This is a podcast of the article “Living free from tyranny: Talkin’ ‘bout a revolution” published on The Motley Mystic Substack.
I woke up the other morning and discovered that a tyrant was in charge of the world. There had not been an election. Nobody was in the White House implementing totalitarian or Project 2025-esque policies or stripping away anyone's rights.
No, this tyrant was me. Not the higher divine Me – but the small, selfish, dictatorial me – the small "s" ego-driven self that believes in manipulating the world around it to get what it believes it needs to make it happy.
If you’re tired of living under the tyranny of your ego, this podcast and article will help you launch a bloodless coup and help you learn the true meaning of freedom.
Read more from The Motley Mystic Substack here: https://motleymysticsubstack.com
Find out more about Candace Chellew at https://candacechellew.com/
About the Motley Mystic:
The Motley Mystic is an online community for people who have realized that the truth speaks with many voices. There is no one religion, philosophy, institution, or dogma that captures the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth. No one needs to swear allegiance to one line of thought or belief to discern Truth, because Love is the only thing that’s real. That’s what we explore at the Motley Mystic - all the tools and strategies we need to remove our barriers to Love and live fully as our true Divine Self.
Candace Chellew is the founder of Motley Mystic as well as Jubilee! Circle, an interfaith spiritual community in Columbia, S.C. She is also the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians published in 2008 by Jossey-Bass and the founder and senior editor emeritus of Whosoever: An Online Magazine for LGBTQ People of Faith. She is also a musician and avid animal lover.
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