“Our level of consciousness is directly connected to these potential cataclysmic changes. The transition out of the Kali Yuga is not about physical survival or technological advancement, but a return to dharma, right living, inner alignment, and spiritual purpose. We can mitigate what’s happening through our sincere inner work and purification.

We are meant to tune in to the era that’s coming, rather than identify with the era that we’re in. And this involves a return to dharma and alignment with God, giving yourself to God, making your purpose an instrument of higher will.

Essentially, it’s a path of karma yoga, self-transformation, and deep inner work in everyday life without trying to escape it. Those who align with dharma and purify their consciousness will be more likely to withstand the turmoil through this transition and be guided to where they need to be.

It’s really important not to act on fear-based thinking, stuck in survival mode, in other words, as Misra says in his book [Yuga Shift], “the real task is not just to survive, but to awaken.

As we move through this phase of purification between the Yugas, it’s really important to understand that we chose to be here during this time and era. It’s part of a larger karmic necessity that we chose to incarnate, to burn off karmic residue, and to take part in the transition into the next cycle. It’s why a lot of us have a lot of experience with death and rebirth, because that’s the essence of this cycle.”

-Laura Matsue

Episode 166 – Is the Kali Yuga Ending in 2025? The Great Turning and What It Asks of Us

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One of the chief traps on the spiritual path is the ambition to be moral, virtuous, and good.

The ego hijacks these ideas, elevates itself above others, fueled by superiority and pride, and projects all darkness outward while believing itself to be pure.

It tries to cut off what Satprem called the “dark half of the truth” in the futile attempt to get rid of evil externally.

The real work is to face the unconscious evil within by integrating the shadow, combined with an unconditional self-giving to the Divine, which the ego will also resist.

It implies recognizing how much you have in common with the anti-Divine forces hiding in your shadow and making use of any unconsciousness and the lower nature within you.

This does far more good for the world than any performance of morality, virtue signaling, or “doing good.”

And no, shadow work is not inaction or "naval gazing."

It is far more confronting than the public display of virtue and "goodness" most people mistake for spirituality.

The denied shadow only grows, and with it the collective evil that must eventually express the unacknowledged darkness within.

Sri Aurobindo pointed to this necessity when he wrote:

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“Examine thyself without pity, then thou wilt be more charitable and pitiful to others,”

And

"The sense of virtue helps us to cherish our sins in secret."

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The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) explains the deeper meaning of this aphorism:

“This sort of will in people for purity, for Good (which in ordinary mentality is expressed by a need to be virtuous) is actually the GREAT OBSTACLE to true self-giving.

It’s the root of Falsehood, the very source of hypocrisy: the refusal to take up one’s share of the burden of difficulties.
And that’s what Sri Aurobindo has touched on in this aphorism, directly and very simply.

Do not try to be virtuous. See to what extent you are united, ONE with all that is anti-divine.

Take up your share of the burden; accept to be impure and false yourself, and in so doing, you will be able to take up the Shadow and offer it.

And insofar as you are able to take it and offer it, things will change. Don’t try to be among the pure. Accept to be with those who are in darkness and, in total love, offer it all.”

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In essence, she is describing the heart of shadow work. The urge to appear pure and moral is the ego’s shield against seeing its own darkness and its conscious or unconscious participation in it.

Be aware of those who boast displays of morality, virtue, and goodness while condemning the “other side,” for they often harbor the darkest shadow and evil.

By taking responsibility for our part in the world’s darkness, integrating the shadow, and offering it to the Divine through sincere self-giving rather than denying or externalizing it, we cut the root of projection and become instruments of real transformation rather than performers of virtue.

This breaks hypocrisy at the root and turns shadow work into a force of real change.

Godspeed.
Bernhard Guenther

“I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “occult” does not mean evil or negative. The word simply means hidden or concealed. It comes from the Latin occultare (“to secrete” or “hide”), which is the frequentative of occulere (“to conceal”), rooted in celare (“to hide”).

There are occult Divine spiritual (positive) forces, and there are occult hostile (negative) spiritual forces. “Occult” just means hidden from ordinary five-sensory perception. It points to the non-physical beings and forces that influence us from behind the veil.

The word has gotten a bad rap lately, often due to paranoid “truthers” oversimplifying it or because of dogmatic religious conditioning. Most ancient esoteric knowledge was occulted (hidden) for a reason.

It wasn’t always to suppress truth, engage in Black Magic (left-hand path), or keep people in the dark (though that has happened). Often, it was to protect the seeker, the teachings, and to honor the esoteric principle: “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.”

