Emotional Authority
The most common authority, and the only one that overrides every other. With a defined Solar Plexus there is no truth in the moment: clarity comes from waiting out the emotional wave.
- Held by roughly half of everybody
- Comes from: A defined Solar Plexus
How to use it
- A defined Solar Plexus runs an emotional wave on its own timing. At the top of the wave everything looks possible, at the bottom the same thing looks like a mistake, and neither reading is the truth.
- Clarity is what is left after the wave has passed over a decision several times. It is not a feeling of certainty, it is the absence of the swing.
- There is no fixed length. Some decisions clear in an afternoon and some need weeks, and the wave is personal rather than universal.
Common mistakes
- Deciding at the peak, when everything feels obvious and possible
- Deciding at the trough, when the same option looks like a disaster
- Treating patience as avoidance, when it is the actual mechanism
The practice
Say you will come back to it. That single habit is most of Emotional authority in practice, and it costs almost nothing socially.
Questions
How long should I wait with Emotional authority?
There is no fixed period. The point is to see the decision from more than one point in your wave. Small things may take hours, significant ones can take weeks, and the sign is that the swing has stopped rather than that you feel certain.
Does Emotional authority override Sacral authority?
Yes. If your Solar Plexus is defined you have Emotional authority regardless of what else is defined, including the Sacral. The gut response is still information, but it is not the decision.