InnerSelf Magazine
This Week at InnerSelf
October 5, 2026
Across the pages of this week's issue of InnerSelf, you will find voices grappling with justice, economic pressure, personal power, recognizing your teachers, and the quiet courage it takes to feed a family, trust yourself, or simply repair something rather than discard it.
Alongside these larger conversations are the more interior ones: how gratitude shapes character, how love can shift from control to compassion, how ancient practices remind us that humans have always sought meaning beyond what the eye can see.
Whether your attention is turned outward toward society or inward toward your own unfolding, the common thread is the same — the desire to live with greater awareness, resilience, and purpose.
Robert Jennings & Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Featured This Week:
What My Dog Taught Me About Love, Joy, and Living in the Moment
By Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Sometimes our greatest teachers don't speak a word. Marie T. Russell shares the lessons Angel Dog taught her about love, play, friendship, curiosity, rest, and the sheer joy of...
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The Right to Repair and the Death of Ownership
By Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
When you buy something, do you truly own it? The right-to-repair movement challenges the corporate systems that have quietly eroded our autonomy as consumers, arguing that the freedom to fix what we own is inseparable from genuine ownership itself.
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Build a Family Food Reserve Without Fear or Waste
By Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Building a household food reserve is less about stockpiling in fear and more about creating steady, sensible resilience. This article walks through practical, waste-conscious strategies that any family can begin using today to feel more secure and less vulnerable to disruption.
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American Justice on Trial: The Human Rights Crisis We've Been Refusing to See
By Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
The American justice system is facing a reckoning that many have long sought to avoid acknowledging. This unflinching examination asks us to look honestly at systemic failures and their human cost — because justice deferred is not justice at all.
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The Nordic Diet and Its Proven Health Benefits for Body and Mind
By Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Rooted in whole grains, fatty fish, root vegetables, and berries, the Nordic diet has earned impressive scientific backing for its effects on cardiovascular health, cognition, and overall wellbeing. Discover why this northern way of eating is gathering global attention.
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The Ghost of the Seventies and the Rising Cost of Movement
By Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
The stagflation of the 1970s is haunting us again. As transportation costs climb and economic uncertainty deepens, Robert Jennings examines the parallels between past and present — and what history can teach us about navigating a world where getting from place to place feels increasingly like a luxury.
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More From InnerSelf:
Navigating the Pitfalls of Success Coaching
By Paul Pearsall, Ph.D
The success coaching industry promises transformation, but not every program delivers what it claims. Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., offers a thoughtful and sometimes cautionary look at what separates genuinely helpful coaching from approaches that may do more harm than good.
Connecting with Spirits: Sins from Beyond
By Bill Philipps
Grief opens us to questions that ordinary life rarely asks. Bill Philipps explores the subtle signs through which those who have passed may communicate with the living — and how learning to recognize them can bring comfort, healing, and a sense of continued connection.
Understanding and Harnessing Personal Power
By Carla Marie Manly
Personal power is not dominance over others — it is the conscious capacity to act from one's authentic self. Carla Marie Manly guides readers through understanding what true personal power means and how to cultivate it in everyday life.
Understanding Low Blood Pressure's Impact on Aging Brain
By Kenneth McLeod
While high blood pressure receives most of the attention, low blood pressure can present its own serious risks — particularly for aging brains. Kenneth McLeod examines the research and what older adults and their families need to understand about this underappreciated concern.
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Understanding Medieval Magic Beyond Witchcraft Stereotypes
By Tabitha Stanmore
Medieval magic was far richer and more nuanced than the witch trial narratives that dominate popular imagination. Tabitha Stanmore invites us to explore the real practices, beliefs, and social contexts that shaped how ordinary people in the Middle Ages engaged with the unseen world.
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Cultivating Gratitude as a Path to Virtue
By David DeSteno
Gratitude is more than a pleasant feeling — it is a moral force. David DeSteno draws on psychology and philosophy to show how the regular practice of gratitude can shape our character, deepen our relationships, and make us more genuinely virtuous people.
Spiritual Aspects of Money Management
By J. Donald Walters
Our relationship with money reflects our inner life more than we often realize. J. Donald Walters explores the spiritual dimensions of financial stewardship — how the values we hold shape the way we earn, spend, save, and give, and how alignment between spirit and material life brings genuine peace.
Overcoming Perfectionism
By Jill Downs
Perfectionism wears the disguise of high standards but often operates as a barrier to living fully. Jill Downs offers compassionate and practical insight into recognizing perfectionist patterns and finding the freedom that comes from embracing good enough — and good enough's remarkable power.
Transforming Love: From Manipulation to Compassion
By Michelle Starkey
Love that controls is not love — it is fear wearing love's face. Michelle Starkey examines the subtle ways manipulation can enter our closest relationships and maps a path from conditional, controlling attachment toward the open, grounded compassion that genuine love requires.
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Cultivating Self-Trust Amidst Life's Challenges
By Joan Borysenko
Self-trust is not arrogance — it is the quiet confidence that we can meet whatever life places before us. Joan Borysenko draws on decades of wisdom to help readers reconnect with their own inner knowing, especially during the times when external circumstances most threaten to drown it out.
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Astrology & Cosmic Guidance:
Astrological Overview and Forecast: October 5 to 11, 2026
By Pam Younghans
The week of October 5 to 11, 2026 invites us to dive deeper into the emotional and relational undercurrents stirred by Venus retrograde in Scorpio, as secrets surface and...
Read more: Astrological Overview and Forecast: October 5 to 11, 2026
October Sun in Libra: Finding Balance Without Losing Yourself
By Clara Corwin
With the Sun moving through Libra, the cosmic invitation is toward harmony — but not at the cost of self. Clara Corwin explores what this Libra season truly asks of us: the subtle art of holding our own center while remaining genuinely open to others.
Read More: October Sun in Libra: Finding Balance Without Losing Yourself
Aries Full Moon: Ready to Take the First Step?
By Clara Corwin
The Aries Full Moon burned with initiative and courage — an invitation to act on what you have been hesitating to begin. Clara Corwin unpacks the energies of this lunation and what it means for those ready to move forward, even when the path is not yet fully clear.
InnerSelf Horoscope October 4 - 10, 2026
By Clara Corwin, InnerSelf.com
Your personal horoscope guide for the week of October 4 through October 10, 2026. Clara Corwin offers sign-by-sign guidance to help you navigate the week's energies with greater awareness and intention.
Read More: InnerSelf Horoscope October 4 - 10, 2026
Visit InnerSelf throughout the week for new astrological articles pertaining to specific events and current transits.
Before You Go
We are grateful you spent part of your week with us. The world is a complicated and often demanding place, but we believe that awareness — honestly applied — is one of the most powerful tools any of us carries. Whether this issue prompted a moment of reflection, sparked a new idea, or simply reminded you that you are not alone in navigating all of this, it has done its work. Keep asking questions. Keep tending to your inner life even as you engage the outer one. We are here with you.
With warmth and gratitude,
Robert Jennings and Marie T. Russell
InnerSelf.com
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