<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Love Letters from the Divine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frequency, Story and Consciousness]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cI4C!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb92f227-e034-4ad7-89ab-746a49c8ecc8_1080x1080.png</url><title>Love Letters from the Divine</title><link>https://adikanda.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:00:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Cynthia Long]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[adikanda@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[adikanda@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Adi]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Adi]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[adikanda@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[adikanda@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Adi]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Oops!]]></title><description><![CDATA[new video for you]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/oops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/oops</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:48:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cI4C!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb92f227-e034-4ad7-89ab-746a49c8ecc8_1080x1080.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>The email that went out this morning had the wrong version of my latest Ouroborus video.  Here is the correct one, with captions. I&#8217;ve also updated it on the original Substack post, but for those of you who watch straight from the email while sipping Tuesday morning coffee&#8230;. here it is. Enjoy!</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;c11e3a39-e321-41dc-b3f3-a921a01308be&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>much love! Adi</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Hours...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Reader;]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/final-hours</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/final-hours</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:30:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213630306/15601eb14914504256d2e0f0b3e08fa5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w76e!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38608575-224a-47b5-8ac9-f3428e35d70c_1125x1499.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w76e!, 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F38608575-224a-47b5-8ac9-f3428e35d70c_1125x1499.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Dearest Reader; </p><p>This is just a quick hello, I see you, wasn&#8217;t that eclipse something, how are you, and won&#8217;t you join me? <br><br>I can&#8217;t believe we are now only two weeks away from the launch of Monster Most Feared. Like all the books in the series, this collection of transmissions includes a wide range of writings spanning decades. So much of my life is wrapped up in these books and it truly feels like a rite, a giving-birth, to bring them into form.</p><p>When my author&#8217;s copy of Monster Most Feared arrived and I held it in my hands, I had a  stronge response. It was as if I immediately felt the energy, 37 transmissions compacted into a transmissible yet material form. I held the book to my heart, and truly, I felt its energy pour through my body. And I don't say this from the part of me that is entwined with these writings &#8212; though I certainly am &#8212; but rather the larger part that has a relationship with the transmissions as a force, an expression that simply travels <em>through</em> me and into form. </p><p>So when I say, I felt a power in the physical book, I say this as a dispassionate observer of my own world. </p><p>Every birth is preceded by contractions, and this has been true of this project. But the creak of opening doors is very present in my ear, and I am acutely reminded that any discomfort is the voice of my own resistance. </p><p>At our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/19QKfnAbYQ/">MMF Book Launch event</a> in the main hall of a beautiful church in the Toronto Beaches, we will begin the evening with the reading of a short play I am calling <em>Waiting for God</em>. (With apology to Samuel, although I wonder if he actually might approve.) </p><div id="youtube2-YuxISg9tjHk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;YuxISg9tjHk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YuxISg9tjHk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Do you know Samuel Beckett&#8217;s <em>Waiting for Godot</em>?  An Irish-born, Paris based writer and playwright, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature and became a central figure of twentieth -century modernist and absurdist literature. <br><br><em>Waiting for Godot</em> follows two &#8220;tramps&#8221; who wait endlessly by a tree for a man named Godot who never arrives. Two hours of theatre where nothing happens. Well, things happen, but not in any way like the usual dramatic structure, but rather via circular and comic exchanges, generally returning to what seems to be a trap of meaninglessness, godlessness and homelessness. All with a wry smile. Beckett wrote the play in the wake of a war torn Europe, having worked with injured soldiers and served in the French resistance. He was a remarkable man. <br><br>Somehow it struck me that the transmissions also unfold in circular conversations. They also focus deeply on questions of meaning and a search for the Divine. The difference is that Beckett suggests that there is &#8220;nothing to be done&#8221; but live within the existential horror of life, whereas the transmissions suggest that the darkness is, in fact, the point. That we come home to the Creator&#8217;s love by falling far, far away from it. And it is our resistance to this journey that amplifies our pain. </p><p>How wonderful to marry the playful angst of Waiting for Godot with the gleeful and unequivocal love of the transmissions. To marry them, and then let them have a baby.</p><p>And so, Waiting for God was conceived. A one act, improvisational drama composed of transmission excerpts, interwoven within Beckett&#8217;s play.  We will open with a &#8220;table reading&#8221; of this script, meaning the play will be simply read aloud by the actors. Joining me in this escapade will be Tara Samuel as Estragon to my Vladimir. We will be accompanied by Jean Bress on cello. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!96pR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ec48834-9086-464c-b430-5465df29f570_1125x616.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!96pR!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ec48834-9086-464c-b430-5465df29f570_1125x616.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!96pR!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_848, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, 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But this is the vision.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>ESTRAGON</span></strong></p><p><span>If we could leap<br>like a river-rushing salmon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>VLADIMIR</span></strong></p><p><span>Like a river-rushing salmon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>ESTRAGON</span></strong></p><p><span>Straight to love.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>VLADIMIR</span></strong></p><p><span>Straight to love.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>ESTRAGON</span></strong></p><p><span>To love<br>even the most loathsome corner<br>of your own perception of self.</span></p><p><span>Then you are ready<br>to love the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>VLADIMIR</span></strong></p><p><span>Nothing you can say or do<br>will fail.<br>You are one with God.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>ESTRAGON</span></strong></p><p><span>God is here.<br>God sees us.<br>God sees you<br>and me<br>and the Boy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>VLADIMIR</span></strong></p><p><span>There is no one to judge you<br>except yourself<br>for you are loved by God.<br>Your love is all there is.<br>So close your eyes<br>see nothing<br>hear nothing<br>and step forward anyway.<br>Let the blackness<br>enfold you softly.<br>It is all<br>leaves in the wind.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>ESTRAGON</span></strong></p><p><span>The wind in the reeds.<br>Let them all blow away.</span></p><p><span>What a day!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">(MORE TO COME)</p><div><hr></div><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;918cbcf3-077e-4c60-8f1f-d32f015857c4&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Advance reviews for <a href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared">MONSTER MOST FEARED</a>.</p><blockquote><p><span>Guidance that brings clarity to big, sometimes disturbing questions, helping us to find hope in humanity on earth. Critical for these times of massive change. ~ Kim Dayman, retired Canadian public servant and diplomat</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><span>These words are medicine for the soul, an exquisite source of support and guidance. ~ Maria Karpasitis, executive Coach</span></p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!irF_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7fb119-9ab6-4a7f-93bb-99aeeb62f2e7_1755x2194.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!irF_!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7fb119-9ab6-4a7f-93bb-99aeeb62f2e7_1755x2194.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!irF_!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_848, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7fb119-9ab6-4a7f-93bb-99aeeb62f2e7_1755x2194.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!irF_!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7fb119-9ab6-4a7f-93bb-99aeeb62f2e7_1755x2194.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!irF_!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7fb119-9ab6-4a7f-93bb-99aeeb62f2e7_1755x2194.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Dear Reader..  The Pre-Launch offer includes your book, and for local folks, admission to this wonderful party, with the music of Chris Birkett, Michael Moon, Anandashakti and Sheldon Rose. Even if you can&#8217;t make it to the launch, your package includes a super cool digital version of the Dear Human Child card deck, admission to the Monstrous Grace Salon series, and a downloadable transmission on DJT. Priceless. <br><br>BUT the offer of book + event + salons + digital deck + DJT ends at midnight, September 1. After that date, tickets will be for sale independently on Eventbrite and available at the door. <br><br>You can read all about it and find your Pre-Launch offer below. </p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f419056c-25c7-4e33-a3e9-9ba25cc8f796&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;MONSTER MOST FEARED Love Letters from the Divine Book Two&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-05-20T17:06:23.703Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3271dc4f-8dd1-4861-9ad5-aa6703061700_583x392.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:164021303,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;page&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:700433,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Love Letters from the Divine&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cI4C!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb92f227-e034-4ad7-89ab-746a49c8ecc8_1080x1080.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>Dear Reader, do send a message or leave a comment with any questions. This book is a rich resource for understanding and comfort, a guide for our times. </p><blockquote><p><span>Filled with powerful truths you will feel in your heart and soul. A masterpiece that will awaken the world. </span></p><p><span>~ Sharon Chiasson, Record keeping consultant/Artist</span></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;cc62548b-53aa-4cd7-b6b2-9a847d144031&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>much love! Adi</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Love Beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[When parents become pariahs.]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-love-beyond</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-love-beyond</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:53:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212443039/833de3235d73556f201cea5951e235f8.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>In recent years, a tragic epidemic appears to be unfolding in families in the Western World: the estrangement of family members, most notably, adult children distancing themselves from their parents. Recent US studies suggest that 1 in 4 Americans will experience estrangement, and the numbers are increasing with every passing year.</span></p><p><span>The human flaws of parents have been a source of challenge and growth throughout human history; just ask Greek gods and biblical characters. Yet we know that each one of us was born into a time and place chosen by the soul for our own expansion. To live this principle is to face the discomforts of our closest relationships, rather than turn away.</span></p><p><span>What is often most challenging for parents is a lack of clarity about the cause of these heartbreaking rifts, though certainly division related to political views and belief systems leads the way. It is important to note that most commonly these are not situations of actual physical or emotional abuse, but rather personal differences. Ironically, often parents who were once rebels in their own time and who now question current cultural narratives can appear threatening to their more conforming adult children.</span></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;a7ca2283-2505-43bf-b0d3-76c59ea6dfd0&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p><span>It seems that never before have so many children turned away from conversations of healing or resolution, even with parents who remain open and loving. Many are also choosing to keep their young children apart from grandparents, amplifying the pain of separation and cauterizing the beauty of multi-generational affection and connection.</span></p><p><span>Estranged parents often face very difficult questions about how and when to try to reconnect. What to say, how to manage lonely holidays, or what to do when there is important news to share. If there is no greater love than that of a parent for a child, then it may seem there is no greater pain than to have that love flow without return or response. There are no easy answers, but as always, there is a way for the spirit to guide the heart.</span></p><p><span>This transmission is for parents who find themselves feeling lost in such a tragedy, and for anyone who seeks to understand how to find a way forward when we feel unloved by those we love the most.</span></p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">From within the finite world
the Infinite may seem impossible
untouchable
unimaginable
and our own infinite nature
may seem so distinct
from the material 
that the two meet like trains
attempting to cross
yet colliding with ferocity
for both cannot travel
upon the same track

