Synchromantics, in nugget form

a deep dive into a surprisingly relevant book on energetics from 1952

What’s up, swimmers?!

Earlier this week, I told my new therapist that for as rebellious as I may be—I’m queer, I love a cold email, I generally do what I want, you know?—I’m horribly scared of getting in trouble.

Maybe it’s due to lingering religious trauma, or growing up with a short-fused father, but the idea that I will mess up to the point of punishment actually plays quite a large role in my adult life. And while it may not ultimately stop me from making my own decisions, or doing what I want to do, it absolutely zaps up my precious mental and emotional energy.

What would it be like to just take action without overthinking it beforehand?

What would it feel like to make a decision without fearing the consequences?

Are there any cis white men reading this right now that could clue me in? (Kidding, kind of.)

Now, obviously I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making well thought out, conscientious decisions. But not every decision is being made at the gallows with a hooded, and armed, hangman standing by. My every move isn’t really being judged by God, Santa Clause, or the IRS.

However, by choosing to focus on the perceived problem, what I’m really doing is diverting my attention from the solution. And in some instances, there isn’t even a problem or a solution—my brain is just making that shit up! Then again, once I think and feel that there’s a “problem,” I also bring said problem into existence…

In the first week of February, we learned that positivity and wholesome intentions have the ability to influence and change our minds, as well as the very shape, depth, and inner workings of our brains.

Today, I’m going to share a very simple, hilarious, and infectious method of keeping your mind on making yourself become what you want to be, all by working with the natural law of Synchromantics.

“Last Week on SITS—”

Here’s what you’ve missed this month on The Year of Yearning:

First,

• I wrote that shapeshifting is the most divine of all states of being. While I still believe this to be true, I also acknowledge there’s a cost to shedding skins.

• I introduced our Mentors of the Month: The Hanged One with Shapeshift, and the King of Swords with You Are Our God. These cards have asked that for February, we a) commit to the radical belief that anything is possible, and b) be gentle with ourselves as we bend reality.

• We listened to Pea the Feary, who said, “When you have a desire for something, that desire is also existing in the external reality somewhere. What’s happening in your internal world is also happening in external reality!”

• I posited that the magical and mystical process of changing our mind is the foundation of all other physical or behavioral changes.

• We acknowledged that we are sensitive little creatures who need a lot of positivity to offset adverse experiences, so we have to set intentions, recite mantras, cast spells, and engage in all of the other steps of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path to end suffering.

• Rick Hanson, PH.D. and Richard Mendius, MD. told us how brain science can be used to prove Buddhist practices are positive for mental health.

• We remembered that we have what it takes to create a life we love because we have done so before, and we will do so again. How do we know this? You are God. I am God. We are God. There is no other.

Then,

• I wrote you a love letter, and shared that my tarot books are now open on Moonlight, a space to connect with other tarot lovers and readers!

• I shared that my bratty brain is still keeping me from some movement and recovery goals, but that my daily walks with Gus have proven fruitful. Specifically because one led me to an estate sale where I made a particularly interesting find that we’ll be digging into today!

• I mused on why it’s a real shame that we relegate the function of the mind to just logic and reason, and shared a list of things I was loving on last week, which included merch from astrologer Diana Rose Harper, food for thought from writer meg jones wall, and what comes after Octavia E. Butler’s famous quote, “God is Change.”

To read this Love Letter in full, as well as continue on to the second lesson of February, which dives into a radical book on energetics published in the 1950s, please subscribe to be a paid pal! Thank you for your support! I love you! xx