Awakening the Soul
Sign of Awakeness:
Flow, interconnectedness
Non-Dual Awakening Experiences:
Flow states, the imaginal realm, eros, magic, the void, synchronicity and cosmic intelligence, the flow of time
How to Wake Up:
Connecting with a sense of meaningfulness
Shadows You May Need to Embrace:
Overwhelm and difficult experiences
Signs That Soul is Blocked:
Meaninglessness, existential fear, manipulation, feels like being separated from life
Signs That Soul is Inflated:
Overly dramatic preciousness
Working with These Parts
Meditation concentration object: Metaphor – how can you express what is here?
Element: Water – flowing with content
Working with the content of the Soul: Sensing, intuiting, expressing
People start to heal when they feel: Welcomed & accepted
Archetypes: Sovereign, Heartful Demon
Practices: Creativity, imaginal practice, shadow work, Zen, magic, connection with Buddha Nature, practice for the benefit of all beings
Content
Some posts to help with understanding the awakening of the soul
Practice
Videos
Guided Meditation on Practice for the Benefit of All Beings
A guided meditation (35 minutes) with a short introductory exercise in the description (2 mins)
Podcasts
Meditation, Meaning, Myth and Magic, with Daniel M. Ingram – Part VI
We discuss creativity, journeying, imagination, and the richness of practice
Nouveau Shamanic Cinema Podcast, with Joost Vervoort
An entire podcast series where we watch films together as if they were dreams or imaginal practice and use this as a portal into reflecting on some of the deepest existential themes
Example Journey
Joost Vervoort and I journey through the experience of soul and cosmos. This is an example of how a connection with this part of experience can emerge through meditative and shared practice.
