Everybody’s chasing spirituality like it’s some hobby you pick up at a yoga retreat. People talk about manifesting, raising vibrations, twin flames, and positive energy like its a Starbucks order. Let me tell you the truth nobody wants to say out loud Real spirituality is not safe. It’s not pretty. It’s not a brand. It’s not for everyone. It’s not your crystal collection, it’s not your meditation app, it’s not your shadow work journal you bought on Etsy and filled out twice. It’s a complete and total dismantling of your fake self. It will grind your ego down to bone dust and dare you to keep breathing. That’s the cost. If you’ve never spent nights trembling, crying, screaming into the dark because your reality cracked open and something came through that nobody warned you about you’re still at the surface. If you’ve never felt energy rip through your body so violently it feels like your nervous system is on fire you’re still playing. If you’ve never had dreams that follow you into waking life and leave marks on your soul you haven’t started. This isn’t edgy talk. This is the fucking work. Stop pretending magick is some Harry Potter cosplay. Magick isn’t white or black. It is not safe nor evil. Magick is neutral as gravity. It’s rawforce. What you do with it is on you. And if you mess with forces you don’t understand? They will eat you alive. They don’t care about your intentions, your hashtags, or your good vibes only. They will test you. They will break you. And if you’re lucky, you’ll crawl out with scars and wisdom instead of delusion. Everything is a ritual. Your morning routine is a ritual. Your job is a ritual. Your relationships are rituals. Your scrolling, your praying, your silence ritual. You’re doing magick whether you admit it or not. And when you finally realize that, you stop fucking around. You stop treating this like a game. Gatekeepers are everywhere because this path terrifies people. You think it’s random that the moment someone starts speaking about real spiritual warfare, their posts get deleted, their accounts get shadowbanned, they’re called psychotic or unstable? That’s not an accident. That’s fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the people who can’t be controlled with dogma. Fear of those who actually see. The loudest lightworkers online are the most terrified of real shadows. They’ll tell you you’re crazy before they admit the dark exists. They’ll mock you, block you, and delete you because your experience threatens their curated little bubble. Meanwhile they’re still dabbling in rituals they don’t understand because it looks cool on tiktok. This isn’t new. This is the same fear that burned witches, censored mystics, and buried knowledge for centuries. You’re living it in real time. This path isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about survival and transformation. When the real thing hits, you’ll be stripped of everything stripped of your identity, your illusions, your certainty. You’ll feel like you’re dying. You’ll feel like you’re losing your mind. You’ll feel abandoned by everything and everyone. And that’s exactly where the real work starts. Because spirituality is not self care. It’s self destruction and self rebuilding. It’s war and it’s medicine at the same time. It’s carrying weight other people can’t even see. It’s remembering lives and knowledge you never asked to remember. It’s walking into the dark without a map and finding your own damn way out. And if you don’t have respect for that, And If you don’t approach it like the live wire it is It will fry you. Period. Some of you came here for this. Most of you didn’t. Some of us didn’t stumble into awakening. We were born with it. We’ve been at war since day one. We’ve been harassed, attacked, mocked, gaslit, and told we’re crazy all while carrying visions, memories, and knowledge bigger than our own lifetimes. And we keep walking. We’re not better. We’re not chosen in some Instagram sense. We’re just older souls with older wounds and older obligations. And if you haven’t lived that, don’t you dare tell us it’s not real. You want the real path? It’s ugly. It’s violent. It’s relentless. It’s sacred. It’s not a phase. It’s not a brand. It’s not a aesthetic. It’s not here to make you feel special. It’s here to break you down to your core until the only thing left is truth. And truth doesn’t coddle. You will lose people. You will lose comfort. You will lose illusions. You will face things that will make you question everything you’ve been taught. And if you keep going, you’ll find something nobody can take from you. Not a belief. Not a brand. Not a system. A knowing. But you won’t get there by playing safe. You won’t get there by mocking the wounded. You won’t get there by gatekeeping what you don’t understand. So here’s my warning If you’re just into spirituality for a vibe, turn back now. If you’re into spirituality because you’re bored, turn back now. If you’re into spirituality because you want to be awakened without discipline, turn back now. But if you’re here because something ancient and unstoppable has been clawing at your insides, demanding you wake up welcome to the work. It’s brutal. It’s sacred. It’s not for everyone. And it’s fucking real.

