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Folk-souls

A deeper view into constitutions and states of being

The Birth of the "I": Russia between Orient and Occident (2) — Russia, with its massive landmass, represents an unseen bridge between Western Europe's and Anglo-Saxon ego-hood on the one hand, and Oriental collectivism on the other.

The Birth of the "I": Russia between Orient and Occident (2)

Lack of a moral stance translates into geopolitical friction points: protectionist tariffs or naval blockades, prioritize muscle over relational negotiation.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 4 min read

The Birth of the "I": between China and America (1) — Rice cultures, growing in water, compared to wheat cultures, growing in the isolated, dry landmass, embody the very ego-structure, as it appears in the East, and the West.

The Birth of the "I": between China and America (1)

The divergent paths of Western individualism, Eastern collectivism, and the intermediate Slavic model are deeply rooted in historical geography and agricultural survival.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 4 min read

Jacob's Ladder (6): Sukkot in – Shifting the Home Outside — Sukkot or the Festival of Booths/Tabernacles is an outdoor festival ultimately celebrating a stepping out of material confinement.

Jacob's Ladder (6): Sukkot in – Shifting the Home Outside

In principle, for seven days, Hasidic families are commanded to leave their sturdy, heated homes and move their lives into a temporary, fragile outdoor hut called a Sukkah

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 5 min read

Jacob's Ladder (5): Stepping Out of the "Modern Trap" — They are a community, an intentional collective anchored in a timeless spiritual reality.

Jacob's Ladder (5): Stepping Out of the "Modern Trap"

Mechanics of Birkat HaIlanot is a ritual that takes place once a year, specifically during the Hebrew month of Nissan (early spring), when nature is waking up from winter.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 6 min read

Jacob's Ladder (4): Radiating Spirituality in the Earth's Atmosphere — Helem means "Concealment," namely the fact that the physical universe is engineered to hide God.

Jacob's Ladder (4): Radiating Spirituality in the Earth's Atmosphere

Your soul root is magnetically drawn to specific physical locations because only your soul can liberate the sparks trapped there.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 6 min read

Jacob's Ladder (3): The Hebrew World Intertwined with the Modern World — There are cryptic worlds, mysteries once guarded, and today demonized, that are worth re-discovering.

Jacob's Ladder (3): The Hebrew World Intertwined with the Modern World

Active, daily engagement with Kabbalistic frameworks, reincarnation (Gilgul), and ecstatic spiritual technology is preserved within Hasidic dynasties and Sephardic mystics.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 8 min read

Jacob's Ladder (2): Kabbalah and Hebrew Lettering — Deep, positive esotericism, which isn't always well understood, exits within the Hebrew world..

Jacob's Ladder (2): Kabbalah and Hebrew Lettering

The expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 sparked an existential and spiritual crisis, driving mystics to find cosmic meaning in tragedy.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 6 min read

Jacob's Ladder (1): Jewish Sects and Reincarnation? — DNA, the physical "ladder" as a basis of our "incarnation", namely the presence on earth in flesh and body

Jacob's Ladder (1): Jewish Sects and Reincarnation?

It is indeed so that certain Jewish sects believe in reincarnation. In Judaism, this concept is known as Gilgul Neshamot.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 6 min read

China and the Himmel-ayas — From plains to mountainous regions, China's soul structure offers a complex landscape

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China and the Himmel-ayas

The Chinese person lives on the flat, loamy earth but is constantly fed by the "spiritual waters" of the high peaks, leading to a culture that seeks to "earth" the heavenly through precise ritual and bureaucracy

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 3 min read

China, a needed Polarity to the West — More etheric and "light", China embodies the infinite palette of a Rising Sun

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China, a needed Polarity to the West

The West needs the East’s "feeling-life"—the recognition that we are part of a living, spiritual whole.

By Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux) • 3 min read

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