Category: SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

  • Reclaiming Time: Why the Future Needs a 13-Month Calendar

    Reclaiming Time: Why the Future Needs a 13-Month Calendar

    How ancient wisdom, lunar cycles, and a new measure of civilization point to a better way to live

    Today is Friday the 13th — a day many associate with bad luck. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, the number 13 once stood for luck, fertility, and cosmic harmony. What if the fear surrounding it has more to do with forgotten history than actual misfortune?

    And what if time itself — the way we count it, live it, and structure our lives around it — has been shaped not by nature, but by systems of control?

    We live by a calendar that’s out of sync with the rhythms of the Earth and the moon. But that wasn’t always true. Long before the Gregorian calendar restructured time into 12 uneven months, ancient civilizations aligned time with the moon — and with the cycles of life.

    What would it mean to reclaim that natural rhythm? What if we could not only reimagine the future — but also reimagine time itself?

    ⏳ The Forgotten Harmony of 13

    The number 13 was sacred. It used to stand for luck, wholeness, and alignment with the cosmos. A lunar year contains 13 full moon cycles — each about 28 days — and many early civilizations organized time accordingly.

    This natural calendar was used by the Maya, Native Americans, Druids, and others — not just for measuring time, but for living in tune with fertility, harvests, spiritual rituals, and the divine feminine.

    13 was not feared — it was revered.

    🏛️ How Time Was Colonized

    With the rise of empires and organized religion, a shift occurred.

    • The Roman Empire — and later the Christian Church — replaced the lunar 13-month calendar with the 12-month solar one.
    • The new system made taxation, administration, and imperial rituals easier to manage.
    • Meanwhile, the sacred number 13, closely tied to goddess traditions and lunar rhythms, was systematically demonized.
    • Over time, Friday the 13th — once a holy day associated with the planet Venus — became a symbol of fear and superstition.

    This wasn’t accidental. The restructuring of time itself became a tool of control — over nature, over people, and over belief systems. Time was no longer a natural rhythm. It was a machine.

    🌍 A New Dawn: The Year of Civilization

    In my novel Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, the world reaches a tipping point: the first year in human history when no person kills another. That moment marks the beginning of a new calendar: Year 1 YC — the Year of Civilization.

    A new era begins — one based not on domination, but on peace, cooperation, and alignment with life.

    In such a world, the artificial structures of the past — including the 12-month calendar — would naturally dissolve. Instead, a return to a 13-month lunar rhythm would reflect the new consciousness: one that values balance, natural order, and spiritual connection.

    🌕 Why 13 Months Just Makes Sense

    Imagine a world where time follows the moon — not the market.

    • 13 months of 28 days = 364 days
    • One “day out of time” remains — a sacred, unscheduled pause at the end of the year, celebrated as a moment of rest, reflection, and renewal

    This calendar brings with it:

    • Predictability: Each month identical in structure.
    • Harmony: Aligned with natural cycles — lunar, menstrual, agricultural.
    • Reverence: Honoring time as something sacred, not something to exploit.

    In the Mayan tradition, the “day out of time” was a moment of forgiveness, art, and healing — a portal between what was and what can be.

    💫 Reclaiming 13 — and Reclaiming Ourselves

    My own mother always believed 13 was her lucky number. She even flipped old superstitions: if a black cat crossed her path or she passed under a ladder, she took it as a sign of good fortune. She didn’t need history books to tell her what was sacred — she simply felt it.

    And maybe now it’s time we all remember what she somehow already knew:
    13 was never the problem. Forgetting its meaning was.

    The number 13 was removed from calendars, buildings, and beliefs — not because it was unlucky, but because it symbolized something powerful, something ancient, something natural. It represented a time before control. Before conquest. Before commerce dictated the rhythm of our lives.

    Religion and the emerging monetary system found advantage in rewriting time — in severing our connection to the moon, to the feminine, and to a more intuitive way of being.

    But in the new world imagined in Waking Up, we reclaim it all. We reclaim peace. We reclaim nature. And yes — we reclaim the original meaning of the number 13.

    Not a curse.
    Not a superstition.
    But a sign of luck, wholeness, and the rhythm we were always meant to live by.

    So maybe Friday the 13th isn’t so unlucky after all.
    In fact, it might just be your lucky day — because you found this book. 😉

    📘 Ready for more?

    If this vision resonates with you, explore it more deeply in my novel:
    Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity — now available worldwide.
    A story of peace, purpose, and a new kind of time.

    ORDER THE BOOK HERE

  • Recycle and Reuse: The Foundation of a Regenerative Future

    Recycle and Reuse: The Foundation of a Regenerative Future

    “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”
    We’ve all heard it. For decades, it’s been the mantra of sustainability campaigns, printed on bins, packaging, and school posters. Yet despite the constant reminders, the reality is stark: we still live in a world that consumes far more than it gives back — a world built on linear thinking, where materials are extracted, used, and discarded at scale.

