spiritualone
13-06-2007, 12:52 PM
The inner battlefield: dominant and repressed personality programs
By Luc Sala
2007-05-30
Synopsis:
Numerical analysis and validation of the psychological model of mask, wounded child (shadow) and inner child by radionics/dowsing methods. Numerical data on the different mind-states/programmes/subpersonalities indicating that e.g. different programmes have a different IQ. Indication of the potential of various therapies to release the inner child. This model is explained, illustrated by case history data, analysis of historical figures and compared with philosophical, therapeutical, religious and magic worldviews. The combination of numerical data for otherwise intangible qualities like spiritual resonance and the development path of the psyche yield valuable insight in how the psyche and psychotherapy works and could work.
Most illnesses and problems in our life stem from the repressed inner child that wants to be heard.
The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself" (Greek: γνώθι σεαυτόν or gnothi seauton) was inscribed in golden letters at the lintel of the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. It sounds like great advice, but to what extend can we know ourselves, how deeply do we have to search into the depth of our souls or the dark recesses of our sub- and unconscious mind. to arrive at some useful knowledge. Did the Greeks mean self as in ego, as in mask, the obvious personality we display to the world or did they hint at knowing our deeper core, the inner child hidden in our shadow, the true or higher self.
And can we know ourselves by ourselves, or do we need the help of others. The Delphi oracle obviously was one way to self-discovery, as was astrology, divination, visiting a shaman or clairvoyant or partaking in the Eleusian mysteries. And we have seen many ways of self discovery as mankind developed, the great religions of the world are basically all ways for coming to grips with whom we really are. Jesus, according to the gospels, taught us that we have to become like the children if we are to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, and according to Tomas, that Kingdom is the now. Buddha, in his teachings about liberating us from the fetters of the senses, used different words but the same message. In Zen Buddhism the discovery of the self is the major task, in Hinduism and the Upanishads there is the acceptance of Brahma as our inner core (Atman), and do you think the ultimate goal of the Cathar Parfaits (the perfect ones) was anything else than to be true to the self? And what was the purpose of the “Spiritual Exercises” of Ignacio de Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits? Different paths, different techniques, an emphasis on different chakra’s, but the same goal.
In modern times we have seen psychotherapy, psychology and a host of related disciplines evolve into tools for self-knowledge. Psychological tests, personality type matrices like the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs indices, self-help programs, psychedelics, inner child and wounded child programs, one can spend a lifetime discovering oneself.
The sobering truth is, however, that very few people reach the level of self-knowledge and awareness that results in overcoming the basic programming we so easily refer to as the ego or believe to be the personality, the mask we present to the world (and believe to be ourselves). Many professional psychologists now acknowledge, that even the most advanced and extensive psychological tests give little insight in the way a person acts and will act in real-life situations. Even as psychological testing is still very popular in the corporate world, the results are indicative at best, the top performers emerge in the reality of human interaction, the problem-makers are rarely weeded out by such tests. The “human touch” in selecting personnel and HRM function is essential.
Something is missing in our perception of the human condition, in how we perceive our psyche. Psychology, with Wundt, Pavlov, James, Freud, Jung, Adler, Perls, Maslow, Rogers, Piaget, Skinner, Grof and so many others has discovered a lot, but has modern science really uncovered more than what the Zen-masters, the Vedic Rishi’s or Plato understood? Were philosophers like Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty on a really new track with their exploration of phenomena (what presents itself to us in conscious experience), is there really a schism between the idealists and the realists if we would truly understand the Veda’s. Weren’t Kant and Hume not both trying to understand what is beyond empiricism and rationalism, trying to define or isolate the deep reality from the perception we know is subjective at best and both touching on that vast realm of magic and transcendental knowing we cannot perceive with our senses or rationalize with our mind, but sense exists. For me the history of philosophy and science is an exciting story, but also a cycle of discovery and rediscovery, the Uruburos chewing its tail, finding the truth and the love underlying all realities anew all the time. Therefore, what follows is not new, it’s just my truth, my path, my perspective on something which is beyond our ‘normal’ awareness.
In this essay I will try to give my personal view on how the mind-body-soul-spirit complex that we all are, functions. This is a partial and personal view, based on life’s lessons and inspiration from many sides, but as a working hypothesis it kind of worked for me and many people around me. It doesn’t delve into the depths of the philosophical and theological discussion, but is a practical approach to human development, to developing the potential we all have, to uncovering what is usually hidden.
This essay starts with a kind of thesis, which is that we have a number of programs (personalities or subpersonalities) each with its own mode of operation, intelligence, bodily functions, quite separated from each other. Nearly all people have developed a mask personality or program, that kind of hides the original design in us. The mask or adapted personality is our conscious self, perceived as I and myself, but in fact it is a mode of being, a mode of operation and stimulus-response automatisms that dominates our thinking and behaviour, but is not the real “Self”. It works, has adapted to what parents, school and the world expect from us, is effective and usually quite “normal”, but it is fake, constructed, and we are unconscious of its operation. The real self is also not the Shadow or the wounded child mode of being, as that “repressed program” is what became of the “Higher Self”or inner child after a lifetime of domination by the mask personality. Our shadow is full of dark adaptations, patterns and complexes, but when in that repressed program (accidentally, under stress or via therapy, illness, drugs or otherwise exceptional circumstances) we can at least consciously touch on those complexes and trauma’s. In the shadow mode we have at least a chance of working through those complexes and trauma’s, accept them and potentially integrate them, clearing our selves, uncovering the inner, hidden child. The state we then, sometimes with much effort, sometimes instantaneously and effortless, arrive at has been described as mystical union, lucid awareness, enlightenment, Satori, Samadhi, so many words for what cannot be described by words.
http://www.net.info.nl/psyche.htm
By Luc Sala
2007-05-30
Synopsis:
Numerical analysis and validation of the psychological model of mask, wounded child (shadow) and inner child by radionics/dowsing methods. Numerical data on the different mind-states/programmes/subpersonalities indicating that e.g. different programmes have a different IQ. Indication of the potential of various therapies to release the inner child. This model is explained, illustrated by case history data, analysis of historical figures and compared with philosophical, therapeutical, religious and magic worldviews. The combination of numerical data for otherwise intangible qualities like spiritual resonance and the development path of the psyche yield valuable insight in how the psyche and psychotherapy works and could work.
