Cognitive thought creates the chemical reaction in human expresses through and emotional and physical response. This process is started in the amigdyla a component in the brain that processes reaction to event (i.e. interprets what you are going through) and decides the course of action in response.
Many extra-ordinary people, with all their idiosyncrasies, quirks, obsessive drives for knowledge and systemic questioning, repress and hide their true selves, because it's not valued and doesn't fit in with the normal assumptions of society. It throws a wrench into the otherwise harmonious society.
Did anyone else here attend the "Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century" conference April 15-18, 2010 in San Jose, California (http://www.maps.org/conference/)
Answer: Both. This is an elegant and thought provoking piece by the father of transpersonal psychology. He discusses the themes of psychospiritual death and rebirth and the archetypal Hero's Journey as it relates to 2012.
Synopsis: British binary mind theorist and author, Anthony Peake, is expanding his considerable technique and influence into an increasingly American audience and readership.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