    But what if we changed that?
    What if we actually recycled and reused nearly 100% of everything?
    Could we still live in what feels like abundance with seemingly high consumption — with access to housing, transport, technology, tools, and even fashion — without draining the planet?

    The answer, explored vividly in Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, is a resounding YES.

    The Problem with Today’s World


    Despite decades of progress, we’re far from sustainable. Globally, only about 9% of plastic is recycled. But plastics are just the tip of the iceberg. According to the Circularity Gap Report, only about 7.2% of all materials used globally are cycled back into the economy. That means over 92% of extracted materials — including metals, minerals, biomass, and fossil fuels — are used once and discarded.

    Meanwhile, our food system is one of the greatest sources of waste. Roughly one-third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. And only a small portion of uneaten food is composted. Most ends up in landfills, where it emits methane — a potent greenhouse gas.

    Our current economy is largely linear: take → make → waste.
    In this model, the more we consume, the more we destroy.

    But that’s not the only possible way to live.

    The Circular Dream: High Consumption Without Harm
    Imagine a world where every material is part of a closed loop. Tools, vehicles, construction materials, and even clothing are designed from the start to be reused, recycled, or reshaped. You might still enjoy new designs, fresh gadgets, and personalized living spaces — but the raw materials remain in circulation.

    You can have what looks like a high-consumption lifestyle, but underneath, it’s a highly intelligent, zero-waste system.
    Abundance without loss and pollution.

    The Vision in Waking Up


    In the world of Waking Up, humanity has transitioned into a post-monetary society where recycling and reuse aren’t just ethical — they’re effortless. The infrastructure supports total material stewardship:

    • Buildings are constructed with modular elements, easily disassembled and reused elsewhere.
    • Vehicles are made from fully recyclable materials, and parts are swapped or repurposed as needed.
    • Tools and everyday devices are 3D printed on demand from melted-down components.

    Everything is designed to return to the system, again and again. And of course, what is produced is designed to last and be as resource efficient as possible.

    Clothing in the Future: Choice Without Guilt


    Some citizens of this world choose advanced nano-clothing — fabrics that reshape themselves around the body, clean themselves, and even exfoliate dead skin cells, integrating waste into the fabric itself. They never need to be washed. They last indefinitely.

    Others, like one of protagonist Benjamin Michaels’ great-great-grandsons, prefer something more tangible. He uses a high-resolution 3D printer to create garments from recycled materials, simply because he likes the feel of traditional fabric on his skin. And he can — guilt-free.

    Because whether it’s nano or printed, all clothing is made from materials that have lived many lives before — and will live many more after.

    Reuse as Elegance, Not Scarcity


    In this future, reuse is no longer a symbol of limitation.
    It’s an aesthetic. A philosophy. A way of life.

    To reuse is to recognize the inherent value in every atom, every molecule. Every being.
    To recycle is to participate in a continuous story — one where nothing is wasted, and everything is reborn.

    You might live in a house that was once a school. You might drive a pod whose metal was once part of a bridge. You might wear fabric that has cycled through thousands of forms, but now serves you.

    And far from being shabby or second-rate, this system of endless return is beautiful.
    Because it honors the Earth — and your place in it.

    Could This Actually Happen?
    Yes. In fact, it’s already beginning.

    • Architects are designing buildings for disassembly.
    • Cities are investing in circular design.
    • Companies are exploring urban mining — reclaiming materials from existing infrastructure.
    • Scientists are creating self-healing fabrics and recyclable electronics.

    With advancements in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and additive manufacturing, the path toward closed-loop material flows is opening.

    Efforts to improve food systems are also underway: composting, regenerative agriculture, and food-sharing networks all help to close the loop on organic waste.

    A Post-Monetary World Makes It Possible


    Of course, such a system requires a different foundation — one not built on profit, but on shared stewardship.

    In Waking Up, the Natural Exchange System (NES) replaces traditional trade with a new mindset: use what you need, return what you don’t, and trust in the system’s abundance.

    In such a world, recycling and reuse are no longer burdens. You use what you need as long as you need it, and then return it to the flow.
    They are the way life flows.
    Nothing is wasted. Not time. Not resources. Not even joy.

    The Future is Abundant — and Clean
    In the end, the goal isn’t to make do with less.
    It’s to do more — with wisdom. To build, to play, to explore, to create… and to do so without ever taking more than we give back.

    Because when we recycle and reuse everything — when we treat matter as sacred, and systems as shared — we don’t just sustain life. We elevate it.