Or, more pointedly: “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.”

This is about testing the sincerity, commitment, and readiness of the seeker to determine whether they’re truly prepared to be initiated into deeper knowledge and the stages of genuine awakening.

Initiation, in that sense, has nothing to do with rituals, ceremonies, or anything external, as some “secret societies” have hijacked the esoteric meaning of the word, or as others may project into it.

True initiation is an inner process. It is a trial that reveals whether the seeker is truly ready to cross the threshold, not driven by egoic demands, bargains, or fleeting curiosity, but by a sincere call from the immortal soul longing to unite with the Divine and bring forth the true Self.”

-Bernhard Guenther

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“Pluto in Aquarius can be related to disconnection and dissociation, but it can also be related to individuation and the call to connect to the true self. And that serves as the basis for what happens later, which is Pluto in Pisces, where we start to connect to the All.

For me, there’s a larger part of the evolution of consciousness happening here, and the technological revolution is going to be part of it. Some people will become further dissociated and disconnected from themselves.

And we’re also going to see these individuating micro-communities rising outside of the mainstream that are going to fuel the evolution of consciousness further.

The divine works in mysterious ways, and we need to see how the divine can work through everything, even disintegration and involution, which is the destruction of the previous form. Destruction is an aspect of evolution.

Sometimes it feels like perhaps humanity is regressing into a less soulful, heart-centered, connected way of living. But actually, this is part of a process of involution, which is part of evolution. So we need to zoom out as much as we can and try to look at the bigger picture.”

-Laura Matsue

Episode 153 – The Spiritual Warrior’s Path of Navigating the Spiritual Realms

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“Some people believe they’ve finally “woken up” from the manipulation of the Matrix Control System. But the word “awake” is often abused and overused these days. More people are becoming aware, mainly of the symptoms of the Matrix on a 3D surface level, which is encouraging and a good start.

But many mistake that for truly being “awake” in the holistic sense. Being “awake” to the matrix and its various control mechanisms and deceptions, especially from a purely intellectual or informational standpoint, can’t really be called awakening in the deeper, esoteric sense.

Yes, that awareness can serve as a catalyst. But many people (including a lot of so-called “truthers”) get stuck there.

They keep fighting shadows on the wall of the world stage and end up lost in the information swamp, hooked on sensationalism or mechanical activism, locked in the tunnel vision of the 3D matrix, decorated as it is with shadows on the wall.

This is a puppet-on-a-string-pulling trap in itself, and it only favors the occult matrix architects in hyperdimensional realms, who feed off all the projected "loosh."

There is another kind of awakening. One that goes way deeper. It’s not just about seeing through the lies in the world, but seeing through the lies you tell yourself.

That process isn’t pretty. It’s a stripping away. A death/rebirth process. It requires a descent into the underworld, a dark night of the soul. And it can cost you everything you thought to be true about your life and yourself.”

-Bernhard Guenther

Episode 154 – What You Lose When Waking Up (And What You Gain)

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Most people don’t realize how deeply hidden forces, false spiritual beliefs, and matrix conditioning shape their relationship with money.

My latest article isn’t about “manifestation hacks,” “mindset,” or the oversimplified “law of attraction.”

It’s a psycho-spiritual exploration of how to reclaim the money force and align prosperity with Divine Will and your deeper purpose.

Read the full article here: https://bernhardguenther.substack.com/p/reclaiming-your-birthright-to-abundance

“In order to access compassion, courage, or even the truth, we need to enter through the room of fear first. Fear is an opportunity, and we cannot bypass it. You get to the fear, and what lies beyond it is usually what you are looking for.

This is why it’s really important we develop a relationship with fear and not only that, but the more you can sit with your fear in meditation, the less scary the world becomes.

[You can start by asking yourself,] “What is fear on an energetic level, how do I experience it in my body?” Rather than externalizing it, notice how you feel fear in your body, and how there can be an intelligence, even a correct use of fear, in the moment. You need to develop a relationship with that energy in your body to know how to work with it.”

-Laura Matsue

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“We are living in a time of spiritual warfare.

Part of our work in this Time of Transition at the end of this Kali Yuga is to reconquer the money force so it can serve life, truth, and divine purpose rather than fear, greed, and falsehood. The same is true for the forces of power and sex.

Only then can we become effective, sovereign agents of change, rather than rejecting money as “evil”, staying trapped in the matrix scarcity program and victim-blame dynamics.

