Articles
Essays on identity, insight and embodiment, and why change doesn't always stick.
By John El-Mokadem
Perhaps surrender was never the opposite of intention?
How do we reconcile some of the ancient traditions which point to attachment to outcomes being the source of suffering, and manifestation principles which suggest actually shaping the outcomes of our lives?
It’s a great que...
By John El-Mokadem
The deeper intelligence may already be within us. The question is how we can become available to it.
I know. I know. This title sounds like an oxymoron.
But hear me out.
Something I've been sitting with a lot lately is what I used to teach about creation during my Three Princi...
By John El-Mokadem
Why familiar suffering often feels safer than an unknown freedom.
“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.” — Lao Tzu
What if the things that excite you have more power than the things you are afraid of leaving?
So many of us are stuck doing things...
By John El-Mokadem
Sometimes the environment has to change before the identity can stabilise.
It’s a question I’ve wrestled with many times. How can someone have a peak experience where they really see and feel the potential of a new way of being, but actually integrate that into their life in a s...
