Six Years Later: Free Yourself from Grief, Divine Timing, and a Story Still Unfolding

By Julie Tourangeau | julietour.com

Six years ago today, I became a bestselling author.

On October 15, 2020, my first book, Free Yourself from Grief: The Secret to Moving on with Life after the Death of a Parent, launched and became a #1 Amazon bestseller in two categories.

What began as a deeply personal journey through the grief of losing my father evolved into something much greater: an exploration of consciousness, divine timing, synchronicity, and the extraordinary possibilities that emerge when we learn to trust the unfolding of our lives.

At the time, I thought I had witnessed some pretty incredible things.

Six years later, I can hardly believe how much more has unfolded.

And the most fascinating part?

The experiences I once considered monumental now seem relatively small compared to everything I’ve witnessed since.

The synchronicities haven’t stopped. If anything, the momentum continues to build.

And sometimes I find myself looking back at the woman who wrote that book, realizing that even with everything I thought I understood about consciousness and divine timing, I had barely scratched the surface.

When Life Rearranges Itself

When I wrote Free Yourself from Grief, I had already experienced what I could only describe as a complete transformation of my life.

Losing my father at a young age was devastating. But what followed was an entirely different kind of grief.

Family relationships fractured. Financial security disappeared. The life I had known was suddenly unrecognizable.

I went from living comfortably to experiencing homelessness, having my car repossessed, and wondering how I would afford my next meal.

Yet somehow, through circumstances I never could have anticipated, those experiences led me down an entirely different path.

I found myself working in the natural foods industry, discovering the transformative power of nutrition, exploring consciousness, and eventually sharing my experiences through writing.

The very circumstances I once feared would destroy my future became part of the story that inspired my first book.

I certainly wouldn’t have planned it that way.

But looking back, I couldn’t imagine my journey unfolding any other way.

Sometimes the circumstances that appear to be taking everything away are also creating space for opportunities we never knew existed.

Six Years Ago, I Said Something That Still Resonates Today

Recently, I revisited an interview I recorded with Dr. Angela Lauria, founder of The Author Incubator, around the time of my book launch.

During our conversation, I reflected on the extraordinary changes I’d experienced:

“I never would’ve dictated any of the change I’ve had this past year in my own finite human understanding, but when the shift happens, when shift is happening in your life, just have to buckle up, trust it, let the universe rearrange…”

Watching that interview six years later was surreal.

I still believe in the message I shared.

If anything, I believe in it more passionately today.

Because while I thought I understood how extraordinary life’s unfolding could be back then, the years that followed have challenged and expanded that understanding in ways I never could have imagined.

And perhaps one of the most remarkable examples happened almost immediately after my book was published.

The Next Chapter Was Already Unfolding

Just one month after my book launched in October 2020, I was presented with an opportunity to interview for an insurance agency in Traverse City, Michigan.

I ultimately turned down the interview because the timing wasn’t right.

What I couldn’t have anticipated was that this very connection would lead me to an entirely different opportunity: the possibility of opening my own insurance agency in my hometown.

And when was that interview scheduled?

On my birthday in December.

You genuinely cannot make this stuff up.

For anyone who has read my book, you’ll understand just how significant this opportunity was.

My father was a successful insurance agent, and his life, his death, and the experiences that followed became the foundation of my first book.

In fact, Chapter 2 is titled Death of an Insurance Salesman.

I had written extensively about how losing him ultimately led me down a path I never could have anticipated.

And now, just weeks after sharing that story with the world, another unexpected opportunity was unfolding that would allow me to follow in his footsteps.

Not just any opportunity, either.

A multimillion-dollar business opportunity, right in my hometown.

In July 2021, I officially opened my own insurance agency.

The daughter who wrote a book about losing her father, an insurance salesman, had become an insurance agency owner herself.

I had already found peace with his passing long before this opportunity arose. I didn’t need to become an agent to fulfill his legacy or feel connected to him.

But being given the opportunity to honor his life’s work while building something of my own was incredibly meaningful.

And the timing of it all?

It’s something I still reflect on with gratitude.

