Last New Year's Eve, I was launching my first cohort, went to the Bears game with my friends, and was smoking weed and drinking beers in the stands under a beautiful snowfall as I made $4000 during the game. I then moved to Austin, Texas on January 2 and my life would never be the same.

The next few months consisted of lots of work, focus, discipline, and dedication to my growth in the creator economy, but also featured a spiritual opening as I started working 1v1 with Danny Miranda, went to his men’s retreat in Austin, was introduced to the rave scene, experimented with MDMA therapy, and attended a paradigm-altering group medicine ceremony in May.

From there, I swung to the other end of the spectrum. I surrendered deeply into the “yin” energy of life, backpacking Thailand, volunteering at a youth hostel, becoming nobody, and spending all summer dancing, partying, and flowing. I had my first Tarot reading, experienced a Kundalini awakening, and, for the first time in my life, felt truly at peace within myself. It was the most magical summer of my life.

Towards the end of that trip, I was ready to get back into my masculine, warrior, yang energy. I spent the next month at home living with my parents, returning to discipline, business, and structure.

It felt like I was just starting to settle into the flow at home when it became time to head down to Peru and sit with myself in the jungle for 10 days and ayahuasca 5 times. I would never be the same after that experience.

My crown chakra and third eye completely opened. I understood reality on 5 different dimensions. I saw past lives, reincarnation, my soul’s purpose, and the collective human spirit clearly. I communicated telepathically with the shaman both inside and outside of ceremony, spoke with the entire jungle around me, and realized I was living out the first ever tarot reading I had 2 months prior in Thailand.

I also realized I wanted to go back to college and play quarterback for the next year.

I then flew straight to Austin from Peru. I spent the next 3 weeks immersed in the flow of life, making new business deals, being introduced to quantum consciousness technology with the Rasha (more on this later), and hosting Tao Te Ching book clubs. It felt like I quantum leaped timelines 10 times in those 3 weeks.

Then, I went to Hawaii by myself for a solo retreat. Wow. For 12 straight days, I spent 95% of my waking hours living purely by intuition and communicating with God, spirit guides, and my guardian angel. Magic was constant. Tarot cards moved by themselves. Pendulum swings revealed my next moves. The exact book I was looking for, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, appeared under a table. I was moved to walk in the forest and outside in the middle of the night to transcend fears. Each animal that appeared in my field symbolically represented a person in my life. I understood on an experiential level why Nikola Tesla said “If you want to know the secrets to the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” For the first time I experienced being one with the entire universe in a normal, waking state of consciousness.

Most recently, I’ve been on a family vacation in Mexico for the past week. I’ve stayed mostly tapped into this state of high consciousness, but I have “fallen” out of spiritual integrity multiple times, with food and drink specifically. The pull back into material pleasures was strong, and I realized I am not quite as enlightened as my ego may have thought. But wow, the place was beautiful, and the time and the sun were restorative and nourishing. I was reminded of the feeling, similar to my experience in Koh Phangan, Thailand, that I’d love to live on a beach under the sun with a great cafe scene for a season. Mykonos keeps rising into my awareness. But that will likely be a 2026 move.

For the next 12 months, I will live in Illinois, play football, and return to college. I move into my new apartment, tomorrow, January 4, and begin classes on January 6. Life is moving fast!

In essence, 2024 was magical. I grew so much and experienced so much that it’s almost incomprehensible. I know 2025 will be a wildly different year than the previous few, but I’m excited and optimistic about it. With that all being said, here are a few of my intentions for 2025:

Making & Saving Money

I spoke with a very wise 81-year-old woman named Yahava in Hawaii, and she broke down money to me from an angle I’d never seen before. She said:

“Money is the earth element. It’s trading rocks. You have barely any earth in your (astrology) chart, so you don’t think about money a lot. You want to stay in the higher, fiery, watery, and ethereal realms. You just want to talk to God all day. But we still live in the material world, so you will need to learn to make and save money.”

