Since we’re already talking about various sectors and industries as forms of middlemen in global and local economic systems, it’s time to dive into the most evident trio of powerful industries: sex, drugs, and entertainment.
Each of these could probably merit a book of its own, so I’m not pretending to capture their full complexity here. But I feel compelled to explore them and share a bit of my personal perspective, offering at least some systemic (or creative) insights.
This topic hits close to home for me, and honestly, approaching it systemically is a real challenge. To be upfront, I had the idea to write about this two days ago, but before I could get a single word down, I found myself pulled into a day-long spiral of tears and deep inner suffering, almost like being trapped in a bubble. It was uncomfortable and raw, like my spine was breaking open, searching for more space, more clarity, more compassion.
I felt the weight of matter, memory, roots, and ancestors—each vertebra carrying a burden of sadness and a deep sense of vulnerability. Now, on the other side of that experience, I’m ready to slowly integrate the emerging wisdom it left me with. I think it’s essential to say this upfront because it feels crucial.
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Information comes after emotion.
So many people search for the right thought, the perfect idea, or some spark of inspiration to transform their emotions. But in reality, it’s the other way around. Clear, coherent information only arrives once you've felt through it. When you ask yourself the big “why”—why you are the way you are, why you do what you do—before any clear answer can come, you need to feel the energetic weight of that answer. If your heart isn’t ready to process that insight fully, it’ll likely do more harm than good.
Feel the emotion that’s alive in you; give it space, time, care, and tenderness. Make yourself feel completely safe and secure, and just feel. There’s no need to analyze or rationalize anything in those moments of deep emotional processing. The mind is useless in purely emotional spaces.
Shift your focus to the body, not the mind. Your body can help you ground and process emotions, so ask it for support. Your body is your home; it holds the wisdom to make you feel safe no matter what. Healing happens when you feel. Listen to that process—become conscious of the way healing unfolds.
You’re not guiding or controlling it. The mind surrenders, silent and trusting the process, observing without influencing. It’s too soon to find meaning. The mind serves as a protector for the awareness holding your emotions, without dictating behavior. Its purpose here is simply to support and create space for the body and heart to reintegrate the wisdom that suffering brings.
Your heart and body are engaged in an alchemical process of systemic healing. The mind is the secret protector, the guardian of the sacred space where transformation happens, ensuring your heart and emotions are held in safety. It’s not here to control or understand; it’s here to bring conscious awareness to what’s already unfolding without interference.
When you give this quality of space to your body, letting it help you integrate and process emotions that still haunt your heart, something shifts. Part of you transforms, finds peace, becomes conscious, and reintegrates into your sense of home.
Once you’ve felt it, you’ll know. Information flows naturally after the transformation of feelings—something fresh, something you couldn’t have known otherwise. You’ll be wiser, unlocking knowledge stored within your body.
Your heart will whisper the truth and the exact information you need. Once you learn to listen, you might realize your heart is the best conversationalist, even a comedian at times. The healing heart often becomes incredibly funny to the mind.
You might even prefer your heart’s wisdom over external voices because what it tells you will likely be more joyful, fresh, uplifting, and coherent than anything else you could hear.
The truth that comes from transforming pain is some of the most valuable wisdom you’ll access. Once your mind understands this, it finally recognizes its authentic role. The mind realizes it was never the boss—it’s here to help, to support the coherent emergence of the whole. Its role is not to control or dictate but to listen and support the manifestation of what the heart and body are revealing.
The mind is a servant to your holistic system. This system has no bosses. There are rules, processes, transformations—but no bosses. Power circulates freely in this collective space, sometimes even randomly. It’s a complex, multidimensional network, deeply interconnected in ways you might never have guessed.
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There is no rush.
Give yourself the time you need to feel, to let everything settle. Your body is far slower than your mind, and respecting the body’s natural pace is essential. It knows no urgency, nor does the heart. They both hold an understanding of eternity. As the saying goes, “When you know you walk forever, you also know you have time for now.”
It’s only the mind that believes it must hurry. It’s only the mind that fears being late, of missing something or falling behind. It worries about not having enough time to experience life more deeply. It does this because it’s scared.
Remember, your mind is constantly working to protect you, to keep you safe from suffering. Naturally, then, your mind will resist diving into the depths of your own pain. It doesn’t want to see you suffer, doesn’t want to watch you cry for hours on end with no escape, especially when you ask it to simply observe, to remain present without intervening.
You’ll need to train your mind to consciously guide your awareness, a skill that takes time and patience. Gaining the ability to truly master your inner focus and concentration—especially in times of profound pain—takes tremendous practice. It requires an unshakable level of trust, commitment, and collaboration among your body, heart, and mind. Building that alignment, strengthening that relationship, will indeed take time and repeated effort.
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First, feel. Embody, digest, and then feel again. Integrate what arises, and let your beliefs adjust and update naturally. Allow new insights to come to you when they’re ready, and once they do, feel into them again, and let your mind create a strategy to manifest these new truths externally with clarity, joy, and simplicity.
