My Problem with God

By Wes Annac, Editor, Openhearted Rebel I wrote the following for the 285th issue of the Weekly Awareness Guide, a written document distributed weekly via email that I offer for $11.11 a month. Income from the guide helps me get by and ensures I can continue to offer free content, and every subscription is appreciated. …

Tap into the Source

By Wes Annac, Editor, Culture of Awareness & Openhearted Rebel There is a Source of energy, inspiration, and abundance we can all tap into, but we have to be aware of it first. It’s here waiting patiently for us to realize it exists, but until we can be open to it, it’ll sit at the …

Persecution in the Name of God

Credit: aattp.org By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness I don’t like to use the word ‘God’ when I write about our creator. I don’t have an issue with the word itself, but it reminds me of hardcore religious fanatics with hatred in their hearts, who judge people because of an imbalanced sense of self-righteousness and …

Weekly Newsletter: The Divine Father and Mother

The Mother’s beautiful creation. Credit: Cosmic22ones.com By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness I wrote the following for the one hundred and fifty-fourth issue of The Culture of Awareness Weekly Newsletter, which I offer for $11.11 a month via PayPal (see the subscription button at the bottom for more info) or check/cash (head here for more …

Reclaim Your Spiritual Freedom

Credit: Pinterest.com By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness Spirituality is what we make of it, and nothing stops us from experiencing it uniquely. It’s probably harder for people who follow strict religions that limit their freedoms, but even then, it’s only as impossible as we make it. There are always little things we can do …

The Ultimate Treasure

Credit: Pinterest.com By Wes Annac, The Culture of Awareness Franklin Merrell-Wolff, who we’ll hear from here, frequently referred to enlightenment as a “treasure”. Like a lot of spiritual teachers have told us, enlightenment is as much of a destructive process as it is constructive, but at the “end” of it all, we’ll come out shining, …

We Long to Know Our Creator

Credit: Yogabrains.com By Wes Annac, The Culture of Awareness I’ve said before that I think every form of desire is a shrouded desire to connect with our creator, who we came from and will eventually return to. When we read spiritual texts that talk about praising ‘God’ or wanting to know him/her in a deeper way, …

God and Source: What’s the Difference?

Written by Wes Annac, The Culture of Awareness “There are no facts, only interpretations.” – Friedrich Nietzsche (1) I was asked by a reader to give my opinion on the difference between ‘God’ and ‘Source’. I tend to use both labels, but I usually say ‘Source’ when I talk about our creator. The reader pointed …

Desire: What Do We Really Want?

Credit: Quotespedia.info Written by Wes Annac, The Culture of Awareness “With what love and desire for union (with God) one is seized — what wondering delight!” – Plotinus It’s been said that every form of desire is ultimately a desire to know our creator (and to know ourselves as our creator). All of the longing …