Most illnesses and problems in our life stem from the repressed inner child that wants to be heard.
The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself" (Greek: γνώθι σεαυτόν or gnothi seauton) was inscribed in golden letters at the lintel of the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. It sounds like great advice, but to what extend can we know ourselves, how deeply do we have to search into the depth of our souls or the dark recesses of our sub- and unconscious mind. to arrive at some useful knowledge. Did the Greeks mean self as in ego, as in mask, the obvious personality we display to the world or did they hint at knowing our deeper core, the inner child hidden in our shadow, the true or higher self.
And can we know ourselves by ourselves, or do we need the help of others. The Delphi oracle obviously was one way to self-discovery, as was astrology, divination, visiting a shaman or clairvoyant or partaking in the Eleusian mysteries. And we have seen many ways of self discovery as mankind developed, the great religions of the world are basically all ways for coming to grips with whom we really are. Jesus, according to the gospels, taught us that we have to become like the children if we are to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, and according to Tomas, that Kingdom is the now. Buddha, in his teachings about liberating us from the fetters of the senses, used different words but the same message. In Zen Buddhism the discovery of the self is the major task, in Hinduism and the Upanishads there is the acceptance of Brahma as our inner core (Atman), and do you think the ultimate goal of the Cathar Parfaits (the perfect ones) was anything else than to be true to the self? And what was the purpose of the “Spiritual Exercises” of Ignacio de Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits? Different paths, different techniques, an emphasis on different chakra’s, but the same goal.
In modern times we have seen psychotherapy, psychology and a host of related disciplines evolve into tools for self-knowledge. Psychological tests, personality type matrices like the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs indices, self-help programs, psychedelics, inner child and wounded child programs, one can spend a lifetime discovering oneself.
The sobering truth is, however, that very few people reach the level of self-knowledge and awareness that results in overcoming the basic programming we so easily refer to as the ego or believe to be the personality, the mask we present to the world (and believe to be ourselves). Many professional psychologists now acknowledge, that even the most advanced and extensive psychological tests give little insight in the way a person acts and will act in real-life situations. Even as psychological testing is still very popular in the corporate world, the results are indicative at best, the top performers emerge in the reality of human interaction, the problem-makers are rarely weeded out by such tests. The “human touch” in selecting personnel and HRM function is essential.
Something is missing in our perception of the human condition, in how we perceive our psyche. Psychology, with Wundt, Pavlov, James, Freud, Jung, Adler, Perls, Maslow, Rogers, Piaget, Skinner, Grof and so many others has discovered a lot, but has modern science really uncovered more than what the Zen-masters, the Vedic Rishi’s or Plato understood? Were philosophers like Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty on a really new track with their exploration of phenomena (what presents itself to us in conscious experience), is there really a schism between the idealists and the realists if we would truly understand the Veda’s. Weren’t Kant and Hume not both trying to understand what is beyond empiricism and rationalism, trying to define or isolate the deep reality from the perception we know is subjective at best and both touching on that vast realm of magic and transcendental knowing we cannot perceive with our senses or rationalize with our mind, but sense exists. For me the history of philosophy and science is an exciting story, but also a cycle of discovery and rediscovery, the Uruburos chewing its tail, finding the truth and the love underlying all realities anew all the time. Therefore, what follows is not new, it’s just my truth, my path, my perspective on something which is beyond our ‘normal’ awareness.
In this essay I will try to give my personal view on how the mind-body-soul-spirit complex that we all are, functions. This is a partial and personal view, based on life’s lessons and inspiration from many sides, but as a working hypothesis it kind of worked for me and many people around me. It doesn’t delve into the depths of the philosophical and theological discussion, but is a practical approach to human development, to developing the potential we all have, to uncovering what is usually hidden.
This essay starts with a kind of thesis, which is that we have a number of programs (personalities or subpersonalities) each with its own mode of operation, intelligence, bodily functions, quite separated from each other. Nearly all people have developed a mask personality or program, that kind of hides the original design in us. The mask or adapted personality is our conscious self, perceived as I and myself, but in fact it is a mode of being, a mode of operation and stimulus-response automatisms that dominates our thinking and behaviour, but is not the real “Self”. It works, has adapted to what parents, school and the world expect from us, is effective and usually quite “normal”, but it is fake, constructed, and we are unconscious of its operation. The real self is also not the Shadow or the wounded child mode of being, as that “repressed program” is what became of the “Higher Self”or inner child after a lifetime of domination by the mask personality. Our shadow is full of dark adaptations, patterns and complexes, but when in that repressed program (accidentally, under stress or via therapy, illness, drugs or otherwise exceptional circumstances) we can at least consciously touch on those complexes and trauma’s. In the shadow mode we have at least a chance of working through those complexes and trauma’s, accept them and potentially integrate them, clearing our selves, uncovering the inner, hidden child. The state we then, sometimes with much effort, sometimes instantaneously and effortless, arrive at has been described as mystical union, lucid awareness, enlightenment, Satori, Samadhi, so many words for what cannot be described by words.
http://www.net.info.nl/psyche.htm