Instead 
flip the switch
jump the rails
do whatever it takes
to eliminate the finite mind
for only then
is freedom found...
</pre></div><h4>THE LOVE BEYOND Salon</h4><p><a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/monster-most-feared">Pre-Launch offer including admission to this Salon</a></p><p>OR</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1997911360662?aff=oddtdtcreator">Eventbrite Registration</a></p><p>AND</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1NCGbEJYLv/">Facebook Event Listing</a></p><p>Wednesday, August 26th, 7 PM Eastern.</p><p>The alienation of estrangement is one of the epidemics of our times. Division of all kinds is at an all-time high, between cultures, faiths, and political tribes. But there is no rift more painful than that between parent and child. </p><p>While this transmission does specifically address parents who find themselves having lost contact with adult children, the guidance within is applicable for anyone who finds themselves in a position of loving without feeling loved in return, an experience most of us know well.<br><br>PLEASE NOTE: Registration is required for this Salon.</p><p></p><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Blessed Lion's Gate ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Dear Reader;As we now enter a time of multi-dimensional awakening those who are unable to transition in their awareness from 3D to expressions beyond will be unable to digest the full knowing of these times This is not wrong it is not a failure or a mistake but rather the natural mechanics of this expression The collective soul will ascend into its rebirth As it does so many aspects of the collective body will fall away Structures systems institutions nations races and cultures sexual expressions ecosystems and species all this and more will come together in falling apart layers upon layers of skin will peel away bones will break because they are not needed any more Houses of cards will collapse upon themselves and then explode into galaxies of microcosmic origami-like stars which will in turn be breathed into the pores of your viscerally-charged skin That which was once psychedelic will become the norm Think of plunging into the warm waters off a coral reef and discovering you can breathe water and kiss sharks and become a jellyfish erupting through the blowhole of a whale which has swallowed the entire ocean which is one with the Sun Barriers and contexts and logic are no longer your guides You are beginning to understand This is death This is every meal This is why there is nothing to fear there never has been and there never will be This is inter-dimensional consciousness learning to leave behind the clumsy, muddy sufferings of the material world All that must die will return to dust And all that must live will be reborn&#8230; ~ MONSTER, MOST FEARED]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/a-blessed-lions-gate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/a-blessed-lions-gate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210411303/2ada679ea3b8c1d66e6b49e2013685e5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">As we now enter a time
of multi-dimensional awakening
those who are unable
to transition in their awareness
from 3D to expressions beyond
will be unable to digest
the full knowing
of these times

This is not wrong
it is not a failure or a mistake
but rather the natural mechanics
of this expression
The collective soul will ascend
into its rebirth
As it does so
many aspects of the collective body
will fall away

Structures
systems
institutions
nations
races and cultures
sexual expressions
ecosystems and species
all this and more
will come together in falling apart
layers upon layers
of skin will peel away
bones will break
because they are not needed
any more

Houses of cards will collapse
upon themselves
and then explode
into galaxies of microcosmic
origami-like stars
which will in turn
be breathed into the pores
of your viscerally-charged skin

That which was once psychedelic
will become the norm
Think of plunging into
the warm waters off a coral reef
and discovering you can breathe water
and kiss sharks
and become a jellyfish
erupting through the blowhole
of a whale
which has swallowed the entire ocean
which is one
with the Sun

Barriers
and contexts
and logic
are no longer your guides
You are beginning to understand
This is death
This is every meal
This is why there is nothing to fear
there never has been
and there never will be

This is inter-dimensional consciousness
learning to leave behind
the clumsy, muddy
sufferings of the material world
All that must die
will return to dust
And all that must live
will be reborn&#8230;

