Most people think thought creates reality.
It doesn’t.
Joe Dispenza was only HALF RIGHT.
The missing piece? IS IN THIS THREAD 🧵...
High achievers are obsessed with quantum leaps.
But the real leap isn’t thought → reality.
It’s shadow → wholeness.
Your brain runs on 3 neural networks.
Your psyche unfolds through 3 alchemical stages.
Our minds are based in imagination.
My framework for transformation is neuro-alchemy.
This isn’t just shadow integration work.
It’s a live alchemical process that rewires how you perceive, act, and create.
Fuse them—and you don’t just change your brain.
You change your LIFE.
Joe Dispenza proved that thought alone can rewire the brain.
But thought without imagery is stuck in unconscious emotional traps.
That’s why high achievers are outwardly successful, but inwardly empty.
Listen to Joseph Campbell talk about unlocking your dragon...
Vico saw it first in 1744.
He said: The foundation of human knowledge is not reason but imaginative universals—myths, symbols, and images.
Jung confirmed this by saying that imagery is at the basis of our minds.
Individuation unfolds through symbols and visuals.
It's an alchemical process.
Involving three elements:
Fire, Sea, and Vessel.
Neuroscience now validates this:
1. The Salience Network (SN) becomes the fire of attention.
2. The Default Mode Network (DMN) becomes the sea of imagination.
3. The Executive Control Network (ECN) becomes the vessel of integration.
Together they shape how we see, feel, and act.
When SN, DMN, and ECN fall out of sync, you get anxiety, overthinking, and perfectionism.
When you fuse them-- through symbolism and imagery-- you get wholeness.
This doesn't require new ways of thinking, it requires integrating the shadow parts of yourself + integration.
Walking outdoors without devices frees the salience system.
Drawing releases unconscious images into form.
Research shows both practices rewire neural connectivity and unlock dormant imagination.
This is what I teach.
Embodied alchemy.
Mindfulness gave you focused attention.
Manifestation practices gave you intention.
Individuation gives you integration.
The quantum leap is not becoming supernatural.
It's becoming fully who you were always meant to be.
Anxiety isn't random.
It’s your Shadow trying to break free.
It’s your soul saying:
“Stop performing. Start listening....and start drawing."
I work with CEOs, artists, and doctors to break free of their shadow.
I offer them the rare opportunity to face their Shadow and permanently break free.
Hi, I'm Lorwen Nagle.
I've spent 40 years as a Harvard-trained psychologist, studying consciousness with the Dalai Lama, and helping thousands untangle their minds.
As a Ph.D. psychology grad from @UTAustin
a Postdoc from @Harvard I can help you unlock your mind for greater success.
So, if you feel lost, anxious, or stressed out with your current life, schedule a free discovery call and we'll decode it:
calendly.com/lorwen_consult…
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