From Power to Presence: Acceptance, Mis-Guidance, and Life Beyond Identity

January 28, 2026 9:44am

From Power to Presence: Acceptance, Mis-Guidance, and Life Beyond Identity As a teenager, I studied magic, the occult, secret societies, and personal leadership not out of curiosity alone, but out of survival. I was trying to understand power. My power. What made me feel so different, so intense, so out of place in the world I was born into. Those years were rough. Cutting, fighting, running from the police those weren’t phases, they were patterns. I didn’t feel safe in my home, in my body, or in my future. By my late teens, I dropped out of high school and…

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Spirit In-formed: The Stewardship of the Ripple

January 15, 2026 9:06am

by Chris Albaugh

Spirit In-formed: The Stewardship of the Ripple For generations, the measure of success in my lineage was tied to a “quiet standard” of service roles as healers, business leaders, and community pillars. I lived as the Rebel and the Black Sheep, walking into experiences others feared or secretly desired. By standing in those shadows, I became a bridge; others felt safe enough to experience their own depths because I was there alongside them. But I have real-eyes-ed a deeper truth: I am not a result, a reward or revelation of our Ministry. I am not the organization and…

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Step Into Your True Becoming: Beyond the Stories of What Was

July 11, 2025 7:33am

by Chris Albaugh

Step Into Your True Becoming: Beyond the Stories of What Was Step Into Your True Becoming: Beyond the Stories of What Was Thank you. Thank you for every opportunity, every test, every initiation. When we dare to pray, to wish, to desire something truly greater, we aren’t granted instant perfection. Instead, we are given the path itself. We are handed the profound opportunities to become what we’ve always yearned for. When we ask for strength, challenges meet us. When we seek peace, our own restlessness is often revealed, inviting us to choose a different way. When we long for love,…

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The Sacred Path of Remembering: Walking Each Other Home in Unconditional Love

July 4, 2025 8:52am

by Chris Albaugh

The Sacred Path of Remembering: Walking Each Other Home in Unconditional Love Maybe we’re all a little lost… Not in the sense of failure or confusion, but like wanderers are—seeking not just a destination, but something deeper: a sense of home within life’s vast journey. We each arrive on this planet with a seed of light buried inside, yet surrounded by veils of forgetting. These veils are woven by family systems, social constructs, ancestral wounds, and the ever-churning noise of a world often obsessed with performance over presence. That’s why so many of us forget why we’re truly here. But…

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Observing vs Absorbing: The Art of Energetic Discernment

July 2, 2025 9:03am

by Chris Albaugh

Observing vs Absorbing: The Art of Energetic Discernment In a world that’s constantly demanding our attention, emotional bandwidth, and mental resources, the difference between observing and absorbing is not just subtle—it’s sacred. One nourishes our wisdom, while the other often drains our vitality. To walk the path of conscious embodiment, we must discern how we relate to what we sense, both seen and unseen, heard and felt. Witnessing the External Without Losing the Internal To observe is to become the witness. It’s that neutral, open presence that allows experience to unfold without resistance or attachment. Observing uses our senses—sight, hearing,…

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The Return to Soul: From Proving to Presence

June 30, 2025 6:54am

by Chris Albaugh

The Return to Soul: From Proving to Presence Throughout the memories of my life, there was always a need to prove— To show others who I truly was beneath the masks, To earn love, belonging, and respect through my gifts, my grit, and my growth. There was a push—unrelenting at times—to demonstrate my worth. To be seen. To be understood. To be chosen. I remember seasons where I shined brighter, not because I was more whole, but because I was trying harder to be light in the face of my own internal darkness. I smiled when I was unraveling. I…

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Commitment: The Identity We Choose and the Purpose We Serve

June 28, 2025 5:07am

by Chris Albaugh

Commitment: The Identity We Choose and the Purpose We Serve There is power in commitment. In a world of fleeting pleasures, instant gratification, and self-curated avatars, commitment often feels like a limitation. A cage. But commitment—when rooted in conscious alignment—becomes a sacred vessel. A crucible that tempers our raw edges, a path that refines us into who we are becoming. The challenge is not commitment itself, but what we commit to. Many of us first commit to identities: — the survivor, the provider, the healer, the rebel, the entrepreneur, the seeker. We commit to personas that arise from our experiences,…

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Remembering Liberation: The Mystic’s Path Beyond Spiritual Dogma

June 19, 2025 8:16am

by Chris Albaugh

Remembering Liberation: The Mystic’s Path Beyond Spiritual Dogma Explore the mystic’s path beyond spiritual dogma and into the remembrance that we have always been free. Includes a personal story of awakening through ego death, heartbreak, and surrender. The Map Is Not the Terrain In many traditions, teachings are offered as fingers pointing to the moon. They are sacred, yes. But they are not the source—they are invitations. When we confuse the finger for the moon, we worship the form and miss the formless. This is where the mystic diverges from the follower. The mystic learns to see through the practice,…

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The Subtle Trap of Ego & The Power of Unity

May 16, 2025 6:47am

by Chris Albaugh

The Subtle Trap of Ego & The Power of Unity One of the most elusive ego traps is the belief that our life, our experiences, and our story matter more than those of any other living being. This illusion quietly separates us, forming an identity rooted in comparison and control—“me over we.” Yet in truth, we are all equally significant—and equally insignificant. Equally unique, equally divine, equally somebody… and equally nobody. The true potential of consciousness is not found in what we think we know, but in our willingness to let go. To return to presence. To arrive in the…

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