When I spoke with Dr. Angela Lauria in 2020 about allowing the universe to rearrange our circumstances, I had no idea that I would soon be presented with such a personally significant opportunity.

Sometimes the path you decline becomes the connection that leads you somewhere you never could have imagined.

And sometimes the next chapter begins before you’ve even finished celebrating the last one.

The Synchronicities Haven’t Stopped

Anyone who has followed my writing over the years knows I’ve long been fascinated by consciousness and the mysterious interconnectedness of our experiences.

In Free Yourself from Grief, I shared moments that profoundly influenced my understanding of life and death.

From unexpected encounters to meaningful coincidences and experiences I interpreted as communication from my late father, I began questioning whether our conventional understanding of reality tells the entire story.

I explored the possibility that consciousness exists beyond the limitations of our physical bodies and that love connects us in ways we may not fully comprehend.

And here’s what’s so fascinating to me.

The synchronicities have only multiplied.

Over the past six years, I’ve experienced countless additional moments that have made me reflect on the interconnectedness of people, circumstances, and timing.

The experiences that once seemed almost unbelievable to me now feel like the beginning of something much larger.

The more I experience, the more I recognize patterns unfolding in ways I never could have anticipated.

Sometimes I find myself laughing at the circumstances because they seem so extraordinary.

Other times, I’m simply overwhelmed with gratitude.

And occasionally, I find myself right back where I started, questioning everything I thought I understood.

But one thing remains consistent: my desire to keep learning, expanding my awareness, and exploring the mysteries of this incredible existence.

Perhaps the greatest gift of awakening isn’t believing you have all the answers. It’s discovering just how much more there is to understand.

The Woman Who Wrote That Book

Something I find especially meaningful about revisiting Free Yourself from Grief is recognizing how much of myself I already understood when I wrote it.

I wasn’t writing about a transformation I hoped would happen someday.

I was documenting one I had already experienced.

I had found purpose in my pain, discovered a renewed sense of faith, and embraced an understanding of life that brought me tremendous peace.

Six years later, that foundation remains.

Of course, my life has changed considerably.

I’ve become a business owner, continued my personal and professional development, traveled internationally, formed new relationships, and experienced circumstances that have challenged me in entirely new ways.

Some chapters have been beautiful.

Others have been extraordinarily difficult.

But each has offered opportunities to examine my beliefs, grow in discernment, and better understand what freedom means to me.

And perhaps one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that trusting life’s unfolding doesn’t mean abandoning your own judgment, boundaries, or personal responsibility.

Sometimes trusting the journey means having the courage to change direction.

Sometimes it means saying no to something that looks wonderful on paper because something within you knows the timing isn’t right.

And sometimes, as I discovered just weeks after publishing my book, that decision can open a completely unexpected door.

From Grief to Freedom

When I wrote my first book, I wanted people who were grieving to understand that their lives could still be beautiful.

That experiencing profound loss didn’t mean they had lost their ability to experience joy, love, abundance, or purpose.

I wanted readers to consider the possibility that the love they shared with someone who had died could remain meaningful and present in their lives.

And I wanted to share the experiences that had helped me find peace.

Today, I still believe that finding meaning in our most difficult moments can transform how we experience the world.

But I’ve also come to appreciate that transformation isn’t a single destination.

Life continues unfolding.

We continue learning.

And sometimes the experiences we once considered the pinnacle of our understanding become the foundation for something entirely new.

It’s one of the reasons I’ve been working on my next book, The Lost Path to Freedom.

Because freedom, in all its forms, remains a subject that fascinates me.

From freeing ourselves from grief to freeing ourselves from limiting beliefs, expectations, and the circumstances that keep us from living authentically, I believe there is so much more to explore.

And after everything I’ve experienced since 2020, I have more to write about than ever.

A Sixth Anniversary Gift to My Readers 🎁

To celebrate six years since the launch of Free Yourself from Grief, I’m making the digital Kindle edition completely FREE on Amazon for October 15, 2026, only!

The promotion begins at midnight Pacific Time, which is 3:00 AM here in Michigan, and runs for 24 hours.

