A NEW DIRECTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO AWAKEN TO!

 ESOCHOLOGY... Combines Esoteric (normally "Invisible" to Man),  and logy, Greek for "study" or pursuit.  So, when we are talking about studying the Esoteric [normally invisible] dimensions "within" Man... the term "psychology" no longer means what the ancient Greeks intended it to mean!

That is,  I created the term "Esochology" using the term "Esoteric"... which refers to  the study of the "Invisible"  dimensions existing "within" Man... which requires one's use of one's faculty of "Intuition"... which is (I believe)  is an aspect of one's Soul... [and an aspect of Consciousness] which perhaps exists expressly to facilitate Man's study of the WHOLE HUMAN BEING, or "WHB".

A sketch of the WHB: 

What our physical senses can perceive of this sketch is #1, which represents the  physical dimension of Man.  This means that #2, #3, and #4, are all invisible to the brain and physical senses of Man. And yet, #4 is the only part of Man that is Real, and is immortal.

Now... isn't the above interesting?  Unfortunately, what I am suggesting has been intensely resisted by the field of "psychology" since the early 1930's.

The reason for this resistance is a largely unknown fear Man has of what is hidden "within" the MIND of Man... which is part of what makes Man a "Whole Human Being," or WHB.  Mystics and Saints, mostly in the East, speak of what I am alluding to in countless volumes of books and in the Bible, and many films have been made suggesting that Man is more than just a physical body.  But... those people who take an interest in what Mystics have to say are a special kind of person.  Perhaps half of the world's population has no interest in God, or the Soul, or what the "actual" Purpose of Life might be?  They are the "thinker" class of people.  The other half are people who naturally  lean toward wondering about God, the Soul, or what the Purpose of Life might be... and this group possess a higher level of Consciousness.

You see... Every living thing has a Soul.  And one's Soul can incarnate into any one of 8,400,000 different kinds of life-forms on Earth.  And al of us have been doing that for who knows how long a time?  Now, if you believe me, then you are a part of the "enlightened" body of people on Earth.

The other people on Earth don't really care what they have been, or why exactly they are on Earth? They are more interested in eating, sleeping, and having fun.

If you are part of the more Enlightened Group... then the term "Esochology" would be of interest to you.

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

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE" AND "What used to be" prior to "BS".

 Behavioral Psychology , or Behavioral Science began in the late 1930's, more or less.

A primary contributor was B.F. Skinner, a quote of whom is in the  box:

In this quote, Evans quotes Skinner as making the following comment:   "but the notion that somehow or other the child of our past is still contained within us is a form of animism which serves no useful purpose in explaining present behavior."

Skinner is alluding to the concept that the MIND of Man stores trauma from early childhood. This is not a concept, it is a fact and is evidenced in Proper Gestalt Psychotherapy.

 

But "BSandBP" (my label for behavioral science) knows nothing about the MIND of Man, and thus ignores the MIND entirely.

The MIND of each person has repressed within it [and thus hidden from the brain and the physical senses of Man] a number of traumatic events of childhood.  And these are "used" by one's MIND when and if it needs to cause a person to engage in some bit of Fate Karma that is part of that person's Script for this lifetime? 

Both Freud and Perls were attempting to pursue a study of the MIND of Man.  But they were largely ignored by those in psychology who were largely given over to "Intellectualism," or confined to the idea that the brain [and thinking] is all that is needed in mental health.

So, today the APA, or American Psychological Association, does its best to squash, belittle, or work against those naturally Enlightened in Psychology who are aware of and make use of their faculty of Intuition as they seek to work with the MIND of clients or patients.

Will this change in America?  Sadly it does not look promising.

Peace, 1 Brother James

The Power of your MIND.... is Massive, and

 

Your brain is used by your invisible MIND to pretty much control what you think, believe, and what you do and don't do... by subtle thoughts fed to it by your MIND.  I refer to such thoughts as "Delusional Thinking," or "D-Think".

