We All Discover TRUTH via our INTUITION...!

 A few lines of personal information I wish to share:  Because they have to do with "Intuition" and  how we acquire Knowledge.

James W. Patterson, PhD. Proper VET treatment

@JamesPh53122

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To change the subject somewhat... today I just learned that I am suffering from "arthrosis"... or "severe multilevel lumbar degenerative spondylosis with moderate dextroscoliosis. ... In other words...I am old with a bad back that is painful.

 

I want to share this new information about myself in this blog  because how I take this information today is very different than how I would have taken it only a few months ago.  Which ties into my attempts to explain how Man acquires Truth using one's faculty of "Intuition".

 

The other day, I introduced the terms Varnatmak, and Dhunyatmak.  Varnatmak is how we humans relate to the elements of the Creation, including the Law of Karma by thinking and the brain.   And Dhunyatmak refers to Truth, and the fact that we cannot  relate to Truth using the brain and physical senses.  And the reason is that Truth does not exist on the physical dimension of existence.

Remember... Truth, Reality, the Soul and God all reside in the Pure Spiritual Realm. 

What we can see and think about in this world is all Varnatmak phenomena.  It seems real, but in fact it is all part of a massive Illusion.  The only elements we can relate to that comprise Truth... can only be experienced by use of one's faculty of Intuition, which is a part of one's Consciousness, which is the Energy of one's Soul.  And the way to increase one's faculty of Intuition is to gain greater access to one's Consciousness... the means of which we have "within" ourselves... however, in the West, we pretty much ignore this fact. Again, in the West, we are taught from early childhood to "THINK" about everything.  Well, there is a great deal Man needs to consider in life that the brain simply cannot access.

That is the reason each of us has a faculty of Intuition... expressly to gain access to the Spirituality that resides "Within" each of us.  All of one's higher aspects or qualities  must be acquired by use of one's ability to Forgive, and to Accept as "due oneself"!  All that we experience is due us... not as any form of punishment... but as part of the Fate Karma we came into this lifetime to deal with.

What is the Purpose of Life?  It is to face the load of Karma we have acquired over many lifetimes.

Again, I highly recommend [for anyone interested in the subject of Reality], a book found in most libraries:   Path of the Masters, by Julian Johnson. 

 Peace, 1 Brother James, PhD. (esodoc@gmail.com)

ABOUT THE MIND OF MAN...!

 

This is a picture of the brain, and it is a specialized muscle located in the skull.  It is quite useful to us, and it is the primary tool used by one's MIND to communicate with the whole of Man. However, your brain is not equal to, nor superior to... your MIND.  People do not realize this because the MIND is not physical, nor is it part of one's physical body.  Your MIND consists of an Energy that is unique to itself.... And your MIND, although we speak of the MIND as though it was either the brain, or a part of the brain; your MIND is composed of an energy that is not physical, and not capable of being perceived by physical instruments.  Again let's take another look at my sketch of the Whole Human Being:

The physical dimension of Man is #1, and it includes the brain. The other three dimensions of Man are Invisible to the brain and our physical senses... all of which are PHYSICAL. 
 The simple reason Man has not "discovered" the MIND is that it is not physical, and thus... it cannot be proven to exist.  And this separation is intentional, because the MIND controls each of us and the MIND is also responsible for making sure that every Soul in the Creation is fulfilling it's role in life according to the Law of Karma... which was designed by God, and operates absolutely as God intended it to operate.

You have no doubt heard the phrase "Fate Karma".  Well, it is your MIND that is in charge of making sure you are fully engaged in fulfilling your Fate Karma for this lifetime.  We are quite literally like actors on a stage [Shakespeare was correct in this regard], and we are all performing our roles according to our Fate Karma for this lifetime.  You are familiar with the term "Reincarnation" I would presume?

When any life-form on Earth dies, only the physical body of that life-form dies.  The Soul of that life-form does not die, but is transferred to the Astral Realm, where it is judged, and then spends time fulfilling that judgement, before it is reincarnated into the Earth plane for another lifetime... in one of the 8,400,000 different life-forms on Earth.  And this may be hard for some of you to believe?  But it is True... even though we cannot prove it physically.  Although there are incidents where children have been known to remember their parents, and aspects of  past lifetimes.

