Spiritual Sovereignty

0:00Welcome to another edition of Revealing the Truth of Branwells. I took about a week off just between episodes of podcasting and everything else has been kind of dealing with my own kind of weird funk if you would, health issues, whatever you want to call it. Actually, you know, it's really interesting. You know, we talk about like a lot of things in this podcast and one of the things that's kind of like, I don't know, I guess you could say, a core thread through a lot of what I discuss is really kind of the idea of being flexible and kind of really kind of like purring through the blinds, you know, kind of like, you know, putting two and two together and then connecting all the dots. And one of the things that I really kind of like focus on a lot of times, and especially as of late, I think we're all kind of going through a spiritual journey, if you would, you know, whether it's, you know, looking up quantum physics, realizing how nutrition and how the way that we speak to each other affects our bodies as well as our minds and, you know, how neuroplasticity works into it and not to mention

1:06everything else. And so I wanted to talk to you guys about something that called spiritual sovereignty. And what it is, it's actually a concept that has gained a lot of validity in the, in the most recent years, I would say probably since 2020, if not before. And it emphasizes the individual's right and responsibility to govern their own spiritual journey. So, you know, obviously we already see the downfall of organized religion in a very public and very at times gruesome way. It's an actually, you know, not to mention the concepts and ideas that we a lot of us have grown up on. And how do we, you know, get from point A to point B in understanding how all of this works and who we really are. I mean, for the longest time, we thought we were human beings having a spiritual journey. And it's the total opposite. Now we're learning that

2:09we're spiritual beings having a human journey or human experience. And so that kind of puts things into a whole different vernacular in a lot of ways. In an age that's actually marked by tremendous amounts of change. I mean, we're talking like, it's crazy to think how much has actually changed since 2020. You know, how many more people are awake now? How many more people are on a spiritual journey as it were? And not to mention how many people are having their pineal gland decalsified. And, you know, how many people are aware of all the deceit and all the cover-ups and all the lies and the absting files and, you know, the technologies have been kept hidden from the general populace for over 100 plus years. It's no wonder that we're all in a spiritual journey of some kind. And mind you, a lot of times, you know, it is kind of a lonely journey where it is kind of that it's a personal journey. It's not something that you really

3:11talk to other people about. It certainly isn't something you would talk to an organized religion setting by a long shop because then they all want to intercept this and the other and becomes this whole, well, let me just hijack this whole narrative right in front of you. Meanwhile, you've barely gotten one air of breath out of your mouth to even discuss it. And it's one of the things where a lot of people that are going on these spiritual journeys and dealing with this, they don't really, you know, something that they're really truly talk to people about on social media necessarily. I mean, some people might and, you know, thankfully there are those that talk about it just because so other people don't necessarily feel that they're the only ones on the planet that they're going through. Yeah, they're going through it because it is a very profound and very amazing, amazing changing journey. I mean, it's, it alters a way that you look at yourself, the way you speak to yourself, the food you eat, the company you keep, the books you read,

4:14the music you listen to, just down the line, whatever you could think of that you consider to be who you think you are. And who you, I don't like to see the way I identify because then that becomes a whole another topic almost. But who you think that you are based upon certain criteria, based upon, you know, people identify themselves with all sorts of things, whether it's their favorite sports team, their favorite college team, their, you know, allegiance to a certain brain name, I only buy this or I only buy that or whatever it is. And it goes back to the idea of like basically dissolving all that. I mean, it's kind of a, a huge, huge ego death. It's what it boils down to a lot of ways, thinking that, you know, this is who I am based upon x, y, and z. And sovereignty can actually empower individuals to reclaim autonomy over their belief systems and values and practices. And this, as I said before, it's going to change the way that people

5:18see themselves and view life and, you know, view everything. And the exploration really does dive deeply into what spiritual sovereignty entails. And it's actually has like a historical context. And the significance of it is, you know, as I said before, we're changing ourselves. So there's a lot of things that aren't changing. You know, it's interesting. I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. And I was telling her about some weird symptoms I've been dealing with. And I didn't realize that they were necessarily symptoms until she kind of went down the list of everything. And what it was is I've been feeling dizzy. Like, I feel like I'm having a grip at the table just to stand up since Sunday. And I'm still kind of weirdly feeling it. And I told her, say, what is going on with me? Is it like an allergy thing? You know, I mean, it's weird how your allergies can manifest themselves in very, very different ways from like

6:21sneezing and stuff like to all of a sudden year, I might have a equilibrium inner ear thing going. But what's really weird is, like I said, I've been feeling this since Sunday. And today, as I'm doing this podcast episode, I'm still feeling the effects. And it's almost Friday. And I'm like, what gives? What am I doing wrong? Is it something I'm eating or not getting a vitamins? I mean, just down the line. I mean, that's, you know, where your head goes, you know, because I start thinking myself, wait a minute, I am eating rather healthy. You know, I do try to, you know, work out and do yoga and tai chi and whatever. Yeah, I don't get to do it every day, but whatever. And I'm, she said, you need to take time for yourself in the mornings and before you get a bed to just meditate. She said, what you're experiencing is pretty common. As we just recently had a time shift, as we have been dealing with things like coronal mass and juxtams and everything

