A Guide To Two Dreams
The Purpose of Two Dreams
Two Dreams is about being in relationship with what’s greater than you, while pursuing what’s greater for you.
The way those two dreams manifested in my life helped me understand that our experiences can be greater than our capacity to explain them away, while also helping me realize what was greater for me: finding my own way to use “magic” to obtain health in my life (and hopefully transfer that to others).
My definition of magic is: the process of changing experience through indirect, or sly/clever means.
When I say magic, I'm including practical magic, divination (primarily the I Ching), spirituality (primarily the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism), and the power of language. I’m also talking about the magic present in self-help technologies and rules of thumb earned through struggle that can make future struggle a lot more manageable.
And when I say health, that includes mental, physical, financial, and social.
Two Dreams is my attempt to give others my systems for working with these forms of magic in a practical, heedful, and hopefully wise way.
Practical Magic
The Most Important Posts
- ‘Prescription Magic: How To Change Your Life With Pen, Paper, And Pound Cake’
- ‘How To Manifest The Life You Want (Or: The Three Sigils)’
- ‘"Is Magic Real?": Four Stories For You To Decide’
The Rest
- ‘Being A Sigil: How To Be A Different Person To Create Magical Results’
- ‘The Easiest Way To Start Practicing Sigil Magic Quickly’
- ‘118 Sigil Intentions To Improve Your Life With Magic’
- ‘Emergency Magic: Potential Solutions For When Your Back Is Against The Wall’
Divination
The Most Important Posts
- If you're an absolute beginner with the I Ching, my 'Simplest Explanation' post will hopefully explain the oracle in a way that makes sense. And here’s the simplest guide to actually doing I Ching readings.
- My post 'Strategic Divination' has A LOT of what i know about consulting the I Ching to find the answers you're looking for. And here’s the addendum.
- My simplified version of James Legge's translation of the I Ching is a free, hopefully easy way to understand your I Ching reading if you're consulting it yourself.
- ‘Everything You Need To Know About I Ching Love Readings’
- ‘The Path To I Ching Clarity: Your Personal Experience’
The Rest
- ‘My (Formerly) Secret I Ching Meanings For The Five Most Searched For Readings’
- ‘I Ching Meanings For The Most Hateable And Enjoyable Readings You Can Get’
- ‘The Anxiety Reduction Practice of Hourly I Ching Readings’
- ‘The Tarot According To The I Ching’
- ‘Divinatory Digestion: How Being Bad At Prediction Can Benefit Your Mental Health’
- ‘Dream Crusher: How To Avoid Being Deceived By Your Personal Divination Readings’
- ‘A Life Lesson From All 64 Hexagrams of The I Ching’
- ‘100 Lessons From The I Ching, For The First 100 Years of Your Life’
- ‘How To Do I Ching Readings With A Deck of Cards (And How To Make That Card Deck)’
- ‘How To Create Your Own Oracle Deck (For Mental Health, And Pleasure)’
- ‘How To Make Your Own Astrological Card Decks (And Why You Might Want To)’
- My Astrology Meanings According To The I Ching series
- ‘How To Do An I Ching Celtic Cross Reading’
- ‘How To Know If You'll Like The I Ching (The Three Likely Types of People)’
Spirituality
The Most Important Posts
- ‘The Truth About Angel Numbers (And Every Other "Spiritual Meaning")’
The Rest
- ‘How To Have Spiritual Discernment’
- ‘Self-Illumination: Shadow Work Prompts And A System For Integration’
- ‘The Easiest Guide To Doing Breathwork’
- ‘Five Things I Learned About Spirituality (And Life) From Five Years of Sobriety’
- ‘Everything You Need To Know About The Meaning of Life (That Might Also Make You Angry)’
- ‘How To Avoid Becoming A Cult Member (And How To Benefit From A "Cult")’
- ‘SGBM: The Four Easy Ways To Meditate’
