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NOVEMBER 2025: THE INTEGRATION (OR: PLEASE GOD NOT ANOTHER EGO DEATH)

A Survival Guide for Humans Who've Already Died Three Times This Year

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Dea Devidas
Nov 01, 2025
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Okay. So.

You thought you were done, didn’t you?

You thought after August’s cosmic reckoning, September’s reality-bending eclipses, and October’s “we need to have a serious conversation about your life choices” intervention, MAYBE, just MAYBE, the Universe would give you a fucking break.

You thought November would be, I don’t know, chill. Cozy. Pumpkin spice and gentle introspection. A little autumn reading by the fireplace while you integrate all that transformation you’ve been marinating in since summer. Cute.

November looked at your hope for peace and quiet and said, “Hold my beer.”

But here’s the thing, and I need you to really HEAR this, November isn’t here to kill you again. You’re already dead. You died in August. Got resurrected in September. Had a full-blown identity crisis in October. Your ego has been reconstructed more times than a celebrity’s face. Your nervous system is EXHAUSTED. Your shadow has been doing so much work it deserves PTO and a 401k.

November isn’t asking you to…

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