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As for getting laid: This is a very simple thing yet can be quite nuanced when you take into account the uniqueness of each individual. What works for me and what i have to do in order to achieve this may be very different from someone else who has to develop qualities I take for granted. i would say the most important thing for me though is clearing all lies like “not being good enough” and whatnot and then being fully engaged in life. Expanding your consciousness but actually resolving your inner issues. You have to actively ponder these deeper inner issues and give yourself the knowledge to resolve them by either going out and finding it or developing your own principles, usually both. Charm, intelligence, strength and resources attract women. Focusing on your own inner transformation, letting go of expectations and actually going out helps. You have to be open to new experiences and be really engaged. How social can most of you honestly say you are?? Many of yall have no idea how radically different life is when you develop extrovert qualities and can seamlessly make friends and talk to women. Moving is also a great idea if you live in a boring place with no hoes. one shoe does not fit all. It’s better to seek personal advice by sharing your story and where you are having problems and why you believe you are having these problems.

Intro: I finished my first round of therapeutic Ketamine through Better U (9 doses of Rapid Dissolve Tablets). I tried it to help heal pain. If I had to attach a clinical label to my pain, I'd say it's a mix of C-PTSD, depression and anxiety. Specifically, I wanted to become a better father and husband, reduce my suffering, move past career blocks, increase motivation, stop overeating, and more. My dose was 400 mg with the first trip at 200mg and the eighth at 600 mg. The first two trips were sublingual (spit), the third was sublingual/oral (swallowed), and the remaining 7 trips were administered rectally, dissolved in water (to avoid the taste). For all of these trips, I lay in my bed with an eye mask. Background: I'm 27 years old and over the last decade, I've done about 30 - 50 trips with Mushrooms, LSD, and Ayahuasca, but did not have any experience with Ketamine. I have deep reverence for the psychedelic experience and I feel like they have been instrumental on my path of healing and awakening. Most of the lessons I learned from Ketamine are old lessons that were deepened or refreshed, often in very profound ways. Lesson/Experience Summary: Trip 1: 200mg acclimation dose: Was not much of a trip. My body felt a bit numb and tingly but I noticed no cognitive changes. I felt bored and a little disappointed. (looking back, this was a microcosm of my waking experience). I was looking for something to come and "save me". I didn't get that. In the following days, I realized how my desire and expectations distracted me from actually being present with my experience. Trip 2: 400mg sublingual (spit) + a hit of cannabis one hour in: I intended to feel happy. I was again underwhelmed at first but when I hit the bong, my awareness expanded rapidly and I started to see visuals that I perceived as the power and intelligence of God on display (I also saw Aubrey Marcus's face on a butterfly lol). I felt a deep fear of tripping hard and ultimately the fear of God. I remained stuck in deep fear and resistance for the rest of the trip. I repeatedly tried to shift my focus to happiness and gratitude but I could not maintain my focus. The current of fear was too strong. The brokenness of "I'm not focused enough" dampened my feeling state and I remembered carrying that feeling since I was diagnosed ADD in my childhood. I also tried to just be present with the feeling I felt but I couldn't maintain that focus either. I started perceiving my feelings as the "Divine Feminine", seeing her as a living entity. I tried loving her but felt devoid of love and too distracted. I asked her how to love her and I heard, "Listen... feel". I tried, but again was too distracted to listen and feel. At this point, it became crystal clear that I needed to improve my concentration ability. It also became very clear that thoughts create feelings. My thinking was creating my suffering. In the following days, I practiced a lot of concentration meditation. I realized that most of my thoughts were textbook "sinful", like the 7 deadly sins in Christianity or the 5 hindrances in Buddhism. I worked on letting go and replacing those thoughts by applying some strategies I found in "Beyond Distraction" by Shaila Catherine, which I picked up in a bookstore and devoured in a few hours. I also become aware of a ton of self-judgment, particularly a ton of "I am not ______ enough". And I also projected all of that judgment onto the world. I felt like I needed to experience my judgment non-judgementally to experience the imperfection as a manifestation of Perfection. Through my refreshed meditation practice, I learned that suffering and discomfort dissolve when I meet them with fully accepting presence. Trip 3: 400 mg sublingual/oral (swallowed) + bong rip I did 3 rounds of Wif Hof breathing before the trip. On the come-up, I began to perceive my feelings with more clarity. Near the peak, I fully attempted to "let-go" and I spontaneously started breathing super fully, maybe more fully than I ever have in my life. It felt amazing. I felt intensely alive. I began to think about awakening and felt an intense energy in my chest. After closer observation, I realized that feeling was actually intense, heart-ponding fear. I realized that I was creating an imaginary "awakened" future that I felt attached to. This attachment was rooted in deep fear and resistance with the energy of, "LET ME OUT OF HERE, MAKE THIS STOP", with a thin veneer of "everything will be okay... hopefully". I laughed at how absurd it was that I was attached to this energy considering how horrible it actually felt. I noticed how I ran this same pattern all the time either with desirable or undesirable imagined futures which I felt attached to or attached to avoiding. Either way, it's essence was fear. In the following days, I meditated for 2+ hours a day, and I let go of many layers of pain (anger, shame, fear, sadness, etc.) I became aware that the doorway to peace was in every moment. No matter what form arises, there I was, perceiving it. I also noticed that whenever pleasure arises, fear and unworthiness come with it. The big insight from this trip is that when I let go, I started to breathe so fully. It's like I was breathing in life itself and with no conscious effort. I intuited that I could breathe my way into high states of consciousness but that would also mean illuminating the shadow/fear inside me, but I trusted the process. One of these evenings, I prayed for proper breathing. Then, in the middle of the night, I had a dream of two tablets dissolving on each side of my pelvic floor with each breath, as if they were replenishing my body's desire for oxygen. Still asleep, my body started to breathe very deeply with no conscious effort until I was half asleep and then fully awake still inhaling fully and effortlessly. Each breath felt full, wide, and deeply satisfying. I woke up my wife with my breathing. It felt amazing. I realized that for as long as I remember, I have been depriving my body of oxygen with shallow breathing patterns, creating a perfect breeding ground for fear and unconsciousness. I realized the close correlation between my depth of breathing and my mental state. I also learned that awareness of the breath as well as non-resistance are keys to high-quality breathing, and my meditation practice has been instrumental for that. Trip 4: 400mg plugged + bong rip Intention - awaken inner power and masculinity. I noticed that I was not present with my visual field like I was waiting for something else more real. When I did focus my attention, my closed-eye visual field morphed into a spiraling wall of Egyptian hieroglyphics. I meditated on courage. At one point, I said, "I realized the true meaning of freedom. True freedom is freedom to be myself." I burst into tears for a brief moment. What I meant was, no matter what I'm going through, I am free to be the kind of character that I want to be. If I am suffering, I can be the one who acts for my wellbeing. I call that "being myself" because I have a natural impulse to serve myself and those around me. So perhaps to be