Conversations on soul: magic, mystery and embodied living
I chat with the Dark Wizard Dane Tomas about some of the ABCs of soul work.
We cover the ascension and descension paths, the difference between personality, soul and spirit and how to live a super embodied, full existence connected to soul and spirit without bypassing the personal self and its needs and desires.
As we walk towards greater levels of collective awakening in the world, I'm super interested in the conversation about how to be deeply on purpose, connected to soul, surrendered to the current of life AND supporting all the different parts of us to be in alignment with life's journey.
There is a lot of nuance in this conversation about the path of soul initiation and personal growth, some deep esoteric wisdom and super practical examples.
I love how Dane mixes spiritual concepts and studies and has a laugh at the cosmic joke of it all.
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One of the areas we cover is the importance of the personality, soul and spirit being in alignment with each other.
In practical terms this can mean not overriding the animal self with its desires and needs for safety, security, shelter and a level of comfort so that the body is not in survival, trauma or deep override.
This can also mean that the ‘deep self’ or the soul feels nourished by the path it’s taking. This can look like having a connection to purpose, feeling creative, an abundance of love that wants to come from you out into the world or a feeling of being in a relational field with other people that you resonate with on a soul level. Ie feel seen by, have shared values with or where there is an ease of interaction and rest in communication and connection that feels meaningful, aligned and drops a layer deeper than a lot of social politeness and box ticking in conversation.
Being spiritually aligned can be harder to define and the mind may want to create concepts to understand a feeling or vibration that can be felt when present… and can be missed in its absence. This might feel like a sense of peace and calm with how your life is unfolding. It might feel like being connected to God (whatever that looks like for you), an ease and flow in a daily ritual practice of meditation or being at one with nature. It could also look like being surrendered to a level of not knowing. Without glamour or illusion but a genuine trust in a higher order of things.
Having these ‘3 rings’ dancing together isn’t always possible.
It’s not necessarily a goal that can be attained, but the more experience of the path and opportunities to course correct when we feel out of alignment, can support a gentle moving towards a feeling of deep alignment.
There is a peace that comes with feeling on purpose, trusting in the unfolding and feeling a sense of ease and joy that you actually ‘want’ to do what is happening….
Dane talks about this really beautifully with some practical ways to work with these aspects of self, soul and spirit.
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When the personal self feels like it’s dragged along on a spiritual mission there can be a lot of tension, suffering and hardship. When the soul is out of alignment or congruence with its natural vibrational qualities and ways of expressing there can be a sense of uselessness, depression, stuckness or also tension. When life is not being served by a spiritual alignment (if you are that way inclined) usually things will pop up to course correct eg projects failing, relationships ending, external factors collapsing.
Some of these can feel scary and like we’re failing.
I believe it’s helpful to see this all as ‘good data’.
There’s no right or wrong, no perfect map or model to work out our life.
But we are always guided by an intelligence that can illuminate deeper truths to us, if we’re able, willing and open to listen.
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Read more of my reflections on my Substack https://moderndaymystery.substack.com/p/conversations-on-soul-magic-mystery
About Dane:
Dane Tomas is a ritual artist, and spiritual pioneer with over 20 years of experience creating transformative spaces. He specializes in weaving non-dual spirituality, magick, and sacred sexuality into experiences that catalyze deep personal and collective change. Dane envisions a new global culture of embodied spiritual awakening and dedicates his work to facilitating spaces and creating media that invite people into a profound connection with self, soul, and spirit. Find him @dane.tomas and https://www.danetomas.com
