humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Dear Diary, I want to tell you about how I learned to understand perception.
In an earlier story, I told you about how I stopped wearing a hijab. Now I want to back up a bit to tell you about how I began wearing it and my experience with it, as it was all a bit unconventional.
By Diary of Some Girlabout 14 hours ago in Humans
The Toxic Feminine and the Divine Feminine: What They Are and What They Are Not
The words “feminine” and “womanhood” are often used as if they mean the same thing, but they do not. Feminine energy is not limited to gender. It is a universal force found in all people, just as masculine energy is. The problem begins when the feminine is twisted into something manipulative, fearful, or self‑erasing. That twisted version is what many people call the toxic feminine. It is not the same as the divine feminine, which is the healthy, grounded, and life‑giving expression of feminine energy found in spiritual traditions around the world. Understanding the difference helps us see that the issue is not femininity itself, but the systems and beliefs that distort it.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 17 hours ago in Humans
Toxic Patriarchy and Divine Masculinity: Understanding the Difference
The words “masculinity” and “patriarchy” get used so often that people sometimes forget they are not the same thing. Masculinity itself is not harmful. It is a natural expression of strength, protection, clarity, and grounded presence. The problem begins when masculinity is twisted into something controlling, fearful, or dominating. That twisted version is what many people call toxic patriarchy. It is not the same as divine masculinity, which is the healthy, balanced, and life‑giving expression of masculine energy found in spiritual traditions around the world. Understanding the difference helps us see that the issue is not men or masculinity itself, but the systems and beliefs that distort it.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 17 hours ago in Humans
Why Heaven and Hell Don’t Exist: How Ancient Teachings Became Misunderstood
Most of us grew up with some version of the same story. If you are good, you go to heaven. If you are bad, you go to hell. Heaven is perfect and bright. Hell is dark and full of fire. The story is simple, clear, and easy to use as a warning. It is also, when you look closely at history and sacred texts, not actually what the earliest teachers said. Heaven and hell as physical places of eternal reward and eternal punishment are not ancient universal truths. They are later ideas, built from misunderstandings, mistranslations, and, at times, deliberate choices by people in power who found fear to be a useful tool.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 17 hours ago in Humans
Head Space / Body Space / Shared Space
🔹 Series Introduction We do not live inside circumstances. We live inside structures. This trilogy explores the architecture of perception — how head spaces shape body spaces, and how both silently construct the shared environments we call relationships, rooms, and culture. Alignment is not intensity. It is design.
By Flower InBloomabout 19 hours ago in Humans
Glory To The Heroes
Growing up in Ukraine, I loved listening to my Gma. Her stories about World War II sounded so eventful. She was a teenager when the war started, but her memory held it all: explosions, hiding in a ditch with each air raid, and always being scared for her life. When German soldiers walked through their houses, picking up healthy girls for labor and taking people’s cows for food, she was hiding in fear.
By Nina Domrichevaabout 20 hours ago in Humans
Darkness Descends
Flying over the rift valley formed between the left and right, a kettle of rapacious vultures are patiently circling. Although the scent of death has only just begun to seep through the air, these necrophages salaciously wait in anticipation. Ogling a well intentioned yet largely uniformed society tear itself apart, they covetously await the feast with complete disregard for the collective.
By S. J. Leahyabout 22 hours ago in Humans
Reincarnation And The Return To The Self
Reincarnation is often understood as a linear procession of lifetimes, each one unfolding in a new body, a new culture, a new set of circumstances. Yet many mystics, channelers, and spiritual teachers have long suggested a more intricate pattern beneath the surface, one in which the soul does not simply leap from form to form but returns to the same body across alternate timelines until its deepest lessons are fully integrated. This understanding, sometimes called Reincarnation into the Same Body (RSB), reframes the journey of the soul as a spiral rather than a ladder, circling through variations of the self until clarity emerges.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 22 hours ago in Humans
The Inner Compass: Distinguishing Intuition, Fear, and Wishful Thinking.
We all possess an inner voice, a quiet murmur that guides us through life's complex decisions. But is that voice intuition, a trusted advisor pointing towards our true path? Or is it fear, masquerading as caution, holding us back from growth? Perhaps it's wishful thinking, painting a rosy picture that obscures reality. Learning to discern between these three can be a transformative skill, enabling us to make choices aligned with our authentic selves and pave the way for a more fulfilling life.
By Wilson Igbasiabout 22 hours ago in Humans
