𝓯𝓪𝔀𝓷⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

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

😭😭this chick trying to sound smart and articulated when in fact, she’s loud and wrong LMAOOOO thank u tiktok i needed a laugh 2nite

hi thank u!

I can't really make a plan that's perfect for one person (considering I dont even know u) but my biggest pointers would be to just detach (u can do this my meditating, counting, zoning out looking at one object, or affirming ur in the void for example). then, once u enter the void, you'll likely have no idea whats going on, because your awareness is everything but also nothing at the same time (hence, the wonkiness!) that's when you'll attach to your dr (affirming, replaying a dr memory/scene, visualization, 5 senses, theres a lot of ways you could go about this)

hihi💛

(first off, thank u SOO much lol I need to change my blog layout soon...)

disclaimer! a lot of these are my opinion and what I truly believe in. I also may not have all the answers!

now, I want to say one thing. do most thoughts, desires, and wishes arise from the ego? yes.

but do we solely live as awareness to serve the ego? no, not in my opinion. there are many ways to detach from the ego. in my opinion, it may be difficult (especially as a human) but its possible. but after detaching from said ego, awareness still exists.

that being said, i dont think awareness is manipulated by the ego in a sense, but I think I see where you're coming from. awareness doesnt change due to the ego itself. in my opinion, it changes due to a choice that we make. that choice usually stems from a desire that's from the ego. ie wanting to shift to experience whatever the ego desires at that moment, you make the choice for your awareness to shift.

but that begs the question, when I say 'we,' does that refer to our awareness, or ego? im not sure. in some realities, (according to quantum physics MANY realities actually) we dont have an ego. we dont even have anything, but we do have awareness across realities, otherwise we wouldn't be able to shift there

as for the going from "im never gonna shift" to "im a master shifter", in an instant, I think that's where the awareness and ego work together. in my opinion, (its a two step equation because its harder to completely get rid of the ego, so its easier to attach to another one and replace the prior one). in this case, its shifting your awareness from one ego 'im never going to shift' to a different ego, the 'master shifter'

im not sure what the exact answer is but I feel LIKE I KNOW IT its just so hard to put into words, which is ok lol

I actually really enjoyed thinking about this anon so thank you, I love when people pose me with questions that dont have an obvious answer<3

hi love💛

im so sorry to hear this, genuinely. and i don't mean this is the same repetitive, disconnected way that people say to you when you tell them you're struggling with something and they're at a loss for words.

I truly, from the bottom of my heart, am deeply sorry that you feel like this.

usually when people are struggling, I offer them with two options, both of which hold the same weight, but have different solutions.

you can ask for comfort

you can ask for a solution

my dms are open, and everything you say will without a doubt be confident between just us.

in the meantime, after reading your ask, I want to link a post that my moot posted a while ago before she went awol, I think this would tremendously help

I’m self-aware to a fault, and likely in an unproductive way regarding shifting (that thought itself is also a problem I need to work on). Like it traps me into immobility bc…I know the problem, the cause, AND the solution…but for shifting its annoying bc ik the solution therefore it feels like it’s not working, especially since shifting is so thought-oriented. I feel too aware of everything I think and do

Example 1 Affirmations; I know I’m affirming to reinforce a positive thought. It just feels like words to me then rather than a genuine belief/assumption

Example 2 Assumptions; I tell myself I assume something. Then I know I told myself I assume something. Then I start digging into whether I actually assume it. I try work on it, and because I know I’m working on it, it feels like nothing is working (wtf am I saying I hope this makes some sense)

I also have a similar issue to the anon who thinks “I won’t shift anyways might as well sleep” which has led me to turn my awake methods into sleep methods partially (I shift at night as my environment is quite noisy during the day. Also I use 5 senses method) but for the previous reason I find it hard to break out of it

My question is: Do you have any advice on how to change my mindset/awareness or (since your recent posts are about awareness) how I can be more…PRODUCTIVELY self aware regarding shifting? I feel trapped by my own brain 😭

Ps- Sorry if this is something someone has already asked before / smth you already answered! My wording might make me think I’m asking something new when I’m infact not lol. Also English isn’t my first language texting is harder than talking for me sorry for any weird language!

hellohello anon!💛

(for starters, ur english is perf so dont worry about that whatsoever)

if trying to actively affirm or assume doesnt feel productive to you, that's more than okay, you dont have to do any of that.

for advice on how to change your mindset and be more 'productive' in terms of shifting, id say to go back to the bare basics. strip shifting of everything social media has taught you that doesnt resonate with you. if you saw someone say that 'shifting is the act of moving your awareness to another reality' and that didnt stick with you, drop it. completely. even if that's what other people define shifting as, if that doesn't work for you, drop that.

id say to research shifting on your own and make your own definition that's more plausible to you. using the word 'productive' to me at least is a paradox when it goes with shifting. you dont have to be productive when it comes to spirituality. if you feel that way, id really recommend looking into daoism (specifically zhuangzi and his teachings. briefly, he emphasizes that laziness is still useful, and that your existence doesnt exist to merely be productive and useful to society).

for me, id actually argue that shifting flows so so much more when youre being effortless, instead of focusing on being 'productive' in order to reach your goal of shifting. (I think this post would really help with your dilemma if u haven't read it)

additionally, if you dont like affirming or loa/assuming (right there with you girl...) id recommend for you to look into non-dualism! its not a law, nor a rule, and requires absolutely nothing. veryyyy low maintenance

<<You can perceive the breath, but you can also perceive that you are perceiving it>>

What? I don't understand anything (it's a bit confusing). Is there any way to do it? How?

hi

I actually have no remembrance as to if I included this in one of my posts cough cough

but this is a common description for the concept of meta-awareness, which i suppose u could say is 'activated' by just recognizing and realizing that you're currently aware of your breath. because then u dont think of it as 'im breathing' you think of it as 'me, and then a breath.'

this creates an observer-observed relationship.

observer: you, the awareness that is witnessing the breath

observed: the object, the breath, the rise and fall, the inhale and exhale.

one word: metacognition. being mindful and observant of the ego, and what it produces.