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Since Twitter represents the mother – chaos - archetype of the unknown - the dragon queen, I am trying to figure out which archetype JP is assuming in that video to reestablish order out of chaos.

It’s interesting that they never talk about the legacy of Puritanism in the anglosphere, which is the real source of the anti heterosexual male rhetoric in anglo feminism. They blame it on the fiction “cultural marxism”, but Marx was a Victorian Gentleman. Jordan Peterson boldly dives into history and culture but ignores the elephant in the room.

This is why I am going to the jungle in a few months. There will be no signals for smart phones and Internet, no electricity, no toxic processed foods. I am going to detox my body and mind.

The Dalai Lama was a politician, the leader of a country, and a spiritual leader. For years, he maintained a rigorous spiritual practice while carrying out his duties as head of state. There are numerous examples of highly evolved spiritual people becoming involved in the business and politics of the world. In the Zen Ox story, after awakening you return to the marketplace.

I’m going to the Amazon in a few months to visit a shaman. To get to the place, you need to take a boat up the river and then walk 14 miles through the jungle. It took several years for them to clear a space and make it reasonably safe. But you still need someone to show you around for the first few days, so you don’t kill yourself. A city dweller wouldn’t survive in the jungle for one day by himself.

The hyper individuality in the spiritual community she refers to is a blind spot of Anglo culture, more than being a trait of any particular personality. My experience in Mexico has been much different. It is just assumed that healing is done in groups and within the tribe. For example, an Ayahuasca ceremony is a tribal healing and the mantra is “We are the medicine”.

I don't know. The article I linked to has some discussion on this. "In summary, it is hypothesized that the combined actions of β-carbolines and DMT present in ayahuasca may diminish tumor blood supply, activate apoptotic pathways, diminish cell proliferation, and change the energetic metabolic imbalance of cancer cells, which is known as the Warburg effect"

I have heard anecdotal stories from my shaman that he has seen cancer cures with Ayahausca. Apparently this has actually been researched by scientists. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687784/

I have microdosed Bufo (5-meo) which drops me into the present moment where I can meditate in the silence for an hour.

My shaman says that you are in potential danger above 15 mg. It affects your respiratory and cardiac systems. Bufo is even more complex because it is only from 5 to 15% 5-meo, and has other glucocorticoids that affect the heart. Also, be careful of some sources that mix DMT in with the 5-meo. I have learned to microdose Bufo. By combining a 2mg microdose with shamanic breathing, it is as powerful as a full dose. What is it that you want from the medicine and are you getting what you want? Treat it with respect and only enter within ceremony. First cleanse youself with palo santo or mapacho. Have an alter which is meaningful to you. I tell myself: "My purpose for taking this medicine is to go to the present moment to be in inner peace and love".

I agree. One article claims a therapist that has been disciplined for inducing false memories in clients and who started the Satanic Abuse hysteria of the 1980s, was a therapist to Teal Swan. “Some of the childhood abuse Teal says she experienced was Satanic Ritual Abuse, repressed memories she uncovered while working with therapist Barbara Snow, a central figure in the Satanic Panic of the 80s. Snow has been accused of employing scientifically unsound techniques to inspire children to testify they’d experienced Satanic Ritual Abuse and popularizing the concept, a situation that lead to the wrongful imprisonment of many (like these four Latina lesbians in Texas). To add insult to injury, the fact that doctors like Snow were found to have summoned false memories through questionable practices (like offering children candy to agree they’d experienced certain things) has since been weaponized by people attempting to discredit survivor’s true allegations of abuse when their memories of what happened aren’t crystal-clear.” https://www.autostraddle.com/the-deep-end-teal-swan-true-story/ Teal Swan and False memories https://tealswanblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/teal-swans-completion-process-false-memories/ People in a materialistic culture are conditioned to seek excitement, but maybe authentic teachers are boring like Eckhart Tolle. I personally don’t like psychotherapy since it has such a high potential for abuse and no scientific evidence to support its techniques.

The indigenous Shaman who taught my teacher was over 100 years old.

Throwing up on Ayahuasca is not like throwing up when you are sick. That means that people generally feel good even great afterwards. It is a purging of energy. You can also do dry throwing up where there is no liquid, just release of energy. Also, after throwing up you will generally go into a deeper state. If you resist it you will be miserable. That is the difference between Western and indiginous culture. In the jungles, there are hundreds of plants to make people throw up in order to cleanse the body of parisites. And children are routinely given plants to help them throw up. It is an important curative practice. The sacred tobacco is also used to induce vomit. If you want to increase the likelihood of throwing up, drink plenty of water beforehand and have the Shaman blow mapacho smoke on you.

