Cindy asked this question last night, and I would like to give my interpretation. I have a very active imagination, and so I was shown this visual interpretation through my imagination. I am restating the question as I would ask. "Why do we call upon the multiple deities and gods and goddesses and manifestations instead of going directly to Creator with everything?" My answer: Creator is a doorway to the self. The Creator is a doorway to the "I AM" presence. Creator is where all of the deities and manifestations become guides, and Creator becomes that which the individual goes through in order to embed themselved or engender themselves into the collective story being told. As children, we are born aa both Creator and Creation, but we have not gained full responsibility over the two. Creator showed this to me as such. The Creator is a weaver with a needle and thread embroidering a great vision upon a tapestry. Upon this tapestry, Creator weaves all of the green life, the soils of the brown Earth, the sands of the desert, the red mesas, the many-layered canyons, the mountains, the volcanos and magma. Creator weaves the blue skies, the bright clouds and heavy clouds, the rains, the lightning, the rainbows. Creator weaves the rivers and oceans, the ponds and lakes. Then, Creator weaves the night sky high above the tallest mountains and where the sky shifts from light blue to deep blue. Creator weaves all of the stars out in the night sky. Creator weaves the Moon and her many faces. Creator weaves the Sun, and all of the rays of the Sun and all of that which the Sun touches out into the cosmos. Creator weaves the beauty of the Milky Way and far out galaxies. Next, Creator weaves the Auroras of the solar winds which touch the crown of our planet. Then, Creator weaves the four-legged and four-handed, the eight-legged and eight-armed, the finned-ones, the feathered-ones, the fuzzy-ones, the creepy-crawlies, the slithering-ones, you name it. Finally Creator leaves an empty space for us. Creator leaves that space empty for us until we grow up.

There’s a quiet gap a lot of us are living in right now… We understand ourselves deeply — our triggers, our patterns, our past.And yet… something still feels stuck. That’s because awareness isn’t the finish line. It’s the map. The real shift happens when the emotion actually gets to move. Inside the Emotional Landscapes classroom at Radiant Health, we’re going deeper into what emotional processing really is — not as theory, but as a lived, embodied practice. This isn’t about analyzing your feelings. It's about finally letting them complete. If you’ve ever felt like: • “I know why I feel this way… so why am I still here?” • “I can explain it, but I can’t shift it” • “I keep looping the same emotional patterns” This space is for you. We explore how to: — Move emotions through the body (not just the mind) — Create safety in your nervous system — Release stored emotional charge — Turn insight into real, lasting change This is where understanding becomes transformation. If you’re ready to go deeper — come join us inside Emotional Landscapes. Your next shift isn’t more insights. It's allowing yourself to feel… all the way through.

I learned two terms today that explained a lot for me—and honestly, it also helped me understand some of my own patterns. So I created a file on it in case it helps you too: Pseudo-hostility and pseudo-mutuality. Most people were raised inside two relational patterns they were never taught to name: Pseudo-hostility shows up as sarcasm, teasing, and subtle jabs disguised as humor.“I’m just kidding.”“Can’t you take a joke?” On the surface, it looks playful. But your body registers something else. The “joke” often carries criticism, dismissal, or underlying hostility. And if you respond to that impact, you’re labeled as “too sensitive.” That’s the trap. This is a double bind—a situation where the real issue can’t be addressed, which makes genuine connection impossible. Pseudo-mutuality is the opposite presentation, but creates the same outcome. It looks like harmony: politeness, quick apologies, “let’s just move on.” From the outside, these relationships appear close. From the inside, they feel empty. Connection is performed, not experienced. In both patterns, there’s a sensory mismatch: What you see (smiles, laughter, politeness) does not match what you feel internally. Over time, this disconnect trains you to override your own perception. You stop trusting your body, your instincts, your emotional reality. That is why these dynamics are so damaging. These terms were identified by psychiatrists in the 1950s and 60s studying highly dysfunctional family systems. They consistently found pseudo-hostility and pseudo-mutuality present in every case. Once you recognize them, you start to see them everywhere—families, relationships, workplaces, even sitcoms. The shift begins with naming it. From there, the work is: - Rebuilding trust with your own internal signals - Allowing real emotional honesty - Interrupting the patterns where they now live within you If you want to go deeper, we break this down inside the Radiant Health Classroom in the Emotional Landscapes folder—how to identify these patterns, how they shaped your nervous system, and how to start changing them.

I wanted to share this watercolor that Frank and I purchased in Thailand years ago. I had a fear of putting it up when I had a mental health episode. The demon side scared me for a bit. Thankfully, that fear went away. (:

Join us tomorrow, Sunday the 29th at 10:00 AM (Mountain Time) for our monthly group connection. This is a space to come together, ask questions, share insights, and connect more deeply with the work and each other. Important for April: Our schedule is full every weekend, so this gathering will serve as our April Zoom session for all subscribers and supporters. If you're a subscriber of our community on TikTok or the Skool platform, you already have access — the Zoom link is available in the classroom. We look forward to seeing you there. — Joe & Cindy ☕