~ MONSTER, MOST FEARED </pre></div><p>We are in pre-release for MONSTER MOST FEARED. Stay tuned for more exciting offers in the days ahead. Get your Pre-Release Bonuses <a href="http://www.monstermostefeared.com">HERE</a>.</p><p>Much love! Adi</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[MONSTER MOST FEARED Pre-Launch Special is Live!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto locals, we are gonna celebrate!]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared-pre-launch-special</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared-pre-launch-special</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:49:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/afb7896b-a2c5-413a-9b8e-8c3244358925_1151x646.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>I am beyond excited. We are underway. Please do share far and wide. I am so grateful for your support and company on this journey. </p><p>Click below to claim all the goodies!</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;88a8a65c-3abe-4371-87b3-9c6b39827ee6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;MONSTER MOST FEARED Love Letters from the Divine Book Two&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-05-20T17:06:23.703Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3271dc4f-8dd1-4861-9ad5-aa6703061700_583x392.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:164021303,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;page&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:700433,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Love Letters from the Divine&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cI4C!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb92f227-e034-4ad7-89ab-746a49c8ecc8_1080x1080.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p>much love! Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stubbornness of Born Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Faith over fear...]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-profound-stubbornness-of-born</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-profound-stubbornness-of-born</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:17:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208456035/da54b216ab1df35dc8fac41baef69503.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>What a world, what a time. <br><br>When I first began to receive the transmissions, I was hesitant. Embarrassed. Unsure. I didn&#8217;t want others to know what I was experiencing. It was like a portal, a tap that had been turned on, and I couldn&#8217;t turn it off. My career as a literary novelist seemed in direct opposition to the writing that now poured out of my pen. <br><br>Once I found the courage to start sharing these writings, a few dear friends were enthralled and supportive. Others around me were dubious, or mistrustful. Even my professors who had encouraged me to write novels seemed perplexed. To this day, the greatest challenge I face as custodian of these received words is helping others digest what they may not yet understand. To dare to speak the words aloud and let the frequency enter while the mind rests. </p><p>One beloved soul said, <em>they are just too long. Can we look at pieces of them instead</em>? I hesitated, reluctant to edit or limit what had been given. And then I came to realize that like any form of art, wisdom, or prayer, each element within is a fractal of the whole, and holds power in its own right. Thus I have, over the years, found ways to choose samples, tastes, tidbits of the transmissions, and send them out into the world to land as they may. <br><br>These animated short videos are a joy to make for me, and I usually begin with a sketch or painting of my own. This one is based upon one of the illustrations from Book Two of the Love Letters series, MONSTER MOST FEARED, soon to be released in its entirety. (In case you are struggling with finding your centre as the world seems to fall apart around you, and darkness prevails everywhere, this is your book).</p><p>When my first novel was published in my twenties, I was offered a book deal <span>by a major literary publisher for an&nbsp;</span><em><span>unfinished</span></em><span>&nbsp;manuscript</span>. I had no audience, social media didn&#8217;t exist, and no one had heard of me, but Jack McClelland found merit in the writing and offered me a contract. This would never, ever happen today. I had been a writer my whole life, and at the time, I was the only published author I knew, apart from my mentor. Today, almost everyone I know has either published a book or talks about publishing one. </p><p>In Margaret Atwood's book, "Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing&#8221;, in her introduction, she talks about the strange status of being a writer. She tells a story about being buttonholed at a social function by a brain surgeon. He told her he had ambitions as a writer too, and intended to take it up after he retired. She replied, "Interesting. When I retire, I'm going to take up brain surgery."<br><br>Writers, that is, those for whom writing is their whole life, love this story. It can feel minimizing to hear that &#8220;everyone has a book in them<em>&#8221;</em>. I respectfully submit that no, not everyone does. Everyone has a <em>gift</em> within, but that gift could be anything, and is not necessarily writing. Can you imagine if we had downloadable courses on <em>7 Steps to Brain Surgery for Everyone</em>? Or <em>Entrepreneurs! Grow Your Business with Brain Surgery! Or Brain Surgery for Dummies. Purchase this app and let curated AI handle your next surgery hands-free.</em></p><p>Even more interesting are stats like this: about 80&#8211;82% of Americans say they want to write a book, while only about 40% read any book in a given year. One would think that reading a book would be a good place to start, before writing one. I have personally come to terms with the fact that I will never be a mathematician, an architect, a mechanic, or a cook. And not even a brain surgeon. At least, not in this lifetime. </p><p>To be an author requires a braided dharma of craft, will, talent, obsession, and the pig-headedness to never give up, even when no one else seems to care. To be prepared to die an unknown, but get up every day and write anyway. <br><br>To me, the written word has always been one of the purest expressions of the human heart and soul, and for this reason, cannot be forced or imitated, and will never be fully replaced by AI. When I began to receive, the way that I write changed forever. And now that I have a catalogue of thousands of transmissions, I have recognized that my dharma is to find ways to bring them to the world. One of my tools is to embrace AI video creation, to help craft into form what I see and feel in my heart, the deep personal connection to what each transmission represents. <br><br>Below is the work of the wonderful <a href="https://www.instagram.com/valeria_pazosf/">Mar&#237;a Valeria Pazos</a>, with whom I will be studying in the months ahead to learn her techniques of collage, binomials, and cut-up, combined with AI animation. Isn&#8217;t she brilliant? </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;613e4923-cf3a-467c-a065-a83600361677&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>I wish for every soul, the inspiration to find what is your gift, your greatest pleasure, the act which, when undertaken, fills you with electrical energy that fuels every other moment in your day. </p><p>Please enjoy this wee excerpt from MONSTER MOST FEARED. I am so excited to be nearing our launch date, and will be sharing in-person Toronto events, special offers and online gatherings in the weeks to come. This volume is nearly twice the size of DEAR HUMAN CHILD, and filled with rich, challenging material. We will have pre-launch offers coming out soon. To everyone who has shared with me the blessings of having and using the transmissions in their lives, I thank you. Hearing stories about the power of their frequency to heal keeps me going. 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5dd730a0-6346-4361-9122-7c5feb49e444_2211x2534.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K_68!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_848, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5dd730a0-6346-4361-9122-7c5feb49e444_2211x2534.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K_68!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5dd730a0-6346-4361-9122-7c5feb49e444_2211x2534.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K_68!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5dd730a0-6346-4361-9122-7c5feb49e444_2211x2534.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br>From MONSTER MOST FEARED:</p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">The dispelling of our fear
creates miracles
in our world...

Fear makes us weak
Faith makes us invincible
When faced with the alchemy
of the gaze of Divine Grace
the darkest moments
will lose their ability
to take hold of our souls
for there is no evil capable
of claiming
what we refuse to give

This is your birthright
you who were born
to live as bringers of peace...

Witness the truth
of both Light and Dark
Name the catalyst
Name the power of Love
</pre></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[COOLING THE KALI YUGA FIRE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Summer Circle and you are invited!]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/cooling-the-kali-yuga-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/cooling-the-kali-yuga-fire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da589e45-a27b-400d-820d-3376d845b5eb_317x251.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>For the past three months, I have been hosting a weekly Inner Circle with a beautiful group of souls to discuss transmissions from my upcoming book, <a href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared">Monster Most Feared</a>. We dove deep into some of the most important and challenging topics of our time, learning about tools for the transmutation of the Shadow. It has been a beautiful, warm-hearted, and moving journey. </p><p>Inspired by loving feedback from Circle members, I have decided to continue our gatherings throughout the summer, and you are invited! The global intensity is rising, and I sense that these next few months will test every one of us, and that connection with like-minded community is more important than ever. </p><p>When I present to our Circle, I love to draw upon knowledge and culture from around the world, and last week I shared the following video with the group. <strong>Trigger warning</strong>: It&#8217;s a powerful clip of John, a US veteran suffering from extreme PTSD. I share it not simply to highlight the pain of this soul, but to witness the centred wisdom of his father, who arrives in a moment of crisis to calm him. </p><p>While John has visceral cause for his warfare-inspired terror, in a way, he illustrates to each one of us what it is like to face our karmic traumas from this life and lifetimes past. Each one of us has known profound suffering. Each one of us holds cellular-level memories of wounds from other human journies. At some point, those fears will rise into consciousness, and we will have the choice: <em>do I want to let the fear rule me, or will I choose to let it go? </em></p><p>May we all allow a voice of higher wisdom, as demonstrated by the father in this video, to bring our eyes to focus on the truth that we have such a choice, and that fear has been our teacher all along. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;bd2abe36-68c2-46e5-bda7-e20278e75fcb&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h3>END OF KARMA Inner Circle</h3><p>Did you know that the deconstruction of our familiar world is rich with meaningful and purposeful revelation?</p><p>Are you in search of soulful community and honest, deep conversation, to make sense of our confusing and fearful times?<br><br><em>Are you ready to be uplifted by a higher vision?</em></p><p>Join our Summer <a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma">End of Karma Inner Circle </a>to explore the teachings and transmissions of Monster Most Feared, a study of the Shadow. Be nourished, inspired, connected. Enjoy sneak peeks of yet-to-be-published material. We meet on Thursday mornings, 9:30 AM Eastern time, starting June 11/26. For local Circle members, we will plan a Toronto meetup to stay connected in person. </p><p>In the spirit of a Kickstarter, our exchange of $597 for three months of weekly calls or $199 monthly supports the publication of MONSTER MOST FEARED. <br><br>In addition, a private personal reading and follow-up session is highly recommended at $297. All Circle members from the Spring Session received a Hidden Gift Reading with me, offering insights into what powerful, personal insights remain unseen. I highly recommend these readings for new members, too. Payment in full for the Circle includes a bonus private session.</p><p>I&#8217;m happy to chat and respond to any questions. Let&#8217;s spread the good word together. </p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">Remember...
You are the immense Mother beneath
and the vast Father above
You are a part of their coming together
to conceive a child of Love 
With a higher vision
and a greater purpose
you have chosen to be here
to ride these waves of labour together
to be a part of this collective experience
this cleansing before the great Birth...</pre></div><p>Drop me a note here to inquire or proceed with registration. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;mailto:adi@adikanda.com&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN THE CIRCLE!&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="mailto:adi@adikanda.com"><span>I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN THE CIRCLE!</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">                  AWAKEN VILLAGE PRESS SUMMIT                    <em>Writing the World Forward</em></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JWzc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c3ffc97-584a-4001-8da0-99e607185ad0_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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health, and the living world, Zach will be asking the question that sets the tone for everything that follows: Why is the crisis we're living through fundamentally a story problem, and what stories do we actually need? I will be speaking on Monday, June 15th. You can register here: </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.awakenvillagepress.com/summit&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Join WRITING THE WORLD FORWARD&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.awakenvillagepress.com/summit"><span>Join WRITING THE WORLD FORWARD</span></a></p><p>Above all, take good care of yourself in these potent times. The radiance of your inner state is a gift, not only to your loved ones, but to the world. </p><p>much love, Adi</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPIRIT WRITING Salon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connection In a Time of Division]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/spirit-writing-salon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/spirit-writing-salon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:45:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198453952/1de8339efb34d563a4fd599b778180e4.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>I have wonderful news to share. The completed first draft of <a href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared">MONSTER MOST FEARED</a> is now in the hands of my editor, scheduled for a fall release. Please save the date, <em><strong>September 16/26</strong></em>, as we are going to have a wonderful celebration, and anyone local to Toronto is invited. </p><div><hr></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">SPIRIT WRITING SALON Online</h3><h4 style="text-align: center;">THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026. </h4><h4 style="text-align: center;">11 AM Eastern to 1 PM Eastern.</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MRum!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F578803ce-2793-476a-ac40-cc0038bf57e4_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MRum!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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ancestors, and dimensions we may not be able to name. As you may know, I have been receiving written guidance for more than 26 years. Whether you approach it with deep belief or open curiosity, the experience invites possibilities.</p><p><em>Join me for a playful introduction to the craft of intuited or automatic writing.</em></p><p>What to bring to our Salon?</p><ul><li><p>A pad of looseleaf paper is ideal, but a notebook works too.</p></li><li><p>A pen you love that writes easily and smoothly, roller ball pens are perfect. </p></li><li><p>If you have one, a simple candle, ideally beeswax or soy. Incense or smudge is perfect too. &#65532;</p></li><li><p>A private space, pleasant and uncluttered. </p></li><li><p>An open heart and mind. Phones and notifications silenced. &#65532;&#65532;&#65532;</p></li></ul><p>Exchange is $33. Limited quantities of 2-for-1 tickets are available. Please bring friends!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/spirit-writing-salon-tickets-1989423619600&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;SPIRIT WRITING SALON&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/spirit-writing-salon-tickets-1989423619600"><span>SPIRIT WRITING SALON</span></a></p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text"><em>To make each moment
an act of faith
not will
To make each breath
an exercise
in joy
no matter what
the outcome...</em></pre></div><p>much love! Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Warrior Remembers]]></title><description><![CDATA[And a new Man is born...]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-warrior-remembers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-warrior-remembers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:39:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195633059/d8b8c0c1ac94fc859f10dae00608ca23.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>Years ago, I received a reading for a lovely young man who was full of questions and curiosity about how to walk in an aligned, masculine energy. As the mother of two sons, my heart fills with compassion for the plight of such young men trying to find their way, often without healthy models and under daily scrutiny and judgment from the women in their lives. </p><p>The video above is a rendering of the image that was offered in the reading for that young man, and all the men like him. When creating the video, I chose to have the warrior lay down his weapon, but really, a more accurate (although less compelling) image would have been for him to not relinquish his sword but rather keep it sheathed, while making the conscious choice to be highly discerning about when to use it. </p><p>The transmission below is also many years old, responding to a question from a man who was experiencing issues with his prostate and sex drive. He wanted to understand the energetic implications of his body&#8217;s journey. </p><p>We live in a time of profound contrasts in the expression of the masculine. On the one hand, blindness, arrogance, and cruelty hold the reins in some parts of the world, leading to profound violence against women and other men. In other parts of the world, men find themselves emasculated by a culture that wants to blame them for every problem, while robbing them of their essential and beautiful gifts. </p><p>While many women continue to face their own struggles and concerns, it is important to acknowledge that we live in a time when it is not easy to be a man. </p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">
THE WARRIOR REMEMBERS excerpt

