{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Exchanging Emotion for Conformity: Why Desire is a Spiritual Catalyst","description":"*No aspect of my work uses AI* There\u2019s something scary happening in the U.S. The rise of GLP1s (and other procedures, like botox) attempt to kill desire. This affects all of us, even people who don\u2019t feel impacted. Desire isn\u2019t an enemy. It\u2019s actually a big factor in reaching new spiritual heights and accessing vaster emotional intelligence. How can we protect ourselves from this dangerous trend? It\u2019s not as simple as not using weight loss drugs. Our collective peace depends on our individual investigation of what is real, whole, and under the surface\u2014waiting to be seen.  The rise of weight loss drugs is signifying a much broader, deeper collective shift that we need to all be aware of, because we are all affected by it. I\u2019m talking about normalized numbness and conformity in exchange for embodied feelings. Desire is being criminalized and colonized by big drug companies, and people are paying hundreds of dollars (sometimes) to keep their minds \u201cquiet\u201d. This video isn\u2019t about weight loss. What pushes us over the edge to really be the happiest, most fulfilled version of ourselves? What does desire really do for us, beyond just being a biological impulse? There are horrible consequences when the collective begins to accept numbness as normal and external conformity as \u201cworth the loss\u201d of the emotional landscape. This is happening right now, in a new and more severe way than ever before. In this video I\u2019ll share with you what I\u2019m seeing in dark corners of the internet\u2026how it\u2019s become popular and \u201cHot\u201d to eradicate desire in order to reach an external goal. This eradication of a human drive\u2014the urge to feel pleasure\u2014 is another attempt at colonization\u2026of the very spirit of humanness. I\u2019ll give you some pointers in this video for how to recalibrate and recognize the path of wisdom within you, especially in those moments when desire is pulling us into desires based on a lie. For my Summer promotion, go to [https:\/\/www.wholenesswisdom.com\/free-sessions] and subscribe at the bottom of the page to get an email with details. My Book (Buy direct) [https:\/\/www.wholenesswisdom.com\/the-whole-self] Sources: Article: Risks of Mood Disorder Symptoms on Glucagon like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy [https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-024-75965-2] Botox Study Excerpt BOTOX CAN REDUCE YOUR ORGASMS : Uni. of Cardiff, Dr Michael Lewis: \u201cReduction of the mobility of facial muscles may interfere with the expression feedback of excitement during sexual activity." [\u2026] The results suggest the facial expressions do not occur simply to communicate pleasure, but are an integral part of the FEELING of pleasure and are important in the process of achieving orgasm." [\u2026] following BTX treatment, there was a decrease in sexual function: in particular, orgasms were harder to achieve and were less satisfying.\u2019 [https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6170457\/] Desire For the Self\u2014David Godman explains Sri Ramana Maharshi\u2019s Teachings on Desire [https:\/\/www.davidgodman.org\/desire-for-the-self\/] ","author_name":"The Wholeness Wisdom Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/556672","html":"