7:23else. And she said, and people going through spiritual journeys, like very profound spiritual journeys, all of a sudden, they might be allergic to something that they were not previously allergic to. It could be a food. And she said, in some cases, it is nausea. In some cases, it is dizziness for all of the above. And I was like, oh my gosh, yeah, because I didn't think about it. I mean, I mean, where my head was in your infection or something and it messes up with your equilibrium. But given with what she had just explained to me, it actually, and then on top of which, I saw another video that was literally saying the same thing for batom. And I was like, okay, there is obviously something to this. And, you know, with the idea of spiritual sovereignty, you know, the idea of over-explain yourself is done where you're walking away from conversations that

8:24you normally would take in. And now you just feel absolutely nothing but the need to walk away. And the need not to engage. And that's kind of like a big deal because in our society, in a lot of ways, we're taught to engage right off the bat and just whatever. But when you have spiritual sovereignty, it's like the idea of over-explaining yourself, the idea of explaining yourself at all almost becomes like a null avoidance because, you know, in your heart of hearts, that what you're doing is the right thing for you and the right thing for the world more. You know, and it's going to be different for each individual purpose, your person, or other. It's not going to be the exact same one side, so it's all idea. You know, spirituality never was that regardless of what organized religion would have you believe. Now, the core of the definition, spiritual sovereignty, I should refer to the ideas that each person has the infinite right to define their own spiritual path. And think about that one for

9:28just a moment because a lot of people, especially the organized religion, will totally go against that. That's what I was talking about earlier, where the minute you even try to engage, the minute you open your mouth, they try to take that narrative and twist it to fit their narrative. I try to take that the words out of your mouth and basically try to say, well, this is what you're actually reading. No, you didn't listen, but nonetheless. And it's in your own spiritual path. And it's free from the external impositions of our dogma, free from it, literally free from it. It acknowledges the unique nature of every individual's belief in experiences, because let's face it, we all have the same experiences, by the way. And we also don't interpret them all in the same exact way either. Recognizing that spirituality is a deeply personal journey, unlike traditional religious authority figures who actually like to dictate your spiritual norms and spiritual sovereignty encourages self-discovery and self-determination. That's one of the big ones

10:35that yes, I was actually trying to give people to actually understand was that they needed to have that spiritual sovereignty, especially given the time period. Him being crucified was not exactly a brand new fresh concept at the time. It was kind of a common practice, really. And you have to ask yourself, what was it that got him on that cross to begin with? And certainly it wasn't the PR thing that a lot of Christians like to give, which is always dying for your sins. No, you have to ask yourself, why was he on the cross? What got him from point A to point B? And in their minds, it was because he was talking about things like spiritual sovereignty, because I'm about the kingdom of God as it was in, the kingdom of heaven was in. And that's the whole thing. They didn't want that. So that was kind of their version of censorship. You know, censorship did not just pop out of thin air. It wasn't something that was dictated to us by the parents music resource center, like in the 1980s. The concept of spiritual sovereignty actually has its roots in various philosophical and spiritual traditions. And from a historical perspective, many societies have

11:39actually had centralized religious authorities that actually dictated spiritual beliefs and practices. So we already know this. I mean, look at organized religion with the rise of the enlightenment and subsequent social movements advocating for individual rights. The notion of personal sovereignty spiritual included began to take a tremendous shape. And in modern context, spiritual sovereignty actually intersects with various movements, not to which is considered to be new age spiritualism. But the thing about it is new age is actually the old age. You know, if you get actually into like a religion classes, we already talked about how the King James version is actually, you know, predated by the Ethiopian Bible and everything else. And so the King James version is actually considered to be the new age and indigenous practices and personal empowerment philosophies. A lot of them, as I said before, you will see a common thread of a lot of things that I talk about, one of which is the common thread is I am beyond fascinated by indigenous practices, cultures,

12:42heritage, the neat, whatever you could think of just down the line. I'm like a big kid. I'm like, I want to know more, you know? And, you know, I'm constantly just like mesmerized by, I mean, like I want to know what they call this, what this means to them, you know, just down the line, whatever and what experience that. One of my professors in college was a guy named Houston Smith. And for those of you who don't know who he is looking up, he's now passed away. But he was like the Indiana Jones of religiosity. He would literally immerse himself in different types of spiritual practices and beliefs and to be able to write about it and articulate himself from the perspective of academia. And so he would actually write full-fledged textbooks after having immerse himself in the practices and just understand it and, you know, wrap its hand around it a lot more from a compelling standpoint. And the current fast-paced interconnected world, the importance of spiritual sovereignty cannot be overseed. It actually allows the individual to navigate the complexity of life with a

