Patch Your Perception: How to Rewire Your Mind and Level Up Your Life

What Makes The Game of Humans Different? The Art of Pretending

What Sets The Game of Humans Apart?

It’s not just our opposable thumbs, our ability to binge-watch entire seasons of TV in one weekend, or even our knack for inventing 47 different flavors of potato chips.

No, what truly makes The Game of Humans unique is something far stranger.

The Defining Mechanic: The Ability to Pretend

Here’s what separates The Game of Humans from every other game in existence:

We don’t just react to life.

We rewrite it.

We have free will—not just the kind that picks what’s for dinner, but the kind that bends reality itself.

Our defining mechanic? The ability to lie, pretend, and craft false realities.

We can speak something that isn’t true—and, if we play the game right, make it real.

Ancient Texts on Free Will and Uniqueness

For millennia, spiritual and religious traditions have hinted at something peculiar about us—something that sets us apart from every other being in existence.

• The Bible – “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) This suggests that while forces greater than us exist, we still have the power to plan, choose, and forge our own paths.
• The Quran – “The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills—let him believe; and whoever wills—let him disbelieve.” (Al-Kahf 18:29) This verse emphasizes that belief, action, and destiny are in the hands of the individual, highlighting the power of free will.
• The Bhagavad Gita – Krishna tells Arjuna: “You are free to act according to your own will.” (18:63) This reinforces that our choices shape our destiny—not fate or instinct alone.
• Zoroastrianism – The sacred texts (Avesta) emphasize moral choice, with Ahura Mazda granting humans the ability to pick between truth (asha) and falsehood (druj), reinforcing our power to construct reality through our decisions.
• Ancient Egyptian Thought – The Book of the Dead speaks of judgment and the weighing of the heart, reflecting the idea that humans are responsible for their choices, not just subject to fate.
• The I Ching and the “Great Man” – The concept of the Great Man in the I Ching represents someone who can navigate complex situations with wisdom and self-awareness, making choices that align with the greater good while still acting according to their own will.
• Norse Concepts of Wyrd and Ørlǫg – In Norse mythology, Wyrd represents the web of fate woven from past actions, while Ørlǫg is the deeper, foundational law that shapes destiny. Unlike rigid determinism, these concepts suggest that while past choices influence us, we still have the power to shape our future through conscious action.s the difference between humans and every other player in the cosmic arcade.

Game Mechanics: How Pretending Shapes Your Avatar

Unlike other games where your character is a static model with a set skill tree, your Avatar in The Game of Humans is constantly evolving based on your thoughts, words, and beliefs.

And at the heart of this evolution? Your ability to pretend.

But pretending isn’t just make-believe—it’s a core game mechanic that can either help or hinder your gameplay, depending on how you use it.

There are two types of pretending:

1. Intentional Pretending (Active Lies for Gain)

These are the deliberate falsehoods we tell—either to ourselves or others—to manipulate outcomes in the game. While they may grant short-term advantages, they always come at a cost.

Cheating the Game (Manipulation, Deception & Theft)

• Lying to Others → Players manipulate reality through deceit—faking competence to land a job, misleading someone for personal advantage, or catfishing in relationships.
• Cheating Systems → Exploiting loopholes—cutting corners in work, gaming social dynamics, or bending rules—may yield temporary rewards, but these actions generate karmic consequences that must eventually be settled.
• Fabricating False Authority → Some players pretend to know more than they do, creating illusions of expertise. The risk? Reality checks eventually hit, and the game corrects the imbalance.
• Theft → Stealing—whether it’s money, credit, ideas, or even someone else’s destiny—is a form of deception because it creates an illusion of ownership over something not rightfully earned.

The Consequences of Intentional Lies

Unlike unintentional self-limiting beliefs (which accumulate Shadow Bars), intentional deception doesn’t affect your Avatar directly—it affects your external environment.

