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Head Load. Why You're Better Off Not Thinking About It.

Dear Friend,

My neighbour sometimes leaves early for work. They slam their door shut; they give it a tug to make sure that it's locked and then walk off.

From experience, I know that's not the end of it. As if on cue, a few moments later I hear them walking back and giving the door another tug to make sure it's locked and then walking off.

A few moments later I hear them walking back and giving the door another tug to make sure it's locked and then walking off.

By the second or third attempt, we're good. They then do go off to work.

If obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is on a spectrum then we all show signs of it to a greater or lesser extent.

How many times today, for example, have you checked your phone?

According to 2023 Cell Phone Usage Stats, Americans check their phones 144 times a day, which is about once every 10 minutes.

It could be a chicken and egg problem (ie. which came first?) but this kind of behaviour is closely related to how much we're all overthinking these days.

Why the load on our heads? The World Health Organisation says there's been an increase globally in the rates of anxiety and depression with the pandemic, which are both marked by excessive unwanted thinking.

Whatever the reason, carrying an unnecessary head load does you no good.

When thinking about it doesn't solve anything, not thinking about it can. This is why your ability to be thoughtlessly aware is good for you (and could be an evolutionary adaptation). More below.

Also below: singing your way to a stronger immune system with Meta; and, exercising the power of your inward gaze to change things.

Best wishes

P.
PS.
Moon Calendar (at end) this coming week: Wed 30th Aug. - Full Moon / 'Blue' Moon (Emotional rollercoaster). Rare 'Blue' moon occurs when there are two full moons in a single month. The first full moon this month was on 1st Aug.

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Quote of the Week

"You become thoughtlessly aware [which] means you can remain in the present without thinking. Whenever you want you can think, whenever you don’t want you need not think. As a result of that you become a very peaceful personality."

February 15th 1992, Prahran (Australia).

"I'm on holiday in New York. In the evenings, when we get back to our hotel room, I meditate. I've noticed that the vibes I get in meditation is quite different to what I feel in London. Why is that?"

In Reply:

In New York you're sitting in the hamsa chakra of the world. In London you're sitting in the left heart chakra.

So the difference you're feeling is the difference in the qualities of those two chakras.

Hamsa is part of the Vishuddhi Chakra (America) so has the qualities of communicating, broadcasting and making decisions (mental).

The left heart chakra is the seat of the spirit so this may make it easier to touch the authenticity within yourself when you meditate.

Pic below shows which countries each chakra corresponds to. You could almost use it as a travel guide for choosing your holidays.

So, for example, if you wanted to strengthen your Mooladhara chakra, you could visit Sydney in Australia. If you wanted to fix stomach (Nabhi) problems you might try drinking the water in Delphi, Greece.