How to Talk with Your Loved Ones Across the Veil

How to Talk with Your Loved Ones Across the Veil

Talk with them as if they are just in the next room…. For people in need of consolation amid their grief and loss of a loved one, there are various ways you can continue your relationship and communication with them. Some employ tools such as divination tools like tarot, crystal balls, scrying instruments, or Ouija … Read more

Sacred Scripts, Sinister Schemes: The 10 Commandments in Propaganda Narratives

Moses-With-The-Ten-Commandments-By-Rembrandt-Van-Rijn

Faith is not a child’s play When we were young kids that was in the 70’s and 80’s, we love playing outdoors – luksong tinik, taguan (hide and seek), tumbang preso, beisbol, jackstone, patintero, or what we mostly call harangang taga. But there is a common segment of these games that are not often mention, … Read more

Common Practices that Seem “Disrespectful” of the Holy Rosary

Do not disrespect the Holy Rosary… Many people might be surprised to learn that Catholics weren’t the pioneers of using beads for prayer. The practice of prayer beads has roots in various faiths and cultures, including Hindus, Greeks, Buddhists, and more. The precise origin remains elusive, but the tradition spans across different religious traditions. Interestingly, … Read more

Letting Go and Living After a Relationship Ends

Letting go and thriving after a relationship ends

Pain, at times, can weaken our capacity to be compassionate or gentle, both towards ourselves and others. It has the potential to undermine our tolerance and hinder our ability to see beyond the temporality of experiences. However, not everything that happens occurs solely for a reason; rather, it serves to guide us back to our … Read more

Empty Bus, Invisible Homes and Fading Memories

empty bus, invisible homes fading memory

I returned to my home province a week before Halloween to pay my respects at my mother’s grave and attend to some personal errands. It would take a couple of hours or so by bus to reach my destination. I was worried that, as it was a week before the holiday, the buses might already … Read more

A Lover’s Tale (and tarnishing the memory of a dead person)

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It’s not wrong to love someone who is already in a committed relationship, but to consummate that love is another story. Painful Lessons for the Keridas (and Keridos): Homewreckers, kerido or kerida, kabit, kulukadidang, sibaysibay, atsay, itsoy, boytoy, doxy, floozy, mistress, adulterer…etc. These are labels often associated (with no pun intended) with kept women or … Read more

Apologies From The Grave

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When a beloved person passes away, we are not only confronted with sadness, but a multitude of emotions can wash over us. The intensity of these feelings varies depending on our relationship with the deceased and the experiences we shared with them. These emotions can span from profound sorrow to searing pain, and sometimes even … Read more

September’s Superpower Full Moon in Aries

September Full Moon in Aries

The Harvest Full Moon in Aries on September 29th – the last supermoon of 2023, has astrological and spiritual relevance. This event occurs during the autumnal equinox (September 22 or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere), making it a powerful time for reflection and transformation. What this means is that the Harvest Full Moon in Aries … Read more

Intuition: A Key Asset for New Entrepreneurs

Intuition a key asset for new entrepreneurs

Heads up new entrepreneurs! When you start a business, you get lots of advice and ways to make decisions using facts and numbers. Market research, looking at money, and planning are quite important. But there is another invaluable tool that often gets overlooked: Your intuition, sometimes called, the gut feeling. Tapping on the intuition can … Read more