Musings of A Modern Hermit

Namaste, Y'all, One of the major life lessons for me, and I'm certain, for you, is finding out the true person behind the projected persona. You know, you have a repore with someone or a group, thinking and feeling that the relationship is mutually satisfying and offers some securities, but when in fact the opposite is true. Time will reveal all is a fact ( the story “No Longer Human” by Osuma Dazai is a classic example) . People can only play a role for so long because they'll eventually run out of the energy necessary to maintain it. This is when the mask of their illusions began to crack and fall away, showing you the truth of who they really are and exactly what you are to them—a desired and destorted reflection. It's heartbreaking to see that authenticity is rare and difficult to find, yet it's frowned upon. They try on personalities like clothing and then wonder why they fail to hold onto long, meaningful partnerships. Kurt Cobain said, “Wanting to be someone...

  Namaste, Y'all,  Are some of you experiencing the time lasps that have been in play the past couple of weeks? You know, where you get the days and times mixed up to the point that you're showing up to a doctor's appointment a week early or suddenly dozing off after only being awake for barely two hours? Or this one, reading a message entirely wrong and the sender reacting to your response with a side emoji? I'm telling you this has been rampant throughout the aethers, causing our collective consciousness to glitch and tweek out like there's no tomorrow. It's one of the infinite cosmic jokes permeating humanity right now. Depeche Mode's song, Blasphemous Rumors, comes to mind in this context. We're going about our daily routines and end up with a serious wrench in the cog of our wheels, upending our movements. And all we can do is look at it and laugh. How many times have you reached a point in your affairs where everything goes left and all you can do ...

  Namaste, Y'all, Tonight we have the astrological event of the Full Moon in Libra, bringing up the balancing of hidden karmic lessons rooted in our subconscious that must be dealt with or risk receiving the fallout. This is a prime time to review areas in our lives that leave us feeling thirsty and salty through our toxic actions. Case in point: reliving abusive relationships regardless of what you do or where you go, you keep attracting someone who replays scenarios that end up causing you the same pains and heartache. Until you get to the root issue, this type of interaction will continue. Sometimes it's not found in our childhood environment but in our past life experiences, which can be located in our astrology birth charts called  chiron.  This placement provides insights into our unhealed wounds we carry from lifetime to lifetime, unchecked and refusing to address. We gain a great deal of information regarding our social life, intimate unions, and family circle. Th...