Abstract:

This paper explores the meaning of sovereignty

and why it is vital in today’s climate. It focuses
on the innate needs that must be fulfilled by
virtue of being human and highlights the
difficulty faced in meeting these needs in a
sustainable and healthy way.

It highlights the need for a different approach

to meeting these needs. It goes on to propose
intuitive tools that create pathways to taking
charge of one’s life.

These tools are based on primary research with

leading mind, body and psyche teachers,
consultants and specialists.

Piankhi Films is a media company specialising in

innovative and intuitive education, and people
development through media.

Sovereignty:
Taking charge of your life
 Introduction:
THE GAP BETWEEN THE REAL AND THE IDEAL
“A human community is a
network of
conversations.”
We live in an accelerated
culture of constant change.
Realities are shifting faster as
new problems, new people
and new data permeate our
lives.
Although this rapidly changing
environment requires flexible
and creative responses, which
makes for exciting times, there
is a growing alienation and
disconnection amongst people
and a need for connection that
is greater now than ever
before.
There is a sense of
unfulfillment that pervades
society, disguised by layer of
lethagy. Suicides are on the
increase, teenage pregnancies
are the norm and children
now carry semi-automatics to
school.
More and more people are
resorting to extreme measures
to fulfilling the growing hole
they find in their hearts;
drugs, violence and sex have
never been more rampant, yet
despite the lack of success
with these external
approaches to fulfillment,
most are unaware that true
fulfillment lies within.
It is important to note that a In this paper, we share our
few people are becoming observation based on recent
aware of the need for research from experts on why
self-development as a way of the ideal seems so far from the
satisfying this need, hence the real. As well as
proliferation of papers, books highlighing some of the issues,
and speeches in the past years we share some thoughts on a
from consultants and all practical solution, a workshop
manner of guru. - Sovereignty, based on
thinking we have developed at
However, despite all the Piankhi Films.
interest and activity, many of
these self-development It is only by interacting with
approaches are lacking in one our selves that we can be free
thing, the use of our natural of the sense of unfulfilled
guidance system, intuition. promise that leads to
frustration. It is by learning to
“Man is a social creature, create harmony between our
he always has been and he mind, body and psyche that
always will be. He needs we can hope to find the energy
to interact with his we need to engage our
environment to be destines and take charge of
fulfilled.” our lives.
The information age, a worthy
step in the evolution of man,
needs to make way for the
inspiration age.
By the age of twenty five, the
average youth is very
informed, yet unemployment
is on the increase, and by the
age of fifty-five, the average
person is wracked with regret
from mistakes mad and
missed oppportunities.
Man needs to learn to interact
with himself.
 What is
Sovereignty?
“Knowing yourself
enough to create harmony
is the key to inspiration.”
There are several definitions
of Sovereignty, but most are
variations on a theme.
The one used in this paper is:
the ideal self, the ultimate you,
the whole you - fully
integrated and aware of your
identity, capabilities and
possibilities.
It is an ongoing ambition that
aims at uncovering our
unconscious potential and
realising our true self worth.
The hallmark of sovereignty is
a harmonious balance of the
body, mind and psyche, which
precipitates a flow of intuition,
as intuition is more likely to
occur when we are not
conlficted, and conflict is
usually as a result of our needs
not being met.
“We must wake up to our
destinies, discover
who we truly are and
realise sovereignty”
Six Basic Human needs
The common theme which derivatives of these six
recurs throughout this paper primary needs
is the issue that more and
more people are having their 1. Safety
needs unmet, which results in
abhorrent behaivour, inertia The need to feel secure,
and a general attitude of comfortable. We require a
carelessness. So, what are certain level of this to
these needs that require function, anything lower will
satisfaction? result in conflict. This level
varies with individual, and
There are six basic needs, ways of satisfying it differ.
these are:
2. Adventure
1. Safety
2. Adventure A certain amount of adventure
3. Love in necessary, otherwise
4. Identity boredom and apathy settles in.
5. Personal Growth We need a change once in a
6. Contribution while, a different approach, as
monotony robs us of our sense
All other perceived needs are of initiative, our zest for life.
Safety
Contribution Adventure
Self
Growth Love
Identity
Fig 1. The Needs Matrix
Basic Human needs
3. Love
Intimacy, connection, being
wanted, these feelings are core
to the humanpsyche. They are
the roots from which we all
stem, the reason we attempt
most of what we accomplish,
the other reason is fear, which
prevails when love is missing.
4. Identity
Who am I? This question has
plagued everyone at one time
or another in their lives. Who
do I want to be? How should I
be? We need to know that we
are valued for who we are and
what we represent as
individuals, seperate from the
whole.
5. Contribution
Sharing, caring for another
outside of ourselves is a need,
albeit one less obvious than
the others. It could be money,
knowledge or time, the act of
sharing creates a sense of
having which feels good. It is
hard-wired into us, if
humanity is to survive.
6. Growth
We are progressive creatures,
we’d like to believe that we
learn from our mistakes and
we will be more capable at
handling our lives a year from
now. Without this, hope is
lost.
The Tools of Sovereignty
“We see through not with
our eyes, for that which is
us is much more than we
realise”
The tools for fulfilling our
needs have always been
accessible, we only required a
different approach to making
the best use of them.
These tools are:
1. The Body
2. The Mind
3. The Psyche
We all have each of these, we
have to learn to appreciate
them for what they are, the
only means of acheiving
fulfilment and joy in life. They
are the tools we use to connect
with the world and with
ourselves.
Body
Self
Mind
Fig 2. The Tools of sovereignty
Sharpening these tools is the
difference between one
individual and the next, it is
the standard of the human
experience.
The bringing together of these
tools creates a flow which ath-
letes have termed ‘being in the
zone’. There is little conflict n
this space, the body is relaxed
and ready, the mind is clear
and focused and the pysche
provides the explosive energy
that animates.
We have all felt it at one time
on the other, we say the right
time without having to
strategic, our movements are
easy and precise, our mind
feels uncluttered as we engage
at the task at hand and there
is a lightness in our hearts,
that feeling, is sovereignty.
Psyche
 The Tools of Sovereignty
“Genuine beginnings
begin within us, even
when they are brought to
our attention by external
opportunities.”
The tools of sovereignty is the
foundation of our approach to
taking charge of life.
At Piankhi Films, we are
proposing workshops based
on this framework, with the
aim of meeting the six human
basic needs.
The workshops will consist of
three modules:
1. Psychology of Action
2. Conflict Resolution
3. Power of Breath
Body
The Psychology of Action
Mind
Conflict Resolution
Psyche
The Power of Breath
Fig 3. The Sovereignty Approach
1. Psychology of Action
In the space that lies between
the mind and the body are the
principles of improvisation
and sharpening the body.
2. Conflict Resolution
In the space between the mind
and the psyche are the
elements of creative and
automatic writing
3. Power of Breath
In the space that lies between
the body and the psyche, are
the dynamcs of rhythm and
dance.
In Conclusion
“We can only ever learn
by moving from the
known to the unknown”
Our belief is that integration is
the key totaking charge of
one’s life.
Resolving internal conflicts
results in a sense of safety and
love which can not be attained
through external means.
Harnessing the power of
proper breathing creates a
clarity of consciousness that
excites and defines us.
And practising the psychology
of action frees up our
physicality, increasing our
capacity to engage with our
environment.
Hopefully, we have
demostrated that sovereignty
is the foundation for growth
and taking charge of your life,
and the importance of this can
not be overly stated, because
when it comes down to it, it is
all we have.