To reconquer the money force for the Divine means using your God-given creative power to generate prosperity aligned with Divine Will.

That higher Will moves through your true Self and your specific soul purpose (dharma), not the conditioned personality, which is often shaped by trauma, insecurity, or social and cultural programming.

The lower nature easily hijacks money and power. That’s where hostile forces enter.

In today’s world, success is often equated with money and fame, disconnected from spirit, integrity, and conscience. This opens the door to greed, corruption, and fragmentation, allowing hostile entities to influence or even possess a person.

On the other side of the spectrum, I’ve seen people reject money entirely while projecting their own shadow, frustration, and unconscious envy onto anyone successful or wealthy.

But that mindset only deepens scarcity, keeps the money force in the hands of hostile forces, and traps people in the very matrix program they think they’re resisting.”

-Bernhard Guenther

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“Most people justify their scarcity by blaming the outside world: the “evil-doers,” the greedy 1%, the banking system, the government, and so on. I did this myself for years.

But your own shadow, conditioning, and unresolved trauma will keep reinforcing the matrix scarcity program through blame and victim consciousness.

The matrix feeds on that. It will always give you convincing reasons why you should live in financial hardship, why you can’t afford the life you desire, and why struggle is inevitable.

“Look at the world. The economy is bad. Everyone is struggling. So must you. Be afraid!”

That is the message. And it is a lie.

You can thrive, live in abundance, and create prosperity if you are willing to make real inner changes and take an honest look at your relationship with money.

This has nothing to do with just “positive thinking” or distorted and oversimplified New Age ideas like the Law of Attraction.

Those approaches bypass the deeper psychological and spiritual work that actually changes your reality and aligns you with something higher than your ego-personality.

In fact, the best thing you can do for yourself, your family, and the world is to thrive, to be creative and productive, and to reclaim the forces of money and power from the hostile forces that currently corrupt and control them.

You always had that power. Don’t give it away. Don’t deny it. And don’t demonize it.

Scarcity isn’t resolved by blaming others or the system, by rejecting or chasing money, by expecting handouts, or by forcing positive thinking.

It changes when you confront your unconscious relationship to money, power, value, and responsibility, and align it with your true nature, dharma, and Divine Will.”

-Bernhard Guenther

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Nothing is truly free. No one owes you anything.

There is always a price to pay for so-called “free” services, welfare, and government handouts. More often than not, that price is freedom, traded for dependency on Big Brother.

Over time, these systems disempower people by conditioning them to expect handouts, creating karmic imbalance and spiritual debt.

Just like borrowing money you didn’t earn, taking “free” credit always comes with interest.

Far from a real “Golden Age,” the next big step toward collective enslavement is “free” universal income, something Elon Musk and others are already promoting.

From an occult perspective, it is a form of black magic, leading to future debt repayment through suffering and loss of free will.

It is similar to a “Faustian pact with the devil.”

Most people are easily tempted by the lure of “free” anything without giving anything in return, just like most people consume more than they create.

You can see it already happening.

One consequence of the abundance of free content online is that people begin to devalue the energy, labor, and creativity that go into it.

Easy access also dulls the capacity to learn through sincere effort.

But this shift goes deeper than how we relate to content. It affects how we relate to life.

Over time, subtle entitlement creeps in and, along with it, the expectation that prosperity, growth, understanding, or even inner transformation should come without effort, sacrifice, or responsibility.

Jeanne de Salzmann spoke directly to this mindset in her esoteric masterpiece "First Initiation", geared toward the initiate:

“You will see that in life, you receive exactly what you give. Your life is the mirror of what you are. It is in your image.

You are passive, blind, and demanding. You take all, you accept all, without feeling any obligation.

Your attitude toward the world and toward life is the attitude of one who has the right to make demands and to take, who has no need to pay or to earn.

You believe that all things are your due, simply because it is you!

All your blindness is there! None of this strikes your attention. And yet this is what keeps one world separate from another world.”

– Jeanne de Salzmann, First Initiation

This challenge is only amplified by the rise of free AI-generated content, which is already eroding the ability to think independently, shortening attention spans, and weakening the capacity to focus.

As a result, intelligence and creativity decline.

The “spiritual organs” atrophy through constant externalization and lack of inner inquiry to access the higher mind and true Self.

All of these are signs of the darkness at the end of this Kali Yuga, the height of hyper-materialism and absence of embodied spiritual wisdom.

Access to more knowledge does not equal understanding, and reading something does not mean you’ve actually grasped it.

