One of the most intriguing concepts of modernity is the assemblage point. This term was introduced by the writer and anthropologist Carlos Castaneda. It is not easy to understand what it is, if you do not familiarize yourself with some of the views of a talented researcher on the universe as a whole and man in particular. Welcome to a world where nothing is solid and permanent, where the dogmas and axioms of humanity lose their power and everything becomes possible.
An unusual view of the world
The concept of the assemblage point does not apply to the physical body of a person. Therefore, to begin with, one should deal with the description of the universe that Castaneda offered the reader in his books. He wrote that the world as we see it is just a description that captures a narrow spectrum of everything that really surrounds us. In the picture of the world to which the assemblage point belongs, the situation is completely different. Everything in it consists of countless emanations of energy, which has different density and frequency. Each type of living beings has a unique type of energy body and glow color peculiar only to it.
A person in this world description resembles a luminous white egg, which is, as it were, covered with a multi-layered shell. On the surface of this shell is the assemblage pointperson. It selects those emanations that will be perceived by a person, making attunement of internal and external processes. That is, our perception depends entirely on the position of the assemblage point. It is she who makes our world the way we see it, although minimal shifts occur in every person, but serious shifts are inaccessible to most.
Agreement
When a person is just born, his assemblage point wanders over the entire surface of the luminous cocoon. He can see much more than what is characteristic of a "normal" person. Children are constantly talking about amazing things that their parents don't see. In such cases, adults tell them that this does not happen, that all the unusual things that they see are just a figment of the imagination, nothing more. Thus, everyone whom a child meets on his life path becomes his teacher, instills in him a generally accepted picture of the world.
The position of the assemblage point of others affects a person. It turns out that between all representatives of mankind an agreement has been concluded on what the world really is. Years of life only strengthen firm confidence in the grafted picture of the world, due to which the assemblage point is fixed in one place and remains there for life. This significantly limits the perception of a person, deprives him of the ability to realize a huge number of things available for perception. But the acceptance and understanding of this concept will in no way help change the current state of affairs, since it is very difficult to deliberately shift the assemblage point. The most terrible guardian, fiercely guarding our picture of the world- internal dialogue.
Internal dialogue
Every person is constantly talking to himself, in which the same decisions are continuously made, doubts and fears swirl. Also, through the internal dialogue, the familiar picture of the world is fixed, which makes it impossible to shift the assemblage point. While a person is having a mental conversation with himself, any opportunities to significantly change his view of the world are closed to him. This bad habit is formed from early childhood, when the child enters into an agreement with society. It is the internal dialogue that constantly reminds you that the world is only the way you see it. And nothing else. Thanks to his diligent supervision, everything that does not fit into the generally accepted picture of the world is simply discarded, without even falling into the field of our perception.
Moreover, when a person is engaged in a dialogue with himself, he cannot be "here and now". His perception of the world will be only a memory of past moments. The internal dialogue creates an additional layer between a person and the universe, which significantly distorts reality. Hence, there are so many self-centered and crazy people who see around them only a reflection of their person.
Stop internal dialogue
The first thing to do in order to shift the assemblage point is to stop the endless dialogue with yourself. Only then will any change in the perception of the world become possible. There are many techniques for stopping the internal dialogue. Many meditation practicesbased precisely on inner silence. We can say that after stopping thoughts, the world ceases to be the way we used to see it. But stopping the endless stream of judgments, doubts and meaningless thoughts is not as easy as it seems.
Practices
One of the simplest ways to get rid of internal dialogue while walking. It is enough just to look at the horizon without focusing on any of the objects in the field of view. This technique overloads the visual perception of objects, which makes it difficult for the usual flow of thoughts.
Listening helps a lot too. We receive most of the information about the world around us through visual perception, while sounds are often simply ignored. However, if you focus on the sounds of the world around, then everything will become deeper and, as it were, more voluminous, and the internal dialogue will weaken or even stop altogether. You can combine both of these techniques for best results.
