<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Perennial Solstice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:08:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The AI Mirror: Reflections of the Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Mirror of Erised” image by HarshLight, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA. “It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts.” “Men have wasted away before it, not knowing if what it shows is real, or even possible.” - Albus Dumbledore We are living in a moment where, for the first time, many people can sit down and have an extended “conversation” with something that appears responsive, articulate, and at times, uncannily insightful....]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/the-ai-mirror-reflections-of-the-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0cccbddc36f17623203ff</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_f07d183bc5864f0ab570acb2ca859600~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_988,h_658,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norse Mythology: Fate, Courage, and Inner Transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Cattle die, kinsmen die, you yourself will die; but the fair fame of one who has earned it never dies.”  - Hávamál There’s something uniquely honest about Norse mythology. Unlike many traditions that portray perfect gods and inevitable victory, Norse myth offers a different message, one that feels surprisingly relevant today. The gods are powerful, but they are not all-powerful. They struggle, they make mistakes, and most importantly, they know that one day everything will come to an end....]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/norse-mythology-fate-courage-and-inner-transformation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cae53f6d22c86f75a57436</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_1ae340ce2e284002a63a52f8c8c35e86~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamanism: Humanity’s First Spiritual Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Shamanism is humanity’s oldest spiritual practice.”  - Michael Harner, The Way of the Shaman Long before temples, scriptures, priesthoods, or formal theologies, human beings entered into direct relationship with the unseen world. Shamanism is widely regarded by anthropologists as the oldest spiritual and religious system known to humanity, emerging independently across cultures tens of thousands of years ago. Rather than belief-based, shamanism is experience-based. It does not require...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/shamanism-humanity-s-first-spiritual-technology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69483b1a54f477c1ea142e05</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:04:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_93ad4141e3d644f984e38e1ea5def509~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual Goals: A Practice of Reflection, Renewal &#38; Intentional Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The future depends on what you do today.”  - Mahatma Gandhi Every year offers us a natural threshold - a moment to pause, breathe, and consider the life we are building. Annual goals are not resolutions, nor rigid expectations. They are invitations, gently guiding us toward the person we want to become and the life we want to inhabit. When approached with clarity and reflection, annual goals become a compass for the year ahead, helping us move with intention instead of momentum, purpose...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/annual-goals-a-practice-of-reflection-renewal-intentional-living</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69372ac4d2a4d6854f1bb22d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_a01d3cde512b45768b390946cdc38e39~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_871,h_764,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book of Habakkuk: Wrestling with God in a Time of Injustice]]></title><description><![CDATA["The righteous will live by his faith."  - Habakkuk 2:4 A Prophet’s Struggle The Book of Habakkuk, one of the twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, stands apart in tone and structure from most prophetic writings. Rather than proclaiming God’s word to the people, Habakkuk engages in a deeply personal dialogue with God. His short, three-chapter book, written around the late 7th century BCE, likely during the rise of the Babylonian Empire, grapples openly with questions that remain...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/the-book-of-habakkuk-wrestling-with-god-in-a-time-of-injustice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f511dc76646ed86e44c84d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:14:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_ff721b9faabf4ef0bb767685c2058541~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confucianism: A Path of Ethics, Harmony, and Human Flourishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”  - Confucius Confucianism traces its origins to the teachings of...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/confucianism-a-path-of-ethics-harmony-and-human-flourishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e2d12afabe64c932f73ddf</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_b72a2457c74f498aa16a431c7f403de0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Active Listening]]></title><description><![CDATA[This kind of sensitive, active listening is exceedingly rare in our lives. We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/active-listening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">668846ce00c4d325a4771950</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_6d243e438fbf4c0d9a945b40d9adbfed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sah: Uniting With the Supreme Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[“That which is the subtle essence—in it all that exists has its self. It is the True. It is the Self. And you are that.”  - Chandogya...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/sah-uniting-with-the-supreme-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ab4406fc6baf3a9b939262</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_3e2749a7637e46919465a9e249fd4dcd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Garland of Letters: A Journey into the Sacred Science of Sound]]></title><description><![CDATA["Letters are not mere human conventions, but are the appearances of the Consciousness in forms suitable to the nature of the Tattvas....]