CulturalHeretic

Thanks For your suggestions everyone! I will pass these along. Thanks Kevin! Yes we have had a converation along these lines and Ive shared my experience of overcoming adversity. I was Thinking of finding a Call in show that alligns with his situation or close to it. I think he might find that more valuable at first. Hopefully He will get curious enough to dive in deeper afterwards.

Hey all! Im looking for a suggestion for a podcast episode to share with a friend hes going through a rough time and he exspressed interest when I mentioned FDR. Hes currently in the midst of a Divorce but he is interested in puirsuing self knowledge. He would be new to most of the ideas here like Anarchism, Atheism, Philosophy, Libertarianism... But he is pretty open minded and i dont receive much in the way of resistance when i bring up subject matter from the show. Any particular podcasts that might be relevant to his situation and be a good intro to FDR? Thanks!

OK so i had some crazy dreams last night and this morning i had some more thoughts on symbolism within this film. In the begining of the story Max is chained to a creature that is living off his blood. I think this is symbolic of our alter ego or shadow self that tends to run our lives subconciously. In I.F.S. It might symbolise a subpersonalitie such as a Firefighter. This part of our selves is there with good intentions trying to protect us. But almost always inevitably hurts us by the very protective action they are taking. In the film Max tries desperatley to escape this being. Even after He cuts his physical chain to him he is still pursued by the creature. It isnt till the creature itself has the realisation that it is fighting for the wrong cause that ceases its relentless pursuit. This process reminds me again of I.F.S where the internal subpersonalitie cannot be escaped from and cannot be fought against . The personalitie itself has to come to the realisation that it is harming rather than doing good in order to find resolution. The other major scene is where the Female protagonist in the movie realises that her paradise or home doesnt exist. Max shows her that the place she seeks is the very place they have been running from the "Citidel". This is akin to the realisation in self knowledge many encounter. Many people are running from themselves and their fears. I think in the film The "citidel" repersents the Self. The armys chasing them represent fears or adversity in ones life. I think the message might be that there is no where to run to escape your fears. Infact the only solution is to do the unthinkable and turn around and face the army(fear) that is chasing you. The citidel(Self) is your true home and contains all the things neccisary for peace and happines. Anyhow Just some groggy thoughts i managed to scribble down in my dream journal this morning.

Maybe the archetype wasnt represented but there certainly were elements of religion. Those pale white skinned humanoids talked about life after death before they would kamakazi themselves. They also seemed to view there king as a sort of "moses" like figure who would lead them to the promise land refered to as Valhala? or somthing like that.

Stefan said if there was enough interest From listeners he would do a show on this. This show would be of great value to me personally and if if anyone else is interested Let Mike know.

Or Alan watt? http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Alan_Watt

You cant sell albums anymore artists are having to come up with new ways of creaating value so they can continue making a living.The music industry is in shambles and new buisness models are being tested all the time. I dont see any problem with meet n greets as long as their is some perceived value to the customer. If the artist fails to do so then people will not purchase. One way to do it is to offer a a meet n greet along with a intimate acoustic session with q&A. I would pay extra for that.

Those look like exellent recomendations Nathan. They are goin on the list!

Just some acoustic demos here. Im currently in the process of rewriting and revising. https://soundcloud.com/pauljroy/sets/steel-string-sorrow-acoustic-ep

Im a musician who has also given up booze. i can say that sobriety has certainly upped my game as a musician. I get free drinks as a performer most of the time and i have no problem turning them down. I know my qaulity of performance under the influence is less then it could be. So why compromise? If i spend a day hungover thats one less day i have to be creative and productive. Why compromise? I think you might have to take some time to get used to the sober life but once you do the benefits are well worth it. I would suggest replacing your old habit with a positive one. The less i drank the more i invested in myself through healthy eating,exercise and self reflection.

Your right that is a good question to ask Robert. I can tell you for certain that i had a hard time expressing my feelings as a child. I dont think i would have felt safe to open up and bring that to her or anyone's attention.

As far as i can remember i didn't directly bring it to her attention. But i will definitely ask her if i did or if she remembers sensing this. She has been pretty good at honestly answering any questions i have put forth about my childhood. I have also found it difficult to remember a lot of things from when i was younger. I have found that journalling and IFS are helping me to clear the fog somewhat.

Hi Nathan thanks for the advice. i have been seeing an IFS practitioner for a few months now and have found it to be quite useful. Hey Robert! I feel that i have had this fear since i was a young child, Looking back i can see how it has negativley affected my ability to choose healthy relationships.

Hello, I was exploring some feelings through journalling this morning and my pen ran out of ink. Rather than just stopping i thought maybe i could share some self reflection and maybe get some feedback. So after reading RTR i evaluated the relationships i have and have had in the past. I found that the vast majority were and are unhealthy. At the moment the only close relationship that might survive these "truth bombs" is with my mother. This is great because she has taken an interest in RTR and i have been able to explore my childhood and get some answers. I have had a fear of being alone. I think this has attracted unhealtrhy people and situations over the years. I realised through talking with my mother that when she was younger she also felt the same way. Infact she expressed this fear as being the catalyst for getting involved with my father and my stepfather. Both of those relationships were unhealthy ones. With these perspectives in mind i believe that i am photocopying my mothers history to some degree. I understand that being aware of this pattern is the first step to breaking the cycle. I am finding this process difficult. After distancing myself from those relationships that were hurting me i am feeling lonely and almost tempted to invite them back. I try to remind myself that after doing self work i will eventually attract better relationships but its hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Paul