When people don’t give, invest, or, as Gurdjieff put it, “pay with themselves,” they lose the very qualities, intelligence, creativity, and will that make real growth and transformation possible, resulting ultimately in spiritual atrophy and the loss of the growth of being:

“No, even if we needed no money at all it would still be necessary to keep this payment. It rids us at once of many useless people.

Nothing shows up in people so much as their attitude towards money.

They are ready to waste as much as you like on their own personal fantasies, but they have no valuation whatsoever of another person’s labor.

I must work for them and give them gratis everything that they vouchsafe to take from me. [They say:] ‘How is it possible to trade in knowledge? This ought to be free.’

It is precisely for this reason that the demand for this payment is necessary. Some people will never pass this barrier.”

– G. I. Gurdjieff

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"Reclaiming Your Birthright to Abundance: Breaking Free from Scarcity Programming"
https://veilofreality.com/2025/12/15/reclaiming-your-birthright-to-abundance-breaking-free-from-scarcity-programming/

Merry Christmas everyone ❤️

WE ARE IN THE TIME OF TRANSITION. This is not a short time span within our current lifetime, but a process that will last hundreds to thousands of years.

There is no need to get fixated on specific dates, for "who" you are (your level of Being and soul embodiment), what you "see" (higher Knowledge or Gnosis), and what you "do" (in alignment with Divine Will) in the Now, including the lessons you need to learn, determines the future, individually (in future incarnations) and collectively.

Time is not linear but cyclical. It has all happened many times before, over and over again.

Perhaps this time, we can avoid the fate of Atlantis and other ancient civilizations, when the Divine pressed the “reset button” because of humanity’s ignorance and "refusal to heed the Divine's voice."

In the coming times, the accelerating energies will intensify, and everything hidden in the personal and collective shadow, as well as our karmic lessons, will need to be faced as the alchemical fire expands exponentially, fueled by the friction of seemingly opposing forces working through us and in the world.

Anyone who continues to cling to political, religious, or social systems, sides, and ideologies, any “-ism,” including anarchism, the dual opposite of statism, and who remains fixated on fighting the “shadows on the wall” of the 3D Matrix, caught in victim and blame consciousness, engaging in mechanical, reactionary activism, and trying to “fix” the system or “save” the world by externalizing the process, will have a very hard time.

The same is true for those waiting for a savior, whether technological, political, religious, or spiritual, until suffering forces them to let go, face themselves, and surrender to the Divine.

This is far bigger than creating a new system of government or striving for sovereignty and self-determination on the external level.

This is about the necessity of a quantum leap in the evolution of consciousness and the need to spiritualize one’s being.

It is about inner alignment with the Divine.

Without it, everything will disintegrate again and again, potentially entering another "dark night of civilization," until the message is finally understood, integrated, and lived as conscious transducers for the Divine Force.

We’ve been here before at this crossroads. It’s time to remember this, to remember why you are really here, and to remember what your specific Dharma is, and to live it.

This is our wake-up call.

Godspeed.
Bernhard Guenther

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“At the moment we are at a decisive turning-point in the history of the earth, once again. From every side, I am asked, “What is going to happen?” Everywhere there is anguish, expectation, fear. “What is going to happen?”

There is only one reply: “If only man could consent to be spiritualized.”

And perhaps it would be enough if some individuals became pure gold, for this would be enough to change the course of events.

We are faced with this necessity in a very urgent way.

This courage, this heroism which the Divine wants of us, why not use it to fight against one’s own difficulties, one’s own imperfections, one’s own obscurities?

Why not heroically face the furnace of inner purification so that it does not become necessary to pass once more through one of those terrible, gigantic destructions which plunge an entire civilization into darkness?

The choice is imperative. Truth or the Abyss.”

– The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)

“This winter solstice will mark not only the end of a year and the beginning of a new one, but with all the outer planets (Pluto, Uranus, Neptune) transitioning into their new signs for good in 2026, it will also feel like the end of an entire era and the beginning of a new one.

Since it's the end of an era, do not be surprised if sadness, grief, or old memories arise.

Long-standing karmic patterns will end as the seeds for a new beginning are being planted.

You must let go of the person you were so you can be reborn into this new era of your life.

With the Saturn - Neptune conjunction nearing exact in Feb 2026, we are being spiritually forged in the fire through harsh reality checks.

We have to face brutal truths without glossing them over with illusions.

We have to refuse to become black-pilled and commit to transforming the world through practical action.