Changing the assemblage point
But why change the assemblage point of awareness? What will this complex and vague technique, which looks stupid and incomprehensible to a modern pragmatic person, give? The shift of the assemblage point will help at least look at the world from a different angle, re-evaluate old situations and find a way out of the usual rut. Many people live for years fulfilling a negative script that brings them only grief and sadness. This state of affairs has been formed for many years, so it will not be possible to change without difficulty. To shift the assemblage point, you need to change yourhabits and stereotypes of thinking. But the opposite effect is also possible. If you manage to change the assemblage point, then your inner world will change with it.
Thus, this practice brings not only opportunities for the perception of new, previously unseen things, but also completely changes a person. Even a slight shift in the assemblage point of consciousness can permanently get rid of bad habits that have parasitized on you for years. Naturally, such a huge potential of this practice is associated with significant risk. After all, an incorrectly shifted assemblage point can seriously harm a person. Therefore, any such manipulations must be done carefully, fully aware of their actions.
Drugs
One way to move the assemblage point is to take mind- altering substances. For example, the well-known alcohol changes a person's awareness slightly, but enough that he ceases to be in any way responsible for his actions. Some are unable to stop the movement of the assemblage point and fall into a completely insane state under the influence of alcohol.
More powerful drugs produce an even more serious shift, gathering before the eyes of their victim worlds never seen before.
What is the danger of changing consciousness with psychotropic substances? The fact is that when taking them, a person does not control the movement of the assemblage point in any way. This can cause serious harm to the psyche and he alth. Therefore, it is better not to resort to the help of such means, since the benefit from them in any case will be equal to zero. BUTthey can do harm for a long time. For example, if your assemblage point goes on such an uncontrolled journey and fails to return, then you will never be able to collect the familiar world again and spend the rest of your life in the walls of a psychiatric hospital.
Crazy
Any strong shift of the assemblage point is nothing but controlled madness. This practice changes perception and thinking so much that it does not allow you to stay within the limits of "reasonableness". The same crazy people who have gone forever into their own incomprehensible worlds, invisible to an outside observer, are a great example of this. Their assemblage point shifted as a result of some event that gave a serious shake-up. Then they just couldn't put it back in place. Therefore, the familiar world was never collected by their consciousness, and they remained forever in new, unknown spaces. To avoid such an outcome, you need to take the shift of the assemblage point extremely seriously. After shifting in one direction or another, it is necessary to return it to its usual position so as not to lose control over the situation.
How to move the assemblage point
What practical ways are there to change the position of the assemblage point? In order for even the slightest conscious shift to become possible, one must diligently practice stopping the internal dialogue, which will make the fixation of awareness less rigid. Then you should change your habits. Over the years of life, each person accumulates a lot of habits, which form the position of his assemblage point. Their change will inevitably lead todisplacement, albeit small, but stable.
After new habits take root, the next assemblage point position will be fixed. At first, she will stubbornly try to return to her original place, but if you do not pay attention to these miserable attempts, then they will soon stop. You can change your habits as often as you see fit, slowly gaining experience in consciously changing the position of the assemblage point. The more new and different things you try, the more malleable your mind will become.
Opportunities
It is safest to move your assemblage point within the "human lane". So, Carlos Castaneda called the spectrum of various positions of consciousness that are within the limits of the human world. Of course, an experienced practitioner will be able to gather his awareness in such a way as to perceive amazing things that are inaccessible to ordinary people. But this is of no practical use to most. Moreover, such a long journey into the unknown can lead to disastrous consequences, since not everyone will be able to return themselves to normal.
The smartest thing to do would be to use this exotic concept as another tool to work on yourself. Breaking bad habits and gaining the moral qualities you lacked are just some of the helpful things that changing the assemblage point can bring. The practice of such shifts will allow you to get out of a negative life scenario and create your own, useful for you.
