As Within, So Without

In the second half of January 2024, something shifted. What would normally have been a post-holiday slump became a period of almost childlike wonder—filled with vivid dreams, strange synchronicities, laughter, and a growing connection that seemed to change the energy of the world around me. Was my environment responding to the energy between us? Was my changing inner state changing the way I experienced the world around me? Or was it some combination of both? For a little while, everything felt magical. But things were about to take a turn.