Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

What you see may not be what others see. Remember that you are the star of your movie, while other people are the stars of their movies, therefore the same scene could look very differently from another set of eyes. Also, what people see is based on their level of development. As someone once pointed…

Keep an eye on your journey, your path, your developmental track. The I Ching frequently warns about “looking aside.” Looking aside means looking at what others are doing, checking to see who might be making more progress than you or less. Everyone is on his own developmental track, so don’t compare your track to others.…

Consciously withholding energy from unconscious expenditure is associated with the Sanskrit word, “Tapas.” We live in a realm where myriad forces seek to drain our energy or tempt it toward unworthy investment and discharge. Cool down and store your vital energy.

See the patterns of the everyday world. This card draws your attention to the possibility of the outer world paralleling the inner world of psyche in ways that cannot be explained in terms of cause and effect. Jung called such acausal connections “synchronicities.” In the past these parallelisms were often called “portents” or “omens,” and…

Time to clean up your space — inner/outer — a messy mind and a messy living space drain vitality from your life. Life is messy, but sometimes we contribute unnecessarily to the general messiness.

A spirit medicine is a medicine that challenges the present equilibrium in a profound enough way that it opens new perspectives and visions.Find your spirit medicine and remember that what works for someone else, may not work for you (and vice-versa). Also what works for you when used consciously, sparingly, in just right the circumstances,…

Erotic connection. Is it worthy or merely mechanical? That’s the extremely short version. If you want to probe more deeply, consider the following dream and my interpretation as well as the links that follow: The dreamer is a young man, about twenty-four years old. Here’s his narration of his dream: In my dream, I was…

Keep adapting to changing conditions. Stephen Covey says that, “The proactive person brings their own weather with them.” Persevere, and don’t be driven up and down by the inevitable vicissitudes of fortune and circumstance. That’s the short version, for those willing to read some more what follows are some warrior aphorisms and quotes on adaptation:…

What is happening with your primeval self? What do your body and animal self tell you? We have a “second brain” near our stomach with a hundred billion neurons. What does your gut tell you? Often your gut may warn you about a real hazard that your rational mind hasn’t registered. If you ignore such…

Triangulate your position. What do your mind, emotions and intuition tell you about where you are with your question/choice/relation? The time to go forward is when you get the inner yes from all your centers. Until you do, learn to endure ambiguity and ambivalence rather than making a premature decision. From the I Ching point…