Has anyone had experience with the blossoming of innoncence?

[blossomingtree]

Like a literal recasting of a personhood into innocence?

Thank you.

[shivatar]

Originally Posted by blossomingtree

Like a literal recasting of a personhood into innocence?

Thank you.

No point IMO to regress. Being an adult is epic

[blossomingtree]

Fair enough.

[Imzadi]

Originally Posted by shivatar

No point IMO to regress. Being an adult is epic

I think there is a definitive difference between the phenomenon of psychological regression and the discovery and blossoming of innocence that BT may be alluding to. Innocence does not necessarily mean naivete or ignorance, but could be simply be experienced as a primordial perception and understanding of reality that transcends the distortions of the conceptual thinking mind. You don't lose your adulthood. Instead you unravel the true wisdom of your own Inner Being, free and pure. That's pretty EPIC too! :)

[blossomingtree]

Originally Posted by Imzadi

I think there is a definitive difference between the phenomena of psychological regression and the discovery and blossoming of innocence that BT may be alluding to. Innocence does not necessarily mean naivete or ignorance, but could be simply be experienced as a primordial perception and understanding of reality that transcends the distortions of the conceptual thinking mind. You don't lose your adulthood. Instead you unravel the true wisdom of your own Inner Being, free and pure. That's pretty EPIC too! :)

Thanks Imzadi.

Initially I read shivatar as referring to the actual experience of "innocence" but perhaps he was referring to it as an actual regression.

Interesting.

I was referring to a state of pure unblemished innocence. Not a psychological state.

[Imzadi]

Originally Posted by blossomingtree

Thanks Imzadi.

Initially I read shivatar as referring to the actual experience of "innocence" but perhaps he was referring to it as an actual regression.

Interesting.

I was referring to a state of pure unblemished innocence. Not a psychological state.

Yes, psychological regression is a defense mechanism of the psyche when confronted with traumatic and difficult circumstances that it is unable to process. It regresses into a childish and stunted state that can sometimes be catatonic.

On the contrary, the blossoming of innocence that you are pointing to seems to describe a natural unraveling of pure consciousness that lies within every being. This process of unraveling the blemishes and distortions culminating in the awakening of this consciousness is the heart of the spiritual journey. At least this has been my experience. :)

[blossomingtree]

Yes, I suppose you are right. Thanks for pointing it out. I wasn't aware of the former regression but that makes sense.

The latter - yes. I am also referring to an incident when the innocence is out of this world .. but basically, I understand what you refer to.

Thank you I.

BT

[Gem]

Originally Posted by shivatar

No point IMO to regress. Being an adult is epic

I'm not sure if the use of regress is to go backwards or to relive past events, because often times, going to to a past time where something was fragmented and/or left behind/abandoned, is a way to recollect and re-incorporate that part, enabling one to move forward.

In a sense, there are emotionally traumatic times in the past where 'innocence was broken', so to speak, so regaining that bit which was broken off enables us to live as more whole a person going forward.

[naturesflow]

Originally Posted by blossomingtree

Like a literal recasting of a personhood into innocence?

Thank you.

Yes.

When healing the inner child my shifts were more multi layered so as I cleared I entered my free spirited nature coming out and opening, after letting go that deep.. It was a regular occurrence to me. Often times I found places to safely exhibit myself and cut loose enough to open the pathway more integrated as my free spirited innocent self.

Most often it was being in the flow, where your mind didn't interfere and I went through a kind of reclaiming point of loss in myself, opening and creating itself again to see my own potential lost through trauma. If I think back to those points, recasting was part of recreating myself, opening the doorway to the potential lost through that process.

[lemex]

Originally Posted by naturesflow

Yes.

When healing the inner child my shifts were more multi layered so as I cleared I entered my free spirited nature coming out and opening, after letting go that deep.. It was a regular occurrence to me. Often times I found places to safely exhibit myself and cut loose enough to open the pathway more integrated as my free spirited innocent self.

Most often it was being in the flow, where your mind didn't interfere and I went through a kind of reclaiming point of loss in myself, opening and creating itself again to see my own potential lost through trauma. If I think back to those points, recasting was part of recreating myself, opening the doorway to the potential lost through that process.

imo very important.