Soul-work & psychopomps
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- 0:00 - Comedic invocation
1:08 - What is a psychopomp?
2:34 - Losing the sense of soul
3:50 - Reclaiming the sense of soul
7:52 - Psychotherapy as soul-work
9:21 - Teaching as soul-work
11:25 - Comedians, poets & oracles
14:43 - Psychopomps in everyday life
I like the saying “we all have 2 lives, the second starts when we realise that we only have 1.”… or words to that effect. It certainly is the case for me. I learned through illness how many things I’d taken for granted. Im grateful for everything afforded to me now & discovered I can’t have a bad day because I know how fortunate I am to have another day. (Bit too grand sounding?)
Wow... It's wonderful to hear how you were able to use your experience of illness to gain such an amazing benefit in life. To me, the sensation of gratitude is almost like a spiritual compass. It gives us a fairly reliable sense of direction, and tells that we're probably on the right track [insert Ariadne's Thread simile here... ha ha]. I also like the quote you're using to illustrate how that sort of thing happens. None of it sounds too, "grand sounding" to me. But then again, I do have a bit of a predilection for poetic excess (or so my wife tells me). Anyhow, I think that in light of what I'm saying in this video, the theme of Momento Mori plays out not only with respect to the larger and more literal reality of death, but also in a more figurative and perhaps more intimate way -- especially when we realize that we're already dying... already leaving life as we've known it thus far behind, and relegating it to the penumbra of our memories. Anyhow, thanks as always for listening. Gratitude for your presence in this universe. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 what great thoughts thanks. I see Momento mori as a call to action I guess. A reminder to get on and live our lives to the best of our ability. We’re all heading to the same destination ultimately so why not make the best of the time we’re given. Love your content. I listened to everything on both channels pretty much through Covid. I’m a self appointed genius now 😂
At the same time you're allowed to have a bad day, it's always better to acknowledge the terrible so you don't become ignorant to it.
@@TuberoseKisser I agree just don’t stay or get stuck there though.
As a history teacher and poet, I really appreciate this video. Only shows how important and how undervalued we are in our society as teachers and artists. Modern man has lost his soul... may we find it again!
Hmm... "Baby Bat..." So, does that mean that you're relatively new to the Goth scene? If so, well... cool. Anyhow, yes, our world does tend to neglect teachers & artists, especially these days. But to me, all of that's really nothing more than the contours of our world's essential challenge... which is to move forward in life, despite all of our reasons to do otherwise. And I'd say that the same is true of rediscovering our souls. In a way, it's an exciting opportunity, more than it's a reason to feel despondent or defeated. But, hey, that's just me. As in all things, your own mileage may vary. Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to listen. Gratitude. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 I started this account when I was in fact new to the goth scene. But I've kept the username after years into the scene simply because I love bats lol. Thank you for your insights
Today's lecture reminded me of the Blues Brothers', "Soul Man"
Listen
I was brought up, on a side street
I learned how to love, before I could eat
I was educated, from (good)Woodstock
When I start lovin', I just can't stop
Well grab the rope and I'll pull you in
Give you hope and be your only (boy)friend" I'M A SOUL MAN...
Yeah, I remember it. Cool song. Now only if we could remember what soul is in the first place.
I love this video, thank you Eric. I think one of the greastest psychopomps I know of would be Ram Dass, think what you may of his spirituality, but that man dedicated much of his later life to palliative care and being with dying people, not for the faint of heart! I think his line "We're all just walking each other home." has taken on a meaning that skirts around facing our existential condition, but this video points perfectly towards its deepest meaning.
I appreciate your presence in this universe and Namaste. I transitioned about a decade ago and the last 5 years has been rediscovering that which was never lost. The theme of psychopomp always comes up and yes, it is just a way of being. To see the unity of the universe beyond the duality of perception allows one to dance in this realm. I love that these discussions are reemerging, it is needed.
Such a soul poet!
Thanks for your Mckennaesque depth
A appreciate your presence in this world too. Thank you for your talk today. I notice that, yet again, you quoted Camus. You seem to be a fan of his. I did my Master's dissertation comparing him to Qohelet (the voice of the Hebrew scripture book Ecclesiastes). So I am a bit of a fan too.
Yes, I am a fan of his. And although I hadn't thought of it before, I can already perceive some striking parallels between his thought and the Book of Ecclesiastes. So, I bet that comparing them made for a very fertile Master's thesis. Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to listen. Gratitude. Eric D.
I'm really glad I found this channel. All of you videos are very interesting and helpful discussions which really resonate with me. Thanks for putting your ideas out there.
Watching this after the trickster video. Both kick ass. Keep it up.
Thank you for the fantastic video Mr. Dodson - so glad that you’ve started making videos again, they’ve made great companions as I start my first year of a philosophy degree, keep up the great work!
Well, thanks. And thanks for telling me that, as well as for taking the time to listen. Gratitude. Eric D.
Great to sit with you again, Eric. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and humor.
It's great to hear a few words from you, too, Matt. I hope that you're well and thriving. Gratitude, as always. Eric D.
Beautiful! Thank you.
😂 great opening. You sir are a mind reader it would seem!
Yeah... but I've discovered that the toughest mind to read is always my own. Anyhow, thanks for being here. Eric D. P.S. Did you recognize the graphic I used at 1:41 ?? (edit... it was a bit of an Easter Egg for you).
@@ericdodson2644 I did indeed. Flattery will get you far 😂
This channel is so underrated. It deserves way more likes and subscribes. I have been so inspired by the thoughts expressed and succinct explanations. Thank. you.
You're welcome. It makes me happy that you're enjoying these videos. And thanks for telling me, too. Gratitude. Eric D.
