Time of Transition (Bernhard Guenther & Laura Matsue)

“The “truth ​movement” and anarchism oftentimes neurotically reject all authority, ​even to the point of rejecting God. ​I’m not taking myself out of the equation; I can relate to the father wound of an emotionally absent father and ​not really being mentored. Through ​this ​unconscious ​resentment, I ​rejected ​all ​authority. There is truth in needing to question authority. ​I can see this in myself and, by extension, in ​many people in the truth movement, where they reject ​all authority. Everything ​is ​bad, the government ​is ​always ​bad, we ​need anarchism, ​no rulers, ​and no ​hierarchies. It ​takes ​extreme ​forms and goes ​against ​natural ​law ​because ​there ​are ​necessary ​hierarchies, and ​there’s also healthy authority. People ​have lost the idea of what healthy leadership means. ​This doesn’t ​mean ​that ​we ​need ​to ​worship ​authority; we do ​need ​to ​question ​it, ​but ​there ​needs ​to ​be ​a ​healthy ​relationship ​with ​it ​because ​sometimes we ​need ​to ​be ​guided. ​People ​can easily ​reject God; a lot of anarchists are atheists. ​They ​don’t respect, realize, ​or ​recognize a ​spiritual ​reality ​or ​God. Ultimately, when you go into spiritual work, ​it is surrendering yourself to God’s will, to ​the ​ “​authority” ​of God. Rejecting ​all ​authority can result ​in the left-hand path, a “black ​magic” ​type, ​which ​is ​the ​worship ​of ​ego where you think, “​I ​can ​do ​whatever ​I ​want. ​I’m ​my ​own ​leader. There’s ​some ​truth ​there, but ​ultimately this ​goes ​beyond ​that, because ​we ​are ​a ​vessel ​for ​God ​and ​we ​need ​to ​surrender ​to ​God’s ​will ​and ​accept ​God’s ​authority, ​not ​the ​authority ​of ​some ​biblical ​God ​who ​punishes ​us. ​That form of God is ​people ​projecting ​their ​own ​unconscious ​father ​wound ​onto ​God.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 137, Part 2 – The Father Wound: A Psychospiritual Healing Guide To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 175+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“Shadow work is not about indulging in the shadow and acting it out, nor is it about repressing or suppressing negative emotions. It has nothing to do with inaction or simply letting external evil run rampant. It is also not about forcing yourself to feel or think positive thoughts and emotions. This only pushes the shadow further underground and gives it more unconscious power. That is the dark side, or limitation, of stoicism and forced thought control: what appears to be self-mastery can easily become repression. Instead, shadow work is about fully feeling, integrating, and transmuting these unconscious patterns through an internal alchemical process. This process allows you to reclaim the energy trapped within the shadow and transform it, which can help you genuinely raise your frequency and level of consciousness according to the law of ascent and descent. This law states that you can only rise into and truly embody higher levels of consciousness to the degree that you are willing and able to descend into the depths of your own being and shadow, through cycles within cycles, again and again, until enough of the shadow has been integrated for you to become firmly established at a higher level of consciousness. But many people can overestimate themselves. There is always the Luciferic temptation for the ego to become spiritualized while the shadow is pushed even further underground. In that case, what appears to be spiritual development can actually become another form of inflation and delusion. It can establish what some esoteric traditions call a “false foundation,” which can be even harder to break through than a hardened ego structure. We see this a lot these days, where narcissism has become normalized, especially spiritual narcissism.” -Bernhard Guenther Related to Episode 171 – The Shadow of Enlightenment: Confronting Spiritual Narcissism Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/03/12/the-shadow-of-enlightenment-confronting-spiritual-narcissism-tcm-171-part-1 Read the full article here: https://veilofreality.com/2026/08/19/shadow-work-and-occult-spiritual-warfare @timeoftransition

One of the greatest traps in spiritual warfare is becoming what you fight against. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Ary0WpreY Extended article: https://veilofreality.com/2026/08/19/shadow-work-and-occult-spiritual-warfare/

