The Path Was Never Meant To Be Comfortable

Dear wild-hearted wanderer,

Last week, I had a conversation that shook something loose in me.

James, my Human Design teacher, called me out on my own BS. He told me he didn’t see the heretic in me. He told me he wanted to see more of my fire. Talk about one heretic recognising the possibilities in another heretic.

And, dammit, he was right.

A few select people have glimpsed that side of me—the part that questions, challenges, disrupts. The part that doesn’t just walk the untrodden path but demands to know why the world insists on walking the well-worn ones instead.

But for the most part, she has remained hidden for all the reasons I see in my bodygraph, for safety, security, for the fear of ridicule and rejection, for the fear of disapproval, for not wanting to rock the boat, for the good girl behaviour that I’ve often been rewarded for. But the heretical Silvia has things to say. And for too long, she’s been waiting, holding back, keeping the sharpest edges of herself out of sight.

I’ve convinced myself that I follow my convictions. But do I? Or have I been dancing around them, keeping them at arm’s length while telling myself I’m standing firm?

The truth is, I don’t fully know what my convictions are yet.
But as a 3rd line, I won’t figure them out by standing on the sidelines.

So, I’m stepping in.

This Isn’t My First Heretical Act

Back in 2020, I did something that wasn’t “cool.” I stepped away from Instagram—not for a social media detox, not for a trendy break, but because I saw it for what it was and refused to keep playing the game.

And that triggered people.

At the time, my heretical take on Instagram made a lot of my followers uncomfortable. They didn’t like what I had to say. They didn’t like my choice to walk away. But I followed my path anyway. I deleted my IG account.

Fast forward a couple of years and all of a sudden leaving IG became cool. It became the alternative way of being. There’s no end of blog posts and podcast episodes now that tell you how to build a business without it. People are actually making money now by teaching you how to build a business without social media.

Back then, not many big names in entrepreneurship had the courage to step away.

Sure, I’ve returned since. But with a lot more clarity—about who I am, about what IG is, and about how I choose to show up. And with a lot better boundaries!

Because I’ve done the internal work. And I know now that the real heresy isn’t just leaving a space—it’s speaking the truth while standing in it. Otherwise we end up with an echo chamber where we’re all shouting the same thing at each other and no one’s any wiser.

And That’s Why I Created The Mechanical World

The Mechanical World is a space where I stop softening what wants to be said.

It’s where I’ll be exploring real-life events through the cosmic lens—tracing the mechanics of history, national identity, and global events through Human Design, transits, and unseen patterns. 

The aim is not to seek definitive answers but to question, observe, and allow insights to emerge naturally.

I don’t know where this will lead. I only know that it’s time to get off the sidelines.

If this resonates, come and join me in The Mechanical World.

This space—The Untrodden Path—will remain what it’s always been: a reflection of what it means to trust and walk your own way. I will keep spreading the power of body-mind-soul alignment through breathwork and Human Design with you. But part of my own untrodden path is finally letting my heretic speak.

And so, I’m letting her.

Sending you a deep and nourishing breath,
Silvia

Thank you for reading today’s letter. If my words resonated and you want to learn more about how to work with me, please check out my website, connect with me through a free discovery call, or book a recorded Mini Self-Discovery Reading.

I’d love to journey with you.