asymptomatic is a colonial curse.

Written By Jourdan Winstead

quick thoughts about the state of modern health.

This blog post was originally published on substack on March 19, 2025.

This blog post was republished here on June 18, 2026.

a symptom, when discussing health, is an indicator or sign of a disease, disorder, or condition. somatically, symptoms are experienced by a person through their senses. energetically, symptoms are first recognized by a person’s own spirit, their intuition, and their spiritual team. in other words, before symptoms show up physically, the cause of the symptoms has already been in energetic communication with the person. spirits/deities/divinities of pestilence and healing teach this.

now, why is asymptomatic a colonial curse? it’s not because asymptomatic never existed prior to the rise of patriarchy. put simply, the sheer amount of humans and the rate at which humans have become more and more asymptomatic is the curse. I am known to say that this is the first time in human history that we have been this collectively disconnected from ourselves, each other, and the world around us. this severance happened over generations until we were poisoned enough to have spiritual and ancestral amnesia. to decolonize is to recover these sacred memories.

when we think about the ongoing pandemic, it is now commonplace to have an asymptomatic covid infection. again, being asymptomatic is a real thing. but due to the aforementioned disconnection from ourselves, many people are unable to identify their baseline, thus they are unable to identify their symptoms. due to ableism (including the internalized variety), many people are unfortunately lying about not having any symptoms. and due to purposeful and sustained violence inflicted by societal leadership, many people assign symptoms to the incorrect root cause(s), underestimate the severity of their health concerns, and have largely become indifferent about life itself.

white digital thermometer on a red background

photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

basic tips and support on combating the asymptomatic curse:

  • honestly and earnestly engage in dismantling patriarchy.

  • prioritize caring for your nervous system to increase capacity and gain the wisdom of balance. this is ancestral healing!

  • stop lying about how you feel! emotionally and physically! self-betrayal and self-harm come before betraying and harming others.

  • grieve.

  • improve your body-mind-spirit literacy to shatter the illusions of health you’ve been conditioned to believe.

  • look out for your health as best as you can with whatever circumstances you are dealing with right now! personal hygiene directly impacts public hygiene.

Sanctuary Venus attunements to support:

  • Buzzard Blessings

  • Coyote Crossroads

  • Dragonfly

  • Life Everlasting

  • Sacred Bleeding Heart

  • Through The Looking Glass

  • Healin’ Da Sick duo

  • Wailin’ pack

  • Labyrinth (renewable)

  • Raphael’s Cosmic Clinic (renewable)

find your entry point and do your work.

Jourdan Winstead
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