What is Two-Spirit? Two-Spirit is a term used within Indigenous communities in North America, including Native American, First Nations, and Alaskan Native cultures. It refers to people who carry both masculine and feminine traits, whether physical, social, or spiritual. The term does not represent a modern LGBTQ identity in the Western sense, but a renewed … Read more
Close your eyes and imagine you are walking on a beach. Do you see the waves? Do you hear the roar of the sea? Do you feel the sand under your feet? Many people can conjure up images in their minds, hear sounds or feel the sensation of warmth and wind. But not everyone can … Read more
What is spiritual bypassing? Many people use spirituality to avoid difficult feelings and problems. They meditate to push away anger, take refuge in yoga to avoid confrontations, or try to attract abundance with manifestation techniques instead of addressing their financial problems. This is called spiritual bypassing. Psychotherapist John Welwood noted in the 1980s that spirituality … Read more
Search engines are rapidly evolving with the rise of AI and chatbots. Where you used to mainly search on Google and receive a list of links, you are now increasingly getting a direct answer from an AI. Tools like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Perplexity generate their own answers based on online information. This changes how … Read more
What is transgender? Transgender (often abbreviated to trans) is a term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex assigned to them at birth. This can mean that someone identifies as a gender other than their birth sex, or as a gender outside the binary classification of male and female. Transgender people may … Read more
What makes you who you are? Why do people differ so much in their behavior, feelings and thoughts? According to Sigmund Freud, personality formation begins in early childhood and proceeds through a series of psychosexual stages. Freud argued that children face inner conflicts and urges at different stages of development. How these conflicts are resolved, … Read more
Why do people sometimes make irrational choices? Why do you feel guilty when you’ve done something wrong, even if no one catches you? Why do you sometimes have to fight against your own desires? According to Freud, this is because of a constant battle inside us: a battle between desires, reality and morality. In 1923, … Read more
Malanka is a goddess in Slavic mythology, associated with spring, renewal, and the cycle of life and death. She represents the return of warmth and fertility to the land, much like Persephone in Greek mythology. Her myth is deeply connected to the changing of seasons, the rebirth of nature, and traditional New Year and spring … Read more
Lada is a revered goddess in both Slavic and Baltic mythology, associated with love, beauty, and fertility. She represents harmony, joy, and the renewal of life, playing a crucial role in seasonal and agricultural cycles. Her myths and worship traditions emphasize her influence over marriage, prosperity, and the natural rhythms of the world. In some … Read more
The suffix -(pro)nominal refers to the diverse ways individuals choose to express themselves through pronouns, which can serve as a form of gender expression but are not always tied directly to one’s gender. Pronouns, like clothing, hairstyles, or other characteristics, can reflect one’s identity without needing to align perfectly with societal expectations or norms about … Read more
