‘I remember, I remember’ – all our childhoods are imaginary 8 April 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Arts , Generational trauma , No Comments I remember, I remember, The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long […]
The only exit from the past is by going back through it 10 December 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , Generational trauma , No Comments “The past is a door I don’t revisit very often”. I’ve heard this, and similar beliefs on leaving the past behind, over the years. This seems […]
Trauma never lies 4 December 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments When healing trauma, we’re dealing with the contents of our unconscious—which, by definition, are unclear to us. Trying to understand what traumatic events are still alive and kicking in our psyche can lead us into a fog of […]
Sexual frustration is stagnant life energy 29 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , No Comments Are you sexually frustrated? If so, has you ever considered that the answer to your sexual frustration might not be sex? Sexual pleasure is life pleasure, and sexual energy is life energy. And, of course, sexual […]
What is sexual energy? 29 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Sexuality , No Comments What is sexual energy? It may seem like an odd question, an obvious question, even an unnecessary question. Yet it is the question that unlocks answers to some of life’s deepest mysteries. Sexual energy is high-octane, […]
The more traumatised we are, the more we defend our trauma 26 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , Generational trauma , No Comments One of the characteristics of trauma that may seem confusing from the outside looking in, is that the more traumatised we are, the more we defend trauma. […]
Patriarchy arose from a systemic fight-or-flight malfunction 26 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response, I describe how a malfunction of the fight-or-flight mechanism causes trauma, which can then be inherited. I’ll now extend that understanding to show how this fight-or-flight malfunction, […]
Patriarchy is an unhealthy form of homeostasis 24 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments If an alien were to visit our planet at the present time, and read any of the mainstream news outlets, they would have to conclude that humanity is an insane species. We so clearly need […]
The mother wound – cities are just wealthy refugee camps 24 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments Cities. Home to millions. Situated at the crossroads of the world’s trade routes and natural harbours. Centres of learning and technology. Glittering jewels of human achievement. The pinnacle of civilization. Or […]
Every interaction happens on the basis of quid pro quo 23 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Over the course of my emotional principles blogs, I’ve outlined some of the laws of emotional mechanics that govern our lives. One of the laws that eluded me for a long […]