The Psyche of The True Self: Forms of thought can act as clever shape-shifters when we fight against them, but feelings, especially passionate ones, can't be easily thought away or staved off because they come from a truer place. It's assured that a sense of true judgment is important to our life paths, but no judgment can truly be balanced without the presence of the intuition. We've been taught in Western society and societies influenced forcefully by the West that feelings are a sign of weakness. This patriarchal influence has ruined many to the truths that arises in our hearts. Artists and holistic-oriented individuals have been labeled as tree-huggers and laughed at by those considering themselves superior, but these so called 'superior' aka main-streamers seem to 'tune in' only to their basic functions according to the masses, and suspiciously deny the feeling aspect of the self.

We're entering times, where it's painfully obvious that the patriarchal mentality did not emerge from a fully functioning and true heart, which can lead to planet-wide destruction...unhappiness. The working key to power is how it is perceived. Perception is everything and without the true self-determination there is no power to be had.

Becoming Your True Self: Self-determination and the art of being go hand and hand...a state of flow that expresses, creates experiences, and expresses itself over and over again. We communicate with ourselves and others out of what we believe, and grow culture from ideas that sustain us in the cradle of our thought-based systems. Ideas are vital to our balance, sense of humbleness, and anchors us to a position or place, but we must be able to continue in our growth and expansion at any position if we're ever to bear fruit and discover the gems harbored deep within us.

We are far more than our mental instruments, but most of us have experienced and come from ancestors who've been trapped in the psyche alongside malignant rootless thought forms purposely imposed, and difficult to navigate through without self-love, or at the very least self-respect.

The path of resistance may be attractive to some depending upon how it's perceived. We lack direction without our deeper motivations, and we are certainly without motivation in the absence of our true desires and goals. It is quite easy to follow the desires and goals that others may have for us, as it may bear fruit for them, but while we are busy reaching the dreams that those around us may have we are slowly withering away our true dreams. Many times we consciously tuck away, or something that slipped from our awareness during a trauma, or a decision made on our part, that a dream we cherished would never manifest. Many of us are being controlled in this way, very much like a puppet. This problem of self negligence can be changed by changing our minds. We must fight it from our crowns, if we are to defeat it.

Creating Your True Self: Reconnecting with our feelings demands self-criticism and a willingness to hear ourselves no matter how imperfect or undeveloped our sentiments or ideas may seem at first. There are parts of ourselves that may be emerging from a place that has been repressed for generations. Relearning how to flow without flinching takes time, just as opening your eyes to adjust to the morning light can at first be uncomfortable and disorienting. Gradual acceptance of the light is assured as you become conditioned to it. In the same way, our minds take time to adjust to new forms of thought. Some ideas will die hard as our state of beliefs and lifestyles change as we re-connect with our true selves. It is within this stage of transformation that repetition and patience with ourselves becomes crucial!

Before reprogramming, we need to identify and assess our desires. The process of understanding our hearts and what we hold within them begins the moment we can relax enough to allow ourselves to unfold a little, and reveal what we've compressed, and stuffed away. A delicate process, it's important we avoid criticizing these desires, or even over-analyzing them. It's best for us to seek understanding of what the desires may be rooted in, and if they do not seem positive, how we can find a positive form for their reshaping.

An exercise that can be useful for this process is a variation of the 'I AM' exercise. In this version of the 'I AM' exercise, you would still take out a sheet of paper and compile a list of affirmations starting with I AM, but you would be focusing on qualities and achievements you would envision yourself having in a space without any obstacles or obstructions to your path. Whether you form 5 affirmations or 300, the gems harvested from this exercise give you a direct path to your core needs, which can assist you in your reprogramming. Remember always to form your affirmations in the present tense, to avoid confusing the psyche. e.g: 'I AM happy with my resources'.

In addition to being useful in the reprogramming part of your process, once you identify your true motivations/desires, this can also be a valuable tool for self-analysis. Beauty fixated affirmations that might end up on your list for instance, can alert you to a lack of personal appreciation of your physical form, which can be remedied by a ritual of whispering sweet nothings to yourself in the mirror weekly, even daily, or drawing hearts around an image bearing your likeness, or treating yourself to a day of pampering, all to get your mind focused and in the habit of appreciating your physical form.

If you find that you have written a lot of intelligence based affirmations, it will alert you that you have a desire for higher learning which can be achieved by: self-study, formal education, online tutorials, and books focusing on your areas of interest. You might also enroll in a few courses at a local college, while maybe utilizing a totem that symbolizes higher intelligence like the Owl, a charm or symbol within your jewelry, or in a picture/dream board hung in your room. Remember, the mind responds to symbols. Often referred to as the language of the soul, symbols are easier for the subconscious mind to understand than words are. This is why creating success collages can be such a powerful exercise!

Being Your True Self: Helping your mind learn to focus its attention on your best qualities can be achieved fairly quickly if exercises like the ones mentioned are utilized regularly for several months, and in some cases there are visible signs within 21 days.

In the process of being and becoming, self-acceptance is crucial. Who you are now (including all of the sacred glitches of the past that have made you stronger and wiser) is integral to who/what you are blooming into. We are wise to express appreciation for all of our lessons, as they truly do serve us with the information we need to better ourselves. Avoiding despair, and accepting the temporary nature of things can be vital to breaking through the soil during the lotus journey from lower to higher experiences. There is much to celebrate as we ascend. The growing pains are gifts. As we become more of ourselves from seed to bloom, we reach into our personal myths and sacred stories to find an archetypal self. Now filled with the feeling of confidence & purpose, even within in a society that may forgets the importance of feeling and dreaming. We find peace.

About The Author: Fellow Circle Sister Dazjae Zoem is a Motherland Faerie whisperer/author-illustrator of 'The Books of Zambarau-Maji Omnibus', and editorial chieftess for Purple Magazine. With appreciation for the Ymib.com sister circle a gift code is extended for your enjoyment of a complimentary Maji Omnibus download, until the end of May. The Code LT72Q may be entered at: Smashword Books to acquire your gift!