With this approach, you’ll be more prepared to explore the core of what I hope to examine today: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, or what I might call The Trinity of Pleasurable Creation, Authentic Connection, and the Power of Expression. Before unveiling the light behind these elements and what they could teach us, we must examine the shadow aspects they embody and the roots of their pervasive influences. Only then, once we understand the depth of their impact, can we explore potential paths forward.
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How do these industries function? Why are they so impactful? Who reaps the benefits, and how? Why are they so seldom discussed openly, as if they were shameful pleasures or the denied necessities of human existence?
It’s not a stretch to say that much of our current economy is supported by these sectors.
They act as an invisible adhesive holding together the incoherent aspects of global civilization today. These industries are deeply interwoven, heavily corrupted, and thrive on cycles of suffering that often feel inescapable. Our legal systems, prisons, and other institutions frequently exist as extensions of these powerful sectors. The higher you zoom out, the clearer these interconnections become.
These industries function so effectively because they meet fundamental human needs.
Somehow, our society has stigmatized these very natural, very human desires, pushing people to either hide their needs or seek fulfillment in ways that harm both themselves and others. People often consume sex, drugs, and other distractions as coping mechanisms, using them to temporarily cover up discomfort or suffering. But in doing so, they’re still meeting certain needs. And understanding which needs these indulgences fulfill—and how—offers a way to change the story.
Without clarity on these needs, any attempt at change remains superficial. But with a real grasp of the underlying ‘why,’ finding alternatives becomes not only possible but straightforward.
So, let’s start with the first part of this trinity: sex.
Sex
First, it’s essential to recognize that, for most people, sex isn’t an intrinsic need. Instead, it’s a strategy—a tool that can help meet certain needs, like connection or self-expression.
At its essence, sex is a process, not a necessity. We do have an inherent need to procreate and sustain life, a drive woven into us biologically, psychologically, and even evolutionarily. Sex has become a powerful and pleasurable way to fulfill this drive, a strategy found across all of nature, and one that we, as humans, know quite well.
Yet, many people see sex simply as something they enjoy, without understanding its deeper capacity for creation. When approached consciously, sex has the potential to bring about profound transformation. Instead of just a physical act, it can serve as a means to channel one of our most potent energies into constructive and creative pursuits. Done consciously, sex can heal, rejuvenate, and provide an energy source for manifesting one’s desires. It’s a force capable of regenerating, transporting, and transforming.
When we engage in sex, we’re creating something each time—whether or not we’re aware of it. And when this act lacks intention, it can become destructive, unwittingly draining or dissipating vital creative energy. Sexual energy is powerful and pervasive, and it’s possible to exchange it with others without even physical touch or explicit connection. Some individuals may unknowingly tap into or even misuse another’s creative energy.
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There’s an unsettling truth here: some artists, teachers and so-called spiritual leaders manipulate or absorb the creative energy of their followers, often without either party’s full awareness.
This phenomenon, deeply connected to our shared creative potential, can explain why many spiritual communities eventually devolve into exploitative dynamics, including those focused on sex. When individuals unconsciously share creative energy, especially in spiritual contexts, they might seek to embody it physically, though often in ways that are harmful rather than empowering.
In my experience, many of the most spiritual individuals have significant blind spots or even dysfunctions around their own creative energy. When someone doesn’t trust their own authentic creative power, they often depend even more heavily on mental creativity.
If they go further, they might escape into “spiritual” realms where they feel free to express themselves without restriction. The problem? Without realizing it, they might inadvertently project this creative energy onto others (or even steel this energy), sometimes even onto those they love, leading to unintended consequences.
Frequently, people with a deeply spiritual focus have past experiences of trauma—abuse, repression, or neglect of their creativity and self-expression.
Spirituality can become an escape when the challenges of physical existence feel too overwhelming to process. But the spirit didn’t incarnate into this form simply to remain "spiritual." Spirit has always been spiritual; its purpose in embodying form is to experience its potential through humanity. Its main goal is to be human, not spiritual.
Creativity and co-creation, by contrast, are grounded here in the physical realm, born of our shared reality. To manifest and experience creativity together is to bring spirit into form visibly and meaningfully. It’s not something we find “up there” in the ethereal. It lives among us, here on Earth, within our bodies, and in nature itself, which exists for one purpose: to co-create and celebrate the world it brings forth.
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We can also discuss sex cults, or we can examine organized international religions and their centuries-old history of paedophilia and sexual abuse, which continues to occur around the world today. The sex trafficking of children and the exploitation of their sexual energy is a well-established tactic employed by many cults and religious organizations.
The profound connection between sex and spirituality is widely recognized; however, despite often prohibiting and shaming sexual expression, these institutions frequently act as the primary consumers of our community's sexual energy, and they sometimes even exploit the innocence of our children.
