Thanks for the link. Oh yes, Chi is pretty much the same concept.

I think I prefer the word Chi, since kundalini gets some people thinking it’s only related to libido and not to overall creativity.

Working with chakras, I’ve learnt how to use Chi energy.

Uruguay? Wow! 🙂 Nice. It’s a country on my wish list.

You make some good points. And women have no problem channeling their creativity into all sorts of things. There is research on this being a reason why women live longer, because men reach retirement age and… blank. So in comes the depression and the ill health. Whilw women just keep on going with all sorts of creative hobbies.

Having said that… my junior school headmaster used to knit, which I will admit was pretty radical for a guy who looked like a Victorian army major in the 1970s. 🙂

By the way, yes I agree that kundalini awakening fits with the libido theory.
Interesting here also about ‘Chi’ energy – another variation on this theme: http://tongrenworld.com/Chi&Libido.htm

Ha-ha! Yes, you are right – I think most people ARE like that, but at least if we can laugh at ourselves (and others, in a good way of course) and acknowledge it, its a good first step at making self-reflection a habit. I found it quite funny that he came to the conclusion that he is a “god” or “holy”. Well, in a way he is – all of us are, but that realisation can typically be hijacked by the ego for itself – until we come back down to earth. This was a great example of how the ego takes over sometimes. As you said before in one of your other comments: “Down Ego! Bad boy!!” 🙂

Hi Michelle,

Thanks for commenting. Yes, that’s probably true about the conclusions of Freud and Jung. Although I think both did admit during their careers that some of their theories “might be different for women” – being men they were naturally coming from a male viewpoint. And I think they probably didn’t want to make any definitive statements as to “how it is for women” as that could have landed them in hot water 🙂 . I personally think they are partly correct. It has always been said that: “a man needs a hobby”. Being idle for too long for any man is never a good thing (and can even lead to depression) – men definitely need to stay busy and “work out” some of their energy, whether libido or otherwise.

Interestingly – in the more conservative or traditional societies in the West (and elsewhere, but not everywhere) there is a lower tolerance level for men “indulging” in creative pursuits such as art, (but) there would almost always be an expectation for men to prioritise (hard) work – and I think that expectation comes from men and from women.

I think the movie makes a great point about how developing creativity brings personal growth and that being creative is highly therapeutic and healing to all humans.

I’m not fully convinced it is only libido that drives or inspires creativity either (but I’m prioritising Jung’s theories due to it being the main psychology reference point for the series), so I’ve left a “caveat” in my article about it being driven from consciousness or spirituality sometimes (or energetically, other than libido energy maybe). Will be exploring that later – still looking into it and formulating some ideas.

I’m in South America at the moment – in Uruguay to be exact. I’m basing myself here for a while and travelling a bit in the region. I’ll drop you a mail soon!

I completely agree with the section on dealing with the shadow. 🙂

As for channeling libido into creativity… hmmm… I can’t help feeling some of that is based on a very male mindset (Well, Jung and Freud were guys!). But I do find it interesting how some of that works well with the concept of kundalini awakening. The trick being then that you need to pull that energy up in order to use it properly. Which fits nicely with the libido-creativity theme?

O/T note. Where are you? How are you? An email update would be nice. 😛
A lot has happened since we last talked.