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Hello everyone, Recently I had some insights into shamanism and healing and I just fell in love with it, my sensitivity is through the roof right now, I am drawing, doing energy practice everyday, about to make a dream board centered around this topic and talking to people from this forum who might know more, so I thought it would also be great to start a thread. If you guys have any experiences with any kind of retreats (psychedelic or non-psychedelic), books or other resources on this topic, book lists, groups, forums, contacts, maybe even have an experience with studying under a shaman or a healer, I would appreciate just any kind of advice. I really have this strong calling that I need to go down this rabbit hole and develop myself. Be as specific as possible. PS: I already have the booklist and am reading the books about this Leo has recommended, so no need to send me there

@ColeMC01 Don't focus on a girl, but on how you feel.

@BakeJeyner I am sorry this happened to you, at least next time you will know how the right dosage is important. There is no shortcut to this. I understand that it can often feel like you are stuck in sameness and things cycling over and over again, while nothing new is created. But you can actually create new things, have you tried?

Even if it does, literally the whole media creates more division. For example, media focused so much on this case in France where the teacher got beheaded for making fun of Allah. That is not nice, but at the same time period, there were many events in Africa for example, where many more people died, and the media did not give a shit at all. The media does not care about interconnecting the world, it cares about views, islamophobia, shocking people, definitely not about unity.

What is really your intention? What do you want from her? Does this intention mean stealing the other person's freedom?

@Brivido This sounds so fruitful good job! Some of these words really do be like that is magical.

@Elham Yes yes, Nahm's presence too <3

@Elham Right right, thank you for your insights

@Red-White-Light Don't be so quick to judge social life, it can make you grow like anything else and you can enjoy it.

@Elham Riight... So would you say consciousness increases your interest in things generally? So you found something you see more meaning in? Or why do you say the other activities were just short-term satisfactory kind of activities?

That's some very motivational words there. I personally find myself getting attracted to so many different things and developing love for them that sometimes won't last. What do you think people like me should do in order to be more clear on what they want? Assuming that this sudden decision has been working out for you so far.

This literally applies to everything, in order to do something, you sacrifice something else, and making the wrong sacrifices and dedications can ruin your life. It's not like you are escaping that by being single. Fearing that somebody will use you can be the greatest predictor of that happening. If there is a better opportunity for them and you truly love them, why wouldn't you allow that? Also why not try to create that opportunity for others and yourself? So what is that thing that you do instead of relationships and having kids that fulfills you? Can you name one thing from your life now?

Sorry Preety I did not mean to advocate for arranged marriage, patriarchy or rape by mentioning that example of a Bangladeshi woman being ok with getting her husband chosen by her parents. I thought it would provide a different perspective.

Some really do. I know a girl from Bangladesh who got married at 19 to a guy her parents chose for her and she feels good about it actually. She is actually sad that her friends started to judge her after this happened. I guess it is not impossible for women to agree with patriarchy. But at the moment I don't think there is a country in this world without patriarchy and it can be very toxic, even though I sometimes have difficulties distinguishing between when it is women victimizing themselves too much and when it is an actual issue.

@Forestluv "There is the blue one who can't accept the green one"

Finally, at least one person overcame their survival biases x)

Leo if you do not want to hurt your reputation on a bigger scale in the future, you might try to just tell one person about your idea. Or tell 10 people so that you have more feedback. Instead of posting something on the internet where thousands can see it. I know it would take more of your precious time, which I absolutely understand, but perhaps the reputation not lost would balance this out, although I am not sure if you value this highly. Basically I am trying to say that these lessons you have been learning recently can be learnt in an easier, less harmful way, if you only talk to people. I do not know how many people you socialize with regularly, online or offline, doesn't matter that much in this sense, but I imagine it can be hard to create content that you are satisfied with for an audience you only have online interaction with.

@meow_meow I often see people treating self-survival as some sort of superior epistemological argument, when it really isn't. Don't take your life too seriously man

@Travelion Probably like 1-2 days

Yeh most of us overlook the obvious x)

@Preety_India It is the most recent blog post.

Bad for them

@Shin Thank you for your contribution Shin, this video is such a life saver for psychonauts XDD

Could you please elaborate on what you mean by green hipocrisy