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There are moments when we feel like we're outgrowing our current life.
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Our hobbies feel boring.
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We don't feel motivated by the same goals and desires we used to have,
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and there's a general sense of restlessness we may be struggling with.
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This can cause some of us to panic while others try to ignore this feeling only to
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have a disrupt other areas of their life.
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Change is constant, but this change can feel so deeply personal that
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general answers feel inadequate.
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Welcome to Exploring Esoterica, the podcast where I break down different
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esoteric practices and shed light on the history and truth behind them.
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Today I wanna explore the feeling of outgrowing your old life, what that
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can look like in a spiritual sense, and the rational steps we can take.
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This is something I'm currently experiencing and I wanna
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connect it with astrology.
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So let's start with the concept of planetary returns.
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Now if you're new to my podcast or new to the practice of astrology,
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I recommend listening to my earlier episodes where I discuss the history
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and framework of the practice.
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Planetary returns are when a planet returns to the exact spot
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or sign it is in your natal chart.
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This is time when the significations of the planet are intensified.
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In whole sign astrology, this lasts until the transiting planet exits the
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sign that your natal planet inhabits.
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This can be just for a few days, as in a lunar return, or a few
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years as with Saturn returns.
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Today I want to explore the concept of Jupiter returns because it is
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something that I'm personally dealing with and I wanna shed some light on it.
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Jupiter is a planet of abundance, spirituality, ethics and morals,
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alliances and friendships, and a general sense of growth.
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A Jupiter return may mark the year that you are outgrowing
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your previous station in life.
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Now, because Jupiter is a benefic planet in Hellenistic and traditional astrology,
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this is seen as a generally good.
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But I've been exploring the idea that the planets and astrology as a whole
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isn't really a good or bad thing.
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Negative configurations can have some benefits while positive
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configurations can have some pitfalls.
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This is a concept that I've only encountered recently,
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so I'm still exploring this.
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To fully understand something in a astrological chart, we need to not
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just look at the planets, but also the houses and angles of that chart.
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In mine, for example, my Jupiter is in my third house of knowledge
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and family relationships.
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So a Jupiter return for me is theoretically a time where I'm
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growing in my relationships with family and close friends as well
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as my knowledge of the world.
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In fact, during my last Jupiter return, I went back to school
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and got another college degree.
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Because Jupiter is a benefic planet, this should have been a great time of
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growth, positivity, and opportunity.
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But in reality, this was a very stressful time in my life.
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There was a lot of stress, uncertainty, restlessness, and a moments of lack.
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Yes, it was a time of growth and outgrowing my previous station in life,
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but it was also a time of questioning my reality and the life I was living.
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I ended up doing a lot of shadow work, trying to heal a lot of past
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traumas while also trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.
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Despite me going to get another degree, I was still unsure and
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uncertain of my life path and purpose.
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Now, part of this is because society thinks you should have your life figured
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out during your teens and early twenties, which in reality, you barely know who
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you are as a person, let alone what you wanna do for the majority of your life.
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Not everyone has it figured out at such a young age, and I have received
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some shame in that department for getting college degrees and still
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changing my mind on what I wanted to do.
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Our twenties should be a time of exploring adulthood and the
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world beyond the understanding we had as children and teenagers.
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But our neoliberal, capitalistic as society makes that a great challenge.
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So here I am again, questioning not only my station in life,
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but society and life as a whole.
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Again, Jupiter returns are a time of expanding our awareness.
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And of course, it depends on the sign in the house that your
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Jupiter resides in your chart.
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Now, in a non esoteric and rational sense, what can you do when you're
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questioning life and feel like you're outgrowing your current reality?
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Let's talk about it.
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First thing to remember is that this is a very personal journey.
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There are so many blog articles and videos on this topic from several
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different angles that may resonate with some and not for others.
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But I wanna approach this by looking at four categories.
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I'm currently studying the practice of tarot card reading, and what fascinates
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me is the four suits and how they relate to four different aspects of life.
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And I believe it is really good to consider these four concepts when
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thinking about your life and what you feel called to change about it.
