Breathe

TWIM looks fantastic. It has similarities to MIDL. I'm looking forward to playing around with this.

Two minutes in and my brain started hurting. No effing idea what this guy is smoking

Personal preference. Maybe you should see if Hulk Hogan offers any deep insights. Exactly

You are correct. Relaxed and alert is what you are after. I am the same way This is exactly right. Your self-awareness your instincts are spot on. You just need to learn to trust yourself. And like Leo said, you will have to feel through this. You need to develop the skills navigate this terrain and find the right activities to help you stabilize yourself in calm and tranquility. As you become more self-aware and disciplined you will learn to self-regulate throughout the day. This is the system I use. Given your level of self-awareness you may want to check it out. https://midlmeditation.com/midl-meditation-system Everything you are describing is part of Cultivation 01: Skill 00 and Skill 01 (It's about balancing effort and relaxation). That is where you are at on the map. For shits and giggles this is called Right Effort as part of the 8-Fold Path in Buddhism. Diaphragmatic (not thoracic) breathing will help you regulate your nervous system as taught by MIDL Skill 00 and Skill 01. It's important that you breath correctly. They also have a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@midlinsightmeditation And an active reddit channel: https://www.reddit.com/r/midlmeditation/

I'm not saying that I wouldn't learn but I would look elsewhere. Why waste your time digging through a sea of lies for a nugget of truth.

@mmKay Some of the topics discussed in this video were also in the article that I read:

@Davino Just no

I disagree. Take useful insights from people who don't fly red flags

I looked for it briefly but apparently there is a sea of content out there.

We're having two different conversations and I'm too tired to clarify

The difference between you and her is that your words are verifiable. I could be mistaken but I don't recall you saying that you were an alien or that you grew up in a satanic cult. Come clean now LEO!

I meant that she did not grow up in a satanic cult. Sorry for the confusion

She's an attention seeker for sure. I know I'm commenting a lot on this thread but I only saw a couple of her videos many years ago. That said, I was fascinated by the extremely long article that I read. I think I had googled something about "cults" and the story about her came up. I was not surprised by what I read. I am not a Teal Swan expert but she's 100% ego.

Choose your mentors wisely.

So, in the I article that I read, this story was debunked. She made this whole thing up. The author interviewed people from her childhood and said that she did not grow up in a cult. She is a chronic liar. She is an extremely fucked up person.

Dramatic title but think about this. The world hates the US. At this stage in the game the US has clearly displayed that our leadership is not trustworthy. The bullying, dominance, and corrption is out of control. Who can argue that the US is unstable and therefore an existential threat? Wars are happening. New wars are being discussed and threatened. Europe is in hyper alert because of Russia. How bad can this escalate? The US basically said to Russia, "We're peacing out of NATO, Europe is yours for the taking" The US is just fucking the world over left and right. The US is selling itself to foreign interests and wiping out its own civilians so we just look CRAZY as fuck. Why does the world even need the US? What's to stop them from saying, "Fuck them. We need to get them out of here."

I'm not sure if she still tells this story but she used to say she was an alien. That's a red flag. Lol. There was an article written about her a while back that would shed light on the subject. She lies about everything. One of her childhood caretakers that was interviewed corroborated this. She's got some serious issues.

Yup. She's a fraud and a compulsive liar.

This is a question for Leo. If I remember correctly, I recall reading something about data privacy when I registered on this forum but it didn't make me feel confident that our data is not being sold to third parties. People on this forum share deeply personal information as well as their experiences with psychedelics. My privacy is really important at this stage in my life and I would like some confirmation that you have our well-being in mind here.\ Thanks!

My meditation teacher, Stephen Proctor, lives in Australia. If you meditate check him out, he's the best I've come across. @SimpleGuy I have sleep challenges. Everyone is going to be different but I cut out water for 2.5 hours before bed so I don't wake up too much. Stretching before bed has a massive impact on my sleep, and screens have to be turned off 2 hours beforehand. Not letting my cat sleep on me is also important. I wake up at 3am if I don't do these things. You may want to look into Matthew Walker. He has a book called Why We Sleep where he discusses these things and more, but he's been interviewed on tons of podcasts so you can get the gist from one of those. He says the number one thing you can do to improve your sleep is go to bed at the same time every night. Not doing so fucks up your circadian rhythm.

Pretty much what the title says. Who supports the current regime in the US? Externally we have Russia, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador Internally we have defense companies, crypto, social media, surveillance, and billionaires I couldn't name. Who else? Sarah Kendzior refers to this an international crime syndicate. A mafia state. What does this global network consist of?

@Hardkill Spiral dynamics a limiting model for navigating the current landscape. The problem we are facing now is that the US is being torn down so the global elite can have full control. This is not a matter of left vs right wing politics, green vs orange, etc. The facade of left vs right wing politics is being exposed for what it is. It isn't actually there. It may seem like the right is beating the left but that's not the case. It's been the global elite running the show all along. Trump was installed to expedite the destruction of the US economy so that the global elite can own and control everything. Where does the global elite factor into your model? This is a multi-national network of public and private interests from all over the globe.

Never heard of it

I've posted this on the forum before, but the site has been updated with lots of new information about the network state: https://www.vcinfodocs.com/

Yeah, China has issues. I know they keep their citizens in the dark but I'm not sure what they are telling the rest of the world. I'm not an expert on China by any means, but it is the one country that I've been diving into more deeply than any other.