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July News: The illusion of Maya and why we’re losing so many people to darkness

July 1, 2026

Happy July! How are you doing?
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I want to start by asking a few questions about what you’ve seen in the world lately: Have you noticed an increase of people who “talk at” you rather than to you, as if you didn’t even need to be part of their conversation? Have you noticed an increase in people acting cruelly, either because they’ve lost touch with their inner compass or because there are simply no consequences for bad behaviour? Have you noticed a *decrease* in people who are capable of thinking independent thoughts, who rely on either their device or propaganda (or both!) to tell them what to believe?
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I know that I have.
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It is a growing trend worldwide that people are less “there,” less present in their bodies and lives, than ever before. And this will only worsen as time goes on. What we’re losing people to is mental illness, screens, apathy, alcohol and drugs, and a total checking out of reality.
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What do all of these things have in common? They’re all dark forces.
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They are dark, malicious forces that tempt us towards the choice that looks like the easier one, but which is absolutely the wrong one in the long run. Alcohol and drugs? So dark. Avoiding and numbing? Dark habits. Looking at a manufactured world on a screen instead of spending time noticing Mother Nature and feeling a connection with other humans? Dark behaviour. Losing our humanity by having an algorithm do our work for us instead of using the brilliant brains we were born with (much of which is as yet untapped)? Totally dark.
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The dark wants to take us away from ourselves; away from our humanity; away from the power within our souls.
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The dark wants to take us away from the fact that we are a soul at all. And when I say “soul,” I mean a massive, ancient ball of energy that is so packed with wisdom and talents that you would not believe who you are if you truly met him/her.
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And here’s what the Yogis know: This idea that you are *not* a piece of the greater Cosmos is an illusion. This is Maya — the illusion, the façade that you are an independent little human, rather than all of Source Itself.
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This is exactly what the dark is trying to pull you away from and make you forget. And everywhere that you have a wound, a weakness, a vulnerability, is where they will get into your energy field and tempt you. Eat that cupcake; it’s better than having to feel the truth of your life (numbing / suppression / neglect). Snap at that stranger; they shouldn’t have irritated you in the first place (exhaustion / reactivity / lack of personal accountability). Have sex with that person you don’t really like; it’s better than sleeping alone tonight (loneliness / worthiness / prostitution). Your wounds are being exploited and used against you with every one of these decisions.
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As the world we live in moves faster, as the Universe is pushing *everyone’s* baggage to the surface, as the structures we once relied on continue to crumble, as long-standing corruption becomes more and more blatant…you have a choice to make: Will you take the easy way and succumb to the dark’s temptations, or will you continuously resist it and take — with every single one of your decisions each day — the lighted path?
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The higher path. The path that leads out of the illusion. The path back to your soul and your truth.
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The dark path is absolutely easier, let me say. It will make all of your decisions for you, if you let it. The dark path also rewards you instantly: sugar high that lets you get more done; relief at the first sip of alcohol; money for taking a job that sells out your values.
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And the lighted path is, without question, much more difficult. It’s the path that actually takes work.
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“No man ever slid downhill into heaven,” Swami Kriyananda said. “The [higher] path…must be seen as an overcoming.”
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I speak from experience when I say that this path is absolutely uphill — all day, every day. It’s also very lonely. Look, for example, at the lives of people who are sober: They discover that alcohol is ubiquitous in our society; it’s everywhere, inescapable. Where can you go for a lovely meal that you won’t be surrounded by alcohol? You don’t want this drug in your life, but everyone else keeps it in theirs. So you’re now the outsider.
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The Earth plane is deliberately designed to welcome and support everyone who goes along with dark choices and behaviours.
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It will hunt down, ostracize, and even choose violence against those who choose otherwise. If you need to see this visually, watch The Matrix again. Those who left the Matrix do not live freely and peacefully; that was the price they paid for getting out.
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But that’s the choice, and I wanted to make it clear for you: choose dark or choose light.
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That choice is becoming more and more important, because we’re losing a lot of people to Maya. Things are just too much — the pressures are just too heavy — and they are succumbing to forces that they probably would not have consciously chosen for themselves. Hence the increase in people being “not there,” or being cruel, or having mental breakdowns.
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This choice isn’t just about this current lifetime, either. When someone sells themselves to the other side, they own that person’s soul. For a short time or a long time, it just depends on the deal, and on the depth of the debt.
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But you: You came here in this life to fight. To keep your head above the water, to swim against the current, and to find your way back to yourself. Because once you’ve done that, you are needed here. You are part of giving the others something lighted to map themselves to; you are part of helping them fight against that current and save themselves; and you are part of creating the new and more lighted world that others will live in for generations to come.
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So I implore you: Every day, with every choice you make, ask yourself this question: “Does this take me towards the dark or does this take me towards the light?” At the very least, even if you ultimately choose dark, make that decision conscious. But apply this to everything, from wearing plastic clothing that smothers your energy field, to giving up your seat because someone else needed it more, to finally facing what you’ve been carrying around inside of you since childhood.
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Know that the more that we head in the wrong direction, the harder it will be to stop, turn around, and course correct.
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So just make sure that all of who you are, everything in your life, is headed in the direction of your conscious choice.
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And if you need help with that, you know I’ve got you.
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In-Person Sessions Are Back! And in a new location — the west end!

I’m delighted to offer you in-person energy healings from a beautiful, private therapy room at the Zenvy Wellness Centre in Stittsville, Ontario.

I’ll be there on Saturday, July 18, and you can book a spot here.

There’s free parking behind the building, a bathroom, and a cozy waiting room with fireplace.
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Meet Your Higher Self: The next Meet Your Higher Self is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, and you can register here. As always, the event is on Zoom and includes a group sharing after the meditation.
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Phone-based Sessions: My practice is global. If you’d like to work together this month, let’s do that—by phone in Canada and the Continental USA, or by Signal for international locations. Choose from the Standard Appointment (1 hour), an Extended Appointment (1.5 hours), a Deep Healing Appointment (2 hours), an Intensive Healing Appointment (3 hours), or a Partial Appointment (30 minutes). Or, start with a free consultation.
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I wish you a month of conscious choices!
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Saturday, July 18: In-person appointments for energy healing, at Zenvy Wellness Centre in Stittsville, Ontario (1501 Stittsville Main Street); 10:30am to 5pm. To book, click here.

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Celestial Influences: July 2026

7: Neptune Retrograde begins
14: New Moon
23: Mercury Retrograde ends
26: Saturn Retrograde begins
29: Full Moon
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