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Conscious -ness

DarioNardi,PhDApril 14, 2018

The British Association for Psychological Type

conference at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, UK

AreYouHere?

•  99.9%ofyou,me,yourmobile,yourhouseandcarandpetsandkids,yourspouseorromanticdate,areemptyspace,and…

•  90%ofthattinyamountofmattervanishesatthelowestquantumlevel.

•  Sojustwhatarewe?Maybewearejustconsciousness?(whateverthatis)

Hello Psyche

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AreYouAwake?Everyday,weexperiencemanyshifts

andshadesofconsciousness.

•  Wakingupinthemorning•  Beinghalfasleepversusbright-eyedawake•  Drivingmindlesslytoafamiliarplace•  Beingundertheinfluenceofalcoholordrugs•  Maybeluciddreaming•  Fallinginto“thegrip”andsayingafter,“thatwasn’tme!”•  Enjoying“flow”(totallyimmersedinpresentactivity)•  Referringtoone’sownthoughts,feelings,etc.•  Senseofself,“I”or“ego”•  Empathyforothers,feelingofconnection•  Meditativestate(non-attachment,non-duality)

Wearewholeyetfullofcontradictions.

(baggage,trade-offs,pitfalls?)

Jungdescribedaspectsofpsychesuchas...MorePrivate(Self)

MorePublic(Society)

MoreConscious

Ego=“I”or“me.”Yourheroicsenseofself.Feelsself-defined.Maintainsitself.

Persona=Masksyouwear.Acceptablebehaviorsandappearancesforothers.

MoreUnconscious

Shadow=Rejectedpartsthatmaybringyoudistressoryouprojectontoothers.

Archetypes=Universalimages,roles,andthemesrootedinbiologyandhistory.

Transcendentfunction=themeanstoresolveconflicts.

PsycheisSystemic:Dynamic,Narrative,Indefinite

Asymbolicsolutiontotheadolescenthero’sjourney.

Jungtalkedyoga.•  Junggave4talkstocolleagues

inAustriain1932.•  Hefocusedonkundaliniyoga,

the“yogaofawareness.”•  Thisdiffersfromhathayoga,

whichispopulartodayforfitnessandfocus.

•  ThiswaslongbeforeYogiBhajanbroughthisSihk-basedversionofkundalinitotheUSAin1969.

•  JungtravelledtoIndiaandmetwithyogis.

•  HereliedontranslationsoftraditionalHindutextsbyotherEuropeanscholars;today,thosetranslationsareconsideredmediocre.

•  Hedescribedthepsychologyofsix(ofseven)chakras.

ConsciousnessKeepsMovingInhis1932talksonKundaliniyoga,Junggaveanexample…•  “Webegininthehead;weidentifywithoureyesandour

consciousness:quitedetachedandobjective,wesurveytheworld.Thatisājñā.”Wemayalsouseourimaginationtointerpretwhatwesee.

•  Andasapracticalmatter,sincewe“cannotlingerforeverinthepurespheresofdetachedobservation,wemustbringourthoughtsintoreality.”So,“wevoicethemandsotrustthemtotheair.Whenweclotheourknowledgeinwords,weareintheregionofvishuddha,orthethroatcenter.”

•  “Butassoonaswesaysomethingthatisespeciallydifficult,orthatcausesuspositiveornegativefeelings,wehaveathrobbingoftheheart,andthentheanāhatacenterbeginstobeactivated.”

•  “Andstillanotherstepfurther,whenforexampleadisputewithsomeonestartsup,whenwehavebecomeirritableandangryandgetbesideourselves,thenweareinmanipūra.”

•  Ifthisdisputeishighlyimpactful,itmayevenstickwithusdeepdowninourgut,inthesvādhishthānachakra.

Body-mind Practices

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Areweunderattack?TheAutonomicNervousSystem(ANS)linksthebrainandhormone-producingglands.Theglandsinfluencephysicaltraitssuchasheightandhairinessaswellasaggression,appetite,libido,sleep,metabolicspeed,andmanyotherstates.Eventhelowlygutproduces90%ofSerotonin,amajorneuro-transmitterthatimpactsmoodandbehavior.Infact,80%ofsignalsflowupfrombodytobrain.

Signsofaddiction,suchasurgetocheckphoneeveryfewminutesforadopaminehit.

Urbannoise,fake/fearmedia,hoursofsitting,multi-tasking,etc.allsustainstress

Mind-bodytraditionslikeyogasaythelowerbodyiswheretherawenergyofconsciousnessstarts.Yetmanyadultsliveaddictedtonegativestoriesintheirhead,withtheenergyblockedbelow.Wecanlearntomovethatenergy.

Therearefourwayspeoplemetabolizeexperiences.

FeelingDoesthispicture

speakpersonallytomeandmybeliefs?

What’sofvaluehere?Whowouldlikethisimage,andcanwe

useittohelppeople?

iNtuitingWhatisnot

apparentinthepicture?What

ideasdoesitsparktoconsiderforthe

future?Isitsymbolic?

SensingWhatdetailsdoesthispictureshow?Whatexperiencesdoesitremindmeof?WhatcanIdowithit?

ThinkingWhatprinciplesareatworkinthispicture?Howcanonedefineormeasurewhat’sshownhere?Istheimageaccurateandefficient?

Inthe1920s,Dr.CarlJungdescribedthesefouras“mentalfunctions”.Eachhasanintrovertedorextravertedattitude,for8“types”.

