A.J. Salara
What if the first step to enlightenment wasn’t a mountaintop-but a banana peel?In a culture obsessed with ascension, manifestation, and staying 'high vibe,' The Cosmic Joke is a refreshingly irreverent, spiritually intelligent satire about the messiness of being human while trying (and failing) to become something more. This isn’t your typical awakening journey filled with solemn wisdom and shimmering light codes. It’s a wild, hilarious, and strangely moving invitation to fall-on your mat, on your ego, on your expectations-and discover the sacred in the stumble.Meet Maya, a sincere spiritual seeker navigating a world overflowing with pastel mantras, algorithmic gurus, and overpriced kombucha. Armed with her trauma journal, an overused gratitude app, and a persistent sense of existential discomfort, Maya sets out to 'align with her highest self' - only to find herself accidentally attending enlightenment expos, glitchy healing retreats, and group meditations that feel more like performance art than spiritual practice.What begins as a search for meaning slowly turns into something else - something messier, truer, and oddly liberating. Along the way, she’ll confront everything from spiritual ego to manifestation fatigue, cosmic hotlines that don’t answer, and the quiet realization that maybe her most human traits were never obstacles - they were the doorway all along.
