Summary of Françoise Bourzat, Kristina Hunter & Ralph Metzner's Consciousness Medicine

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 There is a vast spectrum of state-specific experiences available to our consciousness. We typically feel contentedly separate, as though we are individual organisms moving through space. Sometimes we feel tight in our bodies, mentally contracted, unable to connect with others or even ourselves.
#2 Humans have been exploring consciousness for thousands of years, and have used various techniques and practices to shift their states of consciousness. They have fermented fruits and grains into alcohol, and ingested plants and mushrooms with psychotropic compounds in their seeds, bark, leaves, flowers, roots, and flesh.
#3 There are numerous modalities for altering consciousness that do not depend on plants. Indigenous cultures that include these states of consciousness tend toward animistic earth-based spiritual practices that honor the local environment and elements.
#4 The history of human civilization is shaped by insights drawn from expanded states of consciousness through the mystical states of prophets, art, and spiritual practices. We can be inspired by still-living traditions to reach back into our own ancestral lineages and see what we can find.

Sujets

• Général
• Psychotherapy

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 13 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669353188
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Françoise Bourzat and Kristina Hunter & Ralph Metzner's Consciousness Medicine
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

There is a vast spectrum of state-specific experiences available to our consciousness. We typically feel contentedly separate, as though we are individual organisms moving through space. Sometimes we feel tight in our bodies, mentally contracted, unable to connect with others or even ourselves.

#2

Humans have been exploring consciousness for thousands of years, and have used various techniques and practices to shift their states of consciousness. They have fermented fruits and grains into alcohol, and ingested plants and mushrooms with psychotropic compounds in their seeds, bark, leaves, flowers, roots, and flesh.

#3

There are numerous modalities for altering consciousness that do not depend on plants. Indigenous cultures that include these states of consciousness tend toward animistic earth-based spiritual practices that honor the local environment and elements.

#4

The history of human civilization is shaped by insights drawn from expanded states of consciousness through the mystical states of prophets, art, and spiritual practices. We can be inspired by still-living traditions to reach back into our own ancestral lineages and see what we can find.

#5

The field of psychology and psychiatry has been reinitiated to explore expanded states of consciousness. This has been done through the use of psychedelic drugs, which have been illegal for decades. However, medical research has resumed, and people are more willing to explore new and ancient modes of healing.

#6

psychedelics and entheogenic plant medicines can shift consciousness and activate healing. They can do so by bringing the body out of its normal homeostasis. meditation practices typically include slowing the breath, which slows the heart rate and affects brain activity and biochemistry in the body.

#7

Expanded states of consciousness are difficult to measure, but many people report a sense of merging with something larger than themselves and encountering aspects of themselves beyond their normal identity. They report expanding beyond their human conditioning and even beyond their current human incarnation.

#8

The resolution of inner conflicts is possible through accessing a more resourced state than the one in which a conflict or pattern of tension was created. The body and mind are free to follow their deepest impulse: to seek wholeness and flow.

#9

Expanded states of consciousness are a powerful healing modality that can help us metabolize our traumas, childhood wounds, addictive patterns, relational issues, health imbalances, and psychological blockages.

#10

Expanded states of consciousness offer us the opportunity to reconnect with the aspect of our self that is always already whole. It is the self that remains unscathed, wise, and healthy despite all we have endured.

#11

The spiritual component of entheogen-assisted journeywork is often criticized, but it is important to remember that not everyone is ready to ingest a psychotropic substance. Some people may benefit from a daylong sweat lodge or a weeklong dance retreat to explore their inner worlds.

#12

We must approach the inner layers of our psyche with faith and surrender. We must accept life no matter what it brings, and we must let go of our expectations and open ourselves to the present moment, regardless of the outcome.

#13

Faith is a basic level of trust in the healing potential of the process. It is important to have faith in the process, as it can be difficult and intense, but ultimately fulfilling.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

A guide is someone who walks ahead and knows the territory. Like the jungle, our inner self is an environment full of beautiful complexity. In many cultures, rituals that invoke expanded states of consciousness for transformation and healing are guided.

#2

The modern industrialized world is filled with people who claim to be shamans or healers, though they do not necessarily practice the traditions of their culture. The role of a shaman or healer is to support and facilitate their clients’ inner transformation.

#3

A guide’s job is to keep a journeyer safe and prot