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Is astral projection real? What science, seekers, and skeptics are all starting to agree on

Is astral projection real?

According to Jade Shaw, an advocate of altered states and the trainer of The Art of Astral Projection program on Mindvalley, it’s a hell yes.

And it’s likely you’ve been here before:

You wake up in the middle of the night, fully aware but frozen. You can’t move. You feel yourself floating. Then, you turn around and see your body lying below you. You’re out, but you’re dreaming. And you’re not dead either.

So, where are you?

Then it dawns on you: you’ve s...

How to journal your way to happiness, success, and game-changing clarity

Journaling isn’t just for teenage heartbreak or moody poets. It’s the secret weapon of legends, from Da Vinci to Oprah. If your brain is a chaotic mess of ideas, worries, and half-baked dreams, writing them down is like hiring a personal assistant for your thoughts.

But staring at a blank page? That’s where most people panic. The pen hovers. The mind goes blank. Suddenly, you’re questioning your entire existence instead of figuring out how to journal.

So, grab a notebook. Spill the tea on ...

50 Alan Watts quotes to awaken your soul and reveal your true purpose

Life stacks itself like an overstuffed inbox. Every notification tugs at your attention, every deadline a reminder of “hurry the hell up.” And nothing makes that clearer than the world we live in now—AI predictions, climate reports, economic shifts. It’s all a lot.

Then there’s the microcosm of your own life: work, errands, family, bills. The never-ending loop of keeping up with everything adulthood demands of you.

No wonder the mind can feel like it’s running a marathon with no finish lin...

The personal growth playbook of Donald Trump

This newsletter is going to be different. 

Whether you love him, hate him, or just enjoy the spectacle, there’s no denying that Donald Trump is one of the most fascinating figures in modern history. He’s not just a politician. He’s a brand, a movement, a force of nature.

And if you strip away the noise—the politics, the scandals, the larger-than-life persona—you’re left with something undeniably interesting: a personal growth strategy that has propelled him from real estate mogul to realit...

101 sleep quotes that will inspire you to ditch the all-nighters and embrace deep rest

Sleep. We fight it, we crave it, we never get enough of it. It’s the world’s most undervalued luxury, and yet no one ever brags about a full eight hours.

“You can last three days without water, thirty days without food—you can last seven days without sleep,” says America’s #1 Sleep Doctor, Dr. Michael Breus, in his Mindvalley program, The Mastery of Sleep.

Writers, philosophers, and the perpetually exhausted have all tried to put sleep into words—some in awe, some in frustration, and other...

Assertive communication skills: 5 power moves to make people listen and respect you

You know that person who always gets what they want without breaking a sweat? The one who shuts down nonsense with a single sentence, but never seems rude?

That’s the power of assertive communication skills—zero fluff, maximum respect. And yet, so many people get it wrong.

“Most people think that to get respect or to be assertive, they can’t be liked,” says Vanessa Van Edwards, a speaker with Science of People and the trainer of Mindvalley’s program, Magnetic Charisma. “You can be both lik...

Brain waves 101: The frequencies that fuel genius, flow, and deep rest

Some days, your mind is a high-speed train. Thoughts connect effortlessly, ideas spark like fireworks, and conversations flow easily. On other days, though, it’s closer to being like dial-up internet: slow, glitchy, and stuck “buffering” mid-sentence.

That you can swing from one state to the other boils down to brain waves. They’re your tiny electrical impulses responsible for why you’re laser-focused one moment, lost in a daydream the next, or seconds from passing out on your keyboard when y...

Practical intelligence hacks: 6 simple ways to sharpen your real-world thinking

Imagine you’re traveling in a country where you don’t speak the language. You’re lost. You’re tired. And, not to add salt to the wound, but your phone’s completely dead.

What do you do? Resign yourself to fate and start mentally drafting your Lost Abroad memoir? Or channel your inner MacGyver and start problem-solving?

Someone with practical intelligence would do the latter—by observing their surroundings, looking for familiar landmarks, maybe finding a local who seems approachable, and us...

The triarchic theory of intelligence proves there’s more to being smart than IQ—Here’s why

Many people grew up believing intelligence is something inherent. Either you’re a “math person,” a creative genius, or someone who just doesn’t “get” things as quickly as others.

That’s the lie we’ve been sold that has kept many stuck, thinking their abilities are set in stone. 

Thankfully, the triarchic theory of intelligence came to be in 1985, proving that smartness isn’t confined to IQ test scores alone.

Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence and why?

Robert J. Sternb...

How to memorize a speech like a pro—fast, flawlessly, and without forgetting a word

The lights burn into your eyes. You try to see the audience, but the faces blur into blackness.

You swallow, but your mouth’s drier than week-old toast. Your heart’s pounding so loud, it drowns out everything else. Palms sweaty. Knees weak. Arms heavy. Mom’s spaghetti. Wait, did you just fall into an Eminem spiral? Snap out of it.

The audience is staring. The words are somewhere in your brain, but suddenly, they’re playing hide-and-seek.

This wouldn’t happen if you knew how to memorize ...