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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · Jun 3, 2010

Carol Nelson59;27028981 said:
Benjamin Taylor6 said:So, why was Christ born in the first place? It seems he was brought into this world specifically to be sacrificed. And why the sacrifice? Well, to pay the debt for our sins through his own suffering. We look back at Adam and Eve—they stumbled, and now we’re all just living out the consequences of that original sin they passed down to us. Honestly, it’s a pretty bizarre doctrine when you really sit down and chew on it! The idea that Jesus has to descend into this world just to endure agony and die... it’s intense. He pays this cosmic ransom to pull humanity away from eternal death—essentially buying back our souls from our mistakes. But then you have to ask: who exactly is receiving this ransom? I suppose it would be His Father in heaven. Now, what does "ransom" even mean in a practical sense? If someone were kidnapped in downtown Chicago, for instance, a ransom is the cash or value handed over to the kidnappers to get the child back safely. In our theological scenario, the "children" are the children of God, but the currency isn't dollars or gold. The ransom is nothing less than a life. Specifically, it's the life of Jesus Christ. He offers His very existence to His Father to pull people out of their sin. It feels like this strange celestial contract: the Father and the Son strike a deal where the best path forward involves someone paying with their life—and that someone happens to be the Son himself. And the Father accepts the life of His own Son as payment. Why on earth would He need such a bloody, painful ransom? What’s the point? Look, God created humanity, and humans turned their backs on Him. But God loves every single individual so deeply that He doesn't want us to suffer. He wants us saved. So, the Son of God has to be born into this valley of tears and die for mankind. This whole concept of self-sacrifice is utterly disorienting. You could almost mistake God the Father for some ancient pagan deity to whom people offer blood sacrifices—like a parent offering their own child! God offering His Son to Himself?! To me, it’s a complete paradox. It's one of those mysteries of faith that sits atop all other mysteries. When I’ve spoken with Muslim believers, they find this whole thing completely nonsensical. Even some smaller Christian denominations tend to agree. Personally, I’ve never gone head-to-head with priests over this specific issue—mostly because whenever something defies all logic, they just fall back on that famous line: "it's a mystery of faith."
It is a bit strange, though, how Indian philosophy offers such an elegant explanation for the function of atonement—what Christ achieved through His suffering on the Cross. Over in India, they have this concept of karma to explain why people suffer for their transgressions. It's basically the law of action and reaction—the same stuff we study in physics—but applied to how a human interacts with the universe. If you cause pain to your neighbor, that pain eventually finds its way back to you. Humans are inherently flawed, and because of those flaws, they face punishment in hell or purgatory. However, Indian philosophy suggests that a person can actually bypass that punishment if someone else suffers in their stead. Of course, you won't find any sage willing to jump into the fire just so a sinner can stay wicked. The sinner has to actually recognize their fault and truly repent. Only then does the mechanism of atonement kick in—which, in this context, is the suffering endured by Jesus Christ. The Son of God is the one who loves His followers immensely. His followers are essentially anyone who embraces His teachings—all Christians who believe in Christ. Based on that faith, combined with sincere repentance, the sinner enters a community where they aren't held accountable for their past misdeeds. They won't face the "karmic" penalty because their teacher—in this case, Christ—suffered in their place.

I actually found this longer post somewhere else that talks all about what the spiritual energies have to say regarding this stuff.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · Jun 3, 2010

Ronald Rogers27 said:Alright... Let me start with some questions, because I'm honestly pretty confused here! Why would Christ Energy even care about saving a speck of dust—a tiny grain of sand just a few microns wide in the middle of the Sahara desert we call the Cosmos? We’re talking about an insignificant little planet, the "third rock from The Sun," an orange dwarf that's a hundred million times smaller than a Quasar Star, for example.

When a Supernova Star happens—something a million times bigger than the Sun... wouldn't Christ Energy be focused on energy levels at that massive scale? I mean, the potential loss of life in a Supernova would be millions of times greater than anything happening in Palestine back then, or even on Earth in general! 😬

Ronald Rogers27

I guess you've got a point there, and yeah, the global energies definitely keep track of all that stuff, but I suppose everything in the universe doesn't run perfectly smoothly just because things are so incredibly complex. It's like... there are these special corrective energies for tweaking energy fields or phenomena, almost like the universe has its own "handymen" who step in to fix certain energy states so they stay in line with the original programming given to them by the Creator. One of those corrective energies, one of those "handymen," is actually that luminous body that the human race has the task and the honor of developing until it reaches full maturity and we don't really need it anymore. Just like how everything grows from an emotional stage, I think energies have to "grow" too. I see that Varanasi has written quite a bit on this, so maybe check out the thread on the "luminous body."

I feel like spiritual energies won't just let all that effort poured into human civilization and completing that mission go to waste, and honestly, it's probably not even a struggle for them to save a "speck of dust." The real headache is likely the efficiency of it all, since humans have free will and you can't just directly interfere with that. That really limits how much spiritual energies can maneuver to "shift" us in a positive direction, so they try to work through religions, spiritual teachers, revelations, "miracles," and so on, though the results seem pretty limited. Also, I imagine they aren't just looking out for people, but they're watching over the plant and animal kingdoms and the Earth itself as a living organism, since it's all part of the Creator's creation.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · Jun 3, 2010

Benjamin Taylor6 said:There have been plenty of attempts over the years to wedge parapsychology into the standard evolutionary framework—it’s a messy intersection, to say the least. One of those attempts comes from Rupert Sheldrake.
Then you have Bruce Lipton as well.
Unfortunately, neither of them has managed to secure any real standing in the scientific community. Most mainstream researchers just write them off as charlatans—which, frankly, is how most of these fringe theories end up being treated by the establishment.

