Protection is defined as:
'a person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm or injury'.

Perception is defined as: 'a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something'.

It seems to me, as I have dealt with the opening of myself, as well as, the acknowledging and accepting, of this gift of seeing, feeling, hearing, the essence we label Spirit, I have always heard the expression, 'Vincent, you must Protect yourself'.

Opening oneself, implies the removal of certain layers of consciousness, (perceptions) which act as barriers to the receptiveness of the unseen, unfelt, unheard; the heightening of ones sensibilities, being more vulnerable.
So, if I spend an immense amount of time, effort, and energy, over many years, attempting to be more receptive, more open, more vulnerable, reconciling my perceptions, why should I then revert my consciousness, to the position of prevention, or more precisely, closed again?

Openness further implies that I will, in my openness, experience and connect to all that is the expression of Spirit, for after-all this is why I decided to become more open, more receptive, more vulnerable to begin with, to allow for this expression or understanding.

As a Human being, I will of course experience different items within my life, of the expression of Spirit. From these items I will create an approach to my life, or expression. Many of these items, which become stored within my unconscious mind, will govern how I think, feel, react, what I believe, as well as, how I engage, and or disengage, from my present breath reality. We can refer to these mechanisms as perceptions.
In any given circumstance, our perceptions will act as a barrier and hinderance, to the openness of an experience, or will allow for further openness. We, as  conscious beings, have the choice!

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