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Shame is an Inner Realm Overlord. He controls vast checkered patterns, fields of perception, and mountains of accessible data. I did not know him by name for many years because he masked as Defensive, Knight of Protection. Defensive and Jujdgment were close buddies, and Shame paired them to build a strong wall, separating me from my inner self. Shame is aware the more I Release Trek to the Interior, the less hold he will have. He had no worries as long as I followed Defensive and Judgment, building walls painted to reflect success.
Someone called me out for exercising defensiveness instead of listening, and I denied it until I could hear the defensive tones in my voice. I followed the tones, marking muscle organization patterns. I noted tense, forward-shifting neck and shoulders, shallow breath, and locked knees. Not a pattern I wanted to continue strengthening, so I designed a 12 Muscle Organization Station Grid and hopped on the Self Awareness Path for some serious Release Treks.
First, I filled the 12 Muscle Organizations with visuals and possible Story Choices. For example, I have a variety of visuals for my Soles — walking barefoot in the sand, a line grid, or a reflexology chart, for starters. My choice of stories varies from frozen to running. As I filled in the other MO Station visuals and stories, I could interrupt major defensive patterns and recode them for Energy…