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Excuse and Justification

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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Excuse and Justifiation''' [[Archetype Constellation]] is an [[Old Energy Archetype Constellation]] that sends the message that "even bad things happen for a reason," and so you should just accept. </blockquote>

==List of Old Energy Archetypal Constellations==

[[Archetype Constellation]] > {{#ask:[[Is an::Old Energy Archetypal Constellation]]}}

==List of Archetypes related to the Judge and Punish/Reward[[Archetype Constellation|Constellation]]==

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==List of [[Old Energy Archetypes]] from the [[Masonic Tarot]]==

The [[Masonic Tarot]] consists of the following [[Old Energy]] archetypes.

[[Masonic Tarot]] archetypes> {{#ask:[[Is an::Old Energy Archetype]]}}

==List of Old Energy [[Archetype Constellations]]==

The [[Old Energy Creation Template]] consists of the following [[Old Energy Archetype Constellation]]s

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==Notes==

Excuse and justification: "In Thomas Malory's version of the King Arthur story we find the suggestion that the Wheel symbolizes the random turnings of 'luck'. Why do some people get rich and others poor? Why should a powerful king fall, and a formerly weak one rise to power? Who, or what, controls the turning wheel of life? Malory suggests that luck, seemingly meaningless ups and downs, is in reality fate; that is, the destiny God has chosen for each individual, based on reasons only God can understand." <ref>Pollack, Rachel. Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom. Harper Collins, 1980. p. 84.</ref> Things happen because of spirit, but for reasons we do not always understand.

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Ajayu

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'''Ajayu'''is an Andean term that refers to the "fundamental presence or energy underlying the flow of all life and existence."<ref>Lucana, Sonia, and John Elfers. “Sacred Medicine: Indigenous Healing and Mental Health.” The Qualitative Report 25, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): 4484.</ref> [[Spiritual Ego]].
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==Syncretic Terms==

[[Spiritual Ego]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Spiritual Ego]]}}

==Related LP Terms==

[[Ajayu]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Ajayu]]}}

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[[Ajayu]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Ajayu]]}}

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Absolute Mind

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God Consciousness

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<blockquote class="definition">'''God Consciousness''' is the highest level of Consciousness. It is attained by directing intent and Consciousness towards the metaphorical soil or roots of the [[Tree of Consciousness]].
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Great Light

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The term '''Great Light''' (a.k.a. [[Blazing Star]], [[Central]]), is the [[Free Masonry|masonic]] term for the [[Fabric of Consciousness]]. It describes a relatively higher level of [[Consciousness]]<ref>See for example Lomas, 2010, p. 21</ref>. From the perspective of [[Bodily Consciousness]] the Great Light may refer to [[Resident Monadic Consciousness]] or the [[Fabric of Consciousness]]. From the perspective of [[Resident Monadic Consciousness]] it may refer to the [[Fabric of Consciousness]].

The ostensible goal of [[Free Masonry]] is to lead an individual, by "degrees" to [[Connection]] with the [[Great Light]]. According to Lomas, this connection brings with it special [[Powers]] or [[Siddhi]] as they are known in [[Hinduism]].

Of the [[Third Degree]] Lomas writes:

<blockquote>The Initiate's Sun is not just dawning as a glimmer of light on the mental horizon; it has risen to shine in their personal heaven. It is this mental state that confers the new dimension of consciousness...you learn to visualize the inner nature and moral conditions of others, to read their minds and thoughts as easily as you read a newspaper. Distance, stone walls, or other interventions are no obstacle to your enhanced perception. You can refocus your consciousness in a way incomprehensible to the uninitiated.<ref>Lomas, 2010, pp. 21.</ref></blockquote>

==References==

Lomas, Robert. The Secret Science of Masonic Initiation. San Francisco: Weiser, 2010.

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==Syncretic Terms==

[[Fabric of Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Fabric of Consciousness]]}}

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Experience of Admixture

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<blockquote class="definition">An '''Experience of Admixture''' is a [[Is a::Connection Experience]] whereby the [[Bodily Ego]] recognizes itself as a refraction of its own [[Spiritual Ego]] </blockquote>

==List of Connection Outcomes==

[[Connection Outcomes]] > {{#ask:[[is a::Connection Outcome]]}}

==Notes==

The poem [https://www.michaelsharp.org/i-amwe-are/ I Am/We Are] is an expression of an Admixture Experience.

