Up: [[Compulsion]] Course: The Spiritual Paradox of Addiction with Ashok Bedi for Jung Platform Created: 2022-11-27 Alcoholics are the simplest example because they are going for the spirit in the bottle, but [[Ashok Bedi]] and [[C. G. Jung]] before him say that what an addict wants is a connection with the numinous, a connection that goes beyond mundane, day-to-day consciousness. The only way an addict can heal is through reclaiming a spiritual dimension of life. I suspect that’s what depth psychology and [[Tarot]] are for me. Bedi says that addicts have three options for reclaiming the spiritual dimension. 1. Get High — Meet the spirit. Food can sometimes do this. 2. Get Low — Zone out. If you descend beyond Hell, you’ll meet your soul. 3. Get Out — Beyond your normal experience where you can experience the divine. This is the option that is pursued through psychedelics.