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Scary energy.
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Most of the time when I find a way to release and make available some stored energy I quickly find a way to shut it back down. The techniques I use are many. Overeating, obsessive sex, posting all day on the Shroomery, hanging with "friends" and a thousand other little things. To be successful at this I have to put myself into a walking slumber; robotic behavior.

I think the reason I do this is because I tell myself I don't know what to do with the extra energy. All my little distractions consume very little energy. When I have lots of extra energy they don't use up enough energy to bother with and seem boring. BUT THEN, I realize that I have enough energy to challenge all the things that hold me back from living the life I would really choose if I was ready to really take life as a challenge and actually be that person I fantasize about. That's so scary that I usually just find that way to shut it all back down. :mushroom2:


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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The prospect of change and success can be so scary that we sabotage any efforts.

If you want to be all that you can be, join the Army.

If you want to be all that you truly are, shut down the computer and go for a hike.  Recreate.  Re create.  Burn the energy and more comes.  Feel those endorphins and make that heart pump.  Do it!

All that energy sitting there being wasted is nature's way of telling you something's wrong. 

It's nature's way, it's nature's way... :grin:

The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.


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Anxiety is what you make it.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: LunarEclipse]
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Quote:
LunarEclipse said:The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.


Don't be afraid of fear :smile:  To do this is to surrender to fear.  When it is okay to feel fear, there is no problem.

To op:
So evolve already, then.  Do something about it and be a happy man.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: thatiAM]
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Is it fear or is it discipline

and if its discipline.... is it because your not using your brain

and when its your brain is it the contradicting belief set...

something is

telling you to go one way..... but something else is pulling you another

way..... back and forth you sway.... and your actions cross cancel each other

out..... so instead of getting ahead... you stay neutral.....

is it your objective mentality clashing with your subjective

mentality..... meaning you want to be more conscious about your

actions.....but you also value your subconscious motives....you would

like to be more decisive.......the definition of being decisive is make

a decision whether its the right one or not... instead of being hesitant.....

do you lack consistency... you want to establish a habit..but you find the task quite boring....

part of you believes you need to be assertive.....but another part of

you believes....you can't force the actions.....but that somehow that there is a path that is meant for you.......part of you wants to find this path...but the other part of you thinks its in vain.........

obviously I'm relating this to myself.......but all people are the

similar I think.......also there is space........but also there is pressure and sense of urgency to take precise action which kind of puts a delusion over your space.....

my advice is this for all the above.....acknowledge life as being a struggle.........you have not mastered the challenge....accept the struggle as your challenge.........accept the fact your going to struggle.......people want to master their lives right from the gate........they don't want to acknowledge it as being a grind....in which you'll have your ups and downs....but also remember this...don't be afraid of the struggle.....because eventually if you continue to learn.....and you continue to progress....and you don't give up.....you'll eventually master the struggle........you'll get to a point in which you'll dominate your life.....but the struggle comes first....Warrior mentality

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: LunarEclipse]
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"The prospect of change and success can be so scary that we sabotage any efforts."

When you are already in hell nothing is scary.


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"A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
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Most humans just hang around the edge of hell.

Or

They don't know hell when they see it. They know nothing else.


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: LunarEclipse]
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LunarEclipse said:
The prospect of change and success can be so scary that we sabotage any efforts.

If you want to be all that you can be, join the Army.

If you want to be all that you truly are, shut down the computer and go for a hike.  Recreate.  Re create.  Burn the energy and more comes.  Feel those endorphins and make that heart pump.  Do it!

All that energy sitting there being wasted is nature's way of telling you something's wrong. 

It's nature's way, it's nature's way... :grin:

The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.


I've always been an athelete and often in top shape working out many hours a day or hiking all day. It's another way to distract myself. There is a limit to the energy produced by physical activity. The most energy comes from, IMO, the release from negative emotional states or facing ourselves as we really are. :mushroom2:


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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it's true
people fear enlightenment, because it forces them to be responsible for their lives and actions, and it holds them accountable.
people fear happiness, and truth.

and the reason is because when one's eyes are open to the truth, it reveals the true concept of death.
and being fearless of death opts to cause it to happen.
this is why the word warrior is often attached to the shaman.

fear is dishonest, having fear means doubting God.
this is why whenever God appears in union with the observer, the first thing he always says is "Fear Not!"

people fear grasping happiness and peace because attached to it always is the truth that it will end very soon as we pass into the beyond.
if we avoid happiness and peace, we avoid the end, and the beyond.

being "whole" or "holy" is not all soft and quiet and comfy and nice as most people imagine it.
rather it's intense to the extreme, being one with all things, including things we'd rather not ever think about.

handling powerful universal energies is scary, it's that way for a reason, to ensure that only the qualified ever engage it or utilize it.
wisdom protects itself that way.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
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Poster: Huehuecoyotl
Subject: Re: Scary energy.

