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The Stoics - From The Stoa Nova School 6/16/25

In the Stoic worldview, humans possess some positive traits that lead us towards virtue (alongside those that can make us vicious): we can use reason to think through our problems, and we can act pro-socially in support of the human community. Each of us can prioritize and act using these traits, along with the Stoic virtues. And as Massimo points out, we can make progress in our goodness as we live our lives. These good traits, and our knowledge of the virtues, can help us restrain our negative impulses (which you may recall were formulated in the Christian tradition as “cardinal sins” that counterbalance the cardinal virtues). Those include the pull towards greed, anger, excessive pride, etc..

…the Stoic sage is useful and worth keeping. It is the ideal, the target, the “form,” if you will. We know we won’t ever be a sage and don’t have to worry about that fact. As Massimo notes, Christians don’t get depressed about not being exactly like Jesus. The sage is theory, but our daily lives are practice. The latter is based on the former. The sage can be seen as a collection of (ideal) virtues. We wouldn’t dispose of the virtues individually, so don’t chuck them collectively. The sage is like the limit of a mathematical function. The function never gets to the limit, though it gets mighty close, but the limit defines the function. 

Beautiful reminder from Melissa O'Brien

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A Blessing for Your Innate Gifts

May the gifts that live quietly within you
be met with kindness and brought into the light.
May your hands remember what they were made to shape,
your voice recall the wisdom it carries,
and your heart trust the strength it has always held.

Be patient with your unfolding,
brave in your becoming,
and generous with the gifts that are yours alone to give.

And may you know, in a timing that is yours alone,
how deeply you are needed by this world.

Amen.

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Dark Nights are not merely chaotic periods of survival and psychological upheaval. At their core, they always contain a spiritual crisis. Indeed, the Dark Night of the Soul is the archetypal spiritual journey of transformation.

Every spiritual crisis in life presents a choice point for personal growth and transformation. The real challenge in any upheaval or life crossroads is whether we engage our capacity for empowerment—or give in to fear. Every decision, no matter how small or overwhelming it may seem, is ultimately another opportunity to choose self-empowerment over fear.

Caroline Myss

From Caroline Myss

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Presently, not just one outer planet but five of the slow-moving planets (Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto) will enter new signs within an incredibly short window of just eight months. Astrologers have not witnessed such profound cosmic shifts in our lifetimes. The great creation myths tell us that chaos precedes a new birth and we are indeed in a cosmic birth canal.

Everyone is already – in some way – feeling or sensing the transformational activity at play in the cosmos. Every one of our lives is a power magnet in the Divine design of this Universe. We are governed by the unseen energetic patterns that have influenced life and its on-going evolution. We are now at a most remarkable turning point, a time of endings and beginnings.

Every Day

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“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” - The Dali Lama

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Here’s a beautiful poem by Chelan Harkin: 

It’s when the earth shakes

And foundations crumble

That our light is called

To rise up.

It’s when everything falls away

And shakes us to the core

And awakens all

Of our hidden ghosts

That we dig deeper to find

Once inaccessible strength.

It’s in times when division is fierce

That we must reach for each other

And hold each other much

Much tighter.

Do not fall away now.

This is the time to rise.

Your light is being summoned.

Your integrity is being tested

That it may stand more tall.

When everything collapses

We must find within us

That which is indomitable.

Rise, and find the strength in your heart.

Rise, and find the strength in each other

Burn through your devastation,

Make it your fuel.

Bring forth your light.

Now is not the time

To be afraid of the dark.

Into the Light

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Into the Light

As we enter this day of gratitude, lets place the intention to move through it from a place of light, peace, love and gratitude.

 

We’re at this energetic juncture where world events and hate-filled divisibility appear as a living nightmare. The darkness that is seeping into the earth plane is a signal for all lightworkers to do what we came here to do. There are many, many more lightworkers than there are those who have chosen to enter the energy fields of hate, fear, divisibility and violence. We all need to turn our inner lights on, and raise our consciousness, and frequency of our being, our home, our community, our country, and our planet to a level that transcends the darkness.

 

Join us and light a candle today and say a prayer for peace, love, harmony, kindness, and equanimity.  

 

We want to express our gratitude to all the gifted Master teachers and the light workers we’ve met on our path. Remember to keep the lights on throughout this day of Thanksgiving.

In peace

 

It's About the Energy

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When you view the world both inside and around you as energy fields, it shifts your perspective on how we all move through the stages of our lives. If you think of the energy fields that have been with you since birth, the ones you have moved through and left behind, you notice you are in a constant flow - moving from energy field to energy field with or without the awareness of this process.

 

There are three primary energy fields.

The first is the past – which is an energy field you already co-created and experienced on some level. When applying the practice of energy management, the way to manage a past energy field or energy of the past, is to choose what to hold on to and what to let go of.  We need to hold on to the wisdom of the past and release the pain, the suffering, and the challenges we faced on our way to gathering wisdom.

Dwelling in the past means you will miss the next energy field, which is the present. Your only job in this energy field is to do as Ram Dass taught; “Be Here Now.” The more present you are in the present, the more you flow and the more wisdom you will gather to bring with you into the future.

Being present, living in the present, is consciously living your soul’s purpose. Being fully present is more than mindful, its mindless. It’s experiencing every moment as a visceral experience, allowing yourself to fully engage in the life’s rhythm and enjoying the beauty of your life has. Staying in the center of the present requires practice, commitment, self-discipline and knowing when to release expectations and embrace acceptance.

The future energy field is simple but difficult energy field to manage.

It requires you to to be fearless regarding uncertainty by embracing the spiritual wisdom that you are not alone. By fueling your connection to the Sacred Source,  you will have faith and the strength to move through whatever the future brings, knowing you and your Higher Self will move through it together. You will face these challenges with courage and a commitment to stay on your spiritual path in spite of the challenges you will face on the physical plane.

Close your eyes for a moment and consider these three energy fields and ask yourself what you need to change to be able to move and flow seamlessly through them through your day…  Go in Peace.

To See Clearly

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“May I see clearly, without judgement, without attachment, and with the intention to see the truth and grow in wisdom and self-awareness.”

This powerful affirmation is keyed to the first hand position of the Sacred Source self-treatment practice. Saying it three times when you first wake up , with or without Reiki, acts as a guide as you begin your day.

Revisit it during the day if you find yourself “off course.” It will serve as a gentle reminder to return to your path so you can dwell in a higher energy field wherever life takes you.