I recently had a great conversation with Beth Martens, exploring deeper questions behind the work I’ve been sharing for many years. At a time when so much attention is focused on external events and the challenges unfolding in the world, we kept returning to one central principle: The work begins within. We explored the relationship between our inner world and the larger forces shaping humanity, including: - The path of psycho-spiritual transformation and inner purification - How humanity’s level of consciousness relates to collective events - The Yuga Cycle, Ekpyrosis, and this Time of Transition - G.I. Gurdjieff’s work and its relevance today - Humanity’s shadow and how it is reflected in the outer world - The importance of discernment in times of confusion and uncertainty - What may be unfolding in the world and what is being asked of those committed to “the Work” The influences that have shaped my own work and perspective If you feel called to look beyond surface events and explore the deeper forces influencing both the individual and humanity as a whole, I hope you find this conversation meaningful. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85OtHDxFMQo

“Some ​people fall into a passive form of spirituality. ​They ​believe ​that ​surrender ​to ​divine ​will ​means ​not ​acting, ​not ​committing, ​not ​making ​any ​choices, ​not ​making ​any ​effort, ​and simply letting things happen or going with the flow, as if God will do everything for them. The ​spiritual ​path ​does ​not ​ask ​us ​to ​become ​passive ​bystanders ​who ​merely ​observe ​everything. But forced ​personal ​will ​and ​mistaking ​surrender ​with ​having ​no ​will ​at ​all ​are ​two ​extreme ​distortions ​of ​what ​aligned ​conscious ​will ​is ​really ​all ​about. Will ​is ​also ​one ​of ​the ​most ​important parts ​of inner work; it is very ​necessary, because ​without ​will, ​you ​cannot ​focus or ​concentrate. There’s ​no ​capacity ​to ​stay ​with ​discomfort, ​and there’s no progress because you get distracted; you cannot commit, so ​we ​need ​to ​build ​up ​our ​will. Many ​people think the spiritual path is about giving up the will, ​just ​going ​along ​with ​the ​flow. ​Spirituality ​and ​the ​concept ​of ​non-​attachment ​have ​become ​very ​distorted ​this ​way. Before ​the ​will ​can ​actually ​be ​surrendered ​to ​the ​divine, ​it ​has ​to ​be ​developed, ​purified, ​and ​really ​brought ​under ​conscious ​control so ​we’re not mechanically acting based on unconscious wounds, ​shadow programming, ​and conditioning.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 176 – Personal Will vs Divine Will: From Striving to Surrender Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/06/08/personal-will-vs-divine-will-from-striving-to-surrender-tcm-176-part-1 @timeoftransition

“Individuation ​begins ​with ​a ​deconditioning ​process. ​What ​are ​the ​ancestral ​patterns, ​the ​patterns ​you ​picked ​up ​in ​your ​family ​of ​origin, which ​are ​not ​in ​alignment ​with ​your ​True ​Self? It’s about releasing the conditioning patterns that get in the way of expressing your authenticity and keeping what serves you. The ​deconditioning ​process is ​also ​a ​sorting ​process. ​You’re ​not ​just ​throwing ​it ​all ​away. ​Maybe ​there’s ​an ​aspect ​of ​your ​creativity ​you’ve had since ​childhood ​which ​you ​want ​to ​make ​sure ​you ​bring ​forward. You ​don’t want to ​just ​eliminate ​all ​these ​sources ​of ​conditioning. ​Instead, you ​go ​through ​them ​and ​make ​sure ​that ​the ​ones ​that ​are not ​in ​alignment ​with ​your ​authentic ​self are the ones ​you get rid of.” -Laura Matsue Episode 125, Part 2 – Organic Humans vs Transhumanism - The Timeline Split To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 175+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“When doing inner work, one of the most important things is to see yourself as you actually are. To have the capacity to be with your difficult emotions without identifying with them, without being overwhelmed by them or running away from them, and to allow yourself to feel them. You have to be able to sit with grief, sadness, shame, and anger, and not project them onto others you might judge as “asleep” or “caught in the matrix.” In the truther/conspiracy movement, we see this a lot: people blaming the world for their own lives and unhappiness. It also means being able to look at the parts of yourself that are painful, and the ways you repeat the same dynamics and patterns in relationships over and over again, without blaming your ex, current partner, or whole genders. When you learn these skills to heal the parts that are driving you, you can have more honest and authentic conversations with others. Then you gain the ability to be in real relationship with real people, where you can repair conflict and tolerate being misunderstood without collapsing. Doing inner work is not glamorous. You cannot build a brand around it, and it won’t make you look “more special”; it will simply make you more human. This is the actual work: real psychological and spiritual transformation is not about ascending to some higher dimension, but about becoming more grounded and present in this life. The greatest teachers throughout history were not advertising how special, enlightened, or psychic they were. They didn’t talk about how many special codes, downloads, or transmissions they had. They were known for their compassion and for walking side by side with other humans, never placing themselves above them.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 177 – Spiritual Awakening or Spiritual Psychosis? Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/06/27/spiritual-awakening-or-spiritual-psychosis-tcm-177-part-1 @timeoftransition

