Propelled by the feeling of Shy, Despondence
"I am sensitive, therefore I must create a space of perfect safety where nothing can touch me."
We withdraw when we retreat from interpersonal realities while maintaining our sensitivity to them. Withdrawal offers advanced versions of a babe’s instinct to simply fall asleep when overstimulated. Not participating is not the same as being absent. A Withdrawn person might have some of the most insightful commentaries about what they just seemingly slept through. The drawback for Withdrawal is that it does not make space for interpersonal sharing. The habit to immediately step back from all things distressing, creates endless tensions in relationships.
As Adults we Withdraw as a means to experience inner Engagement
Withdrawal in Consensus Reality
There is a consensus reality - where we perceive that which is agreed upon as reliable. In this shared reality, we generally see four “acceptable” combinations of Withdrawing defense mechanisms operating. Developed in early childhood, they continue to operate as a basic temperamental style throughout adulthood. Here we see Withdrawal as it combines with its four common partners: detaching, projecting, disavowing, and denying.
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When Withdrawal is combined with Projection, I behave as an Adversary - withdrawing from my indignant feelings while seeking to be Valiant.
Active in the everyday Personas of the Heartbreaker and Fixer
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When Withdrawal is combined with Disavowal, I behave as a Mercenary - Withdrawing from my Anxious feelings while seeking to be Abiding
Active in the everyday Personas of the
Diplomat, the Straight Shooter, the Chancellor, and the Advisor
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When Withdrawl is combined with Denial, I behave as a Vagabond - withdrawing from my deficient feelings while seeking to be Profound
Active in the everyday Personas of the Free Spirit, the Savant, the Disruptor, and the Adept
Withdrawal as a Dark Wave in Non-Consensus Reality
As our attachment to the rotating Defense Structures within us dissolves, attention turns to disembodied dark waves that we find alive in our environment.
Dark wave energies are experienced outside the accepted norms of reality; sometimes occurring in our sex lives, more often in the form of compelling Doppelgangers - the “Others” - operating outside that which we find acceptable.
As we gain a more personal relationship to these Dark Wave entities, we place ourselves at the Gates of Dawn.
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Do you find yourself disturbed by the appearance of those with neurodivergencies in your world? Might you recognize in their appearance, a doppelgänger to your own unresolved actualization of Spontaneity?
Open to the sensations of this all consuming avoidance, suffering to stay hidden.
A state of withdrawing and recoiling from one’s feelings can block reality and summon the Dark Wave entity witnessed in
The Ponaturi
(the Maori legendary creatures who are fatal in daylight)
This state of reality-blockade can best be soothed by giving attention to Spontaneity
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Do you find yourself disturbed by the appearance of those with Agoraphobic tendencies in your world? Might you recognize in their appearance, a doppelgänger to your own unresolved actualization of Grace?
Open to the sensations of this black pill fatality lost in negative self scrutiny.
A state of withdrawal and discharging one’s feelings can block reality and summon the Dark Wave entity witnessed in
Tezcatlipoca
(the Aztec "Smoking Mirror" god sowing discord)
This state of reality-blockade can best be soothed by giving attention to Grace
Both the Autist (Ponaturi) and Incel (Tezcatlioca) suffer an unmet aspirations for
Sanguine
Sanguine Optimism
Optimism
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Actualizing the Great Wolf of Spontaneity
and the Great Elephant of Grace
offers Sanguine Optimism
to the dark wave energies of the Ponaturi and the Choronzon.
Focus on the call of these Pipers in you.
They point you toward non-dominant aspects of your True Self.
What would you be willing to learn and actualize from your own Spontaneity and Grace?
To call upon Spontaneity and Grace to meet
Ponaturi and Tezcatlipoca energies,
first set aside the impulse to withdraw from feelings of Discouragement and Spitefulness.
In the pause of that quiet moment, turn there to the presence of these two Pipers at the Gates of Dawn heralding the Great Dolphin of Divine Serenity.
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To learn Spontaneity:
Give attention to the teachings of Pu (unworked wood) in Taoism.
This call is aided by observing the following Personas and Natural Forces already at work in my world.
The work of the Idealist as
Zero Point Core: A state of minimal energy, characterized by quantum fluctuations and an underlying reservoir of potential. Being the still point of a spinning gyroscope
The work of the Confidant as
Harmonic Resonance: The amplification of vibrations due to matching frequencies, Singing in harmony, cancelling discordances
The work of the Jester as
Tidal Forces: Gravitational difference across an object; Stretching and distorting influence to the breaking point.
The work of the Vanguard as
Capacitor: Accumulator of energy differences across an insulator; rapidly releasing electrical charge. Unspoken words, waiting release
The work of the Ascetic as
Isotopic Container: A carefully regulated system containing potent energy, shielded from external influence. Enduring the dualistic forces of binding and decay
The work of the Martyr as
Homeostatic Regulator: A self-correcting system, sacrificing internal elements to maintain a critical balance. Enduring external pressures to preserve integrity of the whole
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To learn Grace:
Give attention to the teachings of the Shekhina or Christ in the Abrahamic Faiths.
This call is aided by observing the following Personas and Natural Forces already at work in my world.
The work of the Guide as
Nuclear Fusion: A process of synthesis where light nuclei combine under extreme conditions, releasing vast energy and creating heavier elements. Like the engine of stars
The work of the Influencer as
Gravity: A mass-based deformation of spacetime; compelling objects to follow its path. A presence, altering the trajectories of those within its field.
The work of the Conspirator as
Subduction Zone: A region where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, generating immense friction and pressure. Unresolved conflicts, buried and held
The work of the Perfectionist as
Stellar Nucleosynthesis: A meticulous process of nuclear fusion; carefully forging heavier elements from lighter ones under immense pressure. Like a fractal, infinitely repeating a pattern of increasing complexity.
The work of the Entertainer as
Nuclear Binding: A unifying energy, constantly drawing nucleons into a shared existence.
The work of the Grandstander as
Incandescent Core: A self-generating source of luminous intensity. Inner radiance, attracting receptive gazes
To those practicing Spontaneity and Grace under the guidance of Divine Serenity there arises the Sacred Technology of
Aphanipoiesis
(The talent to perceive and engage with emergent properties within a living system.)
This inherently meaningful dynamic attends the rigid isolation active in the Autist (Ponaturi) and the despairing passivity of the Incel (Tezcatlioca).