This angle of money clicked in my mind on a different level than ever before. I’ve made a good amount of money for my age in the past 21 months of being a full-time creator and entrepreneur. But I’ve also spent a lot of money traveling, flying, renting AirBnBs, eating high-quality food, buying books, coaching, courses, mentorships, and retreats. And so, after 21 months of playing this game full time, I’m back to about where I started financially when I left college for Argentina in the first place (which is not much at all) because I’ve been so focused on my spiritual evolution that I haven’t been concerned myself as much with building and saving material wealth.

On one level, this annoys me. Part of me knows I “should” have more money saved based on how much I’ve made, and I “should” be beyond scarcity thinking and having to worry about money what seems like every week. But the higher part of me knows “shoulds” do not exist, and that I am exactly where I am meant to be; it is simply time to recalibrate my focus, place more attention and energy on making and saving money, and accept that we live in a material world where money is important and necessary for survival.

This quote I read the other day from “Autobiography of a Yogi” also began to reorient my perspective on money, one that is coming full circle (as is my entire life) to more of a conservative approach:

“Become comfortable within your purse. Extravagance will bring you discomfort.” ~ Sri Yukteswar: Guru of Paramahansa Yogananda

Groundedness & Embodiment

Instead of a “New Year’s Resolution,” I like to choose a word or two to encapsulate the energy and intention I’m bringing into the new year. Groundedness and embodiment are my two words for 2025.

I chose these two words because as I look inside myself at the end of 2024, I realize they are traits I currently lack. I haven’t been grounded in a few years, but these past few months have been a whirlwind. Between ayahuasca, running a retreat in Austin, traveling to Hawaii and Mexico, returning to college football, and moving into a new apartment within the next few days, I haven’t had any time to land. When I scan my chakras or energy centers in meditation, the root chakra is the least open and stable.

I also haven’t embodied or fully integrated the depth of realizations or insights I’ve had. Through plant medicines and the grace of God, I’ve been gifted visions of who I am supposed to be in the world, and though I’ve made tremendous progress, if I look back over the past few years, I still fall short.

Laziness creeps up on me. I get caught in fear, self-doubt, and scarcity consciousness. I don’t always finish what I start. I don’t always stick to my word. I get angry, annoyed, and pissed off. I consciously choose against my intuition. Embodiment and consistency of character are at the forefront of my consciousness as I enter this new year.

I see now why multiple psychics and astrologers recommend I get a part-time job and that going back to college will be good for me, two ideas that hurt my ego. I also see why they advise me to be patient, as integrating spiritual realizations takes time.

I’ve tended to gloss over these suggestions, but after further reflection, I see they are right. I am coming to realize it will benefit my spiritual life, my mission, and my impact if I am rooted in reality.

I want to have “two feet on the ground and my heart and head in heaven,” to paraphrase Yogananda’s description of his guru Sri Yukteswar (pictured above).

Reestablishing Routine

“You’re going to have to be busier than ever. But once you commit to it, you’re going to love it.” ~ Michael Norse: Vedic Astrologer

For the first time in about 7 months, I created a weekly calendar with to-do’s, work blocks, and a content schedule. Now that I’ll be returning to college football, I have the variables of football and classes back into the equation of my life. I have also picked up a new part-time ghostwriting job to aid in creating baseline financial security and may pick up another one (hit me up if you’re looking for a content writer/email marketer). This is all while still running a retreat in Austin January 16-19, preparing for the first cohort launch of Transcendence, and getting back into a consistent flow with my personal writing and podcast.

Yes, it is a lot. But I have realized I thrive when I have a lot on my plate. I expect a consolidation of these obligations in these next few months as Transcendence moves more to the forefront, but for now, this is the dance life is asking me to dance so that I may build what I expect to be a world-changing universe of projects with Transcendence from a stable, patient foundation. The Tarot card “10 of wands,” is the sign I have been getting for what life will be like for me over the next few months:

Health & Vitality Era

It’s been interesting to observe that since I’ve unfollowed everyone on social media, my X timeline has shifted to mostly people like Sol Brah, Noah Ryan, and other esoteric health influencers.

My curiosity is taking me deeper down the health rabbit hole, which feels like it’s more grounded than the extremely mystical and spiritual reading I’ve been doing over the past few months.

I’m especially interested in in non-toxic soaps, shampoos, and oils, 100% cotton, wool, or linen clothing, raw meat, cheese, milk, sunlight, grounding, breathwork, and all the other basics of health and vitality.

