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Loner Wolf

 Loner Wolf: Thinking differently. Living differently

About

Purpose:

LonerWolf is driven by a deep passion to question, challenge and explore all paths in life.
We believe in the power of thinking differently, and its life-changing ability to teach, guide and expand our perceptions of the world.

Driven by freethinking values, we also believe in living differently by exploring life with an open mind, thinking outside of the box, and challenging norms.

To think differently and to live differently is to live a life of freedom.

We also feel that in order to live a meaningful and fulfilled life we must go through the process of an internal evolution, an Involution, of the heart, mind and soul.  We’ve created this concept of Involution to fulfill the need for self-growth and self-mastery.

Read more about our Involution Revolution.

Meaning behind “LonerWolf”:

 

Playing on the phrase “lone wolf”, LonerWolf was originally a website designed for loners, introverts, outcasts and all disconnected people in society.

Later, in July 2013, LonerWolf decided to expand its vision as a community of people who thinks differently and lives differently.

The lone wolf was chosen as a symbol of strength, courage and independence of mind.  It represents the path least traveled, guiding us through the solitary paths of our inner selves.

10 Universal Problems Old Souls Experience

By: Mateo Sol

My first insight into the feeling of being internally old occurred during adolescence.  I felt unusually different from the kids around me, somehow older, but ‘mature’ wasn’t exactly the right word.  The best way I could describe it back then was as though I had lived hundreds of years of life which had been condensed into 16 years of time.

As the years went by, I encountered a few Old Souls who I shared my experiences with.  I would talk about my insights and introduce them to the concept of Old Souls.  One of these people was Luna.  She was so excited about it that she eventually wrote the well-received article 9 Signs You’re An Old Soul as well as a subsequent Old Soul Book.

Recently, many other websites have started writing on the subject of Old Souls as well.  In fact, so many people seem capable of relating to this experience that I thought it would be a good idea to create a community specifically dedicated to Old Souls, and this was when the Old Soul Facebook Group was born.  The lack of conflict within such a large group of members is proof of the maturity that exists among them.
But in the real world having people of different levels of soulful evolution co-existing with each others comes with its problems.  Not only that, but having an Old Soul doesn’t necessarily equate to being ‘all-knowing’ or perfect.  Rather, it’s an indication of the age of the energy known as your soul.
In my years of mentoring Old Souls and helping them through their spiritual development, these are some of the biggest problems I’ve seen, and personally experienced:

1#  You’re A Social Outcast

As with anyone who perceives the world differently from others, Old Souls can experience a great (and unending) sense of isolation.  Because they fail to fit into the standards that society admires and values (careers, materialism, status and so forth), they’re commonly seen as strange, offbeat and unconventional.

2#  You’re The “Black Sheep”

While Old Souls can build many strong relationships with people, their penetrating ability to connect with the depths of the people in their lives can create many enemies.  Seeing deeply into the core issues of the people around them, Old Souls feel an innate desire to be truthful, even if this means revealing uncomfortable truths such as the fact that many problems are caused by immaturity, or a failure to take responsibility.
Those who are willing to change will listen and like you, while the rest will feel great disdain towards you.  This is why Old Souls often become the “devils advocates” or “black sheep” of their friends or family.

3#  You Often Get Mislabeled

If there’s something we all love and are good at, it’s labeling people.  We fool ourselves into thinking we can “know” someone by attributing a label to them.  However, humans are far too complex to be boxed into a specific and unchanging group of people.  In this case, Old Souls will often be given different labels, from “beatniks” to “hippies”, “anarchists” to “new age freaks”.
While you can’t fight labels, you can try to use them in a positive way.  Labels can be used as sign posts, as directions towards awareness of some quality many of us share.  These qualities will be different in intensity and strength in each of us, but at least they will help us understand ourselves (and the people around us) a bit better.
This is partly why I called the Old Soul Group “I’m an Old Soul” – not so people can gain egotistical pride with such a label, but to create a sense of self-awareness, to allow people to better understand themselves.

