I've always thought the obsession with transcendence was just a coping mechanism for avoiding shadow work. Like, if I can vibrate high enough, I don't have to deal with the fact that my rent is late and I'm anxious. But alignment? That's just banishing the dissonance. It's about grounding your magic in the actual texture of your life, not some ethereal plane.

From what I read, people are using crystals, tarot, and yeah, even AI oracles, just to check if they

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