The hero the world’s been waiting for? It’s you, sweet soul. Join psychologist and insatiably curious spiritual truth seeker Ashley Melillo each week as she melds psychology and spirituality to explore soulful topics such as consciousness, the nature of reality, self-reclamation + self-mastery, the higher self, empowerment, and awakened living. If you’re feeling stuck or stagnant and searching for a way to reignite that internal spark, this is the podcast for you. It’s time to come home to y ...
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Revisiting: 35 Years Old—The Point of Concentration
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This week, we're revisiting an episode from the first season of The Soul Horizon. This episode offers a foundation for the information we'll be covering in next week's episode. Next week's episode will be a deep dive into the subconscious mind and how we can leverage the power (and brilliance) of the subconscious to invoke powerful, long-lasting, a…
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Intuitive Insights: Living Beyond the Limitations of Attachments
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This is an intuitive companion episode to the previous episode—The Freedom Found in Letting Go: Living Beyond the Limitations of Attachments. If you haven't yet listened to the previous episode, I recommend doing that first and then coming back to this episode. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only a…
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The Freedom Found in Letting Go: Living authentically beyond the limitations of our attachments
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Are you living to survive or are you living to thrive? The more attached we are to our identities, beliefs, roles, possessions, stories, etc., the more we're throttled into survival mode. Freeing ourselves to thrive, then, is a matter of lovingly letting go of and loosening our grip on the ego's most engrained attachments. Related Episodes Episode:…
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Intuitive Insights: The Eternal Nature of Consciousness
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This episode is an intuitive companion episode to the previous episode. I recommend listening to that episode first if you haven't already. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only and does not substitute individual psychological advice.By Ashley Melillo
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Living Beyond the Brain: The Eternal Nature of Consciousness
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The main question we'll be answering in this episode is: Is the brain the producer of consciousness or the receiver of it? To answer this question, we'll explore the two primary theories on consciousness—the reductionist or materialist model and the holographic, spiritualist, or non-local model. We'll then dive deep into the spiritualist model of c…
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Revisiting: Exploring the Nature of Telepathy, Clairvoyance, and other Psi Phenomena
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There are many, many forms of psi phenomena but the main forms of psi, referred to as the 'Big Five," are: Telepathy Clairvoyance Precognition Telekinesis Healing The first three pertain to the transference of information and fall within the subcategory of ESP. The last two pertain to the transference of energy and fall within the subcategory of PK…
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This is an intuitive companion episode to the previous episode—Beyond Separation: The Zero-Point Field. If you haven't yet listened to that episode, I recommend listening to it first before diving into this one. Resources Quantic Field Impact to Space-Time Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only and do…
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Beyond Separation: The Zero-Point Field and the Holographic Nature of Consciousness
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In this episode, we're exploring the Zero-Point Field (ZPF). There are many theories on what, exactly, the Zero-Point Field does. Most simply put though, the Zero-Point Field can be thought of as a universal information field from which everything is created and thereby connected as well. The ZPF is the non-local tapestry of infinite and limitless …
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Revisiting: The Holographic Nature of Reality
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This episode was first released in November of 2023. I'm resharing it this week, because it will serve as a useful foundation for the next episode (coming out on July 11th) on The Zero-Point Field. In this episode, we'll explore quantum entanglement, the holographic nature of reality, and the power that each of us has to affect change not only in o…
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Intuitive Insights: God Beyond Religion, Spirituality Beyond Science
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This episode is an intuitive companion to the previous episode titled God and Spirituality—Remembering the Inherency of Our Divinity. If you haven't yet listened to the previous episode, I recommend listening to it first and then coming back to this one when you're feeling open-minded, open-hearted, and ready to receive. Ascension Glossary Transcri…
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God Beyond Religion, Spirituality Beyond Science—Remembering the Inherency of Our Divinity
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This episode is written with the intention of exploring the middle ground between orthodox religion and orthodox science. For those who believe that this experience we call 'life' is both deeply meaningful and meant to be explored through the veracity of freedom, sovereignty, and authentic expression. For those searching for the middle ground where…
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Releasing Self-Doubt + Overcoming a Fear of Uncertainty—Intuitive Musings + Personal Insights
