Here is a list of symptoms showing an unhealthy expression of our Divinity:
- anger, hatred, contempt
- superiority, competition, struggle
- lust and greed
- restriction of movement
- stiffness
- displacement
- engaging in destructive thoughts, behavior, and entertainment
- belief in human (or) and animal sacrifice to appease / please gods (such as war to please the goddess of liberty or god of freedom)
- poisoned rivers, air, food, homes, land, bodies, minds, and hearts
- voluntary and involuntary slavery
- poverty indebtedness
- perdition
- alienation from nature and Self
- inner and outer noise
- inner chatter
- inner silence
- the fight of 'good' vs 'evil', 'light' vs 'darkness', 'control' vs 'free agency'
- darkness, death, decay, and destruction
- saving the world or converting the pagans
- complicated and convoluted
In addition to this, some shamanic practices identify the following qualities as being detrimental to our Journey:
Seven dark arrows
- attachment
- dependency
- judgment and condemnation
- comparison
- expectation
- needy child syndrome
- self importance
- self pity