and “flying,” 480
relationship and, 268
remembering possibility for, 7
also see: Archetypal Love, Countenance
True Purpose, 514; also see: Bright Principles, destiny
Trungpa, Chögyam, 21, 103, 175, 214
trust,
betrayal of, 79
of body, 417
boundaries and, 193
is decision, 68
emotional intimacy and, 235
feats of, 68
of feedback / coaching, 237, 374
of feeling, 62
no one, 88
intuition, 21, 24, 473
partner, 239
sensation, 125
yourself, 25, 62-63, 234
the universe, 213
twelve roadblocks (Gordon), 156-163, 198-200, Map of, 156
U
Ueshiba, Morihei, 176
Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (Kundera), 91
uncertainty,
and beliefs, 226
and excitement, 14-15
vs. fanaticism, 226
Heisenberg __ principle, 85
and inauthenticity, 302
and relaxing, 288
of it working / not working, 434-435
unconscious purpose, 514; also see: Hidden Purpose, Gremlin
underworld, 342-373
and Gremlin, 204, 285-286, 363
journeying into, 9, 239, 377-381
Man’s job in, 357-358
on Map of Possibility, 361
need to process, 283-284
Woman’s job in, 358-360
also see: Gremlin, Shadow world, Shadowlands, Map of Worlds
unhookable,
and Adult ego state, 117
and clarity, 487
and conscious expectations, 493
and Gremlin, 496
and nits, 144
and nothingness, 480-481
importance of staying, 136-140, 514
also see: hookable, Disk of Nothing, gap, Springscreen, core skills, Adult
unreasonable, 190, 508, 514
upperworld, 346-350, 514, map of, 350
and Bright Principles, 364
getting there, 258, 349-350
holding space for, 363
King or Queen of, 286, 364-366
on Map of Possibility, 361
also see: underworld, middleworld, Map of Worlds
V
verbal reality, 86, 407-410, 493, 495, 514; also see: experiential reality
victim,
and being okay, 514
as standard Box, 86
and Box mechanics, 196
of circumstances, 76, 78-79, 256, 315, 360, 473
and game(s), 363
and Gremlin, 60, 250, 271, 367-368, 371
impossibility of being, 79, 315, 360, 489, 508
in low drama, 35-38
of nothingness, 486
and persecutors, 514
and radical responsibility, 488
responsible, 37-38
and Shadow Principles, 499-500
story, 318-321, 514-515
of time, 319, 459-460
also see: low drama, Gremlin, Map of Possibility, responsible story
violence,
about to cause, 258
and ending relationship, 217
between siblings, 153
and incompetence, 152
justifying, 370
and patriarchy, 52
psychic, 262
slave of, 63
and Warrioress, 279
also see: abuse
Voice Blaster, 114-115, 148, 370, 389, 515, Map of, 115, 361
voices in your head, 113-115, 118, 370, 512
W
waking state, 125, 133, 213
war,
anger as, 297
alternative to, 479
beliefs and, 134-135, 487, 505, map of, 135
Gremlin and, 218
“having a,” 374, 494-495
horror experiences from the, 99
lyrics about, 390
of mind-imagination, 200, 497
motivation for, 267
patriarchy and, 52
relationship / psychological, 469
rigid realities and, 508
scarcity and, 363
talking about, 41
women and, 53
Warrior Archetype, 176, 297-299, 357, 361, 484-485, 512
Warrioress Archetype, 102, 176, 279-280, 361, 491-492, 512
wavicle, 20
Weapon Shops of Isher, The (Van Vogt), 114
Western culture
and Archetypal references, 249
and attention, 197
and body, 102-103
cheating in, 112
condition of, 57-58, 269
consumers in, 357
and Countenance, 417-418
crazy making, 104, 411
gender cultures and, 462
and evolution barrier, 505
feelings in, 493
imbalance in, 330, 486, 494
leadership and, 364, 487
limits of, 1
linearity in, 503
men’s experience in, 409
mind-imagination, 497
misinterpretation by, 350
mythology of, 342-343
and “normal,” 24
and parallel cultures, 316, 504
and perfect man / woman, 148
promotes “looking good,” 103
and psychological context, 178
and religious authority, 344
and responsibility, 316, 504
rite of passage and, 356, 495, 511
and rituals, 197
and sitting practice, 403-404
and substitutes for love, 443-444
is synclastic, 64-65
and technopenuriaphobia, 230-234
“what is, is,” 315, 360, 361, 408
Wild at Heart (Eldredge), 335-336
win-win, 365, 515
Windes, Ken, 22, 70-71, 186
Winning Happening,
in Adult communication, 172
in Archetypal relationship, 268
and being wrong, 486
as Bright Principle, 487, 507
during contact, 412-413
as game, 365-366