So, this is likely enough information for this session...  More in my next blog.  We are going to get to my discussing PTSD... , but I believe it will be easier to discuss PTSD if the reader has a bit of esoteric background prior to me attempting to dive into the Psychology of PTSD.

Peace, 1 Brother James (esodoc@gmail.com) 

I WISH THIS TOPIC WAS AN EASY THING TO "FIX"

 BUT IT ISN'T... and even discussing the topic of "PTSD" is difficult to do in a way that those who are suffering can easily, or readily understand what I will be discussing.

 In the late 1930's, there was a person named B.F. Skinner, and he was quite convinced that the MIND of Man is more fiction than fact.

 Here we have a little blue box. Compare it to the larger dark blue square. The small square is what we know about Man... not very much actually. Take the MIND of Man, for example, or the Soul of Man, or Consciousness, or the faculty of Intuition... as compared to the physical structure of Man].

The reason we know so little about the MIND is... many parts of Man are Invisible to the brain and one's physical senses.  And let us return to B.F. Skinner, via his own writing:

 This is a quote of Skinner, found in a book written by Richard I. Evans.   What Evans shares with us in his book tells us a great deal about Skinner.  Mainly that Skinner knew nothing about the MIND, but his statement does tell us that Skinner was [quite unknown to himself] afraid of what his MIND held within it regarding his own early childhood.  And his own statement tells us that he was simply sharing a non-conscious fear that virtually everyone has regarding what is hidden "within" the MIND.  This fear is, of course, non-conscious.

Modern psychology has been quite successful in removing the "MIND" from the field of psychology... unbelievable?  Yes, it is, however,  "Intellectualism," has pretty much "physicalized" the field of psychology by ignoring the MIND...which began in  the late 1930's, encouraged by Skinner.

Today, in 2025, modern psychology is essentially a study of the BEHAVIOR of Man.  It has almost eliminated the idea of Man possessing a MIND that is the primary causal behind all of a person's thoughts and behaviors.  The reason for this is most likely twofold.  One, the MIND is invisible to the brain and one's physical senses, and two, the MIND determines what a person thinks [and thus tends to believe].  The MIND feeds the brain what I refer to as "Delusional Thinking", or "D-Think".  And yes, this is hard to believe, or imagine!  But it is nonetheless true!

Let me share a sketch in which I illustrate this separation of various elements of Man.

 Please note that #1 represents the physical body and the brain [which is what we think with]. 

#2, #3, and #4 are all invisible to #1.

 And the only part of Man I have discovered over the last 50 years that can provide glimpses of Man's Consciousness to oneself is one's "Conscious Awareness"... via one's faculty of "Intuition" (which I believe is an aspect of one's Soul). 

So, the fact is, at least in the West, we do not spend much time thinking about the MIND. 

I will continue in my nest blog.

Peace, 1 Brother James, James W. Patterson. Ph.D.
 

Which leaves us with this image:

 About Man...

       Man ?

 

What we know are the physical attributes of Man... the blue dot.

If you believe what I have posted thus far... how does it make you feel?  What is the Soul?  What is the difference between Reality and Illusion?  And how is it Mystics all throughout history have said God is within Man... and yet, after how many thousands of years...  most people are still looking for the Soul, Reality, Truth, and God?  Is the existence of these unknowns simply myth, or is it something else?

The answer is...the Energy of God is Neutral Spiritual Energy... or what I refer to as "NSgy".  And NSgy is only visible to NSgy. And, NSgy is the only thing that is Real, everything else is part of a great Illusion called "Creation".

Isn't that strange?  Of course it is.  But, it is also the Truth.

Peace, 1 Brother James 

NSgy...the Invisible Energy of God.

 Why has Man not discovered the Energy of God "Within" Man?  I believe many have, but they speak of it as "Intuition" and do not attribute any special Spirituality to it.

The answer is... Intuition is INVISIBLE to the brain of Man, and if noticed, people tend to refer to it by other names... none of which cause them to "think" of Spiritual Energy. 

Let us once again consider my sketch of the Whole Human Being, or WHB.

 In this sketch, circle #1, represents the Physical Dimension of Man, and we see three other circles representing three additional dimensions of the Whole Human Being, or WHB.

The only dimension we can perceive [using our physical senses] is #1 the Physical Dimension. And the reason is that #2, #3, and #4 are all invisible to the brain and physical senses of Man.