13:47determined sense of purpose, if not authenticity. And that's one of the big things that we talk about is yes, what basically said that whenever you quote, unquote, sin, there's no such thing as sin, not in the way that it's been indoctrinated into Christianity or else. But the idea of sin is when you behave inauthentic to your true divine nature. That's it. It's not this whole thing of I'm going to send you to hell for something that you messed up on. We all have things that we do in life and we can't necessarily say that there are mistakes, but we can all say it was a learning experience. And that's probably one of the healthiest ways to look at is that it was a very huge learning experience, either for this life or for the next. And it's not like we're going to be sitting there, you know, being judged, you know, for every single thing we do, we judge ourselves. Nobody needs to judge us. We already do that to each other. We do that to ourselves. Why would we need something? You see what I'm saying? It just, it does not add up to what we actually now know

14:48of the kingdom of God is within and that we are all fractions and connections of God. And what we call source, you know, it's it's not even necessarily God, you know, God was never actually called that, you know, it's and it's we have to like really kind of like be mindful of the language of God as well or the language of source. It's not like somebody with a genders, not male, female, whatever. It's an energy. And that's the thing. I mean, because I have to I mean like I said, in the United States, we're really indoctrinating with thinking that God is, you know, male and everything else. And so, you know, you know, in a patriarchy and everything else. But it's obviously, and like I said, you have to catch yourself. Like I said, because it's so ingrained that your response is going to be sounding very much like, you know, something right out of their textbook and it's like, hey, I'm going to better watch the language that I just used that way. You know, and we're not talking like, you know, bad words or something like that, we're talking about like, wait a minute here. That right there is the programming. And then

15:51becomes this whole thing of recognizing that program. You know, as people grapple with and kind of societal pressures and cultural expectations and the overwhelming information age, claiming spiritual sovereignty actually is a validation for mental well-being and resistance and resilience. I mean, think about this. And I've talked about this before, how the United States is actually leading the entire world and mental health issues. Amongst other things. Now, why is that really the entire world of mental health issues, like that can't be just a coincidence. That can't just be a oops. There's something to that. And a lot of it has to do with organizers religion telling people that they're worthless and that they're horrible, you know, people and everything else. And so next day we got like all society people that are depressed and on drugs and doing whatever based upon the fact that they literally do not feel like they're, excuse me, like they do not feel like they're enough, like they don't feel like they're worthy of love and compassion. They don't feel like they're worthy of, you know,

16:52there's something wonderful and amazing to have this beautiful life. And you know, I mean, it's, it goes into a whole mindset thing because it goes into your psyche because it's a grain to you from the pretty much the get go. And you have to understand like that takes a long time to get rid of it just and just simply vanish. It takes years and years to be able to get rid of it. And that's why it's such an important thing to have that spiritual sovereignty. You know, like I said, everybody's going to practice spirituality very different, which in a lot of ways, that's actually kind of the beautiful thing about it because wouldn't it be boring if we were all exactly the same? If we all did exactly the same things and ate the same foods and whatever, what's happening though is more and more people are tapping into what that actually means. What does spiritual sovereignty truly mean? And not to mention, not just spiritual sovereignty,

17:52but the sovereignty of anything. I mean, when we talk about like national sovereignty, you don't want to be dependent upon your government agencies that take care of you. You don't want to be dependent upon the government in general take care of you because as well as they don't have your back and that they are a business like anything else. And that their main goal is to wait for it, make money and to use and abuse people. And we see that all the time whenever it's you know, some sort of weird, you know, pharmaceutical thing, they look at, you know, the public is giant getting, getting paid for it. You had to make billions off of it. We already know that the food industry, you know, has been manipulated by the pharmaceutical industry in many cases. And not to mention organized religion plays a big part into it as well. And the fact is that organized religion, like I said, it's dying in a very public way, you know, whether it's the whole refusing to feed a woman that has a baby, you know, with the baby formula thing or protesting the

18:57monks that are, you know, walked for peace. And just whatever. And the monks walking for peace, I think that's how a lot of people, the idea of truly being spiritual sovereign and realizing that you don't always have to partake in conversations any more than you have to tolerate. And that's a big deal for a lot of people because a lot of people, they're natural reflexed to something like that. It's just simply engaged right off the bat. It's like, oh, wait a minute, you have to defend yourself. Oh, great. You know, it's the next thing you know, you're playing into their hands. And it's a giant, you know, shouting match where the one is not going to listen and they're going to consistently talk over the other. And it's just, it becomes this giant mess, honestly speaking. And how do we get to a point in society where we're able to be you know, have that that peace from within that inflection of being able to say, you know what? That's your opinion, your belief and your welcome to it. It doesn't have to affect me. It doesn't have to be, well, that's what I think of

20:02myself. And that's a hard thing to do because I mean, a lot of people, you know, we are a society that wears their heart on their sleeve and their, you know, the feelings inside and everything else. And we have people that really kind of are energy vampires or they're not kind of the actual our energy vampires. And they kind of thrive on pushing people's buttons just to be able to kind of take that energy from them. And if it's a positive energy and they want to like make that person feel like a terrible person and they're just a little negative and dark and whatever. And then you have a situation where it's like they start to feel, you know, depressed and depleted thinking that they're not worthy and that they're not good enough. I mean, all right, a great example is this. Okay. So yeah, I'm lately in my episodes. I'm getting a lot personal and telling about who I am. For the longest time, I didn't think that I was enough.

