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April 17, 2026   |   Read online Emotional stillness creates psychological dominance The calmest person controls the outcome. In moments of tension, most people move outward: They react, they speak faster, they try to regain control through action. But, real control comes from stillness. Emotional stillness is the ability to remain internally steady while external pressure rises. No, it is not the absence of feeling…but rather, the mastery of response. When you remain still, you create contrast. Others become more reactive. More revealing. More predictable. And in that contrast, you gain advantage. Because while they are expressing, you are observing. While they are reacting, you are choosing. This is where psychological dominance is established. Not through force or volume…But through composure. The person who cannot be emotionally moved cannot be easily influenced. They cannot be rushed. They cannot be destabilized. Their presence becomes fixed. And fixed presence creates control over the environment. People begin to adjust to you, like a thermostat being set in a house. You’ll notice that their tone shifts, their pace slows, their behavior aligns with your steadiness. This is influence at its highest level. Most individuals underestimate this. They believe control comes from speaking more, asserting more, doing more. But control comes from reacting less. Stillness gives you time. Time gives you clarity. Clarity gives you precision. And precision determines outcomes. To develop emotional stillness, practice restraint under pressure. Notice the impulse to react. Delay it. Allow your breathing to slow. Allow your thoughts to settle. Then, respond…deliberately. You will begin to notice something powerful: Situations that once felt overwhelming become manageable. People who once seemed unpredictable become readable. Because you are no longer participating in the chaos. You are observing it. And the one who observes without reacting holds the advantage. Your coach, -James Michael Sama P.S.: If you’re looking for a private advisor to help you develop these qualities, let’s talk.   Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2026 Your secret weapon. 228 Park Ave S, #29976, New York, New York 10003, United States Powered by beehiiv Terms of Service

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Comets Colliding: Schubert & Brahms Set Schiller and Heine Rising Tide Foundation Apr 16   READ IN APP   By David Gosselin These are two of the finest examples of German Lieder I’ve encountered. Perhaps no art form has succeeded in uniting poetry and music more effectively than the 19th century tradition of German classical art songs. A careful study of this form of creative expression and dialogue between the greatest poets and musical composers offers a window into one of the most recent Golden Ages of music and poetry. Below are two original translations to follow along with and discover the Rosetta Stone of verse and song—classical German Lieder. From “The Gods of Greece” by Friedrich Schiller Oh beautiful world, where art thou flown? Oh face of nature’s purest bloom, return! Now only in the fairy land of song Still lives the image for which we yearn. And barren mourn once blooming fields No Godhead lights up nature’s visage, How from the world’s every living image Naught but a shadow yields! Translation © David B. Gosselin Original Schöne Welt, wo bist du? Kehre wieder, Holdes Blütenalter der Natur! Ach, nur in dem Feenland der Lieder Lebt noch deine fabelhafte Spur. Ausgestorben trauert das Gefilde, Keine Gottheit zeigt sich meinem Blick. Ach, von jenem lebenwarmen Bilde Blieb der Schatten nur zurück. —————————- Franz Schubert (January 1797 – November 1828) set many of Friedrich Schiller’s poems to music throughout his short but miraculously productive life . One of the most moving examples is Schubert’s setting of one of the 28 stanzas from Schiller’s long poem “The Gods of Greece,” composed during the poet’s middle period. “Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht” by Heinrich Heine Death is the cooling night, Life is the sultry day. But now darkness settles And I long for respite. Outside my window there looms a tree; In it sings the young Nightingale. She sings only of Love— Even in dreams, it reaches me. Translation © David B. Gosselin Original Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Das Leben ist der schwüle Tag. Es dunkelt schon, mich schläfert, Der Tag hat mich müd gemacht. Über mein Bett erhebt sich ein Baum, Drin singt die junge Nachtigall; Sie singt von lauter Liebe— Ich hör es sogar im Traum. —————————- Heinrich Heine (December 1797 – February 1856) was a renowned German poet and one of the most celebrated German satirists. Despite his successful career, he spent the last ten years of his life bedridden, slowly dying and unable to even care for himself without the help of an aid. This poem captures Heine’s outlook and the sublimer state of mind which animated his indomitable spirit until the very end. David Gosselin is a poet, researcher, and translator in Montreal, Canada. He is the founding editor of The Chain​ed Muse. His personal Substack is Age of Muses, where he publishes historical deep-dives, original poetry and a variety of writings for a new renaissance. His new book A Renaissance or New Middle Ages: Magic, Mystery, and the Trance Formation of the West can be purchased here You're currently a free subscriber to Rising Tide Foundation. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2026 Rising Tide Foundation PO Box 3, Ste Martine, Quebec, J0S 1V0 Unsubscribe

Watch now | We are excited to announce a new Rising Tide Foundation/Age of Muses film, written, narrated and directed by our friend David Gosselin titled ‘Reclaiming the Mysteries 2.0: Mystery Babylon.’

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   Watch now   New Film: Reclaiming the Mysteries 2.0- Mystery Babylon Rising Tide Foundation Apr 14 ∙ Preview   READ IN APP   We are excited to announce a new Rising Tide Foundation/Age of Muses film, written, narrated and directed by our friend David Gosselin titled ‘Reclaiming the Mysteries 2.0: Mystery Babylon.’ This short 35 minute film elegantly introduces the rise of the mysteries in ancient Greece, and their slow perversion across the millennia. What did Solon, Moses and Plato do which has earned the animosity and hate of the ruling oligarchy to this day? How did Persia become the ‘Marcher Lord’ of Babylon? How did Alexander the Great fail to defeat the high priests of Marduk and what healthier tradition of the mysteries has been obscured over the eons which Friedrich Schiller sought to revive 200 years ago? These questions and much more are addressed in Reclaiming the Mysteries 2.0: Mystery Babylon Follow David Gosselin’s Age of Muses Substack here: Age of Muses Trance-formative Culture By David Gosselin You can watch Part I below: You can watch more RTF and CP films here. You can also check out Cynthia Chung’s series Towards A New Jerusalem here: Towards a New Jerusalem: A Gathering of Jacobites, Scottish Rite-Rosicrucian Freemasons, Moravians, Sabbatian Jews and the Father of Theosophy In 1790 the world renown English poet and artist William Blake, who was a member of the Swedenborg Society and whose parents were members of the Moravian Church, produced a provocative but puzzling work entitled The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Written as a radical rebuttal to the conservative faction of Swedenborgians in London (who were rejecting the increasing sexual promiscuity of the group), Blake’s response echoed that of the antinomianists and the Sabbatian followers of Jacob Frank: Read full story... Subscribe to Rising Tide Foundation to unlock the rest. Become a paying subscriber of Rising Tide Foundation to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content. Upgrade to paid A subscription gets you: Subscriber-only posts and full archive Subscriber-only episodes in your podcast app Post comments and join the community   Like Comment Restack   © 2026 Rising Tide Foundation PO Box 3, Ste Martine, Quebec, J0S 1V0 Unsubscribe