The Non-local Moment?
There is ‘buzz’ about non-local space in new age circles but think about it; if space/location is ‘non-local’, then space/time must be non-local, right? Yes, two paired particles, separated in space, will simultaneously react to stimulation of one. The science is there folks. Numerous experiments have confirmed this. This phenomenon explains the success of such things as distance healing and the power of prayer, hence the buzz in new age circles. But bear in mind, time is a function of space. This is why we speak of ‘space-time’. Depending upon the point at which you ‘find yourself’ vis-a-vie the movement of the planets, you are positioned in space-time. Space-time itself is spread out. I find it helpful to think of...
Read MoreThe Power of the Moment
First and foremost, taking what I like to call a ’Buddhist Pause’, permits us to witness our own interior processing. We can then see the patterns of thoughts and feelings flowing by as if they were ‘debris’ floating upon the stream of consciousness. We become witness the very business of being. Secondarily, any and all opportunities to influence that internal activity exist in real time only. Only, as we catch the moment, can we discern the patterns that drive our internal states In the moment we can catch ourselves in the act of ‘filtering’. We can relax our filters, attending to more. We can strengthen filters, attending to less. This is important to any understanding of what is popularly called ADD. We can catch ourselves...
Read MoreRecollections are What Exactly?
Each moment you reminisce you are tapping your imaginational wherewithal. You are tapping the record of your past experience and, picking and choosing from that ‘data’, a piece of the puzzle. The event in real time was necessarily filtered; you saw from your own vantage point only. And now, something in the moment has triggered recollection of a piece of the remembered experience. It is likely to be more nuanced and as such, it may be particularly helpful. The nuanced recollection may include a piece of the original experienced ‘differently filtered’, therefore less constrained by your own vantage point. Neat huh? The Very Experience of Recalling May be Therapeutic Your imaginative capacity may allow you to now see the event from another...
Read MoreBecome a Botanist of Mind
Botanists get the ball rolling. They identify plant forms. They identify the position of each form on the phylogenetic chart. They distinguish it as a type. They note it’s relationship to other types. From that, much science follows. Typing permits one kind of understanding; the nature of the form, it’s history, it’s wherewithal. Exploration of those characteristics of the ‘types‘ as separate pieces of something larger is ‘reductionist science’ and it is not to be sneezed at. Holistic science is the study of the relationships between things or types of things. The concept is not but the science is new. It has only been possible to understand things in relation to one another as our mathematics have evolved. We now see...
Read More‘Witness’ your Thoughts
Can you witness your thoughts at least twice today? Obviously you are aware of your thoughts. We are typically immersed in our thoughts, profoundly influenced by them. Hopefully, we are frequently entertained by our them. This is good! However ‘witnessing’ your thoughts is tricky. Imagine yourself sitting beside the stream of your own consciousness. Oh, There’s one. There’s another and another. Become a Botanist of Mind. Is this thought, social commentary? Is it amusing? Is it kind or unkind? It doesn’t matter for purposes of this exercise. Don’t judge it. It is what it is. It is not a crime to be you. Allowing your thoughts to be what they indeed are creates a solid platform for growth. Noting that a given thought may...
Read MorePsychic Agency
I just read a friend’s post, ‘Quit Your Bitchin’ and Get on With It!‘ What a concept, eh? Easier said than done? Well, yes and no. Forgive me for a moment as I indulge myself and spout some science: Our brains are capable of ‘mucho’ parallel processing. Therefore we can entertain multiple lines of thought. So…we can say to ourselves, “quit the bitchin’ and get on with it” and simultaneously ‘bitch!”. Sorry about that folks but it’s true. This is the age of ‘complexity theory’ (wiki that for fun). Not to worry. With discipline and repetition we can reduce the likelihood that particular lines of thought are likely to recur. That my friends is quantum theory brought to...
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