To be a man
has for many centuries
meant to be a conqueror
or to die
This was the choice
to dominate or be dominated
to control or be controlled
and any expression of compassion
was held within this framework
as all love was housed in protection
and all power
lived in defence against fear

The man was the sword
the blade 
of both honour and attack
and this became 
so firmly entwined with his identity
that any man reluctant to carry the sword
was one reluctant
to fully be a man

And now we come to a time
where the mind of the man 
questions
where the heart of the man
asks for more
and still his body reels
in confusion
asking where then is his power
where then does he place the trust
he once gave to the sword?

And in you 
this debate is expressed 
in unconsciousness
in the inner whisperings
of loss of identification
with the masculine
as you have understood it
for if you are not such a man
then what kind of man are you
and where then
is your purpose in this world?

You have 
for many lives
been a seeker of peace
a man who did not have a taste
for battle
for conflict
who preferred a quieter path
where the answer to every question
was not resolved by force

You have wished
for an end to combat
not so much
as a philosophical choice
but because
it was not in your nature
and you preferred 
not to look too closely
not to have to deal with 
the messiness
of war

And yet
the answer
has not yet been found in your body
For the bargain you made
in this avoidance 
of conflict
was the sacrifice of your power
the giving away
of the sense of Self
for the hand
that laid down the sword
had nothing to replace it
nothing to take hold of
nothing to give the strength
that had been taken
away

And do not find yourself alone
in this dilemma
for it is a common struggle
as the masculine 
reaches to redefine itself now
the turning away
from the primitive aggression 
but turning to what?
To intellectual consideration? 
To passive indifference?
To powerlessness in the face of those
who still live by the weapon
in the hand?

And so we ask you now
to look very closely
at the man
who does not want to fight 
and why 
Where has his courage gone
and what dreams has he left behind?
For in truth
there is a way
to stand in power
without dominance
to hold the sword high
without intent to kill
and this is
the man you seek to be
the man who struggles
to emerge from within you
as you turn gently away
from what you know
you cannot fulfill&#8230;

Know
that your love
may best be expressed
in the renewed allowing
of the whole man
in all his wildness
in all his expressions of lust
and rage
and strength
and that when he finds this Self
with consciousness
there is found
the gift of loving passion
that any woman welcomes
in her arms
and in her bed

Your physical health
and your energetic power
are inextricably linked
as is the life source
that floods the body
when such power
is released

The warrior remembers
Return to him
look into his eyes
and ask him
where he now lives
Your welcome to him
will grant the return
of the power
of the sword
within...
</pre></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Market tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Farmacia in the Beach]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/spring-market-tomorrow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/spring-market-tomorrow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d660bbd2-37a1-42bb-a010-fd2bbed85fd5_578x762.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Friends!</p><p>A quick note inviting local folks to come on out to a lovely Spring Market at Farmacia, 2096 Queen Street East in Toronto, tomorrow afternoon, 11 to 5, Saturday, April 18/26. Some wonderful artists and vendors, and I&#8217;ll be there with my books, decks, and more.  </p><p>Stop by for one of Steve&#8217;s famous smoothies and try on a hoodie!  </p><p>See you there!</p><p>Adi</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;6deefc96-e3f7-4df3-a898-f2d1a4e309e5&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDIGO Book-Signing Today!]]></title><description><![CDATA[at Bay and Bloor]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/indigo-book-signing-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/indigo-book-signing-today</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:01:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193888490/11738eb98a2bb3668d6ef60e83edc779.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh how I would love to see you there!  </p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">You have heard stories of ascension
of transcendence&nbsp;
of miracles
These are not stories
but rather Love at work&nbsp;
and the very particles of the material&nbsp;
become digested&nbsp;
as if under the beam of a laser
and Love is revealed
as all that remains...

