Make Peace With Life ShortCast #003 - The Magick of the Double Arch

   

Make Peace With Life ShortCast #003 -

The Magick of the Double Arch

Welcome to another Make Peace With Life Shortcast, set against the incredible backdrop of the Double Arch in Arches National Park. In this episode, we explore the story behind this natural wonder—how it was formed over millions of years through erosion, pressure, and time. What stands today as something strong and awe-inspiring was shaped by gradual change and loss. We dive into the deeper symbolism of the Double Arch, reflecting on the idea of duality—light and dark, masculine and feminine, physical and spiritual—and how these opposing forces are not separate, but connected. We also tap into the metaphysical energy of this place, considering the possibility that structures like the Double Arch may represent more than just geology. Could it be a kind of portal—an opening between worlds, dimensions, or states of consciousness? Standing beneath it, you can’t help but feel small—and that feeling is part of the experience. Nature has a way of reminding us of our place, grounding us while also opening our minds. Ultimately, the Double Arch is more than just a rock formation. It exists because part of it was lost. Without that erosion, there would be no arch at all. In the same way, many of us are shaped by the losses in our own lives—and maybe, just maybe, there is a kind of magic in that process. This is your reminder to reflect, to connect, and to Make Peace With Life. Be sure to check out MakePeaceWithLife.com to explore more podcasts and shortcasts, read the blog, connect with the community, and grab one of our shirts.

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Every Person Has a Story to Tell

    

Every Person Has a Story to Tell

By Dr. Walter R. Hoge

What if a life is not one straight road, but a thousand remembered paths crossing faith, grief, science, ancestry, and wonder?

Every Person Has a Story to Tell opens like a memoir, but it quickly expands into something larger and stranger: a life archive shaped by memory’s unreliability, family legend, spiritual longing, professional reinvention, and the haunting possibility that the most important places we visit may not belong entirely to this world. The book moves through ancestors, frontier histories, veterinary practice, personal losses, philosophical reflections, and a mystical valley that lingers in the author’s soul like an unfinished calling.

At its heart, the book gathers family history, memoir, faith, and reflection into a deeply personal meditation on memory, purpose, and the experiences that shape a life.

Its atmosphere shifts between grounded recollection and visionary experience. One moment, the book is contemplating squirrels, elephants, and the fragile mechanics of human memory; the next, it is standing at the edge of a glowing valley in what feels like a parallel universe, where fear gives way to peace and purpose. That tension gives the book its pulse: the earthly and the eternal, the documented and the imagined, the ordinary life and the life that seems to whisper from just beyond it.

What makes this book stand out is its refusal to separate disciplines that are usually kept apart. Science and religion, memory and myth, family history and personal testimony all occupy the same terrain. The central question is not simply what happened, but what a person does with what happened: how experience becomes meaning, how grief becomes redirection, and how a life can be measured not only by achievement, but by whether it remains open to wonder, service, and a second chance.

Some stories are told to preserve the past; others are told to light the way back to the self.

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From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!: Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva!

       

From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!:

Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva!

Tired of male authors advising that we women should 'Think Like A Man But Act Like A Lady? Frustrated with male authors that claim they will spill the 'secrets' on how to get and keep a man? Fed-up with books that continue with the double standard that 'women should hold out & put themselves on lock-down' while men get to spread themselves all over town? Want to learn how to become a Brilliant Bitch in control? Want to finally learn the 'secrets' to not only getting the man you want--but one that also wants YOU? Then this volume of the Dynamic Diva series, 'Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva is for you! Learn to not just 'name' your power, but to claim it! Want to be a Real Woman with a REAL Man? Want to experience what you desire AND what you Deserve? Want to show partners that are not respecting you how to begin to do so, or 'Get 'Ta Stepping?" Then begin by honoring YOU in all your glory. When you honor you, others are compelled to do the same!

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From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!:

Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva!

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✨ Top Metaphysical Books : Expand Your Mind (and Maybe Your Energy Field)

  ✨ Top Metaphysical Books : Expand Your Mind

(and Maybe Your Energy Field)

 It’s also the perfect time to nourish your soul — and maybe gift someone else a little enlightenment too.

Whether you’re shopping for the curious beginner, the seasoned spiritual explorer, or that one friend who keeps burning sage in their car, this list of top metaphysical books by Rob Alex, Ph.D. will lift your spirit, open your energy, and spark some seriously cosmic conversations around the fireplace.

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🎁 1. Get Your Head Out of Your Metaphysical Ass: Your Metaphysical Journey Begins

If you’ve ever thought metaphysics sounded a little too… floaty, this book is your wake-up call. Get Your Head Out of Your Metaphysical Ass takes the mystical and makes it downright relatable — and often hilarious.

Dr. Rob Alex brings a refreshing, down-to-earth approach to spirituality. This isn’t about chanting in caves or levitating over your latte. It’s about applying metaphysical wisdom to real life — how to trust your intuition, recognize your value, and stop tripping over your own energetic baggage.

This book is the perfect starter for anyone ready to laugh, learn, and maybe admit that enlightenment doesn’t always come with perfect posture.

✨ Ideal gift for: The friend who’s curious about the universe but still Googles “What is a chakra?”

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Get Your Head Out of Your Metaphysical Ass

on Amazon

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💼 2. Business Powered by Metaphysics: Metaphysical Energy to Take Your Business to a Higher Level

Finally — a business book that talks about abundance, intuition, and moon phases without putting you to sleep.

