The Spell of Possession, The Lie of Addiction & How the Vampire Got Invited In

Based upon my own experiences from both sides of the line of sobriety, I know that addiction can feel like something that comes from outside of us and has taken over. That we’re under a spell or even possessed. In this episode, we’ll tie together Chinese medicine, core shamanism, psychology, and some classic monster mythology to explain why, and what it takes to break the hold. Starting with our simple four-part model from The Alchemist Recovery Program, we’ll show how the walls we build to protect ourselves end up blocking the very things we need to heal us. In this episode: * The TAHL model: how trauma, abuse, heartbreak, and loss come in like a meteor, leave a crater, and why our response matters more than the event itself * The Pericardium is the wall around the heart, and how it can keep good things from getting in and keep important stuff, like grief, from getting expressed out * You know the rule: the vampire can only enter when invited in, so we’ll look at how the lie of “I am not enough” becomes the invitation * How shame is the cement in the wall, and how we can dissolve it to break the spell And once the Spell is broken and we become conscious of the Void that remains, we’ll close with what fills it: a practice that generates our gift, and a place where that gift is received. I love these different approaches! Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that become medicine, because they just make sense. With blessings, Randy Get full access to Alchemist Recovery at alchemistrecovery.substack.com/subscribe