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Descent of the Holy Spirit

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'''Descent of the Holy Spirit''' is the Christian's conceptualization of the nature of [[Connection]]. When a Christian experience a [[Connection Event]], and when that Connection Event is powerful (such as a [[Connection Experience]]), they often interpret the liminality as a descent of the [[Holy Spirit]].
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==Syncretic Terms==

[[Connection]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Connection]]}}

==Notes==

Xolani Kacela: "...one might perceive mystical experience as God reaching out to humanity and the embodied changes of sensation, mood, and experience as ''response'' to the divine. As the Holy Spirit descends upon us, ordinary experience is transformed into mystical experience, and we become one with the Spirit." <ref>Kacela, Xolani. "Being One with the Spirit: Dimensions of a Mystical Experience." The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling 60 1-2 (2006): 85.</ref>

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Activation Experience

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An ''Activation Experience'' is a low to moderately intense, short duration type of [[Connection Experience]] that leads to a state of enhanced personal empowerment.
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==Related Terms==

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==List of [[LP]] Connection Experience Types==

[[Connection Experiences]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Connection Experience Type]]}}

==Notes==

Technically, an activation experience is a brief increase of [[CQ]] resulting from a temporary removal of [[Bodily Ego]] defences, either spontaneously, by engaging in [[Connection Practice]], or using [[Connection Supplements]]. An activation experience leads to a significant enhancement in one's sense of power and self-efficacy.

Michael Harner describes a unity experience, coupled with an [[Activation Experience]] of absorbing spiritual power in the form of the energies of the horse and bison, he had, while isolated alone in a cave.

"Then, as I was sitting there, an immense indescribable power rushed toward me from the same direction that the herds had come. But this time, there was no sound, no warning. It swept overwhelmingly through my body like a freight train. A surge of immense energy filled my body. I was astonished. The power had come! Then the animal was gone.

As it bounded soundlessly away through the darkness beyond the recesses of the cave, it called back to me: “I am XXX, XXX, XXX!” It said, “I am one and all. You and I are one.” Then there was only silence.

I felt indescribable awe and gratitude." <ref>Harner, Michael. Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality. Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2013.</ref>

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Correct Knowledge

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Correct Knowledge''' is a Jain term syncretic with the LP concept of [[Right Thought]]
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==Syncretic Terms==

[[Right Thought]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Right Thought]]}}

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"Here [in this Jaina system], the wise define correct knowledge as the under- standing, either in detail or in brief, of the [seven] principles as they really are."<ref>Quarnstrom, Olle, trans. The YogaSastra of Hemacandra: A Twelfth Century Handbook on Svetambara Jainism. Cambridge: Harvard University, 2002. p. 16.</ref>

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George Lucas

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George Lucas is the creator of [[Star Wars]] and an unwitting [[Agent of Consciousness]] who helped distribute and indoctrinate children with [[Old Energy Archetypes]].</blockquote>

==System Agent Types==

[[System Agents]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::System Agent Type]]}}

==Agent of Consciousness Examples==

[[Agent of Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is an::Agent of Consciousness]]}}