Business Powered by Metaphysics is for entrepreneurs, creatives, and business owners who want to make money andkeep their sanity. It’s a wild, wisdom-filled ride that blends ancient energy principles with modern business savvy — think spreadsheets meet spirituality.

Inside, you’ll discover how to turn your business into a living, breathing energy field that attracts prosperity naturally. You’ll learn about wealth-attracting rituals, digital energy work, and how to rest like a CEO of calm.

Rob Alex delivers practical metaphysical tools with humor, honesty, and just enough sparkle to make capitalism feel almost cosmic.

✨ Ideal gift for: The hustler who needs more harmony, or the CEO who’s secretly into crystals but won’t admit it at meetings.

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❤️ 3. Sensual Metaphysics: Bringing the Sacred Into Your Relationship

Looking to bring more passion and purpose into your relationship? Sensual Metaphysics transforms love, connection, and intimacy into a sacred experience.

This isn’t your typical relationship advice book — it’s an invitation to merge your spiritual energy with your romantic life. You’ll explore practices like mindful touch, energy alignment, and even moon rituals to reignite the spark and strengthen emotional bonds.

Written with warmth, wisdom, and tenderness, Dr. Rob Alex guides couples toward deeper understanding and cosmic-level connection. Because when love and energy align, magic happens — and not just the candlelight kind.

✨ Ideal gift for: Couples who want more than just date nights — they want spiritual chemistry.

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🌟 Why These Metaphysical Books 

The best gifts are the ones that inspire transformation, connection, and laughter — and these books deliver all three. Whether it’s awakening your inner mystic, healing your energy around money, or strengthening your bond with your partner, each book offers a unique path to personal and spiritual growth.

They’re witty, wise, and occasionally a little sassy — because enlightenment doesn’t have to be serious.

So this holiday season, skip the scented candle (unless it’s paired with a good aura cleanse) and gift something that truly uplifts the spirit.

✨ Because growth, laughter, and metaphysical magic never go out of season.

 

Dark Necessities, Army of Me and soon to be released: Everything's Not Lost

Dark Necessities:

A Psychospiritual Guide To Life And

The Living (Its A Kind Of Magik Book 1)

Our continuing disconnect between our bodies and our souls has not gone unnoticed. Some of us have been quietly observing, taking notes and finding patterns.

You… the social chameleons, the ‘deep’ ones. You who feel energised in the deep and esoteric. You who feel your way through this life. You are not alone…

An honest and deep dive into an intuitive's perspective of the state of humanity on Earth in 2025; How journeying into the Shadow side of our selves has been replaced by fear and spiritual bypassing.

We have been weakened by external fear with a desire to ‘fit in’. Now more than ever, we need to regain our power as individuals to truly understand how connected we all are.

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Army Of Me (Its A Kind Of Magik Book 2)

A blend of Irish and Norse wisdom from a Druidic Sorcerer carefully cultivated into poetic words.

If you wish to awaken your soul this will sooth you. If you wish to quieten your mind then it will trigger your ego and send you further on your journey to re-awaken and this time stay awake.

The time for death, forced memory loss and unwanted reincarnation is rising. Some evil cycles were made to be broken. Their reign is coming to an end and you can feel it.

Shine your light, now is not the time to turn the other cheek.

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A trilogy, Dark Necessities, Army of Me and soon to be released: Everything's Not Lost. All of which are famous songs by chilli peppers, Bjork and Coldplay. They are psycho-spiritual philosophical guides. They are funny, sad, inspiring, uplifting, light and deep. All the feels and all of my true being inside of them. These three books are honest and real.

Tech Equity: Freedom Through Enabling Technology:

     

Tech Equity: Freedom Through Enabling Technology:

A Dream Officer's Playbook for Tech Equity in Disability and Aging Services

by Precious "Preciosa" Myers-Brown

What does freedom actually look like for someone who has been told what they cannot do their whole life?

That question lives at the heart of Tech Equity: Freedom Through Enabling Technology by Precious "Preciosa" Myers-Brown. It is a book about what becomes possible when a whole community -- providers, families, Direct Support Professionals, policymakers, and the people being served -- decides that the way things have always been done is not good enough anymore.

The care system we are working inside was built in the 80s, way before we had the tools we have today. Imagine finding a pager from that era and thinking it still works -- then spending years looking for the payphone you need to go with it. We honor what was built with what we had. And now it is time for all of us to move forward together.

This is not a book about technology replacing people. It is about technology giving people back their time, their dignity, and their choices -- and giving the communities around them the tools to actually support that. DSPs who are burned out. Families who are exhausted. People with disabilities who deserve more than a system running on assumptions from 40 years ago. The blueprint is here. The community that changes this already exists. This book is for all of you.

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Tech Equity: Freedom Through Enabling Technology

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The Fall of Two Houses

Disclaimer: reading may require spiritual cleansing and other purification rituals. What would you sacrifice to keep your kingdom alive? In the Land of Dreams, light means life, tradition is law, and power is bought with blood. As Lord Crushma faces his own slow death, he races to secure his legacy before enemies close in and darkness swallows the Westlands. His solution is a political marriage, but his only heir is unfit to rule, his allies are corrupt, and every choice threatens to damn the realm he's trying to save. His most dangerous option is an ambitious Count, brilliant at starting conflicts and catastrophic at ending them. To refuse her may doom the Westlands. To accept her may ensure its destruction. The alternative is a young girl not nearly old enough to be courted, and Crushma must choose between the lesser of two evils.

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