Understanding Your Three Mental Modes
As we’ve explored, your mind operates in three distinct modes:
- Reflexive Mode: Your mental autopilot, shaped by ancient programming
- Reflective Mode: Your conscious, analytical thinking
- Flow Mode: The harmonious blend of conscious and subconscious
But there’s more to the story. These modes are deeply interconnected with three fundamental aspects of your being:
The Three Aspects of Self
- Material Self (Primarily Reflexive Mode)
- Governs your physical body and basic needs
- Operates on instinct and habit
- Seeks safety, comfort, and survival
- Resistant to change due to evolutionary programming
- Rational Self (Primarily Reflective Mode)
- Your conscious, analytical mind
- Sets goals and makes logical decisions
- Plans for the future
- Often at odds with your Material and Core selves
- Core Self (Accessed in Flow Mode)
- Your deepest, often subconscious, programming
- Understands the world through emotions and narratives
- Shapes your reality based on internalised beliefs
- The bridge between conscious intention and unconscious action
The Alignment Challenge
Modern self-help often fails because it:
- Focuses solely on the Rational self (setting goals, making plans)
- Ignores the powerful influence of the Material self’s evolutionary programming
- Fails to speak the emotional language of the Core self
This misalignment leads to:
- Setting goals your Material self sabotages
- Making plans your Core self doesn’t believe in
- Feeling stuck despite conscious efforts to change
Why Traditional Approaches Fall Short
- Affirmations often fail because they:
- Don’t address the Material self’s resistance
- Use language the Core self doesn’t understand
- Ignore deeply rooted limiting beliefs
- Pure Logic falls short because:
- The Core self doesn’t respond to spreadsheets and pros/cons lists
- The Material self prioritises comfort over rational benefits
- Emotion and narrative drive behaviour more than logic
The Holistic Alignment Approach
True transformation requires:
- Acknowledging all three aspects of self
- Understanding how they communicate
- Aligning them toward your goals
How We Achieve This
- Identify Misalignments
- Uncover conflicts between your three selves
- Recognise where evolutionary programming fights modern goals
- Spot limiting beliefs you didn’t know were there
- Create Alignment
- Speak to each aspect in its own language
- Transform logical goals into emotional narratives
- Address the Material self’s resistance to change
- Maintain Harmony
- Develop practices that support all three aspects
- Learn to access Flow state more readily
- Build new patterns that serve your goals
The Journey to Alignment
Remember:
- Complete, permanent alignment isn’t the goal
- It’s about ongoing awareness and adjustment
- Flow states offer glimpses of perfect harmony
Your Next Step: Experience Holistic Alignment
In your free Holistic Alignment session, you’ll:
- Discover which aspects are out of alignment
- Learn how this misalignment affects your goals
- Begin the journey toward greater internal harmony
What Makes Our Approach Different
We don’t just:
- Tell you to “think positive”
- Ignore your evolutionary programming
- Expect logic alone to create change
Instead, we:
- Work with your brain’s natural tendencies
- Address all three aspects of self
- Create alignment that feels natural and effortless
Begin Your Journey
Ready to experience the power of true alignment? Book your free Holistic Alignment session today and discover how to:
- Harmonise your three aspects of self
- Work with, not against, your evolutionary programming
- Transform internal conflict into effortless action
P.S. Understanding and aligning your three aspects of self isn’t just another self-help technique – it’s the foundation for lasting transformation. Don’t let misalignment hold you back any longer.