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Revolver: An Allegory of the Reptile Brain and the Individuation Process

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Director: Guy Ritchie Notable Actors: Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, André Benjamin Release Date: September 22, 2005 (UK) Gross Profits: Approximately $7.2 million worldwide (Box Office Mojo) Critical Reception: Revolver received mixed to negative reviews upon release, with a 15% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 65 reviews. Critics praised its ambition and visual style but often criticized its convoluted narrative and philosophical pretensions, with some calling it […] Read more »

The Power of Integrating our Shadows

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When we master our thoughts and emotions, by deepening our self-knowledge and understanding through emotional process work, we become able to calmly navigate the external storms, interactions, and experiences that would have ordinarily triggered us into our survival response. Whereas we used to react, struggle, and fight for our lives, we are now able to respond to each situation with a powerful, quiet confidence.  This confidence doesn’t come through bypassing […] Read more »

Escape from Victim, Villain, Savior, and the Duality Drama

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We have the survival mechanism of “fight, flight, freeze, and tend & befriend”, because we’ve been conditioned to ask a very narrow set of questions, and seek for their narrow set of answers. This narrow line of questioning keeps us from experiencing the infinite potential available through the power of questions and answers. At the core of our dilemma are limiting questions, such as “how can I feel safe from […] Read more »