Instead of accumulating Shadow Bars, intentional lies generate:

• Blocks, Hexes, and Curses
  • The universe throws resistance in your path—missed opportunities, trust issues, and unexpected setbacks.
  • Example: Lying about your skills at work might get you hired, but eventually, you’ll hit a challenge you aren’t prepared for.
• The Law of Attraction: Lies Attract More Deceit
  • Players who lie will be lied to. The game reflects back the energy you put out. If you can’t be trusted, people won’t trust you with their truths and will fear your reactions.
  • Attracting dishonest people—When deception becomes a pattern, you begin encountering NPCs and players who also bend the truth.
  • False allies, fake opportunities—What appears to be an easy win might turn out to be a trap.
• NPCs and Other Players Respond
  • Other players, Soul Team members, and even the universal algorithm will adjust their interactions based on the false reality you create.
  • Attracts Dark Types → Certain deceptive actions increase encounters with Tricksters, Gremlins, and other shadow-based NPCs.

The Law of Cause and Effect applies. In The Game of Humans, short-term manipulation is possible, but every lie written into the script must eventually be resolved. When it does, the Karma Family comes to settle its debts.

The Lie Maintenance Loop: The Biggest Cost of Deception

One of the biggest hidden costs of intentional lying is that once you create a false reality, you have to keep lying to maintain it.

• One lie leads to another, which leads to another.
• The more complex the lie, the more effort it takes to keep the illusion intact.
• Eventually, the energy required to uphold the deception outweighs the initial gain.

External Disharmony:

• The fabric of reality becomes unstable as the gap between truth and illusion widens.
• Players who rely on deception find themselves in a constant state of damage control, trying to patch the holes in their narrative before it collapses.
• Stress, paranoia, and isolation increase as more energy is spent trying to control perception rather than simply existing in authenticity.

The Lies We Tell Ourselves: The Hardest Truth to Face

The most dangerous lies aren’t the ones we tell others.They’re the ones we tell ourselves.

We like to believe we are good people, that we have integrity, that we wouldn’t cross certain moral lines. But the reality? We all have blind spots.

And the longer we maintain those false narratives, the harder they are to see.

The “I Would Never” Paradox

One of the most common self-deceptive scripts is the phrase:“I would never do that.”

• “I would never gossip.” → As we share personal information about a coworker behind their back.
• “I would never lie.” → As we take credit for someone else’s story.
• “I would never cheat on my partner.” → As we engage with someone else.
• “I would never manipulate someone.” → As we guilt-trip a friend into doing something for us.

The problem?

These aren’t just occasional lapses—they’re patterned behaviors that we conveniently refuse to acknowledge in ourselves.

And as long as we say, “I would never,” we never actually stop.

Why We Tell Ourselves These Lies

We tell ourselves these false narratives because admitting the truth is uncomfortable.

If we acknowledged:

• That we do gossip
• That we have manipulated people
• That we aren’t as honest as we think we are

…then we would have to do something about it.

And that means taking responsibility.

The Ego’s Defense Mechanism: Self-Justification

The human mind is a masterful defense system. Instead of confronting an uncomfortable truth, it rewrites the narrative to preserve our self-image.

• “I didn’t gossip, I was just venting.”
• “I didn’t lie, I just left out some details.”
• “I didn’t cheat, it was only physical.”
• “I didn’t manipulate them, I was just being persuasive.”

By reframing our actions, we avoid the guilt of admitting that we aren’t as good as we’d like to believe.

But here’s the hard truth:

The game logs everything.

Your Avatar knows the truth even if your conscious mind refuses to admit it.

And the discrepancy between your self-image and your actual behavior? That’s where internal disharmony begins.

The Cost of Self-Deception: Internal Discord

When we tell ourselves one thing but act in contradiction, we create inner conflict.

And that conflict shows up in the form of:

• Anxiety → You feel uneasy, but you don’t know why.
• Defensiveness → You lash out when people question your behavior.
• Projection → You call out others for behaviors you secretly engage in.
• Cognitive Dissonance → You feel mentally exhausted trying to maintain two opposing beliefs.

This inner battle is the reason many people struggle with personal growth.

Because real growth requires brutal self-honesty.

And most people aren’t ready to admit they are guilty of the very things they judge in others.

The Formation of Dark Types

Dark Types in The Game of Humans are not born—they are created through long-term engagement with deception, manipulation, or self-limiting beliefs.

Each Dark Type manifests based on how a player engages with deception: Here’s a few examples.

