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Joseph Callender • Sep 23, 2024
Understanding PTSD Interestingly, trauma can also occur indirectly. We can develop PTSD simply by hearing about a loved one's traumatic experience. First responders, social workers, military personnel, and other professionals exposed to violence and disturbing situations are especially prone to second hand situations that cause
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Joseph Callender • Sep 21, 2024
However, when it becomes overwhelming, it can spiral into a debilitating force, leading to emotional paralysis and self-loathing. Western cultures tend to be more guilt-based, where the inner sense of right and wrong governs behaviour, while Eastern cultures lean towards being shame-based, where social perception and reputation are seen as...
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Joseph Callender • Sep 11, 2024
The belief that we should strive to be happy all of the time, without giving acknowledgement to grief, fear, anger or sadness, will throw us out of balance. To not experience these other emotions is unhealthy. Learning to allow all emotions to flow through us without denying any one emotion will lead to harmony. This is a great lesson and it...
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Joseph Callender • Sep 8, 2024
Dr. Joe Dispenza's research in neuroscience and brainwave states reveals that gamma waves are connected to moments of profound insight, creativity, and even spiritual awakenings. Dispenza has shown that individuals can cultivate these states through intentional practices, such as meditation, by resting their attention on the heart and focusing...
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Shamanic Practice, Spirit Communication
Joseph Callender • Sep 7, 2024
Our spirits, are here to guide us toward living a fuller, more purposeful life. They remind us of our values, help us stay accountable to our higher aspirations, and push us to grow. However, their guidance doesn’t always mean they will help us avoid mistakes or shield us from pain. In fact, there are times when they may direct us toward...
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Shamanic Practice, Spirit Communication
Joseph Callender • Sep 6, 2024
The quality of the questions that we ask to our helping spirits, determines the impact of the answers we receive. Some people come into this world with a heightened sense of truth, an inner compass that helps them discern what is true and what is not. This ability based on clear intuition and the empathy muscle I will call a "Truth Sense". It...
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Shamanic Practice, Spirit Communication, Personal Mentoring
Joseph Callender • Sep 6, 2024
The mind is the interface for how we grasp hold of, and make sense of reality. It is the tool that we use to entangle our consciousness in the stuff of creation. When we strongly identify with it and believe we are this tool of perception, we lose our perspective of who we truly are and 'devolve' to something
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Shamanic Practice, Qigong, Emotional Mastery
Joseph Callender • Sep 3, 2024
Chinese philosophy understands depression results from blocked or stagnant Liver Qi. Let's see what else we can discover when broadening the lens and perspective. My belief is that depression arises from a disconnection from divinity. The soul is our divine connection. When we become disconnected from our essence, depression can manifest as an...
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Joseph Callender • Aug 26, 2024
Fear is one of the most primal and powerful emotions, deeply intertwined with both our survival instincts and our soul journey. While fear serves an essential function in warning us of danger, it can also paralyse us, preventing growth and progress. Fear often arises when we are disconnected from our deeper selves or from the natural flow of...
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