My latest article goes deeper into the occult law of rebound, psychic attack, the externalization of evil, wetiko, inner differentiation, spiritual narcissism, and why genuine shadow work is one of the most important forms of psychic and spiritual protection and one of the primary means to mitigate and dissolve evil in the world. I also explore why shadow work is not about passivity, repression, or simply assuming that everything we encounter is our personal projection, and why learning to differentiate between our own shadow material, archetypal forces, and hostile influences is essential for sincere inner work. It is an expanded written version of my recent video, with additional material and quotes from Carl Jung, Marie-Louise von Franz, Robert Moore, Dion Fortune, Sri Aurobindo, and others. Read the full article here: https://bernhardguenther.substack.com/p/shadow-work-and-occult-spiritual

“The mother wound involves confronting your shadow. As uncomfortable as it is, you first have to reflect on the ways you are like your mother, for better or worse. This takes time; it’s something you’re going to have to catch yourself in day-to-day life. Notice the ways you speak like her, the language that you use that reminds you of her, the qualities you like and don’t like. There’s always going to be a mixture of both. Even if you had a mother who was abandoning and abusive, there’s still certain qualities that you probably picked up from her that were good. We don’t want to see it in this black-and-white, all-good or all-bad way. Once you spend a good deal of time on that, another important thing is to differentiate all of the ways that you’re not like your mother. There’s something very specific and unique to your soul, which is what you’re supposed to discover on the path of individuation. You start to see that you’re not like her, despite how profound her influence was, and that’s how you can begin to individuate. So first there’s this confrontation with the shadow, but then there’s almost this separation from the mother, and you see that you are not all your mother. This takes inner work and turning inward for men too. One of the most important things for the connection to the anima is to get into a healthy relationship with his own feelings, meaning he is not controlled by them, not trying to control them, and not feeling overwhelmed by them.” -Laura Matsue Episode 136, Part 2 – The Mother Wound: A Psychospiritual Healing Guide To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 175+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“Many people, at some point in their lives, experience a health crisis that becomes the catalyst for their spiritual awakening. This issue can be physical or emotional, but underlying all that, it is a spiritual crisis. There's nothing quite like facing deep suffering, or even the prospect of death, that brings you to your knees and face-to-face with God. These moments strip away illusions of control and reveal that something far greater than ourselves is guiding the unfolding of our lives. Near encounters with death often mean that a part of you will have to die for the next phase of your spiritual evolution. These moments are profound initiations of the soul. Looking back, they are often clear turning points in your spiritual evolution.” -Laura Matsue Episode 165 – Spiritual Shocks: Why Souls Evolve Under Pressure Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2025/11/15/spiritual-shocks-why-souls-evolve-under-pressure-tcm-165-part-1 @timeoftransition

“Eclipses are periods of accelerated change where a lot can happen all at once, and I also want to note people tend to fear eclipses because of this, but it doesn’t always mean the change is going to be bad. It can be exactly the change you needed , or you've been waiting for. This month be a period where something ends and something begins. Your life can suddenly move much faster than you expected. Maybe something hidden comes to light or something that's been sitting in the unconscious suddenly becomes impossible to ignore. Plans can change, one door opens, maybe another door may open that you didn't even know was available. An eclipse can keep affecting us months, or even years later. We just want to be aware that this is something that can shift the trajectory of our lives if it does affect us. I don't think the best way to approach an eclipse is by trying to predict exactly what's going to happen. It's much more useful to become incredibly observant. This is not a good time to death scroll or distract yourself on social media. Pay attention to omens, pay attention to signs, pay attention to synchronicities, pay attention to your dreams, pay attention to your life, pay attention to your inner world. We always want someone outside of us to tell us what's going to happen or we act like how the eclipse is affecting the world is going to show up on the Twitter timeline. But as far as your own personal life goes, you need to look within.” -Laura Matsue Episode 180 – August Eclipse Season: Endings, Beginnings & Fated Turning Points Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/08/09/august-eclipse-season-endings-beginnings-fated-turning-points-tcm-180-part-1 @timeoftransition

