It’s easy to point out things we see others do. “You are…” is a common refrain heard everywhere. The chant of, “You did, you did, you did,” accompanied by pointed fingers and words shape the energetic world. The energetic world is where the relationship is experienced between the physical bodies. It becomes difficult to cultivate a warm, hugging relationship when the thoughts are stirring up a different story, stories projected away from self and at others.
For spiritual growth, you will need the information you are telling yourself by pointing out things in others. Each time you point something out in another person without turning it around to see what you’re telling yourself, you separate from yourself. Over time this separation becomes the norm, and eventually, you have a strongly divided self at war, one side against the other.
Gaining access to what you are thinking is key here to hacking an old system destined to keep you in lockdown. Your projections are yours, important newsflashes that guide your path into the spiritual realm. I often use an Undercover Cop approach. I sneak around the edges of my mind, listening to thoughts that are sent off as a barbed attack, resulting in a bang, bang, “You did! You did!”
For a long time, my Defense sprang up to deny that I had done anything wrong. “I just spoke the truth,” Defense argues, absolutely certain that what I pointed out in others was justified, honest, and direct.
My Undercover Cop persevered. He believes that it is true, I need those projected pictures of what others did in order to clear my own path of doing the same thing. Somewhere I’m doing the same thing, and if I can take on my side of the issue, I can contribute toward unification instead of separation.
But, it’s tough. I shake my head, adamant that I don’t do what I point out in others. That’s the point — they are doing what they are doing and they had better change.
The exercise comes down to Dump Judgment practice. Dump the judgment of things being good or bad, right or wrong, correct or incorrect. What you are pointing out in others is also your own reflection. You can't get others to change, but you can loosen the lockdown a bit by clearing your own actions.
Recently I took on an extreme Turn It Around Practice Challenge. As I watched the presidential debates, my objective was to listen without judgment, noting my projected thoughts for an after the debate Turn It Around Practice. Undercover Cop presented the gathered evidence, Defense sprang to action, and Spiritual Guide waved them along the path, encouraging them to apply their skills in new ways. Undercover Cop agreed to hold the line of self-reflection and Defense agreed to champion the terrified self daring to let go and unify.