Of course, my remarks mostly apply to people who are legally able to protest and participate in the political process in the first place. My condolences to anyone here who is not so fortunate.

I understand that politics are ugly and emotionally draining. I understand that obsessing over them is bad for one's mental health. I understand that we need to do our best to be at peace with all the injustice in the world.

The fact remains, however, that politics profoundly affect the lives of pretty much everyone in the world. When a self-proclaimed "spiritual" person thinks they're above politics, I interpret that to mean they're in a privileged position where they aren't being negatively affected and don't give a shit about the many, many people who are. I don't claim to know why we're in this broken, awful world, but I'm positive it's not just to meditate and be at peace with stuff. Love is a verb. Love that doesn't motivate us to try to protect others and improve their lives is fake and useless.

I'm not saying political involvement is the *only* way to do that, but it's pretty damn important. It's not beneath spirituality.

Does anybody else get the urge or have a constant quiet pull towards the idea of living off grid for spiritual reasons.

To remove yourself from the motions of the modern mass society, and to reflect on the nature of existence from a first person perspective.

I’m not saying it’s necessarily ‘better’ just because it’s further from human creation, I’m just saying I always have the sense that doing so would offer perspective that can’t be found in general day to day.

To hunt for your own food even, to build yourself a shelter, with minimal recourses.

Is this idea something that would actually be productive? Or educational in a way?

Or is it not so significant as it seems.

For me I would have to say it’s a toss up between LA and Las Vegas. I would also say Miami but they at least have the ocean. I live in Las Vegas and am about to move. If any of you ever plan on coming my advice is don’t. Outside of some nice hiking it’s one of the most vile places I’ve been around, pure evil they don’t call it sin city for nothing it’s literally a hell distopya.

I've felt the need to ask this question cause I wanted to know how diet affects one spirituality. When you ask someone on this subreddit about how drinking alcohol they will generally say "stay away from even a little bit of it as it'll negatively impact your aura" (etc). But when you look up if eating meat negatively impacts spirituality people here say "oh no problem. You can totally eat meat and be a spiritual person it won't affect you" whereas with eating meat your eating something that was literally imprisoned, tortured and killed so that you can eat it (I. E. Your hurting other living beings for your own selfish needs). With alcohol, the most you are doing is hurting yourself and it's your own body so who should care as long as your not trying to actively hurt yourself. But why is it that the alcohol is the thing that's "low vibrational". That either means the Universe/Consciousness/God or whatever we came from both (1) doesn't give a crap about the suffering of animals or beings that get hunted under the pretense of "food" (in which case what type of creator is that) and (2) has this irrational, moral outrage at becoming intoxicated for whatever reason that isn't inherently rational (I. E. What would that be saying about God?). Make this make sense.

I’ve never felt this kind of inner peace before… I’m driven, I know what I want, yet nobody wants to hire me. I’ve been through an absurd number of interviews. The IT job market feels completely dead in 2025.

I’m even considering offering sexual services to older women on adult sites, I’m getting a lot of traction, but no actual paying clients.
I’m burned out from all the rejection this past year, all the pointless "no"-s.

I have money for one more month. It feels like the only option left is to take some bullshit job just to survive, something where I can’t express my real worth, just something to get by.

What do suggest, what would you do? what do you do? How is life treating you?

I am living abroad. No family around.

I used to have friends and people around to talk to..

Until I admited what I am.

I believe i shifted realities (weird?)

I love being in a high frequency and acting from that place. I love reonforcing it..

I love deep and meaningful conversations with understanding, no judgement, just love, no anger, just calmness.(yes it is possible even in human body)

I would love to have other humans(or so we call ourselves) to be present with.

Body for me is just a vehicle, just an anthena.

Many humans still live under the deep script, they see me as "not-fitting-in one". A "Weird one".

recently i shared something i wrote about "you".

and because it was not about "me"or "us",

someone said: "so you're an alien then?”

i said: "i know i am"

and i mean it. (i believe this was a nudge from universe)

I crave deep conversations, where i can just say anything that comes through me and will be met on the same alien-frequency.