4# You Speak An Entirely Different Language

Words are symbols we each load with our own unique definitions according to our own unique life experiences that are associated with each word.  What I associate with love might be entirely different from what you associate with love.  For example: When someone thinks about love, they might remember their old failed relationship and feel a terrible sense of vulnerability when the word arises, while others might associate love with loyalty and friendship.
Old Souls realize this limitation, and therefore greatly struggle to express entirely what they want to say, knowing that it’s as though they are speaking an entirely different language from others.

5#  You Are Prone To Intense Existential Crises

I have sometimes witnessed cases where Old energy is born into the body of a person who does not have the matching mental maturity to embrace it.  This can result in depressions, substance abuse and existential crisis’s.

When a person realizes that everything is transitional and passing, life can become pointless.  This person sees that our bodies are temporary vessels that don’t really matter, and without the ability to cultivate Self-Love, self-destructive habits can result.

In this case, it’s necessary to undergo intense spiritual-growth, to cultivate existential meaning and inner-understanding through paths like Involution in order to learn how to embrace your soul.

6#  You Easily Become Emotionally Drained

With the wisdom and patience that comes with being an Old Soul, there also comes others people’s desire to use you as a dumping ground for their emotions.  I’ve experienced this a lot in my own life, often experiencing emotionally-charged conversations that last for hours at a time.  Some Old Souls also double as Empaths, which can also take a great tole tole on your energy.

7#  You’re Prone To Becoming Mentally Drained

In the search for truth, deeper understanding and inner exploration of yourself and the world around you, it is common for the Old Soul to experience a lot of mental fatigue.  Double this with acting as a mediator between people and their problems, and you’ll end up exhausted at the end of the day.

#8  You Struggle To Find A Kindred Spirit

If making friends who connect with you is difficult, finding a Soul Mate, or life partner, can be even more of a challenge.  It took me living in 6 different countries to find Luna.
But it’s not always as hard as that.  Having the wisdom to discern the true depths of your connection with a person will be your greatest asset in the area of love.

#9  You’re Crippled By Possibilities

As we grow in maturity our perception of possibilities and explanations expands: we see life from limitless angles.  This means that we see more than one way of doing things which makes us unfailingly indecisive as we see the full expanse of possibilities, and the lack of absolutes. Although making decisions and judgements can be a crippling experience, this can double as a virtue, allowing us to understand that we can’t simply judge people by face value, and that they are the result of millions of internal and external influences.

#10  You Yearn For A Place To Belong

For some Old Souls, the world feels alien.  They find it hard to understand people, why such chaos and misery exists and how it is allowed, and sometimes encouraged, to continue. They long to find a place where they feel like they belong, a space filled with freedom and liberation.  This often results in the feeling that this world is not their true home.

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Regardless of which of the above problems you may come across, these struggles will affect your life a lot less when you grow in inner understanding and acceptance.
The stronger your ability to channel and use the Old energy that is latent within you, the greater your capacity will be to aid in the continuation and evolution of your soul.

11 Signs You’re A Mature Soul

By: Aletheia Luna



The sensitive, the complex, the internally restless … If there was one type of person in life that could embody all of these three elements, it would be the Mature Souls of the world.

Mature Souls are the diplomats of this planet, the introspective self-explorers, the existential idealists, the angsty artists and the humanitarian environmentalists.  If you can identify with any of these groups of people, you are most likely a Mature Soul.

The Difference Between Old and Mature Souls

While Mature Souls feel an innate sense of disconnection from the elementary, infantile and materialistic views held by other Soul Ages, they feel less at peace than Old Souls do due to their inner turmoil.  This may be because Mature Souls are still in the process of transition from the external world to the internal world, the material world to the spiritual world, and the physical world to the psychological world.

As a result, Mature Souls feel a lot of confusion, displacement and uneasiness in their lives, seeking to reconcile their deeper inner dreams, beliefs and values with their personal, interpersonal and global perceptions of the world.

Just as each Soul Age, or level of conscious evolution, transitions into the next, so too can the Mature Soul share a variety of characteristics with both Young Soul attitudes, as well as Old Soul mentalities.
Living life as a Mature Soul can certainly be challenging and isolating, but there are many of us out there who share the same journey.  So if you think you may be a Mature Soul, read the signs below!