We have been stealing the creative potential and sexual energy of our children and future generations by placing them in churches, schools, and other 'spiritual' environments that were meant to be beneficial for them. We tell them that it is not good to understand or wisely use their sexual energy, yet we allow mature adults—those we love, trust, and respect—to feed off this energy without consent, effectively stealing their creativity for personal gain.
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Even today, children are conditioned in schools to hide, repress, and judge their creative potential, often giving up their unique forms of expression. We forbid them from learning how their innate creativity and unique power of creation truly work. Instead, we instruct them to behave, sit still, and listen obediently to authority figures. However, we often fail to realize that by enforcing these norms, those in authority are energetically feeding off the creative energy of our children.
When a child feels the urge to express themselves creatively and is told to "shut up" and "sit still" because it’s not the right time, we assert our adult power over their creative energy and authentic movement. By using our authority to suppress their natural desire to create, we essentially steal or block their energy. For the child, this energy is not yet sexual; it is purely creative.
If parents and teachers consistently stifle a child's creative potential through this kind of overpowering behavior, those children may grow into adults with an immature relationship with their sexuality. This early suppression can hinder their ability to express themselves fully, impacting their sexual development later in life.
Sexual energy and its expression are the adult manifestations of how individuals have mastered their innate creativity and pure creative energy in childhood. If someone has had their inner creative power consistently stolen or has been told that being creative is not good, they may struggle as adults to understand how to use their sexual energy in ways that differ from legitimate sexual abuse.
As a result, they may replicate similar dynamics in their sex lives as those they were conditioned, taught, and trained to exhibit with their creative energy during childhood.
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From birth, our system is programmed with intense needs for creativity and co-creation.
We are natural creators of our shared reality, capable of developing this potential further or, alternatively, inhibiting it until it becomes entirely unconscious as we grow. If, as adults, we lack understanding of how to channel our creative energy—what to do with it, where to direct it, and how to utilize it—what do you think will happen?
The answer is evident in our current reality.
If you look around, you will see the widespread impacts of repressed creative energy. While we do engage our creative energy, it often manifests in dysfunctional, abusive, and confusing ways, primarily driven by hypersexuality. Despite our capacity for creativity, we continue to neglect our potential and fail to use it wisely. Instead, we find ourselves freely sharing our sexual energy, often without regard for its implications.
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The prevalence of pornography on the internet and its potential impact on young boys and girls are important to discuss. The statistics around online content can be shocking, with a significant portion being adult material. This can create challenges for young people navigating their understanding of sexuality and creativity.
The notion that boys are often socialized to prioritize being "smart" over being "creative" can lead them to seek outlets for their creative energy in ways that may not be healthy or constructive. When societal messages discourage creative expression, children may redirect their energy towards behaviors like consuming pornography or engaging in sexual activities, often without a clear understanding of how to channel their innate creativity in healthier ways.
This shift can foster a disconnect from their natural creative potential, leading to unhealthy coping mechanisms rather than positive expressions of creativity. Encouraging open discussions about creativity, sexuality, and emotional expression can help young boys and girls better understand and navigate these aspects of their lives.
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They don’t masturbate to learn how to create with this energy; instead, they do it to relieve themselves of it so they can focus on something else and avoid thinking about it. Adults often tell them that it is bad and wrong to feel this creative energy, leading them to seek ways to “eliminate” it rather than embrace it. A child who actively engages in creative activities and learns how to channel this energy constructively will very rarely be interested in sexual explorations, such as pornography, before it is naturally their time to do so.
It is not natural for a child of a very young age to have sexual desires. The only way a child will develop such desires is if they perceive this as the only strategy available for transforming their creative energy efficiently into something else.
Sports can also play this role, not just the arts. However, sports are usually more focused on power and less on creativity. Nevertheless, they still help children channel their creative potential through collaboration, competition, aggression, or simple play. Since sports are primarily physical and not inherently creative, children may likely apply the same power-based strategies in their sexual experiences as they did in sports when they were younger.
This is why the more violent a sport is, the more likely the athletes are to have sexual issues. They often use their power as a means to satisfy unconscious needs, which can lead to sexual abuse. In sexual activities, power is not typically compared or shared; instead, the focus is on sharing creative potential. However, individuals who lack an understanding of how to engage creatively may resort to using power as their primary means of getting what they want.
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Now, beyond the pandemic of pornography, it’s clear that sex is commodified in every corner of our lives. It permeates our culture, and the darker aspects—like the legal and illegal prostitution networks—reveal just how deeply intertwined sex is with power dynamics and exploitation. Even seemingly innocent industries, like cosmetics and hygiene products, are enmeshed in this financial sexual narrative.
Did you know that one of the most requested gifts among 15-year-olds is plastic surgery to conform to a specific beauty standard, often associated with whiteness? Many young people believe that altering their appearance will make them more attractive, desirable, and successful. Where do you think these beliefs stem from?
Surprisingly, the majority of profits from skin-whitening creams and dangerous cosmetic procedures are funneled to affluent individuals in wealthy countries. This raises a troubling question: If every child felt beautiful and loved just as they are, what would happen to these industries? How many people would lose their livelihoods if every child could embrace their unique selves, filled with self-confidence and empowered to express their innate creativity?
