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Therapeia - To Attend To
Somewhere along the way, we lost the concept of soul in our culture. We dismiss it as religious, or worse, irrelevant. But soul isn’t about doctrine or belief; it’s about depth, about meaning, about the essence of who you are beneath the noise of daily life.
Therapy, at its core, is soul work. Not in the sense of fixing, solving, or optimizing, but in the sense of tending. Paying attention to what calls for care, what aches for understanding, what longs to be heard. It’s about learning the language of your own soul, the quiet messages it sends through discomfort, restlessness, longing.
Pscyhe and Entropy Collide
Symptoms are Unconscious Expressions of Something Deeper
Often, these messages arrive as symptoms: anger that flares unexpectedly, frustration that never quite resolves, loneliness even in the presence of others, the quiet weight of shame, grief that lingers, or a persistent sense of loss. These are not just emotions; they are signals…evidence of something within you that needs tending.
At the core of it all is trauma. Not just in the way we’ve come to define it—singular, catastrophic events, but as the universal wound of being human. The word trauma in Greek etymology translates to ‘wound’. We’ve all been wounded in some way. The moments when we felt unseen, unheard, unsafe. The places in us that learned to survive by shutting down, pushing through, or pleasing others at the expense of ourselves.
The soul, or Psyche, is designed to grow and expand its awareness. It is through wounds that this evolution is set in motion, driven by the force of Entropy, or chaos. Who doesn’t love a little chaos, I know I have. Too much however and one day, we wake to a whisper in the mind: What am I doing? This is the invitation to take a deeper interest in our self, and our Self. The word trauma has become weaponized, demonized, overly emphasized and has lost its meaning. Rest assured, these wounds still need tending to and perhaps that is why you are reading these words right now, your wounds have directed you here. I honor your struggle, your journey, and the spirit within that wishes to feel more aligned with its Self.
2025 - The Year of The Wood Snake
The Snake moves with intention, never rushed, never reckless. It is a creature of wisdom and strategy, creativity and renewal. In the Year of the Wood Snake, we are invited to embody these qualities, shedding old layers with discernment, not destruction. This is a year of intentional transformation, where the path forward isn’t about force, but about flow—about knowing when to strike, when to wait, and when to release.
Growth is not a passive process. It requires flexibility, the ability to shift perspectives and see beyond what we’ve always known. It demands creativity, the willingness to re-imagine our lives and our roles within them. And above all, it calls for wisdom, that deep, unshakable knowing in our bones that something, whether in our personal, professional, or spiritual lives, must change. There are moments to fight for what we want but often, the most difficult thing is to surrender to the unraveling and let go, trusting that what is falling away no longer serves our becoming.
Western culture often seeks quick fixes, but transformation is never instant. The old ways, the ancient traditions, remind us that real renewal happens in cycles, through patience and intention. The Snake teaches us that true power lies not in resisting change, but in embracing it with strategy, with grace.
And the reward? A life that feels more aligned. A Self that feels more at home. Not a final destination, but a continuous unfolding—one that offers expansion over constriction, presence over pretense, and a deeper, more rooted sense of well-being. This is the alchemy of the Snake: the wisdom to let go, the creativity to re-imagine, and the courage to begin again.