There is one exception to what I just stated.  And that exception is [I believe], an aspect of what we refer to as "Consciousness"... which is, again in my perspective, an aspect of the Soul that enables it to "experience" the Creation.   I believe that aspect of Man is something we refer to  as "Intuition". I believe each Soul has this "aspect" in differing degrees, and it is used in different ways.  Let me remind the reader that every living thing in the Creation has a "Soul".   For example, some animals have this aspect of Intuition, and in animals we refer to this as "instinct".  I believe Man has it, but it must be developed by each of us over time [that is... lifetimes].  And those individuals  who have developed their Intuition  to an exceptional level... we often speak of as "Enlightened".

I believe that one develops his or her faculty of Intuition by "Completing Karma"... but, what does that mean, right?  In the East, children [if they are educated] are taught about the Law of Karma.  The key to this Law of Karma is this:   As you sow, so shall you reap!  And this Law applies to every Soul in Creation.  Remember the term "Reincarnation"?  This term refers to the fact that the Soul within each living thing does not die.  But it is reincarnated into another Soul... depending upon one's Karma.

In other words, every action you take in this life... will come back to you in another lifetime... and at that time you have two options: The most common option is to "think" that what is happening to you is unfair, unjust, and you are merely a victim.  If this is your response, then that particular bit of Karma will simply return again in another lifetime... and will continue to repeat itself until... you learn to forgive entirely all involved in that bit of Karma, and to take full responsibility for that bit of Karma.

This is the basic Law of Karma, and of Life, and every living thing in the Creation is subject to this Law!  And this basic Law applies to every Soul, whether you believe it or not?

The Energy of every Soul is NSgy, and NSgy is the Energy of God, and thus it is quite True that God is "Within" every Soul in Creation.  But to become aware of this relationship one must meet some very high standards... and rise above a great deal of Karma... which is stored "within" one's MIND.

You see, Karma is an absolute.  And it must be "paid" for by one's Soul in order for one's Soul to rise up the ladder of Life in the Creation.

Peace, 1 Brother James (James W. Patterson, Ph.D.) esodoc@gmail.com 

Regarding "Gestalt Psychotherapy"...

 Fritz Perls was a most unusual student of Psychology, and he learned a great deal from his patients, and from Sigmund Freud himself... and, oddly enough,  a number of important elements regarding the MIND  that Freud himself failed to grasp.  What accounts for this is that what Perls awakened to were elements of his own MIND that he Intuitively noticed and was Psychologically prepared  to perceive .... but he did this via his faculty of Intuition (as part of his Consciousness)... [and his faculty of  Intuition was (I  believe) a special form of esoteric awareness located in the Consciousness of every person... but very few people are aware they possess a faculty of Intuition, which is associated with a person's Soul that has made substantial progress [over lifetimes] in "reacquiring" bits of Consciousness, or what I refer to as "NSgy"; which stands for Neutral Spiritual Energy.   I believe that NSgy is the Energy of God and we Souls.  But is is not of this "world"... that is, it is invisible to the brain and our physical senses.

I believe that Fritz Perls just happened to be a person with a highly advanced Soul, and he was therefore an Enlightened individual, and could empathically "see" something of of the workings of NSgy within those he was "treating".  This is what made his work with people so effective in helping them release from deeply repressed traumata from within their MIND realms.  Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to enable him to share what he had discovered... because to communicate with others he had to find words for what he was Intuitively awakening to from "within" himself.  He could not easily explain in ordinary words what others could not readily  comprehend [or Intuit themselves] by merely watching him work.  People could not "see" the subtle energies passing between himself and those with whom he was working. Nor was there a "psychological structure" established that he could point to.  What he was doing was forging an approach that was effective for him...because  what he was doing  was entirely invisible to others.  The Gestalt movement lost steam shortly after Fritz passed on.  What Fritz was doing was quite frightening to people like B.F. Skinner... who was quoted by Evans:

 Let me add this:

Modern psychology mirrors the fear and negativity of Skinner in the late 1930's, as intellectuals flooded into a field of psychology that decided a  high level of intelligence was more important than having to engage in one's own therapy! Mental Health became filing out forms  with labels of observed behaviors for insurance companies.  Who needs the MIND?

When I was beginning my own work in the early 1960's, I was amazed to find how many homosexuals were being licensed as therapists and mental health workers.  Mentally ill people being licensed to "help" other people who needed help with their own issues of sexual confusion.  Talk about how crazy the field of psychology could get????

