Cheers Samuel. I think a lot of the negative connotations come from Christian theology, which over time has blended the stories of Lucifer and Satan, sort of as an archetype of evil and the fallen angel. I'm by no means an expert on that, though! Steiner reinterpreted the Lucifer archetype to capture the gift and the danger of creative, imaginative forces. The "light" can literally illuminate but can also blind if not balanced, etc.
Great post. I found it generated considerable self-inquiry. Currently pondering the optimising or maximising of biology/duration by Bryan and of external intelligence/compute by Sam whether we are missing an optimising of connection? We have plenty of chatter about serotonin and dopamine but where is the oxytocin revolution?
Cheers Scott. Just like serotonin as the happy hormone, oxytocin as the love hormone is a bit of an issue through a bioenergetic lens! Same as endorphins, nitric oxide, estrogen, lactic acid, etc. It mostly shows up in response to stress rather than when thyroid metabolism is running well. More probably isn't better. E.g., this study showed bipolar patients had higher oxytocin levels than controls: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4818702/
Behaving like my dog....I do like to give him a cuddle and we both connect but it can come from a moment of stress when he jumps on the sofa to say hello esp with his muddy paws! :-)
Wonderful synthesis John, thank you for sharing. I explored a similar sentiment (union of opposites) here: https://substack.com/@theotherinme/p-145193972
It's curious that the creative spark is referred to as Lucifer, given the negative connotations around that. Why do you think that is?
Cheers Samuel. I think a lot of the negative connotations come from Christian theology, which over time has blended the stories of Lucifer and Satan, sort of as an archetype of evil and the fallen angel. I'm by no means an expert on that, though! Steiner reinterpreted the Lucifer archetype to capture the gift and the danger of creative, imaginative forces. The "light" can literally illuminate but can also blind if not balanced, etc.
Great post. I found it generated considerable self-inquiry. Currently pondering the optimising or maximising of biology/duration by Bryan and of external intelligence/compute by Sam whether we are missing an optimising of connection? We have plenty of chatter about serotonin and dopamine but where is the oxytocin revolution?
Cheers Scott. Just like serotonin as the happy hormone, oxytocin as the love hormone is a bit of an issue through a bioenergetic lens! Same as endorphins, nitric oxide, estrogen, lactic acid, etc. It mostly shows up in response to stress rather than when thyroid metabolism is running well. More probably isn't better. E.g., this study showed bipolar patients had higher oxytocin levels than controls: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4818702/
Behaving like my dog....I do like to give him a cuddle and we both connect but it can come from a moment of stress when he jumps on the sofa to say hello esp with his muddy paws! :-)