#theself #awakening #ascension #innerknowing #intuition #liveyourtruth #personalpower #raiseyourfrequency #higherconsciousness #higherfrequency #highervibration #5dawakening #egoistheenemy #surrender #5d #highvibration #raisethevibetribe #thirdeyethoughts #universalenergy #higherself

#AnnieErnaux #TheYears #LesAnnées #NobelPrize #Literature #Autofiction #contemporaryculture #sociology #PierreBourdieu #aesthetics #philosophy #philosophyofmind #theself #interdisciplinarity #contemporarywriting #class #habitus #subjectivity #sharedsubjectivity #bookstagram

Inside is when I knew myself the most.
I just opened the door to my inner self.
I am more than I believed and knew about myself.

#haiku #art #micropoetry #poet #poem #theself #bsky #bluesky

When disparate parts of me come together

#synthesis #lifejourney #meditation #theself #practice

Lucien’s Descent | Lucien Roccomatio | Substack Filed under Literature. Rooted in shadow work, ritual, and memory. Lucien’s Descent is storytelling for those reclaiming the body as myth, weapon, and altar. Click to read Lucien’s Descent, by Lucien ...

"I was not born into silence.
But I was taught to survive it.
To fold in.
To bite my tongue.
To wear masks so well, even I forgot who was underneath."

#ShadowWork
#TraumaAndVoice
#TheSelf
#MemoirInProgress
#Unmasking
#SomaticHealing
#Voice
#QueerWriting

luciensdescent.substack.com?r=66a235&utm...

I am not writing a book.
I write a ritual. A descent through shadow, sex and silence to Self.
This isn’t healing. It’s remembering.
Join me as we descend into the darkness to shine light
luciensdescent.substack.com/p/the-descen...
#ShadowWork
#DescentAsPractice
#SubstackSeries
#TheSelf
#KinkLens

#MemoirInProgress
#ShadowWork
#SomaticWriting
#CreativeNonfiction
#DescentAsPractice
#SubstackSeries
#TheSelf
#LuciensDescent

The Everlasting Exile, a poem by Carmella de Keyser, published by the Hedgehog Poetry Press.

Moon painting by Vanya Milanova, from 'The Liminal Light of the Night' poetry collection, by Carmella de Keyser.

The Everlasting Exile, a poem I wrote, published by the Hedgehog Poetry Press, 2025. ✨
A thought piece about discovering serenity after contending with adversity.
#poemsaaboutstruggles
#acceptance
#internalpeace
#theself
#innerstrength
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Image ©Leny Silina Helmig, licensed via Shutterstock.

"... the awareness of our soul-like Self provides transcendent grace—a spontaneous sense of connection to something greater and a knowledge that we are loved from within."

~ Richard C. Schwartz, 'Intro to Internal Family Systems'.

#IFS #TheSelf #Transcendence #Innerwork #Healing #Grace #Presence

Art by Shelly Cunningham

"When a person is Self-led, they are not detached from the world, with emotions always in abeyance. Instead, they drink deeply from the fountain of life while maintaining a center of equanimity."

~ Richard C. Schwartz : 'Introduction to Internal Family Systems', p.71-2

#IFS #TheSelf #Healing

Similarly, when parts unblend, the Self’s nourishing energy is readily available again and the parts are comforted to sense the presence of such a strong, loving inner leader.”

~Richard C. Schwartz, 'No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness’, p.25-35

#partswork #wholeness #TheSelf #IFS

Bookmark resting on the driver-side hood of a metallic gray Nissan pickup truck on the coast of Oaxaca, above the exterior fender and wheel well, reading, "Buddha knows he does not really exist."

#dharma #philosophy #art #buddhism #spoons #things #selves #theself #noself #illusory #projection #conceptualoverlay #sorta #kinda #realbutnotreallyreal #abearablelightness #likeawakingdream #middleway #between #existence #nonexistence #shunyata #emptiness #twotruths #madhyamaka #wisdom #liberation

The earthly form, the "I", contracts
as it bucks and bridles against the flames,
then quietly sinks into dust
and surrenders itself to the master.

~ Hermann Hesse, from 'Autumn Poems' from "The Seasons of Life" A Companion for the Poetic Journey.

#pain #suffering #poetry #poems #ego #TheSelf #soul

Been thinking about this a lot lately, but having trouble fully articulating it.

Just that we have to own ourselves.. and strive to be our true selves.

My gift is different from yours.

My main work is to bring that gift to the world, and trust that others will use their gifts too.

#theself

Your soul deserves the stars ✨
the sky, and a soft love ♥️

#consciousness #love #theSelf

‘The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.’

