Last time I was off the cancer sticks for a short while a cigar tasted
great.
In the spirit of speaking forthright I would like to understand
potential genetic factors (slight autism, maybe),
detachment/disassociative (defensive mechanism) and how environment may
have caused those traits to manifest in detrimental ways. Such as
difficulties in: trust, attachment, short-term memory, perceptual depth
perception & ability to rapidly change focus. Knowledge alone of those
factors doesn't necessarily translate into practical applications.
Of course I agree the dangers of introspection are as varied as the
range of pseudosciences, but if you're screwed either way... Maybe I am
somewhat influenced, as I nearly cried while watching the movie, A
Beautiful Mind. What an inspiration, triumph of the spirit! That's
unusual for me, oddly another recent exception, which greatly exceeded
the latter was Avatar. Though I must admit some silliness in attaching
much meaning to movies, I think it was Vam who in another thread
mentioned the power of stories. All in the eye of the beholder then?.
-Ash
On 2/1/2010 9:36 AM, Lee wrote:
Well now Molly, i happent o be quite expert in both of them. I dream,
I always remember them, I have been practicing lucid dreaming now for
the best part of my life, although smoking cigars for only around ten
years now.
On 1 Feb, 14:34, Molly<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes! A dream is just a dream as a cigar and how you experience it is
just a cigar. We can spend a lifetime assigning meaning, or get
beyond our identity in this, and "let it be,"
On Feb 1, 9:30 am, Lee<[email protected]> wrote:
And of course sometimes a dream is just a dream.
On 1 Feb, 05:12, Ash<[email protected]> wrote:
On 1/30/2010 2:28 AM, archytas wrote:> The issue is whether
focusing into dreams is exploration or just running away to hide
(which isn't necessarily bad or cowardly, but can be).
Sometimes we might find ourselves doing a bit of both, certainly first
steps take some courage. Sometimes it takes a bit of bluffing oneself.
I think it is clear, if dreams are the landscape of the
unconscious/subconscious mind learning to navigate and explore such an
inner dimension would pose great benefit. Especially to one tormented by
their own demons, the unresolvable& irreconcilable, wake up one day
(perhaps after years of painful awakenings) and say, "I had no idea it
was so simple", "I have found the root of the matter", or "Damn, I need
a shrink!" But to stare those demons in the eye, when otherwise elusive...
For me it would pose a great benefit to solve a "chicken or the egg"
question. Who knows, it might be a good tool for therapy and general
personal maintenance too. "Know thyself."
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