The Vicious Circle
By The Pathwork Guide
Greetings, my dearest friends. God bless this gathering. God bless all of you.
Tonight I shall discuss one of the vicious circles that is very common among human beings. To some degree it exisths in every human soul. Most of the time it operates in the subconscious, although somepartsof this circle may be in the conscious mind. Yet it is important in this work that you follow this circle through until you uncover its entirety. For otherwise you cannot dissolve it. My words are not addressedso much to your conscious mind, nor to your intellect, but to the level of your emotions where the feelings and eractions of this vicious circle exist.
You are probably aware of segments of this vicious circle, so use these words to follow through to those parts that you are still unaware of. In that case, and to begin with, these words will guide you to make at least one part conscious.This will not be too difficult bec ausemany of your symptoms will easily show you that unconsciously this circle lives within your self. Do not, however, interpret these words as meaning that you consciouslyj think and react according to this vicious circle. Realize that it is something hidden; and it is up to you toi make this chain reaction a conscious part of your work on this path of self-finding and development. The consciousness of these hidden currents will give you freedom and victory.
Most of my friends realize that an illogicalway of thinking, feeling, and reacting exists in every personality, even though consciously he may know better. Everything in the unconscious is primitive, ignorant, and very often illogical, although these unconscious reactions do pursue a certain limited logic of their own.