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Gender Alignment

Gender alignment is the way a person’s gender intersects with or relates to the gender binary. It is often used by non binary individuals who do not identify within the binary but feel a connection to a binary gender, and can also be used by binary individuals who feel an alignment with a gender that … Read more

Spiritual bypassing as a defense mechanism

Spiritual bypassing as a defense mechanism

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

Transgender

Transgender

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

Id, ego and superego by Sigmund Freud

Id, ego and superego by Sigmund Freud

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

Malanka

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

Lada

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

Énasdemisexual

Énasdemisexual

Énasdemisexual describes an individual who experiences sexual attraction to only one person in their lifetime, and only after forming a deep emotional connection with that individual. This identity combines elements of Énassexual (a lifetime attraction to one individual) and demisexual (requiring a profound emotional bond for sexual attraction to occur). Énasdemisexual individuals may never feel … Read more

Énassexual

Énassexual

Énassexual refers to someone who experiences sexual attraction to only one individual throughout their entire lifetime. This orientation is defined by its exclusivity, emphasizing a singular and deeply meaningful connection. For an Ă©nassexual individual, sexual attraction is not something they feel broadly or toward multiple people but rather develops uniquely and exclusively for one specific … Read more