The Abyss Also Gazes into You

[Uytuun]

(thanks to Raconteur for reminding me of the quote)

So, we supposedly have this rather exclusive access to our unconscious thanks to Ni, but do you guys ever feel like you're not fully in control of your "being" (for lack of a better word)? I guess to me it feels like the gates are open so I can go in, but whatever is in also has an easier time coming out. What is the price we pay for our entry ticket?

On second thought, this is probably related to the whole fine line between genius and madness thing.

[chocky]

Does there come a point you realise there is no line of separation?

That is what it means to me - stare deeply enough into that abyss and suddenly there is no boundary. You are in it and it is in you.

When we shed enough layers of separation we experience the truth that beneath everyday duality lies unity.

[pinkroger]

Well, we are more aware of our own consciousness. I remember since I was four or five I would wonder "Why am I in this body? What are the odds that I ended up in this body as opposed to any other body?" So I think the price we pay for this added consciousness is twofold - we aren't as accepted in society because we are relatively radical thinkers compared to the mass populace, and we are painfully aware of any problems with life (like religion, etc.).

[RedOwen333]

we aren't as accepted in society because we are relatively radical thinkers compared to the mass populace, and we are painfully aware of any problems with life (like religion, etc.)





RedOwen333 added to this post, 3 minutes and 25 seconds later...

Society needs these radical thinkers to develop and improve it, our pain comes when we cannot persuade others of the validity of our observations. This is where we need to have faith in ourselves and be humble in our presentation of ideas (Pinkroger sorry for the quote mess-up!)

[Capt57]

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD), Epistles