I’ve had the idea to eventually introduce a health & wellness arm to the Transcendence Universe, with non-toxic soaps and shampoos, organic moisturizers and supplements, and even a 100% organic clothing line. I am beginning to buy all of these products myself, so I figure why not eventually incorporate these products into my own brand and business.

But in the immediate, the focus is to get my own health, strength, flexibility, and athleticism in the best place it’s ever been so that I can be the best football player, entrepreneur, and person I can be.

Quarterback

Ever since I was a kid, playing quarterback was my favorite thing in the world. I was pretty good at it throughout childhood and was good enough to start on my high school varsity team as a junior and senior. But going into college, I wanted, above all, to play at Northwestern and be a D1 football player, so I opted to walk on as a wide receiver instead of playing quarterback at a smaller school.

3 months ago in the jungle, life took a wild left turn. I had a dream in which I came to the realization to play college sports again. I woke up at 4am with so much energy at the idea of doing this. It seemed as though once I starved my mind and ego from “matters of importance” (to quote “The Little Prince”), my heart and soul’s desires revealed themselves. I sat with this idea for 6 days in the jungle with no internet connection to verify whether I had eligibility or not, which allowed me to come to a place of acceptance either way life took me. But I spent those 6 days running around the jungle and imagining I was playing QB.

Once I left the jungle, I emailed dozens of colleges, and received interest from a handful of schools to play QB. But still, I was back and forth. It wasn’t until I experienced profound bliss and peace from a breathwork session at my retreat in Austin that I came to peace that I really wanted to do this.

Now, I’m really going to do it. Workouts are starting January 13. Spring ball will start in early March. I was throwing and doing workouts on the beach with my dad in Mexico. I’ve been enjoying watching football again and studying the game as I watch.

Do I think I’ll start? Maybe. I do think there’s a good chance, but I’m also okay if I don’t. I feel I’m coming back to the game from a new place and a new perspective, one of play and fun, rather than an obligation or burden. I feel I’ll be breaking an ancestral cycle of sports needing to be serious and full of pressure as I play out this next year. Or at least, that will be part of my work.

Playing football is also going to take immediate pressure off of my bigger projects like Transcendence and my broader soul’s mission and allow me to approach both from a place of patience and play. But, things with Transcendence feel like they are about to accelerate this year.

The Year Of Transcendence

To transcend means to go above and beyond.

Transcendence transcends both the creator economy and the medical system.

The mission is to raise collective consciousness.

It is called a “Universe” because under the container of Transcendence, there will be cohorts, retreats, an online community, festivals, and in-person co-living centers all with the vision of raising collective consciousness.

The first cohort, featuring the Rasha, a quantum consciousness elevation technology, will launch on February 16, with free webinars to try out the Rasha for yourself on January 25/26 and February 8/9. Be on the lookout for more info on this soon.

The first retreat is January 16-19 in Austin, Texas. There are currently 6 men attending, and we have the capacity for 9-10 spots. The price is $1600. Message me or email me if you’d like to join!

Transcendence feels like my life’s work. It feels like everything in my life, from learning online writing, marketing, and community building to going on my own awakening journey and exploring the depths of plant medicine, spiritual texts, and now quantum physics and the nature of consciousness has led me to this point to be put in a position to bring this technology to the creator economy, the internet, and the world.

I believe this is the year it takes off.

I’m so excited to take on 2025 with you!

I feel this year will be transformative not only for myself, but for the entire world.

We are in the midst of a collective awakening. What is now seen as esoteric will shift more into the mainstream in the coming years, and the mid-point of the 2020s seems like the year we begin to really notice this shift. Spirituality will soon become a mainstream trend.

These may feel like turbulent times. I am feeling the same.

All we can do is stay in our centers, connect with our higher selves, and trust there is a cosmic intelligence orchestrating a divine plan for the highest benefit of all.

Everything is unfolding perfectly.

Much love and many blessings to you as we begin 2025!

Talk soon,

Jack

PS

There are 3 more spots available for my men’s retreat in Austin January 16-19.

Message me if you are interested!