These are some pretty good links, honestly. I guess that’s just how things work in the academic world—if you dare to step outside the mainstream bubble into uncharted territory, your whole reputation and career can get put at risk pretty fast. Not to mention all the big corporate interests out there funding certain stuff (like how they boost profits through GMOs) or calling things fake just to protect their own bottom line and the status quo (kind of like what happened with Tesla's work on free energy, I suppose). It’s a complicated world we live in today. And, hey, maybe their research and theories just weren't up to par, who knows?
I feel like the theory of evolution still holds up, it's just that what we call "nature" might have actually started out as spiritual energies when it came to creating original species and those big, important mutations, and after that, everything else follows Darwinian or modern evolutionary paths.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · Jun 1, 2010

So, I’ve been thinking about how living things actually came to be, and I guess you could say it was this wild mix where dead matter met this extra layer of intelligent energy—you know, like that spark coming from the Holy Spirit—which then interacts with everything through a sort of Life Wave emitted by another spiritual force. In the beginning, I mean, living matter was just these super simple little beings that, well, they developed incredibly slowly, I suppose.
Then, there was this sudden, massive jump in how these beings evolved, which happened because, at some point, there was this huge need to maintain the status quo on one specific planet that was basically a major masterpiece in the material realm back then. The whole mission for these physical beings was to stop the literal decay of dead matter on that world, since the solid surface was constantly breaking down into its basic parts and turning into gas. To keep the planet's surface stable, they basically had to engineer components that would halt that breakdown and then just keep it steady forever.
To pull that off, what they really needed were living creatures whose remains, once they passed, would act like a protective coating over the planet to shield it from further crumbling. So, the spiritual energies basically cooked up this special program for these tiny microorganisms, which was a massive leap forward compared to anything else out there at the time. Even though they were microscopic, they had two main quirks: they reproduced incredibly fast through division almost immediately after appearing, and they had these super short lifespans that basically ended right where they started. Since they had all these useful gases floating around the planet to snack on, these microbes multiplied like crazy, and their leftovers just stuck to the surface, creating this thin, protective layer that kept the rocks from disintegrating.
Pretty soon after that, the spiritual energies started doing something similar with other microorganisms for different tasks all over the cosmos. For the more complicated jobs, they actually started selecting and crossing different microbes to meet new needs. It was like this gradual process over a huge stretch of time where more and more species of microorganisms popped up, getting bigger and bigger, always with a specific job to do. Eventually, all this plant and animal life we see in the universe just kind of branched out from these original microbes.

The very first material living beings actually started developing right in the center of the universe, probably so they could stay under tighter control and get more help while they grew. They slowly spread out from the center toward the edges, but man, that development was just painfully slow. These physical beings live on planets where the conditions can be totally different from what we experience here on Earth. They moved way slower than non-material beings because, I guess, they struggled with the whole body-changing thing. Their bodies had to shift whenever their environment changed, which I think really drags down their intellectual and spiritual growth.

When you look at it by the standards of the entire universe, the whole history of human development is incredibly brief—it doesn't even last a blink. That’s why, maybe, the level of human development is still so modest, which honestly makes sense when you consider how short our evolutionary timeline actually is.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 31, 2010

Benjamin Taylor6 said:If there isn't any hard evidence to go on, I might as well just make up my own theory about tiny flying teddy bears that nourish our souls, sharpen our minds, and fortify our true Self. Honestly, I’ve listened to enough wild theories to last a lifetime—and believe me, I’ve dabbled in the practice myself. But unfortunately, I see so many people chasing alternative lifestyles who end up getting lost in the weeds instead of actually moving toward their "true and authentic" Self. It's tragic, really. I knew a Reiki master in my hometown who took his own life; a neighbor of mine, some Hare Krishna yoga enthusiast, used to smash storefront windows in fits of madness; and I even knew a yoga practitioner who ended up dead. The point is, practicing these things doesn't guarantee you anything. My grandmother was much wiser than all of us. She would just say a few Hail Marys a day and act as if she had God by the beard. Such lofty ideals and deep, profound spiritual discipline... just a simple prayer.

I mean, you really don't need to invent anything, maybe just try experiencing some energy phenomena for yourself. For a first-timer, I’d love to suggest the latihan, which is this Indonesian spiritual "exercise" where you activate a specific energy center in the universe—it's got this energy that's known for causing pretty intense physical reactions. Once your arms and legs start dancing all on their own, you probably won't feel the need to fantasize about teddy bears anymore (unless, I guess, you get spooked and start thinking it's some kind of mass hypnosis or something like that). Here is a link to a really beautiful spiritual story about the latihan told from the perspective of someone who has been practicing it for over 40 years.

http://www.subud.ca/fileadmin/subud/...sonal_into.pdf or it's basically the same thing, but it captures the vibe a bit more uniquely over at
http://www.raymondo.demon.co.uk/books/sharif.htm

Subud is sort of like an association that spreads the latihan all over the world. There’s actually a small group of people in New York City who can initiate others to start using this.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 31, 2010

Benjamin Taylor6 said:If there isn't any hard evidence to go on, I might as well just make up my own theory about tiny flying teddy bears that nourish our souls, sharpen our minds, and fortify our true Self. Honestly, I’ve listened to enough wild theories to last a lifetime—and believe me, I’ve dabbled in the practice myself. But unfortunately, I see so many people chasing alternative lifestyles who end up getting lost in the weeds instead of actually moving toward their "true and authentic" Self. It's tragic, really. I knew a Reiki master in my hometown who took his own life; a neighbor of mine, some Hare Krishna yoga enthusiast, used to smash storefront windows in fits of madness; and I even knew a yoga practitioner who ended up dead. The point is, practicing these things doesn't guarantee you anything. My grandmother was much wiser than all of us. She would just say a few Hail Marys a day and act as if she had God by the beard. Such lofty ideals and deep, profound spiritual discipline... just a simple prayer.

👍 You actually just brought up such a huge point—you know, those paths where spiritual growth just goes totally sideways. I kind of think that deserves its own whole thread, maybe someone could start a new topic for it.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 31, 2010

Benjamin Taylor6 said:I’ve been sitting here lately, following this series of lectures on anthroposophy—you know, those deep dives into the nature of existence—and they spend an incredible amount of time talking about these non-physical beings. Look, if you're going to make a claim, you need to back it up. Period. Honestly, I could sit down right now and write a massive, multi-volume series of books claiming that there are tiny, flying teddy bears out there possessing immense power over the human psyche and mind. I could pour my soul into it! And then? I’d just sit back and wait for someone to try and debunk me. Spirituality can be a beautiful thing, don't get me wrong, but it shouldn't be a free pass to ignore the facts. We are drowning in a sea of "theories" where everyone claims to hold the ultimate truth, yet nobody can show their work. Evidence. That is what we need. Real, hard evidence.

