Basecamp for Men E155: Shadow, Sense, and Donald Trump

E155: Shadow, Sense, and Trump with Special Guest

James Rapson

 

E155 Introduction

As someone who has done his fair share of shadow work, it is easy to see the emotional charge and projection of shadow traits onto Donald Trump. Want to trigger and unhinge the left? Simply mention Donald Trump and watch the emotional upheaval that ensues. This has become well-known as Trump Derangement Syndrome. It‘s all very interesting. And why is that? Let’s take a look.

In men‘s work, which has some of its roots in Jungian psychology, whenever a man (or woman) has an emotional charge, it can be a signal that there is a projection afoot.

What exactly is a projection? It is everything you can’t stand about yourself. To be precise, it’s everything you hide, deny, or repress about yourself. All the traits and behaviors and things that you can’t own about yourself, you will find a person to carry those for you. It sounds harsh at first but if you work with it a bit, it frees you and freedom from projections helps everyone, especially yourself.

And how do you know that you are projecting? Easy. You will feel a clear emotional charge (either positive or negative), an aversion or attraction towards the individual or group of people.

So why is the left so unhinged and triggered by Donald J Trump? Through this lens, its crystal clear. The left is projecting a lot of unwanted traits and behaviors onto this one man. Donald Trump is the mirror that the left can‘t look at. I say this with compassion and a desire to assist you on your Hero‘s Journey. Trump is here to teach you something.

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Would you like to be free of this emotional trigger? If so, here’s how I did it.

Set aside 15 minutes. Take out a sheet of paper and a pen and list all of the traits you absolutely disdain in Trump. Make sure you get them all. Aggressive, narcissistic, inappropriate, rude, selfish, keep going, arrogant, thinks the rules don’t apply to him. Did I miss any? I am sure I did. Keep going until you get them all. Next, you are going to claim all of these projected shadow traits or behaviors. How do you do that? By claiming each one as your own.

I will show you how to do that right now.

Even though I do not have a projection (or much of one) any longer. Now Trump feels like an ally to me. Partly because of this work.

You see, Trump used to trigger me just like you back when I was a lefty. Here is my old list back in 2016. I will list the projected trait and how I can be that way. In effect, removing the projected shadow. You will do this with your list. Here we go.

Trump is aggressive. I can be aggressive in all sorts of ways. I used to be a successful athlete and you don‘t get to be that way without a healthy dose of aggression. I can be aggressive about asserting my opinions, as I do on this show from time-to-time.

Trump is narcissistic. I can be narcissistic and self-serving at times. There have been a thousand times when I have been vain and concerned with my image. Even at my age, a middle-aged white dude, I still want people to think I am healthy and handsome and attractive and smart……you get it.

Trump is inappropriate and rude. I can be this way at times. How? Oh, when I think the other person is being an idiot! I seem to enjoy wrecking peoples pre-conceived notions of things. I can be a provocotuer and be a bit of a bull in a china shop. I have a direct communication style that everyone has experienced, right? And that can come across as rude and inappropriate. I have used a cutting, snarky, sarcastic tone on Twitter to skewer groups that I thought had it coming. You following me?

Trump thinks he’s above the rules. I want to be above the rules? Don’t we all?!?! There is an inner teenager, an inner rebel that thinks that rules suck. Rules are for other people. Now, I follow laws and rules all the time. But there is a shadow part of me that wants to say “Fuck the rules!”.

And lastly (for my list anyways, you will have your own), Trump is arrogant. Ahhh, now we are, perhaps, at the core of the projection. Trump is arrogant. I can also be arrogant. This was the hardest shadow for me to own. For arrogant people trigger me. What does that tell me? That I carry this trait as a shadow. As something I hide, repress, and deny in myself. How do I know this? Because arrogant people always trigger me! So if Trump triggers you, an arrogance unclaimed may be right to the heart of the matter. How can I be arrogant?

Well for starters, I am a former athlete and athletes sometimes carry an “I am better than you” attitude. It comes from years of competing at the highest levels you can. Arrogance can be a coping mechanism. And its not just in sports.