21:05And how would I compensate for that for that feeling? I would overextend my energy. I would give people so much of myself, whether it was my time or, you know, my finances or whatever, that I literally after a certain point would feel 100% depleted and depressed. And like there was nothing there, nothing left. And I'm like, wait a minute. This is terrible business model, a terrible model for me to never truly emulate anyway because I feel depressed, depleted and short-changed and just you down the like kind of get the idea. And then I'm like, wait a minute. I really had to start going within and repairing my perceptions of myself. And realizing that, you know, I don't have to spin X a number of dollars to just have a life

22:06and to have friends and people that care about me and things of that nature. And that was like a big realization. I mean, I was like a huge one just because, you know, this was something that had gone off for a long while. You know, like I said, we're ingrained in this. And I know it's not just me that was, you know, ingrained in that thought process and that mindset. I think a lot of it, you know, did derive from at times, you know, we all kind of emulate what we grew up around. And so a lot of that, I think, derived from my dad in a lot of ways where I don't think he ever truly felt like, you know, at times that he was enough. And, you know, looking back on his life and everything and it's like, oh my gosh, you know, he would hang out with people that were at times beneath him. You know, I mean, it was like that was like some of the big, you know, issues that he and I would have with each other is the fact that I

23:06would notice this in him, but I didn't notice it myself. And obviously my dad noticed me and you know, that kind of thing. It's hard to notice your own, you know, issues at times. It's easy to pinpoint it in like others. And that's kind of like where we are as a society where there's a lot of people that want to pinpoint and say this person has issues or this group of people have issues, but they don't actually look at their own issues. And, you know, what kind of boundaries do they have or do they not have? You know, and for me, it was like I had to learn how to you know, figure out those boundaries with myself and every person's boundaries are going to be different, of course. You know, and in based upon like experiences and you know, growth and everything else. And then I had to go to, like I said, get to a point of saying, you know what, I'm not going to spin X a number of money just to have friends or a life. I would rather be happy within myself and have that spiritual sovereignty where I do my own spiritual practices

24:09by myself. And you know, eventually, if anybody wants to learn from me, I'm happy to share in a big deal. But at the same time, I'm not going to be judged for it. I'm not going to have somebody tell me that, you know, that I'm a horrible person that I'm undeserving and whatever. And like I said, that's something that a lot of us get told, I mean, pretty early on, but I would dare say a lot of us get told that we were like little kids. And then we carry it throughout life and throughout, you know, adulthood and everything else. And it's a horrible thing, especially if you care if it's so long to keep carrying it when you don't have to. It becomes this huge weight and burden. Like, and you start just ripping yourself to shreds for some of you might have done you're like 13 years old. And then you're, you know, in your 40s or your 50s and you're still kicking yourself in the buck one while I wish I would have handled that differently. Well, the truth of the matter is, you know, you have to forgive yourself. And forgiving yourself is

25:14not an easy concept. I mean, it sounds easy, you know, but it's really, you know, it's a really unique concept just because, you know, we're taught a whole grudges. I mean, you know, there's some people, like I said, that whole grudges for 30, 40 years. I mean, it's unheard of, you know, but it's like, it's, it's just like, oh my gosh, you know, you really are that angry at somebody that you hold a grudge for 30 or 40 years. I mean, that you don't let go and you don't say, look, you know, we all make, you know, errors in judgment and to learn and curve and everything else. And then, you know, we just, you know, learn from say, okay, I learned from this particular situation. I learned that I should handle it differently. I also learned that I was not even young and inexperienced and didn't know how to, you know, probably communicate my feelings with either, you know, people or myself or have you. And a lot of it, a lot of what we've gone through in life,

26:15I would dare say, kind of boils down to that, like not knowing how to express yourself, not knowing how to, you know, do this, do that or whatever. And they're still trying to learn and grow. And I think that's where growth actually derives from is looking back and saying, okay, I know I screwed up here and here and here. And then I could have really handled this much better than I did as opposed to behaving like this way or that way or what have you. And I think that's where the idea like personal, you know, spiritual sovereignty really comes from, was realizing that we do grow as individuals. And, you know, not just physically and, you know, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually and seeing that growth and realizing kind of look back on, oh my gosh, have I changed. And that's kind of, that's like a, that's a really, you know, it's a profound thing to be able to look and say, I've got, I know I have boundaries where I didn't have boundaries previously.