The closer one looks at what the field of psychology has morphed into... the more conflicted, confused  and dislocated the field of psychology becomes.  Intellectualism run wild, and who is in control of what it has become?  Intellectuals who judge people by their IQ, and level of education.

Effective Psychotherapy is in no way associated with the brain, or one's IQ.  It depends upon a person's level of Consciousness... or what I refer to as "NSgy," which stands fro Neutral Spiritual Energy. 

A major re-construction and cleaning House.... needs to take place...  NOW! We should begin by clearly dividing Psychotherapy from counseling, and other helping endeavors normal people with a caring heart can do.  Gestalt Psychotherapy is a very specialized and effective form of therapy.  And it requires a person with a fairly advanced level of Consciousness to want to engage in his or her own therapy... which opens that person to some emotionally painful "misperceptions" [my name for deeply repressed and negative thoughts about who and what one is... Every person has these "Misperceptions" locked away in his or her MIND.  These are taken-on by one's MIND as part of the fully non-conscious structure of a person's personality... which is based on that person's past Karma [from his or her previous lifetimes].   But few people are aware of what I am saying here because in the West, and in America, we tend to ignore the Law of Karma, and ignoring the Law of Karma leaves us unprepared to discover a great many things about the whole of Man.

We could refer to those individuals who are naturally capable of engaging in the element of Intuition, which is awakening to sudden bits of understanding regarding the inner workings of the MIND... of others as well as their own MIND as a flash of sudden "insight".    But this "Knowing" is an awareness of the substance and working of one's Consciousness [which is,  I believe,  an invisible form of Knowledge that one "senses as existing within another... as well as oneself"... but one is unable to verbally share or even explain what one has experienced.

I first witnessed this phenomena when I was teaching in a Mid-West University.  About 50+ years ago, I was Initiated into a Spiritual Path (known as Sant Mat), or Path of the Saints... and this no doubt contributed to my desire to teach a group of non-art majors something other than an introduction to art. I had the idea that  I would like to teach [or try to teach] these students the origin of Creativity... if I could?  My attempt was great for me, but I believe it was a mixed bag for the students.

What I did [really presumptuous of me], was to read a passage from one of the many books I purchased for this adventure... and then I would explain what the author wanted to say... but could not.  And in doing this [which I had never done before] I somehow found myself awakening to a good many things I had never previously realized.  These insights were due to my awakened Intuition.

The most unusual thing many in the class discovered was that what I was sharing made sense to them, and there seemed nothing new in that.  However, in a few class meetings, several of the students suddenly awakened to some unusual levels of understanding from "Within" themselves.

The students usually met in a spot outside the classroom .  But at one point a very strange thing occurred!  One student would come up to another student and say:   "You know..." , and the other student would say:  "I know exactly what you mean"!  The thing is, neither of them could articulate what it was that both were sure they Knew!

I had never experienced this in my twelve years of teaching, so I was most curious as what was going on?  And it took me about twenty years to discover the mechanics of what took place in that class with many of the students?

The strange thing is... the first student never said other than "You know...".  And the student who responded said:   "I Know exactly what you mean!" And each of them was convinced that what each of them had awakened to... was what he or she had experienced.  The question is this:  Can a person discover some bit of Truth from Within him or herself... and not be able to articulate what he or she has suddenly awakened to from "Within' him or herself?  The answer was obviously yes.

What this portrayed was  that "Intuition" is separate from the brain, and the brain has nothing to do with one's faculty of Intuition directly.   Our Intuition enables we humans to awaken to bits of Truth from Within" ourselves... [from our Consciousness] that we may not have as yet acquired the experience with which to possess  sufficient Knowledge with which to verbalize what we have Intuited. 

We are clearly growing from "Within" ourselves as well as outside ourselves.

Amazing experience.  It resulted in my being let go of my position, but I was not meant to teach Art.

There are at least four different dimensions or separate energy realms "Within" every person.

 #1 is the physical realm with its brain.  But the brain is entirely separate from the two dimensions of the MIND.  And yet, modern psychology denies the MIND, which denies two important parts of the Whole of Man.

 

Peace, 1Brother James, James W. Patterson, PhD., and retired Gestalt Psychotherapist. 

Modern MENTAL HEALTH DEPENDS PRIMARILY UPON THE BRAIN and thinking.

