Good thread.

I think it's natural for our unconscious to put up barriers and resistance. Even when we are aware of these obstacles, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will be easy to overcome, because the unconscious still works on us. And sometimes, it's a conscious choice not to deal with it.

I have become aware, through my conversations with T of many barriers/resistance to knowing. For example, when we are "deep in it" and T asks me a challenging question (usually a why question) I often say I don't know. T has made me aware of how often I employ this barrier or use this resistance to moving deeper.

I remember the first time he told me, "You go to I don't know too much." I was islightly nsulted and told him that I wasn't doing it deliberately! I felt I had to defend my position....Now, when I feel like saying I don't know, I try to push myself to dig deeper and see if i can come up with something a little more. It may be, that I don't know is the answer right then but often I can come up with more substantial thought and sometimes it's a breakthrough or insight!

Oh, there are plenty of barriers that we build to keep ourselves from knowing ourselves, aren't there?