The familiarity of the distant world

By: theintrovertedtree 19th Jan 2023 Inner search, Second half of life, Waiting and HereAcceptance, Projections, Soul searching, Waiting and Here3 Comments

Sometimes we fantasise how it would feel to live in a world full of elves, trolls, fairies, giants, hobbits, unicorns and, of course, dragons. We see ourselves drifting towards that realm of fantasy, which we idealise as a much better world than our own. More suited for our spirit. But if we had been living…

Travelling

By: theintrovertedtree 1st Dec 2022 Inner search, PsychologySoul searching, Travelling6 Comments

And when I will get there, will I still be me, always me? Carrying the cross, the burden, the occasional light… is it me? If we always carry ourselves with us, why do we like travelling so much? We like the change of scenery, the change of reality. Even if the inner reality remains the…

The blind hero

By: theintrovertedtree 3rd Nov 20223rd Nov 2022 Inner search, Waiting and HereSearching for meaning, Soul searching, Waiting and HereLeave a Comment

I have often wondered about Odysseus’ last words to Penelope before he left for Troy. How would the ultimate hero say farewell, how to explain the necessity to leave? It may be easier to use the excuse of duty than to explain the powerful attraction of the other side of the world, calling his name.…

Unknowing fear

By: theintrovertedtree 20th Oct 202220th Oct 2022 Books, Inner search, Philosophy, Psychology, Second half of lifeFear, Openness, Soul searching4 Comments

I love routine because it makes me feel safe. Life should be in order, so that I can predict what is going to happen at any time. Yet, an admonitory voice inside warned me: “Stop presuming you know what life should be like, just not to be in fear.” Fear of the unknown, I guessed.…

The selves on the shelf

By: theintrovertedtree 27th Sep 2022 Inner search, PsychologyBeing present, Conscience of existence, Soul searching1 Comment

I am looking at old pictures. I see the child I was. I look at him in the picture and I perceive him as a separate person, i.e., not me. However, when I evoke the emotions and sensations that I felt back then, stored on one of those shelves in my memory, it feels immediate,…

The space we take

By: theintrovertedtree 11th Aug 2022 Books, Inner search, Second half of lifeSoul searching, Stream of consciousness, Virginia Woolf4 Comments

Prompted by this excellent post by Andrew (thank you!), I read Virginia Woolf’s The Waves. The book navigates a succession of inner thoughts, feelings, states of mind in six disparate characters described with empathic but also stark accuracy, sometimes using mental images that may seem unrelated to a situation, but which provide such a precise…

Mirror musings

By: theintrovertedtree 2nd Aug 2022 Inner search, Liminality, Psychology, UnconsciousProjections, Reality, Soul searching, Unconscious2 Comments

Projections are my favourite psychological phenomenon. The transfer of part of our unconscious content to another being. That transfer of energy occurs from one part of our mind to another part of our mind. It is not really externalised. The external ‘hook’ does not demand projection, it mostly remains unaware. The part of our mind…

Little gods

By: theintrovertedtree 27th Jul 2022 Inner search, Philosophy, UnconsciousAcceptance, Collective unconscious, Dark side, Evil gods, Projections1 Comment

It seems to me that most gods in the different mythologies are quite childish. If they don’t get their way, they release their wrath. I am guessing they never got ‘no’ for an answer. What did they want all that power for? They were bored and lacked a purpose. I wonder if they created men…

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I am an INTJ in the second half of my life. I used to think that the second half of life was a cliché. I used to know things. I don’t want to be as pretentious as to say I know nothing, but I certainly know less than I used to and it is a…

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