There goes Benjamin Taylor6 again with the whole "evidence" thing! Always demanding proof, proof, proof! Like, okay, fine, why don't you go ahead and prove God to me? I guess if you actually managed to prove spiritual phenomena using material, scientific evidence, you’d probably snag a Nobel Prize and become the most legendary figure in human history, wouldn't you? See, spirituality is something you experience through your own journey—it's about inner work, gaining insight, reaching enlightenment, and basically just the sheer amount of love you radiate out into the world. How are you even supposed to "prove" something like love, or dreams, or deep feelings, or our whole inner life? By that logic, I suppose Jesus and Buddha were just con artists because nobody can physically prove they did what they said they did, and we don't exactly go around believing in fairy tales, right?

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 26, 2010

So, I’ve been thinking about how non-material living beings probably showed up way before anything physical even started existing, though if you look at the age of the entire universe, the gap between them isn't actually that huge, I guess. Most of these non-material beings were basically created to handle specific jobs, so having free will wouldn't really make any sense for them, right? They’re kind of generated by this single spiritual energy, always with a very specific purpose in mind—mostly to act as a sort of corrective force for smaller energy structures, and later on, even for massive material things like stars and planets. They come into existence in very precise numbers, too, and they live for maybe a few thousand years. It seems like almost none of these civilizations have actual free will; I mean, maybe a tiny few have a little bit, but there's definitely a limit they just can't cross. And honestly, they're all over the universe, including right here in Earth's atmosphere. These non-material beings in our atmosphere hang out at an altitude of about 124 miles, and their whole gig is basically correcting deviations within Earth's atmosphere.
Since their tasks are so narrow and specific, it doesn't really allow for fast-paced intelligence or creativity to bloom, but because they exist for such incredibly long periods, these non-material races have managed to develop a very slow, yet extremely high level of intelligence over billions upon billions of years.

And hey, just to be clear, none of these non-material races out in the cosmos have any negative or harmful intentions toward humans, or any other energetic or material race in the universe, for that matter. I think that's because they live and act in total alignment with the will of the Creator, so there's really no danger to people from any non-material race out there. If anything, human civilization could actually move way faster if we could tap into the massive amounts of knowledge these non-material races have gathered during their billions of years of gradual evolution. They’re totally ready to help out whenever and however, but unfortunately, since they are so incomparably more advanced than us, contact can only be established by humans who are at an incredibly high spiritual level—and there just aren't many of those folks around.

I suppose contacting these advanced civilizations would be a lot like a civilized person meeting indigenous people who are seeing a white man for the first time, except with one massive difference: the first thought a white man might have was how to exploit that lower level of development to steal all their riches, whereas the mindset of these highly evolved civilizations is the exact opposite. Their positive and humanitarian way of thinking means they’d focus entirely on helping humanity without gaining anything for themselves. Their help for human civilization could be anything, really—from teaching us how to think properly and fixing the climate, to providing energy sources, giving advice on improving agriculture and industry, or even just speeding up our spiritual progress.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 23, 2010

Zachary Gonzalez8 said:Just one quick correction here. That guy mentioned Sahelanthropus, but if you look at http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/hominids.html, he’s nowhere to be found. From what I can gather, the issue is that this fossil dates back about 6 or 7 million years, yet morphologically speaking, it looks more like a modern human than some of those later transitional forms we talk about.
Gregory Jackson, I was digging through Wikipedia earlier and apparently, nobody has actually tested HRM under "real-world" conditions. Heck, I think I even saw some PhDs outright denying they ever ran the tests at all. Honestly, at this point, I don't think you can find a single piece of 100% verified info on the entire internet.

I mean, maybe, I just went and checked myself. I really just needed an example for that "award" thing. Look, let's be real here—you shouldn't really pass judgment on solar yoga or anything like that just based on whether it's been scientifically proven or not. Science nowadays feels so incredibly rigid, almost like it tries to hold a monopoly on truth and doesn't even want to bother testing everything it probably should. If I were in his shoes, I guess I wouldn't care about being tested by anyone, because, you know, people should pursue spirituality for their own sake, not to satisfy some scientist or prove something to pseudo-scientists. I honestly think people would spit on Jesus or Buddha too, since I doubt those guys would ever agree to play along anyway. Spirituality isn't something you prove with physical matter; it's more about your own personal experience and the results you see in yourself, like becoming a better person—more tolerant, more compassionate, healthier, or just wiser.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 23, 2010

Here is what Zachary Gonzalez8 has to say about HRM
I guess you could call it pseudoscience, like that whole solar yoga thing where this guy Hira Ratan Manek showed up on TV talking about how you can just stare at the rising or setting Sun. I mean, people say it’s totally impossible to survive on nothing but water and sunlight, right? But he actually went out and proved them wrong with a 211-day fast while being monitored by doctors from a major university, and then there was that other massive experiment out in a big city like Houston, where an international team of 21 doctors—led by the president of the American Medical Association, no less—watched him for 411 days. That whole report even got published in a major American medical journal back in March 2001. After that, he was under similar observation in the States for 130 days at universities like Thomas Jefferson and Pennsylvania, where world-class experts like George C. Brainard, who knows everything about the pineal gland, and Andrew Newberg, the brain expert, were all looking into it.

I mean, if we sat around waiting for all this stuff to finally show up in medical school textbooks, we’d probably be sitting there watching our grandkids get married before anything changed. But honestly, plenty of people are already using the method and seeing all these benefits, maybe even reaching a point where they don't even need solid food anymore.