Religious and spiritual ideals will be tested.

A deeper purpose in life will be born out of grief.

Your faith is being forged in the flames.

Hold strong.

Embrace the metamorphosis.

A new, more real version of you is waiting for you on the other side.”

-Laura Matsue

Episode 167 – Your Psycho-Spiritual Guide to 2026 and the Peak of the Fourth Turning

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“In this day and age, everything is intensifying: the dark, the light, and the friction. When you do the internal work, you become more sensitive. You expand beyond your five senses to feel more of the world, the collective, and other people.

You can sense other people’s thought forms that can enter you, and then you might think it’s you, or you can feel the “suffering” of the collective. There’s something in the air, but it’s not necessarily your stuff, so you really have to be discerning.”

-Bernhard Guenther

“We can’t blame external forces for everything, but at the same time, there are external factors and cycles, and some of them are astrological. We are exposed to the equivalent of etheric weather all the time, and there can be sunny days or dark days.

Whenever the darkness comes in, it calls out the darkness within us, so the “drier” you are internally, the less you get caught in the etheric rainstorm.”

-Tom Montalk

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“As we approach the end of this calendar year, it feels like the end of an era for several reasons—both astrologically and historically.

According to the concept of these turnings, as outlined in a book titled ‘Fourth Turning” by Neil Howe, humanity is currently at the end of an era that began in 1946, shortly after World War 2.

2026 could mark the climax of a crisis stage in this Fourth turning, also called the ekypyrosis stage, which began in 2008, and which will last sometime until early 2030-2032.

This lines up with the outer planets, Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune, which will all be firmly landed in their new signs in 2026.

It truly feels like the end of an era, both astrologically, socially, and politically.

The intense polarization, the ongoing crises, and the global conflicts all align with the signs of the Fourth Turning.

Over the past years, the energy has felt like we are taking one step forward and two steps back.

But with the themes of 2026, it will feel like we finally gain some forward momentum. This will slowly build over the first half of the year, and eventually, we will pass the “point of no return”.

While the societal shift we are experiencing is monumental, many of us, including myself, are experiencing equally monumental shifts in our personal lives.

Right now, I feel like I am still in the birthing canal.

An old life is being let go of; old dreams, an old version of me, but what comes next is still unknown.

So, I surrender.

I become comfortable with not knowing.

I take the next step, even though the path before me looks foggy.

Ultimately, I trust that if I stay quiet enough to go within, if I remain present enough to listen to that voice of inner knowing that emerges when my mind quiets, I know that I will be guided by a deeper intelligence that will place me where I need to be.

Here is to entering the unknown.

To being guided by an unseen force that knows our path better than we do.

And to the new eras we are entering, both personally and collectively.”

-Laura Matsue

Related to Episode 167 – Your Psycho-Spiritual Guide to 2026 and the Peak of the Fourth Turning

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“The best way to have chronically low self-esteem is to tie your worth to external things - how you look, how much money you make, how many likes or followers you get on social media, or what others think of you.

These are all unstable, ever-changing, and fragile anchors to place your self-worth upon. It makes your self-worth dependent on things outside of you, which is not where true self-worth comes from.

Your true worth is intrinsic. It’s the essence of who you are when you’re connected to your authentic self. It doesn’t need validation from the outside world to prove itself. It simply is.

When you realize that, your self-worth becomes stable. Decouple your self-worth from external things, and you will realize how precious you really are.”

-Laura Matsue

Episode 84, Part 2 - How to Heal Toxic Shame and Not Feeling “Good Enough”

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I’d wish you all a “Happy” New Year, but…

Starting this new cycle with a bang. My new article is on the necessity and beauty of disillusionment.

Read it here: https://bernhardguenther.substack.com/p/facing-the-terror-of-the-situation

THE HEAT IS ON: THE END PHASE OF THE FOURTH TURNING

It’s only three days into 2026, and things are already heating up, right on schedule with the end phase of the Fourth Turning.

The US is playing liberator once again, bringing “freedom” and regime change to Venezuela, most likely installing another preferred puppet government that does not step out of line.

You may argue that Maduro was a communist dictator and that the people suffered under him. That may be true.

But do you really believe the US would so selflessly “free” another country if it were not sitting on one of the largest oil reserves on the planet?

In 2018, Venezuela announced it would move away from the US dollar and began settling some oil sales in other currencies, especially euros and yuan.

Keep in mind that one of the central pillars of the American financial system, now increasingly showing cracks, is the petrodollar.

