Principle #1: Minor Parts vs. Major Parts
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So yes, there are firefighter parts, and manager parts, and exile parts. I am not referring to those kinds of roles that the parts have.
What I mean is that there are parts that feel more minor and parts that feel more major in the System. Sort of like…
Principle #2: However You See A Part is Fine
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Some people are more visual, and they will literally get images in their mind's eye.
Some people get just a conversation, without actually seeing a part.
Some people…
Principle #3: Worlds Within Worlds
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If you ever saw the movie Inception, it can be similar to that. "A dream within a dream." Multiple layers deep.
Personally, I originally found one level of 3 or 4 primary parts set in the mountains.
Later on I found an area of 4-5 primary parts set in a mine.
This was closely connected to…
Principle #4: Your Plans Might Not Work
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I'm a planner. I want to see a structure…
Let me tell you. It has taken me a long time to adjust to somatic work…
I think a healthy balance is somewhere in the middle…
Principle #5: The 2 Sides of Compassion
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Summer and winter. The rainy season and the dry season. Light and dark.
If we are to welcome everything, then does that mean we are to welcome the critical parts of ourselves?…