There are so many ways to bring about altered states allowing one to reach into deeper reaches of our being. Pain is one door that allows that and surely doesn't come sugar-coatedly! I hear you, as I have lived something very similar as a child, for about 3 years, on and off...
I have found that, in deed, "a part of us stay there" to quote you, but what is this "there" we are referring to? Pondering this question, back then, I realized quickly that it way the path to awe, the path to the very deepest core of what I was, I road I never want to forget and a highway to bliss.
Since then and as a sort of test to myself, I have purposefully endeavoured and studied many techniques allowing me to get there. I have chosen to do so ritually and prescribe myself a dose of coming back to myself on Solstice, many full moons and every time it is needed or when synchronicity calls... ;)
Thanks again for such an essentiel piece of writing well worth sharing. Namaste :)
Hi. Thanks for your great comment. You make some really valid points - someone else brought up the issue that in earlier and native cultures such practices are used to achieve spiritual growth. In some ways you are perhaps continuing that tradition. Perhaps you could post on it? All the best:)
Thanks for your words, it has been a pleasure to send you a reply and surely have been thinking about an awful lot of subjects to share with the Steemit population. There's only so much time in one day, so far, and look forward to sharing more as time goes. I surely would gladly share a post on the importance of rituals in tribal mindsets and provide a lot of example based on my own experiences in these realms. I am continuing an reawakening this tradition everywhere I go with anyone daring to listen and practice. Safe & light travels, namaste :)
You're welcome and I look forward to it.