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the one hand and fascination, admiration, and gratitude on the other. No wonder that the hero\u00b4s journey is frequently mentioned these days. For our mad times are abundantly equipped with heroes and traitors, perpetrators, and victims, as well as sharp and dull minded people.<\/p>\n
Indeed, we could consider the hero\u00b4s journey as a cosmic super washing cycle, that rids us of all untruths. In my delight for applied mythology<\/a> my needs are currently superbly met. I keep being reminded of the wonderful quote by the American author and political activist Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980): \u201cThe universe is not made of stories, not of atoms.\u201d<\/p>\n Hardly surprising the viewing figures for the Oscars was at an all time low this year. Furthermore we\u00b4re also learning that life is the most creative writer of all! For nobody could come up with the story we\u00b4re currently experiencing\u2026 or could you? However, one thing is clear: we\u00b4re all heroes on our own journey through our lives.<\/p>\n The term \u201chero\u00b4s journey\u201d in our time is derived from the work of the American Of course, we come across the hero\u00b4s journey in many stories. However, many people have discussed it on- and offline for their purposes. There are books and articles and videos about it available. I will not discuss it in detail here, for you can find sufficient information on it yourself. I am rather focusing on the hero\u00b4s journey in the context of our current experiences of our lives.<\/p>\n As an initially clueless hero or heroine we\u00b4re faced with certain challenges in increasing intensity. Preferably with aspects of our lives we had avoided successfully so far. When the pressure becomes unbearable, we\u00b4re finally willing to deal with them. We then also accept that there will be no way back to the old. In literature this step is called \u201cthe call to adventure\u201d which the hero or heroine finally answers to.<\/p>\n Finally, we reach a stage where the old notion of ourselves and of the world collapses completely. Now the cognitive dissonance between what we experience as truth and what we thought was true is has become too big.<\/p>\n At this point in a story the hero is often confronted with death and extinction. This can express in many ways, sometimes even through our own personal death. Only if we are willing to give it up, let it go and direct our entire attention inwardly can transformation take place. If we completely surrender to what actually wants to happen never known wisdom and strength comes to the surface from our innermost core. We learn the plain truth about our self and can embrace it. This resolves our inner conflict and we find peace.<\/p>\n Now we know with absolute certainty what we are to do in the matter. Old bugbears and fears are overcome. Oftentimes even our fear of death. For we realize that our essence is eternal. That which dies is only the illusion beyond it. We are now aware of The next phase is a time of integration, where we apply the new version of ourselves to our own lives. Often, we encounter another round of obstacles. However, this time we handle them effortlessly. The old, small ego-self gave way to the greater, redeemed self. Now we master our world with sovereignty. And as a reward we get the princess, the kingdom, the place at our preferred university or the new job\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026until the next challenge draws us into a new adventure.<\/p>\n The hero\u00b4s journey is basically always about the exploration of our personal truth. Who am I really? What is my relationship to creation? And what part am I to play in the bigger picture?<\/p>\n Since the hero\u00b4s journey is always about the same questions, Campbell also called it the monomyth.<\/p>\n This rather linear structural pattern has conquered the world since the 1970ies. Especially screenwriters and filmmakers love using it. Quite obviously so George Lucas in \u201cStarwars\u201d, including the archetypical dynamics. Lucas was inspired by According to my research this basic dramaturgical pattern is actually ancient. It seems to be rather well known also beyond our planet. Allegedly, it is also used as a basic plan for the evolutionary course of entire civilizations! We\u00b4re virtually following a cosmic dramaturgy!<\/p>\n In other words: We have had the hero\u00b4s journey in our consciousness and our subconscious for eons. Accordingly, we experience and recount our own life in the We are particularly excited by stories where the hero or heroin undergoes a real transformation. After having dealt with all their challenges they are changed in their core. Ideally, they are more mature, responsible, wiser, loving, and sovereign at the end of their journey. Something, we generally also strive for ourselves. For of course, we truly are the heroes of very own life journey.<\/p>\n Our life is filled with challenges. We are busy with mastering them constantly. And in doing this we\u00b4re also exposed to various processes of growth in consciousness. In other words, we\u00b4re always in or the other stage of the hero\u00b4s journey. We can avoid the growing for a while, but then we stagnate. At some point the pressure becomes so Furthermore, it is important to understand, that our heroic journey can be minute or gigantic. A day at work can be a hero\u00b4s journey. But also, a project at work or our entire career. The same applies to any relationship, our places of residence and of course all our physical trips. May they be a daytrip or a trip around the world for several years.