Many people admire what others have; their abilities, resources and competencies, or the way that they navigate through the world and thorough life. What most people do not know – or rather do not understand or believe – is that we are all powerful magicians, only that, instead of producing a rabbit from a hat, we extract reality from existence.
Living beings are a specific expression of Universal Power. In Emoenergetica, power is the combined expression of the three potencies of the tonal: transformative, conservative and creative, or in other words, of the Trinity, which is formed by intent, will and intelligence. Our individual power is a reflection of the Universal Power. The macrocosm and the microcosm dance together in order to create and experience reality. Of the three potencies, intent is responsible for movement and the ability to change things and crush inertia – hence the relationship between life and possibility to choose. Whilst all beings, by the very fact that they are alive, possess intent, human beings are characterized by a great ability to convert universal intent into individual intent. In Central American Nagualism this was called "turning our commands into the commands of the Spirit”.
- To intend: to put intent into action.
- Intent: the energy that drives everything that exists, while allowing and promoting both its movements and its mutations.
Intelligence needs intent to move the sculptor's hand, this gesture being an expression of his or her will. Our perceptions and manifestations, our thoughts, words and actions are the chisels that shape the sculpture of our existence, giving form to the experiences that we live, intensifying or breaking the inertia of what we are going to live and how we are going to do it.
Intend to have a better life. Avoid complaining. Stop thinking that others are to blame. Take responsibility, claim your power and take charge of turning the wheel of your existence. You are a human being, you have that gift, by nature. Stop saying how bad things have gone so far and how bad things are going to be for you. Stop saying how bad the world is, because, in doing so, you spend too much energy that you could use to improve your own world. Stop wondering why "all the bad stuff" happens to you and try to figure out how to tune in to the good stuff. If, on the other hand, everything is going great for you, you can stop drawing other peoples’ attention to it, as by doing so you spend the same energy as those who complain over and over again. Remove words like always, never, all, none, perfect, best and worst from your vocabulary; these are linguistic knots that tie you down and limit your freedom to perceive and act. Enter into resonance with your alternative self, that warrior who is in the hidden chamber of the universe, waiting for your invitation. Do not settle for your selfish mind thinking for you. Take the reins, force your ego to think about what you want. In order to do this you will need a higher consciousness, and you will obtain it through unbending intent, as well as through the sublimation and strengthening of attention, every day, in every breath. Try to feel as if you were already impeccable, time and again. If life is comfortable and rewarding for you, step outside your comfort zone. And if things keep going wrong for you, keep trying. That is the choice of the warrior of consciousness. Instead of just trying not to fall, learn to get up very quickly, elegantly and without self-pity. Remember that will is the persistence of intent, and that intelligence is the result of experience.
The subtle difference between an ordinary human being and a warrior is that the former devotes his or her life to feeling and making others see that he or she is the navel of the world, while the latter struggles to place and maintain himself or herself in the exact centre of his or her own existence.
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a better version of yourself. Open them again and don't settle for what this world has taught you. You have the ability to continue learning, evolving and making adjustments until the very moment of your death. Your childhood stage, when you were a drifting log pushed by the currents of the adults around you, is over. Now that you have grown up, it is time for you to make your choice. If you happen to still be a child, you can still behave impeccably, and so, when you grow up, you will shine and your personal power will help you to spread the wings of your freedom. Try it. Every day seek the feeling of union and connection with yourself and with the universe.
A warrior remembers that flash, that turning point when they realized that they had a choice, or maybe that moment is happening right now. And then they struggle and rejoice, until the very moment of their death, while they refine their attention and intend to create a better reality, not to escape the pain, nor out of attachment, nor out of desire, but out of impeccability and love for this life, this being, this unique experience.
Intending Reality by Chema Sanz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.