Language and Perception: A Dynamic Exploration
Vision is often considered our most reliable sense, but even with sight, we must be cautious. Have you ever climbed opposite mountains in a valley? The same landscape can appear drastically different depending on your vantage point. Yet, despite this difference, you still recognize it as the same place. Now, imagine you could soar above the mountains, finally arriving at the lowest point at the valley’s base. What new knowledge might you gain from this broader perspective?
Language functions in much the same way. Our brains constantly fill in the gaps in the information we receive, whether we are listening to others or telling our own story. We make assumptions about how others will interpret our words, what we mean, and why we choose to say them. But the other person is doing the same. Often, it feels as though two people, standing on opposite mountains, are discussing the valley below without fully understanding each other’s viewpoint.
The Role of Language in Shaping Reality
In my coaching session, we explore how the hidden biases, inconsistent reasonings and some subjective ways we use language shape the reality we experience — both in time and space. Together, we’ll examine how the ideas, concepts, and judgments we choose to explain who we are and express ourselves define not only our ethical and aesthetic decisions but also the way we interact with the world. The goal is not to impose a rigid structure, to say to the self, this is right, this is wrong, this is good this is bad, but to create a space where flexibility, change, and flow are encouraged. Labels and judgments, after all, are fleeting; they don’t define what things are. Instead, they reveal what we make of them.
The aim is to find a path to let go the limiting need to choose between opposing pairs: Good/Bad, Beauty/Ugliness, Love/Hate, and so on. We are culturally predisposed to think in terms of opposing binary pairs, inheritable separated and unmixable. These rigid oppositions often trap us in binary thinking, where we miss the richness of nuance and complexity. A way of thinking that often traps us in rigid boxes. By exploring our personal use of language and the related thought more openly, we can begin to unravel the mental blocks that restrict our growth and expand our capacity to embrace complexity, change, and uncertainty.
Embracing Change and Uncertainty
There is no fixed mission or predefined curriculum in the **Aeon of Love**. Why? Because true growth cannot follow a predetermined path. How could we expect to embrace the changes we seek if we are confined by a structure that dictates how things “should” be? Instead, we remain open, fluid, and receptive to the ever-evolving journey of self-discovery and transformation.