Contraction
So any state of non-surrender is a contraction, a tension, a
grasping. It can take many forms and be experienced at many depths.
It can be hard like armor, so that you aren't even aware of it
most of the time, or it can be softer, like a defensive attitude
or resistance, or it can be dullness, non-seeing, and confusion.
But at the deepest level, there is always contraction when you
are rejecting something in your experience. And the contraction
restricts the flow of energy. It creates a barrier that separates
you from the experience that you are saying no to. (Diamond Heart
Book 3, pg 174)