Consciousness in charge of the mind: how the mind stops contracting

Frederic asks whether there is a way for the mind to stop distracting and contracting - he notices that every time he wants to expand, it contracts - and whether he can command it to work differently, something he has not yet succeeded at.

The Wonders answer by placing him as a soul essence incarnate, a consciousness extended into third-dimensional reality, which created the mind as the tool through which that physical realm could be explored, uncovered, discovered and realized.

'Frederic' is part of that tool; the consciousness of who he is must be in charge, and that consciousness is the quiet, sustained inner voice that suggests things to look at and produces the feeling of where to go - the same voice that led him to begin these conversations.

With enough guidance from that consciousness the mind gradually begins to see things differently: he guides it away from judging and toward listening and awareness, showing it each time it does not listen that this is something to change, improve or let go of.

Over time the mind changes its own psychologies and behavior patterns to mimic and reflect the consciousness he is, imperfectly at first, until it finally gives up its need for control.

At that point he lives from his consciousness using the mind as a tool, and the mind itself begins to say it is not afraid, that it is limitless and can make choices, moving in a way that reflects the six defining statements and building a life in third-dimensional reality that asserts choice by choice 'I am this consciousness'.

When that happens, they say, he will realize that nothingness exists in the space between the physical mind and the consciousness, and also on the other side of consciousness - and that is where exploration begins.