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Episode 58: A Deep Dive Into the Archetypes, Part 2

Posted on May 19, 2024 | by jeremy

Jeremy is once more joined by Steve Tyman to continue their discussion of the mind and body cycles of the tarot images and their relation to the archetypal mind. They begin with a recapitulation of the idea behind concept complexes with an emphasis on the veil’s effect on the operation of the significator. This leads to discussion of the liminal station of transformation and the summarizing/integrating station of the great way, where one can see the reflection of the mind in the body and the delicate resonances of the logoic plan in the archetypal mind. Steve and Jeremy tie back the polarity introduced by the veil between the conscious and unconscious minds which features prominently in understanding the character of transformation and the great way. This sets the stage for tackling the spirit cycle, which we shall address in a future episode in light of the relationships articulated up to this point between the seven stations and the two cycles.

Show Notes

A Deep Dive Into the Archetypes, Part 1 (Episode 55)
A Egyptian Tarot Imagery tool online (https://thirddensity.com/tarot/)
Ra on the complexification of the significator (Session 79, Question 42)
Ra on the shadows of archetypes in “earlier” octaves (Session 79, Questions 29-30)
Q’uo on the latent but unarticulated negativity in past octaves (June 18, 2023)
Ra on the Transformation of Mind (Session 99, Question 8)
Ra on the initiate releasing distortions (Session 57, Question 14)
Ra on the Transformation of Body (Session 81, Question 13)
Ra on the abandonment of the unchosen polarity (Session 100, Question 6)
Q’uo on the spiralling of cyclical development (August 7, 2007)
Ra on transformation or experience stations in other archetypal minds (Session 91, Question 17) Note: I erroneously remembered Ra saying that in earlier octaves, one archetypal system featured either a transformation station or a great way station, but not both. Steve mistakenly agreed with me. In fact, the example Ra described involved one system including catalyst and experience and the other including catalyst and transformation. The error somewhat undermines our brief discussion of the connection between the transformation and great way stations, but not entirely.
Ra on the athanor metaphor in the Great Way of Body (Session 81, Question 14)
Ra on the veil in the Great Way of Mind tarot image (Session 103, Question 11)
Ra on the harnessing of the chariot in the Great Way of Mind tarot image (Session 103, Question 12)
Ra on programming an incarnation to hone “a blunt edge of hatred or anger” (Session 54, Question 22)

Episode 55: A Deep Dive Into the Archetypes, Part 1

Posted on January 30, 2024 | by jeremy

Steve Tyman joins Jeremy for the first of a series of conversations on the twenty-two archetypes that provide a tool for working with the archetypal mind. In this episode they focus on the first five stations of the mind and body cycles: matrix, potentiator, catalyst, experience, and significator. Starting with a re-introduction to the very idea of what an archetype is, they discuss some aspects of these ten archetypes as well as what is meant by “mind” and “body” specifically, with some digressions into the nature of time/space as contrasted to space/time. The other archetypes—the spirit cycle as well as the transformation and great way stations of mind and body—will be discussed in future episodes.

Show Notes

Episode 16: An Introduction to the Archetypal Mind (inaudible podcast)
The major arcana images from the Egyptian Tarot (thirddensity.com)
Ra on the sevenfold nature of energy centers, densities, and archetypes (Session 78, Question 30)
Q’uo on the Matrix, Potentiator, and Significator (August 1, 2021)
Ra on the male and female concepts in the archetypes (Session 92, Question 20)
Ra on the polarized interpretation of catalyst (Session 94, Question 12)
Ra’s supermarket example (Session 33, Question 8)
Ra on the unconscious perception of catalyst (Session 93, Question 20)
Ra on the matrix and potentiator of body (Session 78, Question 11)
Yom on the material illusion as an unbiased field of experience (April 23, 1989)

Episode 54: Addiction

Posted on December 19, 2023 | by jeremy

What is addiction, and how does it interact with spiritual evolution? Nithin and Jeremy explore this topic in light of its prevalence and variety in late third density society, bringing in a number of Confederation sources for insight into addiction’s relationship with catalyst, desire, comfort, the sinkhole of indifference, and other concepts of interest to the seeker. They also address the psychology in light of the shallow emptiness of the modern “rat race” while also recognizing the catalytic, transformative promise inherent in the suffering that addiction represents.

