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The 3 layers of trauma – ancestral, generational, current-life 18 May 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Mother wound , No Comments NOTE: This article has been superceded by Trauma exists as a series of ripples When we set out to bring the contents of our unconscious to light, it feels […]
Ancestral trauma #4 – Slave mentality 19 April 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , Shame , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to focus on […]
The objectification of women happened at the dawn of patriarchy 9 December 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Mother wound , Patriarchy , No Comments There is a common belief that viewing porn conditions men to objectify women, turning them into emotionless sex objects. This is a fallacy. The objectification of women […]
Traumatisation of the feminine created patriarchy, not the other way round 30 November 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Arts , History , Mother wound , Patriarchy , No Comments In a post a few months ago I posed the question, Does patriarchy traumatise the feminine? At the time, I was pretty certain that […]
Does patriarchy traumatise the feminine? 15 August 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Arts , History , Mother wound , Patriarchy , No Comments Edwin Longsden Long’s 1875 painting, The Babylonian Marriage Market, is monumental in more ways than one. Firstly, in size: the painting measures 10 feet by 5 feet 8 inches. Secondly, […]
Ancestral traumas express themselves through porn 3 June 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Patriarchy , Pornography , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma?, I wrote how traumas that occurred thousands of years ago yet remain embedded as genetic memories in our collective unconscious. As we go deep into our healing […]
Healing the “shambles” – uniting head, heart and genitals 28 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In The Heart of the Soul, American spiritual teacher Gary Zukav writes that, “The longest journey that you will make in your life is from your head to your heart.” It’s a popular […]
Ancestral trauma #3 – Victimizer-victim dynamic 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to focus on the fifth […]
Ancestral trauma #2 – Core sexual wound 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , Sexuality , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to focus […]
Ancestral trauma #1 – Separation from nature and nurture 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to focus […]