Become What You Are – Alan Watts & The Soulstream
“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” — Alan Watts
The Essence of the Teaching
Alan Watts was a philosopher and mystic who translated deep Eastern wisdom into words the modern world could hear. His teaching in Become What You Are is a reminder that we are not separate, incomplete beings struggling to “become” something — we already are the fullness we seek.
The illusion of lack, separation, and striving is born from the ego. The truth is that what you are looking for, you already carry. The journey is not about reaching, but remembering.
Watts invites us to drop the masks and identities we’ve picked up, and to simply be the presence of life itself.
The Soulstream Connection
The Soulstream Codex echoes this teaching:
Every card is not showing you what to “add” — it’s reminding you what’s already within.
The Codex doesn’t predict a future self — it mirrors your eternal self, the one that was never lost.
When you draw a card, you are not learning something new; you are awakening to something you’ve always known.
The Soulself card in the Codex embodies this truth most clearly: it is not about becoming, but returning.
Alan Watts’ voice harmonises with the Soulstream: “You already are the Gate you are searching for.”
A Soulstream Practice
Mirror of the Soulself
1. Shuffle the Codex slowly and with presence.
2. Ask: “What aspect of my true self am I being asked to remember today?”
3. Pull one card.
4. Sit quietly and imagine the image is a mirror — reflecting a hidden part of yourself back to you.
5. Close your eyes, breathe, and silently repeat: “I already am.”
Why It Matters
In a world obsessed with striving and self-improvement, Watts’ teaching is revolutionary: you are already whole. Healing and awakening are not about adding, but about shedding what is not you.
The Codex is your ally in this remembering. It doesn’t tell you who to become — it helps you remember who you are beneath the noise.
Reflection
Journal Prompt:
What parts of myself have I been striving to “fix” or “become”? What happens if I drop the striving and simply allow that I already am?
Integration Suggestion: Spend 7 days pulling one Codex card each morning, not to ask “what do I need to do?” but to ask “what is the Codex reminding me that I already am?”