Working the Greyish Working the Greyish ZonesZones

Applying McKennian Insights: For Psycho-Spiritual PsychotherapistsText

No teacher, teaching, book or practice could ever be as effective as simply allowing the thought of infinity to slowly devour you...

J. McKenna

My Journey with the Book’s...

The Fallacy of Faith

The Books we The Books we Need...Need...

Are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, Are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that make us suffer like the death of that make us suffer like the death of someone we love more than ourselves, that someone we love more than ourselves, that make us feel as though we we were on the make us feel as though we we were on the verge of suicide, or lost in a forest from all verge of suicide, or lost in a forest from all human habitation - a book should serve as human habitation - a book should serve as an axe for the frozen sea within us. an axe for the frozen sea within us.

Franz KafkaFranz Kafka

My Journey with the Book’s...

The Fallacy of Faith

Man has created God out of Fear,

So the

Problem is not God...

But Fear.

What, why, What, why, counselling, counselling,

clients, and Jed?clients, and Jed?• Client impasse or my perception Client impasse or my perception

• Desire / necessity of chasing desireDesire / necessity of chasing desire

• Breaking rules and knowing your processBreaking rules and knowing your process

• Allowing and acceptance Allowing and acceptance

• Thinking and looking for yourselfThinking and looking for yourself

• Merging with what is! Merging with what is!

• ““Letting” in so called madnessLetting” in so called madness

Beginning at an Ending

To Live and Die on this To Live and Die on this Day...Day...

★ Monomaniacal Intent Monomaniacal Intent

★ ““Running into the crisis not away from it”Running into the crisis not away from it”

★ ““Chewing off your own head...” - we must Chewing off your own head...” - we must first go through the process of becoming first go through the process of becoming someone who would prefer to chew of someone who would prefer to chew of their own head instead of the their own head instead of the alternative” (BII p. 42)alternative” (BII p. 42)

★ Example of Mr. B. Example of Mr. B.

If it feels like your

being skinned alive,

If it feels like a

prolonged eviscerati

on,

If you feel your identity unraveling,

if it twists you up physically and drains your health and derails

your life, if you feel love dying inside you, of it seems like death would be better, if it’s probably

the process of awakening...

McKenna,

2010

The notion of further

Every Moment is Every Moment is EqualEqual

•The Notion of Further The Notion of Further

• Each Experience is no greater or less than any otherEach Experience is no greater or less than any other

• Your World is Burning and there is No EscapeYour World is Burning and there is No Escape

• All Beliefs are like Ugly Babies All Beliefs are like Ugly Babies

• There is no hardship, there’s only the next thing, There is no hardship, there’s only the next thing, the next step, the next battle. The point is always the next step, the next battle. The point is always to get the next door unlocked. to get the next door unlocked.

•

•Self and Not Self Conflict = Self and Not Self Conflict = Spiritual Dissonance Spiritual Dissonance

Case of Ms. T. Case of Ms. T.

Nothing is ever wrong and nothing can be wrong. It’s not even Nothing is ever wrong and nothing can be wrong. It’s not even wrong to believe that something is wrong. Wrong is simply not wrong to believe that something is wrong. Wrong is simply not possible possible (BK I - p. 6).(BK I - p. 6).

Whatever is, is right.Whatever is, is right.

The World is all for The World is all for You!You!

• Surrender Surrender • Clear seeingClear seeing• Allowing desire to do it’s thingAllowing desire to do it’s thing• Authentic / Unauthentic DesiresAuthentic / Unauthentic Desires• The Destination isn’t where we are going its The Destination isn’t where we are going its

where we are (BI - p. 176)where we are (BI - p. 176)

““Being In” in the Being In” in the ProcessProcess

• Discovering and creating the process is Discovering and creating the process is part of the process, meaning that you part of the process, meaning that you have to build your own process and be have to build your own process and be your own mechanic; fine-tune it to your your own mechanic; fine-tune it to your needs and preferences, repair it on the needs and preferences, repair it on the fly, jettison whatever is unnecessary as fly, jettison whatever is unnecessary as it becomes necessaryit becomes necessary (BII p. 43) (BII p. 43)

• Example of Mr. Q.Example of Mr. Q.

The beauty is.... The beauty is....

It all happens in the It all happens in the context of each and context of each and

everyone’s life.everyone’s life.

You can choose to see it You can choose to see it or not it really doesn’t or not it really doesn’t

matter. matter.

Human Adulthood Human Adulthood

Ending at the Beginning

It’s the “Fuckin” It’s the “Fuckin” DenDen

•No it’s actually Maya - EGONo it’s actually Maya - EGO

• Waking up looks like a massive mental and emotional Waking up looks like a massive mental and emotional breakdown because that exactly what it is... That the breakdown because that exactly what it is... That the way it works. I know there are thousands of books way it works. I know there are thousands of books out there that say otherwise, and I can you they were out there that say otherwise, and I can you they were all written by Maya (BK III - p. 140).all written by Maya (BK III - p. 140).

• Enduring self image blows Enduring self image blows

Born to Die...Born to Die...