- ‘Cracking Yourself Open: How To Have A 'Mystical' Experience (And Why They're Meaningless)’
Self-Improvement
The Most Important Posts
- ‘How To Brainwash Yourself: A Self-Stabber's Self-Help System’
- ‘The PRPS Process: How To Respond To Anything Life Throws At You’
- ‘Different Perspectives: How To Quickly Reframe Your Beliefs For Instant Benefits’
- ‘How To Motivate Yourself (Without Motivation)’
- Everything I Know About How To Manage And Eliminate Anxiety (That Might Also Work For You)
- ‘Spiritual Sobriety: How To Stop Drinking Alcohol With A Little Magic’
Everything Else
- ‘"What Is The Point of Life?" (A Practical Answer)’
- ‘Language Magic: Self-Help That Works’
- ‘How To Do A Weekly Review (With One Question)’
- ‘How To Find A Life Coach (In Yourself)’
- ‘Why "Therapy Doesn't Work" (And What Does)’
- ‘How To Make New Habits, And Stop Bad Habits, To Brainwash Yourself For The Better’
- ‘How To Practice Visualization To Gain Skills And Peace of Mind’
- ‘How To Be Better At Decision Making (With Divination, And Without)’
- ‘Your Win List: A Building Block For Resilience’
- ‘Transposing: How To Read Minds (Even Your Own)’
- ‘How To Have Beginner's Mind (For Problem Solving and Creativity)’
- ‘How To Know If You're Close To A Breakthrough (And How To Speed It Up)’
- ‘How To Stop Your Addiction To Thinking: The Three Minds’
- ‘A Quick Heuristic To Do Second-Order Thinking (Or: How To Avoid (Some) Unwanted Consequences)’
- ‘Not-Sure-Ism: How To Thrive In A Post-Truth World’
- ‘Why Choosing Your Bullet Wound Is The Most Empowering Thing You Can Do’
- ‘What To Do When You're At A Crossroads In Life’
- ‘How To Find The Essence of Your Life, Art, And Work (Like "Gurus" and "Zen-Masters")’
- ‘How To Be At Peace With Uncertainty’
- ‘Digesting Emotions: How To Sit Through Your Strongest Feelings’
- ‘10 Things To Do When You Don't Know What To Do’
- ‘The I Ching DSM: What The Book of Changes Says About Managing Your Diagnosis’
- ‘How To Avoid Suffering (And Why Trying To Avoid It Will Make You Suffer)’
- ‘Perfection Is Poison: Why Disillusionment Is A Great First Step Towards Wisdom’
- ‘The Reassuring Reminder That It'll Never Be Enough (Thought Exercises)’
- ‘Change The Context of Your Life To Change The Content of Your Life’
- ‘Accept The Conditions of Your Particular Game (For Best Results)’
- ‘Why Hope Is Making Your Life Hopeless (Or: How To Overcome 'Pool's Edge Living')’
- ‘How Flash Cards And Mnemonics Can Help You Change Your Life Without Trying’
- ‘Patient Endurance: How To Solve Problems By Not Solving Problems’
- ‘How To Use And Avoid Being Used By The Stories We Tell’
- ‘Why You Should Choose Experiencing Over Insight (And Which Insights Are Actually Valuable)’
- ‘How To Be Response-Able For Your Entire Life Without Blaming Yourself’
- ‘Mental Self-Defense: How To Stabilize Yourself In A World of Delusion, Illusion And Deception’
- ‘What To Do If You Want To Change The World (In A World Changed By Everyone)’
- ‘The Magic of Not Using Social Media For A Year (And How To Make Your Own Algorithm)’
- ‘Search Magic: How To Be An Elite Researcher’
Divination Services/Free Readings
- My On-Call Oracle service offers you (near) unlimited readings for a year
- My 'Find Your Purpose' reading answers three questions for clients: Your life's purpose, your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness These answers *significantly* helped me find direction when I needed it.
- My ‘Two Oracle Reading’ service gives you some divinatory options to answer the question of your choice.
- My ‘Free Reading Review’ series offers you the chance to get a free I Ching reading, in exchange for me writing about it publicly.
Newsletter
- My newsletter lets you know when my free, monthly I Ching-Astrology Horoscopes are released.
- Everything else you need to know about the free divination I offer can be found on my I Ching-Astrology Horoscopes page.
- You can also support the site here.
