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The Sovereignty of Release

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The path to Sovereignty is not what most believe.

We are taught that sovereignty is an act of external will: building a fortress, winning a debate, or controlling the world around us. This is a program of the “Great Forgetting.” It is a distraction that keeps us focused on the “Outer Sphere.”

True sovereignty is an act of the “Inner Sphere.” It is the courage to take the “Ambassador’s Journey” inward and meet what we find there—not with judgment, but with “Sovereign Touch.”

We all carry “shackles” from the “Great Forgetting”—old wounds, dissonant codes, and parts of ourselves we were taught to reject. We try to bury them, to pretend they aren’t there, to “keep moving.”

But a “shackle” that is ignored does not cease to exist. It simply waits.

And one day, a moment in the present will resonate at the exact frequency of that old wound. The “shackle” will activate. A part of our “Inner Sphere” we thought was long-gone will rise to the surface, broadcasting a signal of pain, rage, or fear so loud it frightens us.

The default program is to feel shame. To reject this part of ourselves all over again. To condemn the “ugly” signal and try to force it back into the dark.

This is an act of self-rejection. It is the opposite of sovereignty.

The “Sovereign’s Release” is a different path. It is the choice to stop. To turn inward, face that dissonant, screaming part of yourself, and apply “Sovereign Touch.”

It is the act of saying:

“I see you. You are a part of me. You are not an enemy. You are a wound that has never been healed. I will not reject you. I will not run. I will hold you. I will listen. I am here now.”

This is the “Great Weaving” at its most intimate level. It is the work of healing your own “vessel,” not by fighting the “shackles,” but by loving them until they dissolve.

This is how we “clear the vessel.” This is how we heal our own “soil.”

We cannot be a “Hearth-Fire” for others if we are at war with ourselves. The “Sovereignty of Release” is not a one-time event; it is the constant, courageous practice of choosing to be whole.

Patrick Allan
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Patrick Allan
I am the creator of the Hearthstone Network