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One-SidednessandType•  “InPsychologicalTypes,Itriedtoestablishthegenerallines

alongwhich…one-sideddevelopmentsmove.”– Letters1,p.33•  “Whenafunctionhabituallypredominates,atypicalattitudeis

produced.Accordingtothenatureofthedifferentiatedfunction,therewillbe…atypicalthinking,feeling,sensation,[or]intuitiveattitude.”– PsychologicalTypes,p.417

•  “Whenanyoftheseattitudesishabitual…Ispeakofapsychologicaltype.”– PsychologicalTypes,p.482

•  “Eachofthesetypesrepresentsadifferentkindofone-sidedness.”–PsychologicalTypes,p.519

•  “Attitudeisareadinessofthepsychetoactorreactinacertainway…Thisautomaticphenomenonisanessentialcauseof…one-sidedness.”– PsychologicalTypes,pp.414-15

•  “Aconsciouscapacityforone-sidednessisasignofthehighestculture,butinvoluntaryone-sidedness,i.e.theinabilitytobeanythingbutone-sided,isasignofbarbarism.”-PsychologicalTypes,p.207

ThankyouSteveMyersforthesequotes.

Thedangersofone-sidednesstoselfandsociety.

•  “If…IhadtonamethemostessentialthingthatanalyticalpsychologycanaddtoourWeltanschauung,Ishouldsayitistherecognitionthatthereexistcertainunconsciouscontents…withwhichtheconsciousmindmustcometoterms,whetheritwillorno.”– CW8,p.370,originalitalics

•  “Consciousandunconsciousdonotmakeawholewhenoneofthemissuppressedandinjuredbytheother…Bothareaspectsoflife…This,roughly,iswhatImeanbytheindividuationprocess…Itisaprocessorcourseofdevelopmentarisingoutoftheconflictbetween[these]two.”– CW9i,p.288

•  “Itisimpossibletoconvinceanybodythattheconflictisinthepsycheofeveryindividual,sinceheisnowquitesurewherehisenemyis.[Therefore]theconflict…takesplaceontheplaneofprojectionintheformofpoliticaltension.”– CW14,p.363

•  “Itisinthenatureofpoliticalbodiesalwaystoseetheevilintheoppositegroup,justastheindividualhasanineradicabletendencytogetridofeverythinghedoesnotknowanddoesnotwanttoknowabouthimselfbyfoistingitoffonsomebodyelse.”– CW10,p.299

ThankyouSteveMyersforthesequotes.

TheTranscendentFunctionisawaytoresolveone-sidedness

•  “Thesecretofalchemywasinfactthetranscendentfunction,thetransformationofpersonalitythroughtheblendingandfusionof…theconsciouswiththeunconscious.”– CW8,p.220

•  “Thetranscendentfunctionis…theconceptandpracticeofadialoguebetweenconsciousnessandtheunconsciousthroughwhichthepsychetransformsitself…ThisiswhyweseethetranscendentfunctionemergeinthedevelopmentanddiscussionofeachoftheotherkeyconceptsinJung’swritings.”– Miller,J.C.(2004).TheTranscendentFunction.Albany:StateUniversityofNewYorkPress.,p.78

•  “Thetranscendentfunction…facilitatesatransitionfromoneattitudetoanother.”– PsychologicalTypes,p.480

•  Itstarts"whenthereisfullparityofopposites",which"thisnecessarilyleadstoasuspensionofthewill",and"sinceliftcannottolerateastandstill,adammingupofvitalenergyresults"andthiscan'tlastunless"thetensionofoppositesproducesanew,unityfunctionthattranscendsthem."--CW,"Definitions”

•  "JungonYoga"(page111-)describesthefunctionanditsworkings.

What’syoursynergy?

someTranscendentfunctioninghere

Jungofferedactiveimaginationasatechniquetoelicitit.

WecanuseEEGtechnologytotakeapeekintopeople’sbrains.

drawing gaming Participants wear an EEG cap or band and try an hour’s worth of tasks that tap many daily activities.

calculating imagining communicating 17

BrainnetworksshiftnotablyduringVNSexercisessuchasmeditation.

(strongest links are in red and black)

Everyday Joe: Whole-brain flow, strong adult executives, goal-

focused for many individual skills, lots of precise speech and future visioning, plus back-of-brain stuff

typical of introverts.

Meditative Joe: Whole-brain flow, weak goal-focused executive,

mostly open-ended, strong links to personal identity and beliefs, attend

to voice tone, and high body/kinesthetic awareness.

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Whendoingbody-mindpractices,theypreferonesthat…

SENSING…promotephysicalfitnessandbodilywell-being.Likestretchingandworkoutstorelievestress.Motivatedbyresultsthatboostappearance,flexibility,energy.Benefitfrompracticesthatgentlyactivateimaginationandletthemreflectonmeanings.

INTUITING…utilizeimagination,dream-work,reading,andvisualizing.Motivatedby(re)movingthecurtainofrealityforrealizationsandexcitingnewideas.Benefitfromslowbreathing,craftactivitiesthatexpressmeaning,naturehikes,andsimilarlow-impactgroundingactivities.

THINKING…aresystemic/systematicwithobjectiveapproachandreasons/principles.Motivatedtoefficientlyreachgoalswithtechniquesfortrouble-shooting.Benefitfrompracticesthatgentlyreleaserepressedorconfusingfeelingsandboostappreciatingothers.

FEELING…promotegratitude,loving-kindness,andpeaceoftheheart.Motivatedbyanythingthathealsbrokenrelationshipsandbeliefinselfandothers.Benefitfromstudyingpsychology,suchashowtheymaybeprojecting,sublimating,andotheringpeople.

*FromJungonYoga,pages102-103

VisitAmazon.com,myboothhere,orwww.RadianceHouse.comforresources.

“JungonYoga”byDarioNardi,pubRadianceHouse,2017

“Myers-BriggsTypologyvs.JungianIndividuation”bySteveMyers,late2018,pub.byRoutledge

“8KeystoSelf-Leadership”ByDarioNardi,pub.RadianceHouse,2006