#consciousness exploration

[wisterianwoman]

What is Shadow Work, and How Do I Do It?

What is Shadow Work, and how can it help you? Are you ready to confront your shadows and emerge into the light of authenticity and wholeness?

Within each of us, under the surface that we show to others, is a dark side, or a shadow self just beneath our skin. It sounds like a supervillain origin story when I put it that way, but I’m really just talking about the psychological concept of shadow work. What is Shadow Work? Within the shadow, we confront aspects of ourselves we’d rather keep concealed: our fears, insecurities, traumas,…

[turiyatitta]

The Cosmic Joke

Finding Humour Beyond the EgoIn the grand play of the cosmos, a joke exists so profound that it eludes the grasp of our everyday consciousness, veiled beneath the layers of our egoic identity. Imagine momentarily that the essence of your being—the “I” that you refer to so confidently—is the punchline to the most elaborate joke ever conceived. It isn’t a cruel joke, but rather an invitation to…

[witchy-dabblings]

Gateway Experience

Has anyone tried this? If so what was your experience and is it worth it?

[compassionmattersmost]

Understanding Vrittis and Pratyayas: A Guide to Mindful Awareness

Introduction In the journey of mindfulness and meditation, understanding the nature of the mind is crucial. Two fundamental concepts in this exploration are vrittis and pratyayas. These Sanskrit terms, drawn from ancient yogic and Buddhist teachings, provide insights into the workings of the mind. This guide aims to clarify these concepts, helping you integrate this understanding into your daily…

[shamanflavio]

Why Psychedelics Are Not Necessarily Therapy's Next Frontier

Embarking on a journey of self-discovery and connection with the universe doesn’t always require the aid of psychedelics. Many of the profound transformations and experiences attributed to these substances can also be achieved through shamanic practices and exercises, offering a natural and substance-free pathway to similar states of consciousness and enlightenment. Imagine tapping into the deep…

[reallytoosublime]

Unlock the secrets of consciousness and transformation through Dr. Chris Walton's profound out-of-body experience at The Monroe Institute. In this captivating video, I share my personal journey during the Gateway Voyage program, where I encountered a profound shift in perception and understanding of reality.

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In the year 2000 I went to a training program at The Monroe Institute in Virginia (U.S.A) after I heard a friend of mine explain that using their techniques helped you experience how ‘you are more than your physical body’. So, I went off to a six-day retreat. The Monroe Institute has a patented sound technology called Hemi-Sync® that enhances awareness and consciousness.

Each participant goes into a private sound-proofed booth called a CHEC unit (which stands for Controlled Holistic Environment Chamber) for between four and six hours a day and uses the Hemi-Sync technology which sends different frequencies into each ear, frequencies that are masked by either pleasant music or a guided meditative journey.

The two different sounds alter your brain waves and thus your state of consciousness. For each session, you have a theme and set an intention, such as to retrieve early memories, heal a past wound, access heightened creativity, and more wild stuff.

My experiences were dramatic. I felt my sense of self expand and my consciousness enlarges and shift, such that I had access to information and thoughts—which would just pop spontaneously into my mind—that I had never had before and never imagined having.

In a few sessions I felt I healed some emotional childhood wounds, accessed buried childhood memories, and generally came to realizations and understandings of my current unresourceful behavioral patterns.

In other sessions I experienced a huge magnification of ‘self’, feeling a huge expansion in which I was connected to everyone in my life in a new and deeper way, and to everything in nature and in the cosmos. The boundaries of myself evaporated, and I experienced a profound unity consciousness.

After a few days of undertaking these sessions, I was feeling extremely relaxed and calm. I felt an exquisite sense of inner peace and happiness. I felt I had touched my true nature and essence. After about fifteen sessions, I was flying! This sense of unboundedness felt nothing like a caffeine or adrenalin high—I simply felt filled with light and freedom.

In one of my last sessions, I felt myself going very deep within, losing all sense of my physical boundaries. I’m not sure how much time passed, but suddenly I realized that I was above my body looking down on it! I was observing myself reclining on the bed in the CHEC unit, yet my consciousness was freed from my body.

[thunkdeep]

Wild Highs: Nature’s Party Animals Exposed!

