WHAT IS DEFLECTION?

In essence, deflection is ‘the mind's’ way of avoiding emotions, or simply put; the mind’s aversion from feeling.

It's a reflexive and habitual response stemming from a misunderstanding of the truth, true nature of identity and experience.

When discordant thoughts arise that bring discomfort or suffering, deflection occurs when emotions and feeling are pushed aside & ignored, in favor of ‘holding’ limiting beliefs - in spite of the discord felt.

Suppression is perpetuated by believing concepts, as well as arising justifications & rationalizations for continuing to do so. As the justifications & rationalizations are believed, the discord, or, suffering, as well as unwanted regretful actions & behaviors, persist.

Deflection, or, aversion from feeling, manifests in various behavioral ways, such as shutting down emotionally, mentally and or bodily, blaming, guilting, shaming, resenting, using humor as a defense mechanism, intellectualizing, conceptualizing, philosophizing, changing the topic, sarcasm, denial, being gaslit, shooting the messenger, resorting to religious concepts like blaming a devil or devilry, all matters of procrastination of acknowledging and addressing deflection & projection, refusing to engage in conversation which confronts discordant beliefs, overreacting, twisting words, denying responsibility for emotions, words, actions & behaviors, excessive self criticism, spiritual bypassing, applying academic or psychological logic, engaging in distractions, unwillingness for vulnerability, or identifying with discordant thoughts of presumed identity such as victim, abuser, being a good or bad person, or being at a higher or lower ‘spiritual level’ or level of awareness or understanding.

Rather than allowing emotions to be fully felt and interpretation to change in an aligned manor, deflection is a focusing on maintaining and defending beliefs, being right, how one is seen, self image, reputation, fitting in and all manors of seeking validation - all at the expense of how one feels as it were… at the expense of alignment & well-being.

Rather than acknowledging the emotions already experienced & felt and receiving the inherent guidance therein, deflection is a projecting of the discord of emotional suppression, of the very emotions suppressed, onto others, a “mental self” of a past or future, or an exterior reality, by assuming & accusing, blaming, guilting, shaming, etc.

In accordance with the experience of deflection & projection of emotion, it indeed does very much seem emotion is not how thoughts & interpretations feel, but that how one feels so to speak, is caused by someone else’s actions or behaviors, or certain circumstances or situations. In this sense, deflection is an entirely innocent & entirely unconscious behavior.

Deflection acts as a mental barrier, preventing the release of cultural conditioning & emotional discord, and also therein preventing the insight & clarity (feeling) which would otherwise by unfettered, or unobscured.

So, what can one do to be without deflection?

First and foremost, shift focus from believing thoughts, beliefs & interpretations - to how thoughts, beliefs & interpretations feel.

Reprioritize, putting alignment of thought with feeling first, in the name of self-love, bodily health, well-being and consciously creating (whatever it is that you actually want).

Liberation from deflection and any suffering & isolation therein begins with noticing and acknowledging deflective behaviors - even if it's initially in hindsight. The hindsight will soon become delightful foresight.

Be aware of defective habits & behaviors and embrace the emotions which are being projected. Express in any healthy manor such as therapy, journaling, or any virtually endless creative outlets.

Via expressing & emptying discordant interpretations - focus, or, the lens, is unfettered. Cleared. Relieved of the ‘carried weight’ of beliefs, misinterpretations, misunderstanding & misidentification.

Awareness, presence - naturally shines through as was already the case, only now, unfettered, unobscured.

Prior to thoughts, emotions, actions & behaviors - as awareness - infinite clarity and a great many resonating & resounding insights arise. What makes sense is not being right or seen a certain way, but rather - is what resonates. What ‘makes sense’, makes sense as in resonates with sens-ation.

Put another way - alignment of thoughts with feeling.

Stubbornness, animosity and resentments naturally begin to fade away as much compassion, inspiration annd enthusiasm is realized & more and more synchronicity is experienced.

Consciously creating & honesty, sincerity & authenticity in words, actions and being - naturally ensue when unobscured. All communications & relationships are de-contextualized of previously held discordant beliefs and begin to be informed and inspired by the true nature of being.

The release of conditioning can be challenging and this is where foundation shines. Fundamental practices like daily meditation and or yoga, aligned diet, exercise, and breath-work, just to name a few, greatly reduce the challenging aspect, as the tendency to habitually believe & act upon arising thoughts is greatly diminished by the wonderful feeling of alignment in the inward orientation of well-being.

Ponder… the man in the photo above to the right, was but a messenger.

(Next, ‘What Is Projection’)