“Humans have a creative mind that is unmatched, a mind with the power to invent stories about what it perceives. In fact, this storytelling power of the mind happens automatically and without ceasing. This is why, in the Toltec tradition, we say that the mind is constantly dreaming and that our reality is a Personal Dream.” — don Jose Ruiz, “Shamanic Power Animals: Embracing the Teachings of Our Non-Human Friends”
Something happened that afternoon as I sat on the porch swing reading don Jose Ruiz’s book. I had never heard of the Toltec tradition, but its words reached out and emboldened an inner voice that before only whispered from the darkest corners of my soul. It had been too afraid to be seen or heard, because it didn’t conform with the world around me.
But that afternoon, this voice finally stood up from the shadows, and it no longer mattered what anyone else thought. I was seeing my past experiences and beliefs — I was seeing life — for what they truly were.
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