Paradigm Shift

Reflections: Can we be Born in the Wrong Body Really?

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"A surreal, symbolic representation of a person gazing into a mirror, but the reflection doesn’t match — suggesting internal conflict, dissociation, or a fractured sense of identity. The figure may appear androgynous or blurred in form, with elements like shifting shadows, layered faces, or a body made of mismatched parts. The setting is minimal or dreamlike — evoking themes of being 'born in the wrong body,' self-perception, and transformation."
Reading Time: 4 minutes

First published 15/3/23 – Last updated 26/6/25

Featured Image Credit: Mo Sayyar via Unsplash
Can we be Born in the Wrong Body Really? by Natacha Neveu for TheSortingHouse

Born in the Wrong Body? Embracing Our Self on the Path to Acceptance

Is it possible to be born in the wrong body? Or is this a reflection of something deeper: a society that’s become increasingly detached from nature, truth, and organic creation?

Cartoon animation illustrating two women discussing that they feel everyone is sad and blaming it on the moon, but the moon replies that it is actually those who have unresolved issues that need to work on them, such as asking can we be born in the wrong body.
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The Only Body We’ll Ever Know

Our body is the only body we have. How can we be born in the wrong body?

We were born into the physical awareness of ‘I’ with only this body.

I’m of the opinion then, that it’s impossible for us ever to find ourselves living in the “wrong” body. To suggest or enable this amongst us is pure madness. A confusion born of having nothing more worthwhile to concern oneself with. An obsession with self that is all consuming. A normalisation of distortion only possible in a synthetic world so far detached from our animal nature as part of a coherent, natural whole.

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Does Perfection Exist? An Exploration of Reality

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Reading Time: 8 minutes

First published 27/4/2020 – Last updated 03/6/25

“Does Perfection Really Exist?”

If you’ve been feeling uneasy about the state of the world, you’re not alone.

What if that discomfort is not a problem, but an invitation? An invitation to look inward and awaken the transformative power that lies dormant within.

The change we want and need. It’s already here for those that choose it. All that remains is to act consciously with inherent perfection.

Does perfection exist in nature at sunset, a lovely golden hour view of pine trees amongst a wild, open expanse of hilly, rocky nature landscape.
Photo by Natacha Neveu for TheSortingHouse

Awakening in a World of Discomfort

Know that this state of disarray is meant to be, it cannot be otherwise. No amount of worrying, denying, or avoiding will change what must be healed from within.

Only conscious action aligned with inner truth can create meaningful, sustainable change outside of ourselves.

Respecting that each is on their own path, their own timeline, can also help when times get rough.

As babies we arrive as pure energy, whole loving souls into this material matrix that we navigate with our physical bodies over the years. Although some get through without too much of a scratch, most are broken down into a “reality” ripe for manipulation either covertly or overtly.

Regardless of what has happened to a soul during this experience, we must each break the loops and heal our hearts from the carnage of these traumas and internal conflicts.

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