My mind usually lives in a lucid place. Somewhere between my subconscious and the edges of the universe. But the government of the world has been calling my attention more than ever.
I see a species that has forgotten it’s native language. We are energetic beings co-existing + co-creating in an interconnected system. What we do to ourselves…we do to each other. What we do to each other. We do to ourselves. It’s one of the only things I know to be true without exception.
I’m no economist or political expert. I won’t pretend to have systems level solutions to offer. But what I do know is this, we are all affecting everything…all of us…always.
If we want a different world we must participate in creating it every day. We must live coherently from the inside out + with intention everyday.
Embodiment + Internal Government
How conscious are you of your internal government system? Have you chosen your thoughts or were they given to you? How do you know what you know?
These are questions I have had to sit deeply with the past few years as I recover from spiritual abuse + mind control (Check out my articles on spiritual recovery here).
Look deeply into the intention of our current governing. What do you see? Emptiness. Soullessness. Disembodied governing creates disembodied systems.
Here’s an example. I was raised in a faith that glorified abandoning the intelligence of the body. I was rewarded socially for self-harm, self-sacrifice + self erasure. It wasn’t until my body warned me with impending collapse that I began questioning the system itself. How could it be spiritual to ignore the decline of my mental and physical well-being? How could that be love? The dissonance was loud and unresolvable. The truth was horrifying and unforgettable. I wasn’t being guided. I was being abused.
Abusive Systems + Disembodiment
A body that has been evacuated of its will + taught to distrust itself is easy to control. Because I had no internal governing system of my own, I didn’t perceive myself as tolerating abuse. I perceived myself as being patient, diligently waiting a divine reward for my sacrifice. Well worded, well timed hope is spiritual molly for the downtrodden + abusive systems know that.
Developing a relationship with your body, your energy + your emotions is how you begin to hear your internal governing speak for itself. It’s how you protect yourself. It’s how you create a world made of integrity + alignment.
Resources
📕 🔗 Go Love Yourself: In my book I have alchemized lessons about control, manipulation + Narcissistic thinking into a manual that helps you reconnect to your body.
📕 🔗 Becoming Unfuckwithable: This guide decodes common power plays + provides strategies for dealing with them in your everyday life.
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