Yet, many children grow up without this foundation. If their caregivers lack an understanding of creative energy—often equating it with shameful or shallow expressions of power—how can they impart that knowledge to the next generation?
They can’t. Consequently, children often grow up even more confused than their parents, equipped with fewer tools to navigate their creative potential or share it meaningfully with the world. If a child learns to be smart and powerful, they might find a way to navigate today's world successfully. However, true creativity often becomes repressed, leading to dysfunction in personal and relational realms.
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Using sex as a way to escape or discharge energy often leads to unconscious outcomes. Instead, we should aim to understand the energy we carry and how it influences our shared reality. Energy cannot be destroyed; it can only be transformed. Sex doesn’t make unresolved emotions disappear; those emotions contribute to the dynamics we create together.
Imagine an invisible bubble surrounding you and your partner during intimate moments. This bubble holds the "codes" of your relationship—thoughts, feelings, and intentions. Whatever we release into this shared space during intimacy becomes the foundation upon which our relationship grows and expands. If we bring anger, confusion, or disconnection into this space, the effects can shape the future of the relationship in unforeseen ways.
Sex is not solely for creating life or for pleasure; it can also be a tool for co-creating our dreams, collective projects, and the connections we want to nurture. With conscious intent, sex can support and nourish meaningful relationships and shared aspirations.
Sex and co-creation are intertwined; they share a common source of energy that fuels our ability to manifest dreams, ideas, and transformations. If we use sex merely to release pent-up energy without intention, we risk losing that valuable creative potential. However, when we engage with our sexual energy consciously, we can cultivate and expand our capacity for creation, enhancing our performance across all aspects of life.
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We face a collective immaturity regarding our sexual energy, often using it unconsciously and creating a reality we don't truly desire. Your sexual energy is a wellspring of creative potential—an empowering force. The choice is yours: do you want to dissipate this energy through mindless acts, or do you want to harness it to enrich your life and manifest your deepest dreams?
The more we consciously engage our sexual and creative energy, the more meaningfully and coherently we can co-create a shared reality that resonates with us all.
As we reflect on the intricate dance of sex, creativity, and power, it’s essential to recognize that these forces are all interconnected aspects of our human experience. Creation and creativity are not limited to physical acts; they extend to every breath we take, every thought we cultivate, and every intention we set forth into the world.
Pleasure is a natural byproduct of engaging fully with our creative energy. When we honor our bodies as vessels of potential, we tap into the roots of our existence, anchoring ourselves in the energy of our Hara—the core of our being. This deep connection empowers us to manifest our desires and dreams with authenticity and passion.
Embodiment is key; our physical form is the canvas upon which we paint our reality. Our instincts and intuition guide us, reminding us that our bodies hold wisdom. Even if we are not engaging in sexual intercourse or self-pleasure, we continuously interact with our creative energy. When we neglect this energy, we may find ourselves feeling unfulfilled or disconnected from our true essence.
Just as we plant seeds in a garden, our actions and intentions will bear fruit. Unconscious seeds may sprout into tangled, confusing forests, while conscious, intentional planting will cultivate a vibrant and fulfilling personal garden on this Earth.
By embracing the full spectrum of our sexual and creative energy, we can foster a culture of empowerment, compassion, and healing. We can learn to co-create a world that reflects our deepest values and desires, paving the way for a future where creativity and joy flourish in every aspect of life.
Drugs
If sex were the only issue, there would be little worth contemplating. Our current mess results from a powerful Trinity: sex, drugs, and the wider socio-economic context. The truth is, sex could serve as a balm for human suffering, even when approached unconsciously, provided that love and care are present in those interactions.
In post-war Germany, powerful women leading prostitution networks played a crucial role in rebuilding the country. They utilized sex as a medium for collective healing and transformation, illustrating that this interplay is complex and involves much more than just our creative potential or sexuality.
Now that we have a more conscious understanding of how sex contributes to the meaningful co-creation of our shared reality, let’s turn our attention to drugs.
Oh, drugs.
First and foremost, “drugs” is a broad term. There are recreational drugs, some of which can destroy lives, and many socially acceptable substances that people consume without a second thought. Typically, people turn to various forms of drugs to numb their pain and escape their reality.
Then there are prescribed medications, which can either save lives or exacerbate suffering. Interestingly, even food can be classified as a drug—healthy or otherwise.
Additionally, ceremonial or shamanic substances are gaining popularity worldwide, with modern medicine increasingly recognizing their transformative potential. Unlike recreational drugs, these sacred medicines are approached with reverence and respect, as users often embark on profound journeys of healing and self-discovery.
I hold deep respect for nature and her offerings, as well as for the ancestral wisdom that guides us toward creating a coherent reality that honors both the visible and invisible realms. My own experiences with simple ceremonial substances have allowed me to reconnect with my body, my emotions, and my roots—not to escape but to dive deeper into understanding and healing.
