Shadow Playground

Drag, Gender and Shadow Catharsis with Korra AnarchKey


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-GUEST BIOGRAPHY-


Korra AnarchKey (she/they) is here to share the spirit of alternative culture and youthful rebellion! Whether it's being a rock'n'roll princess or an abstract entity, she is here to show you a different side to human reality. Are you ready for the rise of AnarchKey?


Socials: @korraanarchkey 


-EPISODE SUMMARY-


PRACTICES: 

  • Imagine you have an on/off switch that allows you to empathize with anyone. 
  • Find a way to artistically express a part of yourself that feels dark or taboo. 
  • Visualize a shadow aspect of yourself and converse with it. 
  • To catapult from a negative state of mind to a positive one, first fully feel your feelings in the moment. Then, express what you are feeling in a creative and cathartic burst, bringing yourself to neutral. Then keep an open mindset and continue along the seem trajectory. 
  • Practice self-care by cleaning your space, washing yourself, and picking out nice clothes then showing the world what you want to wear. 
  • When you express dark aspects of yourself, you can do so in ways that are loving, out of love, to protect someone you love, or because it might help them learn something. 


IDEAS: 

  • Drag is a ceremonial and performative shamanic practice that allows for a deep exploration of autonomy. 
  • You can use drag to share dark or taboo aspects of oneself, such as mental health struggles or feelings of oppression. This bloodletting is a means of achieving catharsis.
  • Others can also experience catharsis through witnessing your art. 
  • When something is in the shadows it holds great potential as it isn’t yet defined. 
  • When we share our shadow, we integrate these aspects into ourselves and they can become positive. 
  • All energy and emotions are useful, you just need to learn to channel them. 
  • Even if you are experiencing a lot of bad energy, it can still help you understand what you like, what you don’t like, and how you can navigate that energy in the future. 
  • Whatever negative emotions you are feeling, you can feel the inverse to the same degree. 
  • Ground yourself into your physical reality when you are feeling negative thought patterns. Then analyze what is going on in your head. 
  • Everything occurs in cycles & waves. 
  • Everyone contains aspects of masculine and feminine energy. Masculine energy can be understood as an outward, initiating energy, and feminine energy as inward, holding, cycling and renewing. 
  • By changing how others see you, you can change the way you see yourself. This said, don’t let others define who you are. 
  • Creating a stronger community by embracing differences and commonalities.
  • Spirituality should be enjoyable. 
  • There is no one true spirituality or religion, and individuals should find what resonates with them.



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Shadow PlaygroundBy Ez Bridgman