The WHOLE HUMAN BEING...

 NSgy.... is my symbol for the Invisible Spiritual Energy "Within" Man.  There are actually three realms that are invisible to us.   One is the Soul [NSgy], and  two realms of the MIND, and all three realms are invisible to the brain and one's physical senses.

Some terms that apply to NSgy would be:  "Whole, complete, undivided, intact, clean, uncontaminated, and absolutely pure [and of course invisible to the brain and our physical senses]."  

The Soul is an aspect of God, which means it is "Neutral Spiritual Energy," or NSgy.  In this physical realm,  we are prone to mistakenly think that God is a part of what Man knows of existence (or what we think of as existence).  This notion leads us to think of God as simply a part of the existence of which we are aware. And in the West, we are not taught that God is other than what we know of as existence.  God is the resident of the ONLY Reality there is !  Pure NSgy.  The key is "Neutral". What do you know that is actually Neutral?  The term "Neutral" means "never changes"?

So, why not take a few minutes to try and think about a Soul that has forgotten entirely who and what it is, and how it came to be in the Creation?  Truth, Reality, and your Soul all share the same Energy realm... which is Pure NSgy... which can ONLY be known by itself from Within itself.  So, if you are not aware of who and what your Soul is, that only means your Soul is dominated by your MIND, which was attached to your Soul so that your Soul could explore and experience the Creation.  That took place eons ago.  It is not your Soul that is conflicted, it is your MIND... which  is invisible to your brain. And only discernible by your faculty of Intuition [as aspect of your Soul].

If you are familiar with the concept of a Perfect Living Master, you probably realize that a "Master" comes into the Creation specifically to draw certain Souls to him or herself, and to Initiate those Souls... which means  put them on a path that eventually leads them back Home.  What you may not know is that this path is a long and difficult path.  And it mostly  involves erasing the dominance of one's MIND over one's Soul, so that one's Soul can slowly begin to awaken to realms that are presently invisible to oneself.   And once again, this path is long and difficult... and requires absolute dedication.

So "NSgy" is my term for the Spiritual Reality from which all Souls came... and cannot remember without direct help from a Master who came into Creation specifically to help Souls who are "ready" to begin the long journey Home.

Peace, 1 Brother James

THE WHOLE HUMAN BEING... or [WHB]

 

A sketch of the four dimensions which make-up the Whole of Man.  Three of these realms or dimensions are invisible to the physical brain... because they are not PHYSICAL.

The Soul (to which is attached one's MIND) is the only part of Man that is Real in an absolute sense... because it is Pure Spiritual Energy.  The entire Creation is an Illusion... in that it is not Real, but seems real to our physical brain and to our "Delusional Thinking" which is fed to the Left-Hemisphere of the brain by the MIND.  Therefore, #2, #3, and #4 are all invisible to the brain... and yet they most certainly exist... as part of the Creation.,  which is, as I said, an Illusion that Mystically exists and in the Illusion, elements of the Illusion seem quite real..  In other words we live in an Illusion, we think is real.  And much of our thinking is "D-Think", or Delusional Thinking fed to the Left-Hemisphere of the brain... which is based on a "script" which is known in the East as our "Fate Karma" for this lifetime.  And every Soul is governed by the Law of Karma.

This is another sketch I did quite some time ago, it points out the same things.

The difficult part of existing in an illusion is that we have forgotten who and what we really are... and the brain is incapable of discovering who and what we are.  So, the Lord (God) must help we Souls in the discovery of Truth, or Reality.  This is the role of the Perfect Living Master, who assumes a recognizable identity [as a human being like ourselves]  just so we can identify with a Master... whose role is to locate those Souls who are ready to begin their journey back Home, and to Initiate them as part of their journey back Home... and to guide them in that journey.

Peace, 1 Brother James

The Oxymoron "Behavioral Psychology"...

