The Great Updraft

If we're going to spend a whole month learning about the levels of consciousness, we should know why.Put simply, absorbing this knowledge can dramatically change how you see yourself, others and humanity at large.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/7 episode, What are The Levels of Consciousness, no. 151.

The levels of consciousness are a critical tool for understanding yourself, others and the human condition.Today and this month you’re going to understand this fundamental trajectory that is guiding our lives.Our lives are not random or aimless: we're all on a journey, for which the levels of consciousness form a timeless blueprint.Understand them, and it will greatly enhance your understanding of yourself, others and all human affairs.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey ToursNext listen: Levels of Consciousness Series - This Month (#151-155)All my episodes on Developmental Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/e495f46d-4f50-4a3e-b4c3-b5f407d00628200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

The medical system tries to reduce our problems down to simple, pragmatic descriptions and solutions. But does this always help?This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

Diagnoses are always trying to describe a state, which is more real than any diagnosis applied to it, and is independent of it: your state is not the diagnosis, and the diagnosis is not your state.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

We tend to think diagnoses are absolute, when really they are practical tools that professionals use to attempt to improve your health.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

How many people are walking around right now with diagnoses for ADHD, depression, anxiety or other similar conditions that are unnecessary and useless - with dodgy diagnoses?In part 2 of The Diagnosis Obsession, we explore why diagnoses are a heuristic, why our state is primary and our diagnosis is secondary, and some do's and don'ts when it comes to diagnoses.Disclaimer: I am not qualified to diagnose or treat medical conditions.Next listen: The Diagnosis Obsession - Part 1/2All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

There's a lot of money in medicine and pharmaceuticals, and this puts a huge survival pressure on the industry.This is not a countercultural slur, just a basic structural fact of healthcare.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 17/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 1.

Healthcare professionals' priority is to diagnose you. That is what they are trying to do. But is it necessary? Is it functional? Is it right?And what's more - patients themselves are often biased towards obtaining a diagnosis.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 17/6 episode, The DIagnosis Imperative Part 1.

How many people have you heard saying "I think I have autism/ADHD/anxiety/depression because of x, y or z"? I'm sure you've heard someone, because diagnoses of this kind have become trendy.We're so quick to diagnose ourselves and others with psychological illnesses.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 17/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 1.

How many people are walking around right now with diagnoses for ADHD, depression, anxiety or other similar conditions that are unnecessary and useless - with dodgy diagnoses?In part 1 of The Diagnosis Obsession, we explore why the health system runs on diagnoses, why this biases how we understand health, and why ordinary health-system realities reveal the obvious problem.Disclaimer: I am not qualified to diagnose or treat medical conditions.Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143) ; My Depression Experience (#73)All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsNewsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links