27:16Or I'm no longer uncomfortable with doing this because now I realize that there isn't anything wrong with it. And that goes into like a lot of things for a lot of people because there is so much, and there has been so much judgment about everything out there. And it's like, I've always felt like it really kind of an annoyance for me personally. And whenever someone would say, well, that's evil, God doesn't like it. And like, how would you know? Because they're God, but so is the person that they're talking. Just, you know, just reflections of God. And we already know that we live in a holographic, fratical universe. We already know that there is much more to living and being a spiritual being than what a lot of people actually will discuss openly.

28:20And it's to be able to have those boundaries and being able to have that idea of saying, wait a minute, what they think of me, what they might say towards me is not a reflection of me so much. However, it is a reflection of their own faults and their own feelings. And many times over, the things that people are pointing out that they don't like in others are the things that they see within themselves, but are afraid to own up to and are afraid to see that reflection in the mirror if you would. It's a scary thing to really look into yourself and look into your heart and, you know, figuring out the things that you want to change and that you really, you know, feel compelled to change. And it's not so much a need to fit into somebody's criteria or if it into their perception of what you, you know, what they think a compassionate, loving person would

29:22be like or to be somebody that somebody would, you know, say, well, this person is worthy of being in society you've heard this before, you know, contributing to society, you know, this other stuff, I'm like, contributing to society does not mean working 40 hours a week. And one of the things that Americans are consistently organized through is the 40-hour work week thinking, hey, that person is, you know, you know, making a contribution to society. In what way? Working 40 hours a week, never seeing their family, barely seeing their friends, to buy stuff that they really could do it out, to, you know, have that status quo or be part of that status quo. How is that exactly contributing to society? I mean, think about that for just a minute. We're, you know, we're taught to think, hey, you know, we might as well, you know, have this job just so that we're worthy.

30:24And so people will not look down upon us. And it kind of weirdly boils down to kind of boils down to worrying about what people might think of us or say of us. I used to, my mom's mother used to worry herself sick all the time, worried about what other people would say or think and whatever. And my, you know, my mom at times is kind of similar in a lot of respects, you know, I mean, I still absolutely adore my mom, but, you know, it's one of those things where I realized that she's, you know, had that embedded in her since she was a kid, as as an example of, you know, people's ideas and things like that that are vastly going away. And they need to because it contributes to depression and anxiety, you know, unworthiness, you know, I think honestly speaking, I think that might be one of the big culprits

31:29is why a lot of marriages or even relationships don't pan out sometimes is because of that feeling that emotion that of not feeling worthy enough or not feeling, you know, that they deserve love or that they deserve compassion or to be happy. And I mean, think about it a lot of the longest time. It was frowned upon for a woman or a man to go through a divorce. You know, I mean, it was, but, you know, sometimes people grow apart, it happens. It doesn't mean that there's necessarily a good guy or a bad guy in that. That's a duality thing. It's more about, it's more about realizing those boundaries of, I don't want to be in a situation that I don't need to be. If I don't need to be, that I won't, that kind of thing. And it's,

32:30it's a really interesting thing to kind of realize that people, you know, that used to say in these situations, look how unhealthy they were. Like, a great example of some of this is, always say, you know, married for our son or our daughter, which kids go to college and we're getting divorced. And it's like, do you really want your son or daughter to carry around that kind of guilt of why you and your husband stay together and marriage was not even a marriage. Those are just roommates. You know, I mean, kids a lot times gravitate towards and they, at times, emulate what we show them. You know, if you have, if you have two people that have kids in the mix and the kids always see them arguing and beating each other up and what have you and just calling each other names and just whatever you could think of. That kid is going to think that number one that that's normal or that it's healthy.

33:34And number two, that might pop up later in their relationships as they get older. And then the kid doesn't necessarily realize, hey, I saw this with my parents and I was younger and so I'm emulating it subconsciously. They don't, like I said, it becomes this whole ingrained into your psyche or into your, almost into your DNA in a weird way. And it really becomes this whole thing of, well, wait a minute, maybe as a society, a lot of us should really kind of consider how our communication skills manifest and present themselves. And you know, what that actually really truly means as far as, you know, sovereignty as far as setting up boundaries. And it's, and setting up boundaries, like I said, it's not easy. It's not going to be, you know, one size fits all. It's going to be, you know, like I said, I will not tolerate this. I will not do

