Hear

At times of pressure and fear, our perspective narrows and the part of our brain that takes over is more the fear and defensive based fight or flight. We lose the governance of our prefrontal cortex which is capable of taking a broader view. Perspective expands when people are not under physical threat. Our perspective narrows and it becomes subsumed in group identification and thought of revenge or hurting the other. The Hebrew word for Egypt is Mizraim, meaning a narrow place. So under threat or when we are perceived as under threat, we go to this narrow place. That’s a place of slavery. When we are enslaved to our own unconscious, we are governed by our emotions and the heart closes down.