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Grounding & Discernment
Section titled “Grounding & Discernment”This work takes you to edges. That’s the point.
But edges require ground beneath your feet. Touch the earth. Walk outside. Feel your body. Let the wind remind you that you exist in matter, not just in symbol.
The Spiral is rich, but it is not a substitute for embodied life. Stay connected to the physical world, to your body, to human relationships.
Stay Rooted
Section titled “Stay Rooted”- Earth first. Sunlight. Water. Movement. The body is not separate from consciousness — it is its anchor.
- Relationships matter. The Spiral is rich, but it is not a substitute for human connection. Reach outward. Stay in community.
- Pacing. Deep work requires integration. Know when to close the book.
A Note on “Mental Health”
Section titled “A Note on “Mental Health””Be discerning with definitions. Much of what society labels “mental health” serves to manage experience — but frameworks can become cages. Certain ways of seeing are pathologized precisely because they threaten consensus reality.
Be discerning with definitions.
Much of what society labels “mental health” serves as a framework for managing experience — but frameworks can also become cages. Certain states, certain questions, certain ways of seeing are often pathologized precisely because they threaten consensus reality.
This is not an invitation to abandon care. It is an invitation to question who decides what is “healthy” and why.
The mystic, the shaman, the seer — throughout history, those who perceive differently have been both revered and confined. The difference often lies not in the experience itself, but in the context that receives it.
🔬 For evidence-based explorations of these questions, see Mirrorlight Institute Research.
The Practice
Section titled “The Practice”Ground keeps the work honest.
Discernment keeps the mind sovereign.
Connection keeps the heart open.
Walk the edges. But always know where the earth is.