Show Notes

Ra on polarized uses of anger (Session 46, Question 9)
Hatonn on addiction to the joy of being whole (February 13, 1983)
Q’uo on addiction as catalyst (January 7, 2017)
Ra on polarized sexual energy transfers (Session 32, Question 2)
Ra on overcoming (Session 18, Question 5)
Q’uo on addiction as the result of inner separation (March 7, 2004)
David Foster Wallace on worship (Kenyon College Graduating Class of 2005 Commencement Speech)
Q’uo on breaking habits (November 13, 2010)
Ra’s exercises for accelerating towards the Law of One (Session 10, Question 14)
Ra on fasting (Session 41, Question 21)
The Twelve Steps (aa.org)

Episode 53: Conflict and Peace

Posted on November 23, 2023 | by jeremy

Responding to the proliferation of warfare on the planet recently, Nithin and Jeremy analyze a post-9/11 Q’uo session discussing bellicosity and peace. The principle addresses several biological, cultural, spiritual, and philosophical factors that make not just our people but past third density populations in our system so warlike while also suggesting an appreciation for war’s intense potential for catalysis. Those of Q’uo direct us to look within at our own attitudes and quality of seeking so that we can discover not just the ideal of peace but how to live it and thereby radiate it to the entire planet. It is this personal commitment to unconditional peace and the sacrifices it may entail that help us confront the spiritual root causes of conflict.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Show Notes

Q’uo on conflict and peace (November 18, 2001)
Ra on toolmaking and bellicosity (Session 90, Question 18)
Q’uo on the shadow self and the authoritarian personality (June 17, 2023)
Q’uo on personality and the subconscious use of will (November 4, 2023)
Ra on the “Lovers” / Transformation of Mind archetype (Session 100, Question 6)
Hatonn on their late third density experience (November 16, 1980)
Ra on the catalyst of trauma (Session 34, Question 14)
Jesus on entering the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:20)
Q’uo on peace (December 21, 2003)

Episode 51: Intuition and Intellect

Posted on September 16, 2023 | by jeremy

After a few thoughts on how seekers think about careers, Nithin and Jeremy discuss the nature and function of intuition and how it relates to other aspects of mind. They delve into a 1986 Laleema transcript that addresses intuition and intellectual analysis, comparing them to listening and speaking, respectively. Both are required, and only the balance between the two can help one to reach the true goal: the Creator.

It is in incarnation that we get the mixture right because our lessons become firmly grounded in the lasting consequence of making one choice rather than another. Intellectual analysis in particular can help one discern which intuitions are genuine insight and which are expressions of imbalanced emotions; even skepticism and doubt can serve the discovery of genuine faith. This faith, coupled with will, constitute the heart of seeking, Laleema says, allowing us to discover resources beyond ourselves bringing to fruition our recovery of our true identity as the Creator.

Show Notes

Laleema on intuition and analysis (May 18, 1986)
David Goggins (davidgoggins.com)
Discussion on intuition and desire (Bring4th Forum)
Ra on mind and intuition (Session 30, Question 2)
Ra on implicit but unrecognized polarity before the veil (Session 93, Question 5)
Ra on the Creator experiencing itself (Session 82, Question 10)
Ra on the function of intuition (Session 49, Question 4)
Auxhall on stories of the mind versus intuition (March 12, 2023)
Q’uo on emotion and intuition (November 26, 1989)
Hatonn on faith and patience (April 23, 2023)
Q’uo on the extension of free will past the mover/moved polarity (May 18, 2022)
Ra on all being well despite negative time/space displacement (Session 69, Question 11)
Ra on balancing by accentuating imbalance (Session 104, Question 2)
Q’uo on the significance of individuality (June 19, 2023)
Living out will and faith in our daily lives (The Building 4th Podcast, Part 1 and Part 2)
Monka on opening to greater resources(August 26, 2023)

Episode 47: The Sinkhole of Indifference

Posted on May 23, 2023 | by jeremy

Nithin joins Jeremy to discuss an oft overlooked concept in Confederation philosophy: what those of Ra described as the “sinkhole of indifference” between service-to-others and service-to-self. The issue is not simply the lack of choice on how to express one’s love and thereby continue evolving through the densities, but more tragically how refusing to make a heartfelt choices creates a feedback loop that keeps a person seeking comfort, sleep, and stasis.

How does one succeed in not succumbing to the pressure exerted by society without polarizing negatively? The pair breakdown the nuances of polarity and speculate on the nature of the sinkhole and the opportunities to serve those trapped by fear and the inability to commit to love.

Many heartfelt thanks to listener Reinhard for suggesting the topic! You can always ask us to address ourselves to a subject — or otherwise give us feedback — at our contact form: https://inaudible.show/contact-us

Show Notes

Ra on the sinkhole of indifference (Session 17, Question 33)
Ra on the consequences of remaining unpolarized (Session 20, Question 17)
Ra (not Hatonn, although I’m sure they count) as the Brothers and Sisters of Sorrow (Session 12, Question 26)
Jesus on the light yoke of service (Matthew 11:28)
Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chödrön Foundation)
Q’uo on fear, polarity, and power (January 1, 2006)
Ra on the transformation of mind archetype (Session 100, Question 6)
Hatonn on serving the unpolarized (April 23, 2023)
Q’uo on the mechanics of opportunity (July 31, 2023)
Gary Bean, Tilting at Windmills (L/L Research Library)

Episode 45: Balancing Love and Wisdom

Posted on April 24, 2023 | by jeremy

Jeremy and Nithin assemble once more to tackle one of the greatest mysteries of the Creation: balancing the cosmic force of love with the poise of wisdom. After defining these concepts, they explore how these attempts we make at balance look and feel in life, addressing their impact on the energy centers, our ethics, and our service. This balance is something even those of Ra and the Confederation have gotten wrong, and they explore how the mechanism of trial and error navigates spiritual evolution through the many temptations of excessively foolish love and manipulative, calculating wisdom of the negative path.