34:36this, you know, down the line. And it's a mental, emotional checklist. It's not something that just pops up out of nowhere. They start to kind of realize what they do and what they do not want. You know, if somebody wants to have a relationship where, you know, the other partner's transparent openly communicates what they do or do not want in their relationship or need. Then it becomes a very, you know, healthy relationship as far as the based boundaries and things like that. And a lot of relationships and especially like ones that, you know, were people who have been married for a while. It's almost like, I know it sounds weird. I heard a comedian one time. They said, you get into a relationship and you next thing, you know, you kind of let yourself go and you stop taking care of yourself at times. And I'm like, why would you stop taking care of yourself if you're in a relationship like a long term one? I don't understand. I mean, I'm the type where

35:39I would never want to be with somebody that did not want to grow and want to learn and things of that nature. And I can't wrap my head around it quite frankly. I mean, I would be kind of deeply perplexed and more than a little bit on the frustrations I've based upon that. But as the frustration of myself and me being with her or that would be the frustration of the person not growing. And I might be a little bit of both honestly speaking. And that's where I'm kind of like, okay, so there's a lot of relationship patterns that I've seen, you know, not necessarily just with myself, but people in general, where, you know, they're afraid to speak up and say, this is what I would really like to see. This is what I would really like to have. And, you know, as a society, we're tall to be almost kind of afraid of actually really trying to resonate with somebody and really trying to

36:50have that connection. I mean, just think about this. I mean, we get like a lot of an awful lot rather of fear-based programming in society. I mean, just look at like, you know, the evening news or, oh, dull look at the evening news and one of my saying, um, but you kind of get the idea, where the program people into being afraid of everything and afraid of each other and you know, just very, I don't know, it's like a whole disconnection thing. And I think that's purposely. I don't think that's just a coincidence on their part. I think it's done intentionally where it's like, I'm going to separate you from this and the other, you're nationalism or, you know, you know, political parties and just whatever. I mean, it becomes this whole separation thing. And I think it's designed that way. I don't think it's just there it is. I think it's a lot more to like the insidiousness on where they realize that we, in fact, are designed as being symbiotic beings.

37:56In other words, we do need each other and for a lot of people, that's a hard thing to say that we do, you know, need each other, that we do, you know, need that touch or need that, you know, that compassion, that love and that caring for. And as a society, how do we, how do we begin to say I see you, you know, how do we begin to look at ourselves and saying, I am more than enough. I might have rough edges around, but I am actually a good person to try to help others and, you know, doesn't nearly just do things just for the sake of doing things. There is you know, consciousness and a point behind it. And it's, you know, it's a very interesting thing to really kind of truly consider, you know, and as far as setting up boundaries, you know, setting up

38:57boundaries, like I said, it's a really, it's a huge deal. Spiritual sovereignty and personal pomegranate are inherently intertwined as we already know. And when individuals brace their spiritual sovereignty, they often experience a deeply profound sense of control over their lies, which translates into increased confidence and assertiveness. You know, it's interesting, because for me personally, I grew up with like really kind of for a long time. I had like a tremendous lack of self-awareness or even self-confidence. And then I had to realize, wait a minute here, why am I feeling like this? And, you know, what was it that made me feel inadequate or lacking? And was it, you know, sorry, it wasn't your classmates, was it your parents and whatever? We can all blame that if you like, but what really comes down to it is the inner voices that we have,

39:58you know, do we have a voice that lifts us up or do we have a voice that tears us down? Where does that inner voice get its information from? Because a lot of times, the mind was how you stuff that's, you know, for fact, isn't real. You know, I really truly think that that's what happens to a lot of situations where people have like domestic violence situations and everything else. I think it's based upon like the inner voice saying the wrong stuff. You know, it's based upon, you know, hey, this person's cheating on you or this person's doing this or that or whatever. And the next note, they've concocted an entire huge story in their head. And I'm not saying that there aren't times where some of what they've concocted in their head isn't valid. I am however saying that there needs to be that kind of discernment of something doesn't feel right, you know, okay, that's your intuition. And you're kind of looking into it that way, not going off the deep end, you know, going off and just saying that this person is doing that, this side or the other.

41:02And it's a weird fine line that we all kind of walk, you know, and like I said, I mean, just because the mind tells you something doesn't make it right. Not just in the spiritual matters, but in all the aspects of life. And as a result, individuals become more resilient against external pressure and more attuned to their inner guidance. And so that's a, it's kind of like this. Whenever you're around somebody that has a deep sense of intuition, they just know things automatically, like it's hard for them to really explain to the rest of the world how that they actually knew something. And, you know, and I mean, trust me, I mean, I've been that person where I have like a deep sense of intuition about something. And then intuition many times over has kept me from making incredible mistakes, or if you would ever call it incredible learning curves. And as a result, individuals become more resilient, based upon that, you know, without the against the added

