mrPixel

I agree, but what alternative do we have?

The best thing you can do is find a loving, accepting community to be a part of. Find a good therapist to accompany you on your healing journey.

Exactly

100%. I was surprised by Biden's performance despite his cognitive state. He did well, but sounded like a feeble old man. He's gonna have a really hard time winning over voters. Trump just did the usual... deflect, lie, and point fingers.

Yeah, the impact is more group think and culture wars.

Left and right are concepts. They have no basis in reality. Left vs. right is a result of group think. Adding to what @ryandesreu said, people don't think critically and are therefore unable to make informed decisions about each issue independently. They key is to get clear on one's values and then it's easy to know what your stance is on each issue. I value love, kindness, equality, and truth so I let that be my compass. I believe my values are more aligned with the left's, but there are some total nutcases on that end of the spectrum. The right has completely lost touch with reality so I find it difficult to agree with anything that is happening over there.

It's because you have no foundation. You are realizing that chasing goals and accomplishments don't bring you lasting happiness. Nor will they ever. This is normal, especially if you are walking a spiritual path. A solid foundation is built on friendship and self-care. Drop your goals. Find out who you are. What are your interests, what type of people are going to help you feel grounded and connected? If you can't answer that then you need more life experience. Here's my advice. Forget about people who have goals and aspirations. They are usually not kind, loving people who have your back. Befriend those that will love you and accept you for who you are. Make that the criteria for people who you let into your life. Through community you will be introduced to new things and experiences. Until then give yourself a break and allow yourself to be lazy at times. Relax, take showers, meditate, get some exercise, etc.

That is one hell of a task my friend. I'd start with Blue, Orange, and Green since they are the most prevalent in society. Then red. Then yellow. If you must to do purple save it for last. This is an excellent resource. It may be just as useful to translate these pages: https://spiraldynamicsintegral.nl/en/orange/

Depression has many causes and being "conscious" isn't one of them. Depression calls for understanding, what's causing the depression? Sometimes one has to examine expectations about life, improve health habits, enhance self-esteem, and other times it calls for an improvement in quality of life. For deep depression, it's usually all of the above. That said, when one starts do deal with impermanence, no self, and dukkha on the spiritual path they are likely to fall into some type of depression. It's brought on by insight but usually ego will misinterpret those insights. In a way it's progress but to stay stuck in misery is ego. What's required is a more mature perspective.

Severe depression

Things are getting really bad in the US too. I was living in southern California for a while and left because I wanted to buy a home. Owning a home there had become out of reach. The cost of living is better up here in Oregon but not by much. I have seen the cost of rent almost double in the last 10 years in both places. I'm curious what it's like in other parts of the country.

@Jodistrict You didn't read what I said earlier. Weed is great for amplifying emotion so you can study it. I'm not sure how you're meditating, but meditations is not about studying the emotional body. Understanding the mind is done off cushion such as journaling, noting thought, etc.

@bebotalk Well said

Exactly

It's not a great substance for me. I would say that it's only pleasant 25% of the time. But I'm probably different than most.

I should amend my last statement. You can be a lefty and still protest against wokeism. But like I said earlier, it will be a difficult term to define until there's some agreement on what it actually means.

That is not true. You can be a lefty and not woke

Check out the "Qualities and Shadows" section of: https://spiraldynamicsintegral.nl/en/green/

The literal title of this thread is "What is woke?" Asking the OP to define woke just seems like you're missing the point. I'll take a stab. Woke is a confusing term but it is, after all, just a concept. I think Leo had a good point in saying that the right wing would say that love and peace is woke ideology. It depends on who you ask, but IMO, woke encompasses the unhealthy manifestations of green. The woke ignore science in the name of equality is just one thing I can think of. You could say a lack of critical thinking as well. Or maybe even hypersensitivity, "Let's not offend anyone." Healthy green won't necessarily fall into the trappings that the so called woke do.

In my experience weed makes me very aware of my thoughts and emotions. The downside is it makes the mind busier, distorts thinking, and makes me sluggish. I don't find weed helpful for meditation but it is great for journaling. Try it out for yourself though. In meditation you want the mind to be bright, clear, and energized.

There was a lot said on this thread that I agree with. LSD is so much cleaner than mushrooms. It offers a much happier high. I'd start with 1 tab just like the others said. You can quickly bump that up to 150, then soon enough 200. At 100 you'll probably laugh and enjoy the way it feels, it's quite pleasant. It may also be entertaining. At 150 it gets more interesting, more colorful, more visual movements. At 200 things get kinda blurry and dancy, but it's super fun. At 250 the visuals are more electric, almost digital. 300 is very digital and it can be difficult to make out what some objects are. That's how I experience the stuff and how I progressed over time. Each time I tried it, I was like, "I want to do more," just out of curiosity. I personally like the 225-250 range. 300 can get me into trouble even though I am very experienced with this stuff. I would definitely not recommend more than 100 to a first timer, though. Mushrooms, IMO, are way more intense. I don't know what the equivalent is between the two, but I can barely take 2g of mushrooms. I hear that others are the opposite. So this is likely subjective. I do know that I am sensitive to fungi because my friends take more mushrooms than I do and they don't trip out like I do. I, on the other hand, take more LSD than they do.

Find a teacher, if you're truly serious about the spiritual path a teacher will welcome and guide you with open arms

The combo is not good for spiritual work. In fact, I would cross MDMA off that list. However, I am a firm believer that MDMA strengthens romantic relationships if done in moderation. That said, the combo is wonderful for pleasure. The MDMA offers a really pleasant, euphoric effect while LSD offers the visuals and auditory hallucinations.

If you haven't already checked it out, this site is invaluable. Check out the Qualities and Shadows: https://spiraldynamicsintegral.nl/en/red/

So underrated!