And prior to 1930's the field of Psychology was working on trying to learn more about the MIND, and how it works.  But with the urging of Skinner, and those associated with him... the field of Psychology joined ranks with those people in the world who are wedded to "Intellectualism," or the limiting Man's search for Truth to only those avenues where the physical brain can operate.

This of course eliminated the invisible MIND as something Skinner and other Intellectuals preferred to ignore.  Skinner, like many who believe as he did, was quite successful in eliminating the field of Psychology to only what the physical brain can perceive.  Below is a quote from Skinner.

Skinner was completely wrong, but he spoke for many others who, like himself, were unknowingly fearful of what was hidden within their own MIND realms.

The result is that today we have a rapidly growing problem in the field of mental health...because the field of psychology ceased searching for a way to help people whose MIND causes them pain and suffering.  This is sad, but the only way to deal with the problem would be for leaders to realize that the MIND cannot be dealt with by use of the brain alone!

Is this likely to occur?  Sadly... I doubt it.

Peace, 1 Brother James

Why we cannot find the Soul... by use of the brain and our physica senses.

 

This box suggests these elements are 

invisible to the brain!  Why?

The reason is they exist in dimensions [or energy realms] that the brain and physical senses cannot perceive.  Invisible to the brain, but not invisible to one's faculty of Intuition, which is a faculty of one's Soul.  Are you familiar with your Intuition?  Intuition can be improved and increased by Meditation.

If one is introduced to the proper kind of Meditation?

Life is quite like a game of hide and seek.

Peace, 1 Brother James

WHAT KNOWLEDGE ARE WE SEEKING?

 What each person lacks is access to the realms (hidden within us) that contain the answers we do not realize we are missing.  Such as... what is the purpose of life?  How does one fulfill the purpose of life?

What is the Soul?  What is God?  How does one go about finding these most important answers to life?

We can search for many lifetimes and not find the answers to these questions.  Why is this?

Some years ago I did a little sketch.  And this sketch was an attempt to illustrate the Whole of Man... which consists of several layers, or four different realms, each with its own range of vibrations.

In this sketch, we have the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.  And #1 is the physical realm or dimension of Man... with which we are all familiar.  #1 contains the brain, which we use for thinking. The problem is... the brain is unable to perceive the other three realms or dimensions of Man.  And there is only one way for us to discover the other three realms.  That one way is "Meditation," or a process of searching "within" oneself.

In the sketch to the left I suggest the "eye center"... which is the "door" spoken of by religion that one must knock upon to gain entrance to what lies hidden "within" Man.  And the reference to the term "Knock" is a reference to a special form or practice of meditation.

In other words, every living thing on Earth has a Soul. In the East, it is said there are 8,400,000 different life forms on Earth into which we Souls can incarnate.  Man is the top life form.

I recommend a book for anyone interested in the subject of Man relative to Spirituality. That book is:

"The Path of the Masters," by Julian Johnson.

 

Peace, 1 Brother James

So...What is WRONG With Psychology Today???

 In the late 1930's... the field of Psychology subtly diverted itself away from seeking to discover or understand the MIND of Man, and began focusing all of its attention on "Intellectualism".

A primary instigator of this was a person named B.F. Skinner, who is quoted by Richard I. Evans: 

 

Skinner was quite intelligent, but wrong! He knew very little about the MIND.

The MIND is an invisible body of energy that is attached to every Soul, both of which are Invisible to the physical senses of Man.  The Soul is an aspect of God, and immortal.  The Energy of the Soul is Pure Spiritual Energy [just like that of God]... and the MIND enables the Soul to explore and experience the Creation... which was "Created".

Every action a MIND engages in is etched on that MIND. And this process is called "Karma".  Karma is the primary Law of Creation.  The law is this:   "As you sow, so shall you reap!" And this law is an absolute Law.  Not theoretical, but absolute!

