Embrace your madness! There are no rules! ( Discussing C. G. Jung's The Red Book )

Welcome to a binaural ASMR Let's Talk, where I ramble about a few topics, specifically one particular thought I had the day I recorded this video about how we're all a little mad. Hours later, I picked up Carl Jung's The Red Book which I hadn't looked at in months, and after turning a few pages, randomly ended up where he himself talks about madness, and how there are no rules in life. I'm no scholar, nor a student of Jung's work. I never even went to medical school, or college! I'm just a layman who is fascinated with the human condition, and who tried his best to give his subjective view and interpretation of C. G. Jung's work, if for no other reason than to share it with those who also have an interest in Carl Jung, mental health, psychology, and most importantly: to help folks relax, ease their minds and sleep. Headphones are recommened, as I'm wearing in-ear microphones which create an authentic binaural sound, picking up the sounds of the environment all around me including the wind blowing through the trees, which I hope helps translate well and creates as much of a relaxing atmosphere and mood for you as it did for me. All my best, - E.R. "Be silent and listen: have you recognized your madness and do you admit it? Have you noticed that all your foundations are completely mired in madness? Do you not want to recognize your madness and welcome it in a friendly manner? You wanted to accept everything. So accept madness too. Let the light of your madness shine, and it will suddenly dawn on you. Madness is not to be despised and not to be feared, but instead you should give it life…If you want to find paths, you should also not spurn madness, since it makes up such a great part of your nature…Be glad that you can recognize it, for you will thus avoid becoming its victim. Madness is a special form of the spirit and clings to all teachings and philosophies, but even more to daily life, since life itself is full of craziness and at bottom utterly illogical. Man strives toward reason only so that he can make rules for himself. Life itself has no rules. That is its mystery and its unknown law. What you call knowledge is an attempt to impose something comprehensible on life." - C.G. Jung, The Red Book Video Playlists: http://bit.ly/11VLizJ Consider becoming a supporting Patron: http://bit.ly/1EZgmNi Select audio available to listen & purchase (Please note: I've switched distributors so some audio will disappear but return in time): Spotify: http://bit.ly/1V23U60 iTunes: http://apple.co/1xIHLNd Google Play: http://bit.ly/1vPUJgF Weekly EphemRadio Podcast: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Libsyn: http://ephemeralrift.libsyn.com/ The somewhat periodic Arkham Sanitarium Podcast: itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Libsyn: http://arkhamsanitarium.libsyn.com/ Social Media Links: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ephemeralrift1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/EphemeralRift IG: http://instagram.com/e.rift What is ASMR? In my subjective view, ASMR is 2 things: a sensation and a medium (like music for example). The sensation itself (ASMR) stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and is the current (non-scientific) name given to the feeling characterized as a pleasurable tingling sensation felt in the head, scalp, back and other regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli, such as crinkling bags, hand movements, whispering and personal attention. ASMR videos, the medium, are not only meant to help induce the sensation or "tingles", but also help provide a relaxing, calming and soothing experience for the viewer while helping to relieve their anxiety, stress, headaches, insomnia, to help those suffering with PTSD or depression, to serve as a study aid and much more. It is quite therapeutic, for both the creator and recipient, not much different than the mediums of music and painting. Many people who do not experience ASMR still enjoy the videos for their calming and sleepy affect.