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Man and His Symbols
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Siddhis absolutely exist, but not in the way that the self wants them to be true.
Social Domain
I have had experiences similar to u/whuttupfoo - the degree of social intuition you can develop is Jed-like; far beyond what you would expect. As he stated though - there is nothing magical about this really. Humans are social beings, so your degree of receptively and influence has the potential to be very high. Mental defilements, attachment to worldview, and self, blocks this natural receptively and influence.
u/whuttupfoo mostly talked about his degree of receptivity. One's social influence can hit pretty high levels too though. When you have no ill-will and see nothing as a threat, people become rather pliant. When I complete an Insight cycle - my state of mind is substantially more powerful than ordinarily, and I have had experiences of deeply influencing people in these states. Again, there is nothing magic about this though.
Some dating coach was involved in a media scandal, whereby the pressure of it enabled him to attain a degree of self-realization, after which he began teaching his own variety of "dharma". He demonstrates what I would consider siddhi-like social influence abilities here.
I consider Tony Robbins healing abilities to be Siddhi-like as well.
Manifestation
People call manifestation of material things "magick" sometimes. There is no need for that because there is nothing magical about it. I wrote about this already here a few days ago.
Despite the fact there is no actual magick going on with manifestation, understanding nuances of motivational psychology and actively working to improve those skills can give you abilities that do indeed seem magical. But there is no magic - the normal mode of viewing motivational psychology is just very out of accord with how the mind actually functions, it therefore can seem like magic. You have the ability to manifest WAY more than you would think possible in the external world. I can promise you that.
Physical Acts
I'm sure people already know of Wim Hof and the miraculous abilities he attained through his own meditative training. Again, nothing magical here. Just aspects of human experience we do not understand.
Sidenote: I don't have the clip, but I remember somewhere Wim Hof mentions he practiced Samadhi and said he looked into Siddhis. He didn't go into much more detail than that though. Interesting stuff.
Collective Consciousness
There is definitely a collective consciousness. The question is the degree of it. Is it something, akin to what Carl Jung writes about in-terms of symbols? Or is it something where we are all connected via consciousness itself? I have no experience with the latter but seeing the former is quite clear. If someone does have experience with this, I would love to hear your thoughts. My opinion on this is undefined for now.
Long story short - us humans are very arrogant and we think we see the world how it is. The world is however, very different from our natural mode of perception. All true "suddhis" are not really magical - but rather are just representative that we are seeing an aspect of reality in a more accurate and refined way that allows for more optimal behavior.
And finally, I will bid you farewell with this quote from A Course in Miracles, which sums up the issue beautifully:
> 1 The answer to this question is much like the preceding one. There are, of course, no "unnatural" powers, and it is obviously merely an appeal to magic to make up a power that does not exist. It is equally obvious, however, that each individual has many abilities of which he is unaware. As his awareness increases, he may well develop abilities that seem quite startling to him. Yet nothing he can do can compare even in the slightest with the glorious surprise of remembering who he is. Let all his learning and all his efforts be directed toward this one great final surprise, and he will not be content to be delayed by the little ones that may come to him on the way.
> 2 Certainly there are many "psychic" powers that are clearly in line with this course. Communication is not limited to the small range of channels the world recognizes. If it were, there would be little point in trying to teach salvation. It would be impossible to do so. The limits the world places on communication are the chief barrier to direct experience of the Holy Spirit, Whose Presence is always there and Whose Voice is available but for the hearing. These limits are placed out of fear, for without them the walls that surround all the separate places of the world would fall at the holy sound of His Voice. Who transcends these limits in any way is merely becoming more natural. He is doing nothing special, and there is no magic in his accomplishments.
> 3 The seemingly new abilities that may be gathered on the way can be very helpful. Given to the Holy Spirit and used under His direction, they are valuable teaching aids. To this the question of how they arise is irrelevant. The only important consideration is how they are used. Taking them as ends in themselves, no matter how this is done, will delay progress. Nor does their value lie in proving anything—achievements from the past, unusual attunement with the "unseen," or special favors from God. God gives no special favors, and no one has any powers that are not available to everyone. Only by tricks of magic are special powers "demonstrated."
> 4 Nothing that is genuine is used to deceive. The Holy Spirit is incapable of deception, and He can use only genuine abilities. What is used for magic is useless to Him, but what He uses cannot be used for magic. There is, however, a particular appeal in unusual abilities which can be curiously tempting. Here are strengths which the Holy Spirit wants and needs. Yet the ego sees in these same strengths an opportunity to glorify itself. Strengths turned to weakness are tragedy indeed. Yet what is not given to the Holy Spirit must be given to weakness, for what is withheld from love is given to fear and will be fearful in consequence.
> 5 Even those who no longer value the material things of the world may still be deceived by "psychic" powers. As investment has been withdrawn from the world's material gifts, the ego has been seriously threatened. It may still be strong enough to rally under this new temptation to win back strength by guile. Many have not seen through the ego's defenses here, although they are not particularly subtle. Yet, given a remaining wish to be deceived, deception is made easy. Now the "power" is no longer a genuine ability and cannot be used dependably. It is almost inevitable that, unless the individual changes his mind about its purpose, he will bolster its uncertainties with increasing deception.