Thank you so much for this, and everything else you’ve made.
You’re making the world a better place, at least for us who have the privilege of hearing you.
Dear Eric, this is a general comment.
I notice that very often you talk about topics of listening to your soul, listening to your heart, taking a risk to follow your passion.
But what when one rationally decides to not follow your passion, when one maybe cannot listen to your soul but has simply to 'push through' ?
Where can one take the strength. Because I feel that sometimes one should not follow the heart, but yet one needs some source of strength and inspiration to carry on.
Absolutely love your videos. Professor, eu te adoro demais! Além de expandir meu vocabulário em inglês, também expande a minha auto-consciência. Muito obrigada, mesmo :)
Well, thanks for saying that (I can understand your Portuguese because it's close enough to my second language, which is Spanish). I'm glad that you're getting such great benefits from these videos. That's gratifying to hear. So, thanks for telling me that. Gratitude. Eric D.
It occurred to me the other day we're not really far off from living in a world similar to Prince Gautama in the enclosure of his father keeping him ignorant of death.
It's like the concept of dying (and thus rebirth) has been actively removed/repressed in Western culture (old people's homes and graveyards at the hidden edges).
I remember I was in Sarajevo where walls still had bullet holes, and old graves still populate public parks and old people walking the street.
That place seemed to have a better balance between chaos and order.
I’m loving this intro 😁
"What in the nine hells? And what's this "soul-work", is that like shadow work only more vague?" ^^
This reminds me of Foucault, who proposed that 'progress' is actually a relative term, because in the middle ages they would put people who would currently be considered mentally ill and who get drugged into some arbitrary 'normalcy' or institutionalized in remote locations, on a stage in the center of town, in order provide society with an alternative self-reflection method.
(Which is not to say I think Foucault tells it better.)
Well, I think that your first question is a pretty good illustration of one of the main points I'm making in this video... namely, that the vocabulary we use to talk about the soul has become baffling and almost incomprehensible in today's world. Anyhow, with regard to the idea that progress is relative... Well, as the old adage goes, "One man's meat is another man's poison." And I think that the same is true of so-called progress. In fact, I'd say that that phenomenon is near the heart of a lot of the animus and divisiveness afflicting our world these days. A lot of it's rooted in the fact that what is obviously progressive to one person... is obviously regressive to another. Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to watch & listen. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 In the Netherlands we say "One's death is another's bread".
Thanks for the animated video and taking the time to reply.
@@battragon You're welcome... and greetings from Georgia, U.S.A. (in the Southeastern part).
Here after Irish songwriter Hozier used psychopomp in his new song Abstract (Psychopomp)
In post modern times I am the embodiment of the woo-woo button of our current times. I hope in my next cycle I can be free to discuss what I do without side glances and preconditions reactions. I'm a pyschopomp. I truly believe in reincarnation I'm also an atheist. That's a fun philosophy scape to be in.
Thanks for this. Given the emphasis in some of your videos on the centrality of addiction to contemporary culture, I was wondering whether you might consider a video on addiction and our digital lives. I have seen a lot of videos by people like Jason Lanier on the harms of social media (which I do not use) and articles on digital over-stimulation and dopamine fasting. I would be very interested to hear your take on it, especially given your creative and positive use of a digital format.
This is pedagogical poetry. Powerful stuff sir, I am truly grateful and inspired.
Well, thanks for saying that. I'm glad that you were able to get a lot out of this video. Gratitude. Eric D.
0:00 Mind-Reader: what’s a psychopomp? Dr Smartypants!
1:09 Soul Guide - Cairon, Grim Reaper, Valkyries, (Daimon?)
2:24 What is Soul Work?
3:03 (tablespoons)
3:51 TELL ME ABOUT THE SOUL
4:08 Prayer, [Life’s Plan/God’s Plan?,]
4:37 Bearer of The Infinite [A Soul?] burning like a candle 🕯
5:28 An incomprehensible Miracle through and through (that’s so nice of you 😢)
7:57 Accompanying Souls in Passage
8:30 Psychowork is Soulwork (idk)
9:08 Navigator
9:36 Teaching [drudgerly]
10:33 Teacher grows souls, souls gift Teacher [with fresh experience in repetitive point making and knowledge transfer]
‘11:49 Psychopomps- Shamans of Culture
12:25 Like Oracles of Old, (Visionaries.)
‘13:41 Comedians, Poets, Visionaries.
• Invitation to [expand the path, {in land water or space,} and the tracks one makes in it]
15:41 “To Go is To Return” adventure
16:28 Speaking Honestly, Smiling from within to outside (because I don’t like being fake)
18:05 Thanks, Appreciate you (🔥)
My psychopomp helps me journey into my unconscious during active imagination.
Yeah, that's a little like how Carl Jung used the term... to describe the process of mediating between the unconscious and conscious awareness. Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to watch & listen. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 why do you spell him Young?
@@nononouh ... Oops... a mistake, probably from typing WAY too fast. Sorry. I'll fix it. (edit) Hey... I think you're the one I send a message to on your email.
i suspect I'm a psychopomp. i don't channel messages to the living, but i have helped spirits crossed over. am i also a medium/psychic? can you kindly let me know? thanks.
First
Congratulations!
@@ericdodson2644 thanks doc, 3 year enjoying your content.
Second
Well, the silver medal's not bad. But better luck next time!
What are you going on about over there
Surely a "PsychoPomp" is a triangle-shaped hairstyle enjoyed by people who listen to the likes of The Meteors, Demented Are Go, The GuanaBatz etc? I don't understand where this other definition that the man in this video is proposing comes from.
Ha ha... I would have put that in this video, if I'd thought of it. Eric D.