Where We Begin

There are times when we lose our grip. Not just metaphorically—but literally, inwardly. We fall behind ourselves.
Small things slip—appointments, phone calls, mental arithmetic. Our will becomes soft, our actions indecisive. Food comforts, but also clouds. Sweetness replaces joy. The body fills up with inertia, and we begin to disappear into corners of our own lives.

We say it’s circumstance—and often it is—but beneath it all something else is happening:
the thread between “I” and life is loosening. The bond with the etheric body—that silent bearer of memory, rhythm, habit—grows thin.

To take hold again, we need not a grand transformation, but a small act done with presence. One act. Repeated. Every day.
This is not about control. It is about re-entry.

The Practice

Each evening, take a small object—a ring, a key, a watch—and place it in a new spot.

Do this consciously:

  • Be present to where you are placing it; relate your "I" do what you do.
  • Take in the space around it: the shelf, the lamp, the texture of the surface.
  • Picture it in your mind’s eye, and place yourself in that image: “I put this here.”
  • Then let it go.

The next morning, see if you can recall where it is—without looking or panicking. Just return inwardly to the image.
You may not succeed at first. That’s fine. It’s the muscle you’re building that matters.

Why This Works

This single gesture reactivates a whole chain of forces:

  • It calls upon the executive will, located near the forehead, to act intentionally—resisting the pull of reptilian, habitual instincts.
  • It penetrates the etheric body, gently reshaping habit, memory, and soul-space.
  • It restores dignity: I choose. I act. I remember.
  • It creates a point of coherence in your day—one moment of clarity, regardless of all else.

It may seem insignificant. But over days and weeks, this simple act begins to unclog what has rusted, to clear a space for life to return.

Reminder Mantra (optional)

“I place. I picture. I return.
A thread drawn through the night.
I find myself again.”

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Seeing Beyond (Philippe Lheureux)
Founder of Seeing Beyond, a research initiative focused on spiritual science, living cognition, and the threshold experiences of modern life. Here we weave together field inquiry, philosophical clarity, and a reverence for the real.