MKE Week 3 – The Things We Don’t See 🧠

Isn’t it strange that we walk around with one of the most complex things in the known universe sitting between our ears, yet most of us rarely stop to wonder what’s actually going on in there?

Our hearts beat, our lungs breathe, and our bodies get on with business without us having to organise a committee meeting every morning to make sure everything is running smoothly.

This week’s Master Key lesson got me thinking about the conscious and subconscious mind, and how much happens without our direct attention.

We have thoughts we deliberately choose, but we also have automatic reactions, habits and patterns that seem to have a life of their own.

Ever reacted to something and then wondered, Where on earth did that come from? Or found yourself replaying a conversation from three days ago while brushing your teeth, as though you’re preparing for a rematch? Just me? 🤭

It’s fascinating how much goes on beneath the surface without us even noticing.

☀️ The Solar Plexus

Then we arrive at the solar plexus. Now, this was an interesting one.

In the Master Key philosophy, the solar plexus is described as a central point for distributing the energy our bodies constantly generate. The lesson suggests that fear and discordant thoughts can interfere with this process, while conscious thought can help direct it.

It got me thinking about how differently we can feel depending on what’s going on in our heads. Think about the last time you were nervous about something. Did your shoulders tighten? Did your stomach do a little gymnastics routine? 😂

Our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations can be surprisingly connected.

The lesson takes this idea further, suggesting that concentrating mentally on a condition we want to experience can awaken the solar plexus.

But concentrating on one thing isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Our minds can jump from one thought to another like they’re competing in the Olympics!

Which brings me to another part of this experience.

🤫 The Art of Being Still

One of the exercises involves spending more time in silence and learning to let go.

Now, silence sounds lovely in theory. But when you actually sit quietly with your own thoughts, it’s interesting to notice just how much noise can be going on inside your head.

The shopping list, conversations, things to remember, things you forgot to remember, and that random thought that arrives with absolutely no invitation.

It makes me wonder how often we give ourselves the chance to simply be still without feeling the need to do, fix, solve or think about something.

Perhaps silence isn’t just about having no noise around us. Perhaps it’s also an opportunity to notice what’s happening within us.

And letting go? That’s an interesting concept in itself. How much mental energy do we spend holding on to things, replaying situations or trying to work everything out immediately?

I’m beginning to appreciate that observing a thought and following it down a rabbit hole are two very different things. 😂

📚 Still Learning, Still Exploring

I’m still reading Scroll I, and Haanel is another part of the journey I’m continuing to explore.

There’s plenty to take in, and I’m discovering that understanding an idea intellectually and actually making space to experience it are two different things.

I’m certainly not racing to the finish line here. I’m still reading, learning, revisiting ideas and occasionally wondering if my brain would appreciate a little less homework. 😂

But perhaps that’s part of the process: allowing the ideas to settle rather than feeling that everything has to make perfect sense immediately.

🌌 The Bigger Picture

Another concept introduced in this lesson is the Universal Mind, described as the creative principle of the universe.

It’s a big idea, and there’s certainly plenty to contemplate. The lesson invites us to consider the relationship between individual thought and a greater creative intelligence.

What I find interesting throughout all these concepts is the recurring connection between thought, attention and awareness.

We can move through an entire day thinking about a hundred different things without ever really stopping to observe how our minds operate.

We think, react, make assumptions and carry on.

And yet the mind is there through all of it, quietly doing its thing.

Perhaps that’s what I’m taking away from this week’s lesson: not a collection of answers I’ve suddenly mastered, but a growing curiosity about something I use every waking moment.

The mind.

Honestly, you’d think living with one all these years would mean we’d know it a little better by now. 😂