<\/p>\n There are individual journeys and as a member of a group. For example, a family, a generation, a nation or even the entire planet. A hero\u00b4s journey can last a few And of course: after a hero\u00b4s journey is before the next. For as soon as the hero has integrated his insights successfully into his life the next challenges are already awaiting him. They can serve as the call to the next adventure.<\/p>\n And each journey has it\u00b4s own cycle. However, not all of them are synchronous. If we experience a crisis in our primary relationship it doesn\u00b4t mean, we need to have problems in our jobs or with our friends. Neither are hero\u00b4s journeys synchronous in But if you undergo a the journey together with another it has an amplifying effect. In a good way\u2026and sometimes in the not so good ways. I often witness this in couples who are exploring the hero\u00b4s journey of their relationship. As well as in bigger groups. And, of course, we\u00b4re all experiencing it right now, individually and as a community \u2013 in the time of the pandemic.<\/p>\n The dynamic of a journey is determined by the choices the hero makes \u2013 consciously and subconsciously. We are generally aware of the power of our conscious decisions. Usually, we\u00b4re willing to accept our responsibility for them. It is harder for us regarding our subconscious decisions. However, we\u00b4re just as responsible for them and their consequences can be as powerful as those of our conscious decisions, if not more so. Only our soul knows where we\u00b4re truly at. Unfortunately, only very few Recognizing that there is actually a difference can be one of the gains of a hero\u00b4s journey. Also, the realization that we are our own authors, dramaturgs and navigators in the creation of our journeys \u2013 alone or together with others \u2013 is one of the illuminating discoveries of a great hero\u00b4s journey.<\/p>\n The hero\u00b4s journey and its basic dynamics play a big part in my work with clients. It is highly important to have, what I call the \u201cbaking-effect\u201d. For if only the ingredients are collected and mixed \u2013 even if the amounts are correct \u2013 it won\u00b4t become a bread without the alchemical process of baking. Then the whole thing A hero\u00b4s journey is only real if a transformation took place. Especially if the hero recognizes himself as being different from before the beginning of his journey. Ideally, he\u00b4ll also get matching feedback from his environment: \u201cYou\u00b4ve come a long way\u2026\u201d, \u201cYou\u00b4ve changed!\u201d \u201cYou\u00b4re not like I remember you\u2026\u201d etc.<\/p>\n Certain patterns and imageries have been part of our perception, experiences and expressions forever. Everybody knows what is meant when somebody says i.e.: \u201cThe night is most dark before dawn\u201d, or \u201cThe calm before the storm\u201d or \u201cMisfortune seldom comes alone.\u201d Or \u201cAll good things come in threes.\u201d Etc. The same applies to By the way, many literary scholars agree that there are actually only about eight archetypical plots. So apparently there are only very few basic conflicts along which the characters in a drama unfold their behavior. Also, these basic plotlines are found easily online.<\/p>\n All conflicts can appear in a hero\u00b4s journey. Sometimes as the main conflict, sometimes as a sideshow. However, all of them are in service of the whole journey. Some of these conflicts tend to be featured in our journeys more often than others, here a few examples.<\/p>\n The most prominent one is certainly that of perpetrator, victim, rescuer and sometimes witness. It is one of the major processes in the maturation of our consciousness to not only perceive yourself in one of these roles. Particularly the That is probably the most popular and most common core conflict. In fiction it is usually quite obvious who belongs to which group. In our daily lives however, it is more difficult. For we certainly do not all agree on who or what is good or evil. Also, the evil guys cannot be recognized that easily and often blame the good guys to be the evil ones. We have to rely completely on our own perception and assessment and our personal responsibility in the situation. Especially right now it is obvious: what was considered \u201cgood\u201d in the past, is now regarded as bad, and what was propagandized as bad in the past is now considered good\u2026 what is actually true?<\/p>\n Oftentimes we are our worst enemy and victim of our own making! Only when we accept that, we can realize that we have to change something within ourselves to Just as we encounter certain archetypical dynamics we also experience certain archetypical stages<\/p>\n Seemingly all is going the way we want. We can have as much as we want from anything we like\u2026however, our consciousness is stagnating. Even champagne, caviar This term was created in a poem by the Christian mystic John of the Cross in the 15th<\/sup> century. The psychologist C.G. Jung included this concept in his therapeutic work. It generally describes a state of total despair and helplessness. Like a bad depression. Some unfortunate people commit suicide in this state. However, it is not their body that needs to die, only their old idea of their life.<\/p>\n This painful phase is not a permanent condition, it is only a trailblazer. It is like a \u201cflow heater\u201d to the willingness to let go of all internal resistances. Currently the dark night of the soul is mentioned frequently. It is to describe the situation of many people who experience despair, help- and hopelessness right now. It is important to make them realize that of course there is a way out, even a redemption. Even thought it might look quite different rom what they can or want to imagine.