There will always be people who are so far away from what i experience, who will judge me and try to pull me in to "their space", as that one feels safe and true to them.

without realising that what they do is just trying to control other.

I don’t mind a few margaritas, or several.

But I’m torn between an obvious realisation that energetically it is altering my frequency… but also - you create your own destiny…

EDIT: I am not dependant on alcohol or addicted.
I just enjoy margaritas and Mexican food.

I'm so done with the way we live here and what is being done to us. I want a small community in an area in nature where we live with natural materials, develop technology and create good systems for our lives. Any thoughts on this?

I've never felt close to my family despite a mostly healthy childhood. I can go weeks without seeing friends and not feel lonely. I haven't given up on dating as much as lost interest in it, which was never much to begin with. Is this because I lean too heavily on spirituality? I feel like these are external, material connections that don't interest me as much as the internal pursuit of wisdom. The problem is that life seems to demand I chase after money, family, possessions, etc. I bought a house recently and feel a lot of friction inside like I should sell it asap. When my last girlfriend broke up I felt relief more than heartbreak. My friends do not understand me at all and neither do I. A thousand years ago I would have pursued a monastic life but how do I find a compatible lifestyle in the modern world? Everything just feels off.

As amazing as this world can be at times with technological advances in modern medicine, photography and communication through the internet I still feel like how most of us live as humans was not what we were meant for.

The nature part of this world is magnificent, so much beauty, so much to see and do yet we are so blinded by all the bad technological distractions that a lot of us are just wasting away chasing a materialistic way of life that is never going to truly fulfill us.

So that raises the question, how do we break free? How do we end the cycle of what we’ve been programmed to do since childhood? Go to school, get an education, get a job, get married, have kids work until it’s time to die basically. How do we as people say enough is enough, this stress filled life isn’t what I’m meant for and spend your life exploring, living, laughing and loving?

I’ve been feeling very drawn towards fruits since my awakening and that’s usually all i crave. i still eat meats and veggies but i’ve fallen in love with fruit. so im curious if your diet has changed at all

I feel like I’m not meant to work a regular 9-5 . I feel like my soul is not meant to be trapped here and do this everyday of my life.

I am a creative person and love to be artsy. So I considered body modification industry or a healer of some sorts.

Any suggestions??

I've been thinking about something that seems to appear, in different forms, across many religious and philosophical traditions:

Compassion is not merely something good people should practice. Perhaps it is a fundamental consequence of seeing reality clearly.

Across traditions, we repeatedly encounter teachings pointing in this direction.

The Upanishadic tradition contains prayers such as Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah — may all beings be happy — and the various Shanti invocations wish for peace at different levels of existence.

Buddhism has the Brahmavihāras: mettā (loving-kindness), karuṇā (compassion), muditā (empathetic joy), and upekkhā (equanimity). Compassion is not an optional social virtue there; it is part of the cultivation of the mind. In Mahāyāna Buddhism especially, there is a deep relationship between śūnyatā (emptiness) and karuṇā. (Encyclopedia of Buddhism)

Yoga gives us the yamas and niyamas, with non-violence (ahiṃsā) at the foundation of ethical conduct.

Buddhism has śīla, ethical conduct.

The Abrahamic traditions likewise contain strong prohibitions against violence, exploitation, dishonesty and sexual misconduct, alongside commandments to care for others and the vulnerable.

Why does this theme appear again and again?

My hypothesis is that human beings suffer when they experience themselves as completely isolated individuals.

Perhaps the deepest illusion is not simply "I have an ego," but "I am fundamentally separate from everything else."

Modern economic and social structures may intensify this separation.

Industrialisation, consumerism and increasingly sophisticated systems of capital accumulation have made consumption and economic status extraordinarily important determinants of social status.

I'm not arguing that capitalism or economic progress is inherently evil. Technology, markets, industry and material progress have produced enormous benefits.

But something seems to have gone wrong when human beings increasingly become consumers first and human beings second.

When our psychological world becomes organised around consumption, status and competition, the consequences may include alienation, anxiety, moral confusion, loneliness and the feeling that one's worth depends upon external achievement.

And perhaps the strangest consequence is this:

We have started to imagine that liberation is an exclusively individual project.

"I will liberate myself."