1.  You ask deep questions about life.

“Why am I here?”, “What happens after death?”, “Am I being authentic to my life purpose?”, “How can I truly find my life calling?”  Such are the types of questions asked by Mature Souls in an attempt to understand the truth of their lives, and existence as a whole.  Many Mature Souls spend large amounts of their lives pursuing the answers to such complex questions.

2.  You crave self-expression.

To live an authentic life, self-expression is not only important, but vital for Mature Souls.  Whether through artistic, humanitarian, philosophical, environmental, spiritual or other types of pursuits, Mature Souls must express their deeper, inner passions and callings.  Otherwise, without this freedom, Mature Souls feel empty, depressed or caged in.

3.  You tend to be a pacifist.

Due to their sensitive natures, Mature Souls rarely support violence, warfare or hostility of any kind, whether inter-personally or inter-racially.  For this reason, they rarely get involved in career paths that involve conflict (e.g. law, politics, navy, army, air force, etc.)

4.  You are highly compassionate.

Mature Souls are often deeply caring people who are disturbed by the pain and suffering of others.  “Your misfortune is my misfortune” is usually an unspoken feeling many Mature Souls carry, and often this leads to the development of Empathic abilities throughout their lifetimes.  The ability to feel and experience what other living beings do often adds to their internal conflict.

5.  You tend to be moody.

Still identifying closely with their thoughts and feelings, Mature Souls tend to be moody and changeable due to their inability to detach themselves from their ever-changing emotional landscapes.  Mature Souls are still in the process of learning awareness of what is, acceptance of what was, and non-identification with their transient emotions.

6.  You pursue knowledge for its own sake.

It’s uncommon for Mature Souls to gain high qualifications, diplomas and other certifications merely for monetary or social status incentives.  Rather, Mature Souls love to educate themselves to improve, extend and deepen their understanding of other people, the universe and most essentially, themselves.  As existential confusion and a sense of “not feeling at ease” constantly plagues the Mature Soul, seeking out knowledge is one of the most favored ways this Soul Age soothes their inner discomfort.  Many Mature Souls are avid readers or autodidacts for this reason.

7.  You always feel as though you are “searching for something”.

This elusive and pervasive feeling drives a lot of the Mature Soul’s pursuits in life.  “Who am I really?”, “What will make me happy and whole?”, “How can I feel fulfilled?”  In essence, the Mature Soul feels a constant sense of discontentment and restlessness in their lives.  Most are trying to find what, if anything, will make them happy, whole and filled with that mythical sense of inner peace many proclaim to have attained.

8.  You are open-minded.

Rarely ever dogmatic or straight-laced, Mature Souls are the free spirits and free thinkers of the world who will often explore many different paths in life in an attempt to find themselves and understand the universe.  Many Mature Souls drift for large periods of their lives back and forth between various lifestyles, spiritual traditions and social movements.  Very little is off-limits to them.

9.  You are prone to excessive psychological stress.

Mature Souls are highly complex people, still learning the best ways to juggle and reconcile the inner and outer worlds, the mundane with the sacred and the meaningless with the meaningful.  Their highly sensitive natures, for this reason, are prone to mental, emotional and sensory overload which can result in a variety of psychological stresses and illnesses (e.g. chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, etc.)  Unfortunately, this can also lead to drug and alcohol problems for those who don’t learn the appropriate coping mechanisms, as ways to mask their unresolved pain.  However, for those who have learnt ways to deal with psychological stress, these Mature Souls often enter the counseling and psychology fields with great success.

10.  You value meaningful relationships.

A warm and supportive family, a loyal and tender friend, an attentive and gentle lover – such is what Mature Souls highly value in life: someone to deeply connect with.  This is also what tends to create a lot of strife in the Mature Soul’s life if they are unable to find or establish such harmonious bonds.  Nevertheless, the Mature Soul cares greatly about others, and so craves for others to treat them in the same manner.