Thus, we can categorize substances into two main buckets: drugs and medicine, further divided into legal and illegal. Just because something is legal does not inherently make it medicinal, nor does illegality imply danger. The landscape is nuanced and fraught with contradictions.
The prevalence of illegal drugs and the immense wealth of pharmaceutical companies lead us to question: What truly heals, and what causes more harm? Many mental health research centers now utilize illegal substances—such as ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA—in therapeutic settings for those suffering from severe PTSD, including war survivors. Ironically, these "illicit" drugs have proven effective in addressing trauma-related disorders, sometimes requiring only a few supervised sessions.
I am not a medical professional, nor do I possess extensive expertise in this area. However, the evidence is compelling. While some individuals have spent decades on antidepressants with minimal results, others have found profound healing through the careful, professional use of illegal substances. Personally, I find the prospect of working with a trusted therapist and exploring mushrooms more appealing than navigating the complexities of legal drugs, which often seem ineffective based on conversations with those who have been on them for years.
This is not to assert that one path is better than another. Each individual's experience and beliefs are unique, and the choice of what to incorporate into one’s body is deeply personal. What resonates with me may not resonate with you. Ultimately, we are each responsible for our choices regarding our health and well-being. You are the master of your health, shaped by the decisions you make, regardless of societal narratives urging you to conform.
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When we talk about sex, drugs, and rock & roll, we often don’t think of drugs that aim to heal us in any meaningful or consistent way.
More often than not, we envision drugs that have the potential to destroy our relationships and our lives. We imagine drugs we take to escape, to fly somewhere else, to numb our pain, and to flee from our inner suffering. We might picture hippies dancing in the forest with imaginary gnomes and sensually hugging trees, or we might envision drug addicts succumbing to overdoses in dark, filthy places filled with needles and other disturbing remnants of despair.
While these images can evoke fear, the reality of drug use is rarely as radical or dramatic as these depictions suggest. Drugs are ubiquitous. Every private school in a major city has a drug dealer. No matter which club you visit, if you know how to ask, you can access illegal drugs quite easily.
You might not realize that many professionals, including high-level executives and authorities, are functional drug users. They go to work, perform their duties competently during the day, but may also be using various substances at night to cope with their stress.
It may surprise you to learn how many successful individuals might struggle to maintain their success without resorting to sophisticated drugs to numb their deep emotional pain. Most drug addicts are not the homeless individuals found on the streets or in seedy establishments; that demographic represents only a small fraction of the population fueling the thriving illegal drug trade.
The majority of drug users blend into society. They often have the means to access better, safer substances and are more adept at using them wisely. They appear normal, holding steady jobs in our workplaces, banks, hospitals, schools, and governments. You may be completely unaware that many drug users are among us—caring for our children and elders, often without anyone suspecting their struggles.
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Despite having one of the highest qualities of life and safest environments in the world, Canada has alarming rates of drug use, mental health issues, and suicide. This is not a trivial matter; it is a serious concern. A population of functional but mentally unstable drug users is fragile and can pose risks to society.
This situation is not normal. People who rely on substances to navigate life, maintain their work, and stabilize their mental and emotional states are not truly healthy. These individuals experience profound suffering, and while substances may temporarily alleviate their symptoms or help them forget the chaos of life, they do not address the root causes of their pain.
To stop or heal the suffering, we must confront the real causes and deep roots of these issues. We cannot merely patch the problem with high-tech solutions; we must engage with the issues authentically.
When a significant portion of the population is clinically depressed, it indicates a systemic problem, not just a need for better antidepressants. It suggests we must reevaluate the underlying factors contributing to this widespread unhappiness.
Attempting to address mental health challenges or substance use without examining their true origins will be ineffective. We risk creating a society of functional, deeply miserable drug users who no longer recognize their unhappiness. Such an environment will not foster a strong community of responsible, empowered co-creators.
Do we want to be addicts, or do we want to be creators? If we embrace our creative potential to heal ourselves and our systems, would we still need drugs?
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Drugs are not inherently about creative energy, even though they often intersect with sex and art. They primarily relate to our hearts, emotions, and intimacy. Most drug users suffer from a chronic lack of love, attachment issues, and genuine connections with others. Their struggles are not rooted in desires, power, or foolishness; they stem from emotional pain.
Many alcoholics and drug users are simply sad, desperate, and powerless because they do not know how to grieve, how to feel, or how to transform their emotional landscape into something less painful. They lack the knowledge and support of a caring community to help them heal and rediscover love.
To overcome creative blocks or sexual dysfunction, it is crucial to create from those experiences, using art or intimacy as healing tools. However, to address drug addiction, we must learn to cultivate meaningful, sustainable relationships with others. We must be willing to heal our hearts to foster deeper connections with ourselves and others.
Healing the heart is a challenging endeavor, and we need one another for this journey. No one can bear the weight of heartache alone, nor should anyone attempt to do so. Our hearts are interconnected, and we must care for that vulnerable space with tenderness and respect.