free, I just need to trust that impulse, that deep wisdom. I felt like my ability to be present and obedient to my deepest wisdom was hindered by my self-doubt. I essentially did not trust myself. I realized the deep wisdom of "trust in yourself". When I do not trust myself, I naturally avoid pain and discomfort because I don't believe that I'll be there for myself to get me through it. But if I trust myself, I know that I can endure any level of pain and emerge unharmed because my authentic loving character arises from my nature. So I learned self self-trust is a key to freedom. Even though I've made a terrible habit of ignoring my own wisdom, it never stops. It's always there. But that voice is not enough to be free, I need to know that I can and will consistently act upon that voice to actually feel free and safe. I realized that authentic character arises from freedom, and with my freedom, I choose to be a servant to all, present, a protector, merciful, abundant, nourishing, and devoted to my deepest wisdom. I noticed that I was labeling my eyes-closed visual field as "darkness" subconsciously, but then I realized, it was actually light. My whole visual field flashed with white light. I saw a beautiful native American woman singing. She symbolized the divine feminine, singing her song of deep wisdom that arises from Nature. Her song says you are free, and this wisdom is always available, but it's up to you to follow it. That natural "feminine" wisdom is the natural wisdom that springs from my source effortlessly, the feminine within the masculine (yin in the yang). As a man, it is my job to honor her song and protect her with all my heart and abilities. I also noticed how I was creating pain by anticipating either pain or pleasure in the future. I felt like I could take myself into pleasure but I kept making excuses for why I had to wait. I felt like I was waiting for some source of empowerment. But of course, empowerment must come from within. That's what empowerment means. I realized that the substance of my power is decisions. Making decisions is how I practice good-will. Good-will means executing the will of my deepest freedom. Practicing this leads to self-trust. Self-trust is key to letting go. Letting go is key to presence. Presence is the key to freedom. Freedom is the end-game. The next day, I ate a bunch of ginger mints and meditated for 25 minutes without moving. My head was so itchy, I felt like it was on fire, but I encouraged myself with positive self-talk, which was something I really don't do often enough. I contemplated femininity and masculinity. I wrote that the essence of femininity is surrender, receptivity, and energy. And the essence of masculinity is purpose. Purpose informs direction and decision, which is where masculine power lies. Without purpose, the direction of attention defaults to survival/ego maintenance. A purpose is something for the mind to chew on. I had a dream that I was in a video game and I died. I was waiting there to "restart", but I was deeply detached to my body because I perceived it as a dead video game character. I felt a sense of dissolving and expanding that was quite nice. (looking back, this feeling was very similar to what I experienced in trip 10). I also dreamt of a white dragon that looked like Haku from Spirited Away. The next day, I contemplated dragon energy. I began to understand the dragon as a symbol of raw power - power that destroys everything in opposition to it, not as an act of evil, but as an act of creation. I wanted to awaken that dragon within me. I also wrote this, "The Ocean holds space for all of it's creatures- beautiful and ugly, peaceful and violent. It is indifferent. Indifference is the highest form of love and freedom. And because all know freedom, the truth of our depth arises without force and shines with perfect clarity." A rip-off of the Tao Te Ching, but still beautiful. Trip 5: 400mg plugged Intention: awaken the inner dragon My breath was full and deep for at least the first hour. I felt incredibly alive and quite content. I felt like I was in God's VR simulator in the clouds and that everything I felt was divinely crafted. I had a vision of me sitting on on a cloud chair with a joystick and I was free to do anything I wanted. I felt like my body was made of pixels that were subdividing into finer and finer pixels. I visualized myself as Blue-Eyes White Dragon (from Yu-Gi-Oh!). Any time I would notice fear or resistance, I would blast it with white light as the dragon. I felt quite good but also very attached to my experience, which took away from it. It was a great trip overall. I remember being astounded by a sense of power in my body. I also remember acknowledging that there was no one here, that the concept of "self "was thin and insignificant compared to the truth of my being in my direct awareness. I said "Ketamine lets me be me which is nothing." On the tail end of the comedown, I went inside Chipotle to order food. The restaurant had the worst vibes imaginable. They were playing some ultra-slowed grunge trap music on a boombox behind the counter. The staff looked like they were on opiates. A worker scraped the grill the whole time, creating an ear-piercing scraping noise. The vibes screamed, "please kill me, make it end". It was pure pain and resistance. I went home, and with hesitation, took a few bites of my food which quickly created deep pain in my whole body. I threw it out. I realized that the deep suffering that I was resisting and judging was deep inside of me. That Chipotle was just reflecting my own deep pain and victim complex. I excavated a lot of self-hatred and resistance patterns in the following days. I also started to notice that some core desire in me was being suppressed. I thought how my craving for peace/joy/bliss might just be a means to become more free. I realized how I decided to suppress my anger from an early age so I did not hurt people with it like my father did. I acknowledged that although my intention was pure, I was misguided. Anger does not hurt anyone. It is simply a fire that signals that it is time for action and transformation. The anger I trapped inside burned me as self-hatred for many years. But when I meet anger with my loving conscious presence, it can be a powerful fuel that serves my purpose. I realized that an aspect of my core masculine desire is to ravish - to give my gift so fully that I completely lose myself in the giving. I explored this with my wife in Tantra, and it was great. I felt like I could let go much more deeply when I surrendered completely to her feelings and giving her the best possible experience. It was very different than my usual inhibited way, but we both loved it. The next day, I became acutely aware of how my judgments -all of my dualistic mind-activity - were distracting me from the present moment. I also drew up "the light spiral": Presence leads to love. Love leads to trust. Trust leads to surrender. Surrender leads to presence. Trip 6: 400mg (plugged) Intention - empowerment I experienced myself as a spirit body with deep freedom. I noted how I repeatedly would construct mental grounds for myself. Those grounds/identities were made of pain/tension. But they remained beneath my awareness while they built up, although I still felt the dis-ease. I said, "One level of freedom is being what you choose. That's what reality is always doing. But a deeper level of freedom is being what you want the most." This requires deep honesty about desire. I realized that I was dismissing my desire for bliss, labeling it as selfish. By I allowed myself to own it. I finally admit that I did want bliss for myself simply because I love myself. I also realized that even if I felt bliss if I could not share it, I would still feel empty. And so I wished bliss and peace upon myself and my family and the world. I placed my hands on my heart and said "Divine bliss here and now". Throughout the trip, it became increasingly clear that I was a free energy being governed by my intention and will. My experience responded to my will. On the comedown, I wandered outside on a cool evening and ran to the last patch of sunny ground. It felt like such a deep expression of my authentic desire. I felt like energy was rising up from my lower chakras, flowing into my upper body as a result of surrendering to my authentic desire. I did Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) in the mirror and excavated a lot of shame, unworthiness, and