Processing Polarities

As mentioned earlier, the neutralization of polarities is given major importance in this system. It gradually shifts perception from an evaluative, polarized mode toward a less conflict-driven and more stable one. In the long term, this affects not only one’s “philosophical perception of life,” but also eliminates a number of psychological problems and automatic behavioral patterns that are rooted precisely in polarization and division.

Interestingly, some automatic patterns may disappear on their own — even ones you don’t recall explicitly working on. As certain polarities are neutralized, these patterns can simply become irrelevant and drop away without direct intervention. This is a curious process, and the practitioner is encouraged to stay attentive and observe changes in perception and behavior.

How Polarity Neutralization Works and the “Merge” Processor

In the Turbo-Suslik system, polarities are understood not so much as abstract “philosophical opposites,” but rather as pairs of competing automatic reactions, evaluations, or states that activate alternately (or sometimes simultaneously) depending on the situation.

Such pairs may look like “want — fear,” “should — can’t,” “love — hate,” “confidence — doubt,” and so on. At the level of conscious experience, they are perceived as internal conflict; at the level of behavior, they show up as instability, getting stuck, or automatic reactions that are difficult to control.

From a technical standpoint, a polarity is a situation in which two incompatible response patterns coexist within the system, each of which has value for that system on its own. This is why such conflicts cannot be resolved by simply suppressing one side: the suppressed pattern continues to exist and periodically resurfaces.

The “Merge” processor is designed for the automatic processing of such conflicting patterns without the involvement of conscious control.

What the Processor Actually Does

After initialization, the processor begins its work sequentially in the background. At the first stage, the system identifies the internal mechanisms that maintain the conflict between the two states. This is not about logical beliefs, but about entrenched associative links and automatic reactions that give each state its subjective significance.

Next, the process of reducing the significance of these reactions is initiated. As a result, both sides of the conflict gradually lose their ability to automatically take control of behavior. This is not suppression and not repression: the states themselves remain accessible, but they stop conflicting with each other.

When the competition between patterns ceases, the system automatically shifts into a more stable mode of operation. What was previously perceived as a contradiction no longer requires choice or effort.

Checking for Internal Resistance

After the conflict weakens, the system performs an additional check. It is aimed at identifying secondary reactions — fears, doubts, or internal objections related to the changes that have occurred. Such reactions arise not because the changes are “wrong,” but because part of the system may perceive the very fact of change as a potential threat to its habitual mode of functioning.

If such reactions are detected, they are processed by the same mechanism: their significance is reduced to a level where they no longer influence behavior or perception.

Integration and Stabilization of the Result

The next stage is the integration of the changes. The system checks whether there are expectations of rollback, fears of the conflict returning, or a perceived need to constantly monitor the result. If such expectations are present, they are also automatically processed, after which the changes become fixed as a new stable state.

As a result, the processing does not require maintenance, reminders, or repeated activation. The processed conflict stops reproducing itself automatically.

Why the Process Takes Time

Unlike techniques aimed at producing vivid subjective states or instant insights, the “Merge” processor operates in the background. This means that processing occurs gradually, as the relevant patterns are activated during the natural unfolding of states.

Therefore, the result may manifest gradually — from minutes to several days — depending on how deeply the conflict was embedded in the system and how frequently it was activated in the past.

The absence of strong sensations is not a sign that nothing is happening. On the contrary, this form of processing is what ensures the stability of the result and its integration into everyday behavior.

Summary

The “Merge” processor does not eliminate “bad” states and does not impose “good” ones. It removes internal competition between automatic reactions, shifting the system into a more coherent and stable mode of operation.

The process is triggered by a key word, after which all further work is carried out automatically and does not require conscious involvement.

The Role of the “Merge” Processor

The “Merge” processor is a foundational element of the Turbo-Suslik system. It is through this processor that the core principles of the protocols become clear, and the correct interaction between conscious awareness and the automatic processes of the subconscious is established. In practice, a person observes that changes can occur without analysis, effort, or conscious control. This is a crucial experience, because all further work in the system is built on the same mechanism.

For this reason, it makes sense to approach work with “Merge” attentively and not skip this stage, even if at first glance it seems secondary or “too simple.” The simplicity here is not a drawback, but a necessary condition for the stable functioning of the entire system.

The “Merge” processor itself is presented in the next chapter. It needs to be read once, either aloud or silently, after which it will be permanently installed.

A list of polarities for processing is also provided in one of the following chapters. In general, work with polarities should continue until the practitioner reaches a state where any previously unseen pair of polarities is perceived as already unified at a glance — that is, when any polarity, even one never worked with before, is already neutralized.

At that point, there will most likely be an understanding that “polarities” do not actually exist — they are simply illusions, mental constructs, as is their division. After that, there is no need to bother with working through different lists of polarities, and the “Merge” processor can be used for more practical tasks, which will be described later in the book.