Cherub Rockshow “I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY, ABOUT A LUCKY MAN WHO MADE THE GRADE.” – “A DAY IN THE LIFE” BY THE BEATLES My first official schooling experience was exciting. My parents enrolled me into a Montessori school for kindergarten. The building was covered with old wood flooring and all of the desks and chairs still had that charm from decades earlier. I, along with about 11 other children, attended the kindergarten class which was held in the upstairs portion of t

Illustration by Alex Grey 7-Year Switch “ONE’S AMBITION, ATTITUDE, AND MOTIVATIONS ARE DETERMINED EARLY IN LIFE—THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS TO BE PRECISE. MAKING CHANGES LATER IN LIFE TO YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS (REWIRING YOUR BRAIN), WHICH IS PROGRAMMED IN THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS, TAKES A TON OF EFFORT AND SELF-AWARENESS.” – DR. BRUCE LIPTON Up until the age of 7, children are primarily building upon their theta-state consciousness. This is the source of our subconscious programming contai

“WELL, HE'S TELLIN' US THIS AND HE'S TELLIN' US THAT. CHANGES IT EVERY DAY. SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER. BASES ARE LOADED AND CASEY'S AT BAT. PLAYIN' IT PLAY BY PLAY. TIME TO CHANGE THE BATTER.” – “ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY” BY JOE WALSH Studying patterns as a means to learn from everything in your environment is incredibly efficient. Not only do you get a free, open-source education without spending a dime, you are also able to develop this pattern recognition ability further as a means

“FULL OF FUEL, FOOL OF FIRE. BLANK SLATE EXPLOSION OF HEAVENS CHOIR. COMBINING ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE WITH DESIRE. BROKEN BRICKS CRUMBLE, HUMBLE AND WILD. LOGIC AND REASON FROM ANCESTRAL MOLD. BOLD. REMADE WITH STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD.” – “PROPHECY 13” BY JD STAHL Psychologically, children are a product of their immediate environments. All of us have absorbed the invisible energy of our families. Even if thoughts were left unexpressed, the energy used to suppress those thought

Another Degree of Difficulty (ADD) “THIS IS HOW I SHOW MY LOVE. I MADE IT IN MY MIND BECAUSE...BLAME IT ON MY ADD, BABY. THIS IS HOW AN ANGEL DIES. BLAME IT ON MY OWN SICK PRIDE. BLAME IT ON MY ADD, BABY.” – “SAIL” BY AWOLNATION The more that I allowed myself to be consumed by the unlimited number of possible human variables, the word revealed itself to be much stranger than I had previously believed it to be. There didn't seem to be anywhere that I could stop analyzing and e

People have often told me that “life is what you make of it.” Personally, I believe this is very true. However, we can take it to mean two entirely different things. In one aspect, we could simply take it as the belief that our perception will eventually shape the course of our entire lives--for better or for worse. We can either see the world as beautifully in balance or as a problem that constantly needs to be fixed. The other way we can understand this quote takes on an en