self-judgment. That night, I dreamt of my childhood crush and felt the profound desire I felt for her that had been suppressed my whole life. The next morning, I woke up early, went outside, and did breathwork while sun-gazing. I felt that same profound desire for the sun, like I wished it was inside my chest radiating brilliantly and effortlessly. I squinted as the sun rose higher and the glare in my eyelashes created a cross with the sun at the center. I thought of Jesus dying on the cross and how the sun represented presence and the cross represented death. I felt the desire to die (spiritually/mentally) so that I could let the light of my presence shine fully. I thought of the light spiral. I noticed how life flows out of death. My deepest desire springs from freedom. Freedom springs from the boundless intelligence that lives beyond separation. I was craving the realization of surrendered action. And most of all I was craving the fullness of my presence that I sense can only actualize with total surrender of self. I felt called to fast the next day and did, but found myself in a video-game fueled dopamine hole. I made a distinction between desire and craving. I said, "Desires arise from my deep wisdom and serve myself/others. They should be pursued. Cravings do not serve and therefore do not need to be fulfilled. Trip 7: 400mg (plugged) Intention: heal the pain in my heart and awaken warrior energy I breathed deeply and felt free on the come-up. I saw Dark Magician (from Yu-Gi-Oh!) and I felt like I could think clearly and create whatever I wanted without a bunch of self-doubt clouding my mind. I really liked that. I got up after about 45 minutes to put music on my speaker. Bad idea. It was a huge deboccle. I ended up taking a shit and I felt like I was coming down. I also grabbed a cup to throw up in. I felt like I wasted my trip. I felt stupid and disappointed. But I continued to breathe deeply and offered loving self-talk to myself. I looked over to the purge cup and it had an Ankh on it. In that moment, the hoop on top of the cross represented my head getting blown off which triggered a purge into the cup. I lay back down and continued offering love to myself while "dying" to the pain I was feeling. from that moment to the next three hours, I poured out the pain in my heart into my loving presence. I dissolved so much fear, shame, anger, unworthiness, etc. just feeling the pain, breathing fully, and allowing it to be and express itself in my body. I often sighed to help release the pain. This is some of the deepest healing I've ever done. For the first time, I was able to recognize and validate to truth of my self-judgements. This was because I recognized that all of these judgments were based on a limited perspective about temporary form and that deep down, I had unconditional love for myself. So i was able to say, wow, I really do suck, I am incapable, I am a selfish POS, I am unworthy, I am powerless, I am not good enough, and really mean it, while maintaining a deeper sense of love and freedom within me. It was very liberating and I felt so validated because before I was dismissing my self-judgement and therefore my pain as an illusion or darkness. But my self-judgment really did have some truth to it, as all perspectives do. My character really did suck ass a lot of the time. I really am broken. And after that, I felt like I was in a greater position to surrender myself because I was able to clearly see my own brokenness. For the first time in a long time, my heart felt open and alive. It was not radiating with joy or anything but just being able to feel aliveness was vastly preferable to the brick/black hole it felt like before. I felt so resiliant that I could face my deepest brokenness and still feel okay with a sense of deep love for myself. Then my wife walked in angry at me (for good reason) and stonewalled me. My heart immediately went back to feeling like a black hole. I was astounded at how I could be so skillful at processing my own self-hatred and then the second my wife felt angry at me, I completely closed and was consumed by anger. Upon reflection, I realized that nothing could take away the aliveness in my own heart besides my own closure. Trip 8: 600mg (plugged) This (increased dose) trip was particularly hard to describe. I felt like I was pure spirit and everything was flowing through me in circular patterns. The energy patterns are ancient yet always changing and always fresh. I was taken far far away from ordinary consciousness on a wild journey. It felt like I was made of magic. I traveled to different "rooms" filled with cathedral-like geometry. Breathing was easy and probably the deepest of my life. I felt like this great indescribably good love and light was deep inside of me but it felt dampened and out of reach. I threw up bile and let out some incredibly deep coughs that left my chest and throat sore for days. I was spitting out a thick layer of mucus that continued for five days. I also listed to sofeggio frequencies with nice headphones. I highly recommend this. Then I found Ketamine State yoga (r/KetamineStateYoga) Trip 9: 400mg (plugged) Intention: Embrace my inner fire, invite in Christ energy, practice Ketamine State Yoga (KSY) Pre-Trip: 3 rounds of Wim Hof breathwork Onset: I practiced intuitive breathing with an emphasis on relaxing my brow, throat, and heart chakras. The process was smooth, and there was a relatively small amount of tension compared to previous trips. I listed to Meditative Mind with headphones and I could feel my whole body vibrating in resonance with very little resistance. It felt great. The visuals were subtle but more refined and multi-layered than previous trips. Peak: I practiced the Primary KSY pranayama maybe 12 - 15 times. I quickly realized the value of the sigh and following my breath all the way to the bottom and past the first urge to inhale. Every time I did this, it felt good, and when I made it past the first urge to inhale, it felt like there was a layer of resistance dissolving. It felt like a partial death. I saw a vision of a blue Hindu deity (perhaps Kali). As the resistance dissolved, my awareness of the present deepened. As my awareness deepened, I became aware of more feeling details, like an increase of the resolution of my feelings (720p -> 1080p -> 4k). And as the resolution increased, it felt more and more beautiful. There was no incredible breakthrough moment, just a subtle increase in beauty and pleasantness every time I did the pranayama. Toward the end, I felt this very gentile and alive energy, like I had just begun to wake up from a long restful sleep. Not mind blowing bliss, but just pleasant and clean. I remember feeling great clarity and some point, not feeling much at all - just openness… and that felt really great. I realized I don’t need great pleasure to be satisfied. Simple openness and relative freedom from pain is enough. Some things I remember saying: Death is the dissolution of boundaries. Life begins beyond death. The real death is clinging to life. My purpose is to cultivate freedom- in me, through me, as me. Come down: ate some amazing pumpkin pie but I had family duties to take care of so I didn’t get to practice much KSY. Overall, this was my most pleasant and gentile ketamine experience. I will certainly be doing more KSY when I start another round of treatment. The primary KSY pranayama really is a difference maker and was the biggest missing piece in my practice. Conclusion: Overall, I am incredibly grateful for this experience. Ketamine is an amazing substance with great therapeutic potential. It taught me deep lessons on freedom, presence, breathing, self-love, surrender, Nature, energy, femininity, masculinity, and much more. I plan on doing more ketamine in the future when I have time and can afford it. It has helped me do great healing and i feel considerably more free than when i started. Tips that I'll be applying in the future: Practice Ketamine State Yoga. This practice was instrumental and I look forward to exploring it more, as I only really got a taste. Practice daily meditation and journaling to deepen your trips. Listen to solfeggio frequencies or relaxing lyricless music on a nice speaker/headphones during your trip Hydrate a lot on the come-down to help ease dizziness Give yourself as much interrupted time as possible to trip and integrate. Thanks for reading. I hope this is valuable to someone out there. I'm happy to discuss anything you like. Blessings.

