Processing emotions is the key to changing your life Throughout our lives, we experience emotional shocks and traumas Those conflicts create protection mechanisms to ensure we never feel that way again We push these emotions to a dark recess within us, that Jung called our shadow Like Adam when he first discovers he was naked and felt shame, we cover up and do everything in our power to prevent ourselves from feeling hurt, vulnerable and ashamed ever again But over time, those protection mechanisms become the habitual patterns that run our life on autopilot and prevent us from ever changing Meanwhile, the emotions are still festering beneath the surface, really running the show from the shadow Example...you are rejected by someone youre attracted to as a teen and you feel incredibly alone and like a loser... As a result, you develop a protection mechanism to chase lots of women, become more attractive, swipe on dating apps, go to bars every night, get their approval, even watch porn when you are alone... You do everything in our power to prevent yourself from feeling alone... You can't quit a job we don't like because it would mean losing the approval of our peers...(but you don't actually realize this) Every time you think of moving to a new location you make up excuses why it's impossible... But really the excuses are just protection mechanisms so you don't have to face the pain inside of you Our body is an incredibly sophisticated supercomputer that is geared towards protecting us... While over the short term you are indeed safer, over the long run avoiding all risk is the most dangerous thing you can do Every time you try to step into your new self, a protection mechanism holds you back. "I'm making so much money, how could I quit...moving somewhere is too far, and probably dangerous..blah blah blah blah blah...." This is why most people never change From a health perspective, repressed emotions end up blocking the flow of energy in your body...people with lower anger tend to have more cases of cancer, presumably because it is all repressed All ancient medicine understood this So how do you face these emotions? Listen to your triggers. What really riles you up? What do you fear most right now? What do you really want in life that you don't have? All of these are pointing to some hurt within you that you are afraid of facing. Slow down. Quiet your mind. Spend time in silence. Allow emotions to bubble up to the surface in your body. And instead of running away, bring them closer. Sitting with emotions is the key to letting them go and reversing the conditioning that you've laid your entire life. This is what raises your vibration to a consistently higher level and actually attracts to your life what you really want...not by giving into your chattering mind and coping mechanisms. I highly suggest spending at leasts 10 minutes in the morning and 10 in the evening in silence just to let emerge what needs to emerge This is what a real psychedelic practice is, in my opinion Nothing changed my life more