MYSTIC OWLREDEFINING SPIRITUALITY

IDEAS TO TURN OVER

Reflections.

Good questions rarely end the conversation. Original writing to explore, revisit, and see where it leads.

26 reflections to explore

/ FEATURED

The Essence of Maturity

Everyone is aware of the Tetris Effect named after the well-loved game from which many experienced the effect. The Tetris Effect is when our subconscious replays something (like Tetris) over and over …

FLOWMaturityMood
Read the reflection ↗

/ FEATURED

Land of the Free

A common question that arises within spiritual circles is this: if what you're saying, doing, or teaching is real, then why are you charging for it? Such people often have a quick response regarding e…

ExchangeFLOWMoney
Read the reflection ↗

/ FEATURED

Everything is Fine. Nothing is Ruined.

As of late, it has occurred to me that everything is fine. Nothing is ruined, and everything is working exactly as it ought to work. This is a significant revelation. Looking around, it's easy to see …

FLOWPatience
Read the reflection ↗

Money Conscious

Our own consciousness is made of many smaller conscious entities or parts as described by Internal Family Systems (IFS). When a person is struggling with mental health, their parts are in disarray wit…

ConsciousnessFLOWMoney
Read the reflection ↗

The Terrifying Truth about God

Surely you've noticed that your own mind is made of many voices. It's the proverbial angel versus devil on the shoulder. You have a voice that tells you to flip off the guy who cut you off in traffic …

ConsciousnessFLOW
Read the reflection ↗

The Ultimate Experiment

Your bubble is more important than you may realize. What I am about to share can be proven in a scientific manner, but it must be done by you. No one else can tell you or show you. That is by design a…

FearFLOWJoy
Read the reflection ↗

Life is Meant to be Played

Imagine for a moment that you enter a game. I like to use World of Warcraft for this example. It has many continents and areas to be explored. There are various atmospheres, worlds, and events going o…

FearFLOWSimulation
Read the reflection ↗

From the Fountain 2026-08-08

I occasionally attune to a source of wisdom , listening for what I need to hear for my own growth in that moment. Whether it arises from my own mind, my higher self, spirit guides, an oversoul, or Sou…

CommunityFLOWFountainLove
Read the reflection ↗

Ask Not How to Make Money

As I grow in maturity, I find it fascinating how many pieces of advice I simply did not understand. I read them as rules, obligations, or commandments of how we should behave because that behavior is …

FLOWMoneyService
Read the reflection ↗

Greed is Our Way of Life

Greed is not just a lust for money at the expense of other people. It is far more diabolical in its simplicity. Greed is thinking we can go it alone without the need for others. Greed is putting money…

CooperationFLOWGreed
Read the reflection ↗

I Am Orpheus

I just watched Hadestown, and it wrecked me. I couldn't stop shedding tears after about a quarter of the way through. If you have not seen the movie, go watch it before reading this. Seriously. I do n…

FLOW
Read the reflection ↗

Breaking the Choice Dichotomy

Much like children, we are easily swayed into polar thinking instead of considering alternatives. A common way to control a child is the illusion of choice. Instead of telling them to go to bed, prese…

CommunityFLOW
Read the reflection ↗

Stop Following the Rules

We should certainly stay within the rules, but rules are not meant to be followed as if they are leading us somewhere. Rules are not the same as guidance. One can know the rules to Chess, but followin…

FLOWRules
Read the reflection ↗

Summarizing Paul Selig & The Guides

I would like to share my thoughts on Paul Selig's teachings from The Guides. I find that they resonate quite a bit with my own thoughts. Whatever one thinks of channeling itself, the information comin…

FearFLOWManifestation
Read the reflection ↗

You Pass Butter

Many people ask, "What is my purpose in life?" The question itself begs another question: what do you mean by purpose? A purpose implies conscious intent. Something conscious must have created us in o…

FLOWPurposeRambling
Read the reflection ↗

Accumulating is Not Living

It is time to move past money as an objective. Money is not the savior. Money does not lead us toward anything worthwhile. Money has been a tool up until now but people have made it such that life is …

FLOWHappinessSpirit
Read the reflection ↗

Happiness Isn't a Choice

What makes you happy? Within the declaration of independence, it is asserted that we have a self-evident, unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Barring the fact that we all…

FLOWHappinessSpirit
Read the reflection ↗

What Do You Live For?

When we were children, we gathered with friends because being together was itself the point of life. We built forts that served no purpose. We rode bikes with no destination. We spent entire afternoon…

ChildlikeCommunityFLOWHappiness
Read the reflection ↗

Look Within to Change World

Mahatma Gandhi is often attributed as saying we ought to be the change we wish to see in the world. Michael Jackson wrote a song about starting with the man in the mirror. These concepts have been aro…

FLOWRadiance
Read the reflection ↗

The Greatest Lie Isn't Spoken

The greatest lie ever told isn't spoken—it's believed. It's believed so strongly that many will scoff upon revealing it and roll their eyes. And yet, the lie is the single greatest source of misery in…

FLOWLoveTao
Read the reflection ↗

Your Stories Might Cut You

The greatest part of happiness — or misery — is found in the stories we tell ourselves. Stories we don't even realize we're telling. Stories that have been passed down through culture, upbringing, tel…

FLOWIntrospecting
Read the reflection ↗

From the Fountain 2026-05-17

I occasionally attune to a source of wisdom , listening for what I need to hear for my own growth in that moment. Whether it arises from my own mind, my higher self, spirit guides, an oversoul, or Sou…

CosmologyFLOWFountainManifestation
Read the reflection ↗