The Catalyst of the Body

[Ankh]

It was interesting to read about your understanding of this Archetype, JustLikeYou.

In general, your discomfort is a consequence of your bad habits, which are a consequence of your personal demons. These things fling themselves in your face in order for you see that they are a problem and change your habits -- and hopefully also do some mental and spiritual work to prevent them from returning.

I'm not sure that I agree with you here. I agree that mental and spiritual work *might* prevent discomfort from returning, but still not so sure.

I found one Q/A which is very interesting in relation to this Archetype:

The questioner may perceive its body complex at this moment. It is experiencing sensations. Most of these sensations or in this case, nearly all of them, are transient and without interest. However, the body is the creature of the mind. Certain sensations carry importance due to the charge or power which is felt by the mind upon the experience of this sensation.

For instance, at this space/time nexus one sensation is carrying a powerful charge and may be examined. This is the sensation of what you call the distortion towards discomfort due to the cramped position of the body complex during this working. In balancing you would then explore this sensation. Why is this sensation powerful? Because it was chosen in order that the entity might be of service to others in energizing this contact.

Each sensation that leaves the aftertaste of meaning upon the mind, that leaves the taste within the memory shall be examined. These are the sensations of which we speak.

There are several interesting points in the above quote. Most interesting are:

1. Most of the sensations are without interest, but some carry importance due to the charge or power which is felt by the mind.

2. The sensation of discomfort is self chosen in order to be of service. (This is what I experience almost always at my work too... I find this most interesting... And that's why I'm not sure that I agree with you that the discomfort is a consequence of my bad habits, which are a consequence of my personal demons. But who knows? This is very intersting.)