Same goes for the psyche, no? Of course it does.
Ever get this unsettled feeling - something is wrong, I'm annoyed, something's not right, I'm nauseous, GRRRRR!!!! I want to scream or sink or set ablaze or hide in a hole - but why? What? I thought I had a handle on this, but something is still stressing me.
If you checked out my 2013 recommended reading list you may know of the following exercise from Tantra for the West (paraphrased):
1 - Ask yourself a simple question - What's really getting to me? (or similar)
2 - Immediately answer yourself, completely uncensored. Answer with that most unthinkable, unspeakable answer. Shame be damned.
3 - How do you feel? Did you tap into it? Do you feel lighter? If not, try again and again. Every time you try, thank yourself for trying.
4 - Eventually you'll hit it. You'll tap it. And you'll know. There's a chance you'll hate this answer - hate seeing yourself as someone capable of such rotting roots. But you'll feel pretty darn good. You'll be proud of yourself for your honesty.
5 - When you hit it, share your revelation with someone. Test it out. See how it feels.
(OK - This exercise is pretty deep in my brain. It's a part of how I now function. I wrote all that down from memory and the book says the same darn things.)
The first time I used this exercise I was needing to get deeper than the feeling of jealousy. Jealousy wasn't sickening me. Something else was. And I found it. And it was such a relief. The most recent time I used this was to help understand my need to reset, and I found it. Finding it didn't transform me like a magic wand, but it did enable me to move past the agony of obsession. It freed me, if you will. And it works for issues both big and small.
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| Welcome back, bulbs! Spring is here and these roots are good. |
Wishing your psyche a good spring cleaning....
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