Practical Wisdom: Living 5D in a 3D World
Integrating higher consciousness into everyday life—one miracle at a time!
Hello, Beloved!
I have to confess something.
For years… I spa-ritualized my ego.
(That is officially going into the Lainaism vault!)
Because truly… the ego sitting there in a plush robe whispering:
“Thank you for honoring my wounded inner child.”
“Thank you for validating my "I'm a disappointment" narrative.”
“Thank you for gently upgrading my identity.”
…while it remains completely intact.
It is hysterical once you see it.
And the best part?
You are not laughing from superiority.
You are laughing from recognition.
That’s the sign of maturity in what A Course in Miracles calls the period of achievement (M-3.A.1).
The ego is no longer terrifying.
It’s theatrical.
It’s like watching a very committed actor who forgot the play ended.
My Decade of Ego Spa Treatments
Now let me be clear:
There is nothing wrong with retreats.
Nothing wrong with energy work.
Nothing wrong with sound baths, breathwork, plant medicine, massages, exotic spiritual pilgrimages, and wounded-child therapy.
This is all part of the journey.
I’ve done them.
Beautiful places.
Sacred circles.
Years of refinement.
Awesome plant medicine.
And they were stepping stones. Truly.
But if I’m honest?
They gave my ego a 15-year-long opportunity to become very well groomed.
Very spiritual.
Very subtle.
Very spa-ritualized.
And a spa-ritualized ego is harder to detect.
Because it speaks the language of healing.
It feels conscious.
It feels tender.
It feels elevated.
And yet…
It is still invested in being someone.
The Deeper Humor
Here’s what I’ve discovered.
The ego doesn’t mind being analyzed.
It doesn’t mind being healed.
It doesn’t even mind being exposed.
It only minds being irrelevant.
That’s why this realization is advanced practice.
Not harsh.
Not militant.
Just amused.
And amusement is lethal to illusion.
Because when you belly laugh at your own tightening?
You just made it irrelevant.
Advanced Room Rule:
If you can laugh at it, you’re no longer owned by it.
ACIM Is Not a Spa Menu
Let’s be honest about what the Course actually says.
“You are not a body. You are free.” (W-199)
That is not a self-improvement statement.
That is a mic drop.
And even more confronting:
“There is no world! This is the central thought the course attempts to teach.” (W-132)
No world.
Not a better world.
Not a healed world.
Not an ascending world.
No world.
The truth is simple.
The ego complicates it when we are seekers.
The ego says:
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“Yes, but let’s process that.”
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“Yes, but let’s integrate that.”
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“Yes, but let’s unpack the trauma first.”
And again — compassion for every necessary step.
But freedom is not the result of polishing the character.
It is the result of seeing that there was never a separate character to perfect.
The Acceleration I’m Witnessing
Here’s what excites me.
We are in a time of acceleration due to the bifurcation we are in the midst of.
I am witnessing clients and students awaken much faster than I did.
They are not signing up for decades of ego spa treatments.
They want freedom.
They are less interested in refining the narrative
and more interested in questioning the narrator.
That is not spiritual bypassing.
That is spiritual efficiency.
The dream does not need to be endlessly processed.
It needs to be recognized for what it is not.
And recognition is simple.
What Changes When You Stop Spa-ritualizing?
You stop:
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Over-identifying with your healing story.
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Making your awakening into a project.
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Defending your metaphysical sophistication.
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Monitoring the battleground.
You become lighter.
You still love retreats.
You still enjoy embodiment.
You still care deeply.
But you are no longer trying to become a better dream character.
You are losing interest in the illusion altogether.
And that…
Is dangerous to illusion.
Lainaism
“The ego doesn’t need exfoliation.
It needs irrelevance.”
Closing Transmission
Beloved,
There was nothing wrong with the path you walked.
Nothing wasted.
Nothing misguided.
Every retreat.
Every ceremony.
Every breathwork session.
Stepping stones.
But the truth was always simple.
You are not a body.
You are not a story.
You are not a project.
You are awareness — before the spa day.
And when you see that clearly?
The ego can still whisper from its plush robe…
But you are already laughing.
And amusement…
Is lethal to illusion.
With holy humor and fierce simplicity,
Founder, The Awareness Academy
"Into eternity, where all is one, there crept a tiny, mad idea, at which the Son of God remembered not to laugh."—ACIM, T-27.VIII.6–2 (The “Hero” of the Dream)
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