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So in tarot, there are four different suits, and don't worry,
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I'll do a episode one day soon on the practice and history of it.
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But the suit of cups relates to our emotions and relationships.
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This is where we feel the restlessness and emotional turmoil that comes
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with this period of our life.
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The suit of Pentacles relates to our resources and material achievements.
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We may feel like embarking on a new creative endeavor or changing jobs,
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homes, or something else where our everyday routines feel drab and boring.
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The swords relate to our intellect and decisions.
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This is where we may feel like gaining new knowledge or going back to school
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or undertaking some new apprenticeship.
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And lastly, the wands relate to our desires and skills.
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Basically, we crave new experiences.
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This could be traveling, gaining new skills, seeking new opportunities,
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or engaging in something creative like a new project.
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This is a way to satisfy that feeling of boredom and restlessness.
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So let's look at these four in a deeper perspective.
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One way to realize that you might be outgrowing your old life is that places
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that used to feel comfortable and fun don't resonate with you anymore.
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Old places and groups of people may slowly start to bore us.
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We may not resonate with the same topics that we used to
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engage with friends anymore.
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We may be looking for a lifestyle change that no longer fits the same
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as friends and family once did.
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It doesn't necessarily mean you need to cut people out of your life, although
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that could very well be a possibility if your friends and family have become
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negative influences in your life.
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Not everyone is going to support you going through a change or
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wanting to try something new.
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Other people's fears and doubts can make us doubt ourselves and
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keep us from growing in life.
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Notice when this is happening.
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It may be a time to distance yourself from them and listen to your own intuition.
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But other times, this could mean that we need to seek new relationships
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with people who resonate with the change we're looking to do.
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This could be a new mentor or teacher or a new group that engages
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in a hobby you want to take, or even a new spiritual practice.
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In fact, when your life has become restless and you're not
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sure what to do anymore, this can signal a time to engage with your
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spirituality and intuition a bit more.
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Many people will ignore their emotions and intuition, mostly out of fear.
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Change is hard, and it involves stepping into the unknown, which is not easy.
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It can be especially hard when we're noticing our relationships changing
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or no longer resonating with us.
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Life is full of change, and change is constant and many times this involves
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our relationships changing as well.
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Like I said, my Jupiter return is a very emotional time and I end
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up doing a lot of shadow work.
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This can definitely be a time when therapy and spiritual work can
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help us through this experience.
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This may also be a time we feel like exploring other skills and
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talents, or even traveling a lot more to experience more of the world.
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We're expanding and outgrowing our old life, and therefore we want to experience
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more than what we've been exposed to.
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Some people may have the resources to travel to other countries and
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immerse themselves in another culture.
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Other people may be able to explore only other states and
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cities within their country.
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But this doesn't always have to look like traveling.
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Discovering a new hobby can be a great way to introduce new experiences
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into your life, and not just a new hobby, but a creative idea altogether.
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People say they wanna write a novel or a screenplay or finish
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an art project, but never take the first step at pursuing that.
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This could be because of time and financial constraints or emotional fears.
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Just because you write a screenplay or a novel doesn't
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mean you have to be published.
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In fact, writing a story and then actually publishing it are two different skillsets.
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One is the artist's brain, the other is a business and marketing brain.
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Some people are better at one than the other, and that's okay.
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Many people will discrete just doing a project for the experience and fun of
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it, thinking that unless they make money from it, then it was a waste of time.
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This is not true, and again, it's part of that toxic, capitalistic mindset
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that our society shoves down our throat.
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This is a period in your life to try new things within your capacity.
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The experiences may lead to new relationships, new opportunities,
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or just a deeper perspective of yourself and others.
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It is a way of expanding your talents, skills and mind.
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And speaking of expanding your mind, we may feel the urge to expand our knowledge.
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Now learning new information should be something we're constantly
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doing because again, the world is constantly changing, but we may
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learn knowledge on a deeper level.
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Again, back to my personal experience, Jupiter returns are moments when I
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gained more knowledge about an area that previously I only knew factoids about.