==Notes==

<blockquote>GL: I had studied Joe Campbell, I continue to study Joe Campbell, and I really tried to take these psychological motifs from mythology all over the world...and as a result I was able to take these ideas that go through all society, through all the ages, and bring them down and put them into a razzle-dazzle, Saturday matinee serial, action adventure film.<ref>Lucasfilm Fan Club - George Lucas Joseph Campbell Mythology, Religion, Creativity, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpXdM3i5V0</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>Interviewer: And did you consciously think about when you were making it that you really want to make this a force for good?<ref>Lucasfilm Fan Club - George Lucas Joseph Campbell Mythology, Religion, Creativity, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpXdM3i5V0</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>GL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpXdM3i5V0&t=241s&ab_channel=FutureArtists Yes, part of it is to bring back some of those old psychological motifs from mythology...It is basically just the same thing with the Force, which is basically just an amalgamation of all religions...you know, ever since the very beginning it always comes down to this mysterious thing that we can't see that has some kind of power over and/or we have power over it or that we go to it for help...]<ref>Lucasfilm Fan Club - George Lucas Joseph Campbell Mythology, Religion, Creativity, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpXdM3i5V0</ref>
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<blockquote>Interviewer:[https://youtu.be/-TpXdM3i5V0?t=303 And you wanted to bring spiritual traditions together in a positive force?]<ref>Lucasfilm Fan Club - George Lucas Joseph Campbell Mythology, Religion, Creativity, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TpXdM3i5V0</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>Yes...</blockquote>
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Flooding

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Flooding''' is a [[Connection Outcome]], a type of [[Nadir Experiene]] that occurs when a naive, experienced, or emotionally/psychologically damaged user of [[Connection Supplements]] is overwhelmed by a sudden, "uncontrollable," flow of thought, memory, and image
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==Nadir Experience Types==

[[Nadir Experience]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Nadir Experience Type]]}}

==Connection Outcomes==

[[Connection Outcome]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Connection Outcome]]}}

==Notes==

As Cortright notes<ref>Cortright, Brant. “An Integral Approach to Spiritual Emergency.” Guidance & Counseling 15, no. 3 (2000): 12.</ref>, "Most people think of spiritual growth as safe. The spiritual path may not be easy, but it is usually not considered dangerous. However, the world's spiritual traditions all warn about different dangers along the way, the “perils of the path.” New and expanded states of consciousness can overwhelm the ego. An infusion of powerful spiritual energies can flood the body and mind, fragmenting the structures of the self and temporarily incapacitating the person until they can be assimilated."

William and Janet C’de Baca note of individuals who have experienced "mystical quantum changes" (what we would define as an intense connection with profound content) are overwhelmed by the experiences. They "flood the person's thinking and feeling processes in such an intense manner that it is though the person is being redesigned."<ref>William R Miller and anet C’de Baca, Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives (New York: The Guildford Press, 2001).</ref>

Flooding is an observed risk when using high potency [[Connection Supplements]]<ref>Klee, G D. “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD-25) and Ego Functions.” Archives Of General Psychiatry 8 (May 1963): 461-474.</ref>. "Imagine the dilemma of the [[LSD]] subject whose cortex is suddenly turned on to a much higher voltage, who suddenly discovers his brain spinning at the speed of light, flooded by those 100 million sensations a second. Most of the awe and reverent wonder stems from this confrontation with an unsuspected range of consciousness, the tremendous acceleration of images, the shattering insight into the narrowness of the learned as opposed to the potentiality of awareness, the humbling sense of where one's ego is in relationship to the total energy field."<ref>Leary, T. “The Religious Experience: Its Production and Interpretation.” Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 3, no. 1 (1970): 76–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.1970.10471364. p. 338</ref>

Flooding can, in rare circumstances, lead to panic attacks, [[Ego Explosion]], [[Ego Bloating]], and can exacerbate underlying psychological and emotional issues.

Additional comments on flooding provided [[LSD|here]].

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Four Pillars of Planetary Graduation

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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Four Pillars of Planetary Graduation''', or just the '''Four Pillars''', for short are the pillars upon which a planet's [[Graduation]] and induction into the [[Galactic Federation]] are based. The four pillars are a) the evolution of a planet capable of supporting advanced life, b) the evolution of a physical unit capable of containing consistently high levels of Consciousness, c) the evolution of advanced technological capacity capable of handling very large populations in an ecologically sustainable way, and d) the development of advanced social, economic, and political forms capable of managing production and allocating resources in an equitable and sustainable way. </blockquote>

==Related LP Terms==

[[The Great Work]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::The Great Work]]}}

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[[The Great Work]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::The Great Work]]}}

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Ain Soph

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Ain Sof''' is a Kabbalistic term syncretic with [[Differentiated Consciousness]].</blockquote>

==Syncretic Terms==

[[Differentiated Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Differentiated Consciousness]]}}

==Related LP Terms==

[[Ain Soph Aur]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Ain Soph Aur]]}}

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[[Ain Soph Aur]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Ain Soph Aur]]}}

'''Endogenous to the LP'''

[[Kabbalah]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Kabbalah]]}}

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[[Kabbalah]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Kabbalah]]}}

==Notes==

: [[Ain]] (or [[Ayin]]); The Fabric of Consciousness in its original state of [[Undifferentiated Consciousness]] = a state of "I"-less/ego-less bliss.