It's easy to misunderstand what authentic spiritual transformation of the typical variety would be like. These two give a pretty good description.

From the teachings of A.H. Almaas What is Ontology? Diamond Approach Teachings About: Ontology Activities Don't Have an Ontological Presence This is a very important difference. It means that emotions don't really exist except in the sense that activities exist. They are activities, and activities don't have an ontological presence. Essence, on the other hand, is not an activity. As we saw in chapter 1, essence is a presence, and its basic quality is its existence as an ontological actuality, as a “suchness.” An emotion is an activity that starts and ends, whereas essence is a presence. An emotion is like the movement of water, the activity that is the motion. The motion of water is not the water. Water can be still, without motion. Essence, on the other hand, is like the water. It exists whether there is motion or not. Essence with the Elixir of Enlightenment, pg. 26 Ego is a Structure or a Structured Process Whereas the Pearl is an Ontological Presence The pearl is the real, complete, balanced, and rounded personality that psychologists believe they are talking about when they are discussing the ego. We must remember that the ego is a structure, or a structured process, whereas the pearl is essence, which means the pearl is an ontological presence. We call it the personal essence because among all the essential aspects it alone is personal. It is experienced as having a personal flavor to it, in contradistinction to impersonal. All aspects of essence, even love and kindness, are impersonal. But the pearl is personal. And this is its miraculous quality, totally unexpected and unfathomable. Some people interested in inner development try to become objective and impersonal, to move away from identifying with the personality. The personality is personal, and so the personal feeling is mistrusted and avoided. However, the pearl beyond price feels personal without being the personality. It has the capacity to make a personal contact with another human being and still be free, totally unconditioned, free from the past and its influences. Essence with the Elixir of Enlightenment, pg. 162 Essence is an Embodied Presence, an Ontological Actuality There are other classes of mental experience that are customarily regarded as the experience of essence when in fact they are not, such as the experiences of insight and intuition. In psychotherapy, for instance, one might have an insight about oneself, about others, or about the nature of reality. It often occurs as a flash of illumination and is accompanied by a sense of expansion and certainty. Such insights can provide valuable information and affective satisfaction. Still, the experience of insight is not itself essence, not yet. An insight is an event, and essence is a presence. An insight is an experience of understanding a specific truth, whereas essence is an embodied presence, an ontological actuality Essence with the Elixir of Enlightenment, pg. 21 Essence Reveals Itself as the Ontological Nature of All Existence This essentialization can include all aspects. So the soul’s action can be intelligent, compassionate, clear, steadfast, etc., in a total and full way. And this action can be physical, expressive, or mental. She is presence of essence, but also a dynamic living presence whose morphogenic transformations express the pure perfections of true nature. In this transformation the soul has progressed from the stage of the human soul, the attainment of the second journey, to the stage of the angelic soul, or the essential soul. The second side of the development of nonduality in the journey in presence has to do with essential presence manifesting its ground of true nature. Essence here reveals itself not only as the ontological nature of the soul but as the ontological nature of all existence, all manifestation. True nature begins to reveal its omnipresence, disclosing that it is the ground and nature of everything. This appears as true nature revealing its boundless and formless dimensions that transcend the limited boundaries of the ego-self, even the individuality or personhood of the soul. The soul does not experience herself here as an individual soul, but as a boundless and nonlocal presence that transcends all spatial extensions, as eternal nowness that transcends all time, and as a mystery that transcends all determinations. She is all and everything, she is Reality. The Inner Journey Home, pg. 225 It is Possible to Experience Ourselves as the Actual Ontological Presence that We Are Our experience of ourselves can be transformed from identifying with our mental self-images to having awareness of less contingent, more fundamentally real aspects of the self. It is possible to arrive at a place where we can experience ourselves as the actual phenomenon, the actual ontological presence that we are, rather than as ideas and feelings about ourselves. The more we are able to contact the actual presence that we are, the less we are alienated in a superficial or externally defined identity. The more we know the truth of who we are, the more we can be authentic and spontaneous, rather than merely living through concepts of ourselves. Among the many methods that shift the quality and depth of experience, those used by religious and spiritual traditions are more effective in contacting deeper dimensions of the self, with a more thoroughly developed understanding of these dimensions and their significance for living life than those used by the newer science of psychology. However, psychology has contributed powerful new knowledge about the human being that allows us to systematically work through the barriers to these deeper levels of self, especially the barriers to integrating these levels into one’s identity. In particular, the current understanding of narcissism is very useful for the process of inner realization, the process of learning to contact and appreciate the deeper levels of our nature and allowing these dimensions to actually affect our identity The Point of Existence, pg. 7 Ontological Presence It is possible to arrive at a place where we can experience ourselves as the actual phenomenon, the actual ontological presence that we are, rather than as ideas and feelings about ourselves. The Point of Existence, pg. 7 There are 8 or 9 more excerpts here https://www.diamondapproach.org/glossary/refinery_phrases/ontology

I'd be interested to see your answer as well, since it sounds like your practices and the way 5meo affects you are both similar to myself. For me, a significant lasting change has been the activation of the subtle aspects of my being. I suppose it's the sambhogakaya, the cohesive medium between the nirmanakaya (physical body) and the dharmakaya (God). It's also called the "transformation body", because it's the mechanistic nuts and bolts that make all this possible in the relative world. Similar to the physical system of organs a human body requires for life. It's often ignored and even denied by virtually everyone for some reason, even though it's being activated without their knowledge every time they go into heightened states, and even just in the background in their everyday lives. Though I've noticed you mentioning it with accurate descriptions and appropriate reverence from my perspective.

Dissociatives are interesting, they can swing the pendulum to a double positive or double negative depending on mastery. The double Positive expands your Perception in both directions to integrate. Trip Activation: Letting go of Control, Synchronicity Awareness, Intuition Expansion, Bias Annihilation, Ego-Death After Trip Reverse Pendulum Swing: Expanded Awareness, Focus, Clarity and Concentration + Groundedness The double negative consumes you and throws you into a trickster void. Trip Activation: Loss of Sense Making, Ability to interpret and perceive the environment, Psychosis, Existential Fear After Trip Reverse Pendulum Swing: Fallout from opening Pandora's Box, Confused Return to Normalcy, Regrets Meditation Awareness (Mindfulness and letting go of Bias) Transcendental (Dissociating from regular Mind) Vipassana (Focus on the Appearance of Sensations) Appreciation (incl. Love/Kindness, Opening Up) Zen (Koans/Awakening, Paradoxes, Seeing through Reality) Mantra (Focus and Resonance, Alignment and Feeling) Asanas (Transformation through Body integration) Chakras (Energy Centers, Psychic Nexuses of Intent) Qigong (Energy Flow Awareness and Manipulation) + ∞ other Techniques Self-actualization (Will easily get rid of Addictions in the process) Expand one's mind through Teachers to transform one's psyche and behaviors Leo Gura: Annihilation of Ego Defense Mechanisms + Exploring the Dynamics and Nature of Mind, Reality, God Sadhguru: Transcending Human Limits, Realizing and embodying Infinite Intelligence through Energy Yoga Seth (Jane Roberts): Exploration of the Metamorphic Evolution of Consciousness beyond Earth & Space-Time Actions (Burning through Desires, Realizing Unmet Needs, Integrating past Trauma, Life Purpose) Non-Violent Communication (A holistic way to communicate and understand others) Health and Nutrition (Find the right Diet, Balance, Foods, Choosing fitting Physical Activities I guess that should do for now

Curious to see what is coming. I'm reading again TBONK. Going deeper on consciousness, insight, enlightenment, concept x experience, deep transformation, understanding.

Insightful article by Sister Jayanti of the Brahmakumaris on transforming negative patterns to positive ones using meditation as a tool. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/lifestyle/mental-health/gen-z-and-eco-anxiety-how-introducing-meditation-in-school-curriculums-can-help-combat-the-mental-h

Obviously you're correct that brain chemistry plays a significant role in spiritual transformation, even if the origins of spirituality extend beyond biology. It's Ken Wilber's notion of "transcend and include". I've been seeing a ton of people who have formed a type of disconnect between their spiritual life and gross reality. They seem to think about it as if the two were entirely independent of one another. I'm not familiar enough with Ralston to know if that's what he's actually doing here, it's just something I've noticed that kind of maps on to this particular video.

I agree but taking 'magic pills' pave the road so to speak for that inner awareness to happen. Psychedelics usually are a stepping stone because at some point you realize the transformation or awakening has to come from the ultimate source of creation, and not any manifestation of this source (psychedelics, meditation, 'awakenings transmissions', or any kind of external tools created by this source). However, is in the process of using this tools that a certain seeking is happening. Once the seeking is ON the only thing we must do is to not stop until the goal desired happens. How we get there doesn´t matter. Psychedelics can not be used as magic pills because you can not be in trip mode every waking hour.