So, reading through some of what Babić wrote, it seems like he doesn't really buy those scientists who studied Manek. It’s kind of funny, isn't it? A scientist refusing to believe other scientists. Why is that? Maybe it’s because, well, scientists generally don't believe in this kind of stuff—they tend to reject it outright because of their own biases, which is probably the first thing a scientist shouldn't have, I suppose. Their whole goal is often just to prove their existing biases rather than accepting that Manek can actually live off the Sun! And when they fail, like in this case, they just claim Manek "tricked" them in a test they designed themselves. I mean, would any of us agree to be locked up like a lab animal for a year and a half, undergoing constant tests, only for everyone to call it "nonsense" or a "hoax" even after the researchers themselves gave the okay?
Just imagine Manek walking up to Rendi:

"Good morning, Mr. Rendi?"
"Morning, that's me."
"I'm Hira..."
"Oh, I know who you are, you're that solar yoga guy. My people supposedly studied you, so I bet you're here looking for a handout, huh?"
"Well, yeah, I was fasting for a year and..."
"Oh, please, my guys were probably just being naive and didn't watch you closely enough, so you managed to slip one past them. Just because we don't understand how you did it doesn't mean it didn't happen. But you aren't getting any money; people come to me with these stories every single day. Better luck next time!"
"But..."

It feels like Rendi's "reward" is more of a clever way to say that paranormal things don't exist, rather than actually encouraging scientists to go out and investigate them. The guy proved it, but the scientific community won't listen to the very scientists who ran the experiment. So, nobody ever gets the "award," and that becomes the excuse to claim the whole thing was just a bunch of nonsense.

The same goes for Zachary Gonzalez8:

I've run into so many examples like this where a scientist basically sums it up in one sentence: 'This works in practice. The question is whether it works in theory.'

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 22, 2010

Zachary Gonzalez8 said:Gregory Jackson, thanks again for the reply. Seriously, wishing you nothing but the best on your journey out there. I’m really hoping I get to read more of your stuff down the road.
Cheers,

Thanks for even asking, though honestly, I feel like it should be pretty standard for anyone to wonder about the big stuff—you know, life, death, and all that—but we just don't get taught any of that in school. It seems like everything is up to us to figure out on our own, which is okay, I guess, but thankfully there are so many different ways to learn and explore spiritual growth nowadays, so people can hopefully find a path that actually fits them. I mean, I remember sitting through classes learning all about Russian history or how they raise sheep over in New Zealand, but nobody ever taught me how to actually *live*. If only kids were taught about the great spiritual teachers, maybe alongside those philosophers who spent their whole lives trying to wrap their heads around existence and mortality... I mean, hey, kudos to them for trying, but I bet even the truly enlightened folks would have had some things to say about it...

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 22, 2010

Benjamin Taylor6 said:Gregory Jackson put together a truly stellar explanation here—honestly, I found myself leaning in, soaking up every word. If some buttoned-up academic from MIT or Caltech had read the arguments above, they’d have immediately started barking about data—demanding evidence, more evidence, where's the hard proof? Look, spirituality is a beautiful, profound thing, really it is, but it hits this inevitable wall: the lack of empirical, exact evidence. That’s just what the modern American mind craves. We live in an era of skepticism where people are tired of being told, "Just believe this," or "Trust our way, it's the truth." It feels hollow after a while. The real kicker, the ultimate question that keeps me up at night, is how do we actually *experience* a reality like this? How do you move past theory and into lived experience?

But I mean, you can't prove everything with physical matter, right? Like, how would you even prove feelings, or love, or dreams, or intuition? Science tries to take a roundabout way through machines that measure brain activity or by looking at brain waves, so they can see that *something* is happening, but... what is it, really? And honestly, nobody really dives into spirituality just to try and prove it scientifically; people do it for their own well-being and personal growth. A friend from the forums actually sent me this text recently about solar yoga and Ratan Manek, who’s basically the main guy promoting that method these days. Apparently, a group of scientists—we're talking 21 PhDs!—studied him for 411 days during a cycle back in 2000-2001, and he was basically just drinking water at specific times. He’d look at the sun twice a day and that was his whole deal for staying alive. The scientists confirmed it was legit, but they don't have an explanation for it. So, what now?
I totally agree that if someone doesn't have those spiritual experiences, they might start losing their motivation. It’s actually pretty normal for spiritual growth to follow a super bumpy road; sometimes you feel like you're making huge strides, sometimes it feels like nothing is happening at all, and sometimes you just wander off the path before finding your way back. It’s all part of it, I guess. It's just like regular life, too, so we don't exactly go looking for some ultimate judge (like science) to tell us exactly how we should be living our lives.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 21, 2010

Zachary Gonzalez8 said:Thanks for getting back to me. Tell me though—is all this stuff you're talking about coming from your own lived experience, or are you just reciting things you've read somewhere? Also, maybe this is a bit too heavy or trivial for a Tuesday, but: what happens when we actually kick the bucket? Is it possible to reunite with the people we lost, the ones who meant everything to us? I was actually planning on asking Zachary Cook2 about this, so if you find a spare moment, feel free to jump in on that conversation.

So, specifically regarding this thread, the info here comes from posts by spiritual energies about energetic phenomena and insights that are kind of beyond the reach of standard human science, right? So, you can really only learn about them through this kind of transmission from spiritual energies to people who are, I guess, super spiritually advanced—what you might call "sacred knowledge." Now, stuff about the aura or human thoughts, you could probably research that a bit, and I suppose science will eventually head in that direction too, because if they don't look for it, they won't find it, I guess. It's pretty wild that even the people who can actually see these energies often can't quite interpret what they're looking at, so they end up being told to seek explanations from spiritual energies or other super-intelligent energetic structures (like those mature, glowing bodies at power sites, or specialized energy centers, etc.). Once that information finally hits, you can usually find a real practical use for it, whether that’s experimenting with energies to help with healing, trying to communicate with other energetic structures, or just understanding energetic happenings that open up whole new paths for research or even new abilities.
As for me, I’ve had my own experiences with hand radiation and chakras, connecting with a light body (kind of like a spherical energy structure attached to your aura, like a "guardian angel" thing), doing energy meditations, and using energy fields or other structures to help with my own spiritual growth and just... you know, becoming a better person, more tolerant, and more creative. All the knowledge mentioned on this forum serves as a sort of theoretical foundation; without it, I don't think anyone would really understand these phenomena or even feel motivated to do this kind of pioneering work. Some of it is actually really practical, too, like what you asked about positive and negative thoughts, stress, how illnesses start, or the right way to think... that's basically the ABCs for anyone into spirituality. Honestly, it could be incredibly useful for anyone who integrates this knowledge into their life—it’s like "consciousness ecology," I guess.