A heart in authentic pain often reflects the suffering of the entire community. Therefore, community should serve as a supportive container, allowing the heart to feel, heal, and transform whatever needs to be addressed meaningfully and coherently.
Emotions should not be numbed, denied, or repressed. They are meant to be felt, heard, skillfully processed, and integrated into our understanding of reality. When we learn to use our emotions as guides and teachers, we will find that we no longer need drugs—whether legal or illegal, recreational or prescribed.
A healed heart desires to experience more deeply and fully; it seeks not to hide or forget anything.
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When we examine ancestral wounding more closely, it becomes evident why drug addiction is so prevalent in Indigenous communities across Canada. Some people openly shame them, hurling insults and derogatory names on the streets, completely unaware of the profound suffering they endure.
Indigenous culture and spirituality were rooted in the concepts of community and nature.
Their hearts were attuned to the astonishing nuances of every member of their community, their forests, their ancestors, animals, plants, and the entirety of nature around them. They felt everything deeply, perceiving it all as part of themselves.
During communal ceremonies—chanting, dancing, or using plant medicine—they collectively healed and reconnected with one another. This shared experience allowed them to unite their souls and hearts, enabling them to process their emotions together. Their true wisdom lay in their ability to cultivate, nourish, and care for the collective heart, a practice that sustained them for centuries.
Then, we came along.
We destroyed, abused, and fragmented their tightly-knit communities. We dismantled their collective heart and corrupted it in countless ways, banishing the spaces where they could gather to reconnect and heal. Our ego-centered worldview, which prioritized isolation, blinded us to the fact that each individual felt the pain and suffering of their entire tribe in their own hearts.
Every Indigenous person felt the genocide of their community and the legacy of that trauma. They experienced the abuse of their children, the death of their culture, and the disgraceful destruction of their ancestral wisdom. We took everything from them, leaving behind only drugs and alcohol as coping mechanisms.
We taught them to suffer like us, ignorant of what true community and communion with nature meant. We offered them the same emotional painkillers that we used to cope with our disconnection.
Yet, their pain is incredibly intense, profound, and collective in ways we may never fully comprehend. If you believe your suffering is great, consider this: how can you authentically feel the heart of your own family while in pain? Now imagine how they suffer, feeling the essence of every tree, animal, and individual in their community within the depths of their souls. What do you think they still endure? Can you honestly blame or judge them for becoming addicts?
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We will likely never have enough drugs in this world to numb or deny the depth of pain they still carry. But perhaps they are wiser than us. They understand the necessity of one another for healing. They recognize that to heal, they must learn both to forgive and to feel again. They are in the process of rebuilding their collective soul, reestablishing connections to each other, their land, their forests, and their communities.
But what about us?
Will we find the humility and courage to learn from them? Can we also create a collective heart and soul where we can heal and care for each other? Perhaps they can guide us in addressing our own addictions. By fostering authentic connections and relationships within a safe community, we all might heal—not just from drug use but from other afflictions as well.
Imagine that feeling of emotional connection to nature and others, offering more than any drug could ever provide.
So, do you seek a better molecule or technology to alleviate your depression, or do you long for a community that offers genuine happiness, joy, and meaningful interconnection with those around you?
What do you want? What strategies do you need to achieve that?
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The normalization and overuse of various drugs in our society is both disturbing and alarming. This applies to all types and categories. It’s not cool, not normal, and certainly not glamorous.
Medicine plays a vital role in supporting our healing journey, aiding our bodies, hearts, and minds in regeneration.
However, there’s a significant difference between a drug and a medicine.
A drug is something taken unconsciously, with the hope of temporary relief. In contrast, a medicine is something with which you consciously collaborate and willingly co-create to heal yourself—body and soul—once and for all.
What do you consume in your life, and what purpose does it serve? Are you seeking to heal at the roots, or merely to numb and forget?
Rock & Roll
If you’re not into sex or drugs, welcome to the world of Rock & Roll.
I chose this title because it’s cool and self-explanatory, but I don’t intend to talk about Rock & Roll in the traditional sense.
Well, maybe just a little.
The original phrase "Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll" encapsulates the rebellious, free-spirited lifestyle often associated with the rock music scene, particularly during the 1960s and ’70s.
Each element reflects a different aspect of countercultural values: Sex embodies a liberated approach to relationships and sexuality, challenging traditional norms and advocating for personal freedom.
Drugs signify the experimentation with mind-altering substances, often viewed as a means to explore consciousness and push against societal constraints.
Meanwhile, Rock & Roll symbolizes defiance, creativity, and freedom of expression, serving as a powerful medium to critique social issues and rally for change. Together, these elements encapsulate a rebellious spirit that seeks to redefine societal expectations and promote authentic self-expression.
Together, these elements embody a lifestyle of hedonism, self-expression, and resistance to mainstream culture. The phrase has since become shorthand for a boundary-pushing attitude and a celebration of freedom and individuality.
