Survival Strategies

Throughout history, each significant leap in the evolution of human consciousness has given rise to new mental survival strategies. These strategies, ingrained in the fabric of our behavior, as the very foundation of our decision-making processes, exert a profound influence on every moment of our daily lives, whether we consciously acknowledge them or not.

Gaining insight into the mechanics of this process empowers you to assume greater control over your life, offering the potential to diminish pain, alleviate suffering, overcome resistance, and mitigate conflicts. Understanding the intricacies of these evolutionary patterns provides a pathway to a more conscious and intentional existence.

It opens up the opportunity for you to immediately release your victim role that forces you to believe in luck or unluck, and that allows other people to influence you. It gives you the opportunity to connect with your own natural powers and take control of your life.

Evolution of survival strategies.

It all commenced with the most rudimentary survival strategy, a trait shared among animals and primitive forms of life:

1. Fight, Flight Or Freeze.

This strategy afforded us a certain chance of survival by providing more options. When escape wasn't possible, we could resort to either fighting or freezing, relying on the hope that one of these responses would ensure our safety. While not the most foolproof method of survival, it proved valuable when decision-making was constrained, either due to a primitive, limited brain or an unexpected, overwhelming surge of information. This strategy remains in our mental toolbox, activated by our subconscious mind when more sophisticated survival approaches become too intricate or overwhelming.

The next evolutionary stride in survival strategy occurred as we transitioned from individual beings to forming groups. This transition became feasible only when our consciousness evolved to include:

2. Recognition/Familiarity.

Now, through experience, we gained the ability to select environments that had proven to be safe. We developed the discernment to identify friendly and supportive fellow human beings and chose to align ourselves with them. Familiarity with safe pathways in our surroundings allowed us to navigate confidently. By repeating behaviors that had previously ensured our safety, we heightened the probability of avoiding danger.

Inhabiting such an environment marked a gradual expansion of human consciousness and set the stage for the next phase in the evolution of human awareness/consciousness:

3. Tribe.

We came to the realization that there is strength and security in numbers, marking the beginning of the Domipathic Era, where the exploration of power and, subsequently, domination began. Successful domination often requires the suppression of empathy.

The rise of tribal consciousness also signaled the initiation of civilization.

In an environment populated by various individuals, each with their distinct experiences, perspectives, behaviors, and opinions, the need for a new phase in the evolution of human consciousness became apparent:

4. Comparing.

By incorporating the act of comparison into our decision-making processes, we gained the ability to distinguish and evaluate other people's opinions, perspectives, and behaviors in relation to our own needs. This empowered us to make more informed choices about the company we kept and when we chose to engage. The practice of comparison enhanced our focus on our individual needs and marked the initial stages of developing empathy.

Empathy, the capacity to immerse ourselves in the situations, feelings, and needs of others, became a crucial asset. This empathic ability increased the likelihood that individuals beneficial to us would remain in our social circle, offering support when needed. The shared empathic understanding of each other's emotions and unmet needs fostered stronger bonds and instilled a heightened sense of security.

However, within the confines of the Domipathic Era, empathy faced continuous challenges and did not function optimally as a tool to safeguard the tribe from external threats.

Today, we carry within us the legacy of these survival strategies, and it falls upon our subconscious mind to instinctively deploy the most fitting one in any given situation. The subconscious mind selects a strategy based on the brain's current capacity to process information at that moment.

Let’s explore a modern example of how we daily make use of our inherited survival strategies:

In less imminent situations, like shopping where the primary threat may only be the annoyance of squandering money on a subpar product, we typically have the luxury to engage in the most recent and intricate survival strategy: Comparing.

However, if the sudden realization of being late for the next task, induces stress, our cognitive abilities may falter, making it harder to execute a thorough comparison. Consequently, our subconscious mind shifts to a lower-tier survival strategy: relying on the tribe. Seeking advice from friends or inquiring with sales personnel tends to become our go-to approach, when possible.

If stress levels intensify beyond the efficacy of the tribe strategy, we descend further to the Recognition/Familiarity level. In such instances, we might hastily choose an item resembling something we've had before. Either in functionality or quality like shape, color, smell, touch, sound, or an emotional reference.

As stress continues to mount, reaching a point where we feel compelled to escape, we may find ourselves in a state of indifference (Freeze), caring little about the brand or the product's suitability. In extreme cases, we might postpone the shopping for another time (Flight), often accompanied by feelings of frustration or aggression (Fight).

Upon reflection, it becomes apparent that we are often beholden to our subconscious mind’s choices of survival strategies in nearly every moment of our life -be it in business meetings, work situations, relationships, or simply navigating the world.

I am of the belief that with the rise of the new Naturacend era, we now have the opportunity to embrace a more advanced and evolved survival strategy than we ever had before:

5. Intuition

Intuition—though not a novel concept—is undergoing a transformative resurgence. This evolutionary leap has been underway for approximately two decades, yet its roots extend far back in our evolutionary history. While some individuals have already instinctively employed intuition as a survival strategy in specific areas of their lives, there is now an opportunity for the collective human consciousness to embrace and elevate it into a widely adopted survival strategy and a new way of living. The decision to harness this potential lies squarely in your hands. You can either seize the chance for personal and collective growth. Or resist, clinging to more primitive strategies that may feel familiar. It is crucial to recognize that societal dynamics are evolving, and failure to align with this shift may result in an increasing sense of alienation. Embracing intuition could well be the key to navigating this changing landscape and forging a harmonious connection with the evolving world around you.

How to practice, and apply the new survival strategy.

You have already everything you need! It is now just a matter of applying it in a different order.

Up until now, the Domipathic pattern of your decision-making process when it comes to the most advanced survival strategy - comparing, has been like this:

1. Compare the product, the service, or the action to any other available alternatives.

2. Choose the one alternative that is closest to your needs.

3. Check it with your emotions. The better it feels, the higher the chance for success.

Then new Naturacend pattern of your future decision-making processes would instead be like this:

1. Compare your needs with your emotions. The better it feels, the higher the chance for success.

2. Stay in your emotions and simply pick the one product, the service, or the action that first comes to your mind. Leave the need for utilizing your critical mind to compare with alternatives.

3. Compare the choice with your needs. The better it feels, the higher the chance for success.

What is happening here is that you now would primarily use your intuition instead of your critical mind! In the Domipathic era, you could trust information, because a consequence, of giving fake information, was guaranteed by the power at be. The government would give out fines or you could sue people or companies that did not deliver what was advertised. Or the scammers would be shamed through (social) media. As the Domipathic era now is dissolving, these safeguards are also diminishing. And a need for a new strategy is apparent. Or else you might waste time, money, and energy on your transactions to such a degree it eventually won’t be sustainable anymore.

You are simply changing the order of the elements in your decision-making process!
Before you relied on your critical mind. And then you quality checked with your emotions.

Now you can use your emotions to rely on your intuition to make the right choices. And then quality check the result with your needs, using your critical mind.

Note, that this requires a well-developed ability to apply empathy! You will need to show empathy for your unmet needs and your emotions! People, unable or unwilling to make use of empathy in all of their decision-making processes may soon be overwhelmed and share the faith of the Neanderthals. The Naturacend era will be recognized for its empathic sharing and caring qualities and the lack of psychopathic behavior based on power and domination, for sure.

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