This is a symbol for Karma: 

Karma has two aspects. One is referred to as Male, and the other is called Female.  The male is the action, and the return of that action to the person who did the action is the female part of Karma.  And, as I say, the Law of Karma is an absolute Law. And since we Souls are part of "Reincarnation," or the fact that the Soul is immortal and does not die... we either face the return of an action in the life in which it was done..., or in some other lifetime... since we have many lifetimes in which to do our Karma!

Now, apply what I just  wrote to the life you are living and guess what?  That's right, your  entire life is entirely scripted before you were born!  That the REALITY of the Law of Karma is invisible to us makes the discovery of  it almost impossible... if one is limited to use  of one's brain and physical senses? ... That is... has a limited level of "Consciousness"! What is Consciousness?

Consciousness: Webster's says this:  "b. Capable of complex response to environment."  Hardly tells us much, right?  That's because to rely upon one's intellect (or brain) to try and comprehend what  Consciousness is... is an impossible thing to do.  And the reason is simple to understand!  The brain is in the physical realm. Consciousness is not of this physical plane of existence.  That brings us to a term used in the East... and almost unknown in the West:  The term is "Intuition".  I believe that Intuition is an aspect of one's Soul.

To development Intuition requires spending a great deal of time in the study and practice of discovering the Spiritual Dimension hidden "within" one's Self!  The term for this is "Meditation".

Such people [like Skinner] are "naturally" confined to the brain and thinking as their primary means of relating to the Creation. The reason for this is that such people have a great interest in attempting to "learn"... "think about" those parts of oneself that are not physical.

The problem is...the "brain" will NEVER EXPERIENCE the Pure Spirituality "within Man".  There is only one way to discover the Spiritual Realm hidden "within" the invisible parts of oneself.  And that is to engage in the practice of "Meditation".  This is well-known in the East and virtually unknown in the West.

So... we return to my sketch:

Skinner and many others are confined to #1 of this sketch, the physical plane, and the realm of thinking.
#1 is the realm of Intellectualism.

 So, what is wrong with Psychology today?  It is locked into the Left-Hemisphere of the brain and thinking... and this is largely due to an unknown fear of what will be revealed if one pokes around in search of one's MIND!  This fear is UNKNOWN TO THOSE WITHIN WHOM IT IS ACTIVE.

Until the "Psyche" of the ancient Greeks [Self, Soul and MIND] is once again the focus of Psychology... Psychology will remain a block to the health and welfare of Mankind... and a toy for intellectuals to play with... as mental health gets much worse!

Peace, 1 Brother James

HOW DOES THE MIND WORK?

 BUT...

First, what is the MIND?  It is two parts of this little sketch:

The whole MIND is two parts, 2&3, neither of which is visible to the brain or one's physical senses... because the MIND is not physical.

Remember your brain ...  

is a specialized muscle located in your skull.  It is certainly not your MIND!

A MIND was attached to each Soul entering the Creation so that we Souls could explore and experience the Creation by use of the MIND that was Created expressly to enable we Souls to fully explore and to experience the whole of the Creation.  You see, your Soul cannot actually interact with the Creation directly because the Creation is an Illusion. That is, the Illusion was created by God expressly for Souls to explore and experience... by use of the MIND.

Your Soul is the only part of yourself that is Real in an absolute sense.  Your MIND is a stepped-down level of Spiritual Energy, not Spiritual, and also not physical. An invisible energy within you.

So, your MIND serves your Soul by enabling your Soul to imagine that it is who and what is physically interacting with the  Creation. This sense of being in charge of your experiences is what we call "Ego".  And Ego is a false sense of self... maintained by your MIND expressly to provide the Illusion that your body and brain are Real.

And we believe what the MIND tells us via its use of what I refer to as "Delusional Thinking," or "D-Think" for short.  Your MIND feeds thoughts to the Left-Hemisphere of your brain, and you "think" these thoughts are, of course,  true.  Since they seemingly come from you.

To go into the MIND in a more detailed sense is a bit pre-mature at this point.  But we will be discussing the psychology of the MIND in substantial detail in the blogs ahead.

Peace, 1 Brother James