Find a quiet spot somewhere where you won't be disturbed, and clear your mind of most thoughts. Look at your hands - look at their shape, size and texture - and try to get a sense of being inside this body; this organic vehicle you mistake for yourself.
Look in the mirror as if you are looking at someone for the first time, and realise that this body and personality that you call 'yourself', is only one of the 6.5 billion human beings residing on this planet.
Now: who or what is doing this realization? Who or what is really looking through those eyes you call 'my eyes'? Where do these thoughts arise from? Do thoughts arise in the brain as most reductionist western scientist believe, or is there something more to it?
Karl Pribram - a neuroscientist - has always been puzzled by the am mount of memory a brain can store. It has also puzzled him as well as many others, why memory can't really be pinpointed in a specific area of the brain. A lot of research - especially by Pribram - has shown that the brain acts like a holographic vibratory entity. This makes sense if one takes M-Theory into account: the universe is one vastly complex arrangement of vibrations in a vibratory membrane or 'brane' in 11 dimensional space-time (of which the brain is undoubtedly part of). It also correlates with David Bohm's holographic principle of the universe.
Then, superimposing the DMT phenomenon - DMT, or Di methyl tryptamine being a serotonin-like substance manufactured by the brain with no apparent function other than that of natural occurring 'hallucinogenic' - poses more questions on the nature of brain, mind and the origin of thought. It makes one wonder what dreams really are. Brushed off again by main-stream science as rubbish, sorted through during sleep, doesn't explain precognitive or prophetic dreams, of which there are many cases reported.
Carl Jung thought of the dreamworld more in the lines of ancient tribal and mystical teachings - the dreamworld being just as real, or even more real than this limited dimension we call 'reality'. It is a dimension unlimited by 3-dimensional space-time; where thought is non-linear and saturated with archetypal metaphors, from therianthropes to demonic spirits; from bizarre sexual encounters to conversations with angels. It is interesting to note - see Supernatural by Graham Hancock - how dreams, psychosis and the psychedelic experience seamlessly coincide.
To elaborate on DMT: Dr. Rick Strassman - neuropsychiatrist, researcher and author of DMT; The Spirit Molecule - conducted research on numerous volunteers using larger amounts of DMT than usually present in the human body. These volunteers experienced profound altered states of consciousness, likening it to spiritual experiences. Some of them even confronted and overcame long buried and forgotten psychological trauma.
Now, it is interesting to note the following: DMT is produced by the body, has no other apparent function than that of being a natural occurring psychedelic, and is present in higher levels in the newborn, the dying and in individuals with acute schizophrenic episodes.
Schizophrenia is probably one of the most misunderstood issues of western medical protocols. Contrary to Freud, who labeled schizophrenia as an organic brain disorder with a poor prognosis; Carl Jung thought of schizophrenia as a state when 'the dream becomes real'; when the subconscious mind breaks through into the conscious mind due to necessity. Dogmatic 'Freudian' psychiatric management, involves the suppression of psychosis with drugs for the remainder of life, as the prognosis is poor. On the other hand: based on Jungian thought, Dr. John Weir Perry only managed these patients with emotional support (thus excluding drugs), which resulted in a near 100% remission rate after about 40 days; most patients having a much better quality of life than before their 'psychotic' episode.
This makes one wonder why drug suppression continues. It only favours the drug companies while destroying the lives of many young people and their families by almost deliberately misunderstanding schizophrenia; labeling it as a disease with a poor prognosis. This is also the case with 'depression', where billions are made by drug companies, but not curing depression. I highly recommend watching 'The Trap: What happened to our dreams of freedom?', as it takes a detailed look at the reality behind economy, money making and the lack of freedom as well as the depression-Prozac issue.
If one takes a few steps back, clear the head of all these western dogmatic and consumerist thoughts - perspective soon settles on the receptive mind. It is evident by looking at concepts ranging from M-Theory to Ancient Mysticism, that much more is going on with the human phenomenon. Because of western civilization's continuous 'noise' in our heads; we miss it.