    Explore this vision of a sustainable, abundant world in Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity.
    Available now here: 

    ORDER THE BOOK
  • We Already Have It In Us: How Voluntarism is Building the New World.

    We Already Have It In Us: How Voluntarism is Building the New World.

    Get this: On a remote beach in the Galápagos Islands, a group of people gathers under the sun, bending down to pick up pieces of plastic and other trash. They are not paid. There is no boss. No clock ticking. Just hands moving, hearts aligned, a shared sense of purpose. This scene has repeated itself for over 30 years, thanks to a volunteer program inviting ordinary people to protect one of the most extraordinary places on Earth.

    This is not a dream of a better future. This is happening — right now.

    And it’s not just in Galápagos.

    Across the globe, millions of us are already doing the work of the New Earth, without waiting for permission or paychecks. It’s not radical. It’s not revolutionary. It’s not niche. It’s mainstream.

    NES – the Natural Exchange System

    In my book Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, the Natural Exchange System (NES) is the system that has replaced money and trading. It mimics nature in the sense that there is no reciprocal exchange. Every part does its thing and is fulfilled in doing it. Plants produce food and oxygen. Bees collect nectar from flowers and so on. Humans do what feels most natural and interesting for them without any monetary transactions. It’s based on a natural flow of contribution — where people offer their time, skills, and care because they want to, not because they have to. It’s a system of inspired action, grounded in trust and meaning.

    🌱 The Spirit of NES is Already Here

    But we don’t need to wait for the future to experience  the idea of a Natural Exchange System (NES) as described in the book. We simply need to see it — and recognize it for what it is.

    Here are just a few powerful examples:

    • 🌲 The Student Conservation Association (USA) has seen over 50,000 volunteers contribute more than 2 million hours each year to trail building, habitat restoration, and conservation research.
    • 🌳 Bergwaldprojekt (Europe) mobilizes volunteers to maintain forests and ecosystems across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria — reconnecting people with the Earth.
    • 🐨 Conservation Volunteers Australia engages over 10,000 local and 2,000 international volunteers annually in hands-on environmental work — from replanting forests to rescuing native species.
    • 🌍 The Green Belt Movement (Kenya), founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, has empowered women to plant over 51 million trees, rebuilding ecosystems and communities together.
    • 🇦🇲 Armenia Tree Project has planted over 8 million trees since 1994 — thanks largely to unpaid, inspired citizens.
    • 💪 Voluntarism: A Massive, Measurable Force

    If you think voluntarism is just “extra,” think again. The economic value of unpaid work is staggering:

    🟢 In the United States alone, volunteers donated approximately 6.9 billion hours in 2024.
    🟢 Each hour is valued at $34.79, according to Independent Sector.
    🟢 That’s a total contribution worth over $167 billion annually — more than the GDP of many countries.

    And that’s just one country.

    Globally, the value of volunteer work is so vast it rivals national economies. According to international studies, if we tallied up all the unpaid hours humans give to each other and the planet every year, it would exceed the GDPs of most nations on Earth.

    Let that sink in.

    We’re not just talking about potential anymore — we’re talking about proof.

    ❤️ We Want to Contribute

    Why do people do this?

    Not for profit.
    Not for status.
    Not for survival.

    We do it because it feels right. Because it connects us. Because it matters.

    This is what the future looks like.

    A world where contribution comes not from guilt or obligation, but from joy and connection. A world where we aren’t driven by scarcity — but by meaning.

    🌟 The Call of the New World

    The volunteers of Galápagos didn’t wait for NES to be formalized. They simply acted. So did the forest protectors of Europe. So did the open-source coders, the disaster relief teams, the community gardeners, the school lunch helpers, the animal rescuers.

    NES is already here.

    It lives in the spaces where money doesn’t reach — but humanity does.

    The world of Waking Up isn’t some distant fantasy. It’s the world we’re already building, hour by hour, heart by heart. If you want to dive into this future and experience it through the eyes of Benjamin Michaels, you can order the book here.

    ORDER THE BOOK

    So let’s name it.
    Let’s claim it.
    And let’s grow it — together.

  • What Is Actually True Spiritual Awakening?

    What Is Actually True Spiritual Awakening?

    Because without true awakening, we’ll keep recreating the same broken systems.

    Today, “spiritual awakening” is everywhere — in self-help books, TikTok trends, and vision boards filled with yachts and soulmates. But most of what’s being sold under that name isn’t awakening at all.

    True spiritual awakening is not about manifesting more for the ego.


    It’s not about using spiritual tools to chase the same things the ego always wanted — just with incense burning in the background.

    True spiritual awakening is an awakening from the ego.


