The Awakened Warrior

Creating an enlightened society

 

A Guide to Personal Awakening & Social Change

 

Dive into the inspiring journey of Mikael Ananda, a lifelong spiritual seeker and political activist. This autobiographical journey combines spiritual depth and political insights, creating a path to reclaim individual freedom and uplift society. Mikael’s story offers more than inspiration—it’s a blueprint to become a Spiritual Warrior in today’s world, sharing tools for both personal awakening and creating an enlightened community.

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Whether you’re drawn to self-growth, a more profound spiritual understanding, or the pursuit of social change, The Awakened Warrior is your guide. Begin your journey today:

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Break Free from the Matrix & Discover Your Inner Strength

Drawing from Mikael’s experiences in meditation, shamanic rituals, and truth-seeking activism, The Awakened Warrior provides essential practices and philosophies. In this book, you’ll not only learn the skills but also gain the authentic backstory on how they can be applied in real life. Discover how to:

• Cultivate Empathic Communication and Coaching to empower your interactions with both friends and foes.
• Strengthen your spiritual resolve through Meditation and Shamanic Ceremonies
• Transform your surroundings through Community Organization and Political Activism
• See through the Illusions of society and learn how to overcome modern Psychological Warfare
• Unlock the Awakened Warrior within and contribute to the creation of an enlightened society

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Inside the Book

The Awakening
Mikael’s early experiences of self-discovery as a child, lying awake and entering altered states of consciousness, set him on a lifelong journey of exploration.

Connecting with Nature
The powerful encounters Mikael experienced in nature allowed him to reconnect with the simplicity and wonder of the world around him. Follow him as he rediscovers harmony, strength, and clarity in the stillness of nature.

Positivity in Practice
Discover the impact of intentional positivity, a practice that changed Mikael’s life and deepened his relationships. Learn how optimism can transform not just yourself but everyone around you.

Activism and Awareness
Witness the power of grassroots change. Mikael’s journey as a political activist shows how local efforts—such as building community—can build resilience and foster a culture of truth-seeking and unity.

The Spiritual Wisdom of the Shaman
Explore the ancient shamanic practices Mikael embraced, from the insights of the Amanita mushroom to the teachings of sacred rituals. These experiences reveal how reconnecting with intuitive traditions can deepen your awareness and self-understanding.

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Whether you’re drawn to self-growth, a more profound spiritual understanding, or the pursuit of social change, The Awakened Warrior is your guide. Begin your journey today:

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About the Author

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Discussion of the book

Thank you for everything you share in “The Awakened Warrior”. It is truly a powerful story you tell, a story about a boy who gains deep insights about existence early on, in an environment and culture that does not promote or support what lies outside the norm.

When I read your book, I realize that throughout my own journey, I have actually always had brothers and sisters out there who have also “fought” against convention; I just didn’t know it. You also share insights about psychedelics, and many other paths that our bodies can guide us towards the light. The light, which you so beautifully describe as a door whose threshold should not be crossed until “the awakened warrior” is ready—ready to die, ready to live.

I also feel that with this beautiful text, you inspire others to start sharing their life stories. We all have unique paths and stories that have brought us to this NOW. When we accept our journey and stand completely naked in the truth, we free ourselves from karma. Thank you for inspiring, Mikael, thank you for living the wisdom.
– Eric Amarillo

Looking inside the Awakened Warrior

The Awakening

It all started very early for me. One of the first memories I have is of the many long nights lying in bed, unable to sleep. As a child, I experienced many problems with pains in my body. However, more than the pain of my headache or stomachache, there was a feeling of separation that created great sorrow in my heart. The intensity of the feelings that swept over me pushed me further and further, bringing me into new states of consciousness. All that time awake initiated a strange and beautiful journey for me.

After lying in bed for a long time, I could not find anything to think about. The sound of the clock in my room absorbed my awareness. Tick, tick, tick, tick. I remember that the sound was so loud and intense. After a while, my senses started to get more acute and more in tune with the surroundings. I remember listening to the sound created by my pillow when moving my head slightly. The sound was so strong and so clear, like walking in thick snow on a cold day. I could hear my own breath, slow and rhythmic, my heart beating and the sound of the blood in my veins. It all was so clear and strong.

