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

after taking a step back from this account (and deciding it was the right thing to do) i think i've come to a conclusion about the shifting community

I really do not think we were meant to engage in this much content surrounding shifting.

now, that's not to say that the advice on here is inherently wrong or useless, (quite the opposite really) but I do think there's just a LOT of it.

and I mean a LOT.

which again, may not be a bad thing. a lot of the advice pertains to different aspects of shifting and how to tackle it and find the key.

but I really do think that's where it all went wrong.

you may hear a lot of people say thing like "we were never meant to know this many people" or "we were never meant to have access to this much content" and I think we can apply a lot of this to shifting as a whole.

something that inspired this post was an ask I received yesterday when I logged back onto this account for the first time in a few weeks. the very first one. something along the lines of asking if I left because I lied.

now, when I first read that, my first thought wasn't, "how dare this person accuse me of such a thing? how dare they accuse me of stooping so low???!!!"

my first thought was that this was likely someone that thinks they haven't had any success in their journey and started looking at outside sources as scapegoats to blame their frustrations on.

and i wasn't really mad

(actually I was for a few minutes but that's beside the point!)

but I realized that this isn't uncommon. I've seen countless shifting creators receive asks in different fonts asking the same thing.

"Why haven't I shifted yet?"

I want you to think and look at that sentence for a second. asking someone (who doesn't even know you because let's be honest, no matter how well worded and detailed your ask is, they still don't know you to the extent you know yourself) why YOU haven't shifted.

now, I will sympathize with you if you've been in this spot, because it isn't easy. I understand desperation. I do. I promise. but im telling you, the advice you come up with yourself will help and resonate with you 100x more.

but the thing is, you aren't alone. the same creators and big blogs u ask that question to HAS been in your exact spot. and usually, the moment they log off socials and start looking inwards on how to shift, is when the shift actually happens. (and no this is not meant to be a cheat code on how to shift, it's just something I've noted in the community)

a post from a creator I saw a while ago really resonated with me. and it made me realize, when I saw shifting at its core, that people are seeing it as a to-do list. we've come a long way from 2020, but that was only a few years ago, so some aspects of shifting from that time are still evident in the community today.

you cannot blame anyone for not shifting, but that also includes you. don't be hard on yourself. shifting isn't insanely easy like everyone says (in my opinion), but it is simple.

go back to the bare basics. you may ask, "well what are the basics of shifting?" they're whatever YOU think they are.

this is kind of my letter to shiftblr (one that is definitely not proofread....) as I may not be posting regularly on here for a long while. but just know i love my mutuals and followers and everyone on here!🪷

goodnight for now and good luck forever!💛

We don’t have to respect a belief that doesn’t even respect us -ex muslim

im not muslim anymore, but im not gonna let some random anon assign a meaning to something personal to ME and tell me what I have to do lol

if u actively choose to not respect something, that's on you. who's we??? even if I dont agree with something youre never going to hear me say some bs like "WE don't respect this"

hello?????

I stopped using tumblr for a bit because im a highschooler that wanted to detox and stop consuming unnecessary content. why would i lie about shifting....idgaf that much

i love all of u & wish u the best in your journey !!💛

I’m traveling right now (travelling alone for the first time! My trip started a week ago) but sometimes feel overwhelmed by my CR and I’m not sure what I can do for reconnecting to my DR. I’ll be travelling for around five more weeks in this country

Your blog is one of my favorites btwww amazing fr

hi lovely!💛

YOURE TRAVELING ALONE OMGGG THATS AMAZING

(and thank u omg that genuinely means a lot)

well thankfulllyyyy almost every single one of my drs are animated lol

a lot of the time i genuinely just scroll on pinterest, seriously. depending on the dr, theres a lot of media that I can consume that reminds me of it anyway

I also get nostalgic REALLY bad, like its genuinely this gut-wrenching feeling of being in my dr that makes me homesick

sometimes ill imagine certain scenarios in my dr and see if they resonate with me (which if they do, that usually means ill get deja vu/a memory from my dr)

but a lot of the time, I just have that feeling of being connected, like I dont need to do anything to prove it

during methods, if I haven't already fallen asleep yet (PLEASE give me tips so that I can control my wakefulness.....) I just find that sweet spot in the void where my mind is awake and my ego is disconnected, and then affirm/re-loop a scene with my five senses