    From the illusion of separation, scarcity, and fear —
    into the truth of what we truly are:

    The Universal Spirit Essence present in every being.
    The Awareness that sees through these eyes, reads these words, and witnesses thought itself.
    The One that creates the thoughts — and in doing so, creates the reality.

    When we remember that we are the creators of our thoughts,
    we begin to reclaim something forgotten:


    We are the creators of our world.

    In the depth of this realization lies the One — the same One in everyOne.
    And when we truly see this, we understand that we are not separate.
    We are all unique expressions of the same Source, the One.
    and from this foundation, a new world becomes not only possible, but inevitable.

    A true spiritual awakening isn’t about manifesting more for the ego, it’s about remembering that there is already enough for everyone.


    Enough land. Enough time. Enough resources. Enough Love.

    When the illusion of separation dissolves, so does the logic of hoarding.
    We stop asking “How can I get more for me?”
    and begin living from a deeper truth:
    “How can we all have more — together?”

    That’s when abundance becomes real.
    That’s when the world of Waking Up begins.

    And here’s something else:


    True inspiration follows true awakening.


    Not the hustle-driven motivation of the ego,
    but a quiet, clear, radiant energy that flows directly from the Source.
    An inspiration that brings with it the solutions we need —
    not just for one person to succeed, but for all beings to thrive.

    This inspiration does not serve the 0.1%.
    It serves Life Itself.
    And it will guide us — if we let it — to build a world that works for every being on this planet.

    The novel Waking Up imagines such a future —
    where this awakening is no longer just personal, but global.
    Where humanity has shed the systems of fear and stepped into a reality based on trust, unity, and shared abundance.

    It’s already happening.
    Quietly. In the hearts of millions.
    People are letting go. Waking up. Coming Home.

    So ask yourself:
    What if enough of us truly woke up?
    What kind of world would we create — together?

    Want to dive into this imagination of a new world on planet earth? If so, my book is available as both ebook($4,99) and paperback($12) HERE:

    ORDER THE BOOK
  • We Can’t Build a Peaceful World from a Fearful Mind

    We Can’t Build a Peaceful World from a Fearful Mind

    Why meditation is essential to the post-money future imagined in Waking Up

    “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”


    — Albert Einstein

    In Waking Up, I describe a future without money, without trade, and without coercion — a world based on trust, freedom, and shared abundance. But if we imagine ourselves waking up tomorrow in that world, there’s a deeper question we must ask:

    Would we even be ready for it?

    Because the systems we live under today are not just external — they are mirrors of our inner world. They shape how we think, feel, and react — yes — but they were shaped from the beginning by those very same patterns.

    Today’s system is built on greed, but greed is only a symptom. At its root is fear — the fear of not having enough, of being left behind, of being unworthy. And that fear arises from the ego — the part of us that believes we are separate, vulnerable, and alone.

    Meditation as Revolution

    This is where meditation becomes revolutionary — not as an escape from the world, but as a way to introspect into the fear-based mind that created it, and thus find the peace that lies behind it.

    But meditation offers us more than peace. It gives us clarity. It allows us to witness the ego in action — the part of us that clings, compares, hoards, competes. The part that believes we are separate from others, from nature, and even from ourselves. Through stillness and observation, we begin to see the roots of the old world within us — and loosen their grip.

    The New World Requires New Minds

    A post-money society cannot be built on the same foundation of anxiety and lack. It requires a shift in consciousness — a deep remembering of who we are beyond scarcity and separation.

    Meditation doesn’t make us passive. It makes us present. From that presence, compassion arises. From compassion, collaboration becomes natural. And from collaboration, new systems can emerge — not driven by profit, but by purpose.

    When we are free within, we no longer need systems to control others or protect ourselves. Inner freedom becomes the soil where outer freedom can grow.

    Training for the World We Want

    In the world of Waking Up, people are not taxed, policed, or bought. They are free — and that kind of freedom cannot be imposed. It must arise naturally from a deep inner transformation.

    Meditation is not mandatory in that world — but it is inevitable. Because the stillness it invites is the very ground upon which a new kind of society can stand. Not one ruled by fear or greed, but one guided by awareness, empathy, and joy.

    A Final Word

    Meditation isn’t just self-care. It’s civilizational care. A society built on peace must begin with peaceful minds. A society that trusts must be made of people who know themselves deeply enough to live without fear.

    That is why meditation matters — not only in your life, but in the future of our world.

    If this vision resonates with you, I invite you to explore it deeper in my novel Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity — a story that doesn’t just imagine a better world, but asks how we might become the kind of people who can live in it.

    If you want to experience how a multi billionaire experience the shock of waking up in a world the furthest from what he could imagine, only to go through a deep personal transformation in this new world, you can order the book here:

    ORDER BOOK