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/the-garland-of-letters-a-journey-into-the-sacred-science-of-sound</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a095ae81e6ee2fae540983</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_0ed50bdbc181496e907a0d884ad7c6ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through Ancient Eyes: Understanding the Old Testament in Its Historical Context]]></title><description><![CDATA["To read the Bible without understanding its world is to hear only half the conversation."  – Adapted from John H. Walton When most...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/through-ancient-eyes-understanding-the-old-testament-in-its-historical-context</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6897801a4d23f3b35414bcf8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_87fcf67db4964ab3842115c05b594dc4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_910,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bach Flower Therapy: A Gentle Path to Emotional Healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Health depends on being in harmony with our souls.”  - Dr. Edward Bach Bach Flower Therapy is a holistic system of healing developed in...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/bach-flower-therapy-a-gentle-path-to-emotional-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687bd7f27a5bc82a935bb602</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:46:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_503488aa8ab0423c81849a323d816fed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lokas]]></title><description><![CDATA["In the layered lotus of the cosmos, each petal is a world, and each world a mirror of the self" In Vedic philosophy, lokas refers to...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/lokas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6857242a15867b0b911fd2bd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:40:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_aac263bb35c647768ba19325a878dbcc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Steps to Grace: Bali’s Journey from Pride to Surrender]]></title><description><![CDATA["O Lord, I do not fear being thrown into hell or rebirth in countless species. What I fear is that I may forget you, and the delusion of...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/three-steps-to-grace-bali-s-journey-from-pride-to-surrender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68572cdd7c8357c9037abf41</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:18:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_9dd68f4035054d0c8536f7451bdd5636~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Ching: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times]]></title><description><![CDATA["The I Ching does not offer itself with proofs and results; it does not vaunt itself, nor is it easy to approach. Like a part of nature,...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/i-ching-ancient-wisdom-for-modern-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684f5bee355e04d34973fa25</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:24:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_c858824f84e9462bbdcc85ebb6a41035~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_742,h_880,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tao: Flowing with the Way of Nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/the-tao-flowing-with-the-way-of-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684442b47753b84dfa6b97f0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:12:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_3cffea5775424241ad06596ed0fb6e46~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Daemon: Inner Spirit, Ancient Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.” - William Shakespeare, Hamlet Beneath the noise of daily life,...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/the-daemon-inner-spirit-ancient-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682a310ccaec9fd0d942f4e3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_ba65ed018e944fbabd1865c419f54642~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guanyin: Bodhisattva of Compassion]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If there are countless hundreds of thousands of living beings enduring suffering and hardship who hear of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/guanyin-bodhisattva-of-compassion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683b49aedf1ea61c6e292e69</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 19:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_f09713a5e2b2417d964180c50f36c148~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_682,h_802,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoga Kundali Upanishad]]></title><description><![CDATA["When the breath becomes still and the mind dissolves, the yogi abides in the Self, beyond all duality—free from karma, untouched by...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/yoga-kundali-upanishad</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682a34c3caec9fd0d942ff2d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 22:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_4ea1db594ef4452e91cf822add27dc99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seth Speaks: The Teachings of Jane Roberts and the Channeled Entity Seth]]></title><description><![CDATA[My well worn 1981 copy of The Seth Material by Jane Roberts. Likely purchased from Kroch's and Brentano's at River Oaks Mall, the...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/seth-speaks-the-teachings-of-jane-roberts-and-the-channeled-entity-seth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682a2b53f7793539fe6075f6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 19:06:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_9b7959dcc8cd4b168c4b65bfb825dd35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_481,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hrim: Gateway to the Akashic Records]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Hrim is the seed of all sacred speech, the embodiment of knowledge within the Self. Through it, all becomes revealed—this is truth, this...]]></description><link>https://jasonbaldauf80.wixsite.com/perennialsolstice/post/hrim-gateway-to-the-akashic-records</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680e8dab70de5d5367c1ec76</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 18:07:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0247a_e370542f62014fff82bba34ddcceef14~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason Baldauf</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>