Step 3. Consciousness Growth – Healthy Sustainable Living

Step 3. As our Authentic Self, we can both prevent and Heal False Beliefs and Shadows. False beliefs often develop when we perceive threats to our lives, when no imminent threat actually exists. For instance, we may feel powerless, self-less, worthless, or loveless in the situation. We then naturally react with fear that generates automatic fight, flight, or freeze reactions to save us. This combination of false beliefs and primitive reactions is remembered, and in the process, it produces a Shadow of the past that follows us into future similar situations. For instance, these beliefs and reactions reactivate and hi-jack our perceptions and actions in the new situation. Thus, they frequently harm us, others, and the world. We heal both the false beliefs and the reactions by consciously waking up, grounding in our authentic self, and then, choosing and practicing healthy responses for the situation. In these ways, we rewire our brain to respond in healthy manners in similar future situations.