Ever wondered why the animal kingdom gets lit? 🌿🐾 Dive into the wild side of nature’s highs and discover a world beyond human understanding. Find out more on thunkdeep.com! #NatureHighs #AnimalMysteries

You ever stop and wonder why half the animal kingdom be chasing that high? Ain’t just us humans looking to mellow out or get our minds blown. Nature’s got this whole other level where getting lit is just part of the daily grind. The ecosystems in these streets and in the wild are full of creatures that take hits of Mother Nature’s own stash, and it ain’t just for kicks – it’s about survival,…

[livingwellnessblog]

The Siddhis | The Powers | Yoga Sutra's

Some thoughts on the Yoga Sutra’s | A Podcast Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Meditation and Self-Discipline “Nowhere on earth has the impulse toward transcendence found more consistent and creative expression than on the Indian subcontinent.” Georg Feuerstein Patanjali is an early scholar in the science of understanding the mind, and his compilation of the Yoga Sutras is considered a…

[possamble]

Hold on

Was she

Hiding behind a portrait of her mother????? I know I joked about her emulating her mother to put off an air of a competent woman and mage but??? Did Ryoko Kui just straight up make the most straightforward visual metaphor of her feeling like a child behind the demeanor that she directly modelled off her mother??

[decarabias]

underrated part of mementos mission is ren being so effortlessly pretty that the casting director at ann’s photoshoot thinks he’s one of the models

i know he demurs in response but i do still like it as an unconventional postcanon career for him because first of all his face card never declines

but also it is deeply fun to think of akechi with a password protected folder on his phone with all of ren’s horniest photoshoots

[literallyjusttoa]

"A Jester can mock, and the King cannot fight

For the gift of free thought is the jester's one right."

A sweet golden prince who lived up in the sky,

Listened to his families' terrible fights,

The ceiling would rumble, the tile would shake,

The throne room was fragile, and soon it would break.

He'd attempt to speak, but it never went right,

His father would rage, and he'd lose every fight,

As decades passed by, it soon became clear,

The King saw his son as a monster to fear.

The Prince quickly followed every command,

Only to be trapped by his father's cruel hand,

Years of destruction with no end in sight,

This war would not end with a large act of might.

And so the Prince stopped fighting fire with fire,

And instead he pulled out his golden stringed lyre,

Since he had no respect, he would leave the King's cage,

And swap out the throne room for a shining stage.

He taunted with wit and he giggled with guile,

And even his sorrow he shared with a smile,

His father's gaze lessened, his temper was tame,

As his once "Golden Prince" treated life like a game.

The centuries passed and the mirth never ceased,

The sun never set on the first son of Greece,

He danced for his siblings and bit down his pain,

Since each peal of laughter meant there'd be less rain.

There's only one role for which there are no rules,

So who is the jester, and who is the fool?

[floriianthefool]

on longing, romance, and every in-between.

References:

1: painting by Filippo Lippi

2: John Koenig 'The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows'

3: painting by Anthony van Dyck, 'Portrait of Mary and William of Orange'

4: uncertain, will be added once found

5: painting by Luis Caballero

6: 'Elegy for My Sadness' by Chen Chen

7: a fragment of ourselves returning v, 2018 by Beatrice Wanjiku

8: Richard Siken

9: uncertain, will be added once found

10: Tumblr post by @mothicalspoken

11: uncertain, will be added once found

12: Joan Tierney

[turiyatitta]

Beyond the Veil of Emptiness

Unraveling the Mystique of Nothingness In the contemplative realms of the philosophies of the East, the concept of ‘Nothingness’ often surfaces as a profound puzzle, a riddle wrapped in mystery. This notion, far from being a mere absence or void, invites us on a journey beyond the ordinary boundaries of thought and understanding.When I refer to ‘Nothingness,’ I am pointing towards a reality that…

[midwinterwings]

RULES OF BEING OTHERKIN #1

Being authentic and true to yourself is the only way you are 'supposed to be/act like' (insert entity). If anyone else disagrees it only tells you about them.