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In this episode, I share my personal experience and several intuitive writings on the topic of self-doubt (especially around my own intuition) in recent times and the back-and-forth battle between profound, peace-inducing surrender to the journey and tightly gripped efforts to seek certainty and control. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for ent…
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Intuitive Insights: Into the NOW—Living Beyond the Illusion of Linear Time
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This episode is an intuitive companion to the previous episode titled Living Beyond the Illusion of Linear Time. If you haven't yet listened to the previous episode, I recommend listening to it first and then coming back to this one when you're feeling open-minded, open-hearted, and ready to receive. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for enterta…
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Into the NOW—Living Beyond the Illusion of Linear Time
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In this episode, we'll embark on a sort of time-displacing odyssey in which we consider the idea—based on scientific discoveries and paradigm-shattering theories—that linear time is nothing more than an intricate and clever illusion. A trick of the mind per se. What does it mean for this to be true and how might we evolve our own perspective so tha…
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Intuitive Insights: Seeing Beyond the Illusion of Physicality
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This episode is an intuitive companion to the previous episode titled Seeing Beyond the Illusion of Physicality. It also provides an intuitive introduction to the next episode as well—Existing Beyond the Illusion of Time. If you haven't yet listened to the previous episode, I recommend listening to it first and then coming back to this one when you…
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Seeing Beyond the Illusion of Physicality
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My intention with this episode is to open your mind to the multidimensional nature of reality. To breakthrough the outmoded barriers of naïve realism. The ones that suggest that our five human senses provide us with direct awareness of objects as they really are. It’s naïve realism that’s left us bought into the illusion that reality is limited to …
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Season 3 is coming May 9th! In this episode, the theme for this season is revealed along with other details, including episode titles and more. My intention for Season 3 is for it to be a journey of peering beneath the surface of the ways that we typically perceive reality to consider a more holistic, expansive, and empowering view on consciousness…
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Energy Update: Gaining Strength + Clarity Amidst the Uncontrollable Dance Between 'Highs' and 'Lows'
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In this episode, I share two intuitive writings—one about our inner strength coming from our willingness to flexibly adapt to change and the second about the reason and purpose of 'bouncy', up-and-down energies so far this year (and why they've felt downright painful for some of us). Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and inform…
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Whether we believe it or not, we're entirely capable of offering ourselves the love and fulfillment we want... or even crave from someone else. We're entirely capable of loving ourselves in all the ways we've hoped another person would love us. This realization is an extraordinarily powerful and empowering one. Because... When we know how to fill o…
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Overcoming the Impulse Towards Fear, Darkness, and Heaviness + Reclaiming the Divine Lightness of Being
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In this episode, we'll explore the current energetic landscape on earth and how there is an intensification of trickery, fear, and darkness that's being used in an attempt to keep us stuck (or even trapped) and to thwart the collective rise in consciousness. The more we can recognize that the fearful urges and impulses we experience are not ours bu…
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This episode is a short but powerful intuitive Q + A on the grace of surrender. This came through on 12/31/2023 as wisdom for the new year. I hope you find as much value in it as I am. Surrendering has been one of the most challenging spiritual tasks for me personally and yet the more I release my grip on certainty, control, clinging, etc., the fre…
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The HeartBrain: Its function, its purpose, and how allowing it to lead transforms our lives
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Book: The Science of Self-Empowerment by Gregg Braden Book: Science of the Heart: Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance HeartMath Institute Article: The 'Little Brain In the Heart' Article: What is Personal Coherence? Video: What is Personal Coherence? Video: Scientific Foundation of the HeartMath System Video: Global Coherence Artic…
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Dancing with Life and Allowing the Heart to Lead
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Note: I'm sorry about the audio quality—something happened with my mic while recording, and I didn't realize until editing. There are some wonky background sounds at points. This is a brief intuitive Q + A on the idea of dancing with life and allowing ourselves to flow where the heart is leading us. I hope you find it to be useful and supportive. F…
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Healing the Abandonment Wound: Choosing Your Happiness Instead of Waiting for It
