Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Ep. 17 - Gnosis and Existential Inertia
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May 10, 2019 
What do Gnostic wisdom, therapy, and immersive role-playing have in common? They can all help us explore radical changes in how we see ourselves and the world. The discussion moves from transformative experiences and feeling stuck to ritual, play, martial arts, and psychedelics as ways to approach the unknown.
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Embodying Worldviews
- Reading philosophy can shift your perspective from understanding arguments to embodying the philosopher's worldview.
- This allows you to experience the world "Spinozistically," as if through their lens.
Mother-in-Law's Transformation
- A mother-in-law dislikes her daughter-in-law, finding her coarse and uncouth.
- Through a transformative experience, she reframes her perception, seeing spontaneity and sincerity instead.
The Unthinkable
- The "unthinkable" describes thoughts we can process but cannot make viable due to our values.
- Love for his son makes the thought of kicking him out unthinkable, despite imagining the benefits.