👑 Energy Vampires: The Masters of Illusion

• The most dangerous Dark Type, formed by players who spend so much energy maintaining deception that they require the energy of others to survive.

• Instead of correcting their false reality, they begin to feed off the emotional energy of others.

• They rely on guilt, manipulation, and drama to keep their illusion intact.

• Why they’re dangerous: Their deception is layered and self-reinforcing, making it difficult to break free from their influence.

💰 Goblins: The Opportunists

• Goblins are all about personal gain, and they will lie, steal, and manipulate to get it.

• Unlike Energy Vampires, who sustain themselves through deception, Goblins don’t maintain long-term illusions—they simply take what they can and move on.

• They are transactional in their deception—if it benefits them, they’ll do it, but they aren’t emotionally invested in the illusion.

• Why they’re dangerous: They don’t care about the long-term effects of their actions. They chase short-term gain at any cost.

🎭 Tricksters: The Chaos Creators

• Tricksters thrive on disrupting reality for their own amusement.

• Their deception isn’t about sustaining a false reality like Energy Vampires or gaining wealth like Goblins—it’s about watching others struggle with uncertainty.

• They thrive on confusion, misinformation, and bending the truth just enough to make people question their own reality.

• Why they’re dangerous: They create instability without warning—playing games within the game, often without personal stakes.

Each of these Dark Types emerges when players invest too much of their energy into deception and manipulation instead of truth and authenticity.

Introspective Questions: Are You Playing a False Character?

Take a moment to check your internal script. Ask yourself:

❓ What intentional lies am I telling myself?

❓ Do I justify certain behaviors while condemning others for the same thing?

❓ What Dark Type have I unconsciously adopted?

❓ What “I would never” statement do I say, even though I actually would?

❓ Am I the Energy Vampire, constantly draining others to maintain a false image?

❓ Am I the Goblin, chasing success at any cost?

❓ Am I the Trickster, warping reality just to see what happens?

❓ What would happen if I stopped pretending?

The first step toward healing—toward real change—is recognizing the false narrative we’ve built around ourselves.

Instead of saying “I would never do that,” ask:

🤔 “Would I? Have I?”

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2. Unintentional Pretending (Self-Doubt & Self-Limiting Beliefs)

These are the subconscious lies we tell ourselves—usually without realizing it—that restrict our gameplay experience. Unlike intentional deception, these lies don’t offer temporary rewards. Instead, they create unnecessary obstacles.

The Consequences of Unintentional Lies: Internal Disharmony & Anxiety

🩸 Shadow Bars Accumulate

• Self-doubt, fear, and negative self-talk weaken your Avatar.
• The more you reinforce limiting beliefs, the more your Avatar “glitches.” (sluggish movement, fatigue, low motivation)
• Physical effects: Slouched posture, drained energy, feeling “stuck.”

🛠️ Trojans Get Installed

• Unlike intentional deception, unintentional lies don’t attract external deception—they create internal corruption.
• These self-imposed limitations act like a virus, slowing down your Avatar’s processing speed.
• Example: If you constantly think “I’m not worthy,” your game engine adjusts and starts filtering out opportunities that contradict that belief.

🔄 Internal Disharmony: The Anxiety Generator

Trying to maintain the lies we tell ourselves creates discord within ourselves.

• When your inner truth is out of sync with your self-imposed narrative, it creates internal tension—the root of anxiety.
• The more you ignore your authentic desires, potential, and worth, the more your Avatar resists your commands.
• The game starts throwing warning signs—stress, anxiety, mood swings—urging you to course-correct.

How to Hack the System (Rewriting Your Code)

Since The Game of Humans is belief-driven, changing your internal script directly impacts your experience. Whether you’re breaking free from self-imposed limitations or shifting external reality, rewriting your code is always an option.

1. Debugging False Beliefs (Reality Check)

Use the “Is this true?” cheat code to challenge limiting beliefs.

• Ask: Where did I learn this belief?

• Challenge: Do I have any proof that this is unchangeable?

• Rewrite: What belief would serve me better?

Example:

2. Using Intentional Pretending for Good (Positive Programming)

If lies can create obstacles, then intentional self-programming can create opportunities.

