In the words of Dante Alighieri, “The path to paradise begins in hell.”
Our instincts are fundamental and deeply connected to our bodies. We have five senses, gifts from the Creator to help us navigate this physical reality. Beyond these senses, we have our emotional body, our mental body, and our spiritual body, along with intuition. But instincts, at their core, exist to save us and protect us, especially in times of danger. They are also intricately tied to understanding our immune system.
For instance, you can smell fear. You can see shapes or movements that make you feel unsafe. You can hear certain voices or sounds in your mind that signal it’s time to leave a situation. You can feel it in your gut when something is wrong. This is what I’m talking about: the body knows when it’s in danger. The body knows when it needs to get out. The immune system isn’t going to encourage you to indulge—it’s not going to say, Yes, eat that cake. Yes, drink that bottle of wine. No. The body will say, This doesn’t feel right. This doesn’t look good. This doesn’t smell safe. That’s when you need to listen.
Everything I need is in my body.
To blame is to give your power away. To take responsibility for your bads makes you more powerful. Your instincts will guide you to discern in this foggy moment in time and history, as reality is being revealed as it is, not as we thought it was.
The nodal axis is shifting this weekend, aligning with the need to trust yourself and learn to discern without judgment.
Nurture this connection by exploring practices like conscious breathing, breath work, polyvagal exercises, or somatic therapy. These will support realigning yourself with something greater, like the Creator.
I write about these themes:
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