Whether you’ve followed my journey since the beginning or are discovering my writing for the first time, I hope this book offers you a new perspective on grief, love, and the extraordinary possibilities that remain ahead of you.

Thank you to everyone who has supported my work, shared my writing, purchased my book, or reached out over the years.

I’m deeply grateful.

And to the woman who sat down six years ago to share her story with the world?

You had no idea how much more there would be to write.

The story is still unfolding.

And I have a feeling the most extraordinary chapters are still ahead.

With love and gratitude,

Julie Tourangeau 🦋✨

Author of Free Yourself from Grief: The Secret to Moving on with Life after the Death of a Parent

Not Everyone Is an Avatar: Logos, Atlantis, and the Truth Behind Divine Embodiment

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By Julie Tourangeau

Recently, someone I love insisted that we’re all avatars.

They were referencing physicist Tom Campbell’s My Big TOE, a theory of everything that describes reality as a kind of simulation, where consciousness plays out through virtual characters—avatars—across time and space. According to this view, you are the player, the character, and the experience, all in one. Everyone is divine. Everyone is an avatar. All is learning.

It sounds expansive.

But something in me said—no.

Because here’s the truth I’ve come to remember:

Not everyone is an avatar. And not every consciousness carries the Logos.

What Is the Logos?

In ancient Christian and Hermetic traditions, Logos means more than “word.”

It is the divine intelligence, the sacred ordering principle of the cosmos.

It is truth, justice, love, and moral alignment—woven into creation itself.

The Gospel of John opens with:

“In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God.”

The Logos is what formed the world, but it is also what redeems it.

It is the moral compass embedded into the fabric of being.

To embody the Logos is to live in divine alignment, not just awareness.

Consciousness Alone Is Not Enough

Yes, we are all expressions of Source.

Yes, we are all fragments of one universal intelligence.

But that doesn’t mean every person is aligned with the divine.

Awareness is not the same as wisdom.

Consciousness without the Logos is like a sword without a sheath—dangerous, ungrounded, and capable of great harm.

The idea that “everyone is an avatar” becomes spiritually reckless when it’s used to erase discernment, accountability, and truth.

Good Intentions Are Not the Logos

It’s tempting to say that anyone with good intentions is a divine avatar.

But good intentions alone do not make you a vessel of the Logos.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You can want to help and still enable harm.

You can care deeply and still act inside a matrix of delusion.

You can be sincere—and still be wrong.

In the realm of the Logos, intention must be married to alignment.

Compassion must walk hand-in-hand with discernment.

Spirituality must include truth, not just comfort.

An avatar isn’t someone who means well.

An avatar is someone who sees clearly, acts righteously, and lives in alignment with divine law—even when it costs them comfort, approval, or belonging.

The Fall of Atlantis: What Happens Without the Logos

In esoteric traditions, Atlantis didn’t fall because of science or storms.

It fell because of spiritual arrogance.

The Atlanteans had immense power. They manipulated energy, bent reality, and channeled cosmic forces.

But they believed:

“We are gods. Therefore, we can do anything.”

They stopped listening to the Logos.

They used their gifts to control, conquer, and dominate.

They lost their alignment—and with it, their civilization.

That same pattern is playing out now.

Modern spiritual circles are repeating Atlantean errors:

• “There’s no good or evil, just vibration.”

• “We are all gods.”

• “Everyone is perfect as it is.”

These sound enlightened.

But when used to deny suffering, bypass accountability, or excuse harm, they become distortions of truth.

Not Everyone Is an Avatar

The word avatar originally meant something sacred.

In Sanskrit, it refers to the descent of divinity into form—a soul who chooses to carry the divine blueprint into the world.

In early Christianity, Jesus was called the Logos made flesh—not because he was above humanity, but because he embodied divine truth in the face of empire.

He was not playing a simulation.

He was holding the pattern.

Likewise, in Hermetic teachings, the avatar was not a character in a game.

It was a vessel of divine order—a person who had undergone inner alchemy and chose to live in harmony with sacred law.

