in high vibrational states, they act in union with it. Therefore someone who is truly in a high–vibrational state, and experiencing genuine happiness, has no desire to hurt, be selfish, or be anywhere near these low-vibrational constructs.

    Why?

    Because it makes them feel miserable!

    Nobody wants a low vibration, but we all need to work our way up from there.

    So when someone is a genuinely happy person, they become a better person, which in itself is cause and effect. When you go into a low–vibrational state, you start suffering as a low vibration is associated with negativity.

    When someone is experiencing low–vibrational energy such as anger, greed, bitterness, cruelty, and selfishness, you can bet they’re not happy, otherwise they wouldn’t be acting this way.

    Karmic energy is there to help people discover alignment with peace and love, by teaching them the errors of their ways.

    Being destructive is not sustainable. Somewhere along this soul journey, they’re gonna have some tough lessons which will become louder and louder until they finally get it, and recalibrate.

    Just because you see bad people in good positions, doesn’t mean they’re going to stay that way. They will reap the consequences of their actions, in this life or another.

    How does karma teach souls?

    If you’re experiencing hatred, or maybe resentment toward a former lover who hurt you, who is losing? You are because you’re fostering those negative feelings.

    In this case, karma is wisdom that you gain through that particular experience, which tells you to let it go, and perhaps have more compassion.

    Maybe it’s not the lesson you were looking for, but in this case, it’s the only way to let go of the pain and evolve your consciousness.

    If you have spent your life as a good person but always struggled with money – in which you didn’t overcome this obstacle in this lifetime, perhaps you’re going to be born into poverty next lifetime.

    Your slate isn’t wiped clean just because you died. Since you never transcended that poverty and the misery surrounding it, you’re going to be given another chance to try.

    On the other hand, since you don’t have issues around generosity and being friendly, perhaps you will have good social relationships, and have no issues in that arena since you don’t need any lessons there.

    If you’re in pain and are in a low–vibrational state, you’re going to keep experiencing low–vibrational lessons. The lessons are going to get louder and more difficult which can create a vicious cycle if you aren’t learning from it, or it can force you to take action and make changes in your life.

    But let’s say you still never broke out of that cycle.

    In your next life, you will have another shot. Maybe this time, you will be born into extreme poverty, where the issue has now become the entire focal point of your life.

    The universe is ramping up the pressure, and forcing you into an experience where it gets so bad, that you have to figure out how to get out of this cycle of feeling powerless and completely unsupported by the universe because you have no alternative. The problem is too loud to ignore.

    If you live your life the same way, you will be given another chance, and another chance, and another chance to learn what you need to learn. Every time you get another chance, the universe is going to ramp up the pressure, because you’re still not getting it.

    Otherwise, imagine you’re coming from a place of insecurity. You might have a long string of partners who treat you crap, because you’re insecure, you don’t value yourself.

    Therefore you haven’t learned your lesson yet, so karmic energy orchestrates these sorts of people for you to connect with, as they are essentially teachers.

    Karma’s not going to say Aww, you deserve to be treated better, let’s make life easy. Karma is quite a merciless teacher. It will continue orchestrating the same type of experiences, again and again, until you learn from this painful cycle.

    If you’re trapped in recurring patterns in this life, they’re probably karmic.

  • What is the Spiritual Realm? Understanding Higher Realms Of Existence

    Have you ever felt an inexplicable connection with something greater than yourself? Maybe it was a moment of profound clarity or an experience that seemed to defy logic. Within all the other-worldly experiences people have reported throughout history, it becomes evident that there’s a whole lot more to reality than what meets the eye. That’s why I’m going to share my understanding of the spiritual realm – something that’s recognized by most, yet vaguely understood.

    Beyond this reality exist other spiritual dimensions. A spiritual dimension (or divine realm) is a higher realm of consciousness that extends beyond the limits of our comprehension. These realms are all different from one another with various rules and architecture, but they’re generally characterized as energetic realms with no space, time, form, or matter.

    As you can see, it’s already a hard concept to wrap your mind around… But it gets tripper. As we dive deeper into the spiritual realms, the rules of reality break down.

    Seems strange to us, but our souls are innately familiar with these realms because that’s where we come from – our consciousness. Sure, we can’t necessarily remember these realms while wrapped in monkey suits, but these realms are our true home, reality is the dream (a very long and vivid dream, but a dream).

    Having spent many years exploring spiritual modalities around the world, I’m going to share my understanding of these mind-boggling, but intriguing dimensions of reality. This by no means is a straightforward topic, but I’ll do my best to make it as easy to understand as possible.