TO MY HUSBAND MARCEL : In the quiet moments when the world fades away, my thoughts inevitably turn to you. Your love is the steady heartbeat of my life, a constant rhythm that grounds me and fills me with an indescribable peace. You have always been there for me. I can't believe hun that you prayed for me. Maybe I'm alive because of your prayers. You are the best thing that has happened to my life. I cherish the way your laughter lights up a room, and how your eyes hold the universe when you look at me. You are my confidant, my lover, and my best friend, all wrapped into one extraordinary man. With you by my side, every day is an adventure filled with promise and JOY. Our bond is so trustworthy and meaningful and so full of life. Everyday you bring me nothing but joy and a big smile on my face. Every morning starts with you and my life has shown a tremendous transformation. There are tears in my eyes, I couldn't have been grateful enough. All the happy memories flood back again. Thank you for being the unwavering rock upon which I build my world. Your strength, your kindness, and your unwavering support inspire me to be the best version of myself. I love you more than words can say. Thank you for just being there. Thank you. I truly deserve your love and you know that.

@aurum Thanks, I really appreciate you putting yourself out there and describing your beliefs. My own beliefs line up similarly. Turning your question to Thought Art back to you, how did you self-test the validity of your claims regarding Consciousness? I dare say they're quite a bit more extreme than the notion of a universal vital energy which hasn't yet been scientifically verified, but has been described since forever as the medium through which spiritual transformation actually occurs. Is it possible you're only identifying the gross and causal, and leaving out recognition of the subtle? Ken Wilber has a recorded talk where he describes this scenario in detail. I'd be interested to hear what you think. http://www.integrallivingroom.com/discussion-subtle-energy/ Ken starts talking around 15 minutes into the audio. I'm not trying to attack or "gotcha" you. I'm genuinely curious how someone who thinks in such a logical and grounded manner could even believe in spirituality when all evidence of its existence is so sparse and subjective. I'm guessing there must have been a leap of faith in your past to bridge a gap like that.

Without dying you mean. Bias makes us survive that's its intelligence. No bias means death/transformation of the human form. So if we remove the bias of life over death, then there may be a way for that to happen. Although then the bias for being unbiased would also disappear in a delicious strange loop.

from my experience of doing different kinds of methods for transformation - you never truly change in the sense that you just delete the old you from your mind. i feel like i always stay who i am BUT i added new features on top of that: for example: i was (and still am) a shy introvert growing up and through pickup and improv classes i created a whole new "feature" of being more brave spontanous and playful around people. now i can enjoy socializing way more, but i stiil feel like after a few hours im tired of everybody and just want to read a book in my bed.

The infograph seems a tool similar to Spiral Dynamics/Integral Theory but specifically applied to introspection. You should test/refine that model. On my personal journey, teachings of Leo Gura, Ralston, Jed McKenna, Ken Wilber, SantataGamana. Embodiment/Deep Transformation is #1 goal after learning a lot.

I would say life pushed me to changed. All of life is ever changing and evolving. And it was simply just a matter of choice. I was going through a break up and at the time I was choosing to be a victim and go in circles. It took time, help and a tremendous amount of self honesty. I embrace a simple path. I celebrate the unknown and uncertainty of life. These are good things filled with possibilities for further transformation, a canvas to create on. I'm very careful with assuming and believing one system of thought. What if I keep my mind open and balanced and I can learn something from everyone? The language we use is very powerful. What vocabulary do you use? Are you being authentic when in your relationships, in your speech, in your action. The two biggest realizations for me were becoming conscious enough that I create my emotions and my life, through the beliefs I hold and the actions I take from those beliefs. I am not at the mercy of everything and for me I believe the middle path is for me where I live as a spiritual being but also embrace humanity. I love my life like this. I am responsible for my life, there is no way of getting out of this responsiblity. I am inherently valuable and already have everything I need within, am whole and complete in every moment. I allow it to be moment to moment that I am this wholeness and live the life I desire in flow. I am gentle with myself when I choose to look through what people here call the ego, and being honest and truthful is how I try to live my life always.

In one sense, everything is co-incidence. You are coincident with yourself. So of course there are going to be synchronicities, because its all synchronicities! Humanity is undergoing a rapid transformation of consciousness in which we are realizing that our minds are fundamentally connected in One Mind, called a social memory complex, or Collective Consciousness. The thoughts you think are syncronized with those you know. You are quantumly entagled with the people you interact with. When a person thinks, they radiate Light in the shape of the thought out at the speed of light. The spine functions as an antennae that is able to recieve information wirelessly through the global electric circuit of the Earth. The more you think something, the more you will find people all over the world thinking similarly. As within, so without. We are all connected.

The question touches on themes of personal growth, redemption, and sacrifice. It challenges us to consider the deep-rooted beliefs and values that shape who we are, and whether we have the capacity to let go of them in order to become someone entirely different. It also begs us to reflect on the consequences of such a transformation, and whether the end result would ultimately be worth the sacrifice.

@Nemra Hmm, do you mean the metamorphic self-transformation and other-creation ability of organisms then?

My perspective on life underwent a profound transformation when I embraced spirituality and delved into consciousness work. Through this journey, I learned to let go of my ego, reaching a state of inner stillness and tranquility that I had never known before. This shift led to a significant change in my values, especially after experiencing what is often referred to as The Dark Night of the Soul. However, I have found that to engage in everyday conversations, I often feel compelled to betray my authentic self. This means participating in discussions about topics like shopping, events, sports, and other mundane things, which hold little to no interest for me. Engaging in these types of conversations not only feels like a waste of time but also places a significant amount of pressure on me. My mind constantly reminds me that I could be using that time for more productive pursuits that contribute to my personal growth and development. I have noticed that many people, particularly women, seem uninterested in discussing deeper subjects such as truth, spirituality, or philosophy. This observation leaves me feeling isolated and misunderstood, as I yearn for conversations that reflect my true interests and values. I wonder if others have experienced similar feelings. Is it common to feel this way after undergoing such a transformation? Is there something inherently wrong with me for struggling to engage in conventional social interactions?

We are not caring about alternate realities. We care about Absolute Awakening in THIS REALITY and in THIS LIFETIME. Some of us are not letting death decide destiny. We are writing it in this lifetime while we are alive. Not at all. The point of the work we are doing here is that is the only thing that is not lost. All your mental stories will be lost, as well as your physical body. Your process of Evolution will not be lost. It transcends birth and death. Birth, death, and this reality belongs to a certain dimension. The Awakening that we are seeking is the ultimate dimensionless. It is beyond what you think is possible. You say this because you just haven´t tasted yet anything beyond your psychological process or mystical peak experiences. All of that belongs to the relative and indeed it will be lost. Speak for yourself. Spiritual truth is not a dogma or belief you adopt. Is a state of consciousness and deep transformation. It doesn´t have anything to do with intellectual knowledge. wtf? This Reality is meaningless. 'This reality' is the bondage itself. The point is stopping reincarnation as a limited thing (a form-a body- a mind that thinks) and going to back to unlimitation so your "act" on Creation number 84 can end. This is not a matter of choice, you already are looking for unlimitation through new endless sexual partners, career adventures, opening business, reading books, watching movies, playing sports... Your nature is such that you are constantly trying to break your limitations. The question is, do you want to do it in a conscious and direct way or do you want to spend 3 more lifetimes doing the outside circus ? What message is that?