I can think I am smarter than you. Or more evolved, or wiser. Do you see what I am talking about? Maybe I’m more successful, etc etc.I had a woman I was talking with recently who said “I am always the smartest person in the room”. When I pointed out that that statement is arrogant and driven by ego, she seemed taken back and appalled. How dare I call her, the smartest person in the room out. But having grown up in the crucible of men‘s groups, when the shadow shows itself, we call it out. Not in a “gotcha” sort of way. But in a “here is the edge for you, here is where your work is” way.

Make your list, own your projections onto Donald Trump and see what emerges. If you are like me and you do this exercise in an honest and authentic way, you may surprise yourself. And find that there is one less thing causing you distress.

Perhaps most importantly, you have removed a trigger and source of hatred and suffering in the world. And replaced it with compassion, humanity, and understanding. And that, my friend, is what we call alchemy. Nice work Warrior.

E155 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation with our friend James Rapson. To accelerate your personal development this week, do the Donald Trump projection exercise. If there is anther person or group that you seem to always get triggered by, then own a projection around that person or group. I will do another episode soon where a Libertarian owns his projections onto liberals. I really love this stuff.

Thank you Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E154: Basecamp Classics

E154: Basecamp Classics

 

E154 Introduction

Hello Basecampers. Well, I was going to skip this week as I had two partial episodes that didn’t feel very compatible as one episode. In other words, they are two separate episodes with more work to do.

I shared this with my wife Lisa who reminded me that when Adam Carolla does not have fresh content on a given week, he re-releases one of his classic episodes. I think this is great idea! So with that being said, here is a classic Basecamp episode all the way to season two . The episode is E78 The Path with Heart. The guest is Scott Wyman. Enjoy.

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E149: A New Vantage Point

E149: A New Vantage Point

 

E149 Introduction

Hello listeners. I hope everyone is well. I had my interview postponed this week due to illness so its just me. I‘ve got some things to chat about that I think are relevant to the times.

No episode next week. I will be off work and doing some hiking and stuff. We will resume on Aug 23rd for EP 150. Wow, I can’t believe we are all the way up to 150 already. Pretty cool.

I‘m looking over some things. We covered some of the vaccine stuff recently. Somebody has to talk about it. It’s uncomfortable, I know. I see at least 3 different camps on this. One is the unvaccinated and they are grateful and healthy and haven’t changed their tune one bit. Don‘t be looking for them to go out and get the Monkey Pox shot (also known as the Midterm Variant btw). Nobody I know that exercised their freedom of choice and chose NOT to get any of the Covid shots have any regrets whatsoever. The “winter of death” for the unvaccinated (as Biden called it) came and went and here we all are. Strong, sovereign, and healthy.

The second group is the vaccinated that have some regret and will perhaps not be participating in any more of Big Pharma’s mass experiment. Maybe they had a health issue after one of the shots. Or they watched as everyone they knew (vaccinated or not) get Covid. So, you know, what’s the point of the shots? They have maybe even been red-pilled a time or two by getting on Telegram or clicking on a link that one of their in-the-know friends sent them. The result: they are starting their own awakening process. They are starting to find the threads through the insane narrative that the media keeps blaring, hoping to keep you confused, in fear, and in the dark as to what is REALLY going on.

Then there is the 3rd group. Vaccinated, happy they did it, gleefully will get another as they parrot out the “I trust science” mantra. Refusing to look at any of the scientists that have been banned and censored on Big Tech for presenting evidence against the globalist narrative and Big Pharma’s money grab.

What I find encouraging about this is that there was really only two groups before and they were quite busy name calling the other: fuckin idiots, brainwashed, blah blah blah. I now see less of that with this middle group who seems to be wrestling with it all in a good way. It gives me hope.

