Ascension Updates
Working with Meaninglessness
by Samantha Orthlieb“I would rather have strong enemies than a world of passive individualists. In a world of passive individualists nothing seems worth anything simply because nobody stands for anything. That world has no convictions, no victories, no unions, no heroism, no absolutes, no heartbeat. That world has rigor mortis.” ― Criss Jami “Just tell me why; why […]
2014: The Year of the Spiritually Fittest (Part 1)
by Samantha Orthlieb“The law of evolution is that the strongest survives!’ ‘Yes, and the strongest, in the existence of any social species, are those who are most social. In human terms, most ethical…There is no strength to be gained from hurting one another. Only weakness.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin “The crisis of our times is not only an […]
Transcending the Victim Archetype
by Samantha Orthlieb“Courage is the heart’s blossom” – Mark Nepo Clara* trudged into my office and plopped her petite body down onto my consult chair. Her hardened face revealed that she had experienced life without gleaning its wisdom; she radiated resentment and resignation, and, though her gaze was direct, her eyes were listless. The dark circles […]