“The true measure of how developed one’s soul is and how integrated and embodied we are is mirrored by how we react to everyday circumstances. It shows itself in our emotional reactions (or dissociation, numbness, suppression) and how easily we get triggered. Thus, we blame others and external conditions or project our unconscious shadow onto others. The point of spiritual, psychological, and somatic work is not about eliminating challenges (even though they might be alleviated to some degree) but rather about how we change and transform by facing life directly and use any challenge to bring forth the true Self and bring us closer to God. Thus, we become less identified with ego structure, more “objective” about ourselves and the world (we stop lying to ourselves or keep blaming the external world) and face any challenge with full self-responsibility and empowerment. This process is also the gateway to real Love. Childish and immature love is conditional and demands attention and validation from others. If it doesn’t get what it wants, it blames others for it or itself for not “being good enough,” getting stuck in self-pity, poor-me, shame, self-importance, entitlement, and narcissism. Mature higher love is unconditional, takes self-responsibility, and loves even if it doesn’t get what it wants or prefers. We all have the immature child within us, acting out at various times. In fact, most adults are children in adult suits. If we can spot it, it’s a chance to heal this wounded child, which can also relate to past life trauma and not necessarily relate to your current childhood in your present lifetime. This [inner] child needs to experience, express, and feel repressed emotions such as sadness, fear, anger, guilt, shame, etc., without projecting them externally or suppressing them. This process needs to happen somatically—through the body. You cannot think yourself through it, as this only results in more self-deception. Intellectual recognition of your “issues” is not enough and is only the beginning of a much deeper emotional and somatic inner process. In fact, your intellect can fool you into thinking that you are doing “self-work,” but you can waste many years of intellectualizing the process. Moreover, there is only so much self-work you can do by yourself.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 97, Part 2 – 12 Signs You Have A Wounded Inner Child and How to Heal To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 175+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“August ​contains ​two ​very ​different ​eclipse ​stories. First, we have ​this ​south ​node ​solar ​eclipse ​in ​Leo. ​This ​is ​about the release ​of ​an ​old ​identity, ​an ​old ​way ​of ​seeking ​validation, ​an ​old ​role, ​maybe ​an ​old ​way ​you ​learned ​to ​dim ​yourself, ​or ​a ​way ​that ​you ​feel ​like ​you’re ​still ​needing ​attention ​or ​approval ​to ​feel ​safe ​expressing ​who ​you ​actually ​are. Because this is the beginning of this Leo–Aquarius eclipse story, what is being released now may ​actually ​be making room for a larger chapter that’s meant to unfold over the next couple of years. Then ​on ​August ​27th/28th, ​we have this north node lunar eclipse in Pisces, and this ​eclipse has a very different feeling. Something ​is ​coming ​in and ​pulling ​us ​forward, ​but ​it’s ​doing ​that ​while ​simultaneously ​bringing ​us ​towards ​the ​end ​of ​a ​Virgo–Pisces ​story ​that’s ​been ​unfolding ​since ​September. August sits at this threshold, with one eclipse cycle beginning and another ending. ​The ​old ​story ​and ​the ​new ​story ​are ​overlapping, and that ​means ​some ​of ​us ​may ​experience ​a ​mixture ​of ​beginnings ​and ​endings ​almost ​happening ​simultaneously ​on ​top ​of ​each ​other. You ​may ​not ​even ​know ​what ​the ​new ​chapter ​is ​yet. ​You ​might ​simply ​know ​that ​there’s ​some ​old ​story, ​some ​old ​way ​of ​living ​that ​you ​need ​to ​let ​go ​of. As ​we ​move ​through ​this ​eclipse ​season, ​here’s ​some ​questions ​you ​can ​reflect ​on: What ​has ​been ​changing ​in ​your ​life ​since ​September ​2024? Is ​there ​a ​repeating ​emotional, ​relational, ​spiritual, ​health, or ​work theme ​that’s ​followed ​you ​through ​this ​entire ​Virgo/Pisces ​eclipse ​cycle? What ​now ​feels ​like ​it’s ​coming ​very ​close ​to ​completion? ​What ​are you ​being ​asked ​to ​surrender, ​rather ​than ​trying ​to ​control, so you can ​look ​towards ​the ​new ​story? ​Is ​there ​an ​identity, ​a ​role, ​a way of expressing yourself that you’re beginning to outgrow? Where ​do you feel like you’re still performing rather than expressing your essence? ​Where ​have ​you ​been ​dimming ​your ​light? ​​Where ​are ​you ​ready ​to ​stop ​doing ​things ​for ​validation, ​and ​start doing ​things ​for ​the ​pure ​joy ​of ​doing ​it? ​And ​perhaps most importantly, ​what ​could ​the ​endings ​in ​your ​life ​be ​trying ​to ​make ​room ​for? You ​may ​not ​necessarily ​know ​the ​answer ​yet but ​pay ​attention ​to ​this ​month. Pay attention to ​what is ​unexpected, to ​what is ​ending, ​to ​sudden changes ​of ​direction. Especially ​pay ​attention ​to ​anything ​that ​feels ​like ​life ​is ​suddenly ​saying, “​you’re ​going ​to ​be ​doing ​this ​now,” ​because ​that ​acceleration ​is ​one ​of ​the ​signatures ​of ​eclipse ​season.” -Laura Matsue Episode 180 – August Eclipse Season: Endings, Beginnings & Fated Turning Points Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/08/09/august-eclipse-season-endings-beginnings-fated-turning-points-tcm-180-part-1 @timeoftransition

