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VIDEO VER. When the Veil Thins: October’s Doorway Between Worlds · Eye Opener Society

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  Hello everyone and welcome back to Eye Opener Society.
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  My name is Gary Dean and I am hosting this one solo. It appears like this month
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  has been pretty crazy as far as people's schedules and all and I know I've been busy.
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  And I'm going to be busy going down to Kentucky again to see Appalachian Rootworks
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  and join them in their little festival that they have going on in Cynthiana.
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  So we have that going on Lizzie has been a little busy since her birthday And
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  she's got to make up some lost time So I try to get Hannah Rose to sit with
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  me But she's got other family commitments So I completely understand all of this,
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  I just figured I'd shoot this off to you Because it is October,
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  it is a busy month But there's something else going on It's the thinning of
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  the veil And that's what we're going to explore today,
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  And this year We're going to explore the seen And the unseen The physical and
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  the spiritual The real and the mysterious,
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  So tonight As the air cools and the shadows grow longer We're diving into one of,
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  The most You know I guess Exciting part of the year Which is October Many people
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  enjoy Halloween I prefer the
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  longer days myself Actually, I prefer more sunlight than anything else.
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  That's always been big on my list.
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  With that being said, it's still one of those years, it's one of the time a
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  year where people get very excited for the entire Halloween,
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  spiritually, metaphysically,
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  witchy, whatever it is.
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  I think we're all excited for that. And even I am too.
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  It's a very kind of spiritual time when we deal with this thinning of the veil.
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  It's a quiet whisper in the wind the way
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  the light fades early in the sense that we're
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  walking between two worlds so why don't
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  we dive into this and get a little feeling for it okay this is the first time
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  I had to take some notes for this because it's been a while since I've been
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  flying solo so I got a few notes I'm going to go through and just kind of put
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  it into a story all right since October marks transition between light, dark,
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  life, and death, movement, and stillness.
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  And the leaves fall, but not in sadness. They fall in surrender,
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  returning their energy back to the earth.
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  While many cultures around the world honor this shift, the Celts celebrated
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  Samhain, the festival marking the end of harvest and the beginning of winter.
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  And in Mexico It's Dia de
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  los Muertos I hope I pronounced that
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  right I'm not very good at it Which is a celebration of
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  ancestors In so many spiritual paths This time of year Is believed to be when
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  the veil Between worlds grow thin When the living can more easily Connect with
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  the dead With spirits And with unseen energies So whether or not you believe even ghosts.
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  There's no denying that something feels different in October.
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  It's a time for reflection, to pause, release, and reconnect.
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  And so what is it about the veil? The veil, it's a metaphor,
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  a thin energetic barrier that's between the physical realm and the spiritual realm.
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  Most of the year it's said to be thicker, but as October rolls in, this barrier softens.
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  So if you think of it kind of like fog lifting off the lake,
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  or, you know, you could see deeper into the water, into what's usually hidden.
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  The veil, during this time
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  of year This is why when it gets thinner We can see more into that other world
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  And that's why this time of year Marks this whole season of celebration of the
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  dead Because we can easily communicate Between the two worlds during this time
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  So during this thinning,
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  intuition strengthens Dreams become more vivid You might notice synchronicities
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  little coincidences that don't feel so coincidental.
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  You may even feel a presence around you, such as ancestors, your guides,
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  or the energy of old memories resurfacing for healing.
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  So this is not something to fear. Don't be afraid of ghosts.
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  Don't be afraid of your ancestors. Don't be afraid of your guides.
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  It's an invitation, which is a sacred reminder that life and death are part of the same circle.
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  That endings are never really endings. They're just transformations.
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  And this is a lot of stuff that I kind of believe in because I always felt that
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  death is just the second part of life.
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  No one really should fear it.
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  All things come to an end, but energy is constant and we are energy.
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  That energy is continuation.
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  So that's why I never feared death. So how do we, You know, how do we honor this time of year?
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  Well, we create a small ancestral altar, all right?
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  Placing photos, heirlooms, or items that remind you of loved ones who've passed.