42:05external pressure and being able to have that attuned inner guidance. And so that there is kind of like the start of everything. And despite it's important, several misconceptions surrounding spiritual sovereignty. And one common belief is that the, that it promotes a self-centered or egotistical approach to spirituality, it does not. And if anything, it's kind of like the ego death we are a year ago, you know, there's, whenever I start really kind of like looking into spirituality, and there's a lot of things that I started really kind of changing about myself, well, that needs to change. I don't like that about myself. And reality, spiritual sovereignty encourages self-awareness and compassion and ultimately fostering a deeper connection to others. Another misconception is that the dismisses traditional spiritual practices, however, spiritual sovereignty can coexist with established traditions allowing individuals to extract personal meaning from them. So it's kind of like the idea of reading a book or a book, a lot of the books on one topic. And you don't always agree with every one of them, but you take from

43:07whatever it is you did resonate with you to the next one, to the next one. Therefore, you're formulating your, I guess you can say, perspective. One of the foundation little steps is embodying spiritual sovereignty is developing self-awareness. You know, it's interesting, self-awareness actually really probably starts, probably when we're taught, they're honestly speaking. And this section involves regular introspection and reflection on the one's thoughts, feelings and beliefs. And like I said, we do that throughout our lives. You know, try to figure out, am I doing this right or, I mean, we kind of like really second-guess ourselves sometimes. I remember in college, and it took astronomy and astronomy lab, and I absolutely loved it. And I would go to my astronomy professor for, you know, extra curricular help and everything else. And he literally was like, one time he said, why are you, you know, the stuff way better than you actually think you do. And I was like, what? He's like, yeah, he's like, you're second-guessing yourself. And I was like,

44:12oh my gosh, he's right. I mean, I was literally was. Techniques such as journaling and meditation or even gauging and deep conversations can facilitate this particular process by understanding ones self-better individuals can actually identify whatever resonates with them spiritually and what does not. And paving the way from a personalized spiritual journey. And it's kind of like the idea of, all right, this is two different comparisons. One of which is whenever you go to an nutritious, and they find out like what you are or aren't allergic to when you should or shouldn't be taking. And so it becomes, you know, personalized regimen that they might put you on. The other is, whenever you're in college and they're trying to establish what courses you're taking from one semester to the next. And obviously it's a very personalized, you know, set of criteria based upon what you're majoring in. Now establishing healthy boundaries is actually crucial for maintaining spiritual sovereignty. This means recognizing and communicating with one's limits.

45:12You have to recognize his limits. And a lot of us, you know, think, hey, we have no limits. You know, great one is like, people like to binge drink or something ridiculous. And not realizing that, you know, hey, maybe one is just enough. Maybe two is going to get you drunk. That kind of thing. And whether with friends or family or a broader community boundaries safeguards one spiritual space allowing individuals to explore the police without undue influence or pressure. And so that's a big one right gear because especially whenever we're talking about like, when we're talking about people that are trying to manipulate others into a certain thought process or into a certain ideology. And it becomes this whole pressure of, if you don't do it, then you're, you know, you're going to go to hell or you're a piece of garbage and we won't do nothing to do with you. If that's the case, then our right there should be your red flag and your answer right there that you need to set up an even bigger boundary of not being around them and not putting up with that because that goes

46:17against your very nature, your own very inner guidance that you already have established. My full is a, myfulness is a powerful practice that enhances spiritual sovereignty by promoting pressure, presence. And that was the whole thing that the monks walking for peace that they were teaching people, presence, engaging in mindfulness techniques like meditation, breathing exercises are simply being present with the nature. It helps individuals connect with their inner selves, this connection fosters a heightened awareness of thoughts and feelings along with more informed decisions regarding one's spiritual path. By cultivating mindfulness, individuals can better tune into their intuition and spiritual needs. Now, engaging with community and nature, so it's a really big deal for us to be out in nature and be able to have that connection to the ground, that connection to the earth and animals and trees and everything else. There is a vast array of things to connect to

47:21and people to connect to an animal to connect to. And it's all one thing. It's the thing. It's humans we tend to separate ourselves from things and thinking that, hey, this isn't part of us, this is just, that's another animal, you know, or something like that. We're, you know, and I'm like, wait a second here. Who told us that we were supposed to disconnect from all that? Who told us that we were supposed to not be part of that? If you look at many indigenous cultures, they don't consider themselves to be separated from it, they consider to be one with and part of. And that's a big difference. Yeah, we're, and I think it's, honestly speaking, I think it's a Western idea. I really do. I mean, I think it's, you know, just the colonialist idea of separating yourself from, you know, because you think that you're better or that you're different or something to that effect. And you know, really obviously, it basically serves to really kind of have that sense of duality or

48:22whatever reason they think that we service. And I'm like, actually, it doesn't. I mean, think about why, why do people, why do some people treat animals differently? Why do some people treat nature differently? Why is there that almost kind of like anger towards nature or animals sometimes? Spiritual sovereignty plays a significant role in personal relationships and when individuals embrace their spiritual autonomy, they can actually engage with others from a place of clarity and authenticity. This authenticity promotes healthy relationships, built upon mutual respect and understanding. Moreover, individuals can communicate their spiritual needs and boundaries more effectively leading to deeper connections and fewer conflicts. In professional environments, you know, it's, it's an interesting thing because, you know, when you're working around a bunch of people, you know, a lot of them don't necessarily always

