Reached for: Acid (LSD) (II)
“I want the high, the merge, the thrill, and I'll let the grounded, responsible parts of life slide to get it.”
It runs as a reality-avoiding chase after highs, a self-distracting stimulation- and merger-addiction that reaches for thrills and union at the expense of grounding and everyday responsibility. The seeking looks like appetite for the transcendent; it is a way of dissolving out of a world that feels like too much to stand in. What it asks for is to stay grounded long enough to find the world is bearable sober.
The lotus-eaters, who tasted the flower and forgot their homes and their errands, content to drift in a sweet oblivion with nothing left to return to. The form implies a task: to leave the lotus and take up the oar.
- Essence
- The Reducer
- Rule
- The grounded world is too much to stand in, so I dissolve out of it.
- Substance / Activity
- Highs, thrills, merger experiences, the reality-dissolving trip
- Archetype
- The Lotus-Eaters
- Emotional theme
- A reality-avoidance dissolving the grounded self
- Behavioural pattern
- Self-distracting stimulation- and merger-addiction at the expense of grounding
- Family dynamic
- A perennial-child-inducing, non-requiring, engulfing or interference-running parenting
- Core wound
- The grounded world is too much to stand in, so I dissolve out of it.
- Exit
- Staying grounded long enough to find the world bearable sober.
What is the "Reached for: Acid (LSD) (II)" pattern?
It runs as a reality-avoiding chase after highs, a self-distracting stimulation- and merger-addiction that reaches for thrills and union at the expense of grounding and everyday responsibility. The seeking looks like appetite for the transcendent; it is a way of dissolving out of a world that feels like too much to stand in. What it asks for is to stay grounded long enough to find the world is bearable sober.
What does "Reached for: Acid (LSD) (II)" sound like when it shows up?
I want the high, the merge, the thrill, and I'll let the grounded, responsible parts of life slide to get it.
What is the archetypal form of "Reached for: Acid (LSD) (II)"?
The lotus-eaters, who tasted the flower and forgot their homes and their errands, content to drift in a sweet oblivion with nothing left to return to. The form implies a task: to leave the lotus and take up the oar.
This is a pattern. Not a verdict.
It appears in many lives.