Always LOVE!</pre></div><p>Adi </p><p><a href="https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/toronto-indigo-bay-and-bloor.html">INDIGO Bay/Bloor</a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Self-Cannibalism of Oneness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | On Dragons and Surrender]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-self-cannibalism-of-oneness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-self-cannibalism-of-oneness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:54:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192889024/474295f9edd5bc69cecece0f54acaaa0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#11058; &#8220;A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.&#8221; ~ Mark Twain</em></p><p>If all fears lead to a fear of death, it may be that all fear of death leads us to the terror that we may never return to the arms of our Great Mother/Divine Father, and that the abyss of nothingness will one day swallow us whole.</p><p>When we look at the archetypes of monsters throughout our oral and literary traditions, none looms so large and familiar as the dragon. Sometimes chaotic and dark, and sometimes benevolent and holy, we can find dragons from Norse myths, ancient Egypt, mediaeval Europe, China and Japan, Mesopotamia and Greece, Hinduism and the Gnostic traditions.</p><p>In the tales of the original Norsemen, dragons lacked wings, moving upon the earth and in the water, serpent-like, including the iconic &#8220;Great Beast&#8221; known as <em>J&#246;rmungandr</em>. Immediately after his birth, J&#246;rmungandr was thrown into the sea by his grandfather Odin, but not only did he <em>not</em> die, he grew so large that in time he could wrap himself around the entire circumference of Midgaard and bite his own tail. A fierce, consuming and apocalyptic vision indeed.</p><p>This image of a great serpent or dragon eating his own tail is one of many such depictions of the cycles of life throughout human history, and is known as an <em>Ouroboros, </em>which means, &#8220;Devouring its Tail&#8221; or &#8220;All is One&#8221;. First appearing in Egyptian iconography, the image represented the union between Ra and Osirus, the idea that everything that ends must begin again, a cycle sacred and unbreakable. Interestingly, in the emergence of Christianity, the Ouroboros becomes a giant Leviathan, a monstrous seven-headed dragon symbolizing Satan, who descends to Earth to eventually be thrown into the abyss by an angel after a short triumph. It would seem that the relentless message of poor Ouroborus makes him prone to being cast away.</p><p>Perhaps we can attribute the universal fascination with this symbol to the fact that it could be seen as exploring one of the most daunting and profound spiritual questions of humanity. <em>As mortals, what is our relationship to the larger Universe, and our own physical death?</em></p><p>Plato said, &#8220;...nor would there have been any use of organs by the help of which he might receive his food or get rid of what he had already digested, since there was nothing which went from him or came into him: for there was nothing beside him. Of design he was created thus, his own waste providing his own food, and all that he did or suffered taking place in and by himself. For the Creator conceived that a being which was self-sufficient would be far more excellent than one which lacked anything.&#8221;</p><p>Ouroboros is a universe closed to itself, and it is up to us to decide if this cycle is a dark trap, or an alchemical symbol of transformation and transcendence.   </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fq8r!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ea99bd-4582-4924-bcd6-dd240d67b8ff_1344x768.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fq8r!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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As always, these words have become resonant with time and understanding. Here, rather than the dragon cannibalising himself, he preys upon the most inconsequential of creations, a common fly. It is clear that we humble human beings are represented by the fly, and the massive power of universal cycles of life and death, are the dragon.</p><p>These two elements seem to speak to the same cyclical question, but within a dualistic construct. The dragon holds the power, yet the fly chooses to enter, rather than flee. The tone of the transmission carries both the terrifying fierceness we so often associate with dragons, and at the same time a wise and potent invitation. The beast appears to be dangerous, but when we choose to find our way within, we discover a return to wholeness that is as eternal as all cycles of life.</p><p>Notably, the transmission is entitled <em>Dragon Fly</em>, once again representing union between dragon and fly, and the imagery of yet another one of God&#8217;s magical creations. Dragonflies, one of the oldest flying insects on Earth, are often considered to represent change, growth, and self-realization, symbolizing personal transformation and the ability to adapt to life&#8217;s challenges. Its life cycle, from nymph to adult, offers a powerful metaphor for rebirth. Dragonfly nymphs live underwater in ponds, lakes, rivers, and marshes. During this time, they grow by molting, shedding their outer skin many times. Each skin that falls away allows the nymph to grow and develop the structures it will need as an adult. Eventually, when fully mature, the nymph crawls out of the water onto a plant or rock. It then undergoes metamorphosis, splitting its skin and emerging as a winged adult. Dragonflies can live up to five years in the right conditions. What an incredible journey, for such a tiny, fragile being.</p><p>I find it remarkable that so many years ago these rich images were given to me in simple, poetic language, exploring a deeply historic and fundamental human concern. Can we trust, even what appears to be dangerous, in surrender to a place where death and bliss become One?</p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">DRAGON FLY

Come closer
says the dragon
to the fly
so that you may taste death
upon my tongue
and as I sweetly dine
will discover the bliss
of entering me here
becoming my breath
and becoming my blood
until we are blessed
as one

You resist too much
said the dragon
to the fly
you quiver in fear
at my power
and yet
it is the very heat I exhale
that draws you ever near
until you must finally alight
and the seduction
is done
like the lovesick bee
and the eternal
succulent flower

So follow my beckoning
and follow your yearning
for what you cannot see
beyond the blindness
of fear
Open yourself
without question
and discover acquiescent bliss
for it is death that must be met
in the reckoning
held tightly in the hands
of the doubtful one
the keeper of loss

And as you turn
following yet again
but this time around a corner
walking my path 
not yours anymore
and as you look down
see it flow
all the same
all undeniable
and easier than anything 
you have ever done
before

For whether the fly
enters the front door
of the mouth
or the side door of the ear
or penetrates
in her determination
through the back door of the skull
however she enters
all that matters is where she goes
when she chooses to see
that the fear of death
is nothing more
than a missing trust
for once here
present in my great full belly
of hearts
you will know nothing
care nothing
for all the griefs
of old

And so this
whispers the great one
green eyes and many tails
this
this is your chance
to learn of how all fears
connect to death
and so
with the relinquishment
of stale understandings
of what it means to die
you can fear
no more

You
in your darkest moments
you
in your most frail and broken body
you
in your emptiness
when the whole world
seems to have gone
from the place
where you are
You
in the final shame
hiding from all eyes
and most of all
your own

You are meant
through this visit
with complete acceptance
to witness 
your unquenchable beauty
and the beauty 
of every other soul
tiny and black
as they fly furiously
toward the one
who would eat them
whole

You are dining
with heat
with conception
with imminent birth
for all this lives in my belly
and when you inhabit me
you become one
with everything in me
which is all Life
all Matter
and all Time

It is a savoury invitation
this meal
that we plan
for it has nothing to do
with consumption
and everything to do
with the nourishment
of the soul