"The prospect of change and success can be so scary that we sabotage any efforts."

When you are already in hell nothing is scary.




Exactly. It's like Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. "I am in a world of Shit!"

After we reach the plateau the view into the canyon will become more beautiful as we near the precipice. There will be a moment of panic as we launch off the edge into space. The fall won't hurt, but the landing could.


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Anxiety is what you make it.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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Quote:
The most energy comes from, IMO, the release from negative emotional states or facing ourselves as we really are.


True, exercise is another distraction, but at least it's a good one. I find that when I am in shape I think a lot clearer and feel a lot better about myself and life in general. So, those negative emotional states become less of an issue.

As to facing oneself, I am looking out at the world more these days because the view is a lot more interesting.


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Anxiety is what you make it.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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Petrified. Mortified, Terrified... by Energy?


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"Have you found the beginning, then, that you are looking for the end? You see, the end will be where the beginning is. Congratulations to the one who stands at the beginning: that one will know the end and will not taste death."

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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the initial post seems to describe a state like the crowley deck fool card.
it is wonderfull
magnificent cosmic energy - free & unlimited
maybe scarey
it connects just as easily with a light heart and doing good things in the realm - very nice


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:brainfart: _ :finger:

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: redgreenvines]
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I've meditated alot at certain points in my life and I feel like it's a way of opening up. When you are that open, things can become very intense. Just as good as it can get, it can also be bad - happy/sad. To experience the gammit of emotions and everything else that is possible when truly focused is certainly trying. You may have the inclination to be afraid or to be cocky - lose balance. The trick is to simply remain focused and experience.

If it were easy, everyone would be a wise shaman. It it were hard, you wouldn't see little kids doing it with a smile on their face.


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Smoking my hobbit leaf...
Please keep in mind that I am just a human being. Please read my posts carefully and interpret their meaning for yourself.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Telepylus]
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Telepylus said:
it's true
people fear enlightenment, because it forces them to be responsible for their lives and actions, and it holds them accountable.
people fear happiness, and truth.


You could not be further from the truth (by your theory, you are apparently fearing the truth :grin:). People do not fear happiness, or being responsible for their lives or actions, or being held accountable - people are afraid of failure. Then, when happiness lies contingent upon success, and people do not engage in being successful out of fear of failing to be successful, they are unhappy.

I've often faced decisions in which I was afraid of taking on responsibility - not because I was afraid of more responsibility, but of failing when I am to be held accountable for more responsibility. As an example, when one advances within one's company, one becomes responsible for more aspects of the operations of the company. The prospect of being responsible for more and being held accountable for more itself is not a scary notion - only when the thought is coupled with potential failure is it scary.

This is simply a minor point within this overall discussion, but clarification required nonetheless. :wink:

:earth: :sun: :headbang: :satansmoking:
Peace. :mushroom2:


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:redpanda:
If I should die this very moment
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
:heartpump: :bunnyhug: :yinyang:

:yinyang: :levitate: :earth: :levitate: :yinyang:

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: The_Hobbit]
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hobbitcg said:
I've meditated alot at certain points in my life and I feel like it's a way of opening up. When you are that open, things can become very intense.


The more one is aware of one's direct perception of reality, one's present experience, the less mental boundaries are processing one's perceptions and distorting one's perceptions. Thus, there is less seperating oneself from one's environment in the moment. The more one experiences reality as it occurs, to a greater degree, which, most assuredly, is very intense. :thumbup:

Fear itself results from a sense of division from reality. When one fears something, for instance, someone else knowing some aspect of oneself that one does not feel comfortable about someone else knowing, one maintains a sense of seperation from other aspects of reality (in this example, someone else).

The more one immerses oneself in one's direct perception of reality (bringing more awareness within oneself), the more these obstructions and conceptual seperations dissolve. Therefore, we become more immersed within reality, which makes us a more effective catalyst for change within reality.