 The term Psychology comes from the Greek term Psyche, which is defined as "Self, Soul and MIND". And,  for me... I can't help wondering what part of  "Self, Soul, or MIND" the intellectual supposes he or she can discover by use of the brain and thinking?   My point is simply this:  The physical brain is great when it comes to thinking about that which the brain will never be able to discover nor experience. 

 A person who is content with merely thinking about something... like speculating as to the reason a person does what he or she does... without ever discovering what actually  "causes" the person to do what the person is doing... is for me not very satisfying.  But then, I am not an Intellectual who is confined to the practice of Intellectualism, or confined to the brain and thinking as one's only means of understanding.  For me, I have a need to KNOW what is going on in a person's MIND that causes a person to do what a person does?   Despite the fact that the MIND is invisible to the brain!

I am both fortunate and thankful to have discovered my faculty of Intuition, which allows me to use my Intuition to relate to [resonate with and thus discover] what is going on in another's MIND that causes that person to behave in ways that causes the person pain and emotional suffering.  And... at some level wish that he or she could cease doing what is causing that person so much pain.

My point therefore remains... how can any intelligent person "think" that a person whose behavior causes him or her pain and suffering would not cease such behavior if it were merely a matter of thinking?  What alcoholic would not cease drinking if it were simply a matter of not drinking alcohol? That is, if there were no such thing as "craving"?   Or a MIND that feeds Delusional Thinking to the Left-Hemisphere of his or her brain... which causes intense anxiety until he or she gets drunk?

What "causes" an alcoholic to drink?  He or she drinks because it works to reduce and eventually block that person's anxiety... which is caused by that person's MIND precisely to force that person to continue to engage in the consumption of alcohol.  And modern psychology "thinks" the alcoholic's "habit' can be cured simply by not drinking! 

Odd, is it not... that the great intellectual thinkers who practice "behavioral psychology" never consider the MIND as a "causal" behind what they "think" the brain controls?   Somewhat like asking a bird not to use its wings to fly... because a person does not  himself fly.

The term "Esoteric" is defined by Webster's as  "1. Intended for or understood by only a small group. 2. Confidential; private. [<Gk esoterikos] What is it modern psychology is missing?  It is missing the invisible three-quarters of what makes a human being a human being.

Modern psychology is missing #2, #3, and #4 of this sketch.  Behavioral Psychology seeks to treat Man relying on #1 alone.

Look at anyone engaged in some behavior that is harmful to himself or others, and ask yourself this question?  Is that person happy, content, or at peace with him or herself?    If not content, then WHAT IS CAUSING THAT PERSON TO DO WHAT HE OR SHE IS DOING?  

ANSWER:   He or she is acting out what is secretly going on "within" him or herself... and doing it so as to bring scorn and ill repute to him or herself.  In other words, it is that person's MIND that is causing that person to demonstrate what an awful person he or she is!  All of which is based on deeply repressed "Misperceptions" taken-on by his or her MIND in early childhood.

Peace, 1 Brother James

 Let us begin this blog with a short attempt to briefly explain what is wrong with Modern Psychology...

Many years ago, B.F.Skinner, and his followers [who were all adherents to the principles of Intellectualism]...

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › intellectualism

   Intellectualism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   The meaning of INTELLECTUALISM is devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits.  Problem is... the MIND is invisible to the brain.
   

   

   
   

   As  I was saying... Skinner and his followers were  dedicated to the brain and thinking as their way of knowing things.  The label "Behavioral psychology" [which is an oxymoron] was a contribution of Skinner and his followers. What's wrong with this pursuit is that the brain is not capable of perceiving any dimension of Man that is not physical, tangible and part of the physical dimension of Man.  This means, of course... a one-dimensional Man.  And this automatically eliminates the study of the mental and Spiritual dimensions of Man... neither of which can be perceived by the brain.  As a consequence of this, American education has steadfastly resisted educating any part of Man except the brain. And I suspect the reason for this is that the more intellectual a person is, the more that person will insist on use of the brain over use of insight, or Intuition... which is an aspect of one's Soul [I believe]. 
   