Basecamp for Men E148: Learning to Fight

E148: Learning to Fight with Special Guest Alex McShane

 

E148 Introduction

I have often thought that every man needs to know how to fight. To have been in a fight or two even. I know that isn’t very politically correct with all the snowflake prounouns and blah blah blah. But there you have it.

There is something a man learns about himself when he has been engaged in some sort of hand-to-hand combat. Whether that is through boxing, wrestling, martial arts, or good old-fashioned bar fight. And don’t get me wrong. I’m not preaching violence. It is just a man learns something of himself when he puts himself to the test. It’s empowering.

I often thought to myself throughout the whole Covid shenanigans “Where is the fight in men?”. Our Constitutional rights are being taken away (for example, no jab, no travel, no jab/no job here, wear your masks until some corrupt bureaucrat tells you its ok to take it off). I was stunned by the lack of fight I saw in men. Without a fighting spirit, we’re fuckin doomed.

America wasn’t formed as a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC because our founding fathers had no fight. Quite the contrary. Our nation is here because of the fight in its citizens and its soldiers. Covid was a test of this fighting spirit and I‘m not so sure we passed. At least not collectively. There will surely be new tests ahead of us where our courage and fight are again put to the test. My hope is that each person will do his or her part to stand for the principles that brought us here.

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking to an MMA fighter. Let’s go talk about training, fighting, and Bitcoin!

Alex McShane Bio-

Alex McShane is the Head of Multimedia / Programming at Bitcoin Magazine, and the CEO of McShane Capital. Alex also designs and sells shirts, shoes, and Bitcoin related art. In his free time, Alex enjoys practicing Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Muay Thai, and MMA.

E148 Final Thoughts-

I hope you enjoyed our time with Alex McShane. You could see a difference in our mindsets around BTC. Where I am applying an old scarcity mindset where I never want to part with mine. Alex has evolved to find a more interesting way to engage and experience the BTC standard as a way of living. I have sent BTC to a number of friends but I look forward to joining Alex in a more fluid participation in the Bitcoin future.

Alex has some really cool t-shirts (I already ordered one) at the McShane Collection at www.lmtdsupply.com/pages/mcshane.

Basecamp for Men E146: The Bitcoin Conversation

E146: The Bitcoin Conversation with Special Guest Gary Leland

 

E146 Introduction

I have been a bit smitten with Bitcoin the past couple of years, as you can probably tell. I want to continue to build our understanding of Bitcoin and what it means for humanity and our future. I believe that the future is very bright for us, and I believe that Bitcoin is a central component to this future. We have never seen anything like this asset class in the history of our people. The globalist controlled Central Banks (led by families like Rothchild, Rockefeller, etc. etc.) have controlled all aspects of money until the arrival of Bitcoin in 2009.

The widespread adoption of BTC is inevitable. My hope is that you come to see Bitcoin for what it is: an incredible gift that allows us to move into a future where money is neither scarce, losing value, or controlled by corrupt entities. To me, BTC is an accelerator in our evolution. One day, I believe good historians will write about the birth and widespread adoption of BTC. And future generations will wonder how we ever got along before its inception.

I love speaking with visionaries and futurists. And these tend to go hand-in-hand whenever the topic of Bitcoin is being discussed. My guest today is one such guest. A man who has been at the forefront of podcasting AND Bitcoin. Let’s go sit around the fire with him.

Gary Leland Bio-

My guest today is an entrepreneur, Bitcoiner, and has the distinction of being one of the first 100 podcasters in the world. Gary Leland is the co-founder Podcast Movement, the largest podcast conference on the planet. He currently invests in BTC and creates and hosts the podcast the Bitcoin Boomer Show. Here is my interview with Gary Leland.

E146 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed our time with Gary Leland. You are going to start to see more retirement structures that focus in on BTC as the core holding.

Gary mentioned one that is Unchained Capital. You can invest your IRA or Roth IRA and buy BTC directly inside of those structures. Sounds like a great way to build wealth for your future. I will be looking at Unchained Capital as this fits in nicely with what I am doing .

You can find all this and a free consultation with Unchained Capital at www.unchained.com