This is from my reasearch: I put here and not in the Politics Area because there is ready a big shit show, so you can see this reading as mere entretainment but also can be a deep dive Take your own Conclusions Is a long read : Pluto in Aquarius has played a significant role in shaping human history. Let’s explore some key periods when Pluto was in Aquarius: 674–647 BCE: During this era, significant developments occurred in various fields. 430–404 BCE: A period marked by societal shifts and technological advancements. 185–160 BCE: Astrology itself saw growth during this time. 60–85 CE: Notable changes in society and technology. 305–329 CE: Further developments in astrology and societal structures. 550–574 CE: Shifts in power dynamics and group dynamics. 795–819 CE: Influence on societies and technological progress. 1041–1063 CE: Profound changes in various domains. 1286–1308 CE: Societal transformations and technological innovations. 1532–1553 CE: A period of significant shifts. 1777–1798 CE: Last occurrence before the current cycle. 2023–2044 CE: Pluto’s return to Aquarius, impacting our future. These historical threads offer insights into what lies ahead as Pluto continues its journey through Aquarius Pluto In Aquarius: History Meets Future. Analyzing the Past 1,000 Years to See What’s to Come Updated: Jan 29 The beginning of a 20 years transit. The start of an age of major scientific discovery, societal transformation, and technological revolution. Pluto, (dwarf) planet of renewal, destruction, death, transformation, birth, and the Underworld, enters Aquarius. On March 23rd, 2023, Pluto enters Aquarius for the first time. Because the planet is so slow (and changes direction a couple of times), it’ll take a quick dip back into Capricorn on June 11th, 2023, to re-enter Aquarius on January 21st, 2024. Another quick trip backward into Capricorn on September 1st, 2024, before the (dwarf) planet enters Aquarius for the last time on November 19th, 2024. Pluto will continue its journey through the sign of the water bearer until 2043-2044. As with its entry to Aquarius, there will be a bit of back and forth between March 9th, 2043 – the first entry into Pisces – and January 19th, 2044, the final entry to the sign. The next time Pluto will enter Aquarius after that is in the year 2269. So… we have about 21 years of Pluto reforming the same themes this time around. In order to prep for this article, I took months to research the last 4 times Pluto and Aquarius danced together, which happened 1041-1063, 1286-1308, 1532-1553, and 1777-1798. The essay on the past instances alone led to 12 pages of material (in a, you know, shortened form where I only focused on the most important things), which is when I realized that I needed to re-write the entire thing – because no one is going to read an article that long, plus I hadn’t even gotten to predictions yet due to lack of space. So… the next article was over 10 pages… the next also 10 pages, but with predictions… and now you have this, an article under 4k words. Suffice it to say that this is not as thorough as I’d like it to be: not only did I have to pick mainly European history and cut out a bunch of interesting stuff I thought you might like (including references to the earliest timeframe). I also had to skip a bunch of explanations to stay under 4k words, so people would even bother reading this thing in the first place (there will be another article with some of the other stuff I think has to be mentioned, like personal themes, how Aquarius and Pluto even work… heh, I need to write books. More books, that is.) Let’s look at the overarching themes of the past 3 transits and what we can, therefore, expect from this transit right now. But before that real quick: This article took over a year to research and write. If you liked it, I would so appreciate you if you could donate a sum of your choice to support me in doing this work. Also, I'd love it if you could share this with a friend! Thank you so much - I appreciate you. What is known now will be proven wrong This is one of the main themes of the Pluto in Aquarius transit: new, extremely challenging knowledge (Aquarius) will be unearthed (Pluto) in a way that challenges the Powers That Be and transforms our lives. To give examples, Copernicus introduced the heliocentric world model in the 16th-century pass of Pluto through Aquarius – what sounds like a No Big Deal situation today was actually downright heresy back at that time, and dangerous too. At that time, it was “known” in the Christianity-dominated world that God had made the Earth center of the universe and that all that was in the sky was perfect (I’m not stating my own opinion here, just reflecting the beliefs of people at that time). Copernicus directly challenged that in such a way that the authorities that decided what people were supposed to think were under fire. Because now, science (that was at the time in concert with and funded by the Church) said that all the religious authorities told was wrong – and if that one thing is wrong, then what else is wrong, too? Never mind that God was supposed to live in Heaven, which meant that the very seat of God’s power was seen to be challenged (again, not my opinion – trying to reflect what people at the time believed). This was part of the reason the Spanish Inquisition was founded – which also happened in the timeframe of the 16th century. And it’s another part of Pluto in Aquarius: some part of “the known truth” gets massively challenged and changes the way people perceive all of life; some power structures are challenged that were deemed “unchallengeable,” so now there’s a countermovement that tries to suppress (Pluto) the knowledge through bloody and often extremist measures (Pluto in Aquarius). This in turn radicalizes the first group, and there we have a pretty explosive war of ideals. Another example would be that “a country needs a king or it won’t work” – and then, in the 18th-century pass of Pluto through Aquarius, the U.S.A. did it, anyway. Whatever we truly believe is “obvious” in this world, we’ll learn that it was false. New information will come to light, either one that was buried or through scientific discoveries. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out. New Technologies and Discoveries Pluto in Aquarius was always a time of radical new inventions and discoveries. In the late 13th century pass of Pluto through Aquarius eyeglasses were invented. In the 18th century pass, industrialization started with the invention of the power loom and the automatic flour mill. In all three, people started to discover the world in much more detail and understand the laws of physics in new ways. (I don’t have enough space to do all inventions and discoveries justice, so I won’t try). This time around, it’s highly likely that we’ll see the impact of technology on our lives and probably see new inventions that we normal people can’t even think of, or things so outlandish that we always thought they were completely out of bounds… like teleportation, or something. I also think that we’ll see the shadow sides of all the technology, especially internet-based technology, on our bodies and psyche and be forced to deal with that in a much more advanced way. There will likely be breakthroughs in the exploration of space and also the realm of quantum physics specifically. Plus, it’s likely that technologies around aging and giving birth are going to be under scrutiny, possibly even the subject of new inventions, etc. Medical discoveries could be a giant overall theme. Education and Distribution of Knowledge One of the absolute main themes of the past 3 passes of Pluto through Aquarius have to do with education and distribution of knowledge… and how those were completely transformed and radically changed. In the 13th-14th century pass, universities/colleges were built all over Europe (the first university/college had been built under Pluto in Capricorn’s influence just before this transit, now the idea spread). Under the 16th century, it became increasingly obvious that education had to become secular, too, and not just (in the Western Christian world) dependent on the pope’s take on the bible. At that time, Timbuktu established the first public library which obviously allowed anyone who wanted to have access to certain knowledge to get to that knowledge… and over 200 years later in the 18th-century pass of Pluto through Aquarius, public libraries then started to spread internationally throughout the world. The invention of the lithographic printing press made printing and distributing non-classical literature possible, which obviously made education more affordable. On top of that, the results of the American Revolution and French Revolution were that people outside of the aristocracy could a) get higher education because they were allowed inside places of higher education for the first time, or b) could demand to be let into fields of higher education and fight for their rights to learn. So, education became available to the masses in a much different way in every single instance of the transit. It’s likely that this time around, we’ll see a similar phenomenon in the spaces where education is still limited or only accessible to people of a certain privilege. The 2020-2023 timeframe (of Saturn in Aquarius) definitely showed us where the systems are lacking and where kids and adults fall through the cracks. However, it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out in the spaces in the Western world where education is almost universally accessible… and how much education will become de-centralized away from the public sector and become part of the home. I could imagine that many more parents decide to stay home longer to educate their kids in different ways. War of ideologies One of the best-known timeframes of Pluto through Aquarius was 1777-1798, mainly because this was the time the United States of America defeated the Brits and officially became their own country – and based their country on the most Aquarian ideals of all: equality, liberty, independence, freedom of speech… and so on. It’s Aquarius in a nutshell, and it transformed the world. (Now, obviously the “equality” part had some exceptions, but we’ll get to that later.) The success against Great Britain led to a chain reaction that caused the French Revolution, a very bloody part of history that took the ideals of freedom and equality and a specific brand of humanitarianism and put them above other values, such as not killing children, or just persecution. This eventually led to the Grand Terreur, where the revolutionaries killed basically everyone that didn’t agree with 100% of their own values… even people who were 99% on their sides would be dead, the streets of Paris drenched in blood. In the 16th century pass of Pluto through Aquarius (1532-1553), the translated versions of the bible had been spread enough for people to actually have a basis for questioning the reigning papal authority on a worldwide basis. This was the time of wars between Catholics and Protestants of various denominations, a time for people to die and kill for their beliefs in how the bible should be read and who should interpret them – ideology, in other words. It even got to the point that structures that helped the people, such as infirmaries and charities for the poor were razed down and destroyed, and the people who worked there were often murdered and even tortured because they were associated with the wrong denomination of Christianity… even though the things those structures did was work all Christians agreed was positive. Laws so sacred they were deemed