Change is everywhere, devastating our lives and leaving no one indifferent. It is drawing us inward to identify and process our individual sense of loss and pain, asking us to let go of our attachment to what was before. This process is twofold: the dissolution of an old paradigm and the emergence of a new paradigm, in which you can thrive when you understand how to navigate.
Once the storm has passed, there will be time to rebuild. New life will emerge again, and we can find renewed hope by preparing for life after this.
But right now, during this time of loss and death, the flaws of the old paradigm are laid bare for all to see. No matter how painful it is, we must first acknowledge these shortcomings if we are to build a better future and not repeat the mistakes of the past.
This period of global death and rebirth offers seed ways of new life forms to participate more effectively in creating a society that benefits all. We are moving from a linear and three-dimensional paradigm to a non-linear and multidimensional paradigm.
By understanding the navigational limitations of the old paradigm, we can embrace the possibilities of a new and higher level of consciousness to guide us forward. I would like to offer you a navigational perspective for the emerging multidimensional paradigm, as well as a functional roadmap to level perceptions and support our developing potential in this new paradigm.
The old paradigm navigation system
The navigation system of the duality-based paradigm consisted of a three-step process, which can be recognized in all the important events of the last decades:
1. Problem
Issues are generally labeled as such, not at the grassroots level, but by leadership, the media, or both. It can be a false flag or it can have merit. Either way, the focus is on handling these issues superficially, often at the cost of ignoring deeper systemic issues. This process of labeling certain issues as problems and ignoring others was ego-driven, shortsighted, and often exploited for personal gain.
2. Reaction
Once a ‘problem’ is labeled by the ego, it triggers an egoic response in others at the same level of consciousness, because it resonates at that level throughout the collective. Ego responses commonly evoke fear, anger, guilt, shame, and greed. These emotions trigger the ego survival response in humans, narrowing their focus to dualistic black / white thinking and blocking creativity. Often times, ego-based leadership continues to fuel the flames with “evidence” of how serious the problem is, increasing audience reactivity.
3. Solution
Once people are engulfed in a frenzy of fear and reactivity, blinded to alternatives by their basic survival instincts, a ‘solution’ is offered; however, the ‘solution’ offered is simply a smokescreen for more dire agendas of power and control. And so manipulative egos sell a superficial solution to fear-based egos without actually addressing the core issues. Such solutions are always doomed to failure, because they do not go beyond the ego’s survival instinct and perpetuate the problem-reaction-solution reactive cycle.
There is a gift embedded in this crisis: We have the opportunity to rise from the ashes of this limited paradigm by adopting higher perspectives to create more equitable processes for our world.
The navigation system of the new paradigm
The emerging new paradigm operates on multidimensional levels of consciousness, not just the egoic level of survival. It fosters a growing consensus that to address problems effectively, we must do so from a higher level of consciousness than where the problem originated. Einstein told us this more than a century ago!
Operating from higher levels of awareness expands awareness of multiple options and supports more empowered decision making. To transcend the old problem-reaction-solution paradigm, I would like to offer you three concepts for effective navigation in a new paradigm: Awareness, Neutralization, and Discernment.
These three concepts form the acronym YTogether, they symbolize an inclusive and multi-dimensional perspective in addressing issues. We do not live in a simplistic and dualistic world of this gold that; we live in a multidimensional Universe where this Y what, Y a multitude of other possibilities coexist. To navigate effectively in this emerging paradigm, it is imperative that we start working with these superior navigation skills:
1. Consciousness
We cannot heal, fix or change what we are not aware of. Ignoring problems does not make them go away. Who decides what are the important issues? What is behind the disguised symptoms of problems in our society? If we want to make a significant change, we must think for ourselves, educate ourselves, and learn to decide for ourselves. We are all responsible for life on this planet and our individual choices are important. To create true meaning and purpose in life, we need to use our divinely given free will to learn, analyze, and choose for ourselves!