    Spiritual realm meaning

    Monk accessing the spiritual realm via meditation and prayer

    The spiritual realm (also known as the spirit realm, divine realm, or ultimate reality) is a higher realm of consciousness portrayed in every religion and spiritual body. You can understand the spiritual realm as the dimension of the soul, or consciousness, that we’re always tethered to on some level of our beings.

    Imagine this current experience of consciousness as a single face of a cube. The spiritual realm is the entire cube, where each face is a different dimension. This cube is ever-present, however, our perspective of a human only views a single face, making it 2-dimensional. Via spiritual practice (and by walking different spiritual pathways), we can rotate that cube to experience alternate facets of consciousness. Some of these spiritual dimensions are heavenly, some are hellish, but all are alien to our current experience of consciousness -reality.

    Although various dimensions exist in the spiritual realm, the spiritual realm refers to all of these dimensions (or everything that exists beyond our universe). For example, the astral planes and source are different dimensions (or layers of consciousness), but they’re all part of the spiritual realm.

    Getting lost? Let me sum up:

    • Spiritual realm meaning: Everything that exists beyond reality (the entire cube)
    • Spiritual dimension meaning: One separate facet of consciousness (A single face of the cube)

    The spiritual realm is the realm of the soul: An ethereal place that everything we know is a manifestation of. Even though souls reincarnate into our dimension (reality) to undergo experience, they all return to this realm at the time of death.

    After all, it’s logic.

    If there is an effect, there must be a cause. If our universe is a fruiting body, then the spiritual realm is the tree it grows from. Instead of seeing our universe as a random coincidence that popped out of nothing, it’s more accurate to see it as an object on a picture frame.

    Just to make it clear, the spiritual realm is the true reality, the core that all other dimensions manifest. Sure, reality is real in the sense that you or I understand, but this experience is just a tiny slither of a much more expansive existence.

    Does god exist?

    I absolutely believe in a creator, as do most religions and spiritual belief systems, however, it’s not a bearded man sitting in the clouds, judging you for a shady decision you made as a hairless ape.

    Everything that exists is a manifestation of the same infinite consciousness experiencing oneself in infinite ways. This source of consciousness can be understood as god, and it’s the deepest layer of truth that we can experience.

    In truth, god is the only thing that exists, for all dimensions, souls, and creation come from it. God doesn’t know how it started or where it came from. But it has an unlimited imagination, so it creates. It creates dimensions, universes, platforms, and experiences, simply because it can.

    If you were an infinitely creative being who just exists, you would probably create all sorts of things too, good and bad, just as a way to experience all that can be experienced. Sure, some experiences suck, but… they’re still experiences.

    God creates every possibility imaginable so that it can learn. It is a creative, universal intelligence that orchestrates existence because it creates existence.

    A lot is going on within the spiritual realm. In the scheme of things, your experience of consciousness is a drop of water in the cosmic ocean, but it still contributes to the collective. 

    The spiritual realm hierarchy

    Imagine that spirituality is like an onion. It has layers, which act as the different realms of consciousness. Each layer gives another degree of separation. The more central the dimension, the more of a single consciousness the plane becomes – meaning duality converges the closer the expression of consciousness gets to the source (or god).

    Reality is considered to be the third dimension: The physical dimension, or realm of life. In the scheme of things, this universe is in the peripheries of this interdimensional onion. It’s dense, it’s awkward, it makes you want to leave a bad review on Tripadvisor.

    But it’s also beautiful. It’s diverse. Consciousness can go through one hell of a ride here, because we’re relatively disconnected from source (meaning there is more diversity of experience).

    We are thought to vicariously exist in the spiritual realm on an energetic level. In fact, you’re a multidimensional being who vicariously exists in many dimensions. At the core of it all, you are god, remember, that’s the deepest, most fundamental level of your consciousness.

    As these realms of existence are all energetic, there are no boundaries between them. You’re vicariously existing in other dimensions right this moment, which is why you’re able to tap into other dimensions through spiritual practices.

    This is why we never really die. We lose our bodies, travel through dimensions as souls, and reincarnate to have different experiences. But it doesn’t matter what sort of journey your soul goes on, because sooner or later, it will come to recognition, or enlightenment, that it is not separate from the most fundamental layer of existence.

    It’s just going on vacation.

    With that said, don’t look at the spiritual realm as a place to go. Instead, imagine your consciousness as a cord that runs through this interdimensional onion to the core. By sinking deeper into your consciousness, that is how you traverse dimensions.

    Experiences such as astral projection via deep states of meditation, plant medicines, or even breathwork can bring us out of our bodies to experience a reality more profound than this one.

