Thinking deep.
I know a lot of us resist thinking too deep about things, so I’m going to encourage you, if you have high Intellection (Strengths), please don’t resist taking the time to be in static places and let your brain go all the way to the core.
Personally, I resist this because of distractibility and boredom and such. Even though I’m a dominant Intellection. But recently, I’ve been experimenting with being online less, having less distraction, and with being either outside or alone more.
I had an Intellection session this morning that blew my absolute mind. Answered literally every question I’ve been asking myself for weeks (maybe months, maybe years). I feel healed by that thinking time in a way I can’t quite explain.
But I had to do the hard thing. I had to resist the temptation to distract myself or to expect easy or quick answers. I had to be willing to battle the lions I met on the way, and I had to descend all the way through every complication and every potential roadblock in my way.
I heard Pete Holmes once joking about how much he hates Waze because it tricks us into thinking we need to get through traffic faster for some kind of noble reason. (Essentially, we never QTP the need to hurry.) And I agree.
Of course, I understand, not everyone has friendly spaces inside, and not everyone has cultivated the armor or the weapons necessary to battle the dark corners. So if this is resistance to you, assume you know yourself better than me. Ignore me.
But if you have been feeling uncertain and uncentered and you are dominant in Intellection (or even just if you resonate with this advice), please consider shutting everything off and letting yourself “deep into deep awareness” as Pete said in the Waze bit. Contemplate something.
Yes, sometimes we have to do emotional battle down there. And sometimes, we run into unfriendly places (even if we know it’s ultimately safe to let ourselves be still). And obviously, this isn’t for everyone.
If it’s for you, though, let this be your clarion call.
Listen to the deep magic.
I’ll be here for a bit to hang with those of us who resonate here or who have questions or pushback. And then I’m back to the deep.
Love you all.
– Becca