> 6 Any ability that anyone develops has the potentiality for good. To this there is no exception. And the more unusual and unexpected the power, the greater its potential usefulness. Salvation has need of all abilities, for what the world would destroy, the Holy Spirit would restore. "Psychic" abilities have been used to call upon the devil, which merely means to strengthen the ego. Yet here is also a great channel of hope and healing in the Holy Spirit's service. Those who have developed "psychic" powers have simply let some of the limitations they laid upon their minds be lifted. It can be but greater limitations they lay upon themselves if they utilize their increased freedom for greater imprisonment. The Holy Spirit needs these gifts, and those who offer them to Him and Him alone go with Christ's gratitude upon their hearts, and His holy sight not far behind.
If you don't understand this relatively simple piece of Jung's writing, you should not be reading the red book. Read more basic Jung (or other Jungian authors) first.
A great place to start is Man and his Symbols. Jung isn't really something you can just pick up, you need a foundation.
I noticed you don't have Man and His Symbols by Jung. That is probably my favorite book of his. I would probably never read it again, but it was very complete.
So psychoanalysis deals almost exclusively with the unconscious mind. For more on this I would highly recommend reading: Man And His Symbols By: Carl Gustav Jung. You can buy it here.. This book will change you fucking life btw.
This subject alone would take about a decade to get through.
So profiling started with the cataloguing of killers who killed more than one person. Someone got the bright idea to talk with them to get info to aid helping others who killed multiple people. The term “serial killer” didn’t really pop up till the early 80’s. There was literally no technical term to describe them until them in law enforcement. So then they went and interviewed the killers and asked them a ridiculous amount of questions (even going so far as to ask about diet). Then they took all that info and put it into a database. So when you hear about “profiling”, all that means is that according to the database this person is most likely to blame. That’s it. Study pattern. It’s the same thing doctors do. But to be quite frank, the doctors were way ahead on this shit, but the FEDS didn’t trust that a doctor could give them useful information to use in their job as a cop. Lame.
But on the flip side, you have the psychologists who are always interested in uncommon things. So for quite a while, millions were banging about trying to “figure” serial killers out. Psychology is the youngest of the sciences. So right up until the late 70’s psychiatrists were doing whatever the fuck they wanted to people.
One study in particular that was a bastardization of The Monster Study, gave electro shocks to an infant who vomited a lot. And by a lot, we are talking 50-60 times a day at his worst. He was about to die from wasting away. The study sought to cure a deathly ill child who could not stop vomiting. So the doctors decided to see if conditioning could be used to treat the boy. So they decided to administer shocks (excessively high shocks administered to his bare wrist and bare ankle) to the infants bare skin every time he puked or gagged. What’s most shocking is that it fucking worked. The kid stopped puking and he made a full recovery. To read more about the horrible fucking things doctors have done check this out.
Although be warned, some of the things covered are pretty fucking horrible so forewarned is forearmed.
Unethical practices are largely no done today in the states. With the ISRB, that shit can’t happen anymore.
The profiles are great. It deals with symptomology of mental disorders so you get the psychological aspect and the procedural bits are in the background.
If you should have any additional questions I would be happy to answer.
Amazing dreams. I would say that your unconcious and shadow are definitely trying to tell you something. But without further context, it would be hard to be accurate, and besides, I am not a professional to counsel or advise on such matters.
But I can tell you what came to mind and I can send you some references.
I noticed a lot of the same symbols that are contained in the Flood Story of Noah.
So I want to reference two Jordan Peterson lectures on the subject:
https://youtu.be/wNjbasba-Qw
https://youtu.be/6gFjB9FTN58
Also on audible there is a book I like that might help:
Jungian Psychoanalysis: Working in the Spirit of Carl Jung
By: Murray Stein editor
Narrated by: Cynthia Wallace
And finally, but you probably have it:
Man and His Symbols https://www.amazon.com/dp/0440351839/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_oJGKDb4SW2K99
great https://www.amazon.com/Man-His-Symbols-Carl-Jung/dp/0440351839
that is really interesting, I love that it was published in the sixties. Will totally check it out.
Man and His Symbols by Jung. has been a favorite of mine for years.
Viktor Lowenfeld laid out a linear drawing development structure that might have some application to this idea. One aspect of human development is that we are consistent doodlers of some kind. If, in some futuristic world, we find ourselves completely devoid of the written word, we would likely still find ways to scratch, mark, or otherwise scribble something with something else. While this places a lot of emphasis on what we "naturally" do, history has shown that nearly every single people group has some form of manipulation of items to create symbols/signs (see Jung, even if you don't buy the meaning/subconscious).
