From Here to Integration — The Luminous Self examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

How does the module characterise the shift from management to integration?

A process that can only start after the symptoms have eased A single decision that changes everything at once and for good A journey rather than a switch, which can begin right now A switch that is flipped once the right method has been found
Why does the module suggest noticing the cost of management?

It shows clearly which parts need stricter control next Awareness of the exhaustion motivates a different approach It helps you decide which of your gifts to give up for good It proves that management has finally succeeded after all
What is the purpose of 'creating moments of integration', such as creative time or time in nature?

To reward yourself after a week of good and careful self-management To take a complete break from all inner work for a while To test whether the parts are safe to suppress again afterwards To teach your parts through experience that integration is possible
What does the module say management promised and integration offers?

Management promised peace; integration offers control Management promised wholeness; integration offers freedom Management promised control; integration offers wholeness Management promised success; integration offers rest, for most people, most of the time
How does the module define deep feeling?

The capacity to perceive and hold complex emotion with nuance An emotional instability that follows from early wounding, in simplified terms A tendency to react strongly and quickly to every event A settled preference for emotional over rational decisions
Feeling grief and gratitude at the same time illustrates which manifestation of deep feeling?

Emotional complexity Empathic accuracy Emotional resonance, in the short term only Emotional literacy
A person always attends to everyone else's feelings and never to their own. Which exile strategy is this?

Emotional suppression Intellectual bypassing Intensity avoidance Emotional caretaking
According to the module, what are emotions?

Leftover reactions from early childhood experiences only Irrational impulses that reason must keep firmly in check Social performances learned from one's family and culture Intelligence systems that deliver insight faster than reasoning
What does the module say emotional reactivity proves?

That sensitivity should be steadily reduced with practice That the emotions themselves are the real problem to solve That emotional capacity needs integration That the person is not suited to close relationships
Saying 'I feel grief mixed with anxiety, and under that disappointment' demonstrates which capacity?

Emotional integration Emotional literacy Emotional expression Emotional capacity
How does the module define transformative compassion?

Taking on others' pain yourself so that they suffer less Being with others in pain without fixing or absorbing it Offering advice that helps people change their lives quickly Feeling pity for those who are suffering around you