How do you know which voice in your mind is your intuition? How can you tell which one is your “true self?” Which one guides you to your “true purpose?”

I’ll introduce you to two people who seemed to have this figured out. They are utterly, completely different sorts of people, which I hope enables us to get closer to the wisdom we need to be like them.

We’ll get more wisdom from someone who feared they never got it right and never would, and from a Greek myth.

With all those torches guiding us, we’ll enter the wonderful historical fantasy The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, and wonder at something truly extraordinary about our search for our true self.

Stories from the amazing people I've met, the incredible novels I've read, and the tough lessons I've endured. Mainstream beliefs don't empower me, so I find the wisdom I need in the wild.

Perceiving the authentic person in ourselves and others. Magic trick revealed. The science of harmonizing brain waves. Eckhart Tolle. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher.