Perhaps the reason the universe is widely seen as inanimate, as dead, is because we are still collectively traumatised by the gruesomeness of the crucifix as the centrepiece of our old mythology.
Shamanism, the reclaiming of indigeneity, of how people were in the world before big-time religion took over, is a remedy for that trauma.
-----------------------------------------
MORALITY vs PSYCHOLOGY
'Spiritual bypass' is better described as the sin of pride, in that we have awarded ourselves a spiritual status; and the sin of dishonesty, in that we are not owning the evil in our own hearts.
Good old-fashioned morality has a lot going for it. It doesn't care what happened to you in your childhood, or about diagnosing you with exculpatory psychological syndromes. It says here is what you are doing wrong in the eyes of the Great Spirit, which is also the voice of your conscience: change it, or you will continue to suffer, and to be out of balance with yourself and with the world.
-------------------------------------------
And a 10 minute video on what I am calling Chaos Shamanism: Inspired by tradition, but not beholden to it. Listening to your own guidance at every step.
Thank you! True, the crucifix is a "gruesome" symbol.
ReplyDelete