I will use Rock & Roll mainly as a metaphor for authentic expression, creative living, and the capacity to celebrate freedom and our uniqueness. For me, it’s more than just music; it’s a movement—a collective based on shared values.
It’s about integral and authentic creative expression. It’s about knowing how to externalize and co-create with our emotions and with others. It’s about building collective heart coherence and communicating through something other than words. It’s about using our bodies, voices, and minds to name and share what we feel, know, desire, or struggle with.
It’s about the natural human need to express and show the world who we truly are—exactly as we are.
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This discussion isn’t just about Rock & Roll; it encompasses the entire entertainment industry and everything interconnected to it—music, art, film, dance, literature, fashion, technology, video games, social media, and more. Everything that brings you joy (or other emotional experiences) and nourishes your soul is part of this landscape.
Do you know how big the entertainment industry is? If you think about it, who do you think makes more money today: the entire petroleum sector or the global entertainment industry?
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Don’t fight petroleum or mining; instead, ensure your people know how to create with their authentic power and heal their hearts so they don’t need drugs to function. Give them the freedom to express their true values with fair opportunities to manifest them in shared reality. When people can co-create with their souls and meaningful intentions, they will naturally make choices that render the petroleum and mining industries irrelevant.
Imagine the raw energy and natural resources consumed by the industries of sex, drugs, and entertainment today. Now, picture if they no longer used those resources unconsciously and harmfully. To whom would the dirty sectors like oil and mining sell? If the most powerful industries—drugs, sex, and entertainment—stopped consuming our shared resources irresponsibly, how would we sustain our current economic model or its future prosperity?
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Since the entertainment industry is so powerful today, it must address some of our fundamental human needs. But what are those needs exactly? And are we fulfilling them in the most coherent, meaningful, and efficient way possible right now?
The need you feel for entertainment is akin to drugs. It can be harmful and self-destructive, but it can also be healing like medicine. It can serve to numb and repress, or it can help you feel and integrate even more.
This need usually relates to your voice and its expression in the world. It embodies your inner truth and your capacity to share it transparently with others. It’s about freedom—about being, belonging, and becoming. It’s about systemic coherence, owning our powers, and sharing them with others, creating experiences that others can enjoy, feel, and observe.
It’s about vulnerability, transparency, and honesty. It’s the authentic courage to be seen and heard.
It involves your mind, but not just the logical part. It encompasses your entire mind, interconnected with your sensitive side, your authentic heart, and your body. You use all of you to express yourself and show who you truly are. You need the rational and sensitive parts of your brain, and you must engage both your heart and body.
When you lack the space, situations, and contexts in your life to express your soul in this way, you may find yourself looking at others, observing their celebration instead of participating.
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Do you think people in the past were not into parties, entertainment, and celebration?
They danced and sang every day. Expressing themselves in various ways was a part of their normal life. They didn’t need a TV to enjoy the creativity of others. They created their own costumes, their own stories, and built their own theaters where they could simultaneously be creators, actors, and observers of their talents and needs for authentic expression.
They simply knew how to relax and celebrate better than we do. They didn’t require sex, drugs, or Rock & Roll. All they needed were a few instruments, and they could spend the entire night playing, singing, and dancing together. In fact, this is what they did most of the time.
When I was growing up, my grandparents in the village had a TV at home—this was quite rare and unique in our community. Sometimes, we would have five neighbors come over at a specific time to watch a special program. It was amusing to witness these communal gatherings around the TV. But as kids, we rarely wanted to watch it or be near it.
There was no way anyone could make us sit still in front of a screen. Why would we?
We had a lake, a forest, and the wild nature all around us. We had the freedom to play together, invent our own songs, and move our bodies in ways that felt impossible. Why on earth would we sit still in front of a box showing things we couldn’t touch or interact with in a boring house?
Why would we simply look and passively watch something happening somewhere when we could actively play outside? We could do all of that ourselves and even more by simply spending quality time with the other kids around us. Why would we play games someone else had created for us if we could co-create our own games with our peers?
When you grow up creating and playing with your peers and have the right to express your essence, your creative power, and your inner truth to the world unconditionally—without shame or fear—you don’t need other forms of entertainment to be genuinely happy in life.
Children who develop addictions to screens often lack the space or freedom to be themselves. They usually don’t have quality friends with whom they feel safe enough to play and express themselves creatively. If a child cannot externalize their creative energy and power through some form of expression, they will seek other ways to express those parts, but often in more passive, disconnected, and isolating manners.
We are addicted to cheap, mediocre entertainment because we often don’t know how to authentically express our truth, power, and inner creativity. We no longer know how to celebrate life; instead, we resort to watching others do it. At least we can experience those emotions through them.
You can dance and sing on the street with others for free. Or, you can continue paying with your money, energy, and time to watch people you don’t know—people you will probably never meet—doing it virtually on a screen.
By watching, you don’t fulfill your own needs for expression, meaning, or the truth of a lived and fully embodied experience. You might feel some emotions, but they have absolutely nothing to do with your capacity to be seen, heard, and acknowledged as a unique, beautiful, and powerful co-creator.
