One of the culture's great weaknesses is its naivete regarding the dark side of human nature. It gets conceptualized in different ways (like sin or evil) which blocks our capacity to know its deepest value. Carl Jung called this dark side the human shadow.

The soul’s intelligence takes us on a journey of self-recovery that makes us who we are while revealing the truth about who we've become. Merging the worlds of psychology and spirituality, this podcast speaks to the conditioning of the human mind as it lays out pathways to transform our conviction from believing to knowing the power of our existence.

Self-judgment is probably best understood spiritually as a form of inner motion. Particularly, as two forms of movement with respect to the dimension of truth: recollection and repetition. Recollection is understood as recovering a truth that is already present in the individual, which has been repressed or forgotten. This is a movement backwards, since it is retrieving knowledge from the past. This backward motion alone can never discover the dimension of truth. In contrast, repetition is defined as "recollection forward" which is definitive movement toward not only truth but love and freedom. The recess or time out we will be discussing tonight is about not going backwards without moving forward. This is only possible if we are observing or paying attention. ~Vecchio~

Embarking on the spiritual journey is like coming up to the edge of a cliff. Everyone hesitates because the ego 'makes up' the leap will hurt them. Few realize we are seeing the height through the eyes of a child. In truth, we are more than capable of landing on our feet ~Vecchio~

The souls intent is that we recover who/what we were intended to BE before the interference of caretakers and culture. By learning to build a bridge between our spiritual and emotional-selves, we retrieve security and are less fearless inter-personally.

You've heard the phrase: 'Be yourself because everybody else is already taken." Why is this so difficult? The soul's reality is that it simply wants to be who, what, when, where, and why it was created. The ego's reality is that somehow this gets lost. This show speaks about the implicaton of not having an inner life and how this is the only way to retrieve the authentic self.

Spiritual people cannot accept that life is a failed experiment. Those who view life this way dominate the headlines weekly. Their guilt and shame are debilitating. What if our saving grace is actually granting ourselves mercy? This would mean freedom for time served-suffering. Imagine, no longer at the mercy of another but allowing your heart to make the choice.

New wisdom suggests that the ‘fated’ break from ourselves happens early. This means everything that happens after is a journey of realization. Feeling helpless and apathetic would mean that we've made up that WHERE we are from is WHO we are. There is not one incarnate soul that is the same as YOU. This is your truth. This is WHO you are!

Spiritual teachings advocate non-judgment. The soul’s intent is that we see human suffering as a natural part of being here. Imagine, many of us are swimming, imploding, and in the extreme, exploding from our suffering. New wisdom suggests this energy collects like morning dew to be used like a healing and self-correcting ointment. It’s not a coincidence that blood, sweat, and tears are matter(s) of the heart. When applied to our wounds we grow and cultivate depth. Tune in as Holistic Life Coach Irma Francis and I discuss how this division of self occurs.

Deep in our heart there is a call to return to the source. The needle that points toward this true north is beyond the physical world. It connects us to our Soul’s intent in a way that nothing else can. If this intelligence is inside of us, why does life seem so hard? Whether we are looking for happiness, inner peace, or supreme enlightenment, no knowledge can propel us forward like our heart and soul. Tune in this week as Irma Francis and I discuss how life is easier when we listen