 MENTAL!  AND WHAT DOES MENTAL REFER TO?  IT REFERS TO THE MIND [and the MIND is entirely Invisible to the brain]!.  INVISIBLE!

 MENTAL DOES NOT REFER TO THE  BRAIN...although Webster's does its best to try and include "mental" in the term INTELLECTUAL, not separating the MIND from the physical brain.   The brain is physical and confined to that which is physical... or for some people,  being able to spell M-I-N-D, and use it in a sentence is sufficient evidence that they "know" what the MIND is! This intellectual slight-of-hand where people "think" they KNOW certain things because they can spell them... is common today.  And it has almost eliminated the term mental from the phrase "Mental Health".

IN FACT, the more intellectual one is, the more dependent one is on one's physical brain... which is unable to perceive Consciousness, Spirituality, emotion, or three-quarters of the whole of Man.  The result of this delusional situation where "thinking" has replaced Intuitive insight and advanced sensitivity is the reason Veterans are committing suicide in alarming numbers.  And the field of psychology is becoming useless as intellectualism pushes Enlightened individuals away.

The Tragedy is... the brain is unaware of it's limitations.  And intellectualism has taken over the field of psychology.  And intellectuals are now in charge of "mental health" in America.  And the MENTAL part of psychology has virtually been eliminated.  The person who is naturally gifted with a high level of Intuition [an advanced level of Consciousness] is today at a disadvantage in attempting to find acceptance in mental Health today! 

So, as long as adherents to "Intellectualism" remain in charge of mental health in America, people who need competent and advanced psychological help will just have to suffer, or present themselves to Psychiatrists who were able to grasp what Perls was about!

Sad, but unfortunately, mental health today is not in good health! 

A sad state of AFFAIRS IS MENTAL HEALTH TODAY!

PEACE, 1 BROTHER JAMES, esodoc@gmail.com; James w. Patterson, Phd. 

WHY ARE MORE GESTALT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS NOT SPEAKING OUT ABOUT...

 THE INCREASED NUMBER OF VETERAN SUICIDES ?

I believe the reason is a natural reluctance of many people to avoid becoming  an object of scorn by the field of modern psychology... that has handed out a license to engage in therapy to a large number of people over the last couple decades... and many of these people  are well intentioned individuals, but they were not NOT REALLY PROPERLY TRAINED to deal with the MIND!

Let me ask a question.  And this question needs to be asked of everyone who is licensed in America!

What is the MIND?    Sounds like a simple question, right?  But you would be amazed at how many in the field of mental health today  have no idea what the MIND is?  Or how it works? Or why it works?

 Your brain is a very useful muscle located in your skull.  But it is not in charge of what you think, or what you do.  It is your MIND that is in charge of all you do.  Your MIND is responsible for making sure that every thing you do is in accordance with your Fate Karma that you came into this world to address.  And this means that whether or not you believe in Reincarnation, it is a fact.  And if you are a human being, then you have had a great many lifetimes.  There is a great deal of personal "work" before one  becomes a competent Gestalt Psychotherapist.

The role of a Psychotherapist is a very important role to play, and it requires a substantial amount of work to acquire the level of Consciousness required by those capable of providing the help some people require. ... And what I am talking about is... a bit difficult to explain.  All of us, and I mean everyone on Earth, is on a path of evolution of one's Soul.  But what I am speaking about just now is not part of what most people are taught.  That is, what is the purpose of life?  It is naturally to experience the Creation, since that is what we are doing.  But, is that all we are doing?  I believe we are doing a great deal more than what we can "think" about.  Each of us has a Soul, which is the only part of oneself that is Real. 
And one's Soul is the only part of oneself that transfers from life-form to life-form.  And it is like we are all on a giant ladder, and each of us is slowly rising on that ladder depending upon what we do in life?

And oddly, those who realize this climbing up the ladder have climbed up sufficiently to where they are slowly awakening to being on this ladder.  Something I learned when I experienced my own Gestalt psychotherapy is that there is a great deal more to myself that I would or could have imagined without having experienced my therapy.  That is when I awakened to the multiple dimensions of myself, and how much of myself was unknown to me cognitively?  In my sketch, for most people, the most they are aware of is circle #1, the physical dimension.

