Human Beings are subject to
automatic shift of attention; any signal which
may be interpreted as 'danger' brings the left
hemisphere of the brain into full operation.
The emphasis here is upon _automatic_. Humans
cannot resist this shift of attention! This must
be understood deeply and completely, in order to
use this information in a remedial way.
Given that our 'wholistic consciousness' is the
product of the interplay or conversation between
the left and right hemispheres of the brain, ask
yourself this question; what does it mean, that
any signal which may be interpreted as 'danger',
automatically biases the left hemisphere into
higher activity than the other (right) one?
An interesting interpretation of this situation,
to which (IMO) we are all subject, is that the
natural analytic function (the process of
observing and then reducing to particles and then
reducing to smaller particles, ad infinitum) or
what has come to be known as 'intellect', has
gained the 'upper hand', and is thus dominant in
most individuals, as shown in the dominance of
'right-handedness' among the human population.
Mind-Function VS Knowing:
I have referred to the 'mind' as the
'difference-engine', the natural comparitor, the
calculator of very minute gradations of
'difference and sameness'. It is this 'mind'
which has come to be known as the 'soul', the
verifier of the existence of the 'Me', the 'proof
that I am' ("I think, therefore I am").
Like it or not, this is the situation that we
find ourselves in, personally and socially, and
it has been 'this way' for so long, that if there
is a memory of 'another way of Being', it is as
good as inaccessible.
It is thus interesting to note, that the entirety
of human culture is thus built upon a foundation
of the unavoidable and completely automatic
reaction to _perceived danger_. To see and
understand this 'factoid' is an awesome glimpse
of the buried-in-flesh skeleton which is the
armature around which our very survival and
immunity is wrapped.
I do not advocate a critical attitude in regard
to our automatic immunity; and I am not pointing
to this automaticity of reaction as a further
'danger' to be avoided. I am doing what is the
same, as if I were to say to you, that if you
touch the pointy hind-end of a frog, that it will
inevitably jump. I am pointing out a reflex which
is built-in to every person, but I am doing this
pointing for a very specific reason.
| How has it come
to pass, that 'normal consciousness' is
essentially the same state of brain-state
as is that which results from exposure to
danger? What is going on with humans,
that 'normal' is actually a state of HIGH
ALERT? |
Automatic Survival:
I am alive today, "because" certain of
my ancestors were able to run away from danger.
And I thus have the same capability; I am able to
flee from from danger, thus to survive, to avoid
harm, to thus pass on my own genes, thus
to "perpetuate the species". The
avoidance of danger and death is indeed a very
powerful survival reaction (if not skill), but it
has unleashed the full power of the left
(analytical/fleeing) side of the brain, to the
virtual suppression (in ratio) of the right
(knowing/attractive) side.
Physics of Brain-Function:
Left-hemisphere brain electrical activity is
'normally' in the range of higher-frequencies, as
measured by the EEG. This 'normal' brain-wave
output is known as 'Beta', and represents 'normal
waking consciousness'. This is as opposed to the
lower frequency ranges, known as 'Alpha, Delta,
and Theta'. How has it come to pass, that 'normal
consciousness' is essentially the same state of
brain-state as is that which results from
exposure to danger? Is this not at least slightly
suspect? What is going on with humans, that
'normal' is actually a state of HIGH ALERT?
Many studies have been conducted, which have
shown that the EEG-measurable brain activities of
'normal' vs 'experienced meditators', reveal a
remarkable difference. Specifically, 'normal'
(hyper-vigilant, self-protetive humans) output
high-Beta brainwaves, while in contrast,
'meditators' output low-range Beta and high-range
Alpha and even Theta brainwaves. Exactly what is
it about the 'meditator' which makes this radical
difference? Enquiring minds want to know!
Protection VS Nurturing:
The left (analytical-reduce-it-to-particles
[weapon] validating/invalidating processes) side
of the brain has 'obviously taken over the show';
defense strategies (weapons of disintegration),
the assumption of separation as 'normal', the
establishment of complex hierarchies of power and
permission, and the assignment of the Female as
'passive/inferior' are symptomatic indicators of
this dominance. Our survival can show us that
this state of affairs is not altogether a bad
thing, but I am pointing out that it has gone
'too far' and for too long. Remedies are now
available. In fact, remedies for this overblown
state of _arbitrary protectiveness_ have been
available for at least as long as recorded
history.
| Overly protective
men alienate women; when a woman is
alienated from a man, she may (typically,
historically) seek another man, and this
has been the trigger for much misery and
violence. |
In The Meantime:
No matter that 'She' has been relegated to
inferior and passive status, Woman is still
faithfully with us. It makes 'perfect sense' that
we would all behave in a manner which would
preserve our very portal of life, the living
female womb. And it also makes perfect sense that
in the schemes of the world-dream, that control
and ownership of women has been a major feature,
to this very day. To ensure human survival is not
really a matter of male dominance, but it has
traditionally been treated as such. We should not
forget that women also have the left brain
hemisphere, and
that men 'have a right'.
