metamorphosis
before is the new after
before
Today is June thirtieth. Today is officially the last day of before. This area of the site is hereby devoted to the ascent, to the delectable rise in the upward direction of after.
Not the hereafter, The After. After for me. After for you. Look with me here, right square in the eye of after from the vantage point of now, (otherwise known as before). Before is where we always lived—yearning, wishing, looking forward to the day that we could claim our after. It’s a trap, I say!
Enjoy every minute, for all we are given is a certain number of these moments! They are doled out in one-at-a-time fashion—so don’t miss ‘em. That’s all there is in this body. There are no guarantees. The only thing we get is this moment—and then the next—and then the one after that. We know not when it will end, so therefore, before ends today. After begins now. I’ll say it again: Before has ended. After is NOW! The lines are blurred—and as before gives way to “the new after“, we begin to see. We begin to feel. We wait not. We waste not.
Hesitate no longer. Learn to dance this day because you already know the steps. Look with me, see my after—now that before is far behind us.
Love,
Vibhuti Jaya
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research
studies in mind-body medicine
stepping through dreams?
Is the dream imagery, and archetypal content that emerges from the psyche of the recovering addict connected to 12-Step recovery in the collective sense? Jungian scholars might suggest that this inquiry into the phenomenal realm of recovery is indeed worthy of further inspection. In this study, we endeavor to determine whether or not an effective ‘mapping’ of the recovery process can be accomplished through collective analysis of the recovery dreamscape.
We are now recruiting applicants for a future research study that will record, examine and collectively chronicle the dreams of the eating disordered (whether in active recovery, or relapse). Through this research, we hope to connect the imaginal to the lived experience of “working The Steps”. We also seek to explore the effectiveness of engaging the unconscious in recovery, and to determine its potential impact as an aid to healing.