We humans love romanticising brutal events. We turn them into these beautiful, inspiring narratives to be able to better tolerate the many transformations we go through and witness through our lives. Change is often deceitful: even when it's slow and subtle, it is always brutal. Nobody knows what caterpillars feel when, compelled by nature, they begin to create their cocoons. What does it feel like to be stuck inside it for a long time? How difficult is it to get out of it? Does it hurt when their brand new butterfly or moth wings take shape? Do they even prefer flying to crawling on the ground?

During my years as the manager of a holistic center in central Mexico I learned a great deal about human nature, not so much from the practitioners themselves but from my observations of those who came through its doors, as well as from my interactions with them.

Within the past couple of months I have been contacted by several people, all of whom had questions about curses. Anytime a topic comes up constantly I know that Satan is 'nudging' me to write about it, so here I am. May this messages reach those whom they're destined to.

Darkness is not evil. Light is not necessarily 'good'. Remember that light can also blind you. Whereas your eyes can get gradually accustomed to darkness in order to perceive the finer details or the hint of a shape more and more the longer you stay in the dark, light can permanently blind you. It often does.

There are few quests clearer or purer than the quest for personal pleasure.

We've all experienced those moments.

During a business meeting, someone - perhaps even your boss, or your client - says something disrespectful or downright vile. You feel the tip of your tongue starts to burn and your whole face becomes hot.

Let's face it: we've had enough of the figure of Lucifer (and that of Satan, as well) being used as a synonym of evil.