Let the Unlearning Begin

Before we become who we are, we must un-become who we were taught to be. The programming runs deep—and old paradigms must crumble. This piece launches your liberation journey by helping you peel back the layers.

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Gary Choynowski, The Liberated Oracle

6/17/20253 min read

Let the Unlearning Begin

Before we become who we truly are, we must un-become everything we were taught to be.

Let that sink in for a moment.

Because most of what stands between you and your power, your peace, your purpose, was learned. And what’s learned… can be unlearned.

The Programming Runs Deep

From the moment we arrive on this planet, we’re met with scripts:

  • Be good.

  • Don’t speak out.

  • Trust the authorities.

  • Keep your head down.

  • Don’t question.

  • Intuition isn’t real.

  • Sensitivity is weakness.

And so we comply. We shrink. We forget. We wear masks so convincingly we think they’re our skin.

Eventually… something cracks. A dream. A gut feeling. A breakdown. A burst of wild clarity that says: “This isn’t me.”

That moment? That’s sacred. That’s the beginning of your unlearning.

Unlearning Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Return.

People think unlearning is defiance. And in a way, it is. It’s also a coming home.

It’s not about being difficult. It’s about being honest. It’s not about breaking the rules just to break them. It’s about realizing they were never written for your soul in the first place.

Unlearning is remembering who you were before the world told you who to be.

It’s the sacred art of choosing yourself after a lifetime of being trained to choose anything other.

It Will Feel Uncomfortable at First

Let me warn you: unlearning feels awkward.

You’ll hesitate. You’ll second-guess. You’ll hear the voices of parents, teachers, society echoing in your head as you try to choose differently.

That’s normal.

You were trained to comply. Of course it’s hard to deprogram. However, every time you choose your truth over their comfort, you reclaim something sacred.

Your voice. Your vision. Your value.

Question Everything

Yes… Everything.

You’re allowed to question what you were taught. In fact, you should.

Who told you that your intuition was just your imagination? That your sensitivity was a flaw? That logic and reason were the only valid measures of truth?

Ask yourself: Who benefits when I ignore my instincts? Who profits from my silence?

You didn’t come here to blindly obey.

You came here to wake up.

This Isn't New

Let’s get real clear about something:

This isn’t just some recent government control strategy or political ploy.

This has been happening for centuries. Maybe even eons.

The suppression of inner wisdom, of psychic gifts, of sacred knowing… it’s ancient.

The seers, healers, mystics, and oracles of old? They were feared. Not because they were dangerous, because they couldn’t be controlled.

Unlearning is your sacred rebellion against an old, crusty paradigm that profits from your disempowerment.

What You’ll Start to Unlearn

Let me give you a few of the big ones:

  • That logic always wins. You’ll remember that inner knowing is wisdom, not whim.

  • That emotions are a liability. You’ll discover they’re actually intuitive data.

  • That success looks a certain way. You’ll realize alignment > achievement.

  • That you must be liked to be worthy. You’ll get real comfy with disappointing the right people.

  • That your gifts are weird. Nope. They’re needed. Desperately.

Unlearning means holding up each belief and asking: Who gave me this? Do I even agree? And if the answer’s no? Drop it.

How to Begin

You don’t have to blow up your life. Just start noticing.

Notice where you shrink. Notice where you lie. Notice where you pretend. Notice what drains you. And notice what lights you up.

Then start choosing different.

Not louder. Not harsher. Just truer.

Maybe you stop apologizing so damn much. Maybe you say no when your body says no. Maybe you stop explaining your intuition to people committed to misunderstanding you.

Whatever it is, start small. Simply start.

Because every time you choose you, you weaken the old programming. And every time you do that, you get stronger.

My Final Thoughts… Your Soul Has Always Known

Unlearning is not about erasing. It’s about revealing.

You are not lost. You are not broken. You are not too late.

You’ve just been layered.

Under the roles. Under the rules. Under the conditioning.

And now you’re peeling it all back.

Let the unlearning begin. Let it be messy. Let it be real. Let it be yours.

Because who you are without the programming? That’s who you were always meant to be.