Self-Science

In order to take advantage of what Alexander discovered you have to take a scientfic attitude. If a scientist is told that a particular formula yields a certain result he may inquire into the steps that his fellow scientist has taken. At this point his knowledge is second-hand, so he repeats the experiment, following the process, to see if he obtains the same result. Once he has lived the perspective presented by the other scientist, what was once a hypothesis becomes first-hand knowledge.

Alexander succeeded in observing his subjective experience so keenly that eventually his subjective impressions became objective. When he said: "You can't know a thing by an instrument that is wrong.", the "thing" he was refering to was his Self and the "instrument" that was wrong was his sense of feeling.

By becoming more and more intimate with the mechanics of his own interference, Alexander was able perceive himself non-selectively; he was able to see-through his pre-conceptions and arrive at a clear understanding of how the quality of his observation determined the quality of his movement. If we are to benefit from his research we too have to engage in our own rigorous process of self-observation. We too have to become self-scientists.