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Diary of a Spiritual Awakening on Young Adult Hormones
Spiritual Awakenings are hard enough. Now try doing it in your late teens to twenties - renowned for being confusing anyway, people getting to grips with their identity, are inexperienced and probably in a hormonal rage - in this batshit crazy world…
You will find the most recent addition to this substack is this diary mini-series. Journalling is one of the most powerful tools to help get your head around the most confusing of situations, and God help me have I had those. Some of these journal entries have now found their way onto this public platform, in the hope that you will laugh, resonate and put together the missing jigsaw pieces of your own life. I have plans to compile a book on how I tried to reason through some of the darkest of times, but this will not be until much later, when more work has been added to it and when I reach some form of happy ending. Well, end of chapter, anyway. You can also enjoy some of our cheesy, pretty or trippy photos (although I can assure you, under these circumstances, no actual ‘trip’ is needed. I have too much bouncy energy as it is, thank you.)
Think of the challenges and discomfort most of you will go through when it turns out the things you've been taught are a lie and the universe is far, far stranger than it appears. Now imagine trying to do this in your teenage and early adult years. Balancing nature with technology. Philosophy with keeping up to date with the lingo. Dealing with shadow work and then going clubbing later. Doing activism alongside your regular jobs. Oh, and don't get me started on the insane connection between family, friends and romantic partners. It's really fun, when you're not screaming for it to stop, or at least for it to calm the heck down. The rollercoaster is a spiritual awakening on steroids, no kidding you.
Some of the posts will be the angry voice of my wounded inner child, shouting about the injustices of the world. Whereas others will be from a nurturing, well-balanced state of mind. The moods are ever changing, just like the weather and Schumann Resonances, unfortunately the energies in the atmosphere affect us all. There is no way to attain stability and true unshakeable peace until you have resolved your shadow work, which is possible, but bloody hard. Either way, hope you enjoy this realistic and humorous take on the woes of being an awake teenager, onwards and upwards.
What is Vibehood?
There is so much in this world that we don't know about, almost as if we were chucked into the ocean at birth and just expected to swim. No one bothered to show how. No one even explained what the ocean actually is. We may have had parents or well-meaning teachers help us navigate along the way, but when their own worldview is limited, there's only so far you can get...
We will inevitably be faced with challenges again and again, so unless you can keep your wits about you and treat them as a learning block, too often they will be allowed to get the better of us.
Think of your life as your ocean. You might be fully immersed in the experience of living it and having an amazing time, but when you can see nothing but water and are putting in all your energy just to stay afloat, that's not nearly as fun. Here at Vibehood, we would like to offer you a new perspective: it doesn't have to be that way. If you wanted to, you can start practicing how to fly above your day-to-day experiences. Like the falcon, who is able to see the bigger picture of what's going on in the world and rise above. Or you could dive deep into the depths of what makes you you, uncovering hidden talents, purpose and trauma that needs resolving. It is only because as a society we've become so scared of questioning what's beyond our direct field of vision (sometimes even what is in it!) that exploration isn't as commonplace as it should be. But as I've said, that can - and will - be changed in the years to come, starting now. How to do that? By working in the place you have the greatest influence of all - yourself.
Subjects that we cover include, but aren't limited to
Optimising your headspace
Philosophizing on what this reality is and how it works
Benefits of breathing and meditation
Identifying your weak spots and improving them
Dropping the baggage
Get on track with what you truly want to be doing
How ancient beliefs and cultures influence today's world
Rewiring old programs in the subconscious brain
Oscar was instrumental in the setting up of Vibehood. Although he doesn’t write and no longer contributes to the site, he is a key founding member and still regularly speaks in the Vibehood Whatsapp.
Why vibe?
Well, it's like motherhood, but you become a vibe (rather than a mother). We are committed to becoming the best version of ourselves and keep pressing forward. Say goodbye to procrastination.
The people who you share your time with will rub off on you. No matter whether the effects are big or small, inevitably, somehow, you will both be changed. So it makes sense to surround yourself with people who fire you up, get you laughing, excited to start the day ahead and feel confident within yourself. That's why we've created a group founded on pure, infectious energy, which will eventually leave you with no choice but to become your own positive vibe generator and reality changer. To then pass on to the next people you come across.
It's equally important to hold a safe space where people can express their beliefs and stories without fear of being judged. Not everyone is ready for this path. If you have a tendency to want to stir trouble, criticize others for thinking differently and are triggered whenever anyone challenges yours, it might be that Vibehood isn't for you. Which isn't a problem. Harmony is essential for everyone to get the best out of the community, so there is no shame in opting out. That said, we should hope new members would be open to put their differences aside and embrace ideas they may have never heard of before.
My pen names are Akin Isa or Anika Anarchy. Say no more.
