By Heidi Herron, PhD, author of The Wizard of Cause: A Path to Remembering Your Wholeness
There is a quiet moment in everyone’s life when they realize that they have been living as a reaction rather than a creator. It can also occur in a hospital waiting room. Sometimes, halfway through a relationship, they end up not resembling their previous relationship. Sometimes, in the car on the way home from work, the silence becomes so loud that the truth finally comes out.
We all know that feeling. The feeling that life is happening to us and pulling us along like a small boat being tossed around by a storm. When we live under influence, everything feels conditioned. Our mood is determined by how others treat us. Our options narrow according to external circumstances. We become experts at adapting, adjusting, pleasing, managing, and tightening. The world becomes not what we shape, but what we react to.
Living an effective life is tiring. It traps us in a cycle of “If only they…had that situation…if I could be more…less…better, I’d feel different.” It keeps our power outside of us. And when our power is there, we spend our lives trying to regain it through control, performance, recognition, or avoidance.
Living a cause is something else entirely.
The cause is not to control the world. The cause is returning to the only place you can make an impact: yourself. It sounds simple, but it is one of the most profound spiritual changes a human being can make. Instead of waking up and scanning the world and deciding how to feel, think, and react, start by tuning into your truth. You become the reference point. You become the anchor. You become the compass.
Think of a tree in which a strong wind is blowing. Deep-rooted trees still move, but they don’t fly across the landscape. It bends. It shakes. It continues to take root in its own soil. Living in accordance with a cause is the essence of it. The wind of life is still blowing. People will still let you down. Plans still change. Old wounds are still tender. But you are connected to something deeper than the weather. You are connected to a part of yourself that will not disappear even when the storms roll in.
For many people, the transition from effect to cause begins with realizing how often they are detached from themselves. When I said “yes” because I was afraid of their reaction. Your silence increases the need to maintain consent. When we postpone our dreams in order to preserve peace. Every one of those moments is an invitation to come home. To breathe. To ask the silent question: What is true for me right now?
The cause is not loud. Not executed. It is not something that is forced. It is steadily internally oriented. It’s the difference between being swept away by a wave and remembering that you know how to swim.
In my work as a therapist, coach, and trainer, I have seen people reclaim themselves in the smallest and most beautiful ways. A woman who stopped apologizing after every word. A father who chose to connect with his children rather than repeating the way he raised them. A leader who ultimately set boundaries out of compassion rather than resentment. These moments may seem simple on the surface, but they are shocking in the human heart. The cause is like this. Quietly return to yourself.
And perhaps the most important truth is that living a cause doesn’t make life easier. It makes life honest. It will make your relationship more clear. It makes your choices conscious. It asks you to be with yourself long enough to hear what your soul has been whispering to you all along.
For many years, I have taught these principles in my training room, coaching sessions, and meditation practice. Over time, they began to form a story. A parable. A way to explore your inner journey using images that people can not only understand but also feel.
That story became The Wizard of Cause.
The film follows Avery, a woman who realizes that she lives by influences and enters a mystical world where the outside reflects the inside. She meets her guides. She confronts the mask she has worn for many years. She explores hidden rooms within herself. She discovers her own compass. And slowly, she returns to the cause. Not through perfection, but through presence.
Readers often say they identify with Avery. They recognize the exhaustion of living for approval, the confusion of losing one’s voice, and the relief of choosing honesty over performance. It’s the gift of storytelling. It helps us see what has been true for us.
If you’re yearning for a different way of living, drawn to a life that’s more intentional, more grounded, and more attuned, start here. It’s not a big gesture. It’s not a dramatic overhaul. Start by stopping and asking yourself questions that the world rarely teaches you to ask.
What is true for me now?
If you answer that honestly, you’ve already taken the first step towards the cause.
And if you want a companion on that journey, The Wizard of Cause is available now on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1764358139
It’s a gentle invitation to yourself. It reminds you that you were never lost. All you have to do is remember your way home.
Source: Spiritual Media Blog – www.spiritualmediablog.com
