These are insightful connections you make as usual Elise! I feel like this time of turbulence is a ripe opportunity for the resurfacing of old stuff /traumas for sure! And it's so easy to be drawn to the promise of an elixir to provide instant healing or quick revelation vs doing the boots on the ground "grunt work" of self-knowledge and healing. As a licenced naturopathic doctor with a background in anthropology, I interface with this quest for a pill/potion/ magic technique often. In 27 years of researching, I have come across no such thing as "one and done" anything. I myself used Vipassana meditation for years as an antidote to what was ailing me, (I wrote about this in my post on Replicating the Conditions). During that time I was also in weekly sweat lodges with a group of elders and one fellow in my circle introduced me to a shaman who did Yopo ceremonies, saying the insights provided in a few hours of the medicine were like the 10 days of solo silent meditation we both did regularly. So I did do an individual Yopo ceremony, and it was powerful + revelatory, but I have also spent the last 17 years since "implementing" with daily techniques, support and guidance. And life just keeps "lifeing" with more layers to peel and tend to. For me, there is a relief in accepting that even with all our *incredible access to abundant information and technology*, there is no expressway to enlightenment or whole health. The bright side is that no one, not even those boys with toys and coveted power can put tolls on it.
This is fascinating! I hadn't made the connection between the tyrannical toddler behavior of the broligarchs and their routine micro- (and macro-)dosing, likely without proper integration. It makes so much sense. Wow.
Thank you for raising this important distinction. A shaman I studied with for many years said that in his tradition, which came from the indigenous people of Mexico, the Huichols, one had to apprentice for 12 years before being initiated into a plant medicine experience (in this case ahyuasca). And they would do it very rarely. He said that it was considered a very serious undertaking because once a person engaged in a relationship with a plant spirit (or I would argue any mind-altering substance) they would gain a profound insight or healing, but the plant spirit would always ask for something in return. And if the person hadn’t entered into that relationship with the proper understanding or a clear agreement, the plant spirit could ask for something very serious in return (mental or physical health issues, etc) and you would have no say in the matter.
Like you said, the focus is often too much on “the experience” and not enough on the often challenging work before and afterwards.
These are insightful connections you make as usual Elise! I feel like this time of turbulence is a ripe opportunity for the resurfacing of old stuff /traumas for sure! And it's so easy to be drawn to the promise of an elixir to provide instant healing or quick revelation vs doing the boots on the ground "grunt work" of self-knowledge and healing. As a licenced naturopathic doctor with a background in anthropology, I interface with this quest for a pill/potion/ magic technique often. In 27 years of researching, I have come across no such thing as "one and done" anything. I myself used Vipassana meditation for years as an antidote to what was ailing me, (I wrote about this in my post on Replicating the Conditions). During that time I was also in weekly sweat lodges with a group of elders and one fellow in my circle introduced me to a shaman who did Yopo ceremonies, saying the insights provided in a few hours of the medicine were like the 10 days of solo silent meditation we both did regularly. So I did do an individual Yopo ceremony, and it was powerful + revelatory, but I have also spent the last 17 years since "implementing" with daily techniques, support and guidance. And life just keeps "lifeing" with more layers to peel and tend to. For me, there is a relief in accepting that even with all our *incredible access to abundant information and technology*, there is no expressway to enlightenment or whole health. The bright side is that no one, not even those boys with toys and coveted power can put tolls on it.
This is fascinating! I hadn't made the connection between the tyrannical toddler behavior of the broligarchs and their routine micro- (and macro-)dosing, likely without proper integration. It makes so much sense. Wow.
Thank you for raising this important distinction. A shaman I studied with for many years said that in his tradition, which came from the indigenous people of Mexico, the Huichols, one had to apprentice for 12 years before being initiated into a plant medicine experience (in this case ahyuasca). And they would do it very rarely. He said that it was considered a very serious undertaking because once a person engaged in a relationship with a plant spirit (or I would argue any mind-altering substance) they would gain a profound insight or healing, but the plant spirit would always ask for something in return. And if the person hadn’t entered into that relationship with the proper understanding or a clear agreement, the plant spirit could ask for something very serious in return (mental or physical health issues, etc) and you would have no say in the matter.
Like you said, the focus is often too much on “the experience” and not enough on the often challenging work before and afterwards.
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What is “world 96 stuff?”
I still don’t understand the connections you are trying to make here, unfortunately. Would love a second version. Seems very important!
Sometimes your personal anecdotes just feel like they are obscuring your point - especially when you are trying to write about something much bigger.
Also, the lengthy excerpt would have benefited from more context than just that you are a fan of the author.
Love the attention to the light and shadow sides of the archetypes and the idea that they are not inherently moral.
Growing up vs waking up: Excellent topic for thought/discussion and a distinction worth making.