“You ​will ​feel ​the ​eclipse ​energy ​right ​now. ​This is not just a single-day event; it’s ​a ​whole season we are in. ​One ​of ​the ​primary ​themes ​of ​eclipses ​is ​they ​tend ​to ​bring ​radical ​and ​irrevocable ​change. ​They ​don’t ​just ​ease ​you ​into ​the ​changes ​they ​bring ​into ​your ​life; instead, ​it ​feels ​like ​the ​rug ​has ​been ​pulled ​out ​from ​underneath ​you. They tend to be turning points that you'll look back on years later and say, “wow, that's when a lot shifted in my life.” Unlike a normal transit, especially an outer planet transit, which can build over time, and you might work with it a bit more consciously. Eclipse ​energy ​is ​when ​a ​lot ​happens ​all ​at ​once, ​and ​it ​tends ​to ​feel ​very ​fated, ​like ​the ​decision ​was ​already ​made ​for ​this ​change ​to ​happen ​in ​your ​life ​in ​this ​moment ​of ​time ​a ​long ​time ​ago, ​maybe ​even ​pre-birth. Huge ​beginnings ​and ​endings ​can ​happen ​under ​eclipses: births ​of ​babies, ​people ​get ​engaged, ​people ​get ​married, ​people ​have ​a ​big ​career ​moment, ​major ​moves, ​major ​deaths ​and ​loss. These ​are ​the ​big ​events ​of ​life ​that ​seem ​to ​color ​eclipse ​season, ​and ​it ​feels ​like ​in an ​eclipse ​season, that ​time ​is ​compressed. ​Things that maybe seemed ​far away are now suddenly happening on our doorstep, and plans we thought would happen at some point in the future are suddenly happening now. Endings ​under ​eclipses ​will ​often ​feel ​very ​abrupt, ​like it ​all ​just ​happened ​all ​at ​once, ​and ​you’re left in the aftermath trying to process it and make meaning after the fact.” -Laura Matsue Episode 180 – August Eclipse Season: Endings, Beginnings & Fated Turning Points Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/08/09/august-eclipse-season-endings-beginnings-fated-turning-points-tcm-180-part-1 @timeoftransition