: [[Ain Soph]] → The Fabric of Consciousness as it existed after the initial [[Intensification of Consciousness]] and the consequent self-realization of I, but before the initiation of [[emanation]]. Once a monad existed in The Fabric, Consciousness became differentiated.

: [[Ain Soph Aur]] → The Fabric of Consciousness as it exists during the perpetual and eternal emanation/unfolding of [[Physical Creation]]. [[Emanating Consciousness]]

"The term “ein sof” itself does not carry any particular meaning. It is a negative phrase that could be replaced by any other negative one: “no beginning” or “eternal” could be used in its stead, as well as any other designation of divine infinity. Unlike the appellations of the sefirot, the ein sof is not represented by any anthropomorphic or ethical phrase."<ref>Dan, Joseph. Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. (Kindle Locations 608-610)</ref>

In the Zohar:

"Before He gave any shape to the world, before He produced any form, He was alone, without form and without resemblance to anything else. Who then can comprehend how He was before the Creation? Hence it is forbidden to lend Him any form or similitude, or even to call Him by His sacred name, or to indicate Him by a single letter or a single point... But after He created the form of the Heavenly Man, He used him as a chariot wherein to descend, and He wishes to be called after His form, which is the sacred name "YHWH".<ref>Zohar, part ii., section "Bo", 42b</ref>

Theosophy: "Ain-Soph" -> "the endless, or boundless, in and with Nature, the non-existence which IS, but is not a Being."<Ref>Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.</ref>

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Gurutitus

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Gurutitus''' is the pathological inflammation of the [[Bodily Ego]] caused by the incorrect personal presumption of spiritual advancement. A person with gurutitus believes they are spiritually advanced even after only one or two [[Connection Experiences]]. ALthough an individual with gurutitus may convince others they are spiritually advanced, their hyper-inflated ego belies their advancement.
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==List of Connection Pathologies==

[[Connection Pathology]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Connection Pathology]]}}

==Notes==

Guruitus may arise as a consequence of [[Wrong Thought]], especially thoughts that emphasize hierarchy, privilege, and one's "chosen" status.

Gurutitus usually occurs following a powerful [[Connection Experience]] or two, rarely any more. The connection experience pathologically inflates an [[Bodily Ego]] whose needs have been thwarted, and that is damaged by, [[Toxic Socialization]]. Thus, it may be classified as a [[Connection Pathology]].

Note, [[Connection]] is not always a precursor to the development of Gurutitus. Even individual without any history of significant [[Connection]] can fake spiritual knowledge if they find an audience naive and damaged enough to believe them.

Example, [[Osho]], many evangelists, anyone who believes they are superior to the people they teach and otherwise elevate themselves relative to the students, chelas, faithful, followers they encourage to attend them.

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Esotericism

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Esotericism''' derives from the Greek term eiso and éso which mean "inside" or "within." Traditionally, "it has been used for the insights given by teachers to elitist 'inner circles' through oral transmission." <ref>Baier, Karl. “Esotericism.” In Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion, edited by Robert A Segal and Nickolas P. Roubekas. Blackwell, 2021. p. 229</ref>
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==Non-LP Related Terms==

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==Notes==

"These original meanings are reflected in several European languages in which derivations of esoterikós are used for everything that is known by only a small group of insiders with purportedly superior knowledge (see Hanegraaff 2006, 336)."<ref>Baier, Karl. “Esotericism.” In Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion, edited by Robert A Segal and Nickolas P. Roubekas. Blackwell, 2021. p. 229</ref>

