the relationship between the ego, doubts, and awareness
a lot of shifting exercises consist of letting go of the ego, correct?
well lets think about that. you've (probably) heard the term 'ego'. but have you really, truly, internalized what that means?
the ego is everything. literally, everything. it is literally every single thing you have ever known. about yourself, about this reality, your thought processes and patterns, literally everything.
however, what the ego doesn't come in comparison to, is awareness.
awareness can exist with the ego, but the ego physically cannot exist without awareness. if you've taken a psychology, biology, statistics (hell literally any stem class) you know that the dependent variable is entirely reliant on the independent variable. the independent variable is unchanging & secure. the dependent variable's outcome is literally defined by the manipulation of the independent variable.
awareness/being ----> independent, unchanging variable
ego/your body ----> dependent variable
i want you to think of a thought. or, predict your next thought.
its weird right? if you deliberately become aware of your thoughts, there's an odd sense of detachment. why does it feel that way? because it doesn't feel like you anymore. at that point, its just something you're observing. the ego.
you think that you're a fish swimming in the ocean in your aquamarine world and you can never escape because your fate is just to die, but you aren't. because you're actually not a fish, and you aren't in the ocean. you're actually in an aquarium observing said fish. and if u want, you can walk away from the fish tank simply because you wish to observe the dolphins instead.
every single doubt you have ever, EVER had, only stems from the ego. because think about it, how would awareness even form a thought, let alone a doubt? it only observes, never internalizes.
every doubt you have had about shifting or anything else, whether you like it or not, came from the ego attached to this reality. here's an example.
thought: "wow, I really dont think I can shift."
source that you unconsciously internalized: a tiktok you watched back in 2021 saying you will never be able to shift if you don't feel symptoms (this isn't even true btw..)
u might be thinking '"fawn literally wtf are u on about omg why would something from 5 years ago affect me today??"
everything is in your subconscious, and like it or not a lot of stuff stems from the unconscious mind. next time you think of a negative thought, catch it, and blow it out through your mouth!! detach from your limiting ego!!!
topics to research if ur interested; metacognition, mindfulness, self-awareness, relinquishing ego conditioning, psychodynamic theory
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