Basia's Thoughts

We start out this episode asking if the effects on people of social online platforms might actually end up a helpful catalyst in the transition from a suicidal society, on the brink of extinction, to something new.

We talk about how the effects of the platforms are accentuating separation, disconnection, and fuling adversarial dynamics.   Thus, they are bringing light to some underlying problems in societal dynamics. 

A past solution has been to strengthen authority and impose a top down framework within which to operate.  We know that such as solution is currently leading to our demise.  Thus we look at an alternative. 

In particular we look at decentralised nets where each person gains both power and freedom.  We discuss how the information processing in such networks differs from the top-down, hierarchical structures.   We address subjects like egoic manipulation incentives, clarity, and creativity.   We relate it to the "Yes, and..."- technique of improvisation and also talk about the relation to it being heart centered.

We briefly mention how this the all-win-decentralised-network dynamics is a fractal manifestation of the deeper dynamics of creation, due to the holographic order, and how it is constantly fed by unity.

We finalise by stressing the importance of our de-identification with any set structure so that we may continue in a growth mindset, learning as opposed to knowing.  As, by now customary, we point once more to the fact that if we were able to drop into who we truly are, this dynamics would arise as a consequence.

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We talk about how the idea of "going deeper" can be used to engage in all-win dynamics, as opposed to win-lose dynamics.

We briefly mention that many of our societies have been engaging in competitive dynamics and that this is a dynamics that tends to optimise for a win and thereby incentivise destruction of what may appear to stand in its way, such as other individuals, opponents, ecosystems, etc.

An alternative system would be an all-win system that can be likened to a spiral that with each iteration brings everyone higher.  Such a dynamics may also be connected to the male-female types of energies we talked about in the first episode.  In particular, we are currently in a more action-oriented society where the being aspect is underused. 

Thus we talk about how "going deeper" and "being" can assist us in engaging in the all-win dynamics.  For this purpose, we look at two examples of concepts that are seen in a positive light in the competitive world but are not the best option in the spiral world, namely compromise and sacrifice. 
We go into two anecdotes.   And finally we also ask what it is that is stopping us from engaging in the spiral dynamics.  There, we mention fear and misidentification.

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In this episode I talk about some recent experiences I have had of letting go and how they have affected me.  I talk about the magical power of the word “if” and how it can allow us to move beyond what was possible.  We also discuss how our programs self-perpetuate and how we sometimes can decide what to run.  We look at the basics of emotional surfing.

Then, we go onto finding the wisest version of ourselves and pay attention to what the wisest voice sounds like.  Winnie the Pooh comes up and the idea that something that is limited is defined and by releasing our focus on the confinement we can allow for expansion and creation.

I created a 15 min long guided meditation based on some of the content in this episode.  It is called "What if"- Meditation and can be found on my website:  http://basiapiechocinska.com/guided-mediations/.

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In this episode we focus on what may be required in order for us and our society to undergo a metamorphosis into an all-win society.

Is it enough for all to learn that we should be acting for the wellbeing of all?  What if we all learn this and we all make personal sacrifices to make it all work?  Such societies already exist and involve a great deal of suffering. 

And so, we propose that the key to a working transformation is an actual internal shift that involves us learning about who we are.  By doing this a number of hitherto seemingly unsolvable pieces automatically fall into place.

We ask if we are ready for such a shift now and what is holding us back. 

Finally we talk about all sorts of little things we may start doing to start moving in that direction.  Among them I reference the idea that science is now ripe for moving beyond materialism and that seeing this may be helpful, as many of us believe in science.  But ultimately it will all come down to learning who we are.

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I heard Daniel Schmachtenberger talk about the idea of our currently global society going through a metamorphosis.  So, I decided to see how far I could take the metaphor.

We start by looking at the stages of the maturation of a caterpillar,  and then at its metamorphosis  into a butterfly, focusing on what drives it.   

Then, we quickly look at the stages of the empires, recapitulating that we are now at a the final stage of one.   

We look at what is different about the fall of the current empire, as compared to the previous ones.  Then, we search for possible indications suggesting that we may be at a stage that is mature enough to transform into something new and we look for the driver of it.

In the caterpillar the juvenile hormone keeps its butterfly potential asleep until metamorphosis.   Is there an unrealised potential that is being kept asleep in humans?  If so, what is keeping it asleep?  What prevents us from awakening?

We briefly mention the problems that religions have faced when trying to instill virtues (as we have already looked at them in previous episodes in greater detail).  And, not surprisingly, we offer the idea that a key issue that delays the awakening process is related to misidentification.

