[NoraSpinnor]

The Western world is logic-based. Few reasonable people would consider making a decision without some type of logical assessment. But does this always lead to the best outcomes? Along with logic, the brain introduces many anxieties and fears, and for the average person, decisions are often based on avoiding possible pitfalls. While this seems reasonable at first, what it really leads to is a life spent avoiding fears rather than chasing goals.

In The Young Man and the Sage, this theme pops up continuously. Laolys ascends the mountain a nervous wreck, but if he is to return and maintain his sanity, he must relinquish these fears.

The sage under whom Laolys studies repeatedly emphasizes the danger of fear. He calls it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Fear is an incredibly powerful emotion, and powerful emotions act like resonant attractors in Netism’s Net. Because of this, we will inevitably face those fears. It is best, according to the sage, to stop fearing anything altogether. Don’t start fearing fear either; that’s worse.

Relinquishing fear is easier said than done. Most fear is rooted in self-doubt and personal insecurity. Laolys, like most people, constantly doubts himself. This is cancerous to ascension. We will never be able to rise if, deep down, we believe we are inept. To resolve our unease, we must quiet the brain and reach into the spirit. Only then can we see our real nature and worth.

From The Young Man and the Sage (Nora Spinnor):
“The brain is powerful, but it’s also dangerous. When it comes to the soul, it can be fatal. True wisdom comes from the heart, from emotions, from the spirit. The brain questions, doubts, and fixates on both the best and worst possibilities. The heart doesn’t do any of that. The heart just knows.”
We do not have to ascend a mountain to achieve this, but we do have to find periods of solitude. We have to step away from the constant noise of society, which drags us in every direction at once and, ultimately, away from ourselves.

In Netism, the spirit is seen as eternal, versatile, and holographic, meaning it can take on a variety of natures and is connected to a larger whole. No one is locked into one mode of being, but the brain often argues this fact. It chooses a self-narrative and rejects information that contradicts it. It writes the script for us, and for better or worse, we willingly play our role.

In ancient Egypt, the first organ removed in mummification was the brain, which was immediately discarded. The sage says this is no accident. In matters of the soul, the brain is almost always a hindrance. It questions, doubts, and argues; it imagines a variety of possible outcomes, not all of them good. In today’s world, however, most people forget that they are not their brains. Our dominant emotions and fears do not define us; at any moment, we can change the script.

Netism discusses life as a series of reincarnations. The spirit has learned many lessons already, but the conscious mind focuses only on this life. This is ideal, as each experience is valuable to our personal evolution, even if it is negative. All knowledge is recorded in the spirit forever, even though the mind continuously forgets. This means that our intuition is valuable and that meditation and quiet reflection can provide us with insights.

The question here isn’t logic vs. emotion, but rather the limits of logic. Our waking, conscious perspective is valuable, but it only sees a limited scope. We do not suggest throwing out reason, but integrating intuitive sensing into rational judgment. The spirit sees a wider truth, but the brain consistently argues with it.

In The Young Man and the Sage, a joke is made that the smartest people often have the most anxieties; no one has ever told them they should consider not using their brains. The root of this joke is exactly what we are describing: the brain fears, while the spirit just knows.

To use this concept, practice quieting the mind. See thoughts as signals, not commands. Separate yourself from your self-narrative and breathe deeply. Physically grounding yourself in natural earth may also have benefits in reducing stress and supporting regulation (Oschman, Chevalier, & Brown, 2015).

Logic is important, but understand its limits. Wisdom arrives with humility. The best minds frequently come to the wrong conclusions; answers are only as good as the data upon which they are based. When in doubt, reach beyond waking thought—understanding, too, that sometimes there are no clearly “good” or “bad” solutions. Sometimes the only real answer depends on making a decision and living through the experience.

The Young Man and the Sage by Nora Spinnor is available on Amazon and other major book retailers.

Reference
Oschman JL, Chevalier G, Brown R. The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. J Inflamm Res. 2015 Mar 24;8:83–96. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S69656.

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[joshchen]

This speaks to me. If I do not remember to quiet my mind, I can get all worked up. Ask my wife, she’ll tell you, lol.

[AmberXStardust]

Wow! This puts things I kinda always felt into words in a way that I can’t argue with.
Like, idk why my brain gets things so messed up sometimes, but my ꨄ heart ꨄ always knows my truth

[FieldsOfJasmine]

Dont know how many times I’ve felt something then argued it away with logic and later found out I was right all along, gotta listen that your spirit talking to u

[CosmicNomad42]

Don’t know how many journeys it took for me to get this but its something that keeps getting revealed the more I look

[DREW]

At first I want to argue, then I see it is my brain. Never put weight in emotions but you say spirit sees more data, maybe there is truth there too.

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