ASMR Let's Play Minecraft - The Mind Castle - Part 1

So here's something: an ear-to-ear ASMR Let's Play of Minecraft that focuses on creating a metaphorical castle to help empower anyone that needs to hear this become the King or Queen of their own conscious mind. Sounds fun, right? ;)

tl;dr

This was supposed to be just building a castle based on viewer input and what folks wanted to see it contain, and we'll be doing exactly that in future episodes. So feel free to comment what you would like to see in this castle, from a dungeon, to a garden, rooms for certain characters, metaphors, analogies, or something else entirely (I've already received suggestions on Facebook and Instagram).

But as I continued to think about the idea for this video, my thoughts evolved from a simple Let's Play to something more. I couldn't help but think about what I read regarding Carl Jung's teachings on the conscious mind:

"The ego is the centre of consciousness. It is identity. It is 'I'. But it is not the totality of the psyche. Being the king of consciousness amounts to dominion over a small but important land surrounded by a wide world of terra incognita. The more aware the King (or Queen) is of lands beyond his domain the more secure he will be on his throne, but he must not be tempted to open the borders to it all. In Jungian theory the unconscious is far too vast to ever be made fully conscious, poking about in it is not without danger, yet ignoring it is also a mistake since it leads to a brittle fixedness which at best impedes growth, at worst can break when under the pressure of the 'threat' of change."

Since all that I've learned in life has helped me gain a new perspective and reframe the way I deal with what goes on in my own head and how I deal with life, thoughts, situations, people, etc., I thought, why not Pay It Forward in a fun way like this, with the hope that it helps at least one other person in some way.

I hope you enjoy. Thanks for watching and keep spiraling out ;)
- ER

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What is ASMR?

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and is the current (non-scientific) name given to the feeling characterized as a pleasurable tingling sensation felt in the head, scalp, back and other regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli, such as crinkling bags, hand movements, carpet scratching, pet petting, whispering and personal attention.

My videos are not only meant to help induce ASMR or "tingles", but also help provide a relaxing, calming and soothing experience for the viewer while helping to relieve their anxiety relief, stress relief, insomnia relief, to help those suffering with PTSD or depression, to serve as a study aid and much more.

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