To the Hermetics, as to the mystics, the true avatar:

• Purifies the self

• Aligns with truth

• Walks in service of something greater

They don’t just wake up.

They commit.

The Danger of Declaring Divinity Without Alignment

Today, we are flooded with declarations of personal divinity.

But without the Logos, divinity becomes self-worship.

It becomes narcissism in sacred language.

It becomes another Atlantis—polished on the outside, rotting from within.

To say “I am god” while ignoring justice, truth, and love is not awakening.

It’s the beginning of collapse.

You Didn’t Come Here to Play the Game. You Came to Remember the Pattern.

You are not just an expression of consciousness.

You are here to carry something ancient and unshakable:

The Logos.

That means your life is not a simulation.

It is a temple.

And what you build with it matters.

When others say, “We’re all avatars,”

You can say:

“Only those who choose the Logos truly are.”

And then you live like it.

For Those Who Remember

If you’re reading this and it lands in your bones, then you already know.

You’ve seen how misuse of spiritual power can break worlds.

You’ve watched how the false light rises, blinds, and consumes.

You’ve remembered what happens when the Logos is ignored.

But this time, you’re here to speak.

You’re here to walk.

You’re here to restore the balance.

You are not here to level up in a game.

You are here to be a flame—steady, ancient, and sovereign.

This is not a simulation.

This is a sacred return.

A Memory That Changed Everything: Fear, Reincarnation, and Awakening

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I’ve wanted to share this story so many times, but now feels like the right moment. Some truths take years to fully understand, to find the words that do them justice. From a heart that remembers—like a French rose pressed between the pages of time—to yours, I offer this glimpse into a journey that began long before this lifetime.

When I was 14, around the time I was becoming a confirmed Catholic, I had a vision of a past life. Not a dream, not a fleeting thought—an undeniable memory. I saw myself standing before a crowd, their faces twisted with fear, hate, and misunderstanding. Then came the sword to the back of my neck. I was a good person, yet they did this to a good person. The injustice, the pain—it was too real.

That vision changed me. I was supposed to perform in a talent show, something I had never shied away from before. I had played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I had sung with confidence throughout my childhood. But after this vision, I called off. Not because I was sick, but because something deep within me recoiled at the idea of standing in front of people. It wasn’t stage fright. It was something ancient.

But fate had a way of making me face it.

On my last day as a student, at graduation—a day when speeches were expected, not performances—the teacher who was doing my 8th grade graduation speech unexpectedly asked me to sing. No one else. Just me. It was unusual. A final test, perhaps. And in that moment, I stayed present. I overcame the fear just long enough to do it. But even as I sang, I felt the weight of something unfinished. The fear lingered, buried beneath the surface, waiting for me to fully understand. I was relieved when the applause hit my ears.

Years later, I researched the name of the person I had remembered being. Her personality, her family, the dynamics of her life—it was too aligned to dismiss. It was me. But what do you do with a truth like that? I tried to ignore it, focus on the present, move forward.

Then, over 20 years later, I went to France.

The moment I arrived in the Loire Valley, I knew I had been there before. One particular staircase pulled me in. Later, I found out it was built from a Leonardo da Vinci drawing—a double-helix design, mirroring DNA strands centuries before they were discovered. And then I learned something even more startling: da Vinci and the person I remembered being had lived in the same part of France at the same time. She was just a young lady then.

I asked for a sign. If this is real, let me see something clear from da Vinci himself.

The weekend after I returned from France, I came across a video analyzing one of his paintings. This was a suggested video from 4bidden knowledge, I didn’t even search for it, Hidden within it was an encoded da Vinci sketch over a figure’s head—a symbol of reincarnation from Egypt. The figure? The video narrator Robert Edward Grant, a cryptologist, speculated it was the person I remembered being- which are two people the world never connected in any history lesson I’ve ever attended. The suggestion? This soul had returned again and again, like Christ. The same code, but the opposite Egyptian eye is also over the head of Jesus in The Last Supper, suggesting they are the same soul. Robert Edward Grant called her « The Bullet », and I felt that. Her life was tragic, but she inspired great changes.