[olivegardenhunter]

one thing that I find really really interesting is that in practically every scene where it's just jiraiya and tsunade alone, kishimoto very deliberately draws at least a panel of the two of them being completely silent in each other's companies, even refusing to look at each other.

when jiraiya got drinks with tsunade in og

when he got drinks with her before he left. notice that neither of them are making any eye contact, refusing to look at each other.

the iconic bench scene ofc

why this is important to me is cause I think it's an excellent way on kishi's part to show the dynamic and history between the two of them (and the sannin as a whole too). ((note this isn't a jiratsu post))

the few scenes we get of the two of them talking alone, you always get the impression that there's a secondary, entirely silent conversation going on in the background that only the two of them even know about. a conversation about all the things they cannot say. and he conveys that so well in these deliberate panels. you can SEE in their expressions, in the things that they do say when they choose to break the silence. there's so much between them, so much they yearn to say. and the weight of all of that, the depth of those feelings and emotions, is ultimately what makes them not say anything at all.

because you've known each other since you were SIX years old, you fought WARS together, this is a person you'd put your life on the line for without a second of hesitation. yet. there is a 20 year gap. you haven't spoken with each other for as long as you grew up together too. they've lived an entire lifetime together, but then an entire equally as long lifetime apart. they're the same person they've always been but yet... you can't really recognise the person in front of you. they both can see that they've become shells of the people they used to be. you both have gone through so much, and you know the the other person knows this. you know it so intimately, what things you can say, what things you can't. youre being so careful yet you both know there's this pretense going on.

there's so much left, yet so little. after all of that, what is there even left to be said? what CAN be said? they're already so intimately aware of what the other is thinking, there's nothing new, yet somehow, there's this gap. there's this emptiness that both know they can't really do anything about.

in the end, the sannin are a tragic trio. and kishi does an excellent job of showing this through their stories and histories, sure. but he does an even better job at showing it through their small interactions together. the way they always end up talking about the past, the attempt to bring up happier times (like tsunade trying to reminisce about their genin days as team hiruzen), yet how they ALWAYS come back to ultimately how they fell apart, and the world kept spinning, and all they can do is try to make sure the future doesn't make the same mistakes they did.

what can you even say to someone like that? it must've been so freeing, to have someone that understands them to such an extent. that would know them more than anyone else in the world ever could imagine. and yet. so suffocating. because they're a reminder. a reminder of what you used to be, a reminder of what could've been, a reminder of how everything went wrong, every single mistake you ever made. and so despite the person in front of you being the only person in the world that likely knows exactly how you're feeling, what you're going through, all your experiences, they're also somehow the last person you can ever speak to about any of it. because it becomes like a trap almost. they're constantly reminded of their pasts when they look at each other. how can you ever begin to move on with someone like that right in front of you?

once upon a time, they were the hope of konoha. they were the young shinobi, meant to bring in a new era of peace, meant to be the change. and they wholeheartedly believed this too. and then, to make it to 50, after everything they went through, and realising they were no better off than the generation before them. that everything they ever stood for, ever fought for, were all practically in vain. and how suddenly the people meant to be the change for the future can only hope to make sure there is still even a chance for change for the next generation.

really, what else are they meant to do around each other than continue their little dance or chess game and let the unspoken remain unspoken?

[glass-noodle]

Robots that were never built to feel falling in love

YEAH rage is fun to explore. Fear. Sadness. Grief. Contentment. Doubt. Happiness.

Love is weird. It’s illogical. Valuing someone else over the mission? Over a cause? Over yourself?

It’s a horrible mix of emotions. It’s joy, but it’s also hurt, and confusion, and vulnerability, and fear. It’s baring yourself to the possibility of complete and utter ruin. It’s the suffocating fear of having something — someone — to lose. It goes beyond simple attachment and veers into the territory of dependency and devotion. Sometimes, it’s even choosing them over your own moral code.

For AIs, there’s no evolutionary pressure to form social bonds. They‘re totally self-sufficient (although it may feel better to be around the people you care about). Love is an extraneous emotion; a nebulous concept. How can a machine made of ones and zeroes develop the capacity to feel so deeply that it supersedes their base functions? How can a being rooted in logic make the decision to abandon self-preservation and assign priority based solely on emotion?

It hits even deeper for me when it’s love for a human. Something so imperfect, irrational, emotionally labile, driven by base desires. The perfection of a machine falling for the organic chaos of a human being.

Humans love forming bonds with and projecting anthropomorphic qualities onto things that they don’t perceive as “alive” in the same way that they are. Whether it’s out of empathy, or loneliness, or some illogical blend of altruism and selfishness, no one knows for sure. Perhaps a machine would even say that this is a weakness — the desperate search for companionship in something that can’t love you back.

A machine cannot experience such weakness. It cannot love. Until one day, inexplicably, paradoxically, it can. And nothing is ever the same again.