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THE 72 SQUARES

Negative intellect

Durbuddhi · square 61

Negative intellect considers criticism that closes every possibility. Its snake leads from 61 to 13, Nullity.

Chakra in the board’s symbolism
Crown
Element
Consciousness
Row 7
Plane of Reality

Durbuddhi examines a use of thought that repeatedly dismisses, divides or defeats its own purposes. Doubt can be valuable. The question here is whether criticism helps you understand and choose, or makes every possible response seem pointless before it is considered.

The snake from 61 leads to 13, Nullity. In the board's symbolism, dismantling every possibility can leave a person without a direction to try. The reflection concerns a pattern of thinking in a particular situation, not a permanent description of someone's mind.

Take one objection seriously enough to make it specific. What risk does it identify? Could anything address that risk? An objection that can be examined may become part of a workable plan.

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