In the cave you fear is the treasure you seek
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Welcome to Six Minute Saturdays, my weekly newsletter where I pass along practical tips and strategies for creating a life of wealth, happiness, and freedom. Abundance is your birthright, claim it.
What you can expect today:
- The Topic: In the cave you fear is the treasure you seek
- The Tip: You can always find the path again
- The Takeaway: Plant medicine consultation
- The Thought: The most terrifying thing
- The Tribute: My partner in crime
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The Top Video: What I’ve learned from psychedelics (so far…)
Today’s Topic: You can do anything… but not everything
The world consists of people afraid to face their own shadow.
We all have one, and psychologist Carl Jung dedicated his legendary career to researching it.
Within our shadow is:
- Parts of ourself that we suppress
and more.
It holds our darker nature as human beings… along with much of our personality, talents, and gifts.
Within the dark spooky cave of our own shadow is where the gold is.
Carl liked to say until we bring our shadow to the light it will run our life without us knowing.
Exploring our shadow is the highest return on investment work we can do on ourselves.
A mentor of mine Connor Beaton (mantalks) taught me something powerful back in 2022.
I wanted to know why I kept struggling with the same issues.
I felt closed off and judgmental towards others.
I numbed out whenever my emotions crept in.
All of the solutions I was seeking were to be found within my shadow.
That sneaky, unknown, and unseen part of myself.
So what exactly is the shadow?
Similar to the inner child it is a part of our psyche (mind) that holds all of our pain.
Connor liked to call it “The hurt locker of our psyche”.
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“The shadow is our undealt, unfelt, repressed, denied, and disowned pain, and that pain has some intelligence.”
Connor Beaton
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You can’t (and shouldn’t) kill, disown, or ignore this part of yourself.
The shadow holds the key to make yourself whole, and empowered (along with the inner child).
How can you begin to explore your shadow, and uncover the missing pieces of yourself?
Self reflection. My favorite method is a journal, and some questions.
Here are some questions to help you start this process:
- “What is something I know would be good for me but tend to avoid?”
- “The things I normally judge other people for are…?”
- “What is something I know is bad for me but I tend to do anyways?”
And if you want to go deeper, I am always here to guide you. 1on1 sessions below.
Today’s Tip: You can always find the path again
“Life is a constant series of realignments”
I was told this by a girl I was seeing last year after deciding I wasn’t going to be her boyfriend.
“I don’t believe in fate, or things needing to happen a certain way. I think that life is a constant series of realignments. Sure, things can go a certain way or come along for a reason… but nothing is set in stone.”
I think about that statement often. It is very empowering.
What if no matter what we did, or didn’t do… we can still find our way back to our path.
God doesn’t abandon us, and although the path may change it still remains.
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. They aren’t how they “should be”, “could be”, or “would be”.
But it is what it is. Now what are we going to do about it?
Find the path.
Get back on the pony.
One foot in front of the other.
Trusting that we are right where we need to be, and divinely guided on the road ahead.
Having faith is how we never lose our way.
Today’s Takeaway: Have you ever done breathwork?
I have had people reach out to ask questions about the work I am doing with plant medicine.
Many of you have been curious, and interested to learn more… but I understand it can be scary or even taboo.
That’s why I am offering this week to do free 1on1 consultations.
- Learn more about plant medicine.
- Understand how to safely experience it.
- Personal recommendations based on your life experience.
You can grab a slot below if you are interested.
P.S – We have less than 20 days til our November retreat with a few spots still available. Reply for a coupon to save over 15% 🙂
Today’s Thought: The most terrifying thing
Can you learn to be completely at peace with who you are?
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“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely”
Carl Jung
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Today’s Tribute: My partner in crime
Each week I am going to give a tribute to someone special:
- A member in the community
- Impactful people in my life
- One of my clients kicking ass
This week I want to shout out my partner Aubree for many reasons.
- Her growth since we met almost two years ago.
- Being in a relationship with me isn’t the easiest but she continues to pursue me.
- Supporting and collaborating on our retreats that are changing lives.
- Being a source of sunshine for everyone around her.
I feel grateful to experience a love like this with you sweet girl.
Top Video This Week:
what I’ve learned from psychedelics (so far…)
how I got into psychedelics and what I have learned
In Case You Missed It:
In Thursday’s Issue, I covered the main thing that keeps people from being happy.
You can read it here.
When you are ready… here’s how I can help:
Come to my retreats
Experience the power of entheogenic medicines.
There is nothing more powerful or proven for healing, growth, and transformation.
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Get 1 hour with me to discuss anything you want and need.
Some topics could include:
- how to uncover and heal your core limiting beliefs and wounds that are holding you back.
- how to reprogram your mind to manifest abundance, live with purpose, and becoming more magnetic to the best things in life.
- how to live more holistically for peak mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health.
- how to use psychedelic medicines safely, or talk about and understand your psychedelic experiences.
Or anything else you want to discuss.
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Riley Conder
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
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