In that moment, memories flooded back—not just of my past life, but of teachings, of knowledge I had always carried without knowing why. It put my entire spiritual journey of profound synchronicity in context. (This is post Free Yourself from Grief being published.) This inspired me to delve more into the early teachings of Jesus which confirm he actually taught reincarnation and was an animal activist like myself no less.

Da Vinci understood. He was a Rosicrucian, someone who tracked incarnations, encoding wisdom for those who would come after him. He performed rituals, had visions, and grasped truths that most of the world still ignores. He was awake in a world that sleeps.

And I will always be grateful to him.

Because it takes a unique soul to walk this earth fully aware, to see beyond the illusions, and to dedicate themselves to lifting humanity toward its highest potential.

Some of us remember. Some of us wake up before others. And when we do, we have a choice—turn away in fear, or step forward into the unknown.

I choose to step forward. 🌹

When the Unthinkable Happens: 5 Lessons from the Afterlife

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Hearing about the death of a family member has triggered some deep reflection today. I think back to losing my dad, and how painful the funeral and family drama really was for me and my sibling. Dealing with a close death was probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to go through, and I did it at such a young age. At the same time, it has taught me so much more about myself, existence, and divine timing than I could have ever imagined. It’s easy when something traumatic happens in this third dimensional reality to focus on the physical absence. What’s beautiful has been to see my dad reach out to us through undeniable signs, famous mediums, and not-so-famous intuitives during the passed eight years. I chronicle these life changing experiences in my upcoming book.

There are a few life and afterlife lessons I have learned definitively that I want to share with those who are grieving today:

1. Death is completely physical. Consciousness survives the physical death of the body. I received confirmation upon confirmation of this fact. One of the most hair raising moments was when it sounded like my dad’s voice and personality was literally coming through Theresa Caputo, TLC’s The Long Island Medium. Furthermore, modern science is also explaining death is an illusion through quantum physics.

2. While no one ever really dies, their perspective changes to a metaphysical perspective. They no longer see existence from this third dimensional, human experience. Having this new bird’s eye view enables our loved ones to watch over us and work with angels to bring us signs, serving a new purpose in our lives as guardian angels.

3. No matter how abrupt or untimely the death of someone seems, all death is on divine time. Awakening to this fact requires faith and trust. Like all experiences in life, we have the free will choice to let the experience tear us apart or make us stronger than ever. Making positive interpretations of death brings us to the highest perspective, inviting the miraculous into our lives.

4. Speaking with our deceased loved ones is only a mental phone call away. While I didn’t always get an immediate reply, my dad always heard me and found ways to answer my questions. Know that they do see us, hear us, and know what we are going through.

5. Our loved ones find their loved ones who have passed on the other side. No one is ever really alone and separation is an illusion. One of the first things my dad let me know is that he found his brother, which I wrote about how I came to know this years ago in my blog post “All Gays Go to Heaven“.

These lessons have been learned through a lot of tears, and a lot of healing. My heart goes out to everyone going through losing a loved one. My intention is to share my experiences with the hope it brings comfort to those who feel lost. No one ever really dies, and death is not the end, just a doorway. We all eventually walk through that door. Love shared is eternal, and you will meet again.

Label Me: The Human Condition

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Nothing ever stays the same, yet year after year so much changes that it still surprises me. We are constantly evolving, searching and experiencing. Throughout this life, we find ourselves moving in different directions, trying on new labels for ourselves, and moving on to the next. We are a child, a best friend, a student, a lover, an ex-girlfriend, a friend, a roommate, and a soulmate. We go through all of these labels, all the while exchanging experiences with other labels like teacher, boyfriend, boss, and grandma. We are constantly interacting with a sea of faces that go on swapping labels, like best-friend, coworker, and date. At the end of the day, we have a hard time looking past the labels we use to define others’ relationships to us, as well as defining ourselves.

