emotionalmechanics
How to penetrate the unconscious 28 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: How-to & step-by-step , 1 Comment There’s only one way to effect powerful, permanent healing in the human psyche: penetrate the unconscious and release the pain it contains. This is not something we choose to do. It’s something we do when […]
To pull yourself together, first you must pull yourself apart 20 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment “Get a grip.” “Pull yourself together.” How often have you heard these phrases? More to the point, how often have you barked them at yourself when your world was disintegrating around […]
You’re in a process that you’re too close to see 10 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment In ‘Tight Connection to My Heart’, Bob Dylan sings: “What looks large from a distance / Close up ain’t never that big.” Dylan, one of the greatest philosophers of our age, […]
Solve problems at their source – mental, emotional or sexual 6 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment As a left-brain, masculine-dominant society we tend to assume that our intellect is the only diagnostic tool at our disposal. We solve problems by thinking, regardless of their nature. Yet the […]
We remember what suits us and forget what doesn’t 1 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment In The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Sherlock Holmes says: “You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.” The Victorian master detective relied on noticing seemingly insignificant details to solve […]
The more you dig out your emotional damage, the more it affects you 17 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments On this site I’ve catalogued the emotional mechanics that govern our lives. We have to work with those mechanics as we go through the process of clearing our […]
“Pipes everywhere” – how Process Manufacturing maps human emotions 10 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , Mother wound , 1 Comment I used to work at the largest cannery in the southern hemisphere. Back in the 1980s, the cannery sold vast quantities of tomato sauce, baked beans and tinned fruit. […]
Judging precludes understanding 8 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, wrote that, “Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators.” Herbert highlights a fundamental law: we can never fully understand anything of which we’re a part. Or, more succinctly, judging precludes understanding. […]
The laws of emotional mechanics 2 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , 1 Comment In our intellect-driven world we’re very comfortable with the words ‘laws’ and ‘mechanics’. ‘Emotions’, less so—particularly when it’s in a sentence about laws and mechanics. Yet emotional mechanics are just as precise, just as unwavering and […]
Breathe – and stay above the fear and rage 5 June 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Anxiety , No Comments As I write this, coronavirus is sweeping the globe, public trust in the UK government has collapsed and the streets of America are full of rage. So is my social media feed: “It’s […]