Inner work is like a quiet pilgrimage into the mysterious dark forests of the mind and heart.
Indeed, whenever we experience a spiritual awakening of any kind, we become like lone wolves beginning our quest through the dense vegetation of our inner worlds.
We donโt know the way.
We donโt know the path.
We may feel lost, disoriented, and a little scared.
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Yet, something deep within us โ the Soul perhaps โ knows that this is a journey we must undertake in order to find true freedom, healing, belonging, and fulfillment.ย
Like any journey, there are many routes and paths we can take to get us through that subterranean world of our deep psyches and toward our inner Center.
So, which path do you take?
Thatโs where this test can help you out.
Remember: you can return to this test as many times as you want to get an idea of what your needs are, because they can and do change throughout your journey as a spiritual wanderer.
Treat this test as a resource that can help you tune into your inner wolf and what path it wants to traverse next.
You can also see our illuminatingย Inner Work Journal Bundleย if you’d like more in-depth and guided help exploringย allย inner work paths, which has been created with the greatest level of care and integrity.
What result did you get? Let me know below!
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Re: Psychospiritual Maintenance from the Newsletter.
We often find ourselves in challenging situations where we cannot use win-win solutions, insightful perspectives, previous experiences, or life lessons to confront the darker aspects of our existence. It is at these moments that we must face the things we prefer to avoid or cannot comprehend, and work towards resolving them if possible.
In the realm of what is considered normal, it can feel like a fair game. So, what should we do? Should we shut down and hope for a miracle, or accept that some things must simply be embraced as part of our journey, serving as vehicles for spiritual learning? As we dig deeper and uncover more, we become increasingly responsible for our learning, healing, and the quest for new meaning and balance in life.
Indeed, we may become stuck in repetitive cycles, trapped in a never-ending loop as thoughts swirl in our minds, blurring our feelings and emotions. The search for deeper purpose and direction often brings with it frustration or indifference, as we grapple with what is achievable within the bounds of acceptability.
Exploring these shadow areas can be both terrifying and exhilarating. While it may evoke fear, the potential for clarity and healing is profoundly rewarding. Oh, how I yearn for maturity and the integration of my being.
Regards,
John
It’s a gradual process! The very fact that you long for this is already a sign of maturing.
Re: Psychospiritual Maintenance from the Newsletter.
We often find ourselves in challenging situations where we cannot use win-win solutions, insightful perspectives, previous experiences, or life lessons to confront the darker aspects of our existence. It is at these moments that we must face the things we prefer to avoid or cannot comprehend, and work towards resolving them if possible.
In the realm of what is considered normal, it can feel like a fair game. So, what should we do? Should we shut down and hope for a miracle, or accept that some things must simply be embraced as part of our journey, serving as vehicles for spiritual learning? As we dig deeper and uncover more, we become increasingly responsible for our learning, healing, and the quest for new meaning and balance in life.
Indeed, we may become stuck in repetitive cycles, trapped in a never-ending loop as thoughts swirl in our minds, blurring our feelings and emotions. The search for deeper purpose and direction often brings with it frustration or indifference, as we grapple with what is achievable within the bounds of acceptability.
Exploring these shadow areas can be both terrifying and exhilarating. While it may evoke fear, the potential for clarity and healing is profoundly rewarding. Oh, how I yearn for maturity and the integration of my being.
Regards,
John
Dear Altheia and Mateo,
Re:- Psychospiritual Maintenance from the Newsletter.
It is only when we are backed into a corner and cannot use win-win situations, nor smart insight, nor perception, nor previous history, or life experience, to deal with the Shadow Side of our existence that we come face to face with the things we do not wish to face or cannot understand. Then we face resolving them if possible!
It’s fair game in the outer spheres of so-called normality. So what do we do? Close down and pray for a miracle, or just know some things just need acceptance, to be lived with, and used as vehicles for Spiritual learning. But the more we uncover and the deeper we tread, the more responsible we become to learning, healing, and finding new meaning and balance in life as a human being.
