Recognizing defective thinking

Question:  How does a person first recognize that their thinking is defective?

MACHIVENTA:  It is not so much the “how,” as the “what.”  Neither are we interested in the “why” question as well.  What is it that initiates self-observation?  Self-observation is almost always reflective of the Thought Adjuster’s work within the individual.  It is that seminal moment when the individual sees themselves in comparison to how they were; comparison of how they were with other people; and in comparison of how they are different from the way they used to be.  What is it that causes this initiation of self-awareness [that] is primary to all spiritual growth?  Self-awareness, as we have said, is primary to anyone becoming greater in their movement towards becoming morontial in this lifetime.  

Yes, it is the Thought Adjuster whose work it is to initiate this along with the seven Adjutant Spirits.  They, in combination with the Guardian Angel, often set up a situation where the individual is seen as distinct from other people.  This is the moment of immense decision-making on the part of the individual as the initiator of soul growth for themselves.  This is the moment when you see whether a person will become pigheaded and deny the reality of others, or the difference that they see within themselves and pursue thinking their own egoistic inclinations, or whether they truly accept the humility of where they are in the situation that they are in and wonder how to move on from that point.  Self-awareness is the beginning of growth, but then there must be addressed to the individual, how to grow and what to do to promote growth, and sometimes this is also where decisions of individuals skew their growth into ways that are unproductive and sometimes even harmful to them.