August 2026 brings a powerful eclipse season, with a total solar eclipse in Leo on August 12 followed by a lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 27/28. Eclipses have long been associated with accelerated change, major beginnings and endings, unexpected developments, revelations, and turning points that can alter the direction of our lives. What makes this month especially interesting is that two larger eclipse events are overlapping. We are beginning a new Leo–Aquarius eclipse cycle while simultaneously approaching the end of the Virgo–Pisces cycle that began in September 2024. Something old is coming to a close while a new cycle is beginning. In our latest Cosmic Matrix podcast, we explore: - Why eclipses can coincide with sudden and seemingly “fated” turning points - The astrology of both August eclipses, the major aspects surrounding them, and how to work with them - How to recognize what is being “eclipsed out” and “eclipsed into” your life - The larger eclipse cycles and their 19-year repeating patterns - Dos and don’ts for navigating eclipse season - The August eclipses through all 12 rising signs and how it affects you We also share some personal experiences of how dramatically eclipse cycles can manifest in our own lives. Rather than trying to predict exactly what will happen, eclipse season is a powerful time to pay close attention and consciously align with the energies and cycles. What is ending? What are you being asked to release? What are you still attached to? What is suddenly coming into your life? And what might the ending of one chapter be making room for? LISTEN HERE: - August Eclipse Season: Endings, Beginnings & Fated Turning Points https://veilofreality.com/2026/08/09/august-eclipse-season-endings-beginnings-fated-turning-points-tcm-180-part-1/

“A shame-based personality is always monitoring itself, continuously asking, “Am I good enough? Am I too much? Do they approve of me?” So many people do this all the time. Life becomes less about authentic expression and more about impression management, which destroys spontaneity. One of John Bradshaw’s central insights is that toxic shame destroys spontaneity completely because the playful, curious, creative child gradually disappears into the background, into the unconscious. Instead of expressing ourselves truthfully and authentically, we start to edit ourselves, and ultimately shame disconnects us from ourselves, because the False Self grows stronger. We lose more contact with our inner experience and our essence. We stop trusting our feelings. We don’t even know what our needs are anymore. We doubt our perceptions, we suppress our gifts, and we trust ourselves less and less. And as an extension, we trust life and other people less.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 179 – The True Self, The False Self, and Finding Yourself Again Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/07/24/the-true-self-the-false-self-and-finding-yourself-again-tcm-179-part-1 @timeoftransition

“A shame-based personality is always monitoring itself, continuously asking, “Am I good enough? Am I too much? Do they approve of me?” So many people do this all the time. Life becomes less about authentic expression and more about impression management, which destroys spontaneity. One of John Bradshaw’s central insights is that toxic shame destroys spontaneity completely because the playful, curious, creative child gradually disappears into the background, into the unconscious. Instead of expressing ourselves truthfully and authentically, we start to edit ourselves, and ultimately shame disconnects us from ourselves, because the False Self grows stronger. We lose more contact with our inner experience and our essence. We stop trusting our feelings. We don’t even know what our needs are anymore. We doubt our perceptions, we suppress our gifts, and we trust ourselves less and less. And as an extension, we trust life and other people less.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 179 – The True Self, The False Self, and Finding Yourself Again Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/04/18/why-we-put-people-on-pedestals-the-golden-shadow-tcm-173-part-1 @timeoftransition

“After World War II, Jung said that the greatest danger facing humanity was not the atom bomb; it was human beings’ inability to recognize their own shadow, and that a nation convinced of its own righteousness is unable to see its own darkness and will always try to find somewhere to put it. They’ll find a group, a leader, an ideology, and an enemy out there to pursue with the full force of everything they refuse to look at within. We don’t have to go far to see this operating today; social media is perhaps the most effective projection machine ever invented. Platforms are algorithmically engineered to amplify emotional charge and create this environment where we see this scapegoat dynamic playing out in real time on a global scale with millions of people participating in it and no one pointing out the elephant in the room. Then a person, a public figure, is identified as the carrier of the collective shadow, and the pile-on begins. These are people you have never even met and really know nothing about. Sometimes we even elevate people who are complete strangers, and they go viral, and we participate in their destruction with an intensity that has nothing to do with the actual offense, because we didn’t even know this person. We’re just participating in what’s called a loosh fest. And it’s a relief because we finally have somewhere to put something that we cannot face in ourselves. Then a week later the internet forgets, and it happens to someone else. There’s a new person who we’re outraged about, and we pile on, and it repeats ad infinitum. The gold keeps bouncing along, and the shadow keeps finding new hosts, and the inner work that would actually address the key issue is never going to happen with the masses; they will always follow the urges of the unconscious. They become part of the egregore, and the mechanism ensures there’s always going to be a new target. It’s not about electing a new leader or a better leader. It’s not about better policies or defeating the enemy. It ends when enough individuals are willing to turn the projection around and ask, what is the intensity of my feeling about this person, this group, this ideology telling me about myself, and what have I put out there that actually belongs in here?” -Laura Matsue Episode 173 – Why We Put People on Pedestals: The Golden Shadow Listen to this podcast episode by clicking the link below or by searching Cosmic Matrix on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast streamer. https://veilofreality.com/2026/04/18/why-we-put-people-on-pedestals-the-golden-shadow-tcm-173-part-1 @timeoftransition