 But this leaves #2, #3, and #4 for us to discover...which we will, in time.  The way  in which one's Soul "takes back" the Consciousness [or NSgy, Neutral Spiritual Energy, of one's Soul] is by Accepting full responsibility for the Karma one is going through in this lifetime.  That is, assuming responsibility for all the Karma one encounters every day of one's life.

So, all of what I just alluded to above is what a really competent Gestalt Psychotherapist needs to be aware of if... he or she is to provide the help a person needs.  Again, the work of a Gestalt Psychotherapist is no small thing.  If done properly, and effectively, a client is helped to re-visit emotionally difficult events of early childhood... that his or her MIND has locked away in a place the brain will never know.  And if the therapist [having accepted his or her own painful memories] is up to the task, the person being helped will be able to awaken emotionally to the darkest kind of repressed memories, which like a dark cloud.... simply evaporate via the release of years of emotional pain and suffering... and the client awakens to the "misperceptions" his or her MIND has used to "punish" him or her.  All of this based on the way a person's MIND put the person through "paying" for past Karma.

If you are unfamiliar with what I have just shared... you have not needed to address such repressed trauma hidden within your own MIND.   Be thankful.

Everyone has a "Fate Karma" that he or she is going through in life.  It isn't important to know what one's Fate Karma is, it is only important to realize when one needs help going through one's Fate Karma.  In other words, there are more important things in life than what we can think about.

In the West, we have developed a great many useful things... that tempt us continually.  But we, America has... fallen behind in addressing the needs of some citizens.  Our progress in developing "things" is amazing... but in our rush to develop things, we have neglected the psychological needs of many of our citizens.  And the psychology of Man includes a Spiritual component that is particularly active in some of our citizens.  And remember,  the Spiritual in Man is most often invisible.

And that is perhaps enough for this blog...

Peace, 1 Brother James [esodoc@gmail.com ]

Is it peculiar that 3/4ths of Man are invisible to Man?

 

3/4ths of Man are "Invisible" to Man!

How does modern psychology deal with this problem?  Well, they just do what B.F. Skinner did in the late 1930's,  which was simply ignore the parts of Man that are Invisible to the physical dimensions of Man.   

 In fact, Skinner went so far as to suggest that people who believed in the MIND were practicing a "form of animism which serves no useful purpose in explaining present behavior."  This is a quote found in a book by Richard I. Evans: B.F. Skinner: The Man and his ideas.  Skinner was entirely wrong, but he was simply expressing the reasoning of a large number of people whose level of Consciousness [explained shortly] is evolved to that of an "Intellectual". Webster's defines intellectual: 1.a Of the intellect. b. Rational. 2. Appealing to  or engaging the intellect. 3. Having superior intelligence. 

Man has two means of understanding. One is via the brain and what the brain can perceive, which is called information.  But the brain cannot grasp the unknown... because it must have something to "think" about to store and remember.  This is the reason we must give phenomena labels and names... which the brain can remember.  The brain is lost when it faces Invisible phenomena.  Thus, in the Bible, one reads words such as Spirit, but these words are merely "labels" given to that which the brain cannot perceive nor experience.   

 So, since the majority of people in the West are educated to ignore the fact that both the MIND and the Soul of Man are "abstract labels"... neither of which provide us an experience of what these labels "stand for"... but we attribute an (imagined) existence  to these terms and labels... and we pretend we "know" what they refer to! 

This old sketch of mine illustrates the four separate dimensions which make-up the Whole of Man.
 People who "think" like Skinner, and live their lives ignoring the fact that three-quarters of Man are invisible to them and just overlook the fact they are assuming an existence... based on no evidence.   This is what Intellectualism is all about.  This self-delusion based on symbols and labels is what mankind goes to war to defend. 

And if anyone runs across a Bible or other Spiritually focused book that stresses the point that the terms Spirit, Holy Ghost [and other such terms] are assumptions ... who would read the books?  Writers of such books simply ignore the fact that the Spirituality they are imagining with their labels and intellectual ideas, are not capable of conveying the Reality behind  such terms.  Who would read their books if the books were advertised as speculations? 