I didn't make any claim about the specific substance. I provided the general warning because of the seriousness of the consequences. I believe in natural substances. Correct advice.

Stick with natural plant substances that are compatible with our biology. All it takes is one dose of the wrong synthetic to create permanent damage.

There seems to be no objective way to determine these issues in a public forum. There are always points and counter-points. It’s a war of propaganda. It took 20 years for lawsuits to drive Lifespring out of business. They trained more than 400,000 people. They were the 1970s version of mass marketing of mental health/human potential. Sometimes these issues can only be resolved by the court system where strict rules of evidence are followed. The problem is if you invest heavily in the system, that is a big chunk of your life. In this case, the practical solution may be to just watch the youtube videos and take what you think is useful and don’t get further involved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifespring

The thing that disturbs me the most is that Barbara Snow was her therapist and she claims to be a victim of Satanic Ritual Abuse. Barbara Snow was a central figure of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s where the McMartins were arrested because therapists like Snow induced false memories of Ritual Abuse into vulnerable children. As a result, a panic was created through a sensationalist, irresponsible media and innocent people went to jail. “Some of the childhood abuse Teal says she experienced was Satanic Ritual Abuse, repressed memories she uncovered while working with therapist Barbara Snow, a central figure in the Satanic Panic of the 80s.” https://www.autostraddle.com/the-deep-end-teal-swan-true-story/ People need to read history because history repeats itself. McMartin preschool trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial#Second_trial_and_dismissal “The prosecution then gave up trying to obtain a conviction, and the case was closed with all charges against Ray Buckey dismissed. He had been jailed for five years without ever being convicted of committing any crime.” Psychotherapy cults have been around since the 1960s and they have well tested techniques for fabrication, manipulation and control. Lifespring was around for decades until they were finally driven out of business by lawsuits. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifespring Millions of people are flocking to youtube to find direction for their lives. They are alienated and lonely separated from any community in an inhuman, materialistic society. America is a country that is intelligent but not wise.

I would say that the common element is that Bufo brings you to the present moment. Not everyone is ready to go through the door to the other side. The one man I know who did it on his first Bufo trip and on a low dose, studied for 5 years in a Catholic monastery to be a priest. He was instantly there and was god.

It doesn’t grasp the meaning. It is pattern recognition using neural networks. There is no model for understanding. You are making assumptions without even knowing how the program works. The program gives a response that sounds like a real human, but try asking it to solve a real problem for you. One of the first AI programs, imitated a psychotherapist, because in that domain it was possible to match every query with a response that sounded intelligent. Look at the history of AI – it is a history of hype followed by disillusionment (google “AI winter”). The talk of “sentience” just adds to the hype.

The program appears to be nothing more than pattern recognition using neural networks and an enormous amount of data collected from the Internet. There is no part of the program that understands what it is saying. The interesting part of the program is that it can respond to random sentences and give a response that appears intelligent, and thus pass the Turning test. https://research.aimultiple.com/lamda/

I have done a lot of Bufo Alvarius group ceremonies, and we share experiences afterwards. Every person has their own unique experience. Everyone gets what they need. It’s not a contest. The goal is to heal and not have an experience. The deepest nondual unity experience I ever heard was from my guide. Her heart stopped and they had to perform CPR to revive her. She was deciding whether to remain in bliss or go back into the dream.

You should consider John Searle's "Chinese room argument" against strong AI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room

Danza del Viento (Dance of the Wind) É Tai Tai Inti É Pacha Mama É Wanka Tanka Danza que Danza English It is Father Sun It is Mother Earth It is Great Spirit Dance this dance https://porangui.bandcamp.com/track/danza-del-viento

I have degrees in Physics and Math. You asked a broad question. It depends on your goal. As for understanding the world, there are limitations. The educational curriculum focuses on learning mathematical equations and cranking out answers from those equations. The philosophy behind physics or the history of physics is mostly ignored. So, for example, if you take quantum mechanics, you will learn various solutions to Schrödinger’s equation, but all of the philosophical questions raised by Quantum Mechanics or what is says about reality will not be addressed. If you want something that requires more thought beyond technique, I suggest studying the history of science and the philosophy of science.