The term is related to the term ''occultisme''' which "was first used in 1842 in a French dictionary entry to denote the dubious hidden agendas of priests and aristocrats."<ref>Baier, Karl. “Esotericism.” In Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion, edited by Robert A Segal and Nickolas P. Roubekas. Blackwell, 2021. p. 330</ref>

The term was later co-opted by "Alphonse‐Louis Constant, a.k.a. Eliphas Lévi, whose writings are seminal for modern magic and occultism, adopted the term from Ragon and popularized it. Occultism became synonymous with ancient wisdom about the mysteries of nature – with magic, alchemy, Kabbalah, and astrology as major occult disciplines..." Ironicially, Lévi and other occultists were involved in creating secret systems of knowledge intended for elite audiences and designed for social control, as the example of the [[Freemasons Tarot]] demonstrates.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Sociology of Tarot.” Canadian Journal of Sociology 39, no. 3 (2014). https://www.academia.edu/25055505/.</ref> Their "revision" of the term was likly an intentional effort to downplay and obscure the elitist nature of esotericism by providing a diversionary gloss over the term.

"Scholars of religion often use esotericism to categorize activities based on the practice “of reserving certain kinds of salvific knowledge for a selected elite of initiated disciples” (Hanegraaff 2006, 337). Secrecy as social and religious capital (see also von Stuckrad 2010, 54–59) involves concealed membership, secret doctrines and rituals, secret signs and codes, vows of silence, hidden meeting places, probation and preparatory periods, followed by initiations through skilled teachers or priests. Insofar as esoteric forms of group building intend to survive for more than one generation, their secret cannot be kept totally hidden within the core group. An often complex intertwining of conceal- ment and disclosure takes place."<ref>Baier, Karl. “Esotericism.” In Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion, edited by Robert A Segal and Nickolas P. Roubekas. Blackwell, 2021. p. 232</ref>

==Esoteric Schools==

[[Mahayana Buddhism]], " the Bauls of Bengal and of certain schools of Hindu tantra can also be categorized as “esoteric” in this sense, as can European initiatory societies like the Masonic lodges, the Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross, the Illuminati, the Theosophical Society, and the Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn with its different offshoots."<ref>Baier, Karl. “Esotericism.” In Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion, edited by Robert A Segal and Nickolas P. Roubekas. Blackwell, 2021. p. 232</ref>

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Awareness Reduction Mechanisms

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'''Awareness Reduction Mechanisms''' (ARMs), are a subclass of [[Defense Mechanisms]]. They are strategies that the [[Bodily Ego]] can use to reduce awareness of itself, its physical and mental condition, the "room" that it's in, and the condition of its life. ARMS are typically deployed in order to reduce pain, suffering, guilt, shame, and the [[disjuncture]] that arises from internal [[Alignment|misalignment]] or external violence and abuse. Several ARMS exist, the most common being:
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==Other Awareness Reduction Mechanisms==

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'''Endogenous to the LP'''

[[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]]}}

==Non-LP Related Terms==

[[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]]}}

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ARMs are broken down into two categories, [[Externally Directed ARMs]] and [[Internally Directed Arms]].

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ARMs are broken down into two categories, [[Externally Directed ARMs]] and [[Internally Directed Arms]].

There are four basic categories of ARMs.

Primary ARM -> Repression
Secondary ARMs -> Denial, Rationalization, Diversion/Distraction, Intellectualization, Compartmentalization
Tertiary ARMs -> Reaction Formation, Gaslightning,
Pathological ARMs -> Dissociation, Regression, Conversion