untouchable (like not killing in Churches, etc.) were lifted in ideological warfare. Under Pluto in Aquarius, we’ll always see extremism of ideals that leads to horrific results – but also changes that make the world a bit better. We also see people lose the core of their own beliefs in order to fight for ideals in extremist ways – as evidenced by Protestant Christians who destroyed hospitals for the poor in Medieval times, just because they were associated with nunneries. We also see radicalization in people of different beliefs in general. Whatever makes you different from others and others from you, it’s being highlighted under this transit, and while this doesn’t have to mean that there’s persecution, people are quick to try and eradicate (Pluto) the differences (Aquarius) they see in others and the world at large. In our nowadays world, we see some points of contention already through Saturn passing through Aquarius from March 2020 until March 2023, areas of society that become more and more radicalized. During Pluto in Aquarius from 2023 on, those rifts between people will then dramatically widen. Topics that come to mind are obviously the war, but also movements against discrimination that start to become to be massively discriminating themselves, a movement for equality between genders that’s become (in very loud fringe groups) more and more anti-one-gender. This of course fires up counter-movements that are then very much against the equality groups (and previously oppressed genders), even the ones that are actually still fighting for equality. Movements for political correctness have been accused of blatantly attacking freedom of speech or even opinion, while some of the counter-movements to that attempt to erase differences between human beings and make some people less than others. The groups that questioned governments everywhere since and during 2020 and the people who didn’t have also in many ways been radicalized, and while that subject, fortunately, isn’t as violent of a debate as it used to be, the rift in society hasn’t closed in any way… Pluto in Aquarius is likely going to deepen the rift, even if it acts through different topics. Some governments also used the threat to safety over the past three years to strip people of their rights in ways that maybe weren’t completely warranted, which will likely have long-term consequences we’ll see throughout Pluto in Aquarius. (Others have managed to keep the trust of their citizens even within massive restrictions as they acted with respect and transparency.) I could also see a renewal of the fights between New Agers (which I’m not a part of, btw) and established religions, and also fights between extremist religious and extremist anti-religious groups. Please note that I didn’t say “religious vs. science” groups because religion and science are often compatible. It’s just in the minds of some people that you can’t get them together, and I don’t support that worldview. The good news is though that ideological or belief-based conflicts can also end during this time, too. For instance, upper Canada abolished slavery in the 18th-century pass of Pluto through Aquarius. In the 13th-14th-century pass, the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem fell… and thus, the age of the crusades ended, and with it a very violent part of history. Another piece of good news is that often, humanitarianism does rear its head during those times – and not just in a hypocritical or incomplete way. For instance, in the 16th-century pass, people began a debate on the rights of American and native South American indigenous people. Obviously, that debate didn’t keep the horrors of colonialism from happening, but it did raise awareness and kept some brutality in check. Societal changes Major societal changes have always been subject of Pluto in Aquarius, but we’ll stick to just one example: 1532-1553, England. By the time of that 16th-century pass of Pluto through Aquarius, the bible had been translated into first German, then other languages of the people, including English (rather than being in Latin and therefore, incomprehensible for people of mediocre or no education). Those translations had also started to spread in the population of various European countries. However, up until this point (1532), the effects of that massive scale change hadn’t yet been as dire as they would become over the course of the transit, (1553). At that time of history, the ruling royalty of Europe was universally Christian, as it was said that they held their power position because of God (again – reflecting their opinion, not mine). They were also almost all Catholic, a.k.a. under papal authority (to some extent – and often much to their dislike, as they were often recruited to go to war on behalf of their religion, which they often didn’t want to do). The beliefs at that time were that the people who ruled, f.e. England (Henry VIII for the most part) were sacred – if you were anointed to be king or queen, even touching your body would be a crime punishable by death. There was a time when Katherine of Aragorn, the first wife of Henry VIII, needed medical attention but couldn’t get to the doctor fast enough because her guard refused to take her arm or carry her, as he feared he’d be executed if he touched her. That’s how strong people’s beliefs were. At the same time, some things were absolutely iron-clad for anyone: you couldn’t set aside your spouse (unless the pope himself intervened, which he never did for the Average Joe… and he didn’t do it regularly for the aristocracy or regents, either). Someone who held onto the doorknob of a church had automatic asylum for a fixed amount of time. And part of the Church’s job was to take care of everyone in ways that we, right now, don’t associate with religion. If you traveled (which was of course much more difficult and dangerous at that time), there were usually strategically placed nunneries, abbeys, etc. along the way that allowed for you to rest and sleep safely. If a poor person got sick, they got medical care from nuns and monks. If you were very poor, the nuns and monks would give you food and sometimes shelter, especially as a widow with children and no family to care for you. Clergy often offered education to people and also made medicine from herbal gardens, as well as ale or beer (which at the time was safer to drink than water, as most water was full of excrement and therefore, bacteria). The clergy also preserved knowledge and copied books (the printing press hadn’t been around for very long at that time). So, they had some pretty big social functions as well as religious ones. Then came Henry VIII and, at the beginning of the transit, he decided to switch to Protestantism to publically divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragorn, after 20 years of marriage. This was unheard of – and a huge problem for the general population and women anywhere, because a) women didn’t have any social or financial security beyond the fact that their husbands HAD TO take care of them, and b) now their husbands could legally divorce them. And c) if the king could do that to the queen, who was “anointed by God,” then what could the average wife expect from her husband? Big. Problem. Huge. Especially for people with kids and for women who were orphans or didn’t have enough family members to jump in and care for them if the husband went poof. This problem became even bigger when Henry VIII decided to behead his second wife, Anne Boleyn, though she claimed to be insane. 1) Insanity had always been grounds that made execution impossible, 2) you couldn’t even touch the queen physically before… and now you could chop off her head? Not good for the general wife. If the king’s allowed to do it… Drunkard Jeffrey is probably gonna do it, too. But beyond, in order to be Protestant, Henry VIII abolished and/or destroyed all structures associated with the Catholic church: including but not limited to the places that cared for the sick, poor, the very old, that made medicine, and that provided education. The people who held the knowledge of how to prepare medicine died or were driven out of the country, so people didn’t even know how to make basic medicine any longer. Herbal gardens were razed as much as the nunneries and abbeys. Church asylum wasn’t sacred anymore so there was no safety for people who were wrongly persecuted, for women, or for children. Guess what all of that meant? The general public suffered in unimaginable ways, and the very structures that normally took care of the suffering weren’t there anymore to support them. on top of that, the aristocracy started to persecute anyone who was openly Catholic or had a problem with the political climate. And then came the Inquisition, which was founded in that timeframe, too. To make it worse, the general public had to conform to the religious beliefs of their ruler, which meant that they had to keep track of Henry VIII’s ever-changing religious allegiance (he basically switched with every one of his 6 wives, more or less), quickly switch to the general ideas of the successor, and then become radically Catholic enough to make Bloody Mary happy, who was also the first Queen Regent in centuries. This whole spiel is the reason why so many people from England took the risk to try and get to America to build a nation where they could exercise their religion freely… Because this wasn’t just a topic in England, it was all over Europe, the problem is just that I don’t have time to get into detail here, so we’ll have to keep it short. Anyway, this was all new to the people who lived at that time – that wasn’t their reality before 1532, it only all happened during. And these changes weren’t just ones in England, or this time frame – Pluto in Aquarius changes social realities everywhere in a similar level described here through the example. So, how will this play out this time around? Pluto in Aquarius changes the very things we thought were unchangeable. To make matters worse, at this point Uranus transits Taurus – which is also a transit of changing the things we thought were unchangeable. The next 20 years will likely bring a complete restructuring of many worldwide societies that likely coincide with our perception of freedom, our rights, our education, and our power as the people. There will likely be changes in how we deal with political systems and authority, and a complete transformation of the status quo. We already (at the time I’m writing) live in a pretty extreme worldwide society – humans have never been as disconnected from each other, even while we’re able to connect to people worldwide. We’ve never been as uneducated even though we have access to so much knowledge. We’ve definitely never been as disconnected from our bodies as we’re now… I would guess these things will change. But beyond, it’s going to be a wild ride to predict. I don’t think we’ll have enough information before the final ingress into Aquarius in November 2024. Conclusion In summary, Pluto in Aquarius has always been and will (this time) again be a time of many technological advancements, intense scientific discovery, and ground-breaking societal changes that transformed the way we see the world. It’s also a time where every difference (Aquarius) between individuals and groups in society is going to be amplified and radicalized. This isn’t a time where it’s easy for different people to live and let live, but it’s a time where knowledge, education, and life in general becomes subject of change. Often, people strive for and achieve liberty. Most often, the world is not the same ever again after the cycle.

