Our shadow-self & Gen-AI

Many people think shadow-self is just an illusionary imagination. Do you also think so? If yes, you are in absolute illusion itself.

Viktor Frankl, one of the famous psychiatrists who survived a Nazi death camp and went on to write Man's Search for Meaning, where he says;

In our choice and response to stimulus lies our growth and our freedom.

  So, in general we can exist or operate in two mental dispositions; i.e., we chose and respond consciously or compulsively. If we can personify our compulsive mental disposition, it our shadow-self; which operates like a robot by the bipolar biological impulses of aversion and craving. Hence shadow-self is not a illusionary imagination. Due to this shadow-self most of people and professionals of 21st century are:

•      Constantly Disturbed in the world of VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous)

•      In dilemma of perspectives

•      Is under psychological imprisonment in work & life

•      Fearful of authenticity

•      Is missing existential meaning and purpose of life.

As you might be aware, this shadow-self is easily being hackable by technology (Gen-AI, Deepfake Technology) and can easily become a victim of aversion and craving. For example, it cannot differentiate reality and virtual reality. Many people are already getting victimized by this phenomenon in their life. This means, the explosive impact of these technology will bring more suffering for us unless we raise our consciousness beyond shadow-self disposition. In other words, man can differentiate itself and stay safe from machine only when it raises its consciousness and mental disposition beyond show-self.

So, how can we quantify our shadow-self disposition scientifically?

In last edition of this newsletter, we covered the disposition or energy level of our being through the conscious map (0 – 1000) designed by Dr. David Hawkins. As per this map;

when the energy disposition of our being is < 100; our shadow-self become aversive-self and when the same is in between 101- 200 our shadow-self become carving-self.

While craving-self pursue sense of by being attracted towards pleasure, the aversive-self pursue sense of avoiding unpleasantness. Both of these dispositions of shadow-self are bi-poral and fragile in nature; which puts the shadow-self in to cyclic trap of suffering. However , beyond this disposition (>200) life operates with high resolution; i.e., life of antifragile, playfulness, meditative, love, joy and peace.

To be very frank, we in rat-race are not able to own this shadow-self, hence we also operate with a disposition as cowardly being (<200). Hence, we are deprived of high-resolution life. Once you hack and own it, you will realize the

no one or situation in this plant is pure evil except this shadow-self. Everyone (including you) behave badly because of improper disposition of their shadow-self; which is under insecurities, uncertainty, ambiguity. Similarly, no life-scenarios are bad, problematic, challenging or threating; it is just because of filtered or distorted perception of this shadow-self.

Because of this distortion, we are deprived of expressing our true potential of life and experiencing joy of life. Once you know how to hack your shadow-self, you will discover that it is super drama queen. Hence you will have enough opportunity and courage to laugh at your-self 😊.

Hence this shadow-self with pettiness deserves our ownership with compassion. This shadow-self is not just a source of darkness but also the source of power, creativity and personal growth and transformation; if it is hacked, embraced, transmuted, or repurposed. 

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