Happy to answer any questions or thoughts on the content as you reflect on it :) I know the offerings are not comprehensive, but I hope it at sparks some ideas for how it can apply personally.
It can be really difficult to play catch up, to establish an inner vessel, if one hasn't been fully formed yet. I think that's where the Somatic Ex…
Happy to answer any questions or thoughts on the content as you reflect on it :) I know the offerings are not comprehensive, but I hope it at sparks some ideas for how it can apply personally.
It can be really difficult to play catch up, to establish an inner vessel, if one hasn't been fully formed yet. I think that's where the Somatic Experiencing principle of titration is really useful, essentially, slowing things down. That can be difficult to do when unconscious contents flood and overwhelm quickly.
Personally, I found working on these different techniques outside of activation times to help with this (e.g. 5 minutes of daily deep breathing to learn how to connect to this mechanism better, journaling on dream images when I felt more balanced and grounded, etc). With this approach, overwhelm still happened, it would come (seemingly) unbidden, of its own accord. But overtime, I noticed things changing, greater capacity, stronger vessel, etc.
I do think jewelry (and other meaningful items) have vessel qualities, with a potentially powerful impact on the inner aspects of it. Following the alchemical thread, something tangible/physical can have a psychological effect. It acts as an external anchor or resource, which can subsequently relax us in states of stress or overwhelm. I would give it a shot if you feel called to a specific item. Another option is to look around for a resource during times of high activation, you may be instinctively drawn to something in your environment.
Happy to answer any questions or thoughts on the content as you reflect on it :) I know the offerings are not comprehensive, but I hope it at sparks some ideas for how it can apply personally.
It can be really difficult to play catch up, to establish an inner vessel, if one hasn't been fully formed yet. I think that's where the Somatic Experiencing principle of titration is really useful, essentially, slowing things down. That can be difficult to do when unconscious contents flood and overwhelm quickly.
Personally, I found working on these different techniques outside of activation times to help with this (e.g. 5 minutes of daily deep breathing to learn how to connect to this mechanism better, journaling on dream images when I felt more balanced and grounded, etc). With this approach, overwhelm still happened, it would come (seemingly) unbidden, of its own accord. But overtime, I noticed things changing, greater capacity, stronger vessel, etc.
I do think jewelry (and other meaningful items) have vessel qualities, with a potentially powerful impact on the inner aspects of it. Following the alchemical thread, something tangible/physical can have a psychological effect. It acts as an external anchor or resource, which can subsequently relax us in states of stress or overwhelm. I would give it a shot if you feel called to a specific item. Another option is to look around for a resource during times of high activation, you may be instinctively drawn to something in your environment.
That's an interesting connection that brings up some questions for further contemplation:
- Who might the ferryman be (an internal figure, an external figure, etc)?
- What is the significance of the boat as vessel? It has movement and fluidity, unlike a typical vessel seen in a lab.
- What might the connection to water be?