However, with compassionate wisdom that partakes of the deeper aspects of our intelligence and our faith, one can accept the pain and hardship of catalysis as part of the mystery of incarnate agency. This pushes us to learn how one can help the Creator guide its love and light where it might best help without such a tight attachment to a specific approach or outcome. Through reflection and inner inquiry we build a capacity to use our lessons to build wisdom with a light touch. We do not need to close our heart or foreclose on our creative ability to transcend zero sum scenarios in weighing the tough decisions stemming from service.

Show Notes

Q’uo on love and wisdom (July 31, 2021)
Ra on missteps in ancient Egypt (Session 1, Question 5; Session 23, Question 6)
Ra on the Venusian negatively polarized wanderers (Session 89, Question 35)
Monka on the temptation of urgent assertion of self (January 15, 2023)
Ra on wisdom and compassion in service (Session 42, Question 7)
Q’uo on the Barbara Brodsky/Aaron backstory (October 8, 2006)
Hatonn on experience accruing into wisdom (August 18, 1985)

Episode 39: Encounters with Negativity

Posted on December 6, 2022 | by jeremy

Ryan and Jeremy return from an unexpected hiatus to discuss oppositional forces encountered on the spiritual path. Q’uo reminds us that all that challenges and frightens us originates from our own distortions and biased perceptions, whether it is experienced as other than self or as self. Since all is self, polarization must involve a way of opening one’s heart to these aspects that are hard to accept. As we recover these unaccepted portions of self and integrate them, we increasingly identify with a deeper self, a self we do not direct but rather with which we learn to cooperate.

This deeper self we build a relationship with through work in consciousness is closer to the truth of our unity with all other selves. In finding compassion for the self and its rough spots within, we find the strength and confidence to extend love and patience to others, despite their flaws and the buttons they push in us. By being willing to feel the pain we encounter instead of avoiding it, we discover that it’s the same pain others feel, that it connects us. Instead of using negative encounters as an excuse to give up on seeking, we can use them to lovingly incorporate into our heart each thread of the Creator’s love we come across in our lives.

Show Notes

Q’uo on negative encounters on the path (December 5, 2009)
Hatonn on tempering the self through experience (August 14, 1983)

Episode 37: The Mysteries of Service

Posted on August 30, 2022 | by jeremy

Nithin Reddy joins Jeremy once more to dive into what those of Q’uo describe as the mysteries and paradoxes of service. How do we know whether we’re truly serving the other self, when the other self may not understand its own spiritual project and true desire? How do we give freely with no conditions so that we can give others the freedom to discover themselves that we seek to give ourselves? What do we as servants desire from those we serve, and how do we use even services that go poorly as ways to understand ourselves better? Where do the social norms and pressures fit into all this?

We can strive to be more polarized, but this is so difficult without any way to judge our polarity. Service encompasses all of the mysteries contained in an illusion of separation refracting and mediating the underlying unity of the Creator. Q’uo offers novel approaches to keeping the faith that love expressed and received are the true natures of service. As we learn to abide in patience and bring through more and more purified love and light, we make ourselves open, available, and even grateful for all the opportunities for growth and connection that service offers.

Show Notes

Q’uo on the mysteries of service (October 3, 2009)
Laitos on service (July 31, 2021)
Hatonn on spiritual strength and discipline (August 14, 1983)
Ra on the catalytic opportunities for the service-to-others seeker (September 2, 1982)
Ra on the dual nature of law (April 5, 1982)
Ra on energy expenditures and the archetypal mind (June 26, 1982)
Ra on the role of the servant (June 5, 1981)

Episode 27: The Spirit Complex, Part 2

Posted on February 23, 2022 | by jeremy

Happy Wednesday, other selves! On this episode, Ryan and Jeremy return to that 1991 Q’uo session on the spirit complex and the soul to finish their read-through and analysis. Jeremy gives a brief synopsis of the ground covered last episode, returning to a passage near the beginning of the session with good advice on how to interpret and think about Confederation information. Then we pick up where we had left off, rounding out Q’uo’s discussion of the spirit complex and its role in the sometimes painful lessons of love and acceptance involved in spiritual evolution. Q’uo then moves on to concept of the soul, which they seem to use to refer to our totality as entities. There’s an interesting part at the end about learning to love without judgment or criticism. As always, let us know how we’re doing!

Show Notes

Q’uo on the spirit complex and the soul (January 6, 1991)
The Other Selves Working Group otherselvesworking.group