So, yes, theoretically, it would be rather easy to start making marks, although they might be a bit more crude than others with more experience with writing. Just like with most things, the more practice, the better anyone becomes. As far as a future without mark-making implements, I don't think humans would ever give up the basics of crayons and pencils, and if we did, we would soon find another way to make marks.
Not occult-specific, but tangentially related: Man and His Symbols, by Carl Jung.
I think the meme 'Anonymous' is a sign of precisely what you're describing. I recently wrote a critical account of what I mean if you're interested I can share the link.
edit: I'm completely serious btw.
a few sources of my research:
http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Consciousness-Richard-Maurice-Bucke/dp/1907661603/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368632362&sr=8-1&keywords=cosmic+consciousness
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Symbols-Carl-Gustav-Jung/dp/0440351839/ref=pd_sim_b_6
http://www.amazon.com/Telemorphosis-Univocal-Jean-Baudrillard/dp/1937561003/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368632665&sr=1-1&keywords=telemorphosis
https://www.amazon.com/Man-His-Symbols-Carl-Jung/dp/0440351839/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526173968&sr=8-1&keywords=jung
> I got a bit stuck once I cracked the mindfulness thing - I was like, so now I've stopped flashbacks taking up 90% of my existence, now what?
Haha! This so much. I have to find my next job and I realized a couple months ago that the reason I physically can't search for jobs is a combo of anxiety triggers (not just one, several!). It's like I was precisely groomed to be unable to become an independent professional, it's absolutely scary.
I'm getting better at noticing triggers (I have like 5-10 a day!!!! ARGH!) and I am aware of the anxiety, but I don't know what I want to build with that knowledge.
> Best of luck and if you've got any recommendations on meditation/mindfulness I'd love to hear them :)
I read different books and stories about meditation. But with the hinsight I got from CPTSD stuff, I think that I need to go through it again. If you want a fascinating read, Carl Jung wrote Man and his symbols at the end of his life to explain his research to high-school-graduate level people. It's very easy to read and blew my mind quite a few times! Lots of stuff to think about.
I think great thinkers should have made books like that, explaining themselves what they think to non-experts. I'd love to see a curation of that type of content (no intermediaries, no word of mouth, just the author saying what they want).
Happy to meet you <3
In terms of technique and readability, "Phantom' by Susan Kay. This is still one of the best fiction novels I've ever read, masterfully done.
In terms of nonfiction, 'Man and His Symbols' by Carl Gustav Jung is a straight fascinating book, it's a good introduction to Jung's work that's very understandable even to a layperson, a lot of food for thought in that book.
'Jesus and the Lost Goddess' by Timothy Freke is amazing, it's about early Christian Gnosticism and it makes a nice companion piece to 'Man and His Symbols'.
I'm a pretty well-confirmed athiest at this point. I tend to view the current manifestations of religion as following in a long tradition of mythmaking by human cultures.
With that in mind, you might look into some psychology in addition to your religious research. I'm a writer, which is how I came by Jung and Campbell and Booker -- but I think the idea of underlying patterns of thought that guide our own mythmaking is of broader use than simply helping me understand storytelling better.
I've read the following, and suggest you do as well!
Jung
The Basic Writings of CG Jung
Man and His Symbols
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
Psychology and Religion
Campbell
The Hero With A Thousand Faces
The Masks of God (Vols. 1 - 3)
Myths to Live By
Booker
The Seven Basic Plots
There are a lot more, but those are the ones I'd start with. As an undergrad, I majored in English and Rhetoric, and minored in both Religion and Poetry -- this cultural storytelling stuff is important to me.
As a library science graduate student, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that you can get all of these books from your local library -- and can enlist the aid of the reference desk in finding more material for your research. Believe me, there's nothing a reference worker likes more than an interesting topic -- i.e. something that doesn't involve directing people to the bathroom, or helping people find books on filing their taxes. We're trained to help with real research! Use us!
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Symbols-Carl-Gustav-Jung/dp/0440351839
I'd go with this lil book, it'll give you an idea of the man and the basics of his ideas http://www.amazon.com/C-G-Jung-Speaking-C-G/dp/0691018715
His work can get pretty fucking dense but never fear, a man named Edward Edinger or a woman named Marie Louise Von Franz did immense work communicating the ideas in more understandable ways.
Also there's this one, it was the one book he approved for the layperson - http://www.amazon.com/Man-Symbols-Carl-Gustav-Jung/dp/0440351839/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1404996952&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=man+and+his+symbols
but if you do find that his ideas are worth further reading there's a great compilation http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Jung-Library/dp/0140150706/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1404997014&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+portable+jung
It really doesn't matter how you spend your time, because there is no meaning to life. Having said that, meaning does refer to life so you've got to ask yourself if you're satisfied spending a great deal of your time living the same life almost everyone else has through widespread video games, television, movies and literature. In the event that you are not satisfied with such a cookie-cutter existence, and that you crave to live your own life, then might I suggest you limit your media consumption to educational programs and focus on developing your knowledge and skills, and explore the (offline) world you live in.
Personally I suggest you consider taking the following courses of action: