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The Slack Face – A Very Fine Lover? An Apex Predator? Or What? . by Alice B. Clagett

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The Vulnerability Allure! There is big trouble here for empaths such as me. We are open-hearted and vulnerable. We seek friends who are like us. We may mistake the ‘slack face’ for emotional openness. Big faux pas!

The Slack Face - A Very Fine Lover? An Apex Predator? Or What?

Image: Slack Face, Unblinking Eyes, Flat Emotional Affect,” adapted from Image by Petr Ganaj from Pixabay – Pixabay License

Image: Slack Face, Unblinking Eyes, Flat Emotional Affect,” adapted from Image by Petr Ganaj from Pixabay – Pixabay Licensefrom Pixabay – Pixabay License

  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE STORY
    • WHY DO I GET AN EQUAL SENSE OF PERIL AND ALLUREMENT WHEN I SEE A MAN WITH A SLACK FACE?
      • Do Antisocial Personalities Have ‘Slack Face’?
      • Do Con Artists Have ‘Slack Face’?
      • The Big Picture
      • Alice’s Analysis
        • Uncanny Valley Effect
        • Limerence
        • The Vulnerable Allure
          • Sidebar: Why Might Slack Face Be Mistaken for Emotional Openness?
        • Crystallization (love)
    • OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD), POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), AND OCCASIONAL VIOLENCE
      • Do OCD Have ‘Slack Face’?
      • Do PTSD Have ‘Slack Face’?
    • WHAT SORTS OF PEOPLE HAVE FLAT EMOTIONAL AFFECT? (substituting this term for ‘slack face’)
  • CONCLUSION
  • MORE INFORMATION
    • Anhedonia

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

The allure … and the equal sense of alarm … engendered on viewing the ‘slack face’ of another person is, for me, indisputable …

Video: “Stromae – Mauvaise journée,” by Zas Dance Platform, 16 January 2025 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNz9z5gDTjU ..

Here are the English language lyrics (if you dare) …

Video: “Stromae – Mauvaise journée English translation,” by FrenchVibes, 23 July 2023 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06g1NIc7fM ..

THE STORY

The above is quite an intriguing video. Incredible dancing, hard-hitting graphically grabbing lyrics, attitude 180 degrees opposite of the love, Light and joy. Hummm.

There is a post I wrote 8 years ago entitled “How Do Predators Hypnotize Their Prey” …

Link: “How Do Predators Hypnotize Their Prey?” by Alice B. Clagett, begun on 31 May 2018; published on 26 June 2018; revised on 25 February 2025 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-9sy ..

In retrospect, the interesting thing is that reptilian predators … such as lizards, snakes, crocodiles, alligators, and dinosaurs … have what mammals such as I characterize as the ‘slack face’.

That might account for the sense of alarm I feel when viewing the video. Those seem to me to be alarming young dancers. Who knows what their true feelings are! Maybe their intentions are quite dangerous to me … as may be the case with the Komodo dragon.

Komodo dragons are apex reptilian predators that stalk and eat people and other large animals, don’t they? Maybe these dancers are like Komodo dragons?

Hence the general sense of alarm. But why are slack faces alluring?

I saw someone like this at King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains awhile ago. He was driving an all-terrain vehicle with fine-looking, physically quite capable young men in it … forest workers, perhaps. I got a cookie cutter feeling from them … all of them were quite similar in looks. Then there was the quite handsome, ‘slack face’ driver, who was a little older. Huh.

Some years earlier, while driving north through Chastworth on Topanga Canyon Road, I had seen this same person … same handsome features, same ‘slack face’. Likely he was emerging from a private gymn in the shopping strip there.

I recall I got the same gut-wrenching sense of alarm coupled with allure. It was as if I were being hypnotized …. Wait a moment; was I being hypnotized?

Could it be that the ‘slack face’ is like a blank slate upon which our ever active egos can paint an image of themselves in a far more alluring body? Do we feel instant empathy for people with ‘slack faces’ simply because there appears to be no personality there that competes with our own? Could that be true?

In that case, a ‘slack face’ would be quite a cagey strategy for an antisocial personality or a narcissist or a con artist to undertake. Their intention might be murder or mayhem. They might be well practices in murder and mayhem.

First and foremost, they need to conceal their true intentions with a ‘slack face’. They might anticipate our ego will make the leap to claim their body as its own. And their well-concealed ego might then leap to the kill or the clutch.

I thought I would ask Google AI about the ‘slack face’ and my feelings of alarm and allurement.

WHY DO I GET AN EQUAL SENSE OF PERIL AND ALLUREMENT WHEN I SEE A MAN WITH A SLACK FACE? 

First off, Google AI scotched my notion that antisocial personalities or con artists might consciously cultive the ‘slack look’. Here is what Google AI said …

Do Antisocial Personalities Have ‘Slack Face’? “No, there’s no consistent evidence that people with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) have ‘slack faces’, but research shows they often have reduced or atypical facial emotional expressions, like less sadness or fear, and can struggle with recognizing emotions, sometimes appearing indifferent or using charm to manipulate rather than expressing genuine feelings, making their faces seem less responsive or even blank in certain situations, rather than necessarily ‘slack’.” –Google AI

Do Con Artists Have ‘Slack Face’? “No, con artists do not typically have ‘slack faces’. Professional con artists go to great lengths to manage their appearance and behavior to gain trust, often appearing charming, charismatic, professional, and knowledgeable.

They work hard to come across as trustworthy individuals, often blending into social, community, or religious groups to seem familiar. Their goal is to manipulate victims’ emotions and cloud their judgment, which requires a deliberate and often dynamic presentation, not a blank or ‘slack’ expression.” –Google AI

The Big Picture. So there was that. I thought I had best let preconceptions go, and instead I take a look at the ‘big picture’. Google AI had other things to say, including the stoic appeal of the John Wayne look … I asked Google AI: Why do I get an equal sense of peril and allurement when I see a man with a slack face?

Google AI said: “A slack face, characterized by relaxed muscles and a neutral, expressionless appearance, can evoke a complex mix of feelings including both peril and allurement due to evolutionary and psychological factors.

Peril

The sense of peril can stem from several factors:

  • Unpredictability A neutral or slack face provides little emotional information, making the person’s intentions difficult to read. The lack of an decipherable expression can be interpreted as a sign of something hidden or unpredictable, which the human brain often associates with potential danger  …
  • Deviation from Norm Most social interactions involve a constant exchange of subtle facial cues. A complete lack of expression deviates from this norm, creating a sense of unease or uncanniness because the expected social script is absent  …
  • Association with Stoicism A slack, emotionless face can be associated with intense self-control or a guarded personality, sometimes linked in popular culture or personal experience with individuals who might be intimidating, untrustworthy, or emotionally unavailable  …

Allurement

The sense of allurement can also arise from these characteristics:

  • Mystery and Intrigue The same lack of expression that creates unease can also foster a sense of mystery. The unknown nature of the person’s thoughts and feelings can be alluring, prompting curiosity and a desire to discover what lies beneath the surface  …
  • Calm and Self-Possession A consistently emotionless face might also be interpreted as a sign of extreme calm, confidence, and self-possession. In a world full of overt emotional displays, this stoicism can be seen as powerful and attractive  …
  • Blank Canvas Effect A slack face serves as a ‘blank canvas’, allowing the observer to project their own desires or interpretations onto the person. This ambiguity can be more engaging than a face with a clear, defined emotion …

Ultimately, these reactions are subjective and depend on an individual’s personal experiences, cultural background, and current context.”

I Dove Deaper, and Google AI had some quite intriguing things to say: “The sensation of combined peril and allurement when viewing a ‘slack face’ (a lack of emotional expression often called flat affect) typically stems from a psychological disconnect between what you see and what your brain expects to find. 

Why It Feels Like Peril (Danger)

  • Uncanny Valley Effect: Humans are highly sensitive to facial movements that appear ‘not quite right’. A face that should be expressing emotion but remains slack can trigger a subconscious sense of eeriness or revulsion because it mimics ‘non-living’ or unnatural qualities.
  • Loss of Social Predictability: Facial expressions are essential for social communication. When a person’s face is slack, you cannot ‘read’ their intentions or emotions. This lack of feedback is unsettling because the brain prioritizes detecting threats; an unreadable face is a potential hidden threat.
  • Association with Instability: In clinical psychology, flat affect is often a symptom of serious conditions like schizophrenia or PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder]. While the individual may not be dangerous, the [observer’s] brain’s ‘danger alarm’ (the amygdala) may react to the lack of social cohesion as a signal of unpredictability.

Why It Feels Like Allurement (Attraction)

  • The Limerent Object: Intense fixation on another person, known as limerence, can make even ambiguous or ‘slack’ expressions seem magnetic. The lack of a clear message can act as a ‘blank canvas’, allowing you to project your own desires or interpretations onto their face.
  • The ‘Vulnerable’ Allure: Some research suggests that certain non-threatening or passive facial states can elicit a ‘behavioral approach’ or prosocial response. A slack face might be subconsciously interpreted as a sign of vulnerability or a need for help, which can be mistakenly felt as attraction or a desire to connect.
  • Intrigue of the Unknown: An expressionless face creates a mystery. This ‘emotional blindness’ (alexithymia) or flat affect may draw you in because you are trying to solve the ‘inverse problem’ of what they are actually feeling inside.

Medical Context for a Slack Face

If you observe a sudden or persistent slackness in a face, it may be due to:

  • Neurological Issues: Conditions like Bell’s palsy, stroke, or Parkinson’s disease can cause facial drooping or ‘masked face’.
  • Mental Health: Flat affect is a common ‘negative’ symptom in schizophrenia or a result of deep depression or autism.
  • Medication: Certain psychiatric medications can cause a blunting of emotional expression as a side effect.”

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Alice’s Analysis

Uncanny Valley Effect. Here is more on the Uncanny Valley Effect: “The uncanny valley effect is a hypothesized psychological and aesthetic relation between an object’s degree of resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to the object. The uncanny valley hypothesis predicts that an entity appearing almost human will elicit uncanny or eerie feelings in viewers.” –from Link: “Uncanny valley,” in English Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley#:~:text=The%20uncanny%20valley%20effect%20is,or%20eerie%20feelings%20in%20viewers. … CC BY-SA 4.0 License

I had already read about ‘flat emotional affect’ (which is another name for ‘slack face’) being a heads up for psychosis. So there is that.

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Limerence. I particularly liked the discussion about ‘Limerence‘. I checked with Wikipedia; apparently Limerance is like a childhood crush … intense infatuation with someone …

“Limerence is the mental state of being madly in love … or intensely infatuated … when reciprocation of the feeling is uncertain. This state is characterized by intrusive thoughts and idealization of the loved one (also called ‘crystallization’), typically with a desire for reciprocation to form a relationship. This is accompanied by feelings of ecstasy or despair, depending on whether one’s feelings seem to be reciprocated or not ….” –from Link: “Limerence,” in English Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence … CC BY-SA 4.0 License

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The Vulnerable Allure. “The ‘Vulnerable Allure’ refers to the powerful attraction and connection created when individuals reveal their authentic, imperfect selves, showcasing emotions, fears, and flaws, which fosters intimacy, trust, likability, and deeper human connection, despite societal pressures to appear strong or invulnerable, often explored in psychology, relationships, and even marketing. It’s the surprising strength found in openness, moving beyond perceived weakness to invite empathy and genuine belonging.” –Google AI

There is big trouble here for empaths such as me. We are open-hearted and vulnerable. We seek friends who are like us. We may mistake the ‘slack face’ for emotional openness. Big faux pas!

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Sidebar: Why Might Slack Face Be Mistaken for Emotional Openness?

I asked Google AI: Why might slack face be mistaken for emotional openness?

Google AI said: “‘Slack face’, or a neutral facial expression, might be mistaken for emotional openness because of several factors related to how humans interpret social cues and the inherent ambiguity of facial expressions.

Misinterpretation Factors

  • Projection of Desired Emotions: When a face is relatively expressionless, observers may project their own interpretations or desired emotions onto it. A ‘slack’ or neutral face serves as a blank canvas, which a person hoping for emotional openness might interpret as an inviting, receptive demeanor.
  • Cultural Context: The interpretation of facial expressions is not universally uniform and is heavily influenced by cultural context. In some contexts, a neutral expression might be perceived as a sign of calm, trustworthiness, or being ‘open’ to a conversation, rather than a lack of emotion.
  • Contrast with Stronger Emotions: Compared to expressions like anger, fear, or sadness, a neutral face is low-intensity. This absence of intense, clearly defined emotional signals may be perceived as a non-threatening, accessible state, which can be misconstrued as openness.
  • Expectation Bias: If an observer expects someone to be emotionally open (due to the situation or a prior belief), they may interpret ambiguous cues, like a slack face, in a way that confirms their expectation.
  • Focus on Other Cues: When the face provides minimal information, observers may rely on other cues, such as body language, eye contact, or tone of voice. If these other cues align with ‘openness,’,the neutral face is likely to be interpreted accordingly.
  • Ambiguity of Neutrality: Research indicates that facial expressions can be highly ambiguous, and even basic emotions can be misclassified, such as fear and surprise being confused. A neutral face is the most ambiguous, making it susceptible to varied, and sometimes incorrect, interpretations.

Ultimately, facial expressions alone are not a reliable way to gauge a person’s precise emotional state, and context matters a great deal in accurate interpretation.”

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Crystallization (love). I also checked on the word ‘crystallization’ as mentioned in the unusual context above. Wikipedia had this to say …

“Crystallization is a concept, developed in 1822 by the French writer Stendhal, which describes the process, or mental metamorphosis, in which the characteristics of a new love are transformed into perceptual diamonds of shimmering beauty. According to a quotation by Stendhal:‘What I call ‘crystallization’ is the operation of the mind that draws from all that presents itself the discovery that the loved object has some new perfections;’ ….” –from Link: “Crystallization (love),: in English Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystallization_(love) … CC BY-SA 4.0 License

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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD), POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), AND OCCASIONAL VIOLENCE

This word Crystallization reminds me of Monk’s fixation on his wife Trudy in the movie series “Monk.” As you may know, Trudy had disappeared … or putatively so … or had Monk murdered his wife? I ask that because Monk had obsessive compulsive disorder … a psychological state that I, as a Christian, associate with ‘on again, off again’ demonic possession.

Ian Freckleton of NIH associates obsessive compulsive disorder (sometimes in association with PTSD) with various crimes. Might murder be one of these? For more on this search the term ‘crime’ at this link …

Link: “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and the Criminal Law,” by Ian Freckelton, QC, in National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National Library of Medicine, NIH … https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8009125/ ..

See also my discussion of the above-referenced article here …

Link: “Are There Obsessive Compulsive People Who Are Walking Time Bombs?” by Alice B. Clagett, written and published on 9 December 2022; revised on 12 December 2022, on 3 June 2023, on 31 July 2023, on 17 October 2023, and on 25 December 2025 … https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com/is-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-related-to-multiple-personality-and-satanic-possession-by-alice-b-clagett/ ..

I have to wonder if OCD – PTSD folks sometimes errupt in acts of violence, such as murder of their wives, whom they need to remember as perfection itself through a process termed ‘Crystallization’?

Could ‘Crystallization’ by an OCD person be the notion behind obsessively careful ordering of what is in their visual array? Ought I say ‘visual array’ or simply ‘physical environment’, I wonder.

Striving for regularity or simplicity, or for repetitive similar thought processes, or mentally building on an buyoing idea … such as Trudy’s perfection … might be ways of re-inventing one’s world after a shattering PTSD experience.

(That reminds me a little of repetitive spiritual chanting as a way of acchieving neutral mind and peaceful feelings.)

If so, then the infrequent lapses of OCD people into violent criminal ‘acting out’ … or what I as a Christian term ‘demonic possession’ might be temporary breakdowns of the internal OCD chant, and memories of PTSD experiences?

And the repetitive rituals and what I posit may be Crystallization of OCD people might be self-healing techniques?

Do OCD Have ‘Slack Face’?

Out of curiosity, I asked Google AI: Do OCD have ‘slack face’?

Google AI said: “While OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) doesn’t cause a universally “’lack face’, research suggests subtle facial differences, like thinner lower lips in males or smaller nasolabial angles in females, and impaired emotional expression (affective flattening), can occur, stemming from brain structure variations and the constant emotional distress of obsessions, leading to reduced facial movement and seemingly ‘flatter’ affect. 

Subtle Facial Differences (Research Findings)

  • Males: Studies have found lower lip red height (thinner lower lip) in male OCD patients compared to controls, correlating with neutralizing compulsions.
  • Females: Female OCD patients sometimes show smaller nasolabial angles (less pronounced smile lines/mouth area).
  • Brain Structure: Thinner inferior parietal cortex, involved in interpreting sensations, has been noted in people with OCD, potentially impacting emotional expression. 

Impact on Emotional Expression

  • Affective Flattening: Patients with OCD often show incongruent facial expressions, meaning their feelings don’t match their face, leading to a less animated or ‘flatter’ appearance, similar to symptoms seen in schizophrenia.
  • Anxiety & Compulsions: The intense anxiety from obsessions and the mental effort of compulsions can reduce spontaneous facial movements, making expressions seem muted or ‘slack’.

Why it’s Not a Universal Symptom

  • OCD Varies: Symptoms differ greatly between individuals; not everyone experiences these subtle physical or emotional expression changes.
  • High-Functioning OCD: People with high-functioning OCD might hide their internal struggles well, though they still experience the intrusive thoughts and compulsions. 

In essence, while not a defining feature like handwashing, facial expressions in OCD can be subtly affected by brain changes, emotional suppression, and the constant mental effort, sometimes resulting in a less expressive or ‘slack’ appearance.”

Do PTSD Have ‘Slack Face’?

Google AI’s answer seems to me not to be a straight fit for OCD with regard to ‘slack face’. So I asked Google AI: Do PTSD have ‘slack face’?

Google AI votes yes for flat emotional affect, and no for ‘slack face’, which they define as facial paralysis.

Once again, I got that I had best segue to the ‘big picture’ …

WHAT SORTS OF PEOPLE HAVE FLAT EMOTIONAL AFFECT? (substituting this term for ‘slack face’)

There is a conflict of my terminology with that of Google AI. so I opted for the term ‘flat emotional affect’. I asked Google AI: What sorts of people have flat emotional affect? (substituting this term for ‘slack face’) …

Google AI said: “People with flat affect show little to no emotional expression, common in conditions like schizophrenia, depression, PTSD, Autism (ASD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and sometimes due to medications (like antidepressants), or neurological issues (Parkinson’s). It’s a symptom, not a disorder, meaning they may feel emotions internally but can’t express them outwardly through voice or face.

Associated Conditions & Causes:

  • Schizophrenia: A core ‘negative’ symptom, involving monotone voice, blank face, lack of gestures.
  • Depression: Can cause emotional numbness (anhedonia) or stoicism despite internal feelings.
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): May present as robotic mannerisms or reduced facial/body expression, sometimes linked to masking.
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional numbing and detachment can lead to flat affect.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Damage to emotional centers can alter expression.
  • Neurological Disorders: Parkinson’s disease and dementia are linked.
  • Medications: Antidepressants are a common cause of emotional blunting (inability to feel) or flat affect (inability to show).
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder: Characterized by emotional coldness and detachment.”

Key Characteristics:

  • Monotone voice.
  • Blank facial expressions, limited eye contact.
  • Lack of typical reactions (e.g., to joy or sadness).
  • Reduced gestures or nonverbal cues. 

Treating the underlying condition is key to managing flat affect.”

CONCLUSION

Well, Ok. What I call ‘slack face’ Google AI calls ‘flat emotional affect’, which it associates with schizophrenia, depression, autism, PTSD, and Schizoid personality disorder, amongst other things.

People with these issues may or may not act unexpectably, so a feeling of danger may or may not be warranted.

So then, despite the conflicting feeling of allurement that flat emotional affect may engender in the observer, my advice to my Readers is this ..

Be observant. Be careful. Expect the unexpected. Dont go ‘Limerent’! Don’t Crystallize! Don’t cozy up … move farther away, just in case.

In other words, don’t be hypnotized by what may be an Apex Predator. Survival matters! Survival first!

Well, that’s all for now.

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Compiled and published on 15 January 2026; revised on 17 February 2026

NOTE: In this post, quotes from Google AI are in light blue font.

MORE INFORMATION

New word … Anhedonia … aka ‘the blahs’ … “Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure or interest in activities once enjoyed, manifesting as numbness, apathy, or emptiness, and is a core symptom of depression, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders, though it also appears with Parkinson’s or PTSD. It involves deficits in both wanting (motivation) and liking (enjoyment) rewards, often linked to dopamine system issues, and requires professional diagnosis to treat the underlying cause with therapy, lifestyle changes, or specific medications.” –Google AI

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Astral Story: Witchy Woman Soul Wounding . by Alice B. Clagett

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  • VIDEO BY ALICE
  • SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
    • Catastrophic Early Childhood Experiences: Astral Story about a Young Boy, a Witchy Woman, and a Jealous Man
  • HOW A STORY OF SIMILAR, BUT LESS SERIOUS SOUL WOUNDING MIGHT PLAY OUT
  • EMOTIONAL OVER-SENSITIZATION
    • Over-sensitization to Sexual Aggression
      • Defense Mechanism: Displacing One’s Fear of Men onto Women
    • Fear of Territorial Aggression
      • Defense Mechanism: Daydream Transfer of Ego into the Clair Voice Identity of ‘Strange Men’
      • A Common-Place Defense Mechanism: Daydreams of Placatory MSM (Men Who Have Sex with Men) Liaisons
      • Defense Mechanism: Night Dream Transfer of Ego into the Clair Voice Identity of ‘Strange Men’
    • Fear of Controlling or Bullying Behavior
      • Man with a Controlling or Bullying Mother
      • Man with a Controlling or Bullying Father
    • MORE INFORMATION
  • PHOTOS BY ALICE

Dear Ones,

This is an astral story about a young boy’s Soul wounding on encountering a ‘witchy woman’, and being injured by her jealous boyfriend. It also talks about how this second chakra wounding manifested in his later life.

There is information on the function of the third eye-point (the pituitary gland) as compared to the folklore notion of the ‘evil eye’. There is a lightly edited Summary after the video, and after that, a lengthy discussion of the issue brought up in the video …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

Catastrophic Early Childhood Experiences: Astral Story about a Young Boy, a Witchy Woman, and a Jealous Man

Hello, Dear Ones, It’s Alice. I Am of the Stars.

I have a story I heard on the astral plane and from the astral stories some years back; might have been in 2013. And I thought I would run through it very quickly, from the standpoint of healing, maybe in a psychological context. Or possibly in the context of my new, inner child therapy, which works very quickly, so it has that to its advantage.

Anyway, however the method of healing, here is the gist of the issue that caused the Soul wounding, either in this lifetime or in some other lifetime, for a young man maybe between the age of 9 and 14 … sometime in early young manhood.

He was a sharecropper’s son. The family was just eking out an existence in a rural environment, maybe to the west of the Appalachians … in the scrubby flatlands to the west of the Appalachians. It came to the time of his initiation into manhood, and his first act of intercourse.

You know, in some areas … in some folklore … they think that the pituitary gland and the pineal gland … the light that comes forth from them, through the third eye-point is evil. And that can be the case, that curses and so forth, or love charms and like that, are promoted through the malware of the third eye-point, if the energy is not cleared and balanced. But the main function of the third eye-point is to keep the body healthy, and to keep all the subtle bodies healthy too.

I thought I would mention that because he was in a situation where the nearest possible willing person was an older woman, in his context … maybe not that old … maybe in her 20s … who was known, in the area, for having the ‘evil eye’.  And what that means to a young person, is that the person in question has formidable psychic powers, and is dangerous because of that.

So, in addition to the concerns that a young child might have about proving his manhood, there was also the concern about the evil eye and the psychic powers of this woman that ended up having intercourse with him.

So, he was very young. And he fell in love with her. And he thought to go back another time, to visit her. And when he went there, a really terrible thing happened. She had a boyfriend, apparently, or an admirer, who waylaid this young child, and genitally mutilated him. And so then he had this Soul wounding and physical wounding; I am not sure to what extent.

At least he was alive, and he was allowed to go home. But then he was plagued by visions of the third eye-point of this woman … this ‘witchy woman’ … whom he felt to be attacking him. And eventually, after some years, he ended up persuading a friend or acquaintance to go and end her life. So, through him, she … his very first love … was murdered.

Time went on; much time has gone one. But today, the outcome of this Soul wounding has been that he projects onto women … especially women who have third eye-point ability … as many students of the Indian arts have … he projects onto them his terror of this first woman … and his terror, also, of that sex act … because it was because of the sex act that he received the genital mutilation. And it was the woman’s third eye-point that symbolized this extreme feeling of upset and injury and terror. Although it was, in fact, the man in this situation who caused the injury.

So, from a psychological point of view, I would say that he projected onto that woman his fear of that man, because he felt (I would say, were I a psychologist) that the man was too dangerous to blame for that incident. The man was surely too dangerous to even ideate, or think about. So he projected that upset that he felt onto the woman.

Decades went on; and in his mature years, this memory of unresolved Soul wounding expresses itself in his life in this way: I think … I am not totally clear on this, but it seems to me from the astral stories … about this person, who may actually be an archetypal image, rather than a person … It seems to me, from the astral stories, that his sex life consists of rectal intercourse with other men, and that he is the recipient of that rectal intercourse, because of the nature of his genital wounding.

Now the psychological payoff or advantage, is that he gathers friendships amongst men who, because of the childhood wounding, seem to be far more powerful than they actually are in the world. So his friendships are with the men that he has sex with. And so the intention is to mitigate that ever-present danger to his genitals, and to his continued physical existence.

His attitude towards women is one of mistrust … of uneasiness and mistrust. When he is confronted with their attraction to him, he then returns to that original story about the Soul wounding and the genital mutilation, and their flirtation becomes to him an imminent danger. and threat to his life.

So he responds to flirtation by women in a way that seems to most people to be too hyper-responsive, you know? … too emotionally intense, in the negative realm.

If he finds that … because of societal expectations … he must have intercourse with a woman, so as to appear to fit into a social setting, he will have rectal intercourse with her. He will need a prosthesis to do that … and she may never know that, but she will leave that encounter feeling that she has been … in our terms of the Awakening … ‘malwared up’, because the emotion and the images that are stores in his electromagnetic field in his second chakra involved such a shocked amount of unresolved injury, what you might call post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) there … which is transferred during the act of sex; it is totally transferred to the other person … kept by the one person, and transferred to the other person.

Not necessarily permanently, but perhaps for some time, there will be the need to regenerate the electromagnetic field, and clear it, for a woman who has intercourse with him.

If the person is psychically gifted, then we may find that he is going out there on the astral plane, at night … perhaps his own wounded astral form is going out there, during dreamtime … He may or may not be conscious of this, depending on whether or not he can do lucid dreaming … He is going out and destroying women’s dreams of having romantic relationships. This is a topic I have covered elsewhere, using the term ‘dream snatchers’ …

Link: “Dream Snatchers,” by Alice B. Clagett, filmed on 19 October 2016; published on 25 October 2016; transcribed on 22 July 2016 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-6jX ..

He may even try to remodel their dreams, so that they suit a purpose that he has for himself and his own life. In these days of higher light … of more intense Incoming Light, this is no longer possible. But before 2012, it was possible for a ‘super-psy’ person to do that kind of work with a limited number of women or men. So there is that.

Now, talking about the men that he has intercourse with: He will want to conceal the fact that he prefers MSM (men who have sex with men) sexual expression from the general public. Now why this is, that he would feel exceptionally so, in this regard … why he would be so sensitive to the need for concealment … I am not certain …

  • Maybe because of the great repressive energy around the original wounding.
  • Maybe because of the projection of the wounding onto the woman also conceals a great fear that he has about men.
  • Maybe there is a concern that the men involved in his social, sexual life might do him great damage, because of the concealed, great fear that he has because of the original wounding.

Oh, one other thing: There are these things called the glom effect, that happened on Earth for a long time; but they are clearing now. And that is a confluence, and flowing, in the noosphere, of energies that are similar.

And in physical life, this is expressed as a tendency to gather around oneself, or to go out and associate with people who have energy strands in their electromagnetic field that are similar to, or glommable with, one’s own. And so in this case, there would be a tendency for people to gather around this person, or for this person to associate with people who have second chakra Soul wounding of other sorts.

One of the more serious expressions of second chakra Soul wounding that might glom to such a person, has to do with the tendency to look at women as sexual objects, to consider that they have no sentient Awareness, to imagine them simply as objects, and to go forth, with sexual allure, to garner women and their property, such as money, or else a house, or like that.

So that is just one sort of energy, as it is expressed in the world, that might glom to the very vast, misogynist mental filter that is the shadow of the patriarchy mental filter in existence until 2012.

Right now the pendulum is shifting back, and men and women are coming more into the balance of Sacred Sexuality and the sacred norm. So all these things are coming to light, and each person … each man … needs to evaluate his own situation, and decide how to act in the future, and how to best get through the clearing and the disclosure to his own Soul.

[This is the end of the video. For the photos in the video, see the section ‘Photos by Alice’ below.]

HOW A STORY OF SIMILAR, BUT LESS SERIOUS SOUL WOUNDING MIGHT PLAY OUT

In the story described on the video, had the man been less severely injured by the jealous boyfriend, then the mature love life might have manifested as wary sexual relations with women, keeping them at a distance, and engaging in sex infrequently and never with a woman who is in relationship. This would be because, similar to the defense mechanism described in the video, he might have projected the fear he felt of men onto women (who would be perceived as less dangerous than men, and so more approachable for sex). He might steer clear of men, so as to mitigate the perceived danger of being around them.

EMOTIONAL OVER-SENSITIZATION

Over-Sensitization to Sexual Aggression

The story in this video describes an exaggerated sense of sexual fear in mature life that is caused by an early childhood experience that sets a child up to experience fear every time he has sex.

Defense Mechanism: Displacing One’s Fear of Men onto Women: The result is a simple defense mechanism set up by the subconscious mind  to ‘ward off’ a danger to which the early experience over sensitizes the child. This defense mechanism involves displacing one’s fear of men onto women (who are weaker, thus less fearful) and of staving off fear of men through placatory rectal intercourse (a behavior found among the lesser males toward the alpha males of baboon troops).

The recurring theme of mistrust and hatred of women welling up from the deep subconscious mind might be termed ’emotional dysregulation’ whose root cause is over sensitization to sexual aggression. For more in this see …

Link: “Emotional Dysregulation,” by the Psychological Care and Healing Center … http://www.pchtreatment.com/emotional-dysregulation/ ..

Fear of Territorial Aggression

On the clair plane, I have also run into over sensitization to the threat of territorial aggression, to do with early childhood Soul wounding when a young child suffered physical injury and lost his family as a result of being at the effect of a war of territorial aggression. In subsequent early youth he lived among a group of children who, for some years, needs must break into deserted homes in a war-torn area for food and shelter.

In mature life, this over sensitization manifests as these deep subconscious themes:

  • Feeling threatened by neighbors, both male and female
  • Ideation that other people’s property is his own
  • The desire to buy neighboring properties, so as to feel secure in the territory he has.

Defense Mechanism: Daydream Transfer of Ego into the Clair Voice Identity of ‘Strange Men’. This man’s over sensitization to territorial aggression is triggered when he ideates that ‘strange men’ might be visiting or living in adjacent homes. It manifests on the clair plane by the ego dissolving into and identifying with men thought of by neighbor women, as if, by his morphing into the persona of all the men she thinks of, he might eliminate the threat of territorial aggression.

On the clair plane, what is heard with this transfer of egoic identity, is the deep subconscious of the man saying, sotto voce …

“And now I am [the name of the person thought of by the neighbor woman].”

