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Episode Title: The Power of Liminal Spaces

Host: Keri Mangis

Main Topics:

Understanding Liminal Spaces:

Cultural Context and Historical Insight:

Transformation in Personal and Collective Spheres:

Navigating Liminal Spaces:

Conclusion:

Dear Power Source subscribers,

It has been a long, busy, hot summer so far! My newsletter has surely fallen down on the list of priorities!

However, I have remained busy. I’ve been writing articles for Spirituality & Health Magazine, which you can check out here.

I’m also writing two columns for The Edge Magazine, one on personal transformation, and the other on simple tips and tricks. Please check those out as well!

Finally, I spent June and July recording my audiobook for Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness!!

I recorded it myself, in my little cupboard under the stairs, and now it is going to a professional mixer to make it sound as good as possible.

As you may remember, my book was officially published in 2020, so it has been two years since I’ve really dug into it at this level. Reading it word for word after this long was quite an adventure, and, as you might imagine, I found plenty of things I would change! But, eh, that is the life of a writer! I also had a couple of other realizations along the journey as well, and it is those realizations I share in the introductory audio attached.

The final Audiobook will be available in late August/early September. I can’t wait to have it out in the world, and as Power Source subscribers, you’ll be the first to know!

Of course, you may also purchase a print or ebook copy of the book on my website (signed!) or on Amazon! If you’d like to support our independent bookstores, my book is available in several around Minnesota and North Dakota. My website contains that information as well.

We are living in a time of immense confusion, pain, and disconnect. When there are horrors in every direction, it overwhelms us, and can cause us to feel like there’s nothing we can do. It can lull us into numbness.

Hopelessness is a dangerous emotion. It’s very easy to get caught in a cycle of cynicism, fear, and bitterness. Yet, we are called to pull ourselves out of those cycles. We are called to greater things.

“The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.”

Malala Yousafzai

Seeing all the pain in the world also has a tendency to make us ignore or dismiss our own pain. It’s hard, for instance, to focus on healing the pain of a lost relationship when so many overseas are losing their lives or their families.

Yet, the one thing that connects us all as human beings is our pain. It is through our pain, and the emotions they create, that we can connect and heal.

In this audio, I share the ancient practice of Tonglen—a Tibetan word that means “to give and receive.” It is a powerful practice that should be practiced with care, deep intention, and self-love.

I invite you to this practice, with all your pains, and all your emotions. I invite you to connect in a time of division, and feel in a time in which so many are choosing numbness.

You are stronger than you know. You can, one pain at a time, help to heal the world.

Dear Power Source Subscribers:

You didn’t think I’d give you a morning meditation without also offering an evening meditation, did you? 🙃

Bookend your days with these two guided meditations, and notice the shifts in your mindset, well-being, and even productivity.

Namaste,

Keri

Of all the good habits you can put into place, taking just a few moments in the morning to get grounded and set your intentions can make all the difference between a day where you always feel a step behind and a day when you feel unstoppable.

This AM meditation is just 11 minutes. I encourage you to bookmark this email and get into the routine of playing it each morning. (For paid Substack members, this meditation will be available on your VIP page for easy access.)

Happy morning!

An overview of the three primary stages of alchemical transformation.

In times of uncertainty, the most important thing we can do for ourselves is be kind.

In this brief 10 minute audio, I offer three Metta phrases to help you find peace, safety, acceptance, and compassion in a shifting, changing world.

Take some time to listen, and then start practicing repeating these phrases as you move through your days.

Namaste,

Dear Power Source subscribers:

Here’s an audio post for you this week on resiliency. I especially had all of you stoic Midwesterners in mind, ;) but also, anyone who has a tendency to push through instead of flow with adversity.

I talk about the differences between perseverance, endurance, and resilience, as well as offer several ways to boost your natural resiliency so you can face whatever is to come with more grace, compassion, self-love, and wisdom.

Stay tuned for more audios to come!

"And if we've learned anything, we have learned that there is no warrior coming to save us. That real life is not like the movies. There is no one person that is assigned to save the world and let the rest of us just go on living our life. It's here, it's now, change is upon us."