Back to work tomorrow for me so the boy and me spent it at Chester Zoo with a very good friend. My Mum's favourite place and her favourite coffee is at House of Sumatra who have inexplicably started selling their own MINT IMPERIALS!!! I guess they heard that Mint Imperials are now endorsed by the House of Damania - what connection they have to either Indonesia or coffee is lost on me but the Flamingos say everything is connected. My Mum's favourite animal is here for your enjoyment - the Red River Hog, the Okapi is here because she spends her life listening to people not understand her at all and the African Dogs are my son's favourite. The most effective hunters because they work as a pack.
❤️❤️❤️ All You Pack ❤️❤️❤️ It's all connected.
While immersed in Flushing NY's seriously Chinese vibes, my kids bought a shit-ton of weird-ass snacks and then tried to recreate some random Chinese TikTok video they are obsessed with: https://www.tiktok.com/@gildrtsy/video/7405511542667545861?_r=1&_t=ZP-8y7QlZyNCxz
The result? This 😆
Hanging in a traditional Japanese (traditional) machiya house, very roomy (by hotel room comparison), traditional futon beds, pour coffee. A super cool experience! Even sporting the Z-Merch! (pics in comments)
From Sunday Zen on YouTube! Enjoy ❤️
Let's dive deep into the themes of trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model introduced by Dr. Pierce Salguero in this live episode of Sunday Zen.
I've been reflecting on how traditional spiritual models can leave us feeling lost, stuck, or even scared, and how Pierce's approach offers a more inclusive framework that resonates with my own experiences.
We share insights on the different threads—emptiness, energy, unity, and psyche—and how they manifest in our lives. We discuss the challenges of spiritual ego, which I've grappled with myself, and discuss the role of psychedelics in opening new pathways of understanding. And we touch on the importance of embracing the unknown as the true entry point to the nature of reality.
Topics covered include:
The Threads of Awakening model and its impact
Trust and surrender in the spiritual journey
Navigating spiritual ego and its pitfalls
Psychedelics as tools
Embracing the unknown and the ...
It seems that spiritual YouTube is rife with AI posts about ET disclosure, ascension, the split, and the like. So many videos of 15 or 20 minutes of saying nothing but catch phrases that repeat. In two hours, they post another. Especially bad are the ones that play on the fear that you have been left behind. This is no different than what Christian based cults have been selling since 33 AD/CE, but tech.
I think we have never not been on the verge of a great awakening and there has never been a time that's not "The End Times,' or the nascent "Kingdom of Heaven."
Lies don't work without truth. You have to pan for that gold!