Your hunger
my tongue
and a taste
that we share

Life and death
are One
</pre></div><p><em>* This transmission is an excerpt from the upcoming Book Two of the Love Letters Series, <a href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared">MONSTER MOST FEARED</a>. </em></p><div><hr></div><div id="youtube2-ULxdHOitLjY" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ULxdHOitLjY&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ULxdHOitLjY?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Toronto friends, a reminder to join us tonight for a screening of Hacksaw Ridge, </p><p>Our local folks from the <a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma">End of Karma Inner Circle</a> are gathering in the Beaches tonight at 7 pm for a Watch Party of the film at <strong>Farmacia Health Bar, 2096 Queen Street East</strong>, and all are welcome. We still have spaces available in the Inner Circle, by the way; it&#8217;s not too late to join! Each week we tackle new subject matter, and all the replays are available for you to enjoy. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;mailto:adi@adikanda.com&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Contact Adi to learn more&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="mailto:adi@adikanda.com"><span>Contact Adi to learn more</span></a></p><p>The film Hacksaw Ridge tells the story of Desmond Thomas Doss. A United States Army corporal, he was a conscientious objector during WWII. Raised in a devout Seventh-day Adventist family, he found himself torn between his foundational belief that he could not and would not kill, and his desire to serve and support his country. He was a simple, loving, principled man, with a courageous heart beyond anyone&#8217;s expectations.</p><p>Join our watch party to view and then discuss this remarkable film together, while sipping on one of Steve&#8217;s amazing health drinks or a glass of wine.</p><h4>PLEASE NOTE: </h4><p><em>I am familiar with the story of Desmond Doss from documentaries and accounts of his life, but had not yet seen the film myself until recently. I want to make you aware, if you plan to attend our screening this evening, there are extended scenes of violence that are realistic and may be disturbing to watch. </em></p><p><em>I myself am very sensitive to violence in films, and I found the scenes in this film manageable, although more lengthy than I would wish. The bloodshed is not at all gratuitous to the story, but rather an attempt to show the horrors of war with accuracy.  </em></p><p><em>Please be mindful of this when deciding to join us. The story itself is one of extraordinary courage and personal redemption, but extensive parts of the film are scenes of battle.</em></p><p>All are welcome. 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3db6e5da-3809-41ab-a50c-5c9c68f10a75_1520x760.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>Loving reminder&#8230;</h3><p>Join me the afternoon of Saturday April 11 for an author signing event at the Bay/Bloor Indigo store! Your support at these events truly helps stores like Indigo recognize the value of promoting books like Dear Human Child. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;4f1d5c69-9416-4df1-9256-70ae69ed4a8f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coward or Hero?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WATCH PARTY: The contradiction of Desmond Doss]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/coward-or-hero</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/coward-or-hero</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jPF6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><p>One of the greatest stressors of our time is a kind of growing cognitive dissonance, a creeping sense of <em><strong>am I going crazy</strong> </em>because a world that used to make sense now leaves us not knowing whether to laugh or cry. <br><br>We may find we are caught between rage-full activist calls to action and the popular notion that if we stay away from social media and just hunker down to meditate, everything will be fine. </p><p>Relationships with loved ones are splintering, with opponents digging in to absolute rights and wrongs, and when we do dare to go online and check in, every day looks more and more as if an episode of <a href="https://youtu.be/Q1xR3Xidq84">South Park</a> mated with <a href="https://youtu.be/RbIxYm3mKzI?si=8PRJjQMVbsHg4H7v">Don&#8217;t Look Up</a> and had a baby. </p><p>How do we find a middle ground when confronted with so much oppositional and contrasting energy? How do we stay true to our higher nature while every day we walk in human form upon an embattled planet? Could it be that this is the most important question of our times? Is it possible that, as Christ himself said, "For this purpose I was born"?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jPF6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jPF6!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jPF6!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_848, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jPF6!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jPF6!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg 1456w" 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cca62f2-ec57-4ce9-90bf-2c6c4dcec3b8_959x1031.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>In our Sunday morning <a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma">End of Karma Inner Circle</a> we are studying processes of transmuting the shadow, including how to hold two opposing realities in a way that aligns with our highest nature. Together we discuss transmission excerpts from my upcoming book, <a href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared">Monster Most Feared</a>, a collection of received writings on the subject of The Shadow. We share healing processes,  teachings, and music and film as expressions of frequency that shape our world. You are most welcome to join the Circle as every week we open up new questions for discussion.</p><p>On Thursday, April 2, local members will gather at <a href="https://www.farmaciahealthbar.com/menu">Farmacia Health Bar</a>, 2096 Queen Street East, Toronto, for a watch party of Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/s2-1hz1juBI?si=A9OLRa_sqArqoNXn">The film Hacksaw Ridge</a> tells the remarkable true story of Desmond Thomas Doss. A United States Army corporal, he was a conscientious objector during WWII. Raised in a devout Seventh-day Adventist family, he found himself torn between his foundational belief that he could not/would not kill, and his desire to serve and support his country. He was a simple, loving, principled man.</p><p>Doss faced extreme opposition and harassment not only from his superiors but from his fellow soldiers who, rooted in their own beliefs, could only understand him as a coward. He was considered a danger to himself and the regiment. Doss proved everyone wrong when his request to serve without a weapon was granted and he went to war, not to kill, but to save lives.</p><p>In the Battle of Okinawa, Doss single-handedly rescued approximately 75 soldiers from enemy fire, often praying for the strength to carry one more wounded soldier to safety. Seldom do we see such a pure example of the willingness to stand between worlds, and yet Doss represents a central quandary of our times.</p><p>How do we uphold peace in a violent conflict, without leaving the difficult work to others? How do we deal with powerful dark forces without being pulled into their frequencies of hate and harm? What balance do we choose between retreat from material horrors and the need to face an important physical reality?</p><p>These questions land particularly hard on the Sensitives of our world, the ones whose cellular memories still include a taste of Heaven, other-worldly realms beyond the cruel sufferings of this earthly plane. Such souls are sorely tempted to exempt themselves from participation in a darkness too painful to bear. The pure-hearted may say that their most important language is that of vibration, yet still fall prey to by-passing a powerful human opportunity. This is fodder for a great conversation!</p><p>Hacksaw Ridge premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2016, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation. It was named one of the Top 10 Films of 2016 by both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review.</p><p>Join our watch party to view and then discuss this remarkable film together, while sipping on one of Steve&#8217;s amazing health drinks or a glass of wine.</p><p>All are welcome. No fee to attend but we do ask that you purchase a beverage to support our host. Bring an open heart, and perhaps some tissues. </p><div id="youtube2-r8Tr2KLGzb4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;r8Tr2KLGzb4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/r8Tr2KLGzb4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Aaaand, a gentle reminder that my next <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/15i8TbmcNoX/">author book signing event</a> is on Saturday afternoon, April 11, at the Bay/Bloor location in Toronto. It makes a huge difference when supporters arrive to show interest in the book. You don&#8217;t need to buy a second copy, just bring the one you have. You would be amazed at how a small crowd around the table can draw in new readers!</p><p>much love! Adi</p><div id="youtube2-2sY6oaJM8UA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;2sY6oaJM8UA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2sY6oaJM8UA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Are A Spiritual Being]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you like it or realize it or not]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/you-are-a-spiritual-being</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/you-are-a-spiritual-being</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ab5eca3-e619-41b8-8271-90c31104679e_1096x656.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Dear Reader;</p><p>At my recent author book-signing at Indigo Eaton Centre, I had the pleasure of meeting beautiful souls from all over the world: South Korea, Ireland, Persia, Columbia and more. A young man approached my table as his girlfriend examined the <a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/dear-human-child">Dear Human Child card deck</a> with fascination. I asked him if he was interested in pulling a card and looked at me shyly and said, <em>I am not really a spiritual person</em>, all the while glowing with a gentle, sweet energy. <br><br>The above video and this transmission excerpt is for you, lovely young man, whomever and wherever you are. You are more purely made than you know. </p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">And here we come to the question
of Spirit
of the presence of Divinity
in our hearts
in our world

For of course
the larger truth is that love
has never left us
can never leave us
for it is the stuff
out of which 
even darkness
is made

But in our disconnection
so too do we become separate
from genuine perception
because our fear is now everywhere
there is no antidote for so many
no daily connection 
with other forms of life
no words to be heard
from the trees
no caresses 
from the fish in the seas
no scent of the skin 
of the newborn calf
no hawk overhead
no mud between the toes
no circles of women gathered
for a birth
no families of men
digging the soil for a grave
because of this separation
from the permission
for the honouring of our joys 
and our fears
we know neither
and instead live 
in a low-grade hum
a purgatory
between dimensions
neither fully upon the earth
nor fully dead
we consume
we distract
we go mad instead

This too remains our choice
This too the makings of our now
necessary dreams

In this state of confused perception
we cannot define nor recognize
what is fear
and what is righteous
we cannot discern 
what is godly
and what is human arrogance
and so even our search
for Spirit
for the Light
becomes confused
and if this has been our world
so too must it crumble

And here we must pause
to examine all that we have named
as spiritual
and understand more deeply
the confusions which abound
Let us begin with clarifying
that we are all
in our very nature
spiritual beings

The soul must claim
the body
and in this there is no living form
which is not imbued
with its own expression
of the Divine

As such we cannot study
spirituality
we can only remember it
We cannot attempt to achieve
that which is our essential nature
we may only acknowledge it
We cannot stray from
spiritual behaviours
as all actions
have their place 
in the larger view
of this Divine expression
but in so understanding
we are asked to relinquish
all judgement of our attempts
to return to ourselves

We are asked to see
that the further we seem to travel
from wholeness
the more ready we are
to return to that
which is the Source of all Love..

