The non-ordinary was so ordinary that people needed to create an identity for me, that matched their experience. Hence “wizard”.
I could easily expound on the philosophical and archetypal role of Merlin for Arthur. While that may be entertaining in some small way, it’s likely you’re reading this because you want to know why I (Dr. Matt) am framing myself as Merlin.
To be honest, I wish I weren't. It’s a strange juxtaposition and not the easiest way to enter into this conversation. If you’re an Arthur it’s likely you’re a strong, powerful, successful man. That type of man often has a bit of an “allergy” to ungrounded metaphor. So if you’ve made it this far, bravo.
I’m framing myself here as Merlin because it’s the thing that the universe keeps dropping in my lap, and to not say it would be a lie. When I was running my healing practice it was very common for people not to say “i’m going to see my chiropractor” or “my healer”, they’d tell their friend “I’m going to see my wizard”.
Here’s why - when a person who has committed themselves to seething through the worlds to find the perfection and the truth of another applies that skill over and over, repeatedly for years, there is a certain type of magic that is created, certain types of outcomes that were achieved.
In my case, in my time as a healer, at any given moment I would have a person wailing as they pushed their greatest life trauma out of their body, right next to someone else who was seeing the bright light and divinity of God.
The non-ordinary was so ordinary that people needed to create an identity for me, that matched their experience. Hence “wizard”.
With that preface, here’s my experience. I experience myself as more “nothing” than something”. I sometimes joke that when others aren’t around, Matt returns to the void - that space of inactivity, of true nothingness, like a still pond, waiting for the dragonfly to break the surface tension with a bat of it’s wings.
This is not a nihilistic nothingness, but rather a more complete experience of the self that lives outside of what the mind experiences as traditional time and space.
I’m both typologically designed for that (see some of my typologies below) as well as it being a function of studying and practicing Zen Buddhism since 1999.
But this creates something special when I’m around other people, especially people who have invited me into their process seeking support. As we begin to talk it's as if your life were cast out in front of me on a virtual “heads up” display.
I can see the patterns, the problems, the life arcs, the proclivities and capacities. I can see the potential of different timeless as they are chosen or avoided.
All of this makes it very simple to ask questions that help you become clear what has to happen next.
Because I’ve spent over a decade, culminating in over 20,000 sessions hands on with people’s nervous system and energetics, I’ve become adept at identifying the upgrades necessary to make the catalytic life change that your soul is deeply asking for.
For some this is interesting and helpful - but for an Arthur on the Hero’s Journey, ready to become the man necessary to slay the dragon, I become Merlin. I am the one who is literally designed to help you discover and claim your inner excalibur - that true gift that will define the success path of this next season of your life.
For some it will be courage and power, finally shaking off “not good enough”. For some it will be kindness, care and love, because you're brave enough to give it to yourself and see you love giving it to others too. For still more it will be spiritual awakening, and accessing the intuition, deep sensing and soul guidance as a daily experience.
Each Hero's Journey is Different...
What is incumbent upon me, is to acknowledge the specificity and specialness of you reading these words right now. Of the literally millions (if not billions) of things you could be reading online right now, you’re reading this - the literal call to adventure on the hero's journey.
If this is sparking nothing inside of you (as mentioned in the intro), by God, please leave. I don’t mean that with anger or spite, but your time is far too valuable to read something that isn’t sparking a resonant tone in your heart and soul.
If this is pinging that resonant tone, no you are at a choice point - a choice point I’ll explore more deeply in the hero’s journey article next.
As for me, Matt, Merlin, what I want you to know is that magic is possible and it comes from clear, deep, insightful seeing. The ability to uncover all the hiding elements of your power and greatness that are asking to come forth and couple them with the gifts that are asking to be seen and experienced.
If you were unburdened, energized, inspired, and equipped with what your soul wants for you next… what would be possible? I leave the burden of that question in your hands.
Typologies
The universe put us all together in a very specific way. That specific configuration has certain gifts that are meant to be developed and challenges meant to be healed. For thousands of years healers, metaphysicians and more recently researchers and psychologists have done the work to excavate some of these themes so that people may better come to know themselves.
I share these because it’s an easy way to make the subjective objective and let you seen if my unique gifts are a good fit for you.
Wealth Dynamics:
Creator / Trader: This is a unique “hourglass” configuration of this test. It saws that my gift working professionally with others is to see the big vision and make something happen with it. I can go to visionary places with people and find their highest truth / deepest calling, but we’ve got to make that a reality otherwise, what’s the point?
MBTI:
INFJ - The Advocate. This is the most rare personality type. They are orderly and structured in thought and deed. The core associated personality traits are creative, principled, passionate, insightful and altruistic. These are the qualities that arise in my coaching. I believe one of the highest qualities of a coach is to see the perfection of you (as the client) and hold the power and veracity of that vision until you can hold it and be it for yourself.
Human Design:
⅓ Mental Projector: You may or may not be familiar with this typing system. It’s deep and complex and I’ll just share a brief overview but the image below will let you dig under the hood if you’d like.
You can see all the open (white) parts of my chart are places where I’m open in to influence. My experience of this is that when I sit with my clients my entire awareness opens up to them, my whole system is dedicated to experiencing all aspects of who and where they are, but my mind is my own, it stays clear and can synthesize, process and reflect necessary truths. Projectors are guides and leaders and are specifically designed to give very clear direction to a few people so they can make an impact.
Astrology:
Sun: Taurus; Moon: Pisces; Rising: Virgo
This configuration basically says that im here in this life to enjoy life, wealth and possessions, but internally I am highly sensitive, very aware of other people’s experience and energy, but the world sees me as ordered, rigid and systems focused.
Overall narrative:
I am built to see deeply into the truth of who you are. My projector (Human Design) nature and sensitivity (Pisces moon) are core developed strengths that let me have a very deep understanding of your experience. I get thoughts, images, memories, insights and sensations based on what is happening in your life. This is often experienced as “intuitive” or “psychic” response, but it’s a bit more nuanced than that.
I take these insights and turn them into a plan (virgo rising / virgo north node) so that we can get into action for success (taurus sun) for the benefit of as many people as this ripple will touch (INFJ).
If this is the support you need, cultivated over 2 decades and practices 10’s of thousands of times, you can find that here.
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