Module 1 - Biocognitive Resolution (BCR)

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Brief Introduction / Education

Identification of Archetypal Wounds
Resolution / Healing of Wounds
Forgiveness
Building Evidence

Part 1 - Education
All cultures have their own unique ways of punishing those whose ideas and behaviors run contrary to
established beliefs. These forms of punishment cause very sticky emotional imprints that surfaces in the
form of three archetypal wounds: abandonment, shame, and betrayal. We refer to these forms of
punishment as archetypal because they are so remarkably consistent across cultures, as to form a
universal archetype.

The amygdala = very old, very small, creates very sticky memories, and very effective in
creating our cultural imprint.

Learn more here: http://www.crystalinks.com/reptilianbrain.html

Basic Definition of Culture
All cultures have three identifying codes:
1. The code of acceptance -- what is the protocol for something incoming to be
accepted or not

2. The code of rejection -- what is the way in which something on the inside is
ejected
3. The code of language -- a human speaks words and body language and has
ears, a cell has receptors, and electrochemical communication pathways

self-sabotage as your own attempts to keep yourself within the pale

Moving Beyond The Pale

When you are young or still immersed in your culture of origin the cultural editors are those who
influence the culture of origin. They are Parents, Relatives, Teachers, Doctors, Religious
Leaders, virtually anyone with more power than you as a child
When you are an adult, you seek people and situations that help you recreate patterns from
your culture of origin. The people you subconsciously recruit and seek out become your coauthors.

Co-Authors (those in your life, that you love, live with, work with, etc) will resist your efforts to
change. For this reason you will need to limit the amount of NEW honor, commitment and
loyalty you expose them to, or they will become scared, angry, or in some way agitated. They
will try to save you, to pull you back into the known culture that they are comfortable with. In
other words, if you alter any of the three codes of your shared culture your co-authors will likely
feel toxified when you go beyond the amount honor / love, commitment / boundary setting, etc.
they can handle. After this point they will begin to respond to you with anger, sadness, distant,
agitation, contempt, etc.

Identification of Archetypal Wounds

An Archetypal Wound is one of the three emotional wounds inflicted by cultures: shame,
abandonment, and betrayal.
Identification of archetypal wounds is very easy. Anytime we as humans overreact to a situation
its a clear indication that the amygdala is being activated, and unless youre staring down the
mouth of a predator -- you have just identified one of your Archetypal Wounds.
Archetypal Wound Matrix

Resolution

Forgiveness (NOT reconciliation)

Building Evidence and Beyond

If you act with honor in your life, especially to yourself, you will signal to others that this is your
culture -- the language that YOU speak. This will have the effect of attracting (signalling an
acceptance code) those people who also speak this language. Similarly you will signal a
rejection code to those who speak the language of shame.
Put differently if you act honorably to yourself and others, and set boundaries for yourself and
others, you will attract people who treat you honorably and repel people who dont, or wont.
The same goes for acting with commitment and loyalty in your life.