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  We could light a candle and simply remember them. Speak their names aloud.
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  Energy follows attention. When we remember, we reconnect.
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  We could also spend time in silence. The veil doesn't thin just outwardly.
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  In this within Meditation, journaling,
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  or sitting in nature Can open that inner space where intuition whispers to you
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  Release what's ready to go Just as the trees are letting go of their leaves.
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  What can you let fall from you from this season? Any old habits, guilt,
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  grudges, attachments. This is the time for cleansing and transformation.
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  Also take a notice of your dreams. Kind of keep a notebook by your bed this
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  month because dreams often carry messages from beyond or from deeper layers of your psyche.
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  And also protect your energy during this time of year because when we're more
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  open, we're also more receptive.
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  While that's very good and beautiful, but it's also important to stay grounded.
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  Just use simple protection practices like burning sage or carrying black tourmaline
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  or imagining a light around your body because we're so receptive.
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  We don't want to be receptive of things that we don't want to,
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  you know, get into us as well.
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  So just protect yourself a little bit more this time of year,
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  since there's much more of an opening between, you know, the two worlds.
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  So let's take a moment now just kind of to tune in and we could close our eyes
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  if you like, taking slow, deep breaths.
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  I kind of threw in this little guided meditation thing.
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  Imagine the world around you growing quiet, the crisp October air,
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  the sounds of leaves underfoot.
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  Feel the veil around you, not as something scary, but as a soft mist of connection.
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  You're both body and spirit. You are both earth and sky.
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  You are the bridge between these two worlds.
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  If there's someone you've lost, invite their memory forward,
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  not in grief, but in gratitude.
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  Feel their presence in warmth, in scent, in the flicker of a candle's flame.
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  Thank them for walking beside you still. Now bring that awareness back to yourself, to your own spirit.
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  What do you need to release before the year ends?
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  What do you want to call in before the veil thickens once more?
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  Breathe that intention in deeply and when
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  you're ready exhale and return back
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  to this moment grounded whole
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  and connected so as
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  we move deeper into october remember that the veil doesn't just separate it
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  connects it's a reminder that we're never truly alone that energy never dies
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  and that Love is the bridge that keeps everything intertwined.
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  So that's my little podcast episode for a solo episode.
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  I'm trying to get used to these still. But a couple things right away I want to...
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  Thank Appalachian Rootworks again. Visit their site, Appalachian Rootworks, Rooted in Ruins.
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  Or you could go on Podbean and check out their fantastic podcast called Without a Candle.
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  I'm going to be looking forward to seeing Carly and Carla again.
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  I also want to give a shout out to Luna and Soul Inc. And that's S-O-L.
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  And they're located in York City, Pennsylvania. If you're in the York area, definitely.
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  And if you need some ink, get some. I had just gotten a three-hour session,
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  which was actually a birthday gift for my wife. She got that for me.
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  But I got six tattoos in three hours.
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  And I am extremely impressed. The work came out beautifully.
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  My wife and my stepdaughter had gotten ink from them. And they have some amazing work on their bodies.
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  So check them out. Luna and Soul Ink. And they're located at the New York Ironworks,
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  which is located in York City, Pennsylvania.
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  A big shout out and happy birthday to my co-host, Lizzie.
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  I want to thank you so much, even though you're not here with me right now.
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  I just want to thank you so very much for all the effort that you put in behind the scenes with this.
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  And when we work together, it's always wonderful.
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  And a big thanks to Hannah Rose as well for her podcast, The Sound Within.
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  And I want to let everybody know I reached out to Elaine from Arcane Oracle.
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  And I just wanted to let everybody know she's doing good. It's just with her
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  job this time of year, it's very stressful and chaotic for her.
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  So that's why she hasn't been able to get any more podcasts on.
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  And London Sunset Child are doing well. And I'm trying to get Sunset Child as
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  well on one of our podcast episodes.
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  So be looking out for that too as well.
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  I want to thank you for joining me. I wish everybody a very happy October.
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  Hopefully I could get to record another episode with Lizzie.
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  And we'll see you really soon.