“I Do Try and Control Who Enters My Mind”

I haven’t paid much attention to her because I do try and control who enters my mind. So this is, in fact, the first time I’ve probably ever watched anything consciously by her. But to see this grey hair strand, which is kind of reminiscent of The Munsters — it’s deliberate archetyping as a witch. And to someone like me who tries to control what goes into my mind, this came out of nowhere.

Source: Podcast Pensees 124

The author’s own practice: deliberately controlling “who enters my mind.” And yet: “this came out of nowhere.” Even the inventor of the method can be surprised. Tool 11 is an aspiration, not a guarantee. The practice is constant, imperfect, and essential.

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