The Collective Unconscious

The more I meditate, the more I am able to disassociate with the thoughts that pass by my mind and act as the observer. As all kinds of thoughts pass through, I’m learning how to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts, how to unmask the ego that dresses up in the voice of comparison or blame or useless complaining. There is constant music playing in the background of our minds. The more awareness we develop, the more we notice the songs that are on repeat, the quality of the lyrics or if we even like the music that’s playing at all. 

This morning I woke up in a great mood. My alarm went off at 6am, I only pressed snooze once this time and I shot out of bed. As I was making my bed and putting on my workout clothes, I felt a sudden heaviness on my entire body. It was more than a group of thoughts passing by, it felt like generations of unresolved trauma just fell on my head and I began to curiously question it. “Where did this come from?” I woke up with gratitude, excitement, readiness, positivity and out of no where, I was bombarded with heavy shouts. “You’re a loser.” “Look at you.” “Look at your life.” “How embarrassing.” 

So, I observed the storm, questioned it and responded with truth. 

“Where are you coming from?” 

“I actually like myself, I’m know that I’m no where near being a loser, what is a loser anyway?” 

“I’m up early, I’m working on myself, I’m positive, I’m working towards my vision.” 

“So, where are YOU coming from?” 

With healthy confrontation, comes direct and honest answers. 

The answer came in three words: The Collective Unconscious

After my workout, I asked my homegirl Google for the exact definition and here’s what she said. “Collective unconscious, term introduced by psychiatrist Carl Jung, refers to the idea that a segment of the deepest unconscious mind is genetically inherited and is not shaped by personal experience.” 

I remember reading a story of a young girl who was raised by parents who both experience the aftermath of a terrible war. When her parents endured those troubles, they had to be extremely cautious of their privacy, they were constantly anxious for their safety and they worried about their uncertain future. Now, the daughter of that couple, was living in a completely different environment, she was born in a safe neighborhood, was in an excellent school, had incredible grades and had nothing to worry about. She was living the opposite experience but she was responding in the same way that her parents did back during the times of war. She was extremely cautious of her privacy so it was hard for her to make friends, she was constantly anxious, thinking that something bad was going to happen and although she did exceptionally well in school, knew what she wanted to study, she still worried her future would be a disaster. She was dealing with the collective unconsciousness of past generations. 

Sometimes we are experience thoughts, impulses, addictive behaviors, emotions and unhealed toxicity from our parents and past generations. 

Should we use that as an excuse to remain the same? No.

Should we cast blame instead of taking responsibility? No. 

Should we hold anger and resentment because of this? No. 

But we should definitely be aware of this truth and we should become familiar with the difference between a thought that comes from the collective unconscious vs our aligned highest self. 

Before I began meditating consistently, for a longer amount of time (this year) I lived a anxious + depressed. Meditation has helped me stop associating with my mind and I’ve realized that the anxiety + depression that was taunting me was not mine, it was a cycle from my lineage that I needed to break. So now, my future children will have more tools, they will have less cycles to break and it is my honor to be chosen for this mission. 

It is an honor to be the chosen ones, to break generational curses, stagnant mindsets and to advance the following generation. It is challenging but we are built for this. We have everything that we need to begin a brand new healthy cycle. 

That’s all for this week my friends. I'm sending you so much love + encouragement for whatever generational cycles that you are currently breaking, for your self and for the collective consciousness of the future. We are the chosen ones. We got this!