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One of the most important things we can come to understand on our journey of self-exploration is our own true nature. One of the reasons that it is so difficult to recognize is because it is ‘obscured’, clouded, by layers and layers of conditioning.
What do I mean by conditioning? Most of us have heard of a conditioned reflex with the classic example being Pavlov’s dogs, who were conditioned to salivate when a bell rang. The dictionary definition of a conditioned reflex is:
“an acquired response that is … conditional on the occurrence of a stimulus”.
In other words, we learn to respond in specific ways to certain external events and situations. This is one of the main tools used in the advertising industry to condition us to desire products in certain situations. Yet human conditioning is much more complex than simple stimulus and response, because we are such intelligent and complex creatures!
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| | Contemporary western psychology places our capacity for conditioning within the context of this single lifetime yet, if we take into account eastern philosophies and the concept of reincarnation, we can see that we probably have layers and layers of conditioning that have been created over many, many, lifetimes. Not all human behavior can be explained by our experience in only one lifetime. Have you ever wondered why you might be different than your siblings, even though you were all raised in the same family?
In a sense, each one of us is like an antique oil painting that has acquired layers and layers of ingrained dirt over the years, so much so that the original bright colors can no longer be seen. When the painting is lovingly, carefully, and delicately cleaned up the underlying colors begin to reveal themselves!
It is very important
to come to understand that you are not your conditioning. It is not who you are but is simply something
that has been acquired. You can realize this by using your skills of self-observation throughout your day to witness your own conditioning, which shows up as unconscious reacting.
The reason I so often refer to your Sun and Moon signs as your primary ‘personality’ signs is because they are more likely to reflect your conditioning than the other planets. Especially the Moon.
“The majority of men and women
are ruled by the Moon”
- Alan Oken
It is said that the Moon rules our instincts and emotions and nowhere do we see our conditioning at work more than in the realm of instinct and emotion. Everything we do on a daily basis is largely as a result of our conditioning: how we walk, talk, think, what we eat, and how we react and respond to people and the world around us. If we observe ourselves closely as we go through our day, we can see our own conditioning as it plays out.
Esoterically it is thought that the Moon indicates your most recent past life, and that part of your healing work in this lifetime is to ‘heal’ the wounds carried over from that life. These are indicated by the placement and condition of the Moon in your chart. Look to your Moon sign to see what energy dynamics might be acting out in this lifetime as a result of this ‘wound’. Look to the house placement of the Moon in your chart to see what area of your life this is most likely to show up.
It is very important that you walk the ‘path of the Moon’ very gently, and with great compassion for yourself, because there may still be emotional pain from the past-life issues associated with your Moon sign. It is therefore very important to learn the art of self-exploration without self-judgement or self-criticism. After all, Pavlov’s dogs were not to blame for slobbering! You are not here to judge and punish yourself.
All that is required is that you bring your loving awareness to these dynamics and allow yourself to receive the understanding gently, from where you will develop great compassion for yourself, others, and this human condition. The human condition is one of ‘conditioning’!
“Your true colors are beautiful, like a rainbow”
- Cyndi Lauper, True Colors.
Over time, as you observe yourself deeply, you will grow in awareness, and there will be the key to your awakening. As you simply relax and observe without judgement, layer upon layer of conditioning arises and releases, revealing your true colors beneath. Your true rainbow colors are more of the nature of awareness, clarity, joy, love and a deep sense of inner peace.
As everything else is seen to be conditioning, you will realize your true nature is this clear awareness. In this way, you set yourself free.
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