What does it mean to raise consciousness? The phrase has become a rallying cry in spiritual and self-help circles, suggesting a journey toward enlightenment, clarity,…
Author: Trance
Artist. Writer. Truth seeker.
I never understood the urge to belong to something that didn’t matter — to chase trends, fit in, or mold myself into someone else’s idea of acceptable. Even as a kid, it seemed clear: most of what passed for “normal” was just noise, distracting us from who we could actually become.
Those of us in the know recognized, in late 2019 and early 2020, that humanity was on the brink of another massive deception. Few, however, anticipated the sheer scale of it — or the fact that it would persist until today, at the end of 2024. The repercussions are still being felt, perhaps more dramatically by those who bought into the lies and disinformation relentlessly drummed into the collective psyche in recent years. There is a lot of hatred in the air, and those in positions of power have done everything to foment and fuel it — through words, actions, and policies designed to divide and inflame.
Is it possible for us — the human factor — this massively creative yet perpetually faltering, failing-forward, and easily controlled species, to finally halt the endless cycle of fantastic creation and brutal, violent destruction? Is it all beyond our grasp, or is there some aspect of this earthbound existence that we can truly and permanently change for the benefit of all — forever?
To better innerstand ourselves and our world, it’s important to discern where — and, in particular, when — we are in relation to the cycles and ages that pertain to life in our realm. Specific authors and ideas have come across my path in recent weeks, and I wanted to delve into and explore their correlations to see if they might shed some light on humanity’s current predicament — not to mention what we may be going through individually.