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My previous Jupiter return was me wanting to learn more about
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the entertainment industry.
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I was restless about my life, so I moved and got another college degree.
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This year I've been analyzing my life and the systems I'm part of, mostly because
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of the country and the world I live in.
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The more I learn about the economic structures of our world and the differing
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perspectives of it, the more I'm coming to terms with my financial past.
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I've experienced a lot of financial trauma, some of it generational,
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and as I said in my last episode, our society and attitudes toward
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financial hardships is that somehow it's solely the person's fault.
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So much of the financial advice out there is really geared towards either how to
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survive capitalism or for individuals who are already moderately well off.
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So much of financial success is based on luck.
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I'll talk more about that in just a second.
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But this period of my life has been me researching and reading more about the
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philosophy around money and economics.
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And while politics and economics isn't my main expertise or interest,
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the philosophy around it and how it affects people in society is
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something I'm very much interested in.
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People are more than just a number and a dollar sign.
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This is also why I've relaunched this podcast with more focus on esoteric
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and philosophical knowledge, because I think it's important, especially in
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times of social and political upheaval.
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People feel lost and disconnected in life, and it's important to talk about
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other ideas and spiritual techniques than just the exoteric Christian ones.
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Overall, my interest is in the systems we're forced to
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participate in and esoterica.
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Either way, this may be a time to expand the knowledge we know and thought we knew.
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And now the last area I think is important.
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When talking about making a change in life, the biggest one we think
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of is a change in career or jobs.
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Some people are lucky and have found a career in company that they like.
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Others have found a way to either be their own balls, essentially escaping
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the nine to five work structure.
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This can range from being a concert creator, an artist,
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or even a business owner.
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And still, there are some people that like the stability of a nine to
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five, but wanna change industries.
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All of these are fine, but the difference is in the resources and connections
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that will help us, or the lack thereof.
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This is where reality has to come in.
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We can have these grandiose ideas of what we want to experience and
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do, but the reality is, life is full of change and constraints.
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Some of us may not have the resources to do something grand like
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traveling to different countries.
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Some of us may not have close relationships we can lean on to encourage
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us in whatever change we wanna make.
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We may not have the money or time to go back to school and
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make a change, and that's okay.
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But despite these constraints, there are two things we can do.
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Number one, try something.
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Most of us can let fear and perfectionism get in the way.
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Read about it, watch videos about it, find affordable and safe ways to
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experience it, or something similar.
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You may not be able to travel, but you can go to a new place
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in town or the next state over.
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Can you learn the language or read about the culture online?
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No, it's not the same thing.
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But it will still get you acquainted with that desire and allow you
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to make plans if that's something that you deeply resonate with.
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And if not, now, you know and can try something else.
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There's ways to try new skills and research new careers without doing a major
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overhaul of your life before you're ready.
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Only you know what you're able to do and how much you're motivated by it.
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Only you can live your life for you.
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Which brings me to number two, use your intuition.
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Feeling restless about life is such a personal and emotional experience.
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You can create all the advice you can online or from teachers, but
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if it doesn't resonate with you, then you need to change course.
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Maybe it's simply your perspective that needs to change.
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Maybe you're the type that dismisses their emotions and intuition or
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simply don't know how to process that.
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There are many psychological and spiritual resources out there, especially
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in the form of books, videos, and podcasts that can assist you with that.
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Even more, there are mental health professionals and counselors that
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can encourage you or help you with some of that shadow work that
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so many of us can benefit from.
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The bottom line is this.
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All of us will get to a point where we wanna do something different in our lives.
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The thing is we need to use our creativity and intuition to find the best way
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forward with the resources we have and the constraints we have to live with.
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This is a hard concept to accept something that I'm still learning to do myself.
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But on the other side of that acceptance is serenity and
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being open to new possibilities.
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So if you made it this far, thank you so much for listening to this episode.
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If you want to support me, you can go to my website to buy
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You can also join my monthly newsletter so you can stay updated on what's
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But with all that said, thank you so much for listening, and
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I'll see you in the next one.