The Introverted Tree

Possibilities

By: theintrovertedtree 4th Feb 20206th Aug 2020

Philosophy, UncategorizedChange, Philosophy, Reality1 Comment

Of the many things that can be, that can exist, only a few do exist. Only a few come to be. The rest of possibilities remain as just that: possibilities. Every time a choice is made, thousands, millions of possibilities disappear. Possibilities that existed, even if only in theory, and will exist no more if…

Searching from

By: theintrovertedtree 18th Jan 2021

Philosophy, PsychologyInner path, Inner search, Search, Searching, Soul, Soul searching, WaitLeave a Comment

The other day, it occurred to me that maybe I’m not searching for, but ‘searching from’. I wonder if a search is not a flight. If it is not a statement, a recognition that I don’t want to be ‘here’. A void, silent and permanent. I wonder, once again, if a search is not an…

The blue armour

By: theintrovertedtree 12th Jan 2021

PsychologyIntellect, Jung, Logic, Logical thinking, Psychological functions, Reason, Thinking functionLeave a Comment

In its blue castle, behind its high blue walls, dressed in its blue gown, Reason is untouchable. It cannot be touched. It is isolated. Alone. Its fear of everything that is not purely logical makes the ego defensive. Reason is most powerful, formidable, and yet the rational ego fears what it cannot understand. It protects…

The untrue steps

By: theintrovertedtree 18th Dec 2020

Philosophy, PsychologyBeing wrong, Growth, Soul searching, Truth3 Comments

Some of the steps on which I base my current view of reality seem false now. But even so, they were necessary to bring me here, to this height. This tread on which I now stand may also be inaccurate or plain wrong, but it is necessary that I step on it to get a…

How could we not follow our heart

By: theintrovertedtree 14th Dec 2020

PsychologyEmotions, Follow your heart, Happiness, Reward centre3 Comments

I just came across a ‘Follow your heart’ tweet. Seems we can’t have enough of those. Why do we find so attractive the idea of following our heart and, in contrast, we find that following our brain is so uninspiring? We associate the idea of following our heart with freedom, bravery. The heart is always…

The unhappy nonconformist

By: theintrovertedtree 28th Nov 2020

Philosophy, PsychologyHappiness, Meaning of life, Purpose of life, Quest for meaning, Reward centre, Satisfaction3 Comments

I am thinking of full happiness. Bliss. A state of complete satisfaction and fulfilment. Fulfilment of all aims that were, are and can be. The feeling of arrival, of total accomplishment, the end of the road. Necessarily, the end of new aims that might make us happy. Full happiness, nothing beyond. But that’s not on…

The challenging reality of others

By: theintrovertedtree 17th Nov 2020

PsychologyAnger, Different, Others, RealityLeave a Comment

I feel comfortable participating in our little introvert and ‘mystic’ community, it provides me with a strange, possibly illogical, feeling of belonging. Maybe this is the reason why I was profoundly upset after reading tweets from people who negate the mere existence of the coronavirus or openly say they have no interest in getting a…

Forgiving oneself

By: theintrovertedtree 11th Nov 2020

Philosophy, PsychologyForgiveness, Forgiving, Guilt, Original sin, Unconscious7 Comments

When I was young and I heard about the scars that life leaves in you, I thought they were the result of events that had happened to you. But no. It’s your own sins that scar you the deepest. Over and again, last call for sinWhile everyone’s lost, the battle is wonWith all these things…

Galadriel’s atonement

By: theintrovertedtree 8th Nov 2020

Books, Psychology, UncategorizedAtonement, Coming back home, Galadriel, Lothlorien, The Lord of the Rings1 Comment

I visited Lothlorien for the first time when I was fourteen. A part of my heart stayed there and never left. Lost back then, now found. There is a scene in The Lord of The Rings that is full of beautiful symbolism. In Lothlorien, Frodo, who is already feeling the heavy burden of The Ring,…

A falling leaf

By: theintrovertedtree 4th Nov 2020

Philosophy, PsychologyAutumn, Time, UnconsciousLeave a Comment

Some days, I just sit here and watch. Here. Now. A falling leaf. A leaf that has accomplished its aim in the world and is now dropped by the tree, no longer needed. It floats, it dances briefly, waving goodbye, and falls. It now paves my new way. Thank you, my dear. Know that your…

Do we owe them anything?

By: theintrovertedtree 27th Oct 2020

Philosophy, PsychologyCollective unconscious, Isolation, Loneliness, Others2 Comments

The need to be loved makes us uncomfortable. It implies a vulnerability that we are not always ready to admit. We alone are not enough. We are in the hands of others. We need their love, but we don’t control it. Instead, maybe we should open ourselves to it.