So, today my purpose in this blog is simply to point out the fact that people differ in how much Consciousness they possess.  And every Soul is exploring the Creation as a slow process of evolution. We refer to those people whose Souls have acquired "inner experience" of Spiritual Reality as "Enlightened".  And what this difference represents is... some Souls are being pulled upward in terms of their acquisition of Consciousness... as they "Complete bits of Karma,' which serves to return quantities of Consciousness back to such Souls...in the form of Knowledge and Wisdom.  And such Souls are subtly being "lifted" in the area of Consciousness by factors that are somewhat known in the East, and mostly unknown in the West.  The Creation presents an endless selection of goodies for we Souls to acquire, or at lest desire.  And the "cost" of this exploration of the things of Creation is a Soul's own Consciousness... as it is drawn into the Illusion of Creation.  It is easy to view and think of the Creation as real.

At some point in the exploration process a Soul will begin to tire of the game of life on Earth.  And that Soul will reach a point of saturation of the "stuff" of Creation," and will begin longing to go Home.  It is at this point a Soul will be drawn to a Soul sent from the Spiritual Realm into the Creation specifically to draw such Souls to that Perfect Living Master.  And that begins a long and difficult journey of every Soul that is being called Home.  But, as I suggest, this process is not very important in the West... as yet.

Peace, 1Brother James, esodoc@gmail.com [James W Patterson, Phd]. 

 

To Understand "PTSD"... one must Understand the Whole of Man!

 Study the Heading of this blog carefully.  Please note the fact that the Soul (which is entirely Spiritual) is also "NSgy"... which means ONLY Spiritual.  This means that the only part of Man capable of experiencing NSgy is [I believe] a term we refer to as "Intuition".  And Intuition is only available to one's Soul to the degree that one's Soul has acquired KNOWLEDGE... which ONLY comes as an increase in "Conscious Understanding" acquired  by one's Soul...as a consequence of "COMPLETING  BITS OF KARMA"! [And what does that mean, right?]

Well, God provided the creatures of Creation with the "Law of Karma" in order to insure that life is FAIR AND EQUAL FOR EVERY SOUL IN THE CREATION.  There is a saying:  "As you sow, so shall you reap!" This saying is the TRUE.  Every thought and action a Soul takes produces a return thought or action so that every Soul is guaranteed receiving the exact same action being returned to that very Soul.  And each of us is unknowingly carrying a bag of Karma that we will have to "experience" before we are free to begin our journey Home!

In the East virtually every child is taught this... and thus, most citizens KNOW this as a fact. But in the West, we tend to ignore a great deal of Knowledge that is commonly known in the East.  Facts such as Christ was a Perfect Living Master, for example, and that he was sent  by God into the Creation to give "Initiation" to certain Souls... which included his disciples.  And after Christ was Peter, and preceding Christ was John the Baptist.

What does this have to do with "PTSD," you might ask?  My point is simply to suggest the fact that  some individuals have "Intuitive" access to bits of Knowledge that are not capable of being known by people whose Souls have not acquired a higher level of Enlightenment by the level of Enlightenment acquired by their Souls.  In the West, we do not focus on Intuition, most people in the West fail to appreciate how much more an Enlightened individual can "perceive" of what is subtly going on "within" the MIND of another person.  And this last sentence may not be readily understood?

 What I am talking about is that what is going on within a person's MIND... may or may not be known by that person! It depends upon how open that person is to what is going on within his or her MIND?  When I suggest that NSgy is Invisible... I mean the level of a person's Consciousness that he or she is capable of awakening to is normally meant for that person ONLY, and it requires that person's level of Intuition to be more advanced that what other people are capable of intuitively perceiving.

In other words, one's level of Intuition depends upon how much Karma that person's Soul has been able to Accept when some Karma presented itself.  We refer to such people as "Enlightened," and they indeed have more access to the emotions that are active within themselves... via their "Intuition".    And the term "Accept" means one is capable of Accepting full responsibility for whatever a bit of Karma might have been, and to fully "forgive" all involved in that bit of Karma.  To take responsibility for what happens to oneself is most unusual, in other words.  It results in "Enlightenment".

In other words, each of us is going through bits of Karma every day.  But most people tend to take the bits of Karma they experience personally, and they tend to blame others for the Karma they have to go through.   All this does is to send that bit of Karma back around so that one meets it in the future.  In the West, we are not taught this aspect of the Law of Karma.  

Therefore, the pain a Veteran is experiencing is being generated within his or her own MIND... using what he or she recently experienced as the "culprit" ..., but the actual emotional pain is due to some deeply repressed bit of trauma hidden within the MIND of each Vet suffering from PTSD... as the MIND of that Vet vents the negative energy of the repressed bit of trauma [secretly held deep within the MIND of that vet] while blaming the recent event as the cause of the Veteran's current emotional conflict, which may include hate, anger, violence (or the desire to commit violence)... which is, or course, intensely frightening to the Vet.  And to the family members of that Vet.