These emotions are about others expressing themselves to you; they’re not about you expressing yourself to the world.
And, if you’re truly honest with yourself, do you really want to keep listening to and watching them? Or would you sometimes like to be the star—the one who shines, the one whose beauty can be felt by all?
Do you want to observe only, or do you want to be seen too? And if others were watching you, would you want them to observe you the same way you watch them? Would you like them to consume your art in the same way you consume theirs?
When you passively numb yourself with entertainment and act as a simple, unconscious observer, you use it as a drug, losing your inner energy and power. But when you actively participate in this process, you become a co-creator, using entertainment and celebration as powerful medicine for your own journey.
You can heal, transform yourself, and express who you truly are to others—simply, authentically, and coherently.
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As we weave together the threads of sex, drugs, and the entertainment industry, we encounter a complex interplay of human desires, needs, and the consequences of our choices. These elements are interconnected, forming a triad that reflects both our greatest aspirations and our deepest struggles. Understanding this three-body problem requires us to recognize how the unconscious use of creative energy can harm our emotions and hinder authentic expression, ultimately affecting our hearts and souls.
At the core of this discussion lies the recognition that a broken heart requires expression and healing. When individuals cannot creatively express their pain, they may turn to other means—drugs or mindless entertainment—to numb their suffering. This avoidance can lead to a cycle of disconnection, where the very tools meant to soothe our pain become barriers to genuine emotional processing and healing.
To sum up this narrative, we must emphasize the importance of feeling and emotionally processing our suffering. These are not personal issues; they are collective experiences that demand our attention. The complexities surrounding sex, drugs, and entertainment are often too intense for a single person to navigate alone. They call for community conversations that are meaningful, compassionate, and serious.
This is our shared reality—a tapestry woven with the threads of individual experiences, cultural norms, and societal structures. It is the life we offer to future generations, shaping how they learn to love, create, connect, and transform their pains into realities they wish to inhabit.
The responsibility falls on us, the adults and elders, to guide the younger generations in cultivating their creative powers and potential. If we stifle their innate abilities from an early age, confining them to screens and passivity, we rob them of the tools necessary to become co-creators of their desired world.
We cannot expect future generations to rectify our mistakes if we do not empower them now. It is our duty to help them remember the values that resonate deeply within our souls: connection, creativity, and compassion. It is unfair and irresponsible to hand them a world in its current state without equipping them to improve it.
We must not ask our children to provide us with better drugs to escape our ignorance or more powerful entertainment to distract us from our suffering. Instead, we should embrace our pain as a form of medicine, using it to catalyze authentic healing and transformation. Older generations have the power to foster strategies that encourage children to express who they are and cultivate deeper connections within their local and global communities.
In contemplating this intricate web, we recognize the need for compassion, understanding, and intentional action. By addressing these interconnected issues holistically, we create the possibility for a brighter, more authentic future—a future where creativity flourishes, emotions are honored, and genuine connections are celebrated.
Creation. Connection. Freedom.
As we reach the conclusion of our exploration, I invite you to envision a transformative paradigm—a Healing System grounded in Creation, Connection, and Freedom. Instead of relying on the chaotic trio of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, we can cultivate a landscape infused with peace, love, care, and compassion, all nourished by a vibrant social mycelium that connects us deeply.
This new narrative calls for a profound shift in how we fulfill our needs—authentically, naturally, and simply, yet in ways that are meaningful and pleasurable. Imagine a world where the healing power of sex is celebrated not merely as a physical act, but as an expression of deep emotional connections that resonate within our hearts. Here, the freedom to express our true essence allows us to communicate our joys, sorrows, and creative energies without fear or restraint.
In this holistic vision, we understand the integral relationship between our emotional and physical health. When we align the energies of our creative source and our hearts, and when we express them authentically and transparently in the world, we unlock the tools needed to meet our basic needs effortlessly. Health and happiness become our natural state of being, flowing from the ease of co-creation.
When our needs are genuinely met, our emotions find their natural equilibrium. Our suffering becomes a catalyst for transformation, liberating us to experience joy and upliftment. We learn to transmute our pain into something more expansive and enjoyable, embracing the full spectrum of our human experience.
This bigger picture invites all elements—creation, connection, and freedom—to dance harmoniously, reminding us of the beauty found in simplicity. By engaging with life’s complexities through the lens of fun and pleasure, we discover pathways to sustainability, joy, and holistic health.
In the end, it is not just about transforming ourselves but about reshaping our communities and our world. As we collectively embody this new narrative, we teach future generations how to thrive, to create, and to connect. Together, we can build a legacy of compassion and understanding, where every individual feels empowered to express their uniqueness and contribute to a shared reality that reflects our highest aspirations.
Let us move forward, embracing Creation, Connection, and Freedom as guiding principles for our lives—inviting healing, nurturing joy, and fostering a world where every heartbeat resonates with love and possibility.
