Crystolight&You

Crystolight&You

What Is a Memento Mori Calendar? A Life-Changing Practice in Facing Mortality

In 2020, I started using a memento mori calendar, a grid that represents every week of an average human life. What many see as morbid, I’ve found to be deeply life-affirming. In this reflection, I explore how tracking my life in weeks has reshaped my relationship with time, mortality, Stoicism, and intentional living.

Do Traditions Serve Us, or Do We Serve Them?

As I prepare for my upcoming house move, I’ve found myself questioning the traditions people say we “must” follow. From rolling pineapples to turning on every light, many housewarming rituals are repeated without explanation, rooted more in fear than meaning. In this reflection, I explore the difference between superstition and intention, and how we can reclaim traditions so they serve us instead of controlling us.

Direct doesn’t mean unkind and I think we forget that sometimes.

Are crystals, Reiki, and spiritual tools empowering or are we sometimes handing our power away to them? In this reflection, I explore the difference between working with spiritual practices intentionally and outsourcing our healing to them. This piece dives into accountability, spiritual scams, vulnerability, and why inner work will always matter more than any tool we use.