the Bend Your Reality Project

What it’s all about

My intention is to chronicle my self-realisation journey through the jungles of timespace.  A journey that puts me in the trenches of life, creating a social revolution and movement of people freeing their wildly unique superstar selves.

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I believe that we are all unique all the way down to our souls.  Contrary to the belief of those in the New Age/Self-Help field, we aren’t all the same.  We are all equals, but we are all as different from one another as the facets of a diamond are unique.  When we embrace our uniqueness (our contradictions, our quirks, foibles, and flaws), we are free to allow everyone else to do the same.

The purpose of the Bend Your Reality Project is to inspire a deep resolve to embrace and celebrate our uniqueness, to empower and liberate ourselves from conventional beliefs that imprison us mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

I choose to do this with articles on wellness topics (massage, raw food, herbal nutrition, energy work, guided meditation, etc.), writing (particularly in the YA genres of fantasy and horror), and lifestyle design.  On occasion,  I may feel free to stray outside these boundaries because I intend to expand my mind and reality and help anyone interested to do the same.

For more on what I stand for, read my personal dammit manifesto.

What does Bend Your Reality mean?

Bend Your Reality means, ” to see through the beliefs, thoughts and attitudes that hold you back.”  Sometimes this can be done by doing the things you think/feel/belief you can’t do’such as writing that spy novel you’ve always wanted to write; or taking a trip to Thailand by yourself.  Or perhaps going skydriving. Maybe even deciding that the way you have always seen and done things isn’t working for you anymore.

It isn’t as scary as the previously mentioned examples.  The point is, that you will enter your discomfort zone.  When you are in the discomfort zone, you are stretching beyond the limits you previously set for yourself.  Stretching beyond your limits requires you to bend your mind (become more open to new perceptions, perspectives and ways of doing things.  You become like a sponge.)  Once you bend your mind, you bend your reality.

For me, writing for this website is a new mind-bending experience.  It required me to build a website in WordPress (and I had no clue how to do that, but I kept on moving forward. ), set up a writing schedule (I post on Tuesday and Friday.), and I have set a goal of five articles per month minimum.

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I can honestly say I am a different person from the person who decided to have a website out of the blue one day.  With no previous experience or knowledge!  Now that I know I am still capable of learning new things and having new adventures, I’m more open to turning up each day just to see what will happen next.  I don’t know.  And I’m fine with the uncertainty.  This is a pleasant change of pace from my steady mental diet of doubt and worry.  My creative mojo is back! Feels wicked as well!

Who this is for

The wanderer, the urban Bodhisattva, the unconventional thought leader, the musician, the artist, the alternative healing practitioners, the writers,  and other Freaky Deakey people of all sorts.

We are questioners, rebels, free thinkers, free spirits.  We have a difficult time following rules blindly and being told who we are, what to think, and what to do with our lives. We question the trad life template we were told was “the way things are.”

The self-help industry no longer interests us with its promises of perfection.  We realise that those of us who choose to walk the edge have few guides to aid us on our own unique paths to self-actualisation.  We understand that the mainstream approach to self-actualisation and growth doesn’t take into account our wild (and sometimes strange ways) of looking at ourselves and the world.

In short, I intend to to bend and break all the accepted assumed rules of conventional wisdom, and show others how to do the same.

Are you ready ?

Who’s the fire starter behind this?

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I am Sean Stargazer, madhatter extraordinaire. And I am a Freak Superstar and proud of it!  My mindset does not follow the mainstream; and I have no interest in doing so.  I believe we are all meant to stand out, to be superstars!

I have traveled what I call the Trad (stands for traditional) Path and discovered that it’s not for me at all.

I am also an intuitive consultant, writer, poet, musician,  holistic bodyworker/ massage therapist, Reiki master practitioner/teacher, certified hypnotherapist and ordained minister.

Whew!  Try saying all that five times fast.

Anyway…

If you are interested in bending your mind, making your own rules for life, and exploring alternative ways to live your passion, navigate change, and  realise your dreams (all while being your own freaky deakey self), then let’s journey together.

Some cool things about me:

I am an urban Bodhisattva living in the jungles of timespace.

I believe in fairies and angels.

I have spirit guides.

I love to read fantasy books (including Harry Potter)

I am a cowboy hat aficionado.

I believe life should have lots of magick and adventure or it’s not worth living.

I believe in magick.

My favourite book of all time is Where the Wild Things Are.

I love to write poetry, paint abstract art, and sing soul music.

I call my higher self, Dax.

I’m a Star Trek fan.

At a few points in my journey, I have been surrounded by people who didn’t understand me and felt free to suggest all sorts of helpful little ways that I could improve myself to make myself more worthy of their approval. Because of this,  I felt a bit constrained and not free to really let my freaky deakey self show. I imagine this has happened to some of you as well.

The wild dream of my life is to have my own mind-body studio, travel the world, have my own band, write some children’s books, and get married to a really wonderful guy.  Not in that order, but you get the idea!

In short, I intend to let the free-spirited, boundary pushing, and  kooky parts of me lead me.

I believe it’s time for us all break free of the patterns, limitations, the collective assumptions, and illusions about our realities that are holding us back.

Join me in my revolution (soundtrack to the revolution coming soon)  to transform the world into a world of people being who they are and doing what they love with people they love.

Also, don’t be shy! Please introduce yourself, either in the comments on a post or by email.

Send a Smoke Signal

I love connecting with all sorts of people. You can send a smoke signal (in sidebar) vibe with me online at the following…

• Vibe with me on Twitter

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