Archive for Mind Unraveled – Free
Arrangiarsi (or How to Fall from Creators to Mafia Dons)
Mastery I always buy a full-festival pass to the AMDOCS film festival in Palm Springs. I go with the expectation that I’ll take what I get. Once I check in, I sit down with the schedule and make my selections. I schedule tight with only a dinner break. Films start mid-morning and go until late […]
Election 2016: Everything You always Wanted To Know About American Politics And Farting
By Cathy Eck Presidential Election 2016 I’ve never paid much attention to politics until Election 2016. I learned the meaning of liberal and conservative by watching Jon Stewart. My friends would say, “That’s sad.” I would say, “It’s sane.” I’ve always pretty much accepted whoever got elected. I’d pay my taxes; and I’d focus […]
Democratic Philosophy and Organizing
Democratic Philosophy In order to understand democratic philosophy, I decided to read the book that supposedly inspired Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It’s called, “Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals,” by Saul D. Alinsky. It provides a perfect example of level confusion. Here is quote by Mr. Alinsky: It is painful to […]
Love, Sex, and Fifty Shades of Confusion
By Cathy Eck Sexual Confusion I get a lot of requests to write about sex, and I have here and there. But readers keep requesting more because it’s a very confusing and loaded topic. Some spiritual teachers are high on love and down on sex. Others are high on sex and claim it’s essential to love. We all […]
Valentine’s Day: A Different Perspective on Love
By Cathy Eck This post is very pertinent to Valentine’s Day. It offers insight as to how things start to look as you move toward your True Self. We all don’t see the world the same way from the True Self perspective, but it doesn’t matter. We harmonize! False selves, however, collide. A lot […]
Getting Beyond Painful Memories
By Cathy Eck Painful Memories Color Our Future Painful memories are very important to let go because when we hold on to the beliefs and emotions connected with a painful memory, our future is colored by our past. And yet, most people avoid the painful memory, feeling like there is no use in dredging […]
Is Pride Really A Deadly Sin?
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pride By Cathy Eck Pride and False Humility, the Evil Twins Pride is a word that confused me for a very long time. I learned from others that pride was bad. In fact, it was one of the Seven Deadly Sins. People around me seemed to think that […]
Ten Signs That Your True Self is Telling You to Let Go
By Cathy Eck This article is meant for you to determine if you might be ready for something which was once called initiation. Initiation is not the same as walking a spiritual path, improving our mind, releasing our emotions, enlightenment, or ascension. So read carefully; you might discover that you thought you wanted spiritual awakening or […]
Is the End of War Possible?
Are Humans Prone to War? Recently, Discover Magazine (6/2012) explored the theory of E.O. Wilson, who believes that humans will never see the end of war because it is embedded in our human psyche. Wilson said that humans are prone to war. The article quoted William James from his 1906 antiwar essay. “History is a […]
When Friends and Family Are Obstacles to Our Freedom
The most important choice we make in life is whether we live our authentic life or the life that others want us to live. Our Innate Desire to Live an Authentic Life Deep inside, we are all most joyful when we are living our authentic life. We want to feel free and fulfill our […]