Awareness
Splenic Authority is rooted in the Spleen, the oldest awareness center in the body. It's instinctive and survival-based—less "logic," more "this is safe" or "this isn't."
The tricky part is volume and timing: the spleen is subtle and only speaks in the present. It can be easy to miss, and easy to second-guess. Your experiment is learning to recognize that first flash of knowing and move with it before the mind edits the signal.
- Become present (one breath, soften the body).
- Notice the first, subtle hit: ease vs. unease, attraction vs. warning.
- Act on the signal in the moment when appropriate.
- If you're trying to re-create the feeling later, you're already in the mind—come back to now.
Splenic decisions are immediate and time-sensitive. Waiting too long can mute the signal. If it's a major decision that requires time, use your best "now" awareness repeatedly as the situation evolves.
Cues can be very subtle: a quiet inner "knowing," a physical ease or tension, goosebumps, a sudden calm, or a small warning sensation. It's often less emotional and more instinctive.