A proposal

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Sjel made his version of this post, without anyone's permission, and it was so beyond anything that would ever be appropriate to post on this forum, that when I saw another thread that was the same idea, I was probably a bit pricklier than GR's tone alone asked for. But, based on the guidelines of the forum, I do not think this is an appropriate "exercise" given our intentions as a group.

Genuinely, I wanted to see what would happen. I wondered if people would see the absolute lack of intention behind the words, and see the amused aloofness typing them, or if they would just read the words and ignore the spirit of them. Notice I dropped it pretty quickly! I got the reaction, I learned from it.

Another thing is that I have started seeing words, in any form, verbal or typed, as literally just words. No inherent meaning whatsoever!! Basically I think you (general you) should be able to read two sentences side-to-side, one of them abusive, one of them supportive, and realize literally, that you personally applied meaning to the words.

There are absolutely thousands, tens of thousands maybe, of personally "triggering" words and written concepts that I have applied this concept to in recent weeks. I have gone through a staggering amount of events, concepts, belief systems and COMPLETELY removed inherent emotional content from them!! The one I'm working on now is reading evangelist Christian pamphlets. It is so hard for me to see through the words and into the Creator that writes everything, that I literally seek such things out now.

I was of course too rash in trying to advocate this method of catalyst work before I even have worked it out myself

But honestly, I think that reactions are hilarious. I'm starting to see the underlying absurdity of... everything. Right now the biggest thing for me is reactions. Reactions are like firing off a big ol' rocket with a string attached, and we grab on to the string with all of our strength. WHY?!?! Why would we do that?

THEREFORE I am actively seeking out things that generate extreme reactions in myself (aaand others... *grins mischievously*), specifically to gain mastery over greater and greater parts of myself. Maybe it's extreme to invite others to do the same. But I don't see it as extreme anymore. I see it as pure catalyst. And it's starting to be really, really fun.

Maybe if you started seeing your own reactions to things as absurd and amusing, they would drop away much quicker!!

It's cool you want to read deeper than words but I think expecting others to do the same and try to see if you get a reaction is kind of selfish.

Lots of people are hurting in this world no need to go around seeing if you can poke a wound. Or even expecting someone to want or accept your catalyst is kind of control based. Maybe you were not intending to do it in a way that would poke at wounds I don't know. Doesn't sound like you.

The other thing though is that we use launguage in an attempt to communicate clearly. Of course some use it to manipulate but it's nice when all our intentions are clear honest communication not trickery.