<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sophie Palmstierna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring the patterns that shape a meaningful life. Reflections on consciousness, human development, purpose, and the journey of becoming.]]></description><link>https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SmsT!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69d50c5e-7488-4fc4-8de3-613450542785_1024x1536.jpeg</url><title>Sophie Palmstierna</title><link>https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:37:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Sophie Palmstierna]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[sophiepalmstierna@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[sophiepalmstierna@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Sophie Palmstierna]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Sophie Palmstierna]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[sophiepalmstierna@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[sophiepalmstierna@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Sophie Palmstierna]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on the Journey within]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of reflections on consciousness, self-development, meaning, and the journey of becoming.]]></description><link>https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com/p/reflections-on-the-journey-within</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com/p/reflections-on-the-journey-within</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Palmstierna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1679175865437-fd4f1744ebd9?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzfHxwaGlsb3NvcGhlcnxlbnwwfHx8fDE3Nzk4OTAyOTR8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://sophiepalmstierna.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>In Swedish we have an expression, &#8220;En t&#228;nkande August&#8221;, which literally translates to &#8220;A thinking August&#8221;; an artful, subtle person who thinks and reflects on things. My husband calls me by this &#8220;name&#8221; sometimes. I&#8217;m not convinced he always means it in a complementary way, but as the saying goes &#8220;You hear what you want to hear&#8221; I take it as a compliment reflecting my deeply philosophical aura :).</p><p>I&#8217;ve spent years wondering why certain patterns seem to repeat in human life. Are they merely psychological tendencies, or are they reflections of deeper principles&#8230;? </p><p>Are you asking big questions? Me too, let&#8217;s band together so we can pool our perspectives. I only have one, so any other perspective is to me like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 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