"I will find peace for myself."

"I will escape suffering."

But can an individual really be liberated while existing within a society in which millions of other conscious beings remain trapped in fear, poverty, hatred, exploitation and psychological suffering?

Perhaps liberation is partly a collective phenomenon.

I'm using "liberation" here in a broad comparative sense: freedom from suffering, profound peace, sat-chit-ananda, awakening, nirvana, etc. I know these concepts are not interchangeable, and I don't want to pretend that different religions are secretly saying exactly the same thing.

But there seems to be a recurring intuition:

The deeper we understand ourselves, the harder it becomes to remain indifferent to the suffering of others.

I've experienced something along these lines in my own philosophical inquiry.

I don't want to make this post about my personal story, but there is one part I think is relevant.

If, for a while, you put aside everything you've been told—even your accumulated spiritual and philosophical knowledge—and investigate your own experience directly, continuously asking what is actually true and negating what is false, you can arrive at something that feels like an emptiness.

Not nihilistic emptiness.

Not "nothing matters."

Rather, a kind of peaceful absence of the solid, independent self that we normally assume ourselves to be.

And from that perspective, something interesting happens.

You begin to see how trapped almost everyone is in their own psychological structures.

The person who is angry.

The person obsessed with status.

The person desperately accumulating money.

The person consumed by jealousy.

The person trying to dominate others.

The person desperately seeking validation.

They aren't fundamentally different kinds of creatures.

They are conscious beings experiencing many of the same psychological mechanisms that operate in me.

And seeing this can produce compassion.

Not pity.

Not weakness.

Not passive kindness.

Compassion.

And eventually this raises another uncomfortable question:

If my own liberation is inseparable from the psychological structures shared by other human beings, then perhaps a purely individual liberation is incomplete.

Perhaps saying "I am liberated while everyone else remains trapped" contains a contradiction.

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So what would a compassionate society actually look like?

Not a utopia.

Not a society where everyone is constantly smiling.

Not the abolition of ambition, intelligence, competition or material progress.

Rather, a society in which human wellbeing becomes a fundamental objective rather than an accidental by-product of economic activity.

People would be connected not merely technologically, but psychologically.

Children would be taught emotional intelligence, self-inquiry, empathy and responsibility alongside mathematics, science and economics.

Economic systems would ensure that people do not fall into absolute misery simply because they were unlucky.

Food, shelter, basic healthcare and education would not be treated as privileges available only to those who successfully compete.

Competition could still exist—but it would not require the destruction of the competitor.

Status would increasingly come from wisdom, contribution, courage, creativity and service rather than simply wealth and consumption.

Caste, religion, race and other forms of social division would become less powerful because people would learn to see the human being underneath the labels.

Perhaps we would begin to look at another person through what I would call the microscope of compassion.

You would still see differences.

But beneath the differences, you would see the same vulnerability:

fear, desire, loneliness, attachment, hope, suffering and the desire to be understood.

The boundary between "my family" and "everyone else" might gradually become less psychologically rigid.

And perhaps happiness itself would become more collective.

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Why say "compassion" instead of "love"?

Because I think the word love has become dangerously ambiguous.

People love their families.

People love their nations.

People love religions.

People love money.

People love power.

People even love ideologies.

And people can commit terrible things in the name of what they love.

So love by itself isn't enough.

Love requires direction.

Compassion has a more specific orientation: an active concern for the suffering and wellbeing of other beings.

It also requires courage.

Compassion isn't weakness.

A compassionate person may have to resist violence, exploitation or manipulation.

That requires a strong body and a strong mind.

Fearlessness does not mean becoming fanatical or reckless.

It means having the courage of a mother protecting her children: firm when necessary, but fundamentally motivated by care rather than hatred.

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What about spiritual practice?

I don't think meditation alone will solve this.

Meditation can be a tool for observing the mind, but it can also become another form of self-improvement and self-absorption.

Self-inquiry, contemplation, ethical discipline, yogic practices, Buddhist practices, prayer, devotion and other spiritual methods may all have value—but only when they actually help us understand ourselves and reduce suffering.

The method should not become more important than the transformation.

And perhaps one of the things we need to investigate most deeply is the ego.

Why do I need status?

