It's becoming increasingly obvious that the introvert stereotype can no longer hack reality by remote control - as algorithms are limited to those with limited connectivity in literal community with literal people - as a result 'hacking' requires real time integration.
Imagine a hoard of empaths making a deliberate effort to be part of society in order to intentionally shift its norms and conditionings. Avoiding this box or that box - no, I don't want to be in the crazy box or the hippy box - or any other box for that matter - as soon as I am in a box I become unrelatable and my perspective becomes less potent.
If I express feelings of this or of that - I feel a box being made for me... breaking out of that box requires a deep concerned effort to be equal - to show the people around that I am just like them - and yet also choose to behave differently and maintain a set of values or a moral code.
It is better in some instances to live an archetype - a solid role/structure within collective perception - and live it deliberately. Knowing the ins and outs of that archetype - knowing how that archetype is perceived by the group mind and what methods are effective from that position within the group. Without a position - there is no hope of change. A reference point must be declared - a flag - to say - I am here - and from this ground I build up and make my mechanism for self-renewal and change which behaves as a beacon sending waves out into the cosmos.
Effective communication can only occur between equals because from an equal perspective - others can take something said as if it came from them and integration happens quicker. If you want to develop your skillset and your ability to assist a world struggling to find a footing in any values - practice the art of being equal - deliberately. Adjust your self-identity to 0 while with another - allow yourself to unconditionally be with them - in this you are them, for a moment. Society's structures were not built yesterday and rarely intentionally - they developed over time - mostly as self-defenses to all the things that went wrong. Institutions that champion values and ethics have behaved as strongholds for lasting trust within a community. No longer do I throw the baby out with the bathwater of religion or any organized group for that matter. Without a structured value system - humanity slides. It could be a value in nature itself and the need to maintain and preserve it - this then precipitates other values like trust and a need to know and live truth. There needs to be an outside motivation - a reference point. We need this.
It is not without experience that I have come to these conclusions. I have gone through various cults/belief systems, five years of street living and seven years of as a street musician internationally - 10 years as an activist - and ever an adherent to truth - jumping in and having a go, even if others say it is wrong. Discovering for myself what is real - reinventing the wheel so many times.
I no longer value the projections of those around me that choose to put this experience into a place of no repute. What I have come through in order to function would scare most people within the Western world. I know of others that have come from a far deeper pit of perception - I do not claim to be unique.
However, I see that my qualifications are my experience - this serves me far better than a university degree or government approval or funding of a project. I see severe limitation working within the boundaries of the system. I have keenly observed and identified the behaviours of the group - and have come to an independent analysis of group psychology that later have referenced with documentation. I made these discoveries with the lab of my mind - first. I doubted myself many times and was clouded with emotion many times. I have come through all that to come to an honest understanding and a level to what is really going on.
We need to be different and we need to do it now.
ps. Video is at the highest peak in the south-west of Australia - the land is so old here that everything progressively got flatter and flatter. Some small peaks remain - this one is just over 1000 metres high - it's just such a beautiful and spiritually evocative spot.
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Beautiful playing and that text has to be one of the most refreshing takes on identity I've read in a while, as well as highly relatable.
I have been playing that game of boxes unconsciously, trying to avoid being placed in any of them and probably losing energy in the process.
Great reflections and it seems you might have experienced some time ago what I'm only beginning to live through so I look forward to more of your wisdom
Glad you could get something out of it and thanks for listening. Good luck out there! Wherever you are on this journey 🤠
I would dare say that you are closer to the clouds than the ground. The view is impressive brother, listening to you playing your flute while I see these images is something incredible.
Thanks very much, that's very kind. Glad you're enjoying the view 😀