Mass Healing

When we live in a prolonged state of fear and uncertainty, or in the case or recent global events, one crisis after another, we move into a state that closely resembles what is commonly referred to as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. But is it really a disorder; or would it be more accurately described as a state whereby an outside stressor and its proposed solution have so fragmented our psyche that we are robbed of self-sovereignty and inner peace?

Sovereignty is a state where we alone make the choices that affect us and our future. The opposite of sovereignty is powerlessness or slavery. We have spent the past decades handing our power over to institutions that we believed had our best interests at heart. But like every spouse in a dysfunctional relationship knows, that power can be abused.

For the past two years we have been living through a military-grade psychological operation the likes of which the world has never seen. We have been psychically fragmented and socially separated to the point where the web of social cohesion has been dangerously compromised by outside forces.

Questions we must ask ourselves in the wake of this crisis are: Did our politicians and health officials give us accurate and timely information, or was information withheld from us to push us in the direction of a one-size-fits-all solution? Did they use only as much legislation as necessary to alleviate the threat, or was there a power grab going on behind the scenes that took advantage under the cover of the crisis? Did they set realistic goal posts and remove said posts once the goals had been achieved, or did they gaslight us in classic Narcissistic fashion by constantly moving those goal posts?

Every problem contains its own solution. The solution to powerlessness is to take back personal responsibility over every aspect of our lives. If we don’t trust a politician or an agenda, the only sane response is to remove our energy from said person or plan and set to work creating our own. And if external measures have robbed us of meaning, purpose and connection, our job is to instil these back into our lives through personal practices and a focus on building resilient communities based on truth and transparency.

Humanity will unite in freedom or descend into a form of technocratic slavery. In a fragmented world, the task is Herculean, and it’s going to take much personal and political work on all our parts to overcome the division and co-create a world that we are proud to bestow upon future generations. The time for staying on cruise control and trusting institutions is gone. If we want to create a more just, transparent, and truthful world we all must roll up our sleeves, become self-empowered, and take back our sovereignty.

While this may seem a daunting task, my best advice is to start with just one thing. On the physical level, one of the simplest, most gratifying, and in many ways radical first steps is to plant a garden and begin to grow your own food. On a mental level, meditation is your best friend when it comes to taking back control over your mind. And on a spiritual level, in a world filled with hate the greatest act of rebellion is to love.