Ask The Machine:
What is troublesome in this historical picture,
is the dominance of automatic reaction not only
to actual danger, but also to anything that
SYMBOLIZES danger. Overly protective men alienate
women; when a woman is alienated from a man, she
may (typically, historically) seek another man,
and this has been the trigger for much misery and
violence. For an overly protective man (one in
whom the Beta-waves are 'normal' (high), the
advent of the moment of 'rejection' by a woman
will inevitably trigger a self-protective
reaction, which may emerge as violence against
the very portal of life, which in fact that man
is assigned to protect. Knowing this, women may
live in denial of their own range of possibility
as PERSON, to the detriment of all, especially
young female children. The act
of submissive passivity to which girls are
conditioned, deprives us all of the natural power
of nurturing, which is the special gift of Woman.
When protection runs amok, everyone suffers.
The Conditioned Human; Actual Danger VS Symbolic
Danger:
Given the 'normal' state of affairs as I have
outlined above, it can be seen that we are all in
'danger' of being swept away in a hurricane of
protective reactions. Given the roles we are
assigned by human tradition, this play and
its intermediate conclusions are all rather
predictable. And it looks like simply "more
of the same", a repetitious drama of human
VS human, with woman always being the natural
foil. But we can do something about this; we can,
each one of us, understand our own mechanical
automaticity. We can appreciate and be grateful
for life, and we can work diligently to know the
difference between what is REAL DANGER and what
is merely symbolic of danger.
| The
'cave of treasures' which is the world
dream, will hold out to you, endless
temptations, to prevent you from
discovering its horrible secrets |
LOOK! DANGER!
Who is pointing, and what is the motive? Is it a
charging lion, a falling tree, or is it a gay
person, or a communist or a liberal? Are you
afraid of being eaten by gays or liberals? Every
politician who would be seen as a "strong
leader" paints the 'opposition' in the
colors of the enemy. Danger is defined as being
the opposite of what YOU want; this is the
trickery of the one who does NOT want you to
awaken TO the dream, because you are much more
useful as a dreamer, who defends values as life
itself, even if those values are actually eroding
the foundation of life, itself.
Freedom, choice, and possibility are what makes
both defense and nurturing possible, yet, overly
protective individuals would (and do) remove
those foundation-stones, in their zeal to
protect. We, as a human population, are expected
to make 'sacrifices' for the 'greater good', even
if this includes the sacrificing of our own
children to the gods of social expediency. And we
are all kept 'in line' by the threat that we, as
individuals, will be targeted for disintegration
(social humiliation or banishment), if we go
against the 'way things have always been'. It
takes genuine courage to go against a survival
instinct which is itself, deadly.
Natural Remedies:
The world-dream as it is, foments more of the
world-dream; it is a hierarchical bureaucracy
whose 'job', is to perpetuate itself forever.
Author Phillip K Dick**, refers to the
world-dream as 'the black iron prison'*. It is
your assignment to see through the bullying
facade of this
automatic-analytical-disintegrating reaction to
perceived danger, and to use that same tool of
analysis to discern what is actual danger and
what is memetically conditioned assumption of
danger.
The 'cave of treasures' which is the world dream,
will hold out to you, endless temptations, to
prevent you from discovering its horrible
secrets; be forewarned. The price
you pay for entering reality, is the liability of
the Creator; yet, the compassionate intercessor
has already taken that burden and has given you
Grace. You may leave, and you may enter...
enabled by compassion.
*From VALIS: The Black
Iron Prison
" What a tragic realm this is, he reflected.
Those down here are prisoners, and the ultimate
tragedy is that they don't know it; they think
they are free because they have never been free,
and do not understand what it means. This is a
prison, and few men have guessed.
Once in a while, one of them discerns the truth
...
***
There are two realities, he said to himself. The
Black Iron Prison, which is called the Cave of
Treasures, in which they now live, and the Palm
Tree Garden with its enormous spaces, its light
...
***
I still have only a partial vision. I am
occluded, too.
***
A beam of pink light blinded him; he felt
dreadful pain in his head, and clapped his hands
to his eyes. I am blind! he realized. With the
pain and the pink light came understanding, an
acute knowledge... This was not a real world he
was in; he understood that because the beam of
pink light had told him that. This world was a
simulation, and something living and intelligent
and sympathetic wanted him to know. Something
cares about me and it has penetrated this world
to warn me... "
www.alphane.com/moon/pkd20.htm
www.alphane.com/moon/PalmTree/23.htm
**www.ipsdata.com/pkd/ (website
may no longer be functioning.)
Part One: transmitting
our corporate experience as the attractive
pheromone which materializes the Other Ideal
Dancer
Part Three: The normal state of
the human Being is that of paranoia
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