Maybe it is time to shift our focus, get perspective and start 'knowing' again, in stead of guessing...
Look in the mirror as if you are looking at someone for the first time, and realise that this body and personality that you call 'yourself', is only one of the 6.5 billion human beings residing on this planet.
Now: who or what is doing this realization? Who or what is really looking through those eyes you call 'my eyes'? Where do these thoughts arise from? Do thoughts arise in the brain as most reductionist western scientist believe, or is there something more to it?
Karl Pribram - a neuroscientist - has always been puzzled by the am mount of memory a brain can store. It has also puzzled him as well as many others, why memory can't really be pinpointed in a specific area of the brain. A lot of research - especially by Pribram - has shown that the brain acts like a holographic vibratory entity. This makes sense if one takes M-Theory into account: the universe is one vastly complex arrangement of vibrations in a vibratory membrane or 'brane' in 11 dimensional space-time (of which the brain is undoubtedly part of). It also correlates with David Bohm's holographic principle of the universe.
Then, superimposing the DMT phenomenon - DMT, or Di methyl tryptamine being a serotonin-like substance manufactured by the brain with no apparent function other than that of natural occurring 'hallucinogenic' - poses more questions on the nature of brain, mind and the origin of thought. It makes one wonder what dreams really are. Brushed off again by main-stream science as rubbish, sorted through during sleep, doesn't explain precognitive or prophetic dreams, of which there are many cases reported.
Carl Jung thought of the dreamworld more in the lines of ancient tribal and mystical teachings - the dreamworld being just as real, or even more real than this limited dimension we call 'reality'. It is a dimension unlimited by 3-dimensional space-time; where thought is non-linear and saturated with archetypal metaphors, from therianthropes to demonic spirits; from bizarre sexual encounters to conversations with angels. It is interesting to note - see Supernatural by Graham Hancock - how dreams, psychosis and the psychedelic experience seamlessly coincide.
To elaborate on DMT: Dr. Rick Strassman - neuropsychiatrist, researcher and author of DMT; The Spirit Molecule - conducted research on numerous volunteers using larger amounts of DMT than usually present in the human body. These volunteers experienced profound altered states of consciousness, likening it to spiritual experiences. Some of them even confronted and overcame long buried and forgotten psychological trauma.
Now, it is interesting to note the following: DMT is produced by the body, has no other apparent function than that of being a natural occurring psychedelic, and is present in higher levels in the newborn, the dying and in individuals with acute schizophrenic episodes.
Schizophrenia is probably one of the most misunderstood issues of western medical protocols. Contrary to Freud, who labeled schizophrenia as an organic brain disorder with a poor prognosis; Carl Jung thought of schizophrenia as a state when 'the dream becomes real'; when the subconscious mind breaks through into the conscious mind due to necessity. Dogmatic 'Freudian' psychiatric management, involves the suppression of psychosis with drugs for the remainder of life, as the prognosis is poor. On the other hand: based on Jungian thought, Dr. John Weir Perry only managed these patients with emotional support (thus excluding drugs), which resulted in a near 100% remission rate after about 40 days; most patients having a much better quality of life than before their 'psychotic' episode.
This makes one wonder why drug suppression continues. It only favours the drug companies while destroying the lives of many young people and their families by almost deliberately misunderstanding schizophrenia; labeling it as a disease with a poor prognosis. This is also the case with 'depression', where billions are made by drug companies, but not curing depression. I highly recommend watching 'The Trap: What happened to our dreams of freedom?', as it takes a detailed look at the reality behind economy, money making and the lack of freedom as well as the depression-Prozac issue.
If one takes a few steps back, clear the head of all these western dogmatic and consumerist thoughts - perspective soon settles on the receptive mind. It is evident by looking at concepts ranging from M-Theory to Ancient Mysticism, that much more is going on with the human phenomenon. Because of western civilization's continuous 'noise' in our heads; we miss it.
Maybe it is time to shift our focus, get perspective and start 'knowing' again, in stead of guessing...
The Trap
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