Ingrid OliphantFeb 17, 20212 minNo Path, No Way: PerfectPhoto by Rob Wicks “This focus of ‘inward path’ and ‘outward path’ is as limiting a belief as any. As if one is more ‘righteous’ or...
Ingrid OliphantFeb 11, 20213 minAnother Truth about Suicidephoto by Barry Weatherall via Unsplash So. Here we are. Today is Thursday. All day long. I began the day with rhinos knocking on the...
Ingrid OliphantSep 16, 20203 minMarriage, no ProposalOn Thursday, February 9, 2017, I was minding my own business with Bastest and yogifying to work out the kinks remaining from Standing...
Ingrid OliphantAug 17, 20201 minThey’ve Made Me Write BeforeMore on Into the Lion’s Den: The second time, I was pushed to write was in February 2017, while recovering from Standing Rock at a...
Ingrid OliphantAug 7, 20203 minThe Insincerity of Spirituality and AuthenticnessI used to practice with Peter Elbow calls methodological believing. For those of you who don’t know his work, methodological believing is...
Ingrid OliphantApr 22, 20201 minThere is no SeparationYou have never been separated. Between the idea of your birth and last breath You have been wrapped in the air of the Divine even as it...
Ingrid OliphantApr 22, 20201 minNearer, My God, to TheeThere is no Separation You have never been separated. Between the idea of your birth and last breath You have been wrapped in the air of...
Ingrid OliphantApr 21, 20201 minCorona-Inspired Empath Myth-Tip #2Like the other gift that keeps on giving, it can cause great unseen harm and reinforces fears and trauma response. It is this: “you are...
Ingrid OliphantMar 15, 20201 minHead in the Clouds?They said your head was in the clouds. It was actually in the stars. You still are. You just made yourself small, to feel seen and forgot...
Ingrid OliphantMar 11, 20201 minThey ComeThey come, the Old Ones and the newly dead ones They come on the wind They come on the rivers From the ground they cleaved and called...
Ingrid OliphantAug 13, 20192 minAre ‘They’ Spiritually Ill?A recent exchange on Facebook began with something like this: “Are racists and xenophobes mentally ill? No, they are ‘sick people’ who...
Ingrid OliphantAug 12, 20192 minWe’re the Dark ForceThere is no secret occult, invisible evil, or supernatural Dark Force spinning a web of entrapment and sexual slavery. It’s us. Solid...
Ingrid OliphantJun 13, 20191 minTalking about Worship of Idols and Sexual AbuseGentlemen, we need to talk. We need to talk about your worship of the Virgin (she wasn’t), the Holy Mother, Durga, Shakti, Tara,...
Ingrid OliphantApr 18, 20198 minThe Empath and Walmart, Part 2Mindfulness brings to light experience in its pure immediacy. It reveals the object as it is before it has been plastered over with...
Ingrid OliphantApr 17, 20196 minThe Empath and Walmart; Part 1“Walmart is the seventh level of hell” ~ a few hundred empaths “We live a story that originates in our autonomic state, is sent through...
Ingrid OliphantMar 25, 20193 minExploring All Things Empath–beyond the bullshit: Part 2If you missed the introduction to this deep dive, you may want to read this first. At the end of the introduction, there are links to my...
Ingrid OliphantMar 22, 20194 minUndoing Some Empath BullshitSee yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?” ~ Buddha One of the reasons I began the empath myth-busting task...
Ingrid OliphantFeb 25, 20192 minMy secret is safe with your secret….I’ve shared before the confusion and despair felt when ignored by tribal leadership I’ve reached out to across the continent. Whether the...
Ingrid OliphantFeb 23, 20194 minPrinciples and Visitations from the MotherI’m reading a book called Benediction by Kent Haruf. It’s one of those that I’m forcing myself to finish for reasons I can’t comprehend....