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If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first schoolmaster, the first advocate of learning, the first enemy of ignorance, the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty, the creator of ambition, the author of modesty, of inquiry, of doubt, of investigation, of progress and of civilization.
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Tag Archives: illusion
What is the Emotional Plague?
Found : What is the Emotional Plague? A term initially proposed by Wilhelm Reich for the psychological syndrome marked by irrational insistence on beliefs and ideas that depend on dissociation of mind from body… modernday versions can be observed wherever … Continue reading
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Tagged disassociation, emotional, Found, illusion, mind-body, plague, Reich, VR
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Commentary on morality and archetypes
Found : Commentary on morality and archetypes Every archetype is a component of the psyche of every human being and it's the enemy shadow archetype we have to integrate first (that's the only way we can avoid projecting it). We … Continue reading
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Tagged archetypes, dualism, Found, illusion, jung, morality, projection, psychology
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Baptism of Laughter

Baptism was an important sacrament for many ancient gnostics, who found in the reflecting waters of the baptismal pool a ready symbol for the illusory surface-existence of life. With baptism, the gnostic initiate penetrates the shimmering mask of the material … Continue reading