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Compartmentalization – suppressing awareness by breaking your life and your cognitive/emotional processes into discrete spaces. When you come home at night, you block out exploitation and abuse you perpetrate at work. When you go to work in the morning, you block out violence in the home. When you go to Church, you do not think about the hypocrisies in your daily life.
Denial– simple refusal to accept reality “as it is.” My mom beat me with a wooden spoon and leather belts, but she denies it to this day. The equivalent external ARM is repression.
Distortion – reshaping reality to avoid awareness of disjunctive realities. “What doesn’t kill you leaves a scar” justifications distort our understanding of violence and abuse and provide a justification for them.
Humor is a form of distortion. Using humor to change the “meaning” of reality. Making sexist, racist, homophobic jokes in an attempt to render the abusive behaviours acceptable, or gain social support.
Intellectualization – Not a defense mechanisms by itself, but a particular form of compartmentalization, dissociation, diversion, using the powers of the intellect
Dissociation – detachment from reality. Disconnection, especially intellectual. Daydreaming through dissociative disorders and fugue.
Diversion/Distraction – engaging in other activities, behaviours that draw attention away from issues in reality. For example, getting into a running club and spending all your time away from family in order to avoid the toxicities/issues at home.
Rationalization – “the justification of one's behaviour and motivations by substituting "good" acceptable reasons for the actual motivations.”

Internal Arms

Dissociation – detachment from reality. Disconnection, especially emotional.1 Daydreaming. Dissociative disorders. Typically used in an attempt to avoid stress/pain/conflict in the environment.
• Diversion/Distraction – engaging in other activities, behaviours that allow one draw attention away from feelings. For example, getting into a running club and spending your entire time running. Includes obsessions, compulsions, hypochondriasis, etc.
• Repression – forced submersion of thoughts (I am doing something wrong) and feelings, like guilt, shame, etc. For the equivalent internal ARM, see Denial.
• Regression – fall back to childhood states, allowing only simpler, childlike emotions and awareness.
• Projection – projecting guilt, shame, other negative emotions and thoughts onto others.
• Reaction formation – choreographing the opposite emotions. Denial.

Maslow has some interesting things to say about defense mechanisms, especially in light of the LP concept of [[Alignment]], also about the nature of therapy (it is about uncovering rather than molding, and that even neurosis are somehow aimed at the g\ratification of human needs (see [[Seven Essential Needs]]. Thus for example OCD may be an attempt to satisfy one's need for safety by routinizing activity and blocking out toxic impositions.

"A fifth axiom of self-actualization theory is my contention-as yet unproven that neurosis must be considered a psychological defense and not basic to human
nature. Furthermore, neurosis must be viewed as a defense against the intrinsic self, our deeper layers, full humanness, growth, and self-actualization. From this assumption, I have argued vigorously that effective counseling and psychotherapy are Taoistic or uncovering, rather than involving mainly shaping,molding, or indoctrinating....It may be relevant to point out here that ordinary neurosis and even the valve pathologies like delinquency may consequently be viewed as efforts toward the gratification of basic and meta-needs, but under the conditions of anxiety, fear, lack of courage." <ref>———. “Critique of Self-Actualization. I. Some Dangers of Being-Cognition.” Journal of Individual Psychology 15, no. 1 (May 1, 1959): 24. p. 105</ref>

For LP purposes, we break ARMs down into two general categories, External ARMs and Internal ARMs. External ARMs are defense mechanisms aimed at reducing awareness of things external to the individual, like the behaviour of others, conditions at work, bullying by students/teachers, etc. Internal ARMs are defense mechanisms aimed at reducing awareness of things internal to the individual, like disjunctive shame and guilt, or awareness of complicity, etc.

An individual may deploy several ARMs at the same time.

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'''Assisted Intramonadic Communication''' is IC conducted with the assistance of props like a [[Ouija Board]].
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==Types of Intramonadic Communication==

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==See Also==

[[Connection]], [[Constricted Connection]]

==Notes==

[[James Merrill]] won the 1977 Pulitzer prize for his poetry book [[Divine Comedies]],<ref>James Merrill, Divine Comedies (Antheneum, 1976). Part of the book is also available in James Merrill, The Book of Ephraim (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018)</ref> a book widely acknowledged to have been inspired by the channeling activities of he and his partner using a standard [[Ouija Board]].<ref>Vendler, Helen, and James Merrill. "James Merrill's Myth: An Interview." The New York Review of Books 1979.</ref>

==Additional Reading==

[https://theeveningrednessinthewest.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/james-merrills-ouija-board-the-opening-of-the-book-of-ephraim/ James Merrill’s Ouija Board: The Opening of the Book of Ephraim]

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