For the woman, she continues to hear the clair voice of the ‘strange man’, but the Soul signature and the emotional flavor of the clair communication have the undertone of fear of territorial aggression of the over sensitized neighbor man. The content of the clair talk turns to …

  • The ‘strange man’ alter ego of the over sensitized man deriding or belittling the neighbor woman or
  • ostracizing her or
  • expressing territorial aggressiveness toward her.

The neighbor woman, believing herself to be talking to the strange man, is thus dissuaded from further conversation with him.

A Common-Place Defense Mechanism: Daydreams of Placatory MSM (Men Who Have Sex with Men) Liaisons. This man has low self-esteem regarding body image and a feeling of low social status, to do, I feel, with the early loss of his natal family. His marriage is perceived as an important means of bolstering his social status.

He has MSM (men who have sex with men) sexual daydreams both as a way to bolster his self-esteem (with the notion that men are more likely to accept him as a daydreamed sexual partner than are women) and as a way to mitigate the perceived threat of men’s territorial aggressiveness through sexual placation.

I feel that the tendency of heterosexual men to daydream of male sexual partners in the deep subconscious mind is widespread, most likely universal, and that it has to do with this same mitigation of the perceived threat of men’s territorial aggressiveness through sexual placation.

However, in the case of men who have had early childhood experiences that over sensitize them to fear of territorial aggression by other men, as in the war experience described above, the daydreaming is likely to be more frequent, even habitual. There may also be night dreams or possibly acting out of this theme.

Defense Mechanism: Night Dream Transfer of Ego into the Clair Voice Identity of ‘Strange Men’. As you may know, when women are seeking a male partner, their astral forms go out onto the astral plane during dreamtime, looking to locate a suitable mate. For the single woman who lives next to the man over sensitized to territorial aggression, when she dream travels to these men, his dreaming form steps into her dream, and shouts at her to go home, that he and his wife are not interested. This is similar to the daydream morphing of his ego into that of ‘strange men’ as mentioned above.

This over sensitization to territorial aggression, and the elaborate defense mechanisms of ego morphing and MSM sexual ideation mentioned above might be considered ’emotional disregulation’ as well, as for most people, the presence of ‘strange men’ doesn’t require always being on guard against them; there is less of a sense of anxiety about it.

Fear of Controlling or Bullying Behavior

Man with a Controlling or Bullying Mother. In the case of a man who experiences a controlling or bullying persistent behavior pattern by a mother in youth, the mature man:

  • May have a fear of following his heart.
  • He may be over sensitized to societal expectations, introverted, considering change as threat rather than possibly rewarding challenge.
  • As to the fight or flight response, he might choose flight over fight.
  • In the scenario of electromagnetic hypersensitivity and Solar Events during the current Awakening process, he might want to look out for thoughts of self-injury, cutting, self-mutilation, accidents both physical and vehicular, and possible thoughts of suicide.
  • In terms of sexual relations, he might prefer a non-bullying, feminine woman, or possibly a man (perceived as less threatening than a woman). As his Soul clearing slowly but surely takes place, the comfortable possibilities in terms of sexual relations will become broader.

Man with a Controlling or Bullying Father. In the case of a man who experiences a controlling or bullying persistent behavior pattern by a father in youth …

  • If the man identifies with and acts like his father, he is more prone to violent behavior in the context of EMF hypersensitivity and Solar Events during the Awakening process. Violent behavior is a tricky thing to avoid during anxiety attacks caused by Solar Events. (This includes accidents caused by aggressive driving.) My suggestions are …
    • To bone up on the early warning signs of a panic attack.
    • To have medications on hand to counteract them.
    • To put firearms in a locked cabinet, and mail oneself the key
    • To arrange in advance separate living quarters for oneself, apart from one’s wife and children. These may be as humble as a garage with a dry toilet in it, or it might be a plan to send the wife and children to a relative during Solar Events.
  • If the man disidentifies with his father’s bullying behavior, he may …
    • Engage in substance abuse as an avoidance tool, or
    • Use passive-aggressive behaviors as avoidance tools, or
    • Engage in negotiatory behavior aimed at mitigating threats from men; these negotiations may involve compromise based on over sensitization to the threat of controlling or bullying behaviors.
    • Spiffing up communication skills based on assertiveness may allow desensitization to the perceived threat.

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MORE INFORMATION

Link: “Catastrophic Childhood Experiences: Witchy Woman Hater,” published on 12 August 2020 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-jt6 ..

Also: Search my blog for the term: evil eye

PHOTOS BY ALICE

Image: “Point Dume State Beach, Malibu, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 21 October 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Point Dume State Beach, Malibu, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 21 October 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Point Dume, Malibu, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 21 October 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Point Dume, Malibu, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 21 October 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0

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This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Filmed on 21 October 2016; published on 1 November 2016; revised on 22 July 2018 and on 25 November 2025

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