My nightly adventures turned into a routine. If I would focus with all of my attention on one point, like my breath, I would get deeper and deeper into the experience. Often the breath played a big role by complementing and giving more focus to whatever was happening. Sometimes I was breathing fast, sometimes very slow. The breath had a life of its own and all I did was to follow it with great interest to see what would happen next. At the time, I had fno direct goal with the experience. It was more something happening to me than something I was trying to create. I just put my focus where it wanted to be and waited with curiosity for what would come next.

Eventually, the sensations absorbed me so totally that there was nothing to do but surrender everything, leaving everything behind. No thought, no reflection, nothing but pure impression. Time stood still as I moved through a tunnel of white light. Slowly I moved further into the light. After a while, I felt as if I was standing in front of a great gate. All my energy was focused on the door, and I was getting closer and closer. As I surrendered deeper into the experience, I could see the doors opening slowly and a bright light was coming out showering me with its rays. I entered the gate, and everything was suddenly totally calm.

Amanita Muscaria

The Amanita is very different from other plant medicines that I know about. I had been working a lot with San Pedro cactus and had also been experimenting a little with psilocybin mushrooms and Ayahuasca. All of these plants had a very distinct spirit connected to them. When you are working with them you can really feel the spirit inside you, and they have qualities that you will recognize. It almost feels like you are merging with another being and taking on their qualities and moods. To me most of these plants have a bit of a mysterious and playful way. They take you on a journey, a journey that you are not in control of but rather have to follow along almost like a strange dream. This can be very helpful and interesting, but I can feel that it is not only me that is in for the ride.

When I first tried Amanita myself the first time I was amazed. It was right after my intense period of going to Zen retreats regularly. In the retreats, I would often experience pure awareness, something so soft and pleasant as pure golden nectar. The Amanita brought me back to this very experience. It brings you back to yourself. It takes you right into your body and into this moment. You add nothing but rather remove everything that is not your essence. It was pure mind. It was also a strong aphrodisiac that would put me into the deepest tantric connection that I had ever experienced.

There are many rumors about the Fly Agaric in today’s society that make it out as a bad and poisonous mushroom. This is not true at all. The Amanita is slightly toxic if you eat it fresh without preparing it properly, but you will not die from poisoning, or at least there are no known cases. The real reason behind the bad reputation is rather something completely different. I believe that the Amanita has been a very important part of our old traditions and religions. It has been used by Shamans in the north for probably thousands of years, but this knowledge is today almost lost, and the tribes who are still practicing the old tradition are very secretive.

You can find clues about its importance still hidden in our culture today. The clearest clue is the famous paintings of Amanita that appear on postcards with Christmas motifs. Often you see small elves are depicted collecting and giving away the Amanita to each other. Some say that the reason for this is that in the old pre-Christian tradition, the winter solstice was celebrated by the Shamans giving away Amanita to the people for use in their ceremonies and for recreation. The traditional shaman was dressed in a long red coat to honor the Amanita, and dried large amounts of the red mushrooms by hanging them in trees and placing them on the walls.

Political Activist

But as soon as the new rules came into place, there was a sudden change in the whole community. We were spared many of the lockdown regulations that other nations needed to endure. All we, in reality, needed to do was to put on a mask as we went into the Saturday market to buy our vegetables. The market used to be the highlight of the week, as we gathered on the town square to enjoy our time and speak about this and that. But it was not so sweet anymore. We all could feel that something was wrong. It was all a lie, and we could not hide from the truth any longer.

At every table, you could hear whispers of danger, a sense that something grim was unfolding. Not many people believed the story from the news and felt that things were not adding up. We all knew something was coming and that the truth of the matter was being kept from us. A few weeks passed, and as the tension grew stronger, I began to hear whispers of rebellion around the tables.

I set up a meeting with my Portuguese friend and neighbor. He had the spirit of the warrior in his eyes, and together we called for a town meeting. The next Saturday, we gathered in the town park to speak of what we could do. As I was calling for the meeting, I had the opportunity to set the format of our discussions, and I chose to once again bring the fractal circles into practice.

We were about 30 people who met up in that park. After I gave a short introduction, we sat down in small groups on the green lawn to bring forth ideas of what to do next. As the center circle gathered for the second round, the ideas were presented. The first proposal was to connect with lawyers and doctors to see how we could tackle this situation from within. The other was to create a manifestation, as the president was to come through Aljezur and to start distributing leaflets to the people of the village. We chose the name Aljezur ABC and took on an orange circle to be our banner.

The manifestation was a success. Around eighty people came to join our cause, and we brought large signs and gave out orange flowers to the police.

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