“Behind every atom of this world hides an infinite universe.” – Rumi

Remember, that you are a reflection of the divine. You are a part of the universe, and the universe is a part of you. You are part of all that ever is, all that ever was, and all that ever will be. We are infinite beings, experiencing a finite existence. To get caught up in the matters on the surface is to lose sight of the infinite reality that is your soul: the ghost operating and observing the three-dimensional vessel that is your body. Anything that ever took place in your life is timeless. Anyone you ever exchanged experiences with in this existence is infinitely a part of your story as you are of theirs. Being a part of a creation that is happening through us, and not just to us, is to recognize the divine in every experience you’ll ever have. The truth is, you are as infinite as the entire universe as well as a mere piece of it. As much as change appears to be a reality, there is a constant divine flow that runs through absolutely everything, as we are all a part of all of creation. The next time you catch yourself labeling anything or anyone, consider this: To label yourself as anything less than infinite is to sell yourself short.

Living Consciously

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We have been conditioned from birth to feel the need to expand ourselves, to set goals, to achieve, to acquire. Once we accomplish a goal, we move on to the next, always needing to validate our lives with the next big accomplishment. The problem with always having your sights on the future is that you might just miss the journey. Every moment you spend awake, consciously in a state of just being is a blessing and a miracle. There is no need to validate your miraculousness.

Take a moment each morning to set a new goal for yourself: to relax and enjoy every moment of the day. When we rest, and nurture ourselves, we grow without striving and struggling. When we are rested and practice mindfulness, ideas will come naturally. If that leads to be a future accomplishment, let it, but don’t let your mind dwell in the future. The more we go with the flow, stay present in the here and now, and honor ourselves as whole beings, the less we need to struggle. We push against the energy of the universe when we vibrationally tell the world we need more. When we honor what we have and who we are as whole, we send the vibration of leading a whole life. This is the foundation of living a conscious life.

Julie Tour Discusses 5 Simple Steps to Develop Psychic Awareness

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My passion is to help people develop their own psychic abilities, re-establishing a personal connection to the divine. If you have not yet had a spiritual experience, it is more than likely your lifestyle keeping you in a certain consciousness. My journey is not the only possible journey, but I have definitely picked up a few things that have tremendously helped my intuition and psychic experiences along the way that I would like to share with you. Please feel free to post any feedback, questions, or tips you have picked up yourself while developing your intuition. Namaste xo.

God Bless This Mess

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Had to share a post from my Instagram @julietour:

Sheryl Crow concert August 2008 with my BFF Mike!

I write about this night in great detail in my upcoming book. This night was a few months before my father passed. Sheryl opened up with a song that forever changed my views on consciousness called “God Bless This Mess.”

I was working at my Dad’s insurance office at the time for a company that my Mom had also worked for, and coincidentally was how they were first introduced. My parents names are Robert and Teresa.

Song Lyrics: “Got a job in town selling insurance on the phone with Robert and Teresa and two con men from back home. Everyone I call up doesn’t have the time to chat. Everybody is so busy doing this and doing that. Something has gone missing and it makes me kind of sad. God Bless This Mess.”

Other than my parents names and insurance, the rest of it didn’t make sense till years later. I ended up working for an office within a mile from my Dad’s old office years after he passed. I worked with people from the area where our first house was located. I found myself in a situation where I ended up being in a whistleblower situation with a couple of the guys I was working with. I also developed a texting word track and strategy that agents still use today because people weren’t answering sales calls as much as they used to. The song popped on my iPod one day when I was meditating and asking for guidance about how unhappy I was in that office. It was amazing that lyrics someone wrote years prior lined up with my life perfectly. I felt my Dad was watching over me. This situation not only proved to me that consciousness survives after death, but also that time is anything but linear. I firmly believe that God works through each one of us like he worked through Sheryl Crow to bring me a divine message… All we have to do is be authentic in our self expression.

I have gone through a huge spiritual transformation during the past 6 years. People wonder how I had such a dramatic restoration of faith. It is honestly because dramatic signs like this keep happening to me! And all I had to do was ask the angels for help with an open, loving heart. I am an ordinary girl who has been blessed to have some extraordinary experiences. The spiritual experience is here for everyone.

