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Audio 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. My name's Gary Dean,
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  and I am hosting this one solo.
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  It appears like this month has been pretty crazy as far as people's schedules
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  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.
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  Lizzie's been a little busy since her birthday. And she's got to make up some
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  lost time So I try to get Hannah Rose to sit with me But she's got other family
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  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
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  part of the year Which is October Many people enjoy Halloween I prefer the longer
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  days myself Actually I prefer more sunlight than anything else That's always
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  been big on my list But With that being said It's still one of those years Part,
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  It's one of the time a year.
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  Where people get very excited for the entire Halloween, spiritually,
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  metaphysically, 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 the light fades early in the sense
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  that we're walking between two worlds.
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  So why don't we dive into this and get a little feeling for it, okay?
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  This is the first time I had to take some notes for this Because it's been a
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  while since I've been flying solo So I've got a few notes that I'm going to
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  go through And just kind of put it into a story,
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  Since October marks transition between light, dark, life and death Movement
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  and stillness And the leaves fall but not in sadness They fall in surrender,
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  Returning their energy back to the earth While many cultures around the world
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  honor this shift The Celts celebrated Samhain, the festival marking the end
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  of harvest and the beginning of winter.
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  And in Mexico, it's Dia de los Muertos.
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  I hope I pronounced that right. I'm not very good at it, which is a celebration of ancestors.
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  And so many spiritual paths, this time of year is believed to be when the veil
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  between worlds grow thin.
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  When the living can more easily connect with the dead With spirits and with
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  unseen energies So whether or not you believe in ghosts There's no denying that
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  something feels different in October 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
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  off the lake Or you could
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  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,
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  your guides Or the energy of old memories resurfacing for healing So this is
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  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 All right It's
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  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 And this
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  is a lot of stuff That I kind of believe in Because Um.
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  I always felt that death is just the second part of life.
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  No one really should fear it. You know, all things come to an end,
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  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, right? So how do we, you know,
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  how do we honor this time of year?
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  Well, we create small ancestral altar, all right? placing photos,
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  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 in this within.
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  Meditation, journaling, or sitting in nature can open that inner space Where
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  intuition whispers to you Release
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  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
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  also important To stay grounded Just use simple
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  protection practices Like burning sage or carrying black Tourmaline or imagining
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  A light around your body Because we're so receptive We don't want to be receptive
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  Of things that we don't want to Get into us as well So just protect yourself
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  a little bit more This time of year since there's much more Of an opening between,
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  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 I kind of threw in this little guided meditation
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  thing Imagine the world around you growing quiet The crisp October air 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 grief.
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  And gratitude. 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 you're ready Exhale and return back
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  to this moment Grounded, whole, and connected.
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  So, as we move deeper into October Remember
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  that the veil doesn't just separate It connects
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  it's a reminder that we're never truly alone
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  that energy never dies and that love is the bridge that keeps everything intertwined
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  so that's my little uh podcast episode uh for a solo episode i'm trying to get
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  used to these still but um a couple things right away i want to uh.
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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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  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 and we'll see you really soon.