We're in unprecedented times (groan) ... DNOTS was definitely in need of a rebrand! The Phoenix Era is 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for that!! I also groan at "healing journey" stuff and refuse to use the term. I've come to embrace "Becoming More Fully Alive" because that's exactly how it feels for me🌟🌟🌟
Very similar to my experience and feelings about it. I discovered you through Substack after subscripting to it's a Matter of Waves and Trevor Griffiths and he has monthly trust group meetings for like minded individuals seeking more and helping others.
Hi Mona, I've recently been going through a "Phoenix phase" myself over the last couple of months and deeply resonated with this article. The last of framework for talking about this phase with people in western culture is truly isolating, and the lack of support has been so liberating.
I recently came to a realization I'm curious about your take on. I've read that in certain Indian traditions like Hindu mysticism, they talk about most people younger than 40 being in a "home builder" phase of life, and it's only once they exit this phase begin to feel free to become seekers. This isn't a rule so much as a trend that only once people have gone through the life of someone embroiled in material reality do they have the resources to commit to dedicated seeking in their later life.
In my recent Phoenix phase, that lack of financial resources (pressure of a recent layoff) effectively curtailed the end of my spiritual transformation as the urgency to improve my financial situation brought me back to the hustle grindset. Is it really inevitable that this truth inquiry is a luxury reserved for people with abundant resources? I like your vision of the future more.
I think this used to be more true, but in today's world (with the "meaning crisis") we are seeing these questions become important for younger and younger people. In our current culture, it does feel like it's a luxury, but that needs to change. It's a human birthright and needs to be reincorporated back into our cultural frameworks.
Agreed that the ability to transform ourselves is a human birthright! I appreciate your inspiring words and I'm looking forward to hearing more about your perspective in the "Future of Consciousness" seminar coming up soon!
Thank you. Some days the universe delivers exactly what you need when you need it. Today, and this piece, was that for me.
... I also feel that needing to put timelines on the process is part of the challenge. It has its own cadence and cannot be rushed.
Hi Mona, I describe my own experience of the dark night in my spiritual memoir, The Light of the Self. It's available at https://www.amazon.com/Light-Self-Memoir-Spiritual-Awakening-ebook/dp/B07MZJ3KSS By the way, I found your book to be courageous and insightful.
We're in unprecedented times (groan) ... DNOTS was definitely in need of a rebrand! The Phoenix Era is 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for that!! I also groan at "healing journey" stuff and refuse to use the term. I've come to embrace "Becoming More Fully Alive" because that's exactly how it feels for me🌟🌟🌟
Beautifully articulated thoughts regarding "The dark night" experience
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Very similar to my experience and feelings about it. I discovered you through Substack after subscripting to it's a Matter of Waves and Trevor Griffiths and he has monthly trust group meetings for like minded individuals seeking more and helping others.
Hi Mona, I've recently been going through a "Phoenix phase" myself over the last couple of months and deeply resonated with this article. The last of framework for talking about this phase with people in western culture is truly isolating, and the lack of support has been so liberating.
I recently came to a realization I'm curious about your take on. I've read that in certain Indian traditions like Hindu mysticism, they talk about most people younger than 40 being in a "home builder" phase of life, and it's only once they exit this phase begin to feel free to become seekers. This isn't a rule so much as a trend that only once people have gone through the life of someone embroiled in material reality do they have the resources to commit to dedicated seeking in their later life.
In my recent Phoenix phase, that lack of financial resources (pressure of a recent layoff) effectively curtailed the end of my spiritual transformation as the urgency to improve my financial situation brought me back to the hustle grindset. Is it really inevitable that this truth inquiry is a luxury reserved for people with abundant resources? I like your vision of the future more.
I think this used to be more true, but in today's world (with the "meaning crisis") we are seeing these questions become important for younger and younger people. In our current culture, it does feel like it's a luxury, but that needs to change. It's a human birthright and needs to be reincorporated back into our cultural frameworks.
Agreed that the ability to transform ourselves is a human birthright! I appreciate your inspiring words and I'm looking forward to hearing more about your perspective in the "Future of Consciousness" seminar coming up soon!