Taking Control

by Harry Palmer

The transcendent will can copy exactly the autopilot functions of the lower realms of will (particularly those that are motivating unwanted behaviors), take deliberate control, and switch them off and on until they are under control. For example, copy the desire to twirl hair, etc., turn it on, turn it off, turn it on, turn it off, etc. until it is under the deliberate control of the transcendent will—you.

Objective: To identify motivating forces on automatic and take control of them.

Expected Results: Stillness, reduction of stress, recovery of creative power.

Instructions: Identify an automatic reaction or impulse and copy it exactly and repeatedly (without harming anyone) until it comes off automatic and is under the control of your self-determined will. (Turn it on; turn it off.)
    If the reaction or impulse is concerned with an addiction or a socially unacceptable behavior, repeatedly dramatize the desire for the action, as if on stage, without actually doing anything. (Turn the desire on; turn the desire off.)

Source:
Basic Will Course p. 7

Online References:
http://www.avatarepc.com/html/basicwill(eng).pdf
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