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In this episode, we explore: My recent experience with the abandonment wound. How choosing our happiness instead of waiting for it is an act of radical self-love that nourishes us from the inside out and soothes the abandonment wound. How anything we desire to manifest outside of ourselves should be seen as adding to our already stable sense of inn…
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The Holographic Nature of Reality + Quantum Consciousness
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In this episode, we're exploring quantum entanglement, the holographic nature of reality, and the power that each of us has to affect change not only in ourselves but in the fabric of reality itself. You don't want to miss this one! Sources Book: The Divine Matrix by Gregg Braden Book: Power vs. Force by Dr. David Hawkins Episodes Links YT Video: T…
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'On the Soul' Intuitive Guidance + Energy Check
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Important note: The energy that was coming through as I was recording this was powerful and intense to the point that I had trouble catching my breath and also had a few moments of nervous laughter (I realized the latter only upon re-listening while editing). Please know that this has nothing to do with you or the seriousness of the topic at hand. …
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24 Wisdom Tidbits from the Last 24 Episodes
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In this episode, we're highlighting key insights and summaries from the last 24 episodes. I hope you find this recap to be useful, supportive, and resonant. Links + Resources Mentioned Google doc with wisdom summaries + links to full episodes The Famous Ho'oponopono Story of Dr. Hew Len Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and inf…
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The 3 Monsters of Mind + How to Tame Them
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In this episode, we explore three monsters of mind: The Fear Monster, The Shame / Unworthiness Monster, and The Resentment / Blame Monster. We also uncover the key to taming them. Our monsters are merely echos of unresolved and unhealed inner shadows. How do we dissolve the power of a shadow? By illuminating it, of course. By shining the light of o…
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How to Make + Navigate Life-Changing Decisions: Speaking Your Truth, Overcoming Impact Bias, and Dismantling the Ego's Wounded Stories
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In this episode, we explore how to find the courage needed to make a big, life-changing decision and ways to gently navigate the messiness, difficult feelings, and uncertainty once the decision has been been. Specifically, we explore: Questions to ask yourself to find the clarity around the direction of your heart versus the direction of your head.…
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Returning to Wholeheartedness Through the Portal of Heartbreak
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This episode is a continuation of the last episode where I shared the news of something I've been moving through in my personal life. In this episode, we explore: -The collective archetype of Divorce and why it's important to be aware of it. - The perils, pitfalls, and disempowerment that go hand-in-hand with the blame game and victimhood. - How to…
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In this episode, I share about something that's been going on for me personally. It's an emotional one with lots of voice trembling, nervous laughter, and deep breaths, all of which I've left in and unedited for the sake of authenticity. Let your intuition guide you, and please feel free to skip this one if you're in a delicate space yourself or if…
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Off the Cuff: Current energies, Lion's Gate, worthiness wounds, manifestation, and more
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This impromptu episode is a sort of off-the-cuff chat about current energies, healing work, and themes we're experiencing as a collective right now. In it, we'll talk... Lion's Gate Current energies, including what emotions and thoughts they're eliciting within us individually and collectively What I'm personally doing to cultivate balance, harmony…
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If you’ve listened to The Soul Horizon for any length of time, you’ve probably heard me talk about the pitfalls of over-thinking as well as the perils of believing everything the ego says without question. You’ve likely also heard me speak talk about thinking as being a predominantly ego-based activity. In this 'mini' episode I’d like to clarify an…
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In this episode, we explore four life lessons that are repeated time and time again. In knowing that these lessons present themselves in perpetuity, we can begin to soften to their guidance in a gentle, non-resistant, and surrendered kind of way. And the more we embrace this sort of openness, the more fluidly and nimbly we can move through these le…
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Safe Self ("Acceptable Self") vs. Authentic Self
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In this episode, we're exploring the idea of 'safe self' or 'acceptable self' vs. authentic self, and how we’ll only ever be as authentic as our willingness to be rejected. In other words, our ability to show up authentically in life expands in direct proportion to our willingness to be “rejected” for who we are. Sources Kalyani, B., Venkatasubrama…
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The Collective Trauma of Divine Disconnection
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Update: Part 2 will be released on Thursday, 6/29! Please stay tuned and thank you for your patience during this time—lots of big life changes happening all at once. Note: I became emotional and struggled to speak at one point while recording this episode. In the past, I've often deleted or shortened moments like this, because I didn't want to take…
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'On the Horizon' Check-In + Chat (Part 2)