~ Rain Dance, from MONSTER MOST FEARED 
</pre></div><div><hr></div><p>To my dear friends who came out to support me at Indigo Eaton&#8217;s Centre, thank you so much. What a special day it was. To those who didn&#8217;t make it, never fear, the next one is at the Bay/Bloor location on Saturday, April 11, and I would LOVE to see you there. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;f0273868-8c1a-4928-bfe7-5db76ea3699f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Antidote to Shock and Awe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Inner Circle]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/an-antidote-to-shock-and-awe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/an-antidote-to-shock-and-awe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:27:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188647597/400feebe802ec2e710063fc978b8049e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of us have been moved and confronted by recent revelations, witnessing a depth of shadow in the collective that feels shocking, and overwhelming. Some who saw this coming feel painfully validated.</p><p>Wherever we stand, there is no minimizing what is taking place. These truly are the days of pulling away the curtain from what must be seen and named, and there is no turning back. Remarkably, the transmissions have spoken of this time for years. </p><p>I am in the process of completing the second book in my Love Letters series, <strong><a href="/__u/adikanda.substack.com/p/monster-most-feared">MONSTER MOST FEARED</a></strong>, a collection of transmissions on the theme of the Shadow. I knew these transmissions were important, but I had no idea how timely the book would be.</p><p>Dear Reader, you may recall that I launched DEAR HUMAN CHILD by running a Kickstarter. It was a significant undertaking with extensive admin tasks, and not a process I&#8217;m in a hurry to repeat. I have decided to take a different approach with MONSTER MOST FEARED and raise the sum needed for publication by serving my community.</p><p>I have been in a time of retreat, but this moment is deeply compelling, and calls me to action. And so I offer <a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma">The End of Karma</a>, an Inner Circle for those who wish to gather weekly to explore themes of the Shadow and the Light, both personal and planetary. We will be discussing selected transmissions from the upcoming book, some of which are brand new, and applying these principles to our own process.</p><p>So many beautiful and conscious souls are facing an intense journey at the moment, as we are called to release any remaining attachment to old patterning, and liberate ourselves from fear. Our Circle is here to support. In addition to your weekly calls, you will receive a personal reading and follow up session, supporting you to release any remaining karmic imprints. Each group call will begin with live energy work.</p><p>Subjects addressed in the transmissions of MMF include:</p><ul><li><p>The Concept of Apocalypse</p></li><li><p>Global Connectedness of Light</p></li><li><p>The Nature of Evil</p></li><li><p>The Purpose of the Shadow</p></li><li><p>Pedophilia and the Elite</p></li><li><p>The Rise of the Sacred Masculine</p></li><li><p>Mental Illness and Addiction</p></li><li><p>Persecutor and Victim</p></li><li><p>Our Relationship to Death</p></li><li><p>The New Children</p></li><li><p>Spiritual Insight and Doubt</p></li><li><p>Polarity and Choice</p></li><li><p>The Blessings of our Time</p></li></ul><p>Some of the transmissions shared are very recent, and your response to the development of the manuscript will be gratefully received. This is your opportunity to be a part of the creation of the book, experience connection to a like-minded community, and receive personal support. And of course, be one of the first to receive your own signed copy.</p><p>These are utterly transformational times, and we are not meant to do it alone. I am excited to delve into this with you, as it&#8217;s not easy to find opportunities for this kind of conversation.</p><p>Your investment in this program will go directly to the publication of the book, in the same way that the Kickstarter made DEAR HUMAN CHILD possible. There are scholarships available; if you feel called, please join us.</p><p>Your heart, your spirit, and your will have never been more needed than in these times. It takes a great Light to reveal and dispel such a Shadow.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn More about the Inner Circle&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma"><span>Learn More about the Inner Circle</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>DHC UPDATE</strong></h2><p>Special edition hardcovers and companion card decks are now available locally in Toronto, and from our US distributor, Porchlight Books.</p><p>Pick up your special edition hardcover, card decks AND paperback at Farmacia Health Bar 2096 Queen Street East</p><p>Pick up your paperbacks at:</p><ul><li><p>INDIGO Bay and Bloor</p></li><li><p>INDIGO Toronto Eaton&#8217;s Centre</p></li><li><p>INDIGO Yonge and Eglinton</p></li><li><p>INDIGO Yorkdale</p></li></ul><h2><strong>BOOK SIGNINGS!</strong></h2><p>I&#8217;ll be offering a number of book signing opportunities in Toronto in the months ahead. I would love to see you there! Your presence makes a huge difference to the success of the book. I will also have special edition hardcovers and card decks for sale.</p><h3><strong><br>SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2 - 5 pm I&#8217;ll be at the Indigo store in the Eaton&#8217;s Centre.</strong></h3><div id="youtube2-SpMs6Uykz80" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;SpMs6Uykz80&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SpMs6Uykz80?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h3><strong>SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2 - 5 PM I&#8217;ll be at the Indigo store at Bay and Bloor.</strong></h3><div id="youtube2-BF9hEQ6ZJac" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;BF9hEQ6ZJac&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BF9hEQ6ZJac?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>If you cannot make it a TO location, but would like to receive your own special edition or card deck, please message me.</p><p>Let&#8217;s end some Karma together. See you in <a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/the-end-of-karma">the Inner Circle</a>! </p><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grieving Brody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impossible made possible]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/grieving-brody</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/grieving-brody</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:19:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188094918/921f5df0d3aeb443d2fb2e69b262d36b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sunday was Brody&#8217;s birthday. He&#8217;s been gone two years but I still miss him every day. Some days I am at peace. Other days my heart feels heavy and full of a sharp ache with his memory. <br><br>I had forgotten the date in my conscious mind, and yet his presence with me rose up unstoppable for 24 hours. What emerged from the day was this video. </p><p><em>I know that grief only exists because of love. And I surely loved him. But I am still learning to receive the gift he left me, a promise that <strong>my love is enough</strong>. The possibility that I can be imperfect, and still deserving in love. </em></p><p>Unconscious patterns of lack rule each of us until we bring those into consciousness. For decades, I have offered past-life readings that reveal the primary fear-based patterns of our karmic journey. My own readings in this modality tell me that I have carried the pattern of a powerful need to save pure souls from suffering. Over the years, many layers of this patterning have peeled away, but certain souls remain my great teachers in this theme. Brody was one of them. </p><p>This transmission from him was received shortly after his passing in 2024. It reminds me of how much our loved ones beyond the body are present for us, continuing our connection in love. </p><h3>A Gift To Change Your World</h3><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text"><em>~ communication from a deceased dog to a grieving human</em>

I am trying to help you
<em>Let me in
Let me in
Let me in</em>
Your fear that you
did not love enough
has created a wall
to keep all love out
and so I had to go
to bring you to your knees
to help you see

Because you want me
so much
You want me so very much
that you may hear me
you may
drop your self hatred
by allowing yourself to see
your self-hatred
and in this way
you will see me
<em>feel me
hear me
know me</em>
and in the realms
of the impossible
made possible
hold me
in your arms again

But know this
when I return to you
it will not just be me
who comes home
it will be everyone
you have ever lost
for we are all the same
we are all the same love
lovers
loved ones
friends

We are all the part of you
who has feared
you were unworthy
of love
and so we loved you
we loved you endlessly
to end your fear
that your love
was not enough

<em>There is no love missing
here</em>
The only space you feel
is the small dark room
into which
you place your fear
the emptiness
you yourself create
when you fall into the lie
that I am anywhere else
than here

All the love we shared
the kisses
the touch
the eyes looking into eyes
these were only
the human reminders
the requests
to climb back inside
the soul we shared
the One
the only one
that is even now
even when form has become Spirit
<em>always One</em>
over and over
and over again

Each one of us
may leave
as many times
as we wish
and we will travel
but we will never depart
in the way you think
for I have not left
but rather
I have entered you
returned to our union
once more

And when you weep
it is this that you feel
it is me
at the door of your heart
cracking you open
to<em> let me in
let me in
let me in</em></pre></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XyUG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74535ae4-7127-41bd-8570-01a4076ebb66_3011x2785.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XyUG!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74535ae4-7127-41bd-8570-01a4076ebb66_3011x2785.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XyUG!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_848, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_webp, 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74535ae4-7127-41bd-8570-01a4076ebb66_3011x2785.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">For don&#8217;t you see
this is why
we enter the doorway of death
This is the purpose
in birth
in dying
in being born again
It is through death
that we are brought face to face
with our own doubt
our own resistance to remembering
the eternity
from which we have emerged

Our home is endless
and when we are confronted
by the idea that we can lose love
we are given a chance
to awaken to the lie
for it must be our choice
<em>it is always our choice</em>
to return to wholeness
once again

I told you
I would bring you a gift
and if you had listened
clearly
you would have heard me say
<em>this gift
will change your world</em>
Once received
it cannot be undone
Once remembered
I promise
you will never forget again

You have been playing a game
dancing a dance
acting a play
telling a story
but now you are ready
for me to say
<em>the game is done
it is time to come home</em>
and when you do
you will enter a place
of such immersive joy
that you will see me
all of me
for this is where I reside
and where I reunite with you
just as you
reunite with me

The journey of our love
was a great cleansing
the rising of soul courage
in your heart
to dare to taste
how intoxicating is love
by the sobering glare
of the losses you have known

Every part of you
that fears to lose me
<em>is the same part of you
who fears to fully love</em>
and so in the pain deep behind
the back of your heart
is both the reason
and the opportunity
to know love
as you have never known it
before

So do not try
to let me go
instead <em>be with me
be with me
be with me</em>
as never before
be wholly
and absolutely
in our embrace
and know the truth
that my love
just like all love
may never 
be lost</pre></div><div><hr></div><p>And here is a live performance of the full song, Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt, a tour de force of passion, truth, and masculine vulnerability.</p><div id="youtube2-MfYx2Yg8imw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;MfYx2Yg8imw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/MfYx2Yg8imw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Time For Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music is here]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/no-time-for-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/no-time-for-silence</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:51:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187874653/5bd02a3f78f09adf6d8968d27a5159f7.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;</p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">This is a time
for loving beyond understanding
just loving anyway
and then the magic happens
and as the state of the body
the openness of the heart
fall into a sacred rhythm
only then does the mind 
have something to say
only then
will understanding come

And are we
in this state of love
asked also to be fierce?
To cry out
to walk 
to leap
to cease our hiding
our passivity
to pull down
the masks we wear
and instead reveal
what is real
even in the face
of oppositional and negative states?