<\/p>\n So far, we\u00b4re still a species that is only willing to change something or itself if the suffering is painful enough. Most of us still believe that we can only grow in consciousness through suffering. As long as that is the case, we must accept that the new can only arrive when the old is leaving. Or rather, if the old is taken from us \u2013 oftentimes against our will.<\/p>\n The reference to our times is obvious. However, most people only perceive the collapse, the breakdown and less the potential of the breakthrough that\u00b4s coming with it.<\/p>\n Of course, there are also archetypical characters or roles that are part of every hero\u00b4s journey. A lot has been said and written about archetypes \u2013 among them most prominently C.G. Jung. If you\u00b4re interested in them, you will find a ton of literature on- and offline. Therefore, I will only mention a few examples in the context of this blog.<\/p>\n Heroes<\/strong> \u2013 they have elements of all the archetypical aspects whom they encounter during their journey. However, they are typically quite innocent and clueless. For they have to undergo the experiences before their true character can be revealed. That is why the hero is often likened to the \u201cFool\u201d in the Tarot deck: he walks clueless and naively over an abyss. He has no fear, because he doesn\u00b4t know (yet), it is an abyss..<\/p>\n Magicians<\/strong> \u2013 they know how to employ metaphysical forces and beings for their own purposes. In the hero\u00b4s journey they often appear as a mentor or advisor. A classic example is the young king Arthur and his counsellor Merlin or the fairy godmother in Cinderella. In our presence the boss of the world economic forum, Klaus Schwab likes to present himself as the kind godfather of an oh, so brave new world. And for many he probably is.<\/p>\n Trickster<\/strong> \u2013 a character who depending on his mood uses deception jokingly or earnestly to achieve his goals. With him the hero never really knows, where he\u00b4s actually at. The trickster lies and cheats easily without qualms. However, the trickster is always in service of the growth of consciousness of the hero. Even though neither he nor the hero are actually aware of this. An example would be Mephisto in Goethe\u00b4s drama \u201cFaust\u201d. Or in our contemporary world perhaps the chief virologist of the German government, Christian Drosten. Even though he has a rather shady personality, many people listen to him and he wields remarkable power.<\/p>\n It is usually easy to recognize an archetype in a story. In real life however, a person can embody several and can even change them in the course of events. Angela Merkel for example moved from an initially rather positive leading figure to turning into an actual enemy to ever more people.<\/p>\n Besides the hero\u00b4s journey our experience and accounts are often minted by the linear tripartition \u2013 this too since ancient times. We all have a natural sense for the dramaturgical tripartition: beginning, middle, end; or Introduction, main body, conclusion; first course, main course, desert; and many more. There is no limit to the imagination!<\/p>\n Actually, the tripartition is not inherent to the structure of the hero\u00b4s journey. For the hero\u00b4s journey is truly cyclical. Beginning and End can even be identical. Also, the time spent at each stage is not determined. Some stay much longer in one phase than in another. Sometimes even a major part of their life or their incarnations\u2026<\/p>\n When we share an impressive experience, the beginning is often quite brief. For it is our life and we\u00b4re most familiar with it. So, we begin our anecdotes with the call of adventure or even shortly after. Then there is the transformative moment and then usually quite a long presentation of the integration of the new status quo. We explain in more detail what effect this shift had on us and our life.<\/p>\n Using my own process of insights in the last 14 months as an example, I want to show the hero\u00b4s journeys in our current times. The call of adventure is in all cases the \u201cCovid19 crisis\u201d that began in February of 2020.<\/p>\n I began researching intensely. Like many of us I dug into virology and epidemiology. I read articles and listened to talks by publicly accepted MDs, and publicly dismissed MDs and began following the work of the international lawyer Dr. Reiner Fuellmich. I read newspapers, watched television features every day and worked my way through numerous websites. Including social media, like FB and Yotube, later Bitchute and Vezee. Finally I acquired a telegram account. There I found the most trustworthy information all on one platform. And I discovered the work of the brilliant international human rights activist Sacha Stone<\/a> with great delight. His work became a great source of valid information as well as supportive energies and feelings to me.<\/p>\n From the start I could sense, there was no real threat coming from the virus itself. In my perception this threat was artificially manufactured and constantly charged with ever more fears and fearmongering. The elephant in the room or rather in the streets seemed to be something else.<\/p>\n But I remained sceptic. For if we really were dealing with a major health threat why then were all the things sanctioned that are highly beneficial to a healthy immune system? Like fresh air, many hugs, doing sports, singing, laughing etc. Why was the vaccination considered the only redemption or solution to the pandemic \u2013 already then?<\/p>\n Together with a friend of mine who is a natural health professional we did a systemic constellation on \u201cthe truth behind the virus\u201d. It showed us that this virus was only superficially about the health of certain people. It\u00b4s actual purpose was to be a catalyst to a healthier way of being and community on ALL levels of our existence.<\/p>\nThe real heroes currently outdo their fictional colleagues<\/h2>\n