Regarding life after death, I can't say for sure if we meet people we used to know. You’ve probably looked into this yourself, too. The only ones who can really testify to it are the people who’ve come back from near-death experiences, and they generally say yes. Spiritual energies always emphasize this "consciousness ecology" which is the bedrock of health and all human development, and it stays really important even after we die. Depending on a person's spiritual life and how much they’ve grown at the moment of death—which, ideally, should be a natural passing due to old age—their aura ought to be in good shape, without too many illnesses or damage. At the moment of death, the white bioenergy that makes up our soul clusters into a little cloud, while the gray part (prana or chi) disperses, and then that aura, which worked so well until then, keeps functioning through the channels of the white bioenergy (the meridians). It continues to think, make decisions, draw conclusions, and so on. An aura like that will have a much better chance of reaching the so-called "Sanctuary" where souls go; it'll be compact and functional. Once in the Sanctuary, the intensity of everything—the pleasant sensations, the music, the sights, tastes, smells, and touches—will be so much more complete and intense for people whose aura stayed intact until their last day. They’ll experience things so much better than those whose auras barely made it there, having been heavily damaged by sickness or other issues, where their experiences might not be nearly as clear, pure, or pleasant as they are for those with healthy, well-functioning auras.

So, there’s actually this other way of looking at what happens after we die, and it’s honestly what I’m personally aiming for—fingers crossed, right? I guess the idea is that once you reach true enlightenment, you actually develop this extra, luminous body right around your chest and stomach area. Then, instead of your consciousness just drifting off into some vague little white cloud, your soul gets absorbed into this new energetic vessel. It’s made of such intense, high-frequency energy that it’s basically indestructible, which means you could live forever, I suppose. From there, you head off to these major centers of power here on Earth to handle specific tasks, carrying all this massive wisdom and knowledge with you. To me, that feels like the ultimate goal for any human being, though you can only really get there through serious spiritual growth.

Maybe you could try asking Inside Silence about it, since he's kind of an astral traveler himself. Though, from what I can tell, he’s been taking a bit of a break from the forums lately.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 18, 2010

Man, I’ve seriously lost my mind today because I typed out two massive posts and both of them just... vanished. It drives me absolutely crazy every single time it happens. Usually, I’m smart enough to hit copy before I start, but I totally skipped that step this time, which was probably a bad move on my part. I guess once I finally calm down and get my head straight, I'll try to answer...

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 17, 2010

Zachary Gonzalez8 said:So, what’s the actual deal with positive versus negative thoughts? You know, strictly from an energy field perspective.

Well, I guess if you really look at it, the main difference is basically just the frequency at which your brain broadcasts those thoughts, which then totally changes how they mess with our energy field and our physical bodies.

It’s kind of like all our thoughts just ripple out from the brain as this sort of energy wave—kind of like a sphere that keeps expanding until it hits the edge of the universe, I suppose.

Generally speaking, negative thoughts tend to really beat up our energy field, and they’re probably responsible for most of the physical and mental health struggles we see. There are these four big categories, I think: dissatisfaction (which vibrates around 16-18 Hz), fighting for power (maybe 9-14 Hz), sadness or grief (around 8-11 Hz), and then fear for survival, which is usually 6-9 Hz. When a wave of negative thought hits—whether it's just a quick flash or something that lingers—it passes through our energy field and body and basically neutralizes the gray bioenergy whenever it makes contact. And, you know, the more negative the thought is, the lower the frequency goes, making it even more damaging. Plus, the more intense the emotion, the worse the damage; and I guess fear for survival is usually where that intensity hits its peak.

On the flip side, positive and even neutral thoughts also radiate out from the brain in every direction like a spherical wave, reaching the furthest reaches of space just as fast as the negative ones do. But these don't do any harm to the gray or white bioenergy, and they don't mess with the harmony of the energy field at all. Instead, they actually trigger a bunch of good stuff for both the energy field and the body. The frequency of positive thoughts seems to match the baseline bioenergy frequency of the human race—which is about 10.93 Hz—so when a positive wave passes through, it kind of recalibrates the energy field's frequency toward that ideal state. It also creates this sense of contentment, which I imagine helps the nervous system run smoother and keeps all our organs working the way they should. It even helps the chakras function better, which allows more of that gray bioenergy to flow into our energy field and our bodies.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · May 16, 2010

So, I was thinking about how the universe actually came to be, and there’s this idea that during its development, energy fields started spontaneously expanding, you know? It’s like they just drifted away from the specific dimensions and intensities that the Creator originally set out. Because of that, I guess the Creator had to bring in this special kind of condensing energy—sort of a cosmic stabilizer—to stop everything from just thinning out and to pull those fields back into the right dimensional frameworks. This stabilizing energy was basically everywhere in the universe, just waiting to react whenever things started drifting too far. But then, almost by total accident, while two massive energy fields were expanding near each other—and one of them was the energy of the Holy Spirit—they ended up overlapping. It was like they occupied the exact same space at once. When that condensing energy hit that overlap, it triggered something totally unplanned. Basically, the energies got squeezed together so intensely that matter actually formed. At first, it was probably just these incredibly tiny, microscopic specks of matter that we don't even have a way to understand today, but eventually
it started forming larger particles, which led to atoms and then molecules. So, if you think about it, matter isn't really its own separate thing; it’s more like a concentrated knot where two energies meet—one being the Holy Spirit and the other being this very specific, intentional energy. I always picture matter as looking like little knots tied into a soft, energetic rope. And the thing is, matter stays forever tethered to those parent energies that birthed it.
Even though most of the stuff in the universe popped into existence by pure chance, I suppose there are times when certain types of matter are created with actual intention, though it still happens through that same process.

