the Not-Self: resistance vs. ease
it's heavy and uncomfortable...but you're safe in here!
Imagine a video game character who has limitless potential and incredible skills, but due to some of the game’s settings being fixed in place early on— this character seems ineffective, held-back, and just won’t allow you to ENJOY or experience the full capacity of the game!
This is living in the Not-Self: a limited and obscured way of engaging with the world around us.
Can we update our “default settings”, change our beliefs, start responding instead of reacting…and maybe start clearing the fog of confusion?
Absolutely, we can - and this will expand our capacity as conscious, free, and joyful beings in delightful ways!
But - we’ll also start encountering our Not-Self programming in various ways, and it’s highly likely to trip us up!
Each Type in Human Design has particular types of NOT-SELF behaviours that arise as a means of protecting ourselves from unhelpful influences.