   Remember... my sketch:

   

   The brain is part of circle #1, and it is confined to that dimension of Man.  To study the MIND, one must make use of one's faculty of Intuition, which can perceive the subtle energy of emotion, which is the energy of the MIND.  The Energy of the Soul is Spiritual Energy. And to deal with #2, #3, or #4, one must use Intuition.
   

   
   
   

   

    

   

    

   I believe it was around 1980, that I coined the term "Esochology" as the name for a particular type of study of the deeply repressed dimensions of the MIND.  And the "method" was a form of Gestalt Psychotherapy...somewhat akin to the process used by Freud, and  further refined by Perls.
   

   And let us pause to consider what Skinner said in his quote.

   Webster's:  animism:  Attribution of an innate soul to natural objects.  It is not unusual for intellectuals to fear what they do not understand.

    

   Skinner said what he said because he was entirely ignorant of the MIND and how it operates "within" Man.  The fact is... what Skinner scorned, is precisely the reason my present blog introduces the new term  "misperception," as a key element in the workings of the MIND... as it secretly operates to insure that Man performs his part in the Play of Life properly.  Life is much more complex than what the brain can begin to imagine!
   

   
   

   Looks like we need a part 3.... to finally focus on the MIND and how it operates?
   

   Peace, 1 Brother James
   

A NEW TERM FOR PSYCHOLOGY....IS... "MISPERCEPTION"...

 And the term misperception  IS MORE THAN JUST A WORD.  It is  the principle action taken by the MIND of a child to insure that as an individual, he or she conforms to, and aligns  with,  the Fate Karma that individual came into this life to address.  And this, of course,  is based on a view of the Whole Human Being [or WHB], that is  based on how the Mystic views Man... as opposed to the general Christian notion that a human being only lives once... and then resides in a state of death for thousands of years.

The fact is... the Soul is immortal, and what we in the West call death, is actually a Soul leaving the body within which it was operating, and subtly shifting into the  Astral body [which we all possess], and in the
Astral Realm is where the various Hells and Heavens exist. So, what we call death should perhaps be called a "transition" from the physical dimension into the Astral Realm, where we are all judged as to  how well we did in the life just completed?  That is, judged as to our growth as Souls?

To properly study, comprehend, and make use of the  term misperception, [which specifically refers to the basic operation of the MIND (and one must also be clear that the MIND does not mean the physical brain),  and this distinction is important to maintain].   The brain is physical, and  it is located in the skull, whereas the MIND is composed of two invisible energy realms [operating "within" Man] , and these realms  are invisible to the brain and one's physical senses.  All of this is, again, somewhat alien to the mainstream of Christianity.  But what I am speaking of is what Mystics have taught Man for tens of thousands of years.   If the  reader is familiar with Eastern Mysticism at all, then what I have just written is not that  strange.   

But the field of Psychology has virtually left the Whole of Man in preference to focusing entirely on the brain and thinking.  This "fits" Intellectualism quite nicely, but views Man as a one-dimensional thing.  My sketch illustrates the various energy planes or realms which make-up the Whole Human Being. 
#1 is the physical realm.  #2, and #3 represent the MIND, and #4 represents the Soul and spiritual Energy "Within" Man.  We should not of course confine ourselves to just one dimension, but with the MIND encouraging us to do so, most people confine themselves to the brain and thinking.  Alas, we cannot "think" our way out of the physical realm by thinking alone.  We need to use our "Intuition"... but, again, what's that?

This blog will be the first blog regarding the term "misperception".  The next blog will focus more on the MIND, and how it uses "misperceptions"?

Peace, 1 Brother James

How MUCH Mysticism Can The Brain Perceive?

QUESTION?   Can a human being "think" his or her way to an understanding of Mysticism?

ANSWER:  No, it is not possible.. because the word "Mysticism" is an [abstract term]* that was created by Man to "stand for," or "point to," or abstractly represent the phenomena of Mysticism... since that which is actually an element of what the term Mysticism applies... exists "within" realms of energies whose vibrational existence  are invisible to the brain and physical senses of Man!

