Ep 33. “Came back, got sick”: Why? and Integrating Peak Experiences

Welcome back around the fire where today I’m modeling showing up as I am, fresh from being sick and the rawness of landing back in the United States.

It’s a pretty common phenomenon to get sick after a really expansive time. And while there are plenty of physical, immune system reasons for this, there is also an energetic and spiritual component, going often unrecognized.

This component, when tended to, can help us integrate and metabolize our peak experience in powerful ways. It may even help us plan for our integration periods in ways that minimize our body’s need to get sick and shut down.

So gather with me around our virtual (and germ-free!) fire while I share my thoughts and experiences with why the sickness happens (energetically and spiritually) and how we can work with it.

Plus:

• what I mean by ‘peak experience’;
• the differences between escapism experiences and transformative ones;
• why integration is critical in being a more intact and alive human;
• how ritual can help us in that space (and a little plug for my Insight 2024 (Tarot) offering currently happening);

… and more.

Jokes on me for thinking this would be a short little episode… I have a LOT to say on the subject (and find my mind still circling hours later: “..and another thing!”).

But stay with me through my rough voice, a coughing fit or two, and you may hear something to support you after your next peak experience.

Have you experienced being sick this way before? I’d love to hear.

P.S.

The people credited with authoring the piece where I first read about “safe vs brave spaces” are: Brian Arao and Kristi Clemens.

You can find out more about the tarot offering mentioned at the end here: https://www.wildsacredjourney.com/tarot-for-2024

May we honor the tender aliveness of our hearts as the darkness begins its slow turning towards light. And may we be available to honor the tender aliveness of the hearts of those around us. In sickness and in health.

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