At the end of the day, the universe is really just a world of energy. Energy is the most important part of everything, both in what it's made of and how much space it takes up; matter is really just these tiny little bits scattered here and there, even if one of those bits is a star that looks "huge" to us.

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What exactly is the "ego"? in Spirituality · Apr 23, 2010

Jerry King11 said:That’s why I think the quote in florine's signature is actually pretty spot on:

It is the man I am who makes me a misanthrope. Jules Renard 👍

On the other hand, isn't "knowing oneself" just a tired cliché? It feels like a way for us to treat self-reflection and spirituality as a little hobby while completely neglecting actual empathy and looking out for others in the real world.
Maybe there's a reason people say intellect and knowledge can actually get in the way; they can inflate the ego and turn fixed opinions into deep-seated prejudices. You see it all the time with those simple, devout folks who live modest lives working the land—they often seem much closer to God than the ones who think they've mastered all the world's wisdom.

👍👍

That’s kind of why Jesus used to wash his disciples' feet, you know? Like, whenever their egos started getting a little too big and they began bickering about which one of them was the most important or the best, he’d just step in and humble them...

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What is power? in Spirituality · Apr 5, 2010

So, I’ve been thinking about how anything someone does in the paranormal realm basically happens through these specific paranormal powers, right? And I guess the whole thing really comes down to how strong those powers are, which leads to different kinds of effects. From what I gather, the strength is tied directly to how low you can get your brain wave frequencies when you're actually making a request or setting an intention. Like, the lower the frequency goes, the more intense the power becomes. It also seems like that level determines which kind of spiritual energies are actually going to respond to what you're asking for or intending to do.
Now, how much a person can actually drop their frequency—whether they're doing it on purpose or just totally unconsciously while they're praying or manifesting stuff—kind of depends on their overall level of spiritual development. So, it feels like we're kind of stuck in this loop, you know? Because the powers are really just a byproduct of spiritual growth, rather than being some separate skill you just practice in isolation until you suddenly have them. I mean, truly massive powers happen when someone is so spiritually advanced that their brain waves hit something like 0.000000012 Hz during a request, which I think is pretty much the absolute limit for us humans. You can try to train yourself to lower those frequencies consciously, but honestly, it's way more common for people to do it without even realizing it—they might not have a clue about the science behind it, but they're working on themselves and honing their abilities whenever they just feel that spark of ability.
And then there's the outcome, because the effects of these powers are also tied back to that frequency again. Basically, if you use the same amount of power but at a lower frequency than what's strictly necessary, you'll get much bigger and longer-lasting results, especially if the person is more spiritually evolved.

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · Apr 1, 2010

Nancy Harris6 said:Gregory Jackson, just write about whatever crosses your mind, everything you know, and all the things that pique your interest. 🙂
I'm following along... 👋

So, here's a little something before bed...🥳 something about Cosmos and us earthlings...

Christ's energy brought a huge variety of living things to Earth, and I guess maybe about a third of them actually existed in similar forms on other planets or habitats first, so that energy just sort of carried them over here. But since life on Earth has its own unique vibe and conditions, those beings had to change quite a bit, so even though they kept some basic biological structures or specific traits, they don't really look much like their cosmic cousins anymore. The other two-thirds, though, were probably created specifically to fit Earth's unique environment, because you couldn't just take a finished creature from another planet and expect it to work here.

What I mean is, Christ's energy was basically crafting different types of living creatures one by one right here on Earth, so Darwin's theory isn't quite right if you think everything just branched out from one single ancestor and kept changing until now. A whole bunch of beings were actually created fully formed, though they did gradually shift as their environments changed, which led to branching out into subspecies, while some other subspecies or entire species just faded away completely. Sometimes, I think, Christ's energy would trigger mutations—sudden shifts in a species' structure—just to help them improve or stay afloat when environmental changes threatened to wipe them out entirely.

And honestly, those spiritual energies, especially Christ's energy, aren't done working on Earth. They're still at it, every fifty to a hundred years or so, popping up a new bacterium or microorganism, and then every few thousand or tens of thousands of years, they might create something even more complex. It just keeps enriching the diversity and complexity of life on Earth. So, it's totally possible that Christ's energy could create something relatively advanced even in our lifetime, though those beings would still have to keep evolving to adapt to their surroundings and fight for their place among everything else alive. Because of all that, I’d say the creation of life is this ongoing process on this planet that just never truly stops.

It's starting to make sense now who's actually right: the creationists or the Darwinists. Honestly, I guess both sides are kind of right and kind of wrong at the same time!

Darwin wasn't right because not all life came from one single ancestor; instead, Christ's energy created a massive amount of original, distinct beings. But then again, creationists aren't quite right either when they claim that everything God made has stayed basically the same since the beginning, except for a few rare cases.

At the same time, though, Darwin hits the mark when he says that changing environments caused life to change, because that's what happened in most cases. And the creationists are right when they say God created all the original life forms.

😉Just more stuff that can't be proven, but it fits the theme, I guess... Hey, Nancy Harris6, why don't you type something up too? I can tell you know your stuff! Give us a little sneak peek of a future book! 🙂

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God, the Cosmos, and Jesus in Spirituality · Apr 1, 2010

Zachary Cook2 said:Alright, fine, whether you call it frozen or blocked, it’s basically the same thing.
Either way, you thaw out something frozen and unblock something stuck.😉

Within the aura, there are two types of bioenergy: gray and white. White energy represents our soul and consciousness—it's actually intelligent (as 🙂 would say)—making up about 10% of the total aura energy, moving through specific channels called meridians. Gray energy is pulled in from the surrounding space through chakras; it makes up the bulk of the aura's energy, but it lacks intelligence and is essentially neutral. For a person to be healthy and for their spirituality to flourish, the ratio of gray to white energy at any given point in the aura should be 9:1.