Henry Kissinger stated as early as 1974 that all oil sold globally must be priced in US dollars.

A short history lesson:

2000
Saddam Hussein announces Iraq will sell oil in euros instead of dollars.

2003
Iraq is invaded. Regime change follows. Iraqi oil is immediately switched back to dollars.
The WMDs were never found because they never existed.

2009
Gaddafi proposes a gold-backed African currency, the gold dinar, for oil trade.

2011
NATO bombs Libya. Gaddafi is lynched.

And now Maduro.

Venezuela holds more proven oil reserves than Iraq and Libya combined and has sought to reduce reliance on the US dollar by accepting oil payments in other currencies and alternative channels, particularly in response to sanctions.

Now it finds itself in the crosshairs of “liberation.”

At the same time, the heavy focus on eliminating drug cartels and drug smuggling out of Venezuela conveniently serves as a moral justification and distraction for the masses, keeping attention away from deeper financial and geopolitical motives.

What strange coincidences.

And this is only the geopolitical layer. I do not claim to be a geopolitical expert, and there is surely more to it when viewed from that level alone. I am simply pointing out clear historical patterns.

Most people will argue this on a gepolitical pro and con level, stuck in left versus right, Democrat versus Republican thinking, seeing it only through a narrow 3D geopolitical lens.

Extreme pro-Trumpers who believe he can do no wrong and see him as a savior are just as deluded as extreme anti-Trumpers consumed by TDS.

Both positions are rooted in positive or negative shadow projections onto Trump and lack nuance.

This also reflects being stuck in a limited 3D level of reality.

There is no political, economic, or social justice solution, least of all the fantasy of “eradicating evil” by arresting the “bad guy.” Good luck waiting for that.

This is a spiritual and consciousness crisis.

Much larger non-physical forces are at play, and they require a psycho-spiritual approach to return to alignment with Dharma.

Waiting for a savior or expecting change to come through purely external means is a dead end.

The splitting of humanity is already well underway.

We are entering the final phase of the Fourth Turning.

More upheaval is coming. This is not doom and gloom, but the natural ending of a cycle and the beginning of a purification phase, known in esoteric traditions as the Time of Transition or Ekpyrosis.

What makes this period different is that the Fourth Turning coincides with the end phase of the Kali Yuga.

Everything is intensified, and the astrology reflects this clearly as well.

If you want to go deeper and learn more about what lies ahead over the next decade, and what you can do to come into alignment with Dharma and Divine Will without getting distracted by the shadows on the wall, check out our latest podcast:

Your Psycho-Spiritual Guide to 2026 and the Peak of the Fourth Turning
https://veilofreality.com/2025/12/28/your-psycho-spiritual-guide-to-2026-and-the-peak-of-the-fourth-turning-tcm-167-part-1/

And this episode:
Is the Kali Yuga Ending in 2025? The Great Turning and What It Asks of Us
https://veilofreality.com/2025/12/04/is-the-kali-yuga-ending-in-2025-the-great-turning-and-what-it-asks-of-us-tcm-166-part-1/

“[2026] is really the danger zone of the fourth turning. Historically, it’s when a decisive crisis becomes completely unavoidable.

This can be a major war, a civil conflict, a civil war, or a financial currency reset, which we already see happening in many degrees. Even with what's happening in Ukraine, Russia, and China, all of this is kind of intensifying, and Europe has even talked about potential war.

The NATO Secretary General said to prepare for a potential war similar to what our grandparents had to go through. So that's really talking about the Second World War, referencing the past fourth turning.

And then the financial upset. Right now, many people, especially those who hold gold and silver, are really happy about the all-time highs.

But anybody who understands economics knows that when gold and silver are really rallying, it means we are about to enter a crisis because more people put their money into hard assets to prepare for collapse.

In this phase, old systems begin to fail outright. There might be temporary emergency measures that become more permanent, a final confrontation then emerges between centralized control and populist or decentralizing forces, which we're already seeing, especially in the financial market and so forth.

Then the illusion of neutrality collapses, the whole middle ground disappears, and the sides permanently become more hardened. We see this on the political spectrum of left versus right.

Both sides become more extreme in their views, in their identifications, even religious identifications, and there's no return to the old normal anymore. That's really what it comes down to.

The key theme of this phase is that the old order cannot be repaired; it must be replaced, and that's what we're entering over the next five years.”

-Bernhard Guenther

Episode 167 – Your Psycho-Spiritual Guide to 2026 and the Peak of the Fourth Turning

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