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Awakening Practices from PRACTICAL WORK ON SELF, "Thinking by Form", Part One
Episode 12914th June 2026 • The Three-Headed Man • Jazzy, Jimmy, and Phreddie
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In this episode, THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses a psychological exercise focused on intentional illiteracy and the concept of thinking by form.

They explore how to bypass the mind’s automatic decoding of language, which typically categorizes information based on habitual associations and emotional identification. By viewing written words or objects as mere physical forms rather than carriers of pre-assigned meaning, the practitioners aim to avoid the involuntary impressions that usually dominate their mental apparatus. The dialogue uses examples like the word "Kleenex" or unfamiliar foreign language characters to illustrate how people often mistake labels for the complex reality behind them.

Ultimately, the goal of this practice is to uncouple the self from programmed responses to perceive the world with freshness and impartiality.

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