We’re taught from childhood to fear our own enthusiasm. “Be reasonable,” they say. “Be safe.” But the soul doesn’t speak the language of safety. It speaks in obsessions, longings, and irrational pulls — the ones that make no sense on paper but make you feel undeniably alive. In a world addicted to certainty, passion is rebellion. It’s also, paradoxically, the most reliable compass you have. The Strange Intelligence of Instinct Psychology, religion, and myth all agree on one p