In other words... the brain can only perceive that which is physical, material, or is the label for something that is not physical.  Such as God, Reality, Truth, and of course, Mysticism.

So, how much Mysticism can the brain help one obtain?  [see below]   How much is zero?  

People in the West are not taught very much about Spirituality, or the fact that it is the origin of, and the sustaining power of all of existence. Or that when Mystics tell us that "God is "Within" us... they are not speaking metaphorically, they are speaking the Truth... which is also something we in the West tend to ignore... primarily because the brain cannot perceive the Truth.  And too, a primary job of the  MIND is to insure that the Soul remains trapped in the Illusion of Creation... but that is another topic to discuss.

So, how does Man discover the mysteries of Mysticism?  By use of one's faculty of Intuition is the answer. And, I believe one's faculty of Intuition is an aspect of one's Soul... which is associated with Consciousness, which is acquired by "Completing Karma"... which is another interesting topic, but it requires an elevated level of Consciousness, which requires an elevated level of Intuition... which is not much discussed, nor taught in the West.

So, when we are told as children to "think about it".... this advice may not be the best advice we could receive?  The phrase "contemplate it" would be a better phrase to give children.  Or, perhaps it would be wise to encourage the natural ability of children to exercise imagination to simply extend this ability to imagine him or herself as being a child of God [on vacation in a world in which God is invisible] and that to find God, the child must imagine itself to be more than just a body with a brain.

And to tell children that Reality and Truth both exist, but they exist in invisible dimensions of Reality, that they much search for "Within" themselves...  But to do this, we adults will have to overcome our fear of the "Unknown".

Peace, 1 Brother James

REAL... OR NOT REAL? Or, do we know what Reality is?

This morning, I was reading one of my favorite books ([The Path of the Masters], by Julian Johnson),  and I ran into this statement by Dr. Johnson, from Chapter 11, part 2.  

"The name of anything or anyone is the sound symbol which stands for the reality itself.  The name conveys to thought everything which belongs to the reality for which it stands.  ___ Please note Dr. Johnson uses the lower case "n" and "r"  in his use of the terms name, and reality.

And he writes: "conveys to thought" ... which is an interesting way of putting the process of the brain receiving Delusional Thinking from the MIND as "everything which belongs to the reality for which it stands. "  That is...few people stop to question where their thoughts come from?  Which is a real question. When we have thoughts regarding something... where do those thoughts come from?  They come from what we normally refer to as "memory".  And most people "think' that their thoughts and memories are stored in their brains.  And some thoughts are stored in one's brain, however.. most of one's thoughts [especially those we cannot remember],... or do not believe we even know... are not stored in our brains, but these are stored in one's MIND... ans what is the MIND, right?

I did this little sketch some time ago to try and illustrate to people the fact that the MIND is not the brain.  The brain is a special muscle located in the skull.  And it is physical!  Whereas the MIND is not physical, like the physical senses.

The Physical brain
                                                     

The MIND is an invisible body composed of two different energy bodies: The Lower MIND [No 2] is composed of the Astral Realm, and the Higher MIND [No 3] is composed of the Causal Realm.  And yet, the primary element that oversees the brain and its thinking is one's MIND, which the brain will never see.  Again, three-quarters of the Whole of oneself are invisible to the brain.

REALITY IS SPIRITUAL ENERGY, AND IT NEVER CHANGES. Such as Truth, Reality, and God.

WHAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT IS PART OF THE ILLUSION OF LIFE, AND IT IS ALWAYS CHANGING.  It is the nature of the physical dimension of the Creation to change.  So, if it changes, it is not Real in an absolute sense.

How then do we Know what Reality is?  There is a subtle element in Man that we in the West  refer to as "Intuition".  I believe Intuition is an aspect of one's Soul, and how much Intuition one possesses  has to do with one's relative level of Consciousness... which, I believe,  is slowly acquired by a Soul by "completing Karma" [over many lifetime].  And yes, this means Reincarnation is a fact, not a theory.

Peace, 1Brother James