2. Neutralization
When we become aware of a problem causing dissonance or imbalance, it is not helpful to judge or blame others for the situation. Doing that makes us part of the problem! Feeling out of balance is a symptom of old and dense emotions in us that need to be processed. As long as we look outside ourselves for a scapegoat, we cannot evolve in consciousness. The planet needs us to evolve or else we will all go extinct. It is time to own the shadow in us because the teaching will continue until the lesson is learned. We need to neutralize all Dense emotion, no matter who caused it, so that we can transform that energy into higher levels of consciousness. By neutralizing the thick emotion within us, we are releasing the ego’s hold on us while creating space for higher frequencies of forgiveness, love, and faith. The neutralization of the old energies frees us to find a better way.
3. Discernment
Finding optimal solutions is easier when there are no discrepancies in our value systems and we are no longer manipulated by the ego in ourselves or in others. To find the way forward, we must take a higher perspective on the issues and evaluate the options on multiple levels. Once we can see multiple options, we can discern the most optimal one. We need to navigate from our inner discernment rather than being manipulated from the outside. Solutions that look great at first can be exposed as flawed once we evaluate them from multiple levels in terms of content and context. Discernment always guides us towards optimal decisions and is a skill that we can all learn.
Update our perception systems
To effectively navigate the emerging multidimensional paradigm, we also need to update our perception systems. The old paradigm of duality consciousness thrived in ego-based positions: we defined who we were by opposing what we were not. We let the ego control the agenda through our thoughts, feelings, and emotions. These forms of consciousness, while useful, are subject to the whims of the ego and become limited in a multidimensional world. If we want to rebuild a better society, we need to update these basic areas of perception to operate from a higher level of understanding, love, and perfection:
1. From thought to understanding
Knowledge itself is a self-limiting ego activity. Knowledge that encompasses both content and the appropriate context for its application, on the other hand, fosters wisdom and offers insight. We need to learn, apply, and become the change we want to see. We need to allow our learning to transform us first, so that our presence comes from a place of knowledge and integrity. This gives us a solid foundation for empowered decision making.
2. From feelings to love
In the old paradigm, it was easy to nurture hurt feelings and to have been wronged. In the long run, wallowing in those feelings keeps us trapped in the ego’s victim consciousness and its never-ending need for validation or revenge. It is time to free ourselves from these emotions by doing the work of inner healing: forgiving the perpetrators, understanding that injured people cannot avoid hurting others, and recognizing the shadow in us that is capable of doing the same. When we heal and release these primary emotions, we find that our natural resting place in consciousness becomes more loving: not the Hollywood kind of conditional and temporary love, but a permanent and unconditional love for all forms of life. This superior expression of love goes hand in hand with compassion and wisdom.
Our task is to become less affected by fleeting feelings and emotions, and to base our actions on the unconditional love of the Creator. From there, we can co-create optimal solutions rather than appease our egos looking for scapegoats to blame.
3. From positionality to perfection
In an ego-driven mindset, everything is viewed from the perception of how you could satisfy the ego’s needs and promote your own self-interest at the expense of the other. The ego thrives by taking a stand on everything. To feel justified or important, you need to label things good or bad, right or wrong. By doing so, you keep your focus on problems or errors rather than working to find solutions. The expansion of consciousness of All That Is, on the other hand, allows dualistic views to fade until we can contemplate the magnificence of Consciousness unfolding and enveloping itself in Divine perfection. As the limiting positions of duality consciousness disappear, we enter the beauty and perfection of All That Is. The Master plan of creation is always a plan of perfection because it emanates from a perfect Creator.
This is the optimal position from which we can create a healthier and more beneficial society. We can become active co-creators in the emerging multidimensional paradigm by improving our perception and functioning systems. As we evolve as individuals, we will also prosper at higher levels than before as a collective.
The world we have dreamed of is waiting to be born, and we are the ones who will define the parameters according to our individual levels of evolution. We create from the level of consciousness that we embody. Let us be brave in our personal evolution, knowing that the transformation within us also extends to benefit the collective. Let us heal and transform at all levels of our being to co-create and prosper in the new emerging paradigm that surrounds us!