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Nobody is currently interested in the protagonists of the entertainment industry. The actors of our daily lives and our personal relationship to them are far more interesting right now.<\/p>\nThe origin of the hero\u00b4s journey<\/h2>\n
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mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904-1987). In the course of his studies, he analyzed thousands of fairy tales, legends and myths. In his work he describes a kind of basic pattern for the course of a story and the development stages of the hero. The more of these stages a story contains, the more universal it becomes and the more accessible it is to our consciousness.<\/p>\nThe hero\u00b4s journey is omnipresent<\/h2>\n
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Nonetheless, it might be important and interesting to know that the hero\u00b4s journey is not the only \u201chiking map\u201d to explore our inner and outer landscapes of consciousness. A few wise people have discovered its compatibility with other maps. As for instance the \u201ctree of life\u201d of the kabbalists, the native American \u201cmedicine wheel\u201d, the Feng Shui wheel of the Asian geomancers, the greater arcana of the Tarot and finally the stages of initiations in the ancient mystery schools. There are also great literature and links available on these.<\/p>\nMy brief version of the hero\u00b4s journey<\/h2>\n
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Depending on how we handle the current challenge, the next one is brought about. This goes on for white a while. It is called the phase of \u201ctests, trials and tribulations\u201d. However, it forces us to build our strengths. And with every test we pass, we\u00b4re further away from the old version of ourselves \u2013 who we were before the journey began.<\/p>\nIt is about the transformation of our own essence<\/h2>\n
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Something does have to die, indeed. Usually it is something we were very attached to and that had a great impact on our life.<\/p>\nNow we know who we are<\/h2>\n
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ourselves and deeply know our power.<\/p>\nDiverse applications of the hero\u00b4s journey<\/h2>\n
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Campbell\u00b4s book \u201cThe hero with a thousand faces\u201d (USA 1968). However, many other artists, writers, and cartoonists, as well as trainers, counsellors and coaches, marketing specialists and advertisers, mystics, and kabbalists and of course, psychologists and philosophers have applied the benefit of the hero\u00b4s journey to their work.<\/p>\nThe hero\u00b4s journey is a blueprint of consciousness<\/h2>\n
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shape of stories. And quite naturally we apply this ancient dramaturgical knowledge. Even in recounting daily events we intuitively use elements of it.<\/p>\nThe hero\u00b4s journey is a fractal<\/h2>\n
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intense, that we start moving again. Frequently, against our own will.<\/p>\nWe happen to be always on several hero\u00b4s journeys at the same time.<\/h2>\n
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moments, a certain time in our life or an entire life. And, of course, also reaching beyond our incarnations lasting throughout the life of our soul. So independently from the aggregate state of our soul we\u00b4re always on a hero\u00b4s journey and are growing in consciousness. Actually this is what is truly driving us.<\/p>\nEach journey is unique to the hero<\/h2>\n
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a group or the collective. Even if a group is exposed to the same external events. Like a family moving house or a company undergoing a financial crisis. This has different effects on those involved.<\/p>\nThe hero directs his own journey<\/h2>\n
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people have a reliable contact to their soul. Too frequently it is mistaken for their personality.<\/p>\nNo real hero\u00b4s journey without a transformation<\/h2>\n
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Becoming aware of these archetypical sequences and dynamics in our own life is most helpful for many people. It allows them to not take everything so terribly personal anymore. They are simply undergoing a healing crisis of their consciousness. This has a lasting effect on them and their lives. Usually, it means a major gain. They become happier people and more pleasant contemporaries. Because they can appreciate their own skills and talents more and start enjoying them!<\/p>\nIt requires an alchemical process<\/h2>\n
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remains an undefined, mushy, and rather questionable dough taste wise. It absolutely requires real or metaphorical heat, a transformative fire and the following cooling down in order to become a new gestalt charged with new energies.<\/p>\nAncient dramaturgical patterns and conflicts<\/h2>\n
