To add insult to injury for the personas, the heart-based action practice can start with fear in the heart and confusion in the mind. The blackening stage is about dissolving the personas so that the personal shadow can heal and the caterpillar being transformed into a butterfly.
Feeling the fear is a useful part of the practice but if the thinking mind remains adamant and seemingly confident, it will reinforce the old personas. Adding the confusion part prevents the mind from reinforcing and repeating old patterns. I wonder if there already is some similar method like this. If so it'a likely very rare as a direct teaching since it's an injury to the personas and an insult to encrusted self.
Feeling the fear is a useful part of the practice but if the thinking mind remains adamant and seemingly confident, it will reinforce the old personas. Adding the confusion part prevents the mind from reinforcing and repeating old patterns. I wonder if there already is some similar method like this. If so it'a likely very rare as a direct teaching since it's an injury to the personas and an insult to encrusted self.