Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hicks uses the idea of drug use as a metaphor to claim he sees through someone's denial.
- In plain terms
- He tells someone their denial is obvious and he sees past it using mind-altering perspective.
- What can you take from it?
- Perspective can reveal truths that denial hides.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you denying?
- How do you see yourself?
Another view
Denial can be a coping mechanism rather than just avoidance.
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