I don't know about all that, honestly, but that part sounds more like the whole left vs. right brain theory. Scientists talk about the hemispheres—the right side handles everything we can't see, while the left is the spiritual side, handling communication with the spirit and the unseen.
Take Jill Bolte Taylor, for example. She got a research opportunity most neuroscientists would kill for: she experienced a massive stroke and then watched her own brain functions—movement, speech, self-awareness—shut down one by one. She actually learned how to communicate using just her left side without any issues.
It’s a pretty mind-blowing story for some, though I wasn't exactly stunned myself. Still, I'm glad science is slowly catching up to this idea of the "left" side—the spiritual side—seeing us as pure beings without all the stuff forced upon us. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/scr/ji...f_insight.html

Where energy accumulates, you get an excess; where it can't reach, you get a deficit. That’s how illness starts.

Bdw, I can see you might have an answer for me. I don't really get bioenergy, but it's strangely attractive to me for some reason. Do hot and cold spots on the body link back to having too much or too little energy in a certain area?

Conversely, by working on yourself through various paths and doing energetic cleansing in power spots—via meditation and prayer—you clear that zone of the aura. Consequently, we become more interested in spirituality and find more motivation to do the work.

In our American forests, mountains, and fields, you generally find plenty of power spots in places where people don't hang out. Whenever I hit a spot like that, I feel completely intoxicated and calm. So, if someone can't make it to those specific places you were talking about, they should just head into the nearest big woods and look for a clearing somewhere in the middle, away from the brush and stuff. You'll definitely find a spot like that. It stands out clearly from the rest of the forest; for anyone who can perceive energy, noticing the difference won't be hard. For everyone else, they can just try to find it by instinct or gut feeling—they'll find a spot that suits them just fine.

Look, what I'm trying to say is that when a channel "freezes up," it's mostly because of our own negative thoughts and emotions. It always circles back to those spiritual disciplines—things like boosting awareness, staying in the present, practicing non-attachment (like you mentioned), being tolerant, and basically just mental and emotional housekeeping. You need that kind of spiritual hygiene to minimize the interference. Sure, there are other factors affecting the energy field—physical injuries, bad radiation from the ground or some tech sources, pollution, whatever—but honestly, those are minor compared to the internal stuff.

I knew you’d get it; I never had a doubt.👍

bdw, I see how deep and complex your posts get, so why are you hunting for literal, step-by-step explanations? If that's what you want, you should probably just start writing literal posts instead.😉

😁

Zachary Cook2 said:Alright, fine, whether you call it frozen or blocked, it’s basically the same thing.
Either way, you thaw out something frozen and unblock something stuck.😉

Within the aura, there are two types of bioenergy: gray and white. White energy represents our soul and consciousness—it's actually intelligent (as 🙂 would say)—making up about 10% of the total aura energy, moving through specific channels called meridians. Gray energy is pulled in from the surrounding space through chakras; it makes up the bulk of the aura's energy, but it lacks intelligence and is essentially neutral. For a person to be healthy and for their spirituality to flourish, the ratio of gray to white energy at any given point in the aura should be 9:1.

I don't know about all that, honestly, but that part sounds more like the whole left vs. right brain theory. Scientists talk about the hemispheres—the right side handles everything we can't see, while the left is the spiritual side, handling communication with the spirit and the unseen.
Take Jill Bolte Taylor, for example. She got a research opportunity most neuroscientists would kill for: she experienced a massive stroke and then watched her own brain functions—movement, speech, self-awareness—shut down one by one. She actually learned how to communicate using just her left side without any issues.
It’s a pretty mind-blowing story for some, though I wasn't exactly stunned myself. Still, I'm glad science is slowly catching up to this idea of the "left" side—the spiritual side—seeing us as pure beings without all the stuff forced upon us. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/scr/ji...f_insight.html

Where energy accumulates, you get an excess; where it can't reach, you get a deficit. That’s how illness starts.

Bdw, I can see you might have an answer for me. I don't really get bioenergy, but it's strangely attractive to me for some reason. Do hot and cold spots on the body link back to having too much or too little energy in a certain area?

Conversely, by working on yourself through various paths and doing energetic cleansing in power spots—via meditation and prayer—you clear that zone of the aura. Consequently, we become more interested in spirituality and find more motivation to do the work.

In our American forests, mountains, and fields, you generally find plenty of power spots in places where people don't hang out. Whenever I hit a spot like that, I feel completely intoxicated and calm. So, if someone can't make it to those specific places you were talking about, they should just head into the nearest big woods and look for a clearing somewhere in the middle, away from the brush and stuff. You'll definitely find a spot like that. It stands out clearly from the rest of the forest; for anyone who can perceive energy, noticing the difference won't be hard. For everyone else, they can just try to find it by instinct or gut feeling—they'll find a spot that suits them just fine.

Look, what I'm trying to say is that when a channel "freezes up," it's mostly because of our own negative thoughts and emotions. It always circles back to those spiritual disciplines—things like boosting awareness, staying in the present, practicing non-attachment (like you mentioned), being tolerant, and basically just mental and emotional housekeeping. You need that kind of spiritual hygiene to minimize the interference. Sure, there are other factors affecting the energy field—physical injuries, bad radiation from the ground or some tech sources, pollution, whatever—but honestly, those are minor compared to the internal stuff.

I knew you’d get it; I never had a doubt.👍

bdw, I see how deep and complex your posts get, so why are you hunting for literal, step-by-step explanations? If that's what you want, you should probably just start writing literal posts instead.😉

So I checked it out, and man, that is such a fascinating description; you rarely see something like this, so thank God she's still here to share it.🙂 Whether it's the right or left side of the brain really just depends on your perspective—and Ms. Taylor mentions that the right side is the "spiritual" one, while the left is the "logical" one. Who knows if science will ever fully wrap its head around it, but I think it's more important for each of us to try and tap into it ourselves. I didn't want to dwell on it, but since it's come up, some spiritual energy readings from a few months back were pointing toward the idea that our inactive brain hemispheres might—according to some folks—only be naturally, genetically programmed to fully activate in maybe another 1,000 years. Up until now, humans have barely used them, which is why people attribute things like spiritual intuition or artistic talent to them. Maybe highly evolved individuals can partially activate them now, and when they do, it supposedly lets them reach abilities like cleansing an energy field, hitting high levels of spirituality, or gaining huge powers with total ease and understanding—like seeing energies and stuff—all before they even hit enlightenment. It's like they could basically take a shortcut to the powers of enlightened beings. People with an activated right side could potentially hit enlightenment in like five or six years without even trying too hard. And even "normal" stuff would get a huge boost, like reading super fast, understanding nature and human relationships way better, or having endless creativity. If science ever invents a pill for this, I'll be the first in line!