It can also make you deeply curious and inspire you + deeply & humbly connect you if you are able to process your pain and go into resonance with the pain of the other that is 'doing evil' as that unfelt pain is the cause of all 'evil'. Think about it. Why would it be aggravating or depressing? Only because it triggers unprocessed pain in you and by resisting it, it turns into further emotion. Most of us, including me, take on too much and then overwhelm the nervous system, basically creating micro trauma and making it basically impossible to consciously be with your emotions and deal with external matters. Question is, how big is your nervous systems capacity to face and process pain? That's a slow growth process. Can also be instantaneous. Either way, a lot of times it's easier said than done. Politics can definitely be a huge challenge, like the end boss in healing because all ego/pain corruptions come together: money, power, fame. Still, even here, at the epicenter of the matrix, healing transformation is possible.

Define what you mean by 'bullying'? Is it bullying because Owen isn't being nice, soft, or 'compassionate' with him? Is it bullying to LIE to someone and tell them they are perfect just the way they are...or to give them honest feedback in a clear, direct way that helps them FULLY feel the pain of their situation? True compassion and empathy isn't always nice or friendly. Owen explains in the video that he is trying to get the guy to associate a lot of pain with that old way of being. I'm not a teacher, so I can't say if this methodology is truly effective long term or not. BUT... most people won't ever really make a substantial change in their life until/unless they are in a LOT OF PAIN. This is why there's the memes about hitting the gym after a breakup or going and becoming rich (motivated by pain). Many of the most successful people in the world are deeply insecure, feel like they aren't good enough, and are motivated to try to 'overcome' this belief. Not a recipe to be happy or have self-esteem, but it clearly works for some - watch The Last Dance and look at Michael Jordan's psychology and upbringing. I went to one of Owen's free tour events back in March or so of this year and went up and did these exercises in front of everyone. The main thing he's doing here is pushing people BEYOND their boundaries of self expression and vocal projection. We evolved to want to fit in to a tribe and get SAFETY first, so it's difficult to be loud, confident, assertive, and expressive if you don't feel SAFE in your body/environment. Much of what's happening on stage in these exercises is the person's body is realizing they are SAFE and beginning to naturally be more confident/dominant (aka attractive). As for whether you should put yourself in harsher environments, do you think you would be stronger or weaker after? After facing rejections, would you be more or less confident? All of what Owen teaches is about being INTERNALLY VALIDATED. I love myself because I love myself, NOT because someone else says I'm a good little boy. If someone else doesn't like you, that's fine that's their loss...This is an emotional transformation that must occur internally to get to that place, not just something you can say. Getting to a place of being OKAY with rejection takes going through the rejections long enough until you eventually realize it really doesn't matter and is not a reflection of your self-worth.

Owen cook helped transform this kid, 20 years old, 4 years ago through what appears to be bullying? I'm still debating if this is bullying to be honest because on one hand, it seems pretty obvious that this is a pretty strong form of bullying and harassment even, but on the other hand it's like a form of military training for his ego dissolution to become a self-transformed person, more confident, less scared in the world by exposing himself to harsh rejection. Just look at this transformation. This is him before, about 4 years ago. You don't have to watch the whole thing, although I did. You can skip around to the parts where Owen is talking to him (somewhat bullying him) He said he was watching Owen's videos for 5 years and only ever socialized with 1 person. Almost no action, just a theory junky - In the first video. And this is him about 1 year ago (3 year transformation) I've even seen Owen in person treat his son with 30% of that same bullying that he did to this kid. I took my friend who isnt much into this form of personal development to see Owen and he didn't like Owen at all for how he treated his kid and how much he yells in general. But I also don't think he treated his kid right. Again you can skip around to the parts where he's making the people on stage do exercises. Now I've seen a lot of Owen videos, but this kid's story resonates with me a lot because I too have had a hard social journey, and still have so much to transform. I relate a lot to him. I also sense there's a powerful public speaker in me waiting to come out. I'm wondering, does this form of exposure therapy really work? I mean clearly it did on him, but I mean exposing yourself to very harsh circumstances, often very harsh rejection for serious transformation? Isn't that how the military is able to take weak men and make them into strong men? I've always taken the approach to kaizen, and mastery by george leonard as the path to personal growth, but I'm wondering if I could use some of what this kid got in his life, that is really challenging myself, facing harsher circumstances to make myself stronger, even very harsh rejection to grow myself socially as well? I mean in that first video he is literally getting bullied, having his self-esteem beaten down by Owen, how does that even help? And yet it did? So then is this a pretty solid path for personal development on top of the habits that you do? To challenge yourself each day to do something that really scares you, really challenging environments that scare the absolute crap out of you? Or can one coast by small iterations of exposure therapy. But how strong does that make you really if you don't truly dive into the absolute terror. This video literally has me questioning if I have been living too soft all my life, avoiding being rejected even though Ive socialized quite a bit, Id socialize in ways that are not polar, not truly myself so as not to be rejected so often or so harshly. But now Im questioning if people need to put themselves in much harsher environments more consistently to grow themselves truly.