Highly Spiritual by Karina Sitaldas

“Cultural Appropriation... Classically it can be applied to Tantra. Tantra is an incredible tool, an incredible technology to unlock the power that’s hidden within you & you do that through several different yogic practices: Sadhana, mantras, yantra and meditation, movement; several different things that can invoke this power - this energy to rise up so that you’re fully conscious of who you are and your purpose here on this earth. That’s basically what Tantra is all about but, you know, cultural appropriation and the western indoctrination... The power has been so related to your sexual power, because a lot of times when we feel this energy moving within us, it does move into these spaces that are sexual: your womb space, your yoni, all these different parts within you: your Svashisthana (or sacral) chakra which is responsible for creation and creativity.

So what has happened that this energy has been mistaken for sexual acts, sexual practices and sacred sexuality. Nothing is wrong with that - but that’s cultural appropriation to the T. Like you’ve taken just what is sacred and applied it to just have good sex or to get great orgasms or sometimes it’s even shameful in saying that you know, ‘this has helped me reach to different levels of consciousness and have great sex with different sex partners.’ I think that’s so ignorant. If you just type tantra in google, all you’re going to be graced with is tantric sex and different sexual stuff and that really embarrasses me because first of all, you’re completely disregarding such a powerful technology to awaken into yourself by degrading something so sacred to a sexual act which is completely different to sexuality and sexual energy and the sexual power and the creation force because you wanna have great orgasms.”

-Luchele Mendes (@wildtantrika)

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“But I think the perfect time will never arrive so if you feel that it’s your time, it’s your call; just do it. I mean, actually we have a bunch of friends who became nomads during these times. That’s what covid taught a lot of our friends; that “hey, I can live and work remotely because I don’t have to go to the office anymore. And then they realize I can live a digital nomad life — why work from home if I can work from anywhere?”

I think it’s so hard to put it just in one sentence but I think if you’ve ever thought about it, then do it. There is nothing to lose. I mean seriously, we were all taught to follow a certain path but life is much more than that. Life is waiting for us to create something; to do something, you know. So, go there, create it, do it. Create the life of your dreams because it is possible. Life is much more than we were taught it is so I think if you have the call, just do it because life is waiting for you to do it.

That is really our mission. Our mission is really to let people know that you can live the life you want so live the life you want. The path you have now is not the only path you can have so live the life that you want. Write down what you want, and then do it.”

- Fran & Marco

@maptheunknown

@nomadjournal

Ahh, it was so much fun having Fran & Marco on for today’s episode of Highly Spiritual ✨

“In the recent months and years, suddenly the people are changing. We’re really upgrading our systems to a higher frequency with whatever is happening so even if there is so much chaos and turmoil out in the news, we’re still alive - we’re still breathing; you know the world hasn’t fallen on our heads so we do our best to take care of our heath, we take charge of our lives because we have the power. You know, we’re so powerful; beyond what we know so there are still tools out there. And even if you’re on lock down, you have this inner world that you have access to, so it’s really a coming inward and becoming the best version of yourself.”

- Monica Eleazar-Manzano

Happy Virgo New Moon! ♍️

On this episode of Highly Spiritual, I am joined by my fellow fae who I have the honor of leading monthly New Moon Circles with: Thea Lizardo and Princess Manzon. Through this episode, you'll hear us speak about the self (our ego) and the Self, timelines , perspectives, wounds coming up to the surface with Chiron retrograde in Aries, money as energy, technology, and lots more including the "Lion's Gate Portal," which falls on the same day as the Leo New Moon on 8/8/21.

"Animals definitely have a shadow but they don’t have an ego like humans do which is why they’re some of my favorite physical spiritual teachers. Because yes, seeing them and doing their shadow work, we can align with that but we don’t need to take in the ego side of it. We can learn to untame ourselves. We can learn so much about community, so much about courage, strength; so much about love, safety, connection in the most quintessential, primal essence of what we’ve all once lived through and… we often forget we were animals first. That’s where we all came from. So really, as we continue to decondition and come back to our pure wild, yes, using animals as those teachers and our guides, they are so so overlooked so I’m trying to call back the importance to saying ‘hey, we literally have so many walking incarnations of Spirit that we ignore, dismiss, label; you know, we’re labelling Spirit Guides as they walk this earth — it’s crazy. So yeah, just seeing them in their pure potential of these great ascended masters and/or new souls we can work with as well, for sure.”

- Briona

Welcome back to Highly Spiritual!

This is an introduction where I share a little bit about myself, about my passion project: Starry Starry Vibes, this show, Highly Spiritual and my purpose behind all of it. Connect with me through email at [email protected] or on Instagram: @starrystarryvibes

Ahhh, this was such a heartwarming and heart opening episode of Highly Spiritual ~ thank you Charmaine for sharing your wisdom and your perspectives ✨✨✨

This is a super insightful, grounding and love-filled conversation on how to communicate with animals.

"Spirituality to me a lifestyle and a quest at the same time, and it is also our birthright. We are spiritual beings and I truly believe that everyone, even the most atheist person in this planet, is spiritual. He just chooses to direct his spirituality to let’s say music or his family. For me it is all about what we choose for our spirituality to be about."

- Fatii

"I think understanding context is important in all situations. I feel like once we develop that, then we can step back and think about it really and try to get to the bottom of the truth, we realize more that eventually, we just wanna be kind and gracious. We don't wanna hold grudges. I'm the type of person who will always say that it's good to have a chip on your shoulder - but the chip on your shoulder should be internal. It shouldn't come externally."

- Navs Ganglani

I love LOVE ❤️