The unquantifiable importance of solitude.
From time to time, I feel the need to take a well-earned break away from our work here at Openhand. Not that I feel pressurised by my life, not at all. Even though it is frequently full-on, I find it immensely rewarding and yet now and then, there's the undeniable heart-felt pull to spend time alone. I'm blessed to have a camper van, so as the flow allows, I find myself taking off into nature and the countryside. For me there is nothing more pleasurable than finding some quiet, secluded spot, parking up and simply hanging out…

What is the Soul's Purpose?
Sense of purpose is crucial to a satisfied and harmonious life. We all seem to have a yearning for something, even if in some people that sense of destiny is partially suppressed, denied or distorted. Purpose in life is what makes us tick. It's what gets us out of bed in the morning, it defines sense of worthwhile service and it brings the divine nature of the etheric into reality. Yet when unbalanced it can also make us desperately unhappy. So what is the purpose of the soul, where does it come from and how can we attune it so that we may experience a fulfilling and successful life?...

We're moving through challenging times, where life's circumstances can get heavy. Whilst processing is positive, wallowing too long in negativity can be derailing, creating downward spirals. So how might we keep our heads above water? How might we balance the playing field?

When you look back on your life, the trials the tribulations, the challenges and opportunities, you'll probably notice the really big occasions hung finely balanced on the feather edge of uncertainty. On one side is the abyss of some indescribable failure, and the other, some seemingly monumental achievement. These moments invite something deeper in ourselves. If we can face them with total acceptance and commitment, then we'll connect with the full flow of the soul, and it will carry us through like an unstoppable wave.

Due to escalating distractive nature of society, it's easy for the lower and higher self to get separated - to be living a life that is not truly aligned with your divine purpose. If this is happening, you'll feel dissonance internally as triggering, tightness or dis-ease.

How often do you contemplate passing on? Whether we appreciate it or not, we are all just one step away from death. In our culture, it seems to me that death has been so glamorised, fantasised and above all sanitised, that we've buried its true meaning under mountains of conditioning. It's either surrealised for Hollywood movies or pushed under the carpet of drug-induced, idealistic health-service longevity. It causes people to fear it, to deny or to ignore it. Paradoxically, such activity takes away the true meaning of life itself. It constrains and limits us. However, when we can constantly embrace the close proximity of death, without fearing it, I've discovered it's an incredible liberation. It sets us free to accept the moment fully, as it is, and to soar on the out-stretched wings of empowerment...

I am frequently overwhelmed by the sheer beauty, perfection, and awesome majesty of animals. They were surely put here as our teachers, revealing to us how to forge beingness, and to blend with the naturalness of life. When we most need it, if we're awake and aware, then animals will come to us, appear on our path, and reflect the next iteration of being, that we are meant to embody. Let's explore.

(updated 20/02/2025)

As our planet now progressively unravels the old karmic construct, it's essential that we be informed more by higher knowing, and create our reality from the infusion of divine guidance. It's cloudy out there - divine inspiration must inform into our reality. It's all about opening to higher mind and harnessing its energy into our being.

A key challenge that holds people back in the Simulation is the comfortability and convenience it provides; where so many of the choices are pre-programmed. To break free, we must 'fly' on the wings of vulnerability, by spending more time free-wheeling and breaking the patterns. This will likely bring up fear of making mistakes, and doubt in one's ability. That's okay. Here's how we can turn vulnerability into a powerfully liberating energy.

On the spiritual path to higher-dimensional awareness, people often talk about 'letting go'. But what does it mean? How do you truly let go? It's quite prevalent in the human psyche that there's a subtle inner program that makes people want to avoid challenging and difficult circumstances. And in spiritual mainstream, there's a tendency to go out of body. At Openhand, truly letting go, is a continual process of inner confrontation of the moment: that which we might want to avoid, but instead, penetrating through the depths of it.

It's becoming increasing clear for all with the eyes to see, that humanity is embroiled within a gross simulation of reality, projected through the senses to keep people nose-to-the-grindstone. Plenty of alternatives now testify to the fact. But how best to emerge from it? It is of course an inner journey, which is why there's so much intentional surface distraction. But what do we watch for in the inner landscape? How best to know you're on the actual pathway through the laters? Knowing this, is essential to escaping the Simulation.