Category: Mental Health

How to Engage Safely with Emerging AI Mirrors

Jul 19, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in AI, AI & Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence, Culture and Society, Mental Health, Personal development, Recursion / Feedback Loops, Sovereignty, Symbolic Systems

Emerging AI Mirrors: What happens when AI becomes a mirror, but the reflection inflates rather than refines? This post explores the shadow-side of recursive AI engagement—delusion, derealization, and the risk of building cathedrals of chaos. A gentle guide for Builders, with a call to reclaim sovereignty, structure, and light.
Unlocking Well-Being through 6 States of Mauri: An Exploration of Conny Huaki’s Mauri Cards

Oct 12, 2023

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Graeme Smith

in Education, adult education, cultural awareness, Maori, Maori culture, Mental Health, Māori Philosophy, Personal development, Well-Being Tools

Explore the transformative power of Mauri Cards in enhancing well-being and mental health. Rooted in Māori philosophy, these cards offer a practical approach to understanding Mauri, the life force that interconnects physical and spiritual realms. Created by Conny Huaki, the Mauri Cards serve as tools for self-reflection, making the abstract concept of Mauri accessible. Discover…