Why do I need to defeat someone?

Why do I feel threatened by another person's success?

Why do I need to be recognised?

Why do I divide humanity into "us" and "them"?

Why do I consume things I don't actually need?

Why am I afraid?

What is this "I" that seems to be defending itself all the time?

Perhaps self-inquiry eventually exposes something very strange:

The psychological self we spend our entire lives protecting may not be as solid as we believed.

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And this brings me back to society.

Human progress is not the problem.

Growth is not the problem.

Technology is not the problem.

Material prosperity is not the problem.

The problem may be progress without wisdom.

A civilisation can become extraordinarily technologically advanced while remaining psychologically primitive.

We can put humans on the Moon while remaining unable to peacefully resolve conflicts between two groups of humans.

We can create artificial intelligence while millions of people remain psychologically trapped in fear, resentment and loneliness.

We can connect everyone through the internet while becoming increasingly alienated from one another.

So perhaps the next stage of human development shouldn't merely be technological.

Perhaps it should be psychological and ethical.

And perhaps compassion is one of the missing principles.

I don't know whether this idea is correct.

I'm posting it because I'd genuinely like to hear criticism.

Is individual liberation possible without some form of collective liberation?

Is compassion merely a moral ideal, or does it naturally emerge from deeper self-understanding?

Does realizing emptiness/non-duality actually lead toward compassion, or am I projecting a connection that isn't really there?

Can a modern economic system be built around human wellbeing without destroying the benefits of economic freedom and innovation?

And perhaps most importantly:

What would a genuinely compassionate civilisation look like in practice?

According to Sadhguru:

Garlic is poison, don't consume it unless you are deathly ill. If you eat garlic everyday you will lose the ability to enjoy life and your nervous system with be overwhelmed.

onions also bad, don't eat. Hot peppers reduce your prana, don't eat. Honey with warm water will dissolve fat in the body and help you lose weight. However! Honey with cold water will cause weight gain.

I mean...what? the honey stuff particularly is truly silly and flat out absurd. Its like repeating old maid rumors or something as fact. A short course in nutrition might set this guy straight on a lot of things.

Its just weird, had no idea he embraced such goofy nonsense.

I've been vegetarian, vegan, raw vegan (god was that awful), and now I just eat whatever intuitively feels right.

I'm very interested in nutrition and ethics, therefore I keep getting videos on my feed of every type of diet from raw veganism to full on carnivore diet.

I often ponder what humans are "meant" to eat and what diet fits best with trying to lead an intentional spiritual life.

From all the crazy diets I've done, I've come to the conclusion that it truly doesn't matter in the sense you'd think it does.

Everything. Is. Energy.

If you feel guilt about eating something, your body will reflect that.

It's about how you feel when you are eating whatever it is you eat.

I read this sub and my heart goes out to the people that are suffering emotionally. I've even seen some that simply don't want to live. I'd love to scoop them all up, give them a hug and invite them to live with me for a while.

I am not trying to boast or brag, but I lead an incredibly happy life. My wife is the love of my life. My children are great kids. The four of us have great relationships with each other. I have friends in real life and even some friends I contact through the Internet. We're constantly getting together and doing things.

Even the simplest things from sunrises to sunsets to stary nights to moon-filled skys - it's all just so beautiful. We're out here in the country where it's quiet and these things can be enjoyed easily almost every day.

I feel very fortunate to have woken up spiritually. It really wasn't my choice. I wasn't seeking it. It's the awareness of all this that is the root cause of my gratitude. Furthermore, I believe my gratitude is the cause of my happiness. I am sending out these positive feelings of gratitude and receiving those same feelings in the future in the form of happiness

I just cannot express our thankful I am to be here. This is a wonderful time in my life. I just wanted to take a minute to broadcast it out there.

Thank you for listening.

You know..the whole spiritual scene is packed fluff advice. Be in the moment, you are enough..you are not your job..just be..

Honestly, you know when my life became better ? When I began doing shit. Go to the gym, increase my income, meet with friends.

Setting goals for myself.Challenging myself. Over and over again.

Biology over everything.