49:26understand boundaries. Yeah, maybe it's because they haven't been, you know, implemented very well. You know, some people might go through people's lunches or lockers or something like that, thinking, hey, it's okay. But what if it's not? I mean, that's, it's just, it's something to consider where it's like, wait a minute here. Would you do this to somebody that you were really close friends with? Or is that just something that a habit you've gotten into and not realizing that they're, hey, isn't it about me there? You know, it becomes this whole, you know, learning respect for each other and for ourselves. And maybe this whole point of spiritual sovereignty is learning that respect, that creative creativity, flourishes in an environment of spiritual sovereignty, for instance, when individuals feel empowered to express their unique perspectives, artistic endeavors actually become more authentic and impactful. Spiritual sovereignty actually allows people that are artists and musicians and writers to be able to create something and inspire each other and build from that energy. And not from, you know, a place of, you know,

50:29where people are trying to want up each other and trying to, you know, backstab and slide into and just whatever. That's an environment that a lot of has had to work in. And it's one of those situations where being around that just kind of, you know, illustrates the need and the lack of boundaries. And there's a lot of that out there. I mean, if you think about it, there's a lot of jobs that you go to and people will just, you know, talk the way that they talk and just whatever. And some people, it gets excused like, well, that's just such and such. I'm like, really? That explains it away how it's an interesting situation there. But I think, as I said before, that we're entering an age of more, more spiritual sovereignty and more people are establishing those boundaries of saying, this is not something that I will tolerate. This is how I would like to be treated. And like I said, it's going to be different for everybody. And this is what I,

51:33you know, would hope for. And I think it kind of boils down to like learning how to respect ourselves and respect each other. And once we learn that and harness that full blown, I think it will be a very different world. And we're already seeing the explosion of, you know, a new world because we realize that politicians, no longer are representing any of us at all. I mean, they have not represented single one of us as far as in the way that they handle things, the way that they view the world, the way that they treat each other and talk to each other, it becomes this whole game. And how do we get to a point A of understanding that sovereignty and realizing that this is what Yeshua was describing that spiritual sovereignty, that embodiment of what is considered to be Christ consciousness. You know, I think, you know, the understanding of all that is what's

52:34going to lead to a much more profound society and a better world to live in and a more peaceful and more humble world. And, you know, humans need to learn humility at times. And we think that we're the bees knees and that we're all this in a bag of chips, as they say. Nothing can be further from the truth. And establishing that spiritual sovereignty, you know, we'll have a lot of benefits as far as that's in character and changing and growing and everything else. And overcoming the challenges of spiritual sovereignty involves cultivating resilience and self-acceptance. Building strong support system can help individuals feel less isolated within their journey. Seeking out communities that celebrate diversity in belief scan, provide encouragement and validation. Additionally, our formations and positive self-talk can empower individuals to embrace

53:37their inner spiritual journey unapologetically. I might add, reinforcing their sovereignty and despite external pressures. As I said before, it takes a long time to get rid of those those judgments and those voices that tell you that you're not good enough and that you're going to fail and it's all this other stuff. And it's, it gets deeply ingrained into our psyche and into who we think we are as people. And, you know, how life and how society actually can function. You know, and what are we really doing that contributes to the collective? And it's not always what you think. 40 hours a week doesn't do it. There's still that whole, well, you provided for your family. Well, that's nice. What are you really truly contributing to the world? Are you contributing feeling of lack and, you know, disconnection? Are you contributing to love and compassion?

54:38Are you contributing to, you know, helping those in need? It's a big question for a lot of us, really. You know, are you contributing to resolving conflicts not just within yourself but within society in general? These are the questions we actually ask when we talk about spiritual sovereignty. And establishing those healthy boundaries and, you know, things of that nature that we, you know, would like to see and will not tolerate, etc. I'm glad you guys tuned in. I really appreciate you guys tuning in. I appreciate it. Beyond words, I am so incredibly grateful. As I said before, I'm currently doing some research because you got to remember I'm teaching myself all the technology on this. If I had to start up a YouTube channel, so I'm looking into it and I'm hoping to have one going soon. I'm not sure date-wise when you look back. I've got to really look into it and

55:39understand how to start doing that because I've had so many people say that I would be great on YouTube. I'm like, well, fantastic. Because I definitely, definitely want to grow my audience. And it's just a matter of me figuring out how to do all the technology stuff. You know, I've been kind of doing this for like four years now. So anyways, please tell your friends on the Amazon, I heart radio and Spotify. And please, please have them check me out and, you know, just, you know, please let me know how you guys are doing with your spiritual journeys. I appreciate hearing from you. Thank you very much. See you next time.