The Teahouse of Disgust
Come closer.
Even if you feel like turning away.
Disgust arises when something feels toxic,
physically, emotionally, ethically, or spiritually.
It protects the integrity of the self.
It is the emotion of expulsion.
Of No.
Of “That doesn’t feel right inside me.”
You might wrinkle your nose. Pull away.
Feel a wave of nausea, tension, or sharp recoil.
But Disgust isn’t just about food or filth.
It lives in the moral body too.
“This is wrong.”
“This is dangerous to my truth.”
“This does not belong in me.”
What Is Disgust Trying to Tell You?
- Something feels contaminating or invasive
- A value or boundary is being violated
- Your sense of self-integrity is defending itself
- You are trying to purge what doesn’t serve or align
Invite Disgust in for Tea
Yes, even this one.
Let it come.
Let it make that face. Let it gag. Let it cleanse.
You don’t need to react.
You don’t need to judge it.
You only need to ask:
“What are you trying to protect me from?”
“What feels wrong here?”
“What do I need to clear or cleanse?”
Disgust, honored, becomes discernment.
It becomes boundary.
It becomes a fierce ally in the service of self-honoring.
“The body is a sensor.
It tells us what feels nourishing
and what feels like poison.”