Yes
yes and yes
Do not rush
to name yourself as holy
do not pretend
you are beyond it all
above it all
too sensitive for it all
Do not imagine
this deconstruction 
applies only to others
not you
for it is those
who drop to their knees
in humility
who will be the first
to fly free
from the grip
of old shame

And then here rises
that for which we all
have waited so very long
the simple freedom
to bask in a heavenly love
a Christly love
a love of supreme 
and penetrating forgiveness
as we bear witness
to the children of God
who stumble and fall
who judge one another
with bitter projection
who betray one another 
in their fear
and accuse one another
of the very crimes 
they themselves commit
all the while murmuring
never again
even as they cycle in the
karmic torment
of their own blinding fear

All this
all this
while love awaits
eternally patient
....

And the music you hear?
it is the scattering of your fears
a handful of chimes
thrown to a benevolent wind
the breath
of your Creator
the breath you share 
as One

It is the song
you are asked to sing
even as the ship 
seems to be sinking
as the walls 
seem to be crumbling
as you transform
your being
to a world where the non-physical 
has become what is true

In this way you have been waiting 
for this moment forever
this remembering
of the waking dream
the alchemy 
the re-creation
but this time
with open eyes
This time
in the knowing 
It is all 
Divine 

~ excerpt AS OLD FORMS SHATTER Transmission for 2026</pre></div><div id="youtube2-u9Dg-g7t2l4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;u9Dg-g7t2l4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/u9Dg-g7t2l4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am Loved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Say these words with me..]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/i-am-loved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/i-am-loved</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:13:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187643456/0b6c904422cc377e926776b560761200.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To walk with consciousness at this moment on this planet means you are a master of the shadow. There are days for tears and days for fear, but as we cleanse we must always return to our intention, the truth of love. <br><br>Love is never found only in one person, one relationship, one partner. Love is a state, a frequency otherwise known as Beauty. When we choose to embody this, everything else flows. </p><p>As you see the words on the screen, speak them aloud. Feel if they come to you with ease or resistance. And wherever there is hesitation, speak them again. And again and again.</p><p>The snake is shedding his skin. The fire horse is rising. </p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">I allow
I accept
I will join in the bounty
I will enter the doors
of infinite celebration
I will come
I am present
I receive
I thank you
I am forgiven
I am worthy
I am loved
united and whole

And the Creator&#8217;s work
is already done

The party
has begun</pre></div><p>This excerpt comes at the very end of the transmission for 2025. 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isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-answer</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:44:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CANT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1e65de3-bb73-40a9-9eda-55a0511cada1_1502x1655.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CANT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1e65de3-bb73-40a9-9eda-55a0511cada1_1502x1655.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CANT!, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_424, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/adikanda.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/adikanda.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1e65de3-bb73-40a9-9eda-55a0511cada1_1502x1655.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Dear Reader; </p><p>A wee transmission from 2006.</p><h3>THE ANSWER</h3><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">If reason were the answer
every scholar would be one with God
If effort were the answer
every slave would live in bliss
If victory were the answer
every war would lead to wisdom
rather than
the repetition
of loss

Instead
all that is asked of us
is so much simpler
than any of these
as close
as the beating
of our hearts

When you seek
any answer
to any question
turn only
to the tiniest of children
the one who never grows up
and never goes away
but always remains within
See in her eyes
in his embrace
the miracle
of the Love that you are
and do nothing
but let surrender
begin</pre></div><div><hr></div><p>And by the way&#8230; all life is Art. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;f433bbd3-55a1-4b17-887e-53763d7c1457&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of Karma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loving What is Hardest to Love]]></description><link>https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-end-of-karma-37f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://adikanda.substack.com/p/the-end-of-karma-37f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187117708/b2bd235aaab1902a7fe2aef1b724caf6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Reader;<br><br>Even for those deeply committed to their path, it can be easy to lose faith. When we look for material validation of our heart&#8217;s calling but are greeted by silence, or we are turned away from the fulfillment of our desires and dreams, over and over again, it can feel as if we are asked to pull belief out of thin air. And yet is this not the true test, the crossroads of opportunity itself?</p><p>We are mistaken if we think that the frustrations and negative experiences of our lives are an indication that we are meant to turn back, to abandon our vision. In fact, most commonly, the closer we draw toward meeting our highest nature in the flesh, the more we will be tested, not out of any punishment, but to grant us the capacity to build commitment to the calling we feel in our very bones. </p><p>We human beings are creatures who require oppositional energy in order to expand awareness. We must first inhale to exhale. We must lift something heavy so that our muscles can grow strong. Our wisdom does not come from ease but rather through the hero&#8217;s journey, when we face our nemesis, walking through the darkest of valleys where we are given the chance to overcome the very thing we fear the most.</p><p>We often say, <em>It was in the last place I looked</em>, but of course this is because once our treasure is found, we need no longer seek it. In the same way, as our faith is tested over and over again, we have not lost our dreams, we simply have not yet looked in the place they have always lived, and always will. We cannot chase alignment, for we are remembering and coming home. Any other idea is the illusion we are asked to transform.</p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false">Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published</label><pre class="text">
Here we are
falling
infinitely falling
no bottom
no end in sight
and there is no other way to know
this feeling
than to live this moment
just as it has come
And here
is everything we have ever wanted
as everything we have ever feared
rises up
in our sight
Did you know?
This is where Goddess lives
This is the home of the Divine
You are falling into your connection
your heart with Her heart
becoming absolutely
entwined

Every time you weep
you are hearing what must be heard
every time you feel
you are becoming a part of Her
until you begin to see
the fall is feeling easier and easier
air like silk rushing by
and why would we hold on
when we can feel it caress us
in freedom
instead?

This is the space inbetween
the space of nothing
and everything you have ever sensed
or tasted
and so a place
of no need
This is yours
all yours
as Her arms reach out
soft and warm
huge and enveloping
and there is nowhere to fall
nowhere to fall
but here

Remember this
the next time we stumble
and the fear floods in
remember 
you now have nothing but a love
for the experience 
of falling
so there is nothing to grasp
nothing to dread
only sweet silk
rushing past your ears

You are the fall.
You are the silken wind...

~ excerpt Silken Wind from my upcoming book, MONSTER MOST FEARED</pre></div><p>Find my most recent book, DEAR HUMAN CHILD Love Letters from the Divine, at <a href="http://www.dearhumanchild.com">www.dearhumanchild.com</a>.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513759565286-20e9c5fad06b?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxsZWFkZXJ8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzcwMzkxODcyfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513759565286-20e9c5fad06b?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxsZWFkZXJ8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzcwMzkxODcyfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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At this time we need leaders who can act fearlessly, with clarity, purpose and meaning. When our leaders are courageous and aligned, we can create a new world, even as the old one seems to crumble.<br><br>If you are one of these souls, we may be seeking one another. I am delighted to offer an exclusive program designed for the transformative leaders of our day. This program offers all the most potent elements of the work I have offered for decades, distilled into a condensed and intimate format. It is not for everyone, but is it for you? I invite you to consider <strong><a href="https://www.worldwithoutfear.org/soul-forge">SOUL FORGE</a>. </strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Much love, Adi</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>