11.  You are an intense person.

Whether mentally or emotionally (or both), Mature Souls are rarely ever the phlegmatic, frigid or apathetic people of life.  Rather, their inner angst often fuels their social interactions and personal pursuits.  Thus, the Mature Soul may come across as being overly earnest, passionate or even forcible in their daily lives.  Their intensity makes them excellent activists, artists, and writers.

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Although complex and moody, Mature Souls like Old Souls often feel older than their age reflects, seeking for meaning, purpose and wholeness in life. Are you a Mature Soul?  I’d love to hear your feelings, thoughts and experiences below.  You might also like to take our Mature Soul test!

Why Cannnabis Is the Future of Medicine

By: Sayer Ji, GreenMedInfo
Waking Times

The future of medicine rests on the the fundamental right we all have to use things that spring from the Earth naturally as healing agents. Why should cannabis, used for at least 10000 years by humankind to alleviate suffering, be excluded from this inexorable mandate?

The politics of cannabis are exceedingly complex, and yet the truth is simple: this freely growing plant heals the human body – not to mention provides food, fuel, clothing and shelter, if only we will let it perform its birthright. In a previous article, we investigated the strange fact that the human body is in many ways pre-designed, or as it were, pre-loaded with a receptiveness to cannabis’ active compounds — cannabinoids — thanks to its well documented endocannabinoid system.

But the medical-industrial complex in the U.S. does not want you to use these freely growing compounds. They threaten its very business model and existence. Which is why it synergizes so naturally with the burgeoning privatized prison sector, which now has the dubious title of having the highest incarceration rate in the world. The statistics don’t lie:

“far surpassing any other nation. For every 100,000 Americans, 743 citizens sit behind bars. Presently, the prison population in America consists of more than six million people, a number exceeding the amount of prisoners held in the gulags of the former Soviet Union at any point in its history.”

According to a recent Al-Jeezera editorial, “One explanation for the boom in the prison population is the mandatory sentencing imposed for drug offences and the “tough on crime” attitude that has prevailed since the 1980s.”

Cannabis/marijuana is presently on the DEA’s Schedule 1 list.  Since 1972, cannabis has been listed on the Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the most tightly restricted category reserved for drugs which have “no currently accepted medical use”. Opioids, stimulants, psychedelics and a few antidepressants now populate this list of substances that can put you in jail for possessing without a prescription.

The notion that marijuana has no ‘medicinal benefits’ is preposterous, actually. Since time immemorial it has been used as a panacea (‘cure-all’). In fact, as far back as 2727 B.C., cannabis was recorded in the Chinese pharmacopoeia as an effective medicine, and evidence for its use as a food, textile and presumably as a healing agent stretch back even further, to 12 BC.[1]

When it comes to cannabis’ medical applications, cannabis’ ‘healing properties’ is a loaded term. In fact, it is extremely dangerous, as far as the medical industrial complex goes, who has the FDA/FTC to enforce it’s mandate: anything that prevents, diagnoses, treats or cures a disease must be an FDA approved drug by law, i.e. pharmaceutical agents which often have 75 or more adverse effects for each marketed and approved “therapeutic” effect.

Indeed, the dominant, drug-based medical system does not even acknowledge the body’s healing abilities, opting for a view that looks at most bodily suffering as fatalistic, primarily genetically based, and resulting from dysfunction in the mechanical design of a highly entropic ‘bag of enzymes and proteins’ destined to suffer along the trajectory of time.

And so, an at least two trillion dollar a year industry stands between you and access to the disease alleviating properties of this humble plant.

As Emerson said, “a weed is an herb whose virtues have yet to be discovered,” and yet, by this definition, cannabis is not a weed, but given that is has been extensively researched and used for thousands of years for a wide range of health conditions, it should be considered and respected as a medicinal herb and food. Sadly, the fact that the whole herb is non-patentable is the main reason why it is still struggling to gain approval from the powers that be.