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certain role plays:\u00a0 I.e. \u201cHe stands in his father\u00b4s shadow\u201d or \u201cIt was like David fighting Goliath\u201d or \u201cHe was a wolf in sheep\u00b4s clothing\u2026\u201d or \u201cHe was fighting against windmills\u201d etc.<\/p>\nPossible archetypical dynamics as part of the hero\u00b4s journey<\/h2>\n
Perpetrator \u2013 Victim \u2013 Rescuer<\/h3>\n
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perpetrator-victim dynamic often reveals upon closer scrutiny that every perpetrator was once a victim. And that every victim has the potential to become a perpetrator. It will certainly not always pay back in the same currency. However, if for example, a victim of violence is unable to forgive his perpetrators and is offered an opportunity for revenge \u2013 in what ever shape or form \u2013 he will most likely make use of it.<\/p>\nThe battle of good and evil<\/h3>\n
Fighting the shadow<\/h3>\n
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regain our strength in the external world. Applied to our current situation I would suggest that many who are blaming others of distorting truth and reality reflect on their own perception and presentation of things. What motif is truly driving us? Who is mongering fear and why and who is supporting trust and why? Is there anybody free in his expression and why? Who is not? And why are some more free than others?<\/p>\nPossible archetypical phases during a hero\u00b4s journey<\/h2>\n
Fake paradise<\/h3>\n
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and attractive sexual partners can eventually become boring. A nice example for this stage was expressed by a dear friend of mine who sighed many years ago: \u201cI have no achieved everything I desired at the age of 25 and I\u00b4ve never been so unhappy.\u201d<\/p>\nThe dark night of the soul<\/h3>\n
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To finally let go of the old and dare something new. To finally take the path you avoided until now. This also includes the discovery of your own slumbering creative potential and activating it. Even if they scare you. Trust in your own self must be (re)integrated!<\/p>\nBreak down in order to break through<\/h3>\n
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As long, as we\u00b4re too attached to situations, things and people fate will always make sure to intervene in a destructive way\u2026 It will shake us in our core so that we begin to reflect what kind of situations, things and people are still a match to us. Fate will bring about a healing crisis of our awareness, just like we know it from the healing process of emotional and physical diseases.<\/p>\nArchetypical encounters on a hero\u00b4s journey<\/h3>\n
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Warriors<\/strong> \u2013 they fight for a certain cause with more or less violence. May it be justice, the favor of a certain person or family or property. There are warriors in all areas of life. Right now, the truth warriors in the media are our new heroes. But also, medical doctors or teachers who bravely fight for the health of mankind.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dragon-2638881_1920.jpg\")
Threshold guardians<\/strong> \u2013 their job is to stop the hero from advancing. It is the evil stepmother in Cinderella who makes sure Cinderella cannot attend the ball. And of course, Cerberus \u2013 the famous watchdog of the gates to the underworld in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. He is not to allow alive people to cross the threshold. Our contemporary world is filled with threshold guardians: if we don\u00b4t comply to their rules, we\u00b4re not allowed to move freely\u2026<\/p>\nTripartition is natural to us<\/h2>\n
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Generally, the arc of suspense is built up in the first two thirds of a story. Then there is a \u201cshow down\u201d, \u201cthe big bang\u201d, \u201cthe catastrophe. This changes everything fundamentally. In the final third the new status quo is being processed. And the hero integrates everything, he learned about himself. Usually, he then expresses an upgrade of his true self.<\/p>\nFrequently there is a difference between telling a real life and a fictional story<\/h2>\n
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However, when we want to tell a good story, it is different. We must familiarize our audience with the world of our protagonist. Only then can the popular before-and-after change have its desired effect. However, the longer-term effect of the transformation is often left to the imagination of the audience. Many stories and movies often end shortly after the transformation, the big shift.<\/p>\nApplying the hero\u00b4s journey to our times<\/h1>\n
My personal journey<\/h2>\n
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It began upon my return from Sri Lanka in early March of 2020. Already in the airports we noticed people wearing masks. Once back in Berlin, some supermarkets had already run out of toilet paper and many people were buying masks and sanitizer. To me it was utterly bizarre, and I proceeded with my normal life. But the fears and absurdities increased. On March 11th<\/sup> 2020 the World Health Organization declared a worldwide pandemic. And I finally accepted I could not ignore the events any longer. Also, many people asked me what I thought of it. After quite a lot of inner resistance to taking the events seriously, I finally decided to face them. This was my call to adventure, so to speak.<\/p>\nAccording to the hero\u00b4s journey now the \u201ctests, trials and tribulations\u201d began.<\/h3>\n