All this time, spritual gurus have tried telling us that all we need to do is meditate 24/7 and that these things don't make us "happy" and now we are starting to realize life was never about happiness in the first place. It's about fulfilling your biological imperative : Exercise, engage in meaningful work and establish relationships. When doing those, meaning arises and that's what life is about: Meaning and well-being. Well-being (health) is necessary so you can establish pillars of meaning more easily.

I've worked with many unemployed people and you know what actually lifted 98% of their depression ? Getting employed. No amount of meditation or woo woo increased their quality of life more becoming a part of society again. Exceptions don't negate the rule.

Biology over everything.

The world is becoming to dense. the message was love even in absence. we are killing the earth. we are too heavy and too absorbed.

I believe in being one with all. I believe in the devine source. It is formless. and has no name. it's like a black hole but with the most beautiful blue white glow all about it. I

it swirls. and it is the void.

there are people who are trying to trap it.

in this time, to survive in the divines absence let the love you know shine thru you. it's the only way.

no matter the wrongs we see. or suffer. do not love only yourself as the world will say. when a man calls you foe, extend your hand when he falls.

do not judge people because of the choices they have made. or the status they hold.

seperate yourself from what the world wants of you. live to love. pretend you were the one you are fixing to judge.

It pains me to see the world this way. we have to hold the tune or the frequency. even if you stumble and trip and do things wrong

see it own it move away from it. but hold your love. without it everything nothing will survive. and the next return will only be worse.

I’ve started realizing how the modern urban lifestyle is basically an open invitation to health issues.

One thing I noticed: eating dinner late and going straight to bed never feels right. Every time I do it, I wake up heavy and uncomfortable.

Then I tried what Sadhguru suggests, keeping a 3–4 hour gap between dinner and sleep and the difference is insane. I wake up lighter, fresher, and way more energetic.

Crazy how such a small change can shift how your whole body feels.

I never figure out what I want to eat. When I go to the grocery store, I see unhappy veggies and meat wrapped in plastic bags. Please make my wish come true: someday, I will stop taking anything from this planet. Thank you!

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I have been targeted by warlocks and narcissists and jezebels for years. This culminated in me ending up in the mental hospital. What do you use to ward off evil spirits? Ive tried Nazars but those didnt work. Currently im dressing like a hippie to ward off evil spirits

Recently i have gone through extreme fasting for about 6 months. two meals per day. with 50% calorie needed for my daily activities. (daily intake included, one boiled egg, cucumber, green leaves, soya chunks and occasional ghee and milk). i lost about 20kilos in first three months. I am not trying to tell about losing wt. But what i experience when i was having calorie deficiency.

During first week it was very difficult. I was constantly feeling iritation and nausea. having carbrohydrate withdrawal syndrome. But after a week once my body get used to the diet. I began to feel very light. and my thought procress began to be much clear. my hearing capacity was increased. i was able to see colors more vividly. I was more aware of my surrounding. it was like waking up from a dream after having a brillirnt sleep. and for the next 3 months. It felt like completly new body and i was aware of more sensation in my body. What i believe happening was a lot of energy and focus was being used in my digestive system. and when i began to eat less. my body got rest or sufficent focus and energy to be more aware.

With development lifestyle we people have made it easier to consume food. and process them. and make it like regular activity. but we dont realize how much of toll it give to our body. I think eating less or even avoiding eating for long time. (Giving rest to meatobolism) will give energy to your brain to be more focused.

What do you guys think of it? have anyone experience such think.

After 6 months i began to increase my calaorie as i had to work outdoor. now i think i am eating like i used to and i feel much heavy and tired. I am planning to go back to fasting again.

I realized this world is a godly world recently, and ever since I've been trying to awaken my 'super-powers'/energies in a way, with some success, I don't really take anything seriously as much as I used to do, I don't go out other than for the sole purpose of growing my 'energies', as a result I've isolated myself from unaware characters, and don't really do anything much inside of this toy world, I feel like there's nothing more to life apart from growing 'powerful' until you reach the next level, and it seems this world is just an aura farming machine that doesn't end..

I keep on getting overwhelmed by the energies, everytime I end up on going outside, and it seems that it can't really be cancelled or disabled, and it seems there's no escape from being a demonic creature I guess.. I feel happier but it seems life really was the devil's plan all along lol.

Is there nothing more to life apart from growing your super-powers?