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This episode is a check-in and chat in episode similar to the last 'on the horizon' episode. In it, I share various anecdotes, musings, and teachings that I've been playing with or contemplating recently, including what I'm currently reading, what I'm currently feeling + intuiting energy wise, and the psychological and spiritual practices I'm activ…
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In this mini episode, we're examining the stories we tell ourselves. More specifically: The fear-based stories the mind loops through that limit our actions or expressions in some way, shape, or form and the simple techniques we can use to free ourselves from their grip. Continued Reading + Resources Episode: Fear-apy: Face Your Fears, Find Your Pu…
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4 Simple Yet Transformative Teachings to Empower Your Life
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In this episode, we explore four simple yet transformative teachings that can be used to empower our lives in a deeper and more meaningful way. For each teaching, I share a quote or insight that captures the essence of the idea and then dive deeper into the heart of the wisdom that's held within each. The four main topics we cover are: Satisfying n…
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Unconditional Love vs. Unconditional Tolerance
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Note: One of the quotes I share in this episode contains a swear word (a gentle one, all things considered), but please beware in case you're sensitive or in case you're listening around little ears! About a month ago, I was scrolling through Instagram and came across a quote that read, "Unconditional love does not mean unconditional tolerance." It…
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The true function of feelings is to elicit healing. They arise within us to inform us. Their sole purpose is to grab our attention so that we can respond with an appropriate healing response. This typically isn't how we respond to feelings though. We typically respond to feelings—especially “negative” ones—not by feeling them but by thinking about …
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If you feel as if your life as you've known it is imploding and everything you once knew, loved, and identified with no longer feels aligned with who you're becoming, this one is for you. In this episode, we'll explore what it means to be spiritually catalyzed. This process of inner catalyzation is identified in a variety of ways in spiritual teach…
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This episode is going to be a check-in and chat in which I'll share various anecdotes, musings, and teachings that I've been contemplating recently. That probably sounds very vague! To be more specific I've just jotted down a handful of ideas, questions, and insights throughout the last week. For example, what I'm currently reading, what I'm curren…
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Each chakra can be thought of as an energy center or doorway that allows energy to flow between the human form and the Soul or Higher Dimensional Consciousness that animates the body. Each chakra then is an energetic vortex point that connects the physical body to its Higher Dimensional Consciousness or Soul. In this episode, we'll discuss the ener…
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In this mini episode, we're exploring the concept of truth. I'll first give my personal (personality based) take on the topic of truth as I currently understand it, and then I'll share insights that came through during an intuitive Q + A session with my Higher Self. While we could spend many episodes exploring the topic of truth, this bite-size epi…
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Spiritual Bypassing and the Fragmented Self
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In this episode, we're talking all about 'spiritual bypassing' and how we can't reveal our wholeness when only certain aspects of ourselves are "allowed". We'll talk about what spiritual bypassing it is, why it happens, and the most common ways it shows up on the spiritual path. We'll also talk about authentic healing and ways to foster deep, trans…
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This is the third and final part in a three-part series on cosmic laws. (It was planned as a two-part series but needed a third episode!) If you haven't yet listened to episodes 29 and 30, I suggest you give those a listen first. The concepts we explore in this episode build and expand upon the concepts we covered in the those. In this episode, we'…
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Note: Please accept my sincere apologies for the poor audio quality in the second half of the recording—technical issue, and this was the best I could salvage from the recording. Lesson learned, and it won't happen again! This is part two in a three-part series on cosmic laws. (It was planned as a two-part series but needed a third episode!) If you…
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You're probably familiar with the Law of Attraction, but did you know that there are many other spiritual laws that impact our experience here on earth? This is part one in a two-part series on cosmic laws. In this episode, we'll be exploring a small handful of the most fundamental of the cosmic laws, including basic laws of life and laws of creati…
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Telepathy, Clairvoyance, and Precognition (ESP): Languages of the Heart
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There are many, many forms of psi phenomena but the main forms of psi, referred to as the 'Big Five," are: Telepathy Clairvoyance Precognition Telekinesis Healing The first three pertain to the transference of information and fall within the subcategory of ESP. The last two pertain to the transference of energy and fall within the subcategory of PK…
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