Shadow Work, Triggers, and Projections | The Cosmic Matrix Podcast #8 (Part 1)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:04:19 — 29.7MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS | More

In this episode, Bernhard and Laura talk about the popular topic of shadow work, triggers, and projections, outlining the basic tools that one needs to understand and engage in shadow work as well as sharing their reflections on how they handle being triggered and deal with projections coming from other people. They discuss the overly politically correct culture around being “triggered” – how we often unconsciously project our shadow upon the world around us, how our triggers relate to our traumas, how tension in the body points to the emotional content behind a trigger, how occult hostile forces feed off of the chaos and conflict that occurs when we project our unexplored emotional content into the world around us, and much more.

Show Notes Part 1:

What is the shadow?
What is a triggered response?
Negative and Positive Projections
Cognitive Dissonance and Shadow Projection
“Politically correct” culture of avoiding triggering/offending people
The shadow projections we put upon the world and other people
Collective Shadow and Projections, especially in the political domain of left vs. right
How to identify what is a shadow projection
Misapplication and Oversimplification of shadow work in the New Age/Pop-Spirituality
Seeing another person clearly vs shadow projecting
Most people can’t see their own shadow, why it’s important to have friends who are doing the work with you who can give you objective feedback
How to give feedback and Compassionate Inquiry
How to deal with triggers and identify projections
Importance of tuning into the body
Being triggered manifests as physiological experience/tension in the body
Triggers and Childhood Wounding
Using social media/Facebook for Shadow Work
Taking responsibility for how you feel
Importance of staying in the body and feeling what arises without externalizing
We are usually only triggered when there is some belief in us that feels the same way
Trigger and ammunition analogy
Getting lost in pettiness: Don’t sweat the small stuff
The practice of Meditating on Death to put things/issues into a higher perspective

In Part 2 (only for members) we’ll be going deeper into:

Occult entities feeding off the emotional loosh based on triggered responses
Misperceptions about occult forces and the blame/victim trap
Integration vs. Rejection
The teaching function of occult forces
Zero-point non-reactive consciousness and Embodiment
Taking responsibility and what does it mean to take responsibility
How to process triggers in relationships (not just romantic)
How to talk about your triggers in relationships
Importance of consistent meditation and body-mind practice
Investment in self-care
Working on the foundation in life
The danger of getting into occult topics without understanding/application of basic psychology
Tension in the Body and unprocessed experience
Triggers and Trauma
Judgment, Boundaries, and Discernment
The importance of developing the ability to observe oneself via meditation
Fake non-reaction/zero-point: Suppression of Triggers
Suppression vs. acting out
Shadow Work is messy and not a walk in the park
Limitations of shadow work and psychological work alone – Importance to integrate a spiritual practice
Aspiration, Rejection, Surrender
Divine Grace and Divine Assisting Forces