The ability to discern

The ego is a collimator, a focusser and a director but it is not a separator.It passes any and all luminosity without regard for provenance or quality. (This explains a lot about the various and sundry personality types that we see in life...)

It is clear that in a creative exchange, we are obliged to receive openly and to return to the best of our ability. Otherwise we are engaged in a limited exchange that allows for various concerns, fears and prejudices to alter the nature of the vibration. This means that all kinds of distortions and distributions are incident on our psychic centers.

In the lower or inframental regions, we must endure and allow the passage of such items but not once our vibratory rate has reached the supramental. One of the principle aspects of this part of our psyches is the access that it has to the duality present in all energetic forms. In this area, the polarization of incident or transient or even resident phenomena is exposed and available for adjustment. Kind of like having a windmill in a deep valley or placing it on the top of a hill. Easier and better access to the force of the wind so a much better efficiency in handling the establishment of the energy potential that provides a gradient to allow for electrical generation (creative expression).

How do we get the whole situation in gear? It depends on the "lightness" of the internal processes. This is a function of the personal evolution of your consciousness and the degree to which you have and are transforming your subtle aspects through experience and adjustment. We all have crosses to bear but those that use them to better themselves are the ones that end up transforming their "weight" into a presence that both serves and enables them to continue in a more beneficial manner.