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As well as many \u201ctruthers\u201d who research in detail and present material that our mainstream media neglects to this day in my opinion.<\/p>\nDriven by my inner feeling<\/h3>\n
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So, for the rest of the year, I was busy trying to align the external events with my inner feeling. Some of my insights went into my blogs<\/a>. The shaping of my own opinion was constantly accompanied by intense discussions with family, friends and acquaintances. For many of them were convinced of the danger of pandemic and the necessity of all the measures and compliant behavior and are to this day.<\/p>\nEver more insights<\/h3>\n
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I realized that it was actually about a shift in consciousness. However, not all people are equally open to it. I know this all to well from my work as a![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1069219_1920.jpg\")
Also, the great change that I\u00b4m currently experiencing to which the entire society is obviously exposed as well, only just began! One aspect is the irreversible collapse of the old and especially of old relationships. Ever more people are becoming aware of this.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/equip-789916_1920-1.jpg\")
more just and more human. For we cannot recreate the old. Not only because many things have been irreversibly destroyed by now. But, because many of us don\u00b4t even want to return to the old. We have changed in the meantime.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/social-distancing-4621687_1920-1.jpg\")
I have now been watching the breaking apart of friendships, families, and work connections for over a year. Bewilderment is on the rise. Suddenly people notice that certain people whose knowledge and attitude they considered trustworthy are no longer compatible with their own knowledge and feelings. \u00a0In the beginning the schism appeared with regard to the Corona measures: how justified, how effective, how wise do you consider them?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fantasy-5266155_1920.jpg\")
How do we evaluate power, freedom, self-responsibility, cooperation, and community truly? Where do we come together and where do we disagree? This process is far from over. As a matter of fact, we\u00b4re in a particular intense phase right now of the \u201ctests, trials and tribulations\u201d. We\u00b4re all forced to deeply explore how we want to live and how we can achieve this and ideally, with whom!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fantasy-2861815_1920.jpg\")
However, many people agree: it cannot and should not go on like this for much longer! This speculative end point could be an even stronger limitation of our personal freedom \u2013 declared as the new normal. Perhaps it is the total economic collapse. Or an even bigger threat to our health \u2013 in whatever way, shape or form. Maybe even a real or fake invasion from outer space\u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vaccine-6158189_1920.jpg\")
This includes the acceptance of conflicts with those who think and act differently. For some it even means losing old affiliations. Suddenly the question whether you\u00b4ve gotten the vaccination or not is a determining factor. This is already more important to some than a shared past or common genes.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/samba-4115070_1920.jpg\")
In a seemingly infinite number of prophecies, it is mentioned that one day the world would undergo a great change. There would an actual apocalypse and nothing would remain the same as before. That this is no leisurely pleasure is obvious. Otherwise, it might have been named \u201cApocalypso\u201d and dancing together certainly wouldn\u00b4t be forbidden. In the opinion of many, we\u00b4re already in the thick of it.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/butterfly-3953073_1920-1.jpg\")
Important life decisions are anchored into our soul plan before our birth. For instance, where we live, with whom we\u00b4re going to have children and, also what kind of lifechanging medical procedures we\u00b4ll undergo.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/chicago-333599_1920.jpg\")
From that point of view all current events are serving the liberation of our consciousness. Especially from our old delusions and confusions, that show up in our perpetrator-victim-rescuer games, in power and fear games and in growth through pain and suffering. We are audience and actors at the same time in an interactive movie\u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rails-3309912_1920.jpg\")
This leads to a consciousness divide: are we only serving our self or are we serving the wellbeing of all, including our own? Are we choosing a hierarchical power, conditional love, fear, and control? Or are we choosing sovereign power, unconditional love, trust, and freedom? Combined versions are hardly viable in this case. And what path we truly chose will perhaps not be obvious right away. Perhaps much after we have chosen this life defining track.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/elisabeth-karsten.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fantasy-4655368_1920-1.jpg\")
will be free. Then there is a constructive interaction with others in every way. It possibly means the end of all the eternal power games that have determined our interhuman activities for eons.<\/p>\n