Again, PTSD is not something we can talk away, or ignore.  To deal with this problem it is essential the Vet be helped to awaken to what is deeply repressed within his or her own MIND. And the only person capable of doing this is someone who has dealt with his or her own MIND!  Alas, the necessity of this is not stressed by modern psychology.

The fear of one's MIND, that is, the exposing of what is hidden within one's MIND, is fully non-conscious in people.  And since the field of psychology no longer requires those being licensed to undergo a course of therapy to expose  such fear... who is going to help the Veterans who NEED SUCH HELP?

Among mental health professionals, which of them have dealt with their own fear of what is hidden deep within their own non-conscious MIND realms?  Very few unfortunately.  Indeed, how many even know what the MIND is?

PEACE, 1 Brother James [esodoc@gmail.com]. James W. Patterson, PhD. Feel free to communicate with me, via my email... if you desire to do so.

 

CONGRESS... A WORD PLEASE! Regarding Veteran Suicide...

 Question #1:   What does "PTSD" stand for?

    Answer:  It is a group of words that are intellectually mistaken in regards to what they mistakenly stand for... which is "psychological" and not physiological.  It is due to a person's MIND, and not to his or her brain.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Actually, what the letters "PTSD" refer to is what an intellectual would say in regards to the phenomenon observed by him or her regarding someone who has experienced a traumatic event... and is [apparently...mentally disturbed by that event]!

Unfortunately, the field of Psychology began a movement to eliminate the "MIND" in the late 1930's ... due in part to the fear of B.F. Skinner... [of his own MIND] and his love of "Intellectualism" ... which is the term for an intellectual who is confined to the brain and thinking, while denying the MIND and the energy of the MIND [which is what we refer to as "emotion"].  And emotion does not mean "feelings"!

The way to HELP VETERANS deal with PTSD is to help them deal with the MIND within them.  And to do this... one must be helped to "experience"  his or her MIND, and one must have gone through one's own program of Gestalt Psychotherapy... so as to help one awaken to the subtle existence of his or her MIND... and something of how it operates?  

IN OTHER WORDS... THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE CAN BECOME AN EFFECTIVE THERAPIST FOR VETERANS UNTIL AND UNLESS THAT SOMEONE HAS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HIS OR HER OWN MIND.

So, before throwing away tons of cash on intellectually contrived physical ideas ... please seek the path that will actually help Veterans! 

This sketch may be helpful in visualizing the existence of the MIND:

#1 is the physical dimension of Man, it includes the brain and thinking about things...including thoughts fed to it by one's MIND.  I refer to such MIND-level thoughts as "D-Think". And D-Think stands for "Delusional Thinking"... or thoughts fed to one's brain to cause one's brain to "think" certain thoughts. "D-Think" is a primary way in which one's MIND uses repressed emotions fed to one's brain to cause a person to "think" and act in certain ways... intended to insure that deeply repressed bits of trauma remain hidden from one's Conscious Awareness remain hidden "Within" one's MIND.

Do NOT FORGET that the MIND is not physical, and is not accessible via one's brain and thinking! And a person's reactions to  "PTSD " are orchestrated and arranged by one's MIND!  The "illness" called PTSD is associated with deeply repressed "Misperceptions" from early childhood... held deep within one's MIND.  And the MIND cannot be accessed  by the brain or thinking.   So... any "plans aimed at "treating" Veterans by "behavioral psychology"...will be much ado about.... nothing positive!     Simply throwing $$$ at the problem of increasing suicides is NOT THE ANSWER!

 Sincerely, James W. Patterson, PhD.  esodoc@gmail.com. 

How Does One Find Reality, when it is Invisible?

Might we agree that by use of one's readily available physical senses one is unable to find that which is invisible to one's physical senses?  If this is the case, what would you suggest we do?

Is this something to think about?  In  one's old age?

Peace, 1 Brother James

Hint:  What do the great Mystics suggest?  They recommend one go "Within" oneself via meditation.  What would you suggest? Actually, The Mystics are quite correct... If one can find a great Mystic?

James W. Patterson, Ph.D. [esodoc@gmail.com ]