S2 E8: Soul addictions - why we all are addicted and what we can do about it

In this episode we get into an important subject in our work in Magenta: addiction. However we don’t talk about the much more common types of chemical addictions and substance abuse, nor do we get into other types of addiction such as to porn, adrenaline, shopping, and other examples of non-chemical-based addictions. Instead, we talk about a little known phenomenon of the soul where we become addicted to the ways we see things, the conclusions we draw, and the beliefs we hold about ourselves and the world that come from a wounded place. 

Not in ALL things are we addicted; we mean something like having a hair trigger toward rage, or easily succumbing to depressive-style emotions, or tending to get easily offended. These are deeply entrenched habits where we would rather fight to the death than let them go. We usually have strategies that are firmly in place to act out on these addictions, such as flying off the handle around certain triggers, or dissociating when confronted with something that triggers our shame, or protective mechanisms we use for avoidance, defense, or to cope. 

Soul addiction is central to Magenta’s lexicon, and we think it needs to be brought into more awareness because it has a big implications on the path of healing and emancipation from soul wounds.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro 
00:57 What is addiction?
05:14 Magenta’s broader definition of Addiction – soul and shadow 
07:21 How to know what is an addiction–in phone use, for instance 
09:38 We are in love with our wounds 
11:40 We are all addicted  
12:29 Working on addiction is spiritual work 
14:23 Addiction and self-fulfilling prophecy 
15:30 Edifice of constructs–personality constructs and otherwise 
16:55 Wanting safety in our crazy world 
18:24 Why take on the very difficult work of healing addiction? 
21:18 Connecting to spiritual realities
23:13 Dissolving the “finished world” 
27:35 Being motivated by an addiction to self-recognition and the problems that leads to
30:25 The difference between need and strategy
32:02 Becoming free so you can be of actual service to the world in need
33:49 Creating a healthier world 
37:04 How to begin to face your addiction
40:32 The shadow and addiction long for healing 
43:29 The healing power of love
45:37 Episode re-cap

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