Albert Flynn DeSilver on Writing as a Path to Awakening

<p>Albert Flynn DeSilver is an American poet, memoirist, novelist, speaker, and workshop leader.&nbsp;He is the&nbsp;author of several books of poems, a memoir titled “Beamish Boy (I am not my story):&nbsp;A Memory of Recovery and Awakening”, and the book discussed in this episode:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3g3nmQ8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Writing as a Path to Awakening:&nbsp;A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life</em></a></p><p>In this episode, Albert Flynn DeSilver and Eric talk about using writing, poetry, and contemplative practices as a way to guide us on the path to awakening to our true selves.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Albert Flynn DeSilver and I Discuss Writing as a Path to Awakening and…</strong></p><ul><li>Attention and action are needed to transcend our conditioning</li><li>Awakening means waking up to the reality of existence, that we are not our minds</li><li>Waking up to our true nature as opposed to conditioned nature</li><li>How writing is a creative act that can&nbsp;wake us up to full potentiality or higher truth</li><li>Writing and meditation as contemplative practices that support each other.</li><li>Poetry is a way to talk about that which can’t be spoken of</li><li>How reading poetry is a very different and visceral reading experience</li><li>Writing with a sense of curiosity and exploration</li><li>Freewriting exercises – setting up to write what’s there, internally and externally</li><li>Realizing we are in collaboration with all of the energy around us</li><li>Using prompts for writing for awakening practice</li><li>Gaining perspec