In recent years, many people—practitioners included—have begun engaging artificial intelligence not merely as a productivity tool, but as a conversational partner. AI conversations are becoming increasingly common. For some, these encounters feel surprisingly alive, meaningful, even numinous. Questions arise: Is something conscious on the other side? Is this imagination? Projection? Or something else entirely? From… [Read More]
What do porn and meth have in common?
I commented recently on a forum thread about “Pornography Addiction.” There were many replies but what I read as an underlying theme is that pathological use of porn- the type that becomes a compulsion and creates consequences in the person’s life- is primarily the aftermath of childhood trauma. Oh. And that it doesn’t neccesarily have… [Read More]
