what are the ways in which we avoid catalyst?

[Sacred Fool]

Perhaps I am looking at it a bit narrowly! Or I am thinking about it too much?

Yeah, I'd say that sums it up.

So everything is catalyst, but most of it just takes care of itself.  However, there is that other portion which causes one to contract and impedes the natural flow of energy.  The contraction tends to amplify.  For instance, fear may lead to anger which leads to hatred which leads to regret which leads to shame...and on and on.

From a spiritual perspective, this amplification leads to one's sense as a separate self becoming further reified and one's sense as a spirit drifting further and further away from one's normal sense of self.

Ergo, if you find yourself contract--or if you find yourself sitting atop a gigantic pile of contracting emotions--this can be considered catalyst prompting you to uncover the contraction (or the heap thereof) and to unwind it so that your energy system may then operate more efficiently.

What's the point of this form of inconvenience?  The point is that the more deeply you do this work, the more beautifully you may be able to offer service to the One Creator......if you're into that sort of thing.