Athena's Garden

How is your week going?

I am thrilled to share that my next video/podcast Office Hours Ep4, will be released this Thursday at 3:00pm EST or 12:00pm PST, and will be avaliable on youtube, spotify & apple podcast per usual!

‼️CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains a discussion of suicide within the context of spirituality/afterlife. Prioritize your well-being and skip it if it's not for you. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out for help immediately:

🔮 Topics Explored in this Office Hours Episode:

🔸Spiritual Discussion on Suicide
🔸What happens if you 'exit' early?
🔸Can you reincarnate right away?
🔸What is 枉死城 (wǎng sǐ chéng) and how is it similar/different than Purgatory?
🔸Divine Cord/Silver Cord & Astral Plane
🔸Reminder to raise your vibration

🌟Where to Submit Questions❓❓
Any questions you'd like me to answer or discuss about spirituality, please feel free to comment directly under the videos, or if you like, you can find my other socials (Discord, Instagram, my website!) and DM me there!

I'll be eager to hear what you think about this topic!

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I hope you are having a great week so far!

Excited to release my 2nd video of 2026 - Part 3 of my Guan Yin series that's all about the Heart Mantra, from origins, to meaning and practice :) It will be premiering Thursday at 4:00pm PST or 1:00pm EST

Om Mani Padme Hum (嗡嘛呢叭咪吽) explained
✨ 6 syllables
✨ 6 forms of Guan Yin
✨ 6 realms purified
✨ 6 perfections mastered

I share how Merit (功德) makes mantras work and why YOUR practice matters as much as divine blessing!

Have you tried this mantra or would like to try it? I'd love to hear your thoughts :)

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✨お待たせしました! Thank you for waiting & your patience as I recharge/regroup for 2026! 🔥

My first full-length video will be premiering Thursday 3:00pm EST/6:00pm PST (or 5:00am my local time, JST)

In my video, I will cover:

✨ Why 2026 is called the "double fire" year and what that actually means
✨ Intro to BaZi around the fire horse: Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, and the sexagenary cycle
✨ How the Horse (午) represents the sun at high noon when nothing can hide & the difference between Bing Fire (Yang/Sun) and Ding Fire (Yin/Candlelight)
✨ What Period 9 (九紫離火) brings and why we're in peak fire season
✨ The story of Yaoya Oshichi and how it shaped Fire Horse superstitions in 1966
✨ Major events of 1966 and the parallels to 2026
✨ How to calculate your own BaZi/Four Pillars chart
✨ Universal themes: visibility, momentum, passion over logic, transformation
✨ Practical ways to work with Fire Horse energy

Excited to hear what you think :)

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Happy 2026! How is everyone doing in the new year? I spent New Year's in Taiwan with my family, and bathed in the very bright Golden Sunrise (it was actually cold up) in Alishan, watching the sunrise above Jade Mountain (the peak you see to the left is the peak at 3,952 m or 12,966 ft)

Really needed that proper break to rest & reset for 2026 :) As I like to say, we are human, not machines, and even machines need to be powered off once in a while, or they break!

Here is the upcoming content I have planned that I'm working on:

- 2026 Fire Horse Energy Update
- Guan Yin/Avalokiteśvara Part 3
- Office Hours Ep4 (Questions received last fall)

As always, do let me know if you have any questions you would like answered for future episodes of Office Hours :) You can leave them in the comments or write to me via email or discord :).

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Hi Beautiful Souls! I had to re-do my "2025 Wrap up" post because I learned that my upcoming video releasing Friday, triggered the community restrictions (you won't be able to comment on it). Out of the videos I've made this year (Halloween Special, Lana Del Rey Tropico, which discusses explicit content) I would not have expected the flag, but I understand because of the content of the Legend of Miao Shan - similar to the Christ story, there contains some violence/martyrdom themes. In Chinese culture, we wouldn't consider this PG13 due to the understanding of Confucianism (ie: The Joy Luck Club - was mostly read/enjoyed by Young Adults...! and I first watched that R rated movie with my mom around age 7! My mom probably did not know that movie was rated R but it was 'THE' movie for Asian community) and it's an allegory/legend, circa 800-1100CE, so I was surprised! Here is my edited post - which includes 10 cellphone wallpapers from images I created in Part 1 of my Guan Yin series, with the most formal titles and labels attached as my Holiday Gift to you! :) I hope you like them :) If you view with a mobile device you can see the full image :) In December, I spent many hours and energy and 'credit/merit' towards this, so I'm very pleased/excited to share it with the world. Below is my original message, edited for clarity, and separated from the original post about Pt2!

After I posted this, I decided to move it to a Blog - easier to read, and I include captions about the images :) But if you are not interested, you can download the images here :) :) :)

www.athenasgardentv.com/blog


Thank you, Beautiful Souls, from the bottom of my heart! With love, I'm signing off 2025 and will return in the middle of January with more video content! Wishing you a safe and peaceful holiday season and a great start to 2026!

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I am so thrilled and excited to share my upcoming video, Part 2 of my 6-part Guan Yin series, The Legend of Miao Shan, which will be released on Friday, 12/26 @ 4:00pm EST or 1:00pm PST (if I set it up correctly) to round out 2025!

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My first Guan Yin video will be released Friday @ 4:00pm EST or 1:00pm PST :) Check it out and let me know what you think :)

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💛 My next video, Conscious Holiday Guide for Spiritual Seekers (aka: Holiday Survival Guide) will be premiering on Friday Dec 12th @ 4:00pm EST or 1:00pm PST (If i did it correctly!)

This is the most 'festive' outfit I could find in my wardrobe 🌱 In the video, I discuss:
🕊️ How to protect your energy
🛡️ Setting boundaries without guilt
💫 Staying grounded in chaos
🌱 Turning triggers into growth

I hope it's a timely and gentle reminder & that you can share it with a friend who could use a few words of encouragement.

My final 2 videos (coming out in the following 2 weeks) will be on Guan Yin, 觀世音Avalokiteśvara :) Starting the editing process for it to be released on time.

In other news, I am hitting the Ski Slopes for the first time since I completely tore my ACL in March. Will be on the easiest, flattest slopes, but it's time to get back to it!

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My next video - Integration Over Arrival: Coming out of the "Spiritual Closet" - will be released at 4:00pm EST or 1:00pm PST :)

Youtube now allows A/B Testing for title and thumbnail! It'll be interesting to see what the results are about the title and thumbnails :) My closet is the kind that folds and slides instead of opens up, and where I film or take the thumbnail photos is also where my neighbors can see me directly! lol They probably thought I finally lost it :P

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These are the accompanying graphics for my latest video (https://youtu.be/AIO7dArvHLQ)

Feel free to save it and use them, if it is helpful. If reposting, kindly credit me :) Many thanks! *Note: On a browser, they looked cropped into a square, but if you use a phone or tablet, you can see it in the 9x16 format for cellphones/potrait mode! :)

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