“One of the biggest realizations I've had to face and accept is that not everyone is "ready" to wake up, nor will there be a collective awakening anytime soon, for there are vastly different levels of being and soul potential among 8+ billion people on this planet and that there is also nothing wrong with it in light of the evolution of consciousness. We are all one, but we're not all the same. As the esoteric axiom states: "There is no such thing as equality in the entire universe.” No one can be awakened by another, nor can anyone force another to "wake up." Free will needs to be respected, even if it is the "free will" to stay asleep (dreaming to be awake). You can only "give" to the ones who "ask" sincerely and spread some seeds of awareness. Some may blossom, some won't. The ones of us who are sincerely engaged in the awakening process and truth-seeking know that it is far from easy for a true awakening goes way beyond any intellectual/external understanding of the Matrix, which usually ends up externalizing all evil - a trap in itself. It takes inner struggle, conscious suffering, effort, integrity, self-responsibility, radical self-honesty, and sincerity with patience and humility to cross the threshold out of the ego slumber of the false/conditioned personality to awaken and free oneself from the entropic forces of the matrix which also work through us. It's not what most New Age/corrupted spiritual teachings and motivational self-help advocates talk about who promise you health, wealth, love, and bliss. It's not a "mindset" our about "being the best you can be.” Awakening” is also not about self-actualization, chasing dreams, seeking pleasure, and fulfilling desires, nor is it simply about being an “individual” or a self-improvement program but becoming INDIVIDUATED (big difference). The former is still a slave to the ego personality with all its desires; the latter has become a vessel for God and merged personal will with Divine Will, acting our God's Will beyond ego gratification.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 121, Part 2 – How Can We Wake Up Others? To listen to this exclusive podcast, check the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 175+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👉 Sign up to tune into the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership @timeoftransition

“One of the biggest realizations I've had to face and accept is that not everyone is "ready" to wake up, nor will there be a collective awakening anytime soon, for there are vastly different levels of being and soul potential among 8+ billion people on this planet and that there is also nothing wrong with it in light of the evolution of consciousness. We are all one, but we're not all the same. As the esoteric axiom states: "There is no such thing as equality in the entire universe.” No one can be awakened by another, nor can anyone force another to "wake up." Free will needs to be respected, even if it is the "free will" to stay asleep (dreaming to be awake). You can only "give" to the ones who "ask" sincerely and spread some seeds of awareness. Some may blossom, some won't. The ones of us who are sincerely engaged in the awakening process and truth-seeking know that it is far from easy for a true awakening goes way beyond any intellectual/external understanding of the Matrix, which usually ends up externalizing all evil - a trap in itself. It takes inner struggle, conscious suffering, effort, integrity, self-responsibility, radical self-honesty, and sincerity with patience and humility to cross the threshold out of the ego slumber of the false/conditioned personality to awaken and free oneself from the entropic forces of the matrix which also work through us. It's not what most New Age/corrupted spiritual teachings and motivational self-help advocates talk about who promise you health, wealth, love, and bliss. It's not a "mindset" our about "being the best you can be.” Awakening” is also not about self-actualization, chasing dreams, seeking pleasure, and fulfilling desires, nor is it simply about being an “individual” or a self-improvement program but becoming INDIVIDUATED (big difference). The former is still a slave to the ego personality with all its desires; the latter has become a vessel for God and merged personal will with Divine Will, acting our God's Will beyond ego gratification.” -Bernhard Guenther Episode 121, Part 2 – How Can We Wake Up Others? To listen to this exclusive podcast, click the link below to sign up for our private membership section, where you will have access to over 175+ hours of *uncensored* podcasts where we dive much deeper and speak about topics that we can’t speak about on social media anymore. 👇Sign up to tune into the full episode, link in the replies. Sign up to listen to the full episode here: https://veilofreality.com/membership