• “I am learning how to be successful.” → Instead of “I’m a failure.”
• “I am becoming more confident every day.” → Instead of “I’m not good enough.”
• “People enjoy being around me.” → Instead of “Nobody cares about me.”

Your words don’t just describe reality—they program it.

3. Positive Affirmations (Directly Rewriting Your Code)

Think of affirmations as patch updates for your reality. Regularly repeating positive affirmations actively rewrites your Avatar’s code.

How to Use Affirmations Effectively:

• Present-Tense Phrasing → Speak as if it’s already happening.
• Emotional Charge → Feel the meaning behind the words.
• Consistency → Daily repetition strengthens the programming.

Examples:

• 🏆 “I am capable, strong, and always learning.”
• 💰 “Abundance flows to me in expected and unexpected ways.”
• ❤️ “I attract loving, supportive relationships.”
• 🎯 “Every challenge I face makes me stronger and wiser.”

4. Disrupting Dark Type Programming

If you’ve been operating as a Dark Type—whether chasing wealth like a Goblin, feeding off others like an Energy Vampire, or manipulating reality for fun like a Trickster—you can still rewrite your code.

Steps to Reset Your Code & Free Yourself From Dark Type Behavior:

1. Acknowledge the Pattern
   • Be honest: Have you been manipulating, draining, or deceiving?
2. Cut the Energy Supply
   • If you’re an Energy Vampire, stop feeding on drama or emotional attention.
   • If you’re a Goblin, stop seeking shortcuts and commit to earning what you desire.
   • If you’re a Trickster, stop destabilizing others for entertainment.
3. Redirect Energy Toward Constructive Goals
   • Instead of taking from others, focus on building something real.
   • Instead of controlling external perception, focus on authentic self-growth.
4. Reprogram Yourself With New Affirmations
   • “I am powerful without manipulation.”
   • “I create my own success without deception.”
   • “I attract abundance through integrity and effort.”

Change Your Code, Change Your Game

🛠️ Challenge: Run a System Check

• ✅ Identify one belief or behavior that isn’t serving you.
• ✅ Ask yourself: Is this actually true, or have I just accepted it as fact?
• ✅ Rewrite the code. Choose a new belief that supports your growth.
• ✅ Observe how the game responds to your new commands.

💾 Patch Notes Update

1. Pick one “I would never” statement or self-limiting belief.
2. Ask: Is that actually true, or is it a self-justification?
3. Rewrite it into something empowering and actionable.
4. Apply it. Live it. See how your reality shifts.

📢 Drop a comment below with your new patch notes! Let’s compare system upgrades. 😎

What’s Next? Leveling Up Your Story

To truly rewrite your internal programming, here are some next steps to reinforce your transformation:

📖 Read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle – Learn how to break free from unconscious thought loops and live in alignment with your true self.

📝 Deepen Your Shadow Work – Explore self-reflection and healing in “The Act of Release” blog post, where we talk about how to release the past and step into a new reality.

🔄 Understand How Lies Become Blocks – If this post resonated, check out “Descending Into Negativity: From Blocks to Hexes to Curses” where we break down how unchecked self-deception can turn into bigger obstacles in the game.

💡 Learn to Release and Move Forward – The key to breaking old patterns is letting go of guilt and choosing a new path forward with clarity. You don’t need to dwell in shame—just course-correct and keep leveling up.

Final Thoughts: The Stories You Tell Create Your Game

Everything in The Game of Humans comes down to the stories you tell—whether to others (intentional pretending) or to yourself (unintentional pretending).

• Lie to others for gain? Short-term advantage, long-term karmic debt.
• Lie to yourself negatively? Unnecessary difficulty spikes and anxiety.
• Lie to yourself positively? Reality shifts to match the new script.

And if deception is maintained long enough, it reshapes the Player.

Some become Goblins, chasing wealth at any cost.

Some become Tricksters, bending reality just for fun.

And some become Energy Vampires—the most dangerous of all, sustaining an entire false world through the energy of others.

The good news?

Since The Game of Humans allows free will, you can edit the script at any time.

So, what story are you about to tell? 😏