The more we embrace awareness, the more able we are to be successful.  :syringe:

:earth: :sun: :headbang: :satansmoking:
Peace. :mushroom2:


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:redpanda:
If I should die this very moment
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
:heartpump: :bunnyhug: :yinyang:

:yinyang: :levitate: :earth: :levitate: :yinyang:

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: fireworks_god]
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You try to make awareness seem to be simple just a state of being, but awareness is also an attitude and a culmination of experience.

An example is my experience in playing online poker, I have a gift in poker, I can pretty much beat 90% of all people that I face online. They all have varying strategies and they all have different levels of experience, but I seem to be able to beat 90% of the competition consistently in any state of being. I can be tired with only a few hrs sleep and I can be impaired, being on alcohol or smoking bud, and beat fresh players consistently, why because awareness has nothing to do with my state of being, but more comprehension of the reality of poker. I have full comprehension of the nature of the game, and there's nothing thats going to separate me from that, no matter what varying degrees of awareness I'm residing on. If it doesn't require any physical demand I equally can perform my best while being intoxicated, because I am simply smarter because of my experience and my attitude towards the game. {My condition doesn't seperate me from my comprehension of game}

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: LunarEclipse]
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LunarEclipse said:
Quote:
The most energy comes from, IMO, the release from negative emotional states or facing ourselves as we really are. 


True, exercise is another distraction, but at least it's a good one.  I find that when I am in shape I think a lot clearer and feel a lot better about myself and life in general.  So, those negative emotional states become less of an issue.

Being in shape is the first step to creating energy. :thumbup:

As to facing oneself, I am looking out at the world more these days because the view is a lot more interesting.



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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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fireworks_god said:
Telepylus said:
it's true
people fear enlightenment, because it forces them to be responsible for their lives and actions, and it holds them accountable.
people fear happiness, and truth.


You could not be further from the truth (by your theory, you are apparently fearing the truth :grin:). People do not fear happiness, or being responsible for their lives or actions, or being held accountable - people are afraid of failure. Then, when happiness lies contingent upon success, and people do not engage in being successful out of fear of failing to be successful, they are unhappy.

I've often faced decisions in which I was afraid of taking on responsibility - not because I was afraid of more responsibility, but of failing when I am to be held accountable for more responsibility. As an example, when one advances within one's company, one becomes responsible for more aspects of the operations of the company. The prospect of being responsible for more and being held accountable for more itself is not a scary notion - only when the thought is coupled with potential failure is it scary.

This is simply a minor point within this overall discussion, but clarification required nonetheless. :wink:

:earth: :sun: :headbang: :satansmoking:
Peace. :mushroom2:


it's the truth.
i think maybe you're not comprehending the scope of what i'm saying.

when i say responsible, what i mean is responsible for your part in co-creating the entire universe, and accountable for all of mankind.
because if you understand transcendental unity, when you are honest with yourself (and one with all) every little thing you do alters the entire world.

and being responsible at a job, or being accountable for a job, is nothing compared to being responsible for saving your family, or thousands of families from Hell.

and in the end the ONLY THING that stops people from accepting this responsiblity and accountablity is fear.
(doubt, greed, lust, etc.. comes first, but Fear is at the end)
when the fear is gone, the position is filled.

it's not a theory.

i suppose the words "fearing happiness" was not a good choice of words.  but the point is, people are scared shitless of duty.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: capliberty]
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Online poker from my experience rewards aggressive betting on two levels. First, people back down to a bully. Second, the software programs for online betting are designed IMO to create money for the house and the aggressive player adds to the rake so not surprisingly the aggressive player sees the needed river card so that he/she has more money to bet aggressively again.

The other thing about online is that the hands dealt are designed to create betting action. Bigger hand beating big hand. You rarely see four of a kind in real life but online you see it a lot and against a full house or even another four of a kind! If the hands look like they aren't realistic and you see it over and over then what other conclusion can you draw but that they aren't truly random?

Finally, you always seem to get better cards after a deposit and when pursuing a raked bonus than after pulling out winnings particularly the bulk of your winnings.

Right now with the elimination of using credit cards for online gambling, I would imagine business is down. That means profits are threatened. Time to tweak their software knobs a little...


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Anxiety is what you make it.

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Re: Scary energy. [Re: Icelander]
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i know exactly how you feel. Used to (and probably will again some time) feel the exact same way.

As a friend, i gotta call you on this, because i used to do the same thing. You know your not acting the way you think in your heart of hearts you should, but in stead of acting on it your posting about it. Its displacement activity.

'So you know what to do, just do it!


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Everything I post is fiction.

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