Slowing Down to Move Forward
The Urge to Move Fast
When people discover Logosynthesis, many want to resolve as much as possible, as quickly as possible. This urge is easy to understand. Often, the first rounds of the Basic Procedure come with a sense of elation—something opens, a long-held burden drops away, and for the first time in years, there is lightness. This initial relief can feel like a signal: finally, a way out. It’s tempting to ride that wave, to push forward and clear everything at once, hoping that freedom lies just a few more sentences away. The mind, hungry for results, tries to turn this experience into a project.
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Why Blocks Exist
Yet frozen energy patterns don’t appear out of nowhere. Each one once helped you survive in a world that didn’t always feel safe. They supported your identity in the Matrix, helped you stay in control, function in daily life, and maintain a sense of belonging. Letting go of these patterns too quickly can unsettle that stability, leaving you without reference points and tempting you to rush forward without knowing what that movement means.
The Role of Integration
Letting go is only one side of the process. As frozen energy patterns dissolve, your experience of life starts to shift. What once seemed threatening may no longer trigger you, and you may begin to relate to others in ways that feel less automatic, more spacious. However, these changes don’t organize themselves on their own. The energy that returns doesn’t immediately settle into place, and you may need time to notice what is now different, not only in how you feel or think, but also in what you say, how you act, and how others respond.
If you rush from one topic to the next without pausing to observe, you risk missing these subtle shifts. The freed energy may remain unused, as if it has returned home but hasn’t yet found its place. When this happens, confusion or restlessness can set in, not because something went wrong, but because integration hasn’t had time to occur. The work becomes less effective, not due to a lack of sentences, but because the space for change isn’t protected.
A Different Kind of Movement
David Hawkins once wrote:
“It’s pleasing to discover that it isn’t necessary to drive oneself forward; instead, one can simply allow oneself to move forward as blocks are removed. Thus, one becomes attracted by the future rather than propelled by the past.”
This quiet shift alters the entire orientation. When you stop pushing yourself and start listening to the movement that becomes possible, you notice how your direction changes—not out of effort or urgency, but through a sense of invitation.
A Steady Rhythm
Most people don’t need more than 30 to 40 minutes a day for Logosynthesis work. That’s usually enough to focus on one topic, allow the sentences to unfold, and observe what changes. You can’t resolve 40 years of suffering in 40 minutes, but you can dissolve a great deal over 40 days or 40 weeks. The key lies not in how much you process, but in how much space you give for what has shifted to settle.
Like Walking in the Mountains
The process is not a sprint. It resembles a mountain walk, where you ascend with focus, rest at the summit, and descend with care before the next climb appears. If you keep this rhythm, you’ll notice how the landscape changes with each step. What once felt like a wall becomes a viewpoint. What once felt like pressure becomes space. And what once pushed you forward now no longer needs to. You are simply drawn toward what’s next.
Do you want to know more?
It’s best to start with my book Discover Logosynthesis®.