vs. I win you lose, 515
in Map of Possibility, 361
in meeting technologies, 515
and staying unhookable, 139
pleasing woman and, 189-190
also see: abundance, Bright Principle, high drama, meeting technology, radical responsibility
witch hunts, 63-64
woman,
and Goddess, 334-337
ordinary, 60-64
in patriarchy, 61-64
raising boys, 58-59
and rite of passage, 64-73
also see: Archetypal Feminine, Pirate Woman
Womanmaking,
and attention, 301-302
as conscious theater, 301
and Creator Archetype, 299-302
and holding space, 304-308
and Manmaking, 281-294
unfairness of, 287-288
also see: conscious theater, high drama
women’s culture,
and this book, 265
and children’s culture, 453
bringing daughters into, 462-463
interest in, 269
meetings, 54
and nuclear family, 468-470
in the patriarchy, 53
also see: gender culture
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The (Baum), 244
worldview, see: Box
worlds, 346-353
gap between, 485
feminine, 302-304
Intersection of, 372-373, Map of, 373
linear, 333-334
Map of, 347, 348, 350
navigating, 497-498, 503
shifting relationship and, 2
of trust / intimacy, 156-157
&n
bsp; also see: middleworld, underworld, upperworld
wound(s) (wounded, wounding), as basic condition, 257-258
beliefs and, 134
communication and, 17
feeling, 251
Gremlin and, 371
healing of, 23, 181, 236-237, 302, 417, 442, 474
and intimacy, 32, 235
resentment and, 39, 466
will power and, 375
writing about, 290-291
writing,
about attention, 411
and this book, 403
Box and, 239
coaching and, 236
convalescence and, 71-73
about decisions, 126, 192
about expectations, 239
in experiments, 230
about feeling, 176-177
about Gremlin foods, 370
new meaning from, 290-291
new ways and, 61-63
and objective reality, 20
owning knowledge and, 6-7
and soul’s vision, 238
about stress, 148
in underworld journey, 377-381
transformational action and, 402-403
and victim, 79
about wound(s), 290
X
X on the map,
of Creating Ordinary Family Relationship, 455-456
of Creating Ordinary Human Relationship, 49-50
of Four Feelings, 97
of Five Kinds of Speaking, 170
of Learning Soft Skills, 121
of Possibility, 362, 509
of Problem Ownership, 159
of Rapid Learning, 512
Z
Zola, Émile, 205
P. S. It Is All True
You probably won’t believe what I am going to say.
You probably won’t believe it because I am using words.
Words won’t impact you enough for you to get it
Unless you have already been there.
My question to you is this: are you willing to recall a memory?
Because you have already been there.
And without having to think about it much you already know
That it is all true.
All the legends of gods and goddesses,
Of radiant golden floating temples made of marble columns and flowing silk,
Of Archetypal angels and demons, upperworlds and underworlds,
Of a sanctuary where uninterrupted being-with can occur.
It’s all true.
All the subtle energetic levels of multidimensional fluid reality
All of the best ideas communicated in this book
The wildest most outrageous inconceivable ideas in this book
Are all true.
Waiting to be explored, experienced, employed by you.
Does it matter?
No.
Is it all true?
Yes.
You can go directly to the core of the mythical labyrinth
And float in the being of the One
Any time that you achieve floating conditions.
It is not personal.
The opportunity never goes away.
Long before you were born and long after you die
The opportunity is there waiting.
She is there waiting
The One. She is waiting.
The beautiful, quiveringly tender, limitlessly accepting One.
The One with wisdom and knowing beyond words.
The One who waits, who can only wait
Until you the Man become a stillness sanctuary where She can rest
And “be-with” the brilliant radiance of Her being,
The glow of Her presence, the Countenance of Her raw wild power,
And Her peacefulness that surpasses all understanding.
Words are far too crude and solid to talk about this.
Even thoughts get in the way.
So much of what happens falls through the gaps between thoughts.
Nonetheless, it is all hereby confirmed to be true.
Now, tell me this. What are you going to do about it?
– C.C.
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