THE THREE GREAT DENIALS

There are three great intertwined denials, ubiquitous in their reach, hegemonic in their power,
and life-destroying in their structure and dynamics.
First, is the Denial of Truth. The first level is our full reality. We are unconscious of much of who we are. Becoming conscious is the great dream of psychology, depth psychology in particular. But the degree of humanity working to become more conscious is minuscule to the point of vanishing. The degree of unconsciousness underlying the great bulk of individual thoughts and actions is vast beyond imagining. Unconsciousness pervades our relationships, from those most intimate to those of only passing interest. It pervades our involvement in the groupings we become part of, and our unconsciousness multiplies with other’s unconsciousness to maximize the corrosive potential of collectives at all levels of cultures, nations, and all else. What passes for truth in the public consciousness is grasped after as if such could function to bring individuals to consciousness. Dreams are the great “truth tellers,” but how many among us billions of humans listen, let alone bring such truths to manifestation in life?
Second, is the Denial of Risk. Unconsciousness cuts us off from the fundaments of life, not only in our own body, mind, and spirit but in the body, mind, and spirit of all life around us, including the life of our planetary home, the earth. Unconsciousness breeds the denial of risk inherent in separating human life from its rhizomic necessities. Chief among these risks is what functions as the life-blood of our contemporary life: money. Money has become our operative religion. More than any other single factor, we have become unalterably attached to money, as if “In Money, We Trust,” would sum up every department of our lives. The powers that be that operate the world’s financial system know this, count on this, rely on this “belief” system and operate as grand priests of the money temple. What we are not told, what is kept from view, is the degree of risk building up throughout the world. The risk is denied. Yet, the collapse of all great powers and empires has been triggered by risk gone wild and triggering the collapse. Because money has become more foundational in our lives than any other factor, this coming collapse poses a catastrophic risk to everyone’s welfare. And, sad to say, most everyone is denying this risk.
Third, is the Denial of Love. We can only do to others and so much of what is happening in the world when we deny love. We can only do to the life of the world, what we are doing when we deny love. We can only do to our habitat, our home, our earth when we deny love. As unconsciousness persists, as money invades and pervades every facet, love disappears. Freud spoke of the great battle between Eros and Death. Without love, the death of most everything of value will be what we live. That is our present future.

It is not clear there is sufficient human will to say no to power and money and the commodification of desire.
Dreams are raising this issue as a great question mark.