Imperfecto - Spiritual Counsel

02/02/2025

ON CERTAINTY AND OPENNESS TO CHANGE

💭 How does it feel to be wrong?

Most of us think being wrong is something that happens to other people. But if you look back, there were beliefs you held with certainty that you later realized were false. If that happened before, isn’t it likely happening now?

The question isn’t if we are wrong about something, but where. The real strength is in being open to finding out.

30/11/2024

On Weird

Being the black sheep isn’t just rebellion—it’s liberation.
It’s like mental pilates, stretching the stiff edges of the mind’s cage.
Let's be different.
Whoever you are, be you.
No one else can, and your gift is yours alone to give.

Spirituality dies the moment it’s boxed into rules, techniques, or labels.
The deep stuff just cannot be contained.
Not even by a stiff upper lip.

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Here are some playful, unconventional practices for the modern spiritual adventurer:

🌪️ Chaos Meditation: Intentionally invite mental interruptions and watch your focus dance

🧘‍♂️ Shape-Shifting Meditation: Pray and meditate in the most delightfully absurd positions imaginable

🤸‍♀️ Zen Pratfalls: Catch yourself being too serious? Fall over dramatically or find a way to make a fool of yourself

🔮 Synchronicity Scavenger Hunts: find the most ridiculous and far-fetched connections between events

🥞 Serious Silliness Mantras: Create absurd mantras like "I am a magical pancake of infinite consciousness"

😱 Apocalypse Ovation: Give a standing ovation to your worrying mind's most creative worst-case scenarios

Enjoy 😊

F

29/06/2024

09/04/2024

Soul-gazing meditation is coming up. Monday - 8pm- Good Heart café
Excited? Scared?
It is not for the most fainthearted.
practising this advanced meditation can be quite confronting for many.
For how long will you try to put yourself together and sustain your persona?
After just a few minutes you'll find out that the effort won't bring you anywhere and you'll be able to drop it, realising that you're safe, you can relax into being a pure witness of your internal processes and your fellow meditator's presence.
Book here:

Come connect soul-to-soul through the window of the eyes

20/11/2023

The only common factor between every single experience of your life is yourself: the experiencer.
How you perceive things literally makes the difference between living in heaven and hell.
Invest in yourself, increase your emotional intelligence, get insights on your inner workings, and increase your overall resilience and happiness...knowing ourselves is the only way to reliably ease our suffering.
You can try to change every single thing you don't like about the world...and good luck to you! although if you really want to improve the quality of your life then this event is for you.

Soul-gazing meditation is a simple and powerful spiritual practice tested over millennia by many mystical traditions.

And now it's happening in Frome!

The next event is Thursday the 18th of March at the GoodHeart Café at 19:30,
And it will keep running every 3rd Monday of the month

Bookings: tiny.cc/Soul-Gazing
Organiser: tiny.cc/Imperfecto

Come connect soul-to-soul through the window of the eyes

10/10/2023

“The eyes are the window to your soul.” — William Shakespeare
Shakespeare was indeed onto something.
Now I know staring can get awkward real quick and I don't wanna freak anybody out.
But what if we turn it up a notch? I'm talking eye gazing. Staring with intention!
It's time to get vulnerable, let down those walls. Look into someone's eyes until you start to see their soul!
You'll be surprised what comes bubbling up. All those hidden emotions just waiting to pop out.
So find a willing partner and get ready to step out of your comfy zone. Discover their inner world - and maybe your own too!
It's simple and powerful magic. An ancient ritual to meet the soul. And heck, it sure beats small talk, am I right?

Alright, enough blabbering now. Do you have it in you?

Here’s a link to book a spot at the next event on October 26th at the good heart café’:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soul-gazing-meditation-tickets-711046086987?aff=oddtdtcreator

Find out more here:
A personal experience of a long soul-gazing session:
https://medium.com/honeyboom-xyz/eye-gazing-a-powerful-exercise-for-bonding-and-self-exploration-fe6444a91353:
A serious article about soul-gazing:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/passion/202306/beyond-words-the-power-of-eye-gazing

The mutual gaze is a powerful practice for connecting with others.

23/07/2023

Hello, my name is Francesco.

I offer a unique, bespoke form of spiritual counsel and guidance to facilitate growth, self-discovery, and inner peace.
I want to help you enter a state of flow and find your place in this crazy world.

Whether you want to give your nervous system a break, find relief from anxiety and depression, or seek a deeper sense of meaning and purpose, I'm here to listen and support you on your journey.

The tools and techniques I draw upon from personal experience include meditation, energy work, shamanic journeys, mystical contemplation, induced trance states, shadow work, and more, depending on your personal requirements; my approach is multidimensional and informed by intuitive, energetic dialogue. These timeless methodologies, tailored to your unique needs and sensitivities, can open a doorway to healing, empowerment, balance, and profound inner transformation.

As an imperfect being, still learning to be myself, I won't presume to teach you how to be you—our journeys are sacredly individual. Instead, I offer a compassionate partnership, grounded in the understanding that we all face struggles on our spiritual paths.

My intention is to create and hold a safe and supportive space for you to explore your inner landscape, disentangle confusion, integrate neglected parts of yourself and identify a perspective that allows you to align with your deepest truth.

If you're feeling lost, stuck, or simply seeking clarity, peace, and wholeness, it would be my honour to walk alongside you.

Warmly,
Francesco

BIO

I grew up surrounded by the majestic Dolomites mountains in northern Italy. At 15, a profound spiritual awakening opened my eyes to realms beyond the physical and ignited a lifelong passion for spirituality and meditation (10000+ hours).
My mission became to refine my inner wisdom and serve the greater harmony.
Raised Catholic, I worked for months as a missionary in one of the poorest areas of Brazil, then I spent two transformative years living as a Franciscan monk. Their values of universal brotherhood, reverence for nature, and poverty deeply moved me. However, I eventually outgrew the conservative, dogmatic constraints of Catholicism.
Eager to expand my horizons, I dove into Eastern wisdom traditions and alternative healing, discovering the power of energy work, such as Reiki and pranotherapy. Unable to find fertile ground in my small hometown, hence seeking a more spiritually open community, I discovered it in Frome where I have spent five wonderful years.
When confronted by a big change in my personal life I embarked on a 100-day pilgrimage to India, where I was trained in yoga nidra, and subsequently travelled 3 years across Europe, from Sweden through to Portugal, living ascetically and following inner guidance. My daily prayer was to be shown where I was most needed. Through this, my body learned what my mind already knew: the universe nurtures those who serve it. After retreating in contemplation for some time in spiritual communities in Italy and Bosnia to integrate this powerful experience, I was finally guided back to Frome.

My journey has been one of constant unfolding and deepening attunement with the boundless within. Through my practice I now aim to support others in awakening to their own inner light.

CONSULTATIONS

I offer free 30-minute introductory meetings in Frome.