The dictionary defines it as awareness and understanding one’s thinking and cognitive processes; thinking about thinking. (Dictionary.com) I have discovered that it is a valuable tool in transition. My ministry and much of the New Thought movement are based on this. The Buddhists teach a form of it as a method of enlightenment. We are going to apply it to transition as a tool for deepening the journey and enriching the experience.
As we have discussed before, transition is changing from one state of being to another. Metacognition is a great tool for use in this process. Take gender transition for example. In order to change from one state, say male to female, then one must know that they are a woman inside a man’s body. Awareness of who you are is vital to the transition and the best way to know this is to find out who you are not through a process of elimination. This requires an exploration of beings in your world and an insatiable curiosity of the surrounding environment.
I first learned of this term metacognition from my voice coach and have since had some pretty amazing realizations. Starting with my concept of who I am depends on the concept of others. It is a fascinating dynamic. I know now that I feel female and I was born male. The term transgender has been invented to describe this state of being. I am a woman in a male body. The physical transition for me is about complete, my body appears female.
When I go out in public people treat me as they would any other tall woman, with curiosity and smiles. I no longer get questions as to whether I am male or female. They see a woman and assume that truth, just as they did before when they assumed I was a man. The interesting part is that their reaction depends not only on what I look like but act and think like. Yes, my thoughts and expectations make a difference and this is to be expected. The thing that I found interesting is their thoughts and expectations make a difference too. Basically you experience what you expect from what you see. People take each other at face value. If I were instead running around in a wheelchair I would be treated as a handicap person, and I would act that way! Your appearance dictates your behavior.
As an example, I find that I act more feminine and am able to speak with a more feminine voice around people I do not know. When I am around others who know that I am transgender and born a male my voice is lower and I act less girly. The dynamic is a valuable tool in the process of transition because now we know that our behavior depends not only on a personal choice but on a larger perception. I am who I believe myself to be, as well as who others believe me to be, and this is in perfect alignment with the teachings of Oneness that I have dedicated myself to share.
“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23
🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth
Oneness Ministry 
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