Let’s look at the actual, vetted, published and peer-reviewed research – bullet proof, if we are to subscribe to the ‘evidence-based’ model of medicine – which includes over 100 proven therapeutic actions of this amazing plant, featuring the following:

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Tourette Syndrome
• Pain
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
• Insomnia
• Multiple Splasticity
• Memory Disorders
• Social Anxiety Disorders
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Cancer
• Opiate Addiction
• Anorexia
• Bladder Dysfunction
• Bronchial Asthma
• Chemotherapy-induced Harm
• Constipation
• Crack Addiction
• Dementia
• Fibromyalgia
• Glaucoma
• Heroin Addiction
• Lymphoma
• Nausea
• Neuropathy
• Obesity
• Phantom Limb
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Endotoxemia
• Myocardia Infarction (Heart Attack)
• Oxidative Stress
• Diabetes: Cataract
• Tremor
• Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Fatigue
• Fulminant Liver Failure
• Low Immune Function
• Aging
• Alcohol Toxicity
• Allodynia
• Arthritis: Rheumatoid
• Ascites
• Atherosclerosis
• Diabetes Type 1
• High Cholesterol
• Liver Damage
• Menopausal Syndrome
• Morphine Dependence
• Appetite Disorders
• Auditory Disease
• Dystonia
• Epstein-Barr infections
• Gynecomasia
• Hepatitis
• Intestinal permeability
• Leukemia
• Liver Fibrosis
• Migraine Disorders
• Oncoviruses
• Psoriasis
• Thymoma

Moreover, this plant’s therapeutic properties have been subdivided into the following 40+ pharmacological actions:

• Analgesic (Pain Killing)
• Neuroprotective
• Antispasmodic
• Anxiolytic
• Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antiproliferative
• Apoptotic
• Chempreventive
• Antidepressive
• Antiemetic
• Bronchodilator
• Anti-metastatic
• Anti-neoplastic
• Antioxidant
• Cardioprotective
• Hepatoprotective
• Anti-tumor
• Enzyme inhibitor
• Immunomodulatory
• Anti-angiogenic
• Autophagy up-regulation
• Acetylocholinesterase inhibitor
• Anti-platelet
• Calcium channel blocker
• Cell cycle arrest
• Cylooxygenase inhibitor
• Glycine agents
• Immunomodulatory: T-Cell down-regulation
• Intracellular adhesion molecule-1 inducer
• Matrix mettaproteinase-1 inhibitor
• Neuritohgenic
• Platelet Aggregration Inhibito
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A inhibitor
• Anti-apoptotic
• Anti-proliferative
• Anti-psychotic
• Antiviral
• Caspase-3 activation
• Chemosensitizer
• Immunosupressive agent
• Interleukin-6 upregulation
• Tumor suppressor protein p53 upregulation

Thanks to modern scientific investigation, it is no longer considered strictly ‘theoretical’ that cannabis has a role to play in medicine. There is a growing movement to wrench back control from the powers that be, whose primary objectives appear to be the subjection of the human body in order to control the population (political motives) — what 20th century French philosopher Michel Foucault termed biopower, and not to awaken true healing powers intrinsic within the body of all self-possessed members of society. Even the instinct towards recreational use – think of the etymology: to re-create – should be allowed, as long as those who choose to use cannabis instead of tobacco and alcohol (and prescription drugs) do not cause harm to themselves or others. How many deaths are attributed to cannnabis each year versus these other societally approved recreational agents, not to mention prescription drugs, which are the 3rd leading cause of death in the developed world?

Ultimately, the politics surrounding cannabis access and the truth about its medicinal properties are so heavily a politicized issue that it is doubtful the science itself will prevail against the distorted lens of media characterizations of it as a ‘dangerous drug,’ and certainly not the iron-clad impasse represented by federal laws against its possession and use. All we can do is to advocate for the fundamental rights we all possess as free men and women, and our inborn right towards self-possession, i.e as long as what we do does not interfere with the choices and rights of others, we should be free to use an herb/food/textile that sprouts freely and grows freely from this earth, as God/Nature as freely made available.