We propose that once mainstream science advances past the materialist assumption it may not only provide us with new technologies and greater insights into the cosmos but into who we are and better align our identification process.

We also talk about how current technology has the potential of being assembled into a system that may address past issues that lead empires to collapse. 

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How much of what we are seeing in the world today seems new to us but is something that the world has already seen over and over again?

Did you know that there were women university professors, judges, lawyers 1200 years ago?  Did you know that rock-stars were a thing back then?

Most of what we are going through now, even the Black Lives Matter types of movements are only to be expected due to the phase that the USA-Empire is in, as it is falling.

In this episode we go through the different phases of an empire, as described by Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1989) in his articles on empires.

This is interesting, but what really interests me is what we can learn and if we can use that knowledge to create something like Bret Weinstein´s Perpetual Abundance Society  (that we talked about in the previous episode).  Based on the cycles of empires there are a few things we need to solve in order to make it work.  Some key factors seem to have to do with greed, relating to money and power and finding a way of turning us expansively onto a virtuous life without any threat or violence. 

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Inspired by Bret Weinstein´s idea of engineering a perpetual abundance society we talk about what it would take to create one.

Starting out we set the context for where this idea of perpetual abundance comes from in terms of evolutionary biology and it is related to particularly one basic characteristic that seems to be wired into humans.

Then, we mention how some technological tools are coming forth, like organisation through autonomy, emergent order system, and wisdom of crowds.  We also talk about some big changes that are taking place where forward looking nations expand into renewable energy, greater interconnectivity infrastructure, 3D printing, etc.   And we mention some of the ideas we discussed in episode 18, around conceptual changes taking place in how we view certain basic ideas like freedom.

Subsequently, we move into the main idea, referring to having a society where the most individuals feel abundant.  We ask if a Universal Basic Income would solve this.  We ask if the types of religions we find in our society would be helpful in the abundant society.  We look at the problems they present.   

Finally we propose a descriptive solution.  If the individuals in such a society were made aware of who they are, it would automatically take them to a place of starting out from a feeling of abundance.  This could be a sustainable cornerstone of such a society.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.

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In this episode I present how I see Jordan Peterson´s views on some of the dynamics in society.  We talk about why the dynamics of left and right exists, what the extremes lead to, how all this could be tackled through personal responsibility, and about objective facts and metaphorical truths.

Then I talk about how the above view relates to how I view some of what I consider the most relevant dynamics.  We talk about how what we focus on increases. 

We discuss how whatever view we start subscribing to we will tend to cement into our neurological pathways and reproduce in our life. 

We talk about finding a different dimension for truth, one that is beyond objective fact and "tool" value.   

And we talk about how moving in that direction of truth may free us from becoming blinded by fear or defence mechanisms.

I also mention that we already may have many of the tools needed for the creation of a radically different society, but if we can free ourselves from some of the blinding fear we may be able to put them to use more efficiently.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.

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There are two themes in this podcast episode.  One is to show what knowing who we are actually does for us.   The other is showing how direct focus on what we think we want can lead us astray, and what we can do fix it.

We talk about four examples.  One is a physical example of what one may think diabetes type two is about and how reating it may seem counterintuitive.  I reference the documentary Simply Raw and Gabriel Cousens´ book on reversing diabetes.

We talk about Maslow´s hierarchy of needs and how despite it being logical its direct pursuit, in the sense of focusing on survival needs first, leads to suffering.

We briefly reiterate episode 19 where we talk about how being good is good but how focusing on wanting to be good leads into a trap of fear and suffering.

Finally, we discuss unconditional love and how attempting to pursue it may lead to disconnection, as opposed to leading to greater love.

If focusing on what we want leads us astray, what can be done?  Bringing the focus back to who we actually are and living from that experience we automatically resolve the last three issues.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.

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We talk about an underlying order to all that is, and look at how it is reflected in the illumination process.

We go into the two parts of the illumination process and see how the first can be fairly easily understood, whereas the second requires us to move beyond our mind, and therefore also takes us beyond the logical and causal structures of the expressed Universe.

By seeing looking at some intricacies with mathematical infinities we propose a way for "understanding" what may be required to achieve the second part of the illumination process.

I also talk about how being comes from Wholeness in podcast episode 10.  There, I go deeper into the ontology of it all.  Here I only do a two sentence recap and then focus more on other things.  And in episode 14, The Appearance of Multiplicity,  I talk about the trinity that is at the base of the holographic pulsation of creation.

And, on my website you can find more information related to all of this, from a physics standpoint (with links to publications in physics), a spiritual standpoint (with links to books - like my book "Non-Duality Illustrated"), as well as a more poetic standpoint.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.

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