Zachary Cook2 said:Alright, fine, whether you call it frozen or blocked, it’s basically the same thing.
Either way, you thaw out something frozen and unblock something stuck.😉

Within the aura, there are two types of bioenergy: gray and white. White energy represents our soul and consciousness—it's actually intelligent (as 🙂 would say)—making up about 10% of the total aura energy, moving through specific channels called meridians. Gray energy is pulled in from the surrounding space through chakras; it makes up the bulk of the aura's energy, but it lacks intelligence and is essentially neutral. For a person to be healthy and for their spirituality to flourish, the ratio of gray to white energy at any given point in the aura should be 9:1.

I don't know about all that, honestly, but that part sounds more like the whole left vs. right brain theory. Scientists talk about the hemispheres—the right side handles everything we can't see, while the left is the spiritual side, handling communication with the spirit and the unseen.
Take Jill Bolte Taylor, for example. She got a research opportunity most neuroscientists would kill for: she experienced a massive stroke and then watched her own brain functions—movement, speech, self-awareness—shut down one by one. She actually learned how to communicate using just her left side without any issues.
It’s a pretty mind-blowing story for some, though I wasn't exactly stunned myself. Still, I'm glad science is slowly catching up to this idea of the "left" side—the spiritual side—seeing us as pure beings without all the stuff forced upon us. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/scr/ji...f_insight.html

Where energy accumulates, you get an excess; where it can't reach, you get a deficit. That’s how illness starts.

Bdw, I can see you might have an answer for me. I don't really get bioenergy, but it's strangely attractive to me for some reason. Do hot and cold spots on the body link back to having too much or too little energy in a certain area?

Conversely, by working on yourself through various paths and doing energetic cleansing in power spots—via meditation and prayer—you clear that zone of the aura. Consequently, we become more interested in spirituality and find more motivation to do the work.

In our American forests, mountains, and fields, you generally find plenty of power spots in places where people don't hang out. Whenever I hit a spot like that, I feel completely intoxicated and calm. So, if someone can't make it to those specific places you were talking about, they should just head into the nearest big woods and look for a clearing somewhere in the middle, away from the brush and stuff. You'll definitely find a spot like that. It stands out clearly from the rest of the forest; for anyone who can perceive energy, noticing the difference won't be hard. For everyone else, they can just try to find it by instinct or gut feeling—they'll find a spot that suits them just fine.

Look, what I'm trying to say is that when a channel "freezes up," it's mostly because of our own negative thoughts and emotions. It always circles back to those spiritual disciplines—things like boosting awareness, staying in the present, practicing non-attachment (like you mentioned), being tolerant, and basically just mental and emotional housekeeping. You need that kind of spiritual hygiene to minimize the interference. Sure, there are other factors affecting the energy field—physical injuries, bad radiation from the ground or some tech sources, pollution, whatever—but honestly, those are minor compared to the internal stuff.

I knew you’d get it; I never had a doubt.👍

bdw, I see how deep and complex your posts get, so why are you hunting for literal, step-by-step explanations? If that's what you want, you should probably just start writing literal posts instead.😉

Well, naturally, that’s usually just a result of blood circulation being stronger or weaker in certain spots, which is indirectly linked to the state of the energy field surrounding that specific organ or part of the body. This holds true if we're talking about a normal ambient temperature—you know, not factoring in the cold making your vessels constrict in the winter or the heat dilating them in the summer. Basically, any damage to the energy field, like having these little blockages or "voids" in the field, shows up in how healthy your organs are and can lead to poor circulation. From my own experience, whenever I go through energy sessions, the first thing I notice is this intense surge of warmth and increased circulation throughout my whole body—it's like those blockages are getting cleared out and the body responds instantly by ramping up the flow. I always make sure to carry a water bottle with me because after an hour of that kind of work, I get pretty dehydrated from the heat. Then there's chronic poor circulation, which you see a lot in people's hands or feet, and just like any other ailment, it often stems from disruptions in the energy field caused by our negative thoughts, fears, and stress. Chronic issues are much harder to shake off; they usually only clear up once someone reaches enlightenment, since they involve such deep-seated damage to specific zones in the energy field.
It’s also possible that the energy field is totally fine, but the organ itself has lost some of its vital bioenergy due to, say, an injury, which then causes the poor circulation.

Zachary Cook2 said:Alright, fine, whether you call it frozen or blocked, it’s basically the same thing.
Either way, you thaw out something frozen and unblock something stuck.😉

Within the aura, there are two types of bioenergy: gray and white. White energy represents our soul and consciousness—it's actually intelligent (as 🙂 would say)—making up about 10% of the total aura energy, moving through specific channels called meridians. Gray energy is pulled in from the surrounding space through chakras; it makes up the bulk of the aura's energy, but it lacks intelligence and is essentially neutral. For a person to be healthy and for their spirituality to flourish, the ratio of gray to white energy at any given point in the aura should be 9:1.

I don't know about all that, honestly, but that part sounds more like the whole left vs. right brain theory. Scientists talk about the hemispheres—the right side handles everything we can't see, while the left is the spiritual side, handling communication with the spirit and the unseen.
Take Jill Bolte Taylor, for example. She got a research opportunity most neuroscientists would kill for: she experienced a massive stroke and then watched her own brain functions—movement, speech, self-awareness—shut down one by one. She actually learned how to communicate using just her left side