I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?
~ Willie Nelson

“Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” – Bill Hicks

Sources:
^[1] Marijuana – The First Twelve Thousand Years

About the Author

Sayer Ji is the founder of GreenMedInfo.com, an author, educator, Steering Committee Member of the Global GMO Free Coalition (GGFC), and an advisory board member of the National Health Federation.
He founded Greenmedinfo.com in 2008 in order to provide the world an open access, evidence-based resource supporting natural and integrative modalities. It is widely recognized as the most widely referenced health resource of its kind.
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Introverts & Spirituality

Gregg Prescott, M.S., In5D Guest
Waking Times

Why do introverts tend to be highly spiritual?
Society dictates that we follow specific images projected by the main stream media, so why do introverts tend to rebel from these stereotypes?

Introverts tend to look within for answers versus having the need for societal approval.  Often, extroverts will view the introvert as being antisocial, stuck up or as loners, but even with these labels, the introvert will stand his or her ground with complete disregard for how others perceive him or her.

If you are an introvert, then you will find complete comfort in solitude.  You often find yourself immersed in deep thought and contemplation.  Your need for approval by others is significantly less than the extrovert as you realize that all answers come from within.

While you may partake on social occasions, you often enjoy simply watching the environment around you versus being the center of attention, which many introverts try to avoid.  On a metaphysical level, the introvert realizes how we are all connected and does not need the external approval and attention that is often sought after by the extrovert.

Approximately 75% of the world are extroverts, which makes the introvert the minority, yet the introvert will not succumb to societal pressure in order to conform.

While some introverts may be shy, there is a big difference between shyness and being introverted.  Shyness is a facet of social anxiety and the fear of rejection while being introverted is the ability to be at social function without the need for complete social interaction. For example, if the introvert was at a party, he or she can easily have conversations with many people, but often chooses not to.

The introvert can have extroverted tendencies while still remaining to be an introvert. Many introverts will pick and choose the time and place to be extroverted, such as waiting in line at the grocery store.  In this situation, the conversation is limited and there is no long term commitment to continue the conversation, allowing the introvert to have social interaction without being forced into it. Within minutes, the introvert will once again find the tranquility of being the observer.

Within the solitude, the introvert finds much time to reflect on life.  He or she will have a small group of close friends and will feel comfortable being themselves around these people.

The extrovert will feel uncomfortable when there is a small break in the conversation while the introvert understands that sometimes words do not need to be spoken to appreciate the company of the person they’re with. A hug and a smile speak louder than words for the introvert.
The introvert is amused by the extrovert and will observe their mannerisms. An introvert will tend to be on the outside of a group, looking within.

Introverts prefer to watch, listen and observe and don’t talk very much but when they’re with people they feel close to, they will openly talk to about things that they’re passionate about.
Many people within the spiritual and metaphysical genres are introverts and often look within for answers.  They are more apt to understand the principle of oneness and how we are all connected on a deeper level than the extrovert, who looks for physical approval.

Introverts tend to use the right side of their brain and often are often musically or artistically inclined.  They may also be poets or philosophers and can easily see outside the box.
The introvert will question the origins of what society has told us to be the truth and unlike a scientist, he or she does not need empirical data to maintain his or her own beliefs.  The metaphysical fields often attract the introvert because of this.
Inner reflection is commonly used by the introvert as he or she will look within for answers versus what he or she may have been taught.  The introvert will use discernment as he or she weighs what has been learned externally versus what he or she feels resonates as the truth within.

Introverts are often empaths as well. Their sensitivity to how other people feel tends to be heightened as opposed to the extrovert who is more consumed with how others are perceiving himself or herself.
Extroverts may also be highly spiritual and will display their spirituality more openly than the introvert.  They are easily able to talk to anyone about spiritual and metaphysical topics while the introvert will pick and choose who he or she will talk to about these issues.

The bottom line: despite being only 25% of the population, the introvert will rarely change their attitude or personality to appease others, with the exception of their employment. Many introverts have learned how to be “temporary extroverts” but in the end, their comfort zone brings them back to be an introvert. While society will continue to make the introvert feel like an outcast, the introvert will not be persuaded by peer pressure or conformity in order to appease others because he or she already knows that the truth is within.

About the Author

Gregg Prescott, M.S. is the author and host of In5D.com, where this article was originally featured. Please visit his excellent and inspiring website.

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