I first heard the term Spiritual Bypassing about a decade ago. It’s a phrase that I think combines high utility with a certain catchiness. Sometimes I’m spiritual bypassing - avoiding a rawness of emotion through subscribing to certain beliefs about life. You may relate to the term as well.
Right now , there is a person named Andrew Huberman who's personal story line inside of his intimate relationships was held up to public scrutiny , to be compared with the public persona of being a health hack guru , and scientist . I would like to offer that sometimes "SCIENCE " can also be utilized by avoidant or incapable examiners of the full on biological life experience -- be that science psychology or biology . Like you say here , this life experience may need the occasional strategy -- even if the strategy is go sit in the corner for a time out , but we should not adhere to one strategy thinking it is going to carry the day . I liked this topic , thank you for doing the focused work you are doing . - Jen
You could of course say that the seeming resurgence in nostalgic back-to-the-past forms of Christianity promoted by those who are (mostly) on the right side of the culture wars is a leading edge vector of this syndrome. Much is made of those who have either rediscovered their childhood religious heritage (brain-washing) or who have somehow decided to convert to such forms of back-to-the-past religiosity.
A few lines I was taught as a child - something like this.
Yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, little ones to him belong because they are WEAK and he is strong, this I know because the Bible tells me so.
And
What a friend we have in Jesus with all our sins and griefs to bare.
Speaking of the predators mind the phenomenon described here fits that scenario perfectly
Very well explained!
This is indeed the "predator's mind" from Casteneda's book!
Notice the predator by seeing it in others and realizing it's a shadow of you...
Right now , there is a person named Andrew Huberman who's personal story line inside of his intimate relationships was held up to public scrutiny , to be compared with the public persona of being a health hack guru , and scientist . I would like to offer that sometimes "SCIENCE " can also be utilized by avoidant or incapable examiners of the full on biological life experience -- be that science psychology or biology . Like you say here , this life experience may need the occasional strategy -- even if the strategy is go sit in the corner for a time out , but we should not adhere to one strategy thinking it is going to carry the day . I liked this topic , thank you for doing the focused work you are doing . - Jen
You could of course say that the seeming resurgence in nostalgic back-to-the-past forms of Christianity promoted by those who are (mostly) on the right side of the culture wars is a leading edge vector of this syndrome. Much is made of those who have either rediscovered their childhood religious heritage (brain-washing) or who have somehow decided to convert to such forms of back-to-the-past religiosity.
A few lines I was taught as a child - something like this.
Yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, little ones to him belong because they are WEAK and he is strong, this I know because the Bible tells me so.
And
What a friend we have in Jesus with all our sins and griefs to bare.
Speaking of the predators mind the phenomenon described here fits that scenario perfectly
Narcissus in chief http://godblesstheusabible.com and his worse than awful obnoxious son
http://wethepeoplebible.com