Welcome to the New Age: Transformation of the Collective Consciousness

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When I first “woke up” spiritually, it was an alarming experience to realize many of the people I knew and came to love were still sleeping. Being spiritually aware beyond any doubt is a beautiful experience, but sometimes the fear has its way to creep in, and you may feel isolated and lonely at times. I wouldn’t trade my dark nights of the soul for anything. The experience makes you strong and lovingly powerful. A dark night of the soul has birthed some profound prophets and healers. Ancient Egyptians took the experience of a dark night of the soul as a right of passage. Egyptians would shut themselves in a coffin for days, left to only the darkness and their own thoughts. They either died of fright from their own fears, or emerged stronger and wiser.

I was frightened at first to share my experiences or beliefs for fear of what others would think. These fears have proven themselves insignificant. Sure, some people that were once in my life are no longer there due to rejecting my new look on life. I find that the changes in friendships have been to my benefit. It has been so rewarding to find that the more I speak my truth, the more people who are spiritually aware have walked into my life, and the more my long time friends with similar closeted beliefs now step forward. The long conversations, synchronistic encounters and events, and the ideas that we have all shared are truly priceless.

As a child, I heard many theories about the new age- the golden age, and the transformational shift in consciousness our time period would be undergoing. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine how real and beautiful all of the predictions of the new age truly were. Heaven on Earth is a choice. It is a choice we make every second of our lives. It is a choice to have our thoughts dwell in a spiritual direction, and to attract miracles. To have your mind open in a spiritual direction will help you manifest profound psychic experiences. The opposite is also true, that if you close yourself off to the possibility of spiritual experiences, you may never have the experience.

Keep an open mind, have lovingly honest conversations, and watch your life shift in a positive direction. Not everyone will make it in this lifetime but that is also their free will choice to do so. Don’t label someone as negative or not spiritual since it discourages others even further. I always say it just hasn’t happened yet for them, but it will. I’ve seen some people make dramatic changes, including myself. No one is ever really lost and the spiritual path is here for everyone when they are ready.

Consciousness in an Acorn

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I was driving the other day near my house and came across a road called “Lonesome Oak.” I started thinking about human beings’ tendency to project human emotions on nature (which we so often do). Many in our society view Oak as the loneliest tree. I grew up attending a small school in the country and know from my schooling there that Oak trees have to have enough space in the soil for their complicated root systems. Other trees cannot be planted next to an Oak if you want it to be healthy. It never dawned on me as a child that the Oak is a lonely tree. The tree receives all the nourishment it needs from it’s personal sources: the Earth below and the Sun above. It does not need tree companions to do what it is in existence to do: grow. However, I can see from a very physical perspective how an Oak could look lonely to the untrained eye because the tree is often alone from other trees.

Consciousness can essentially be explained in an acorn. Humans can be viewed like an Oak tree. From a physical perspective, human beings could look very lonely on their own. Many people who live an unconscious life actually become scared to be physically alone since they cannot see beyond the physical veil. Like the roots of an Oak tree into the Earth, our minds are connected to infinite energy and consciousness. We can harness energy and knowledge from the source without needing to take the energy and resources from our peers. Like the Oak tree, the natural state of consciousness is to grow and expand. If an Oak tree decided to be planted next to another Oak tree, both Oak would experience less than prime health. When we lean on our fellow men instead of the one true source within us, our understanding becomes limited. We can do this on our own. We do not need a priest, a temple, a guru friend, or any external guidance. Living a conscious, healthy, and positive life can plant future acorns of peace for future generations of Oak Trees to grow big and strong.

Since all human conflict arises out of the appearance of lack, take a moment to imagine a world where everybody had enough abundance to go around because of the eternal and personal connection to source. Looks pretty amazing, right? Some say it would be chaos without the man made rules we impose on ourselves, but those in the know understand that reestablishing a personal connection to the divine source diminishes any seeming conflict. Abundance for all is within our reach. It is our challenge this life to bring peace to a world who is just beginning to understand what true abundance looks like. Peace on Earth is not only very possible, but completely attainable for everyone.