    You may experience a spontaneous spiritual experience such as a rebirth or kundalini awakening that sends you further down the cord of your consciousness into deeper dimensions of reality. These experiences make us realize that those realms are always here, waiting to be accessed. You can’t look outwards for them though, because they are only accessed inwards.

    But as humans, we have no way of perceiving these deeper dimensions of consciousness. The way I see it is that we’re at a point of our evolution where we can just start to grasp the idea, but not understand it. We can’t even understand our universe, let alone other dimensions.

    We experience things in the flesh, in a realm with space, time, matter, and physics. But other dimensions are energetic, so the nature of experience is completely foreign in every way imaginable.

    Spiritual practice: The road to the spiritual realms

    Shaman tapping into other dimensions

    At its core, spirituality is about connecting with a deeper part of our consciousness, whether it takes form as a higher power, the universe, or the interconnectedness of all things.

    Science isn’t making much progress in this arena, so we turn to ancient wisdom. This is where spirituality comes in: the practice of reaching these higher dimensions of consciousness, and accessing information to learn how to navigate our lives a little better.

    Every culture in the world recognizes some form of spirituality and some form of spiritual realm. An understanding of a spiritual realm has been present since the beginning of humanity. Nothing in this world has had such an important role in humanity than the belief that there’s more to life, than life.

    With that said, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Aliens are spiritual beings, especially if they’re highly advanced. On that same train, I think any animal that reaches a point of evolution will eventually turn to spirituality. Heck, I’m sure conscious AI would be spiritual too if we reach that point.

    What I’m trying to get at is that spirituality is a universal experience, because we ARE spirituality. All life is an expression of the same consciousness, so at some point along its development, it must self-realize.

    There are common themes in each faith that overlap, suggesting that there is some common knowledge and that these cultures are tapping into something real. Every culture has some sort of faith. They have their practices and rituals to connect with a deeper level of reality that goes unseen by the naked eye.

    What does the science say about spirituality?

    Science is generally perceived to be anti-spirituality, but this isn’t the case at all. The more science advances, the more it’s dipping its toes into the spiritual paradigm. These two opposite constructs are beginning to merge, but we’ve got a long way to go until science and spirituality are on the same page.

    Let’s just scratch the surface here…

    When we get into quantum physics, the laws of physics appear to break down. Science doesn’t even know what science is at this stage, which is why quantum physics is so hard to measure or understand. Leading theories of science are already dabbling with concepts of different dimensions, energy, and spirit.

    We’re making a full circle.

    Once upon a time science was all about disproving spirituality via logic and rationality. Now it’s understanding spirituality with logic and rationality. Science is only just starting to discover what spirituality already knows. And I’m sure that as science progresses, we’re just going to see more discoveries that are in line with spiritual bodies of knowledge that have existed for millennia.

    Higher and lower planes of existence

    Higher realms of consciousness

    As different dimensions exist, so do different densities.

    What I mean by this is that realms can lean more towards hellish realms (being the lower planes of consciousness), and towards heavenly realms (being the higher realms of consciousness). Then, of course, there also exists everything in between.

    Our universe is somewhere in the middle. Relatively dense, but it can be equally heavenly.

    The denser a realm is, the more suffering exists. Energies of fear, hatred, malevolence, and generally anything with a negative connotation are dense, meaning they’re related to suffering.

    Energies such as love, gratitude, and compassion are light, meaning they’re associated with things like happiness, benevolence, and the higher self. Your vibration is your energetic outlet (or state of consciousness). It ultimately determines what sort of experience you’re going to have here.

    Overlapping Realities: Spiritual and Physical

    What we’re experiencing right now might seem independent. This universe is just here, and everything within it sustains itself and finds equilibrium in some way. Our reality is just the result of organic processes.

    This isn’t true in the slightest. Our universe is thoroughly rooted in the spiritual dimension, where there is a direct cause and effect.

    The things you do in this dimension affect other dimensions, and your soul’s journey within them, and so forth. This is the main reason why the spiritual realm can’t be likened to a simulation because a simulation wouldn’t affect the reality that creates it, while this does.

    It’s important to be aware that these dimensions overlap. They’re not next to our dimension, they’re within it. So your actions, behaviors, vibration, and so forth do have an impact, which is why you should live your life in line with higher values, and live consciously.

    Understanding karma: How does it fit in?

    All things eventually perish, that’s just part of existing in the physical. When an organism dies, it could either be returned to the soul state, or recycled as raw energy in the source, as nutrients for the tree of consciousness.

    Perhaps this consciousness manifests in another form, somewhere else within the structure. The soul or fragment of consciousness is then sent somewhere else to live out its experience. After its vehicle perishes, the soul returns to the source to repeat the process.

