11-19-2017, 08:22 PM
The changes were more subtle for me.
After the initial "pink cloud of bliss" wore off,...I would go through plateaus,...and occasional backsliding in my growing.
Additionally,....as Coordinate_Apotheosis mentioned,....the awareness causes some of the "innocence" to be gone.
Perhaps innocence is not the right descriptive, (for my situation)....more like part of the veil has been lifted.
Due to the awareness which grows from exposure to our philosophy,..one tends to feel "unethical" slips, or one's intolerant behavior towards another more acutely. Even if it is a momentary lapse of judgement.
(I feel this is a good thing.)
Ten years ago,...I would just plow through life,.....with little concern for any "collateral damage" I may have left in my path.
Can't imagine doing that anymore,....the guilt would be crushing.
Much of the change is hard to put into words. Just a form of intuitive awareness when engaged in, or witnessing human transaction.
For me,...the changes have been at a "lower" level,...at least when I see how others in the forum have progressed.
I don't grasp the Archetype studies well,......it's too big for me.
More like,....my interface with others has grown softer.
I still tend to prefer my quiet mountain life,.....and still need "rest periods" after being around others for more than a short time.
Yeah,....there are definite changes for my part,.....but not a baseball bat of enlightenment to the head,.......more like an occasional, and very gentle, tapping on the shoulder.
After the initial "pink cloud of bliss" wore off,...I would go through plateaus,...and occasional backsliding in my growing.
Additionally,....as Coordinate_Apotheosis mentioned,....the awareness causes some of the "innocence" to be gone.
Perhaps innocence is not the right descriptive, (for my situation)....more like part of the veil has been lifted.
Due to the awareness which grows from exposure to our philosophy,..one tends to feel "unethical" slips, or one's intolerant behavior towards another more acutely. Even if it is a momentary lapse of judgement.
(I feel this is a good thing.)
Ten years ago,...I would just plow through life,.....with little concern for any "collateral damage" I may have left in my path.
Can't imagine doing that anymore,....the guilt would be crushing.
Much of the change is hard to put into words. Just a form of intuitive awareness when engaged in, or witnessing human transaction.
For me,...the changes have been at a "lower" level,...at least when I see how others in the forum have progressed.
I don't grasp the Archetype studies well,......it's too big for me.
More like,....my interface with others has grown softer.
I still tend to prefer my quiet mountain life,.....and still need "rest periods" after being around others for more than a short time.
Yeah,....there are definite changes for my part,.....but not a baseball bat of enlightenment to the head,.......more like an occasional, and very gentle, tapping on the shoulder.