Yes! We become stuck and stagnant, repeating the same old things, or as I put it, on a never-ending loop, as things swirl into a vortex in the mind, which blurs the feelings and emotions. Finding deeper purpose and direction carries with it WTF or as you say “Meh” which parries with what can be achieved out of what is acceptable and possible.
To discover, learn, and explore these Shadow areas is both frightening to the core yet wonderful if they can be cleared. And oh, how I long for maturity and integration of being.
Regards John ๏ปฟ๐๏ปฟ
Thanks for sharing these reflections John :)
Spot-on with self love! I’ve been in a narcissist relationship off & on for 9 years. This last Go round has totally depleted me and I know I need to fill myself back up with love along with therapeutic services and self-help. I got this email at the perfect time, thank you so much! ๐
P.S. I’m so over & done, only took 97 tries๐คฃno seriously I have absolutely reached the end & claiming my way of of this pit to regrow & be healthy
Sounds like this email was a clear sign! Take the very best care of yourself.
Self love
Thanks for sharing this.
I should work on self love
I started the test but most of it just didn’t seem applicable. I don’t think of “me” much, not having a lot of faith in self-examination. When I make a mistake or react poorly to some situation, I review it, think of what I might do to do better the next time, and then let it go. Past is past. Can’t change it. Can’t fix it. This moment is were we live. When I look in the mirror I see a (near) 70 year old white guy that has been around the patch a few times, and has some scars to show for it. Nothing special. Colors? Red is wonderful when it is on a flower, not so much when it flows from a cut on my finger. Blue, orange, and green are fine. I like dolphins. They were regular companions during the years my wife and I lived full time on our sailboat. I suspect they are far more advanced in their inner journey as a species than are humans. I also suspect that is true of many species. But such thoughts have little impact on my own inner journey. I guess, in a way, I just don’t take myself or this experience of life all that seriously. But I appreciate the thought you put into the test and the help it might offer to others.
Good for you Tj :)
mine was self love, but i think you expect too much.
i believe we absolutely should judge ourselves when we are doing things we probably shouldn’t be doing.
i love myself, but i also regret not treating others better, and i call myself out when i’m being weak
i treat myself the way i treat others, the way it would like to be treated, with compassion but also with honesty, and i will call people out when they are harming themselves or others
maybe i am harder on myself than i am on others, but that’s because i expect more from myself, because i am the only one i am truly responsible for.
Self-judgment is needed if it is constructive and not destructive (thereโs a difference).
Treating others the way you want to be treated is the wrong perspective. There is no empathy as the “other” is being subjected to your perspective, your view. A better approach is…Do, (or don’t do) unto others as they would, (or would not) have us do unto them. It leaves room for the other person’s perspective to be an integral part of our interaction. It is called the “Copper Rule”. It grew out of a Taoist/eastern perspective rather than a Christian/ western one. To me western perspectives are often “me” oriented while eastern perspectives are more along the line of “us” or “we’. “I” may be the only person I am responsible for, but I am the last person I am responsible to. Seeing another person’s needs as at least as important as mine is something very often missing in western culture. It is certainly something missing that is crippling American culture.
Thank you
Thanks gene :)
The answer today is, shadowwork. The previous time, or a smilar test was self love. But i feel that i have developed some solid baseline when it comes to selflove. Which i am also using on the daily to decide whats next. Not that long ago I did some healing work via insight timer, which actually gave me some serious results. I “stole” my inner child. I just took her with me, instead of leaving her in the guided meditation as you usual have to. I feel very creative eversince, and you know how those things go, 1 thing leads to another and another ๐ So its getting a bit messy in here. I am currently working on about 4 projects.๐คญ It feels really good to experience this type of flow again and still be able to practice selfcare when needed.
Iโm so glad to hear this, Evelien โบ๏ธ