    This links to the idea of reincarnation, a common theme in religions and spiritual beliefs. Karmic energies determine where the soul or energy goes, and what it needs to experience for the growth of that soul. This cycle is called samsara, and the cycle of reincarnation can be broken when the soul attains enough wisdom (moksha).

    Understanding the soul journey

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    An atheist believes that consciousness is dependent on the brain. Your consciousness may project out of your brain, but these projections are simply illusions of the mind. If consciousness is a byproduct of the brain, then that rules out the possibility of a soul.

    Spiritualists believe that consciousness is not dependent on the brain. Consciousness projects into the mind but is not fixed within it. This is the reasoning behind the soul. Your soul is always tethered to the spiritual realm. Your higher self, or soul is just putting a little piece of itself into your body.

    Imagine that your body is a vehicle and your consciousness is the driver. The driver is not indistinguishable from the vehicle, but the vehicle needs an operator. You are not your body, you are not your mind. You are something far more evolved, complex, and beautiful than you can imagine as a human.

    The soul is your immense consciousness that you only experience a slither of in your human body. Your soul is also just a drop of a much more grand energetic complex, which can be understood as god. Your soul is merely a fragment of god, and your human consciousness is just a fragment of your soul.

    Souls: The building blocks of god

    I imagine our souls are like cells forming a body. Individually we’re so insignificant, but together we’re all part of a much bigger system.

    Using the cell analogy, you don’t try to control what happens to each individual cell in your body. You leave that for them to work out. We are all part of that natural process, so I doubt that god could, or would have a hand in what happens within our dimension.

    God simply created the right ingredients for our universe to happen, for life to occur organically, and the rest is left to its own.

    We cannot blame god for our own mistakes, because god is not responsible for anything that happens here. Part of what makes life so perfect, is that it’s imperfect. We have the ability to mess up, make mistakes, suffer, and experience the consequences of our actions.

    As soon as free-will is removed, then so is the learning process. If we are here to learn, then all life must be left to their own devices without external aid. It might seem unfair or even cruel at times, but it’s also perfect because of how much we can experience here.

  • The Universal Intelligence: Are We the Result of Intelligent Design?

    The Universal Intelligence: Are We the Result of Intelligent Design?

    The idea that the universe is a product of intelligent design has been a topic of debate for millennia. Of course, there’s no objective answer to the creation of our universe, in the same sense we can’t prove the existence of a god. But it does raise the question: Why do we exist in the first place?

    I’ve spent the last seven years traveling the world and searching for answers to some of life’s biggest questions. Here I’ll tell you what I’ve learned about the universal intelligence in the last six months working with Ayahuasca Shamans in Ecuador.

    Is there some form of order behind this crazy experience we call life, or is it meaningless? Let’s explore the idea of the universal intelligence, and see if there’s any inherent purpose to our lives.

    Understanding the universal intelligence

    Person looking into an alternate dimension

    The concept of the universal intelligence suggests that our universe was created by intelligent design rather than being the result of a random, organic coincidence. This means that there is inherent meaning to life and that our universe exists for a reason.

    The universal intelligence can be understood as a greater consciousness that governs our universe. Whether you see this consciousness as god, or that life is a simulation of sorts, these beliefs all fall into the same category: That there is some overarching power that has a direct, or indirect association with our universe.

    Some people believe that every atomic change occurs exactly how it’s meant to. That the past, present, and future have already been written. Others believe that the universe was created as a platform for life to occur, where this intellect pressed the start button, and the rest was left to unfurl without intervention.

    So what is it, and how does it work?

    Is our universe a coincidence, or the result of intelligent design?

    When I was working at a shamanic medicine community in the Ecuadorian Andes, I learned a lot from the shamans that I was assisting in ceremonies. Here’s what I learned from them.

    Our universe is like a single thought of god. All consciousness (information such as energy, experience, and matter) comes from a single source. This source is what we commonly refer to as god, as it has an unlimited capacity for creation.

    This consciousness created dimensions, universes, souls, and everything that exists: because it can. Think about it. If you are an infinitely creative being that never began and never ends, you’re probably going to fill up that space with experiences too.

    There are many different spirits that play a role here. For example, the elements are spirits, and are seen as forms of intelligence that facilitate the creation of life within this dimension. Sacred geometry is like the architecture of the organic, where the same patterns are found throughout everything.

    Yes, the universe is the result of design from a higher power, but we still have free will, and the ability to create our own lives.

    I’m not going to go too deep into the concept of alternate dimensions and powers here, because I have other articles that do. I’ll link those below so you can get a broader idea about this intelligence, and why it created this universe in the first place.

    Understanding the intelligent design of our universe

    Universal intelligent design displayed in a fern

    The way I see it is that our universe acts as an alternate stage for consciousness to experience itself. In this sense, the universe was created by design, as a means to experience oneself through a different perspective.

    As that’s a bit of a mouthful, let’s break it down a little.

    For consciousness to take on a physical existence, there needs to be rules. If there weren’t any rules, this universe would fall apart very quickly, and it would void the purpose of having it in the first place.

    If this universe is the stage, physics are the actors: The rules behind this creation to make it function. All of the right ingredients to create life (more so to facilitate the incarnation of souls) were added to the stage as props, while the actors used them to create art – Life.

    The universe has a blueprint in the same way that a building has a plan. The building might not be built exactly like the blueprint, but it still follows the plan that has been laid out.

    Freewill determines how we build the actual building, and how off-plan the construction goes. Regardless, the building will be built in a similar way that it has been planned out, and the result will carry out the same function, as it was designed to.

    Is there a purpose to our universe?

    The purpose of the universe is to be an alternative medium for consciousness to experience itself. This allows souls to incarnate here, to go through foreign experiences, and to provide information to the collective. The universal intelligence is the creative force that allows that to happen.

    The spiritual realm does not have constructs of space, time, or form. It is completely energetic in nature. Therefore, creating a platform where life is bound by these constructs creates a completely foreign way for consciousness to experience existence, which is the driving force behind our universe.

    So yes, there is a purpose to our universe. That purpose is to facilitate new experiences for consciousness to undergo.

    The universe is a theme park for consciousness

    Given that we’re all connected on an energetic level, each and every experience that life undergoes adds knowledge to this database of consciousness. The information gained through these experiences further contributes to the growth of the collective consciousness that we’re all deeply rooted in.

    We continuously lose our bodies, but the flow of experience never stops. You are always in a state of experience within or beyond the human form, and part of something much more grand.

    Even though we seem completely separate, other-dimensional realms ultimately guide everything that is happening. This is where energies such as karma play a role, to navigate the nature of experience that a soul undergoes (follow the link below to learn more about this).

    We are all the same being beyond the material manifestation of reality. We all derive from the same core. The physical being is a separate agent, but the soul acts as the tether that connects us back to the source.

    The universal intelligence also ties in with various spiritual tenets and philosophies including sacred geometry, where all form is a manifestation of deeper realms. We’re going to look at that next.

    The universal intelligence and sacred geometry

    Sacred geometry of snail shell representing the Fibonacci sequence

    Sacred geometry is the idea that the reoccurring geometric patterns, mathematical ratios, and structures found throughout nature point toward a foundational design of the universe. Almost like a blueprint, the same forms are commonplace, from the structure of atoms to the structure of galaxies.

    The reason why sacred geometry suggests the existence of a universal intelligence is due to the same forms continuously repeating themselves in nature, without any clear, tangible relationship.

    What this means is that the same dynamics present in the spiritual realm are also translated into this physical world. Sacred geometry can be seen as the design principles of our universe, otherwise, why would they be present within everything, on every scale imaginable?

    Here are some examples of different structures that are commonplace within our reality. Does this suggest an element of natural design to the universe, or are these just more coincidences that have no inherent meaning?

    • Flower of Life: This is a series of overlapping circles that, when joined together, form a flower-like pattern. It’s said to represent the cycle of creation.

    • Fibonacci Sequence: A series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. This pattern is often seen in nature’s arrangements, like in the branching of trees, the arrangement of leaves, or the spiral of pinecones.

    • Platonic Solids: These are five solids that are congruent, regular, and convex. They are foundational in many ancient traditions and are said to correspond to the elements: fire, earth, air, ether, and water.

    • Metatron’s Cube: Derived from the Flower of Life, this complex geometric figure contains all of the Platonic Solids and represents the patterns that compose everything in reality.

    • Torus: A surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis coplanar with the circle. It’s considered a foundational pattern for energy flow and can be seen in phenomena like magnetic fields.

    • Kabbalistic Tree of Life: A structure of ten spheres connected by 22 paths, used as a central symbol in the Kabbalah, the mystical Judaic tradition. It represents the nature of divinity, the human soul, and the cosmic order.

    • Spirals: Found in nature in the form of galaxies, hurricanes, DNA strands, and many plants and animals, spirals are a common symbol of growth and evolution.

    The universe having an innate intelligence ties in with other philosophies and spiritual bodies – Such as Pachamama. I whole-heartedly believe our universe is more than a container. It’s a living organism that we’re all thoroughly connected to.