― #JosephCampbell

[ Art • “The Two Sphinxes” by Tierno Beauregard ]

#tuesdaythoughts #nature #theSelf

An unfinished self portrait in two unfinished styles, one vert illustrative, on very painterly. Neither is finished. Bith look exactly like me yet I do not see myself in either. Not my gender, not my body, not my personhood. My face is a stranger to me. A cruel reminder that my reality is subjective and the true "me" does not physically exist in this reality. I'm having really bad artblock. It isn't better. I feel alone. You're not here with me. No one exists here save myself, and I am just a thought.

Searching for myself and finding nothing. I am nothing. A self portrait of the thing that stares at me through the mirror.
•••
#art #drawing #theself #selfportrait #meditation #artblock #unfinished #probablywontfinish

my worst enemy – mhapi 2024 are we enemies?

I am the kind of person that will always be harder on myself than anyone else could be - and it is definitely a problem. My biggest #enemy is always myself. As they say in literature class: my story is #ManVsSelf

And #TheSelf was the focus of my #mentalhealthawareness #poetry initiative last year!

presentation – mhapi 2024 what do i think?

One aspect of #theself is this concept of #presentation and the impact of it, and for people who feel more fluid about who they are definitely think about this topic often.

#Poetry is a great way to share my #livedexperiences to raise #mentalhealthawareness

Bookmark resting atop a sandwich board sidewalk sign, reading, "Tantric theater presents."

#dharma #philosophy #art #buddhism #stories #fictions #theater #characters #theself #selves #performance #alchemy #illusory #realities #unreality #dreamlike #delusion #projection #mindspace #wisdom #training #path #liberation #freedom #nirvana #enlightenment

…(con’t) Don't let roadblocks, or self-doubt, or the way your journey is unfolding convince you other-wise. Leap towards all that scares and ignites you. Just try for something while you're here.’

— Bianca Sparacino

[ Art • “Angels & Saints” by Kamil Voinar ]

#fridayfeels #iamthejourney #theSelf

Bookmark resting on a wooden counter, leaning against stacks of white dinner plates, reading, "Does your inner selfishmonster control the narrative?"

#dharma #philosophy #art #buddhism #theself #ego #falseself #selfgrasping #selfcherishing #selfobsession #selfishness #meandmine #thegreatdemon #mentalprison #suffering #confusion #ignorance #samsara #wisdom #training #path #liberation #nirvana #freedom #enlightenment

📖 The Doctrine of Nafs (The Self) – Part 1/3 🔥
✨ Excerpts from The Religion of God by His Divine Eminence R.A. Gohar Shahi ✨
Stay tuned for Part 2! 🔜
#ifollowgoharshahi #thereligionofgod #goharshahilikenoother #alratv #deeneilahi
#SpiritualAwakening #Nafs #TheSelf #dark #art #design #nature

📖 The Doctrine of Nafs (The Self) – Part 1/3 🔥
✨ Excerpts from The Religion of God by His Divine Eminence R.A. Gohar Shahi ✨
Stay tuned for Part 2! 🔜
#ifollowgoharshahi #thereligionofgod #goharshahilikenoother #alratv #deeneilahi
#SpiritualAwakening #Nafs #TheSelf #art #graphic #graphicdesign

Bookmark resting on a wooden table, reading, "Self love is a sticky wicket."

#dharma #philosophy #art #buddhism #theself #selflove #selfhatred #selfobsession #difficultbalance #wrongfocus #ego #selfgrasping #selfcherishing #meandmine #thegreatdemon #mentalprison #ignorance #wisdom #training #path #liberation

What I Talk About When I Talk About “I” — Sanskrit Psychology Who am I when I say, "I am"? It’s a question that has haunted philosophy, psychology, and mysticism for centuries. In both Eastern and Western traditions, from Descartes' cogito to the Buddhist…

What do you mean when you talk about "yourself"? Here's what I mean:

www.philipjgrant.com/spblog/what-i-talk-about...

#TheSelf #selfpsychology

Bookmark resting on a multicolored woven placemat, leaning against a bowl of enfrijoladas, reading, "Self-centered emotions are painful."

#dharma #philosophy #art #buddhism #theself #kleshas #afflictions #ego #selfgrasping #selfcherishing #meandmine #thegreatdemon #mentalprison #ignorance #wisdom #training #path #liberation

‘I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.’

— #JamesBaldwin -
The Fire Next Time.

📷: #DmitriKasterine
via #ravenousbutterflies

#pain #theSelf

Everything that arises in the ‘self’ is valid. Which is beautiful in all of its complexity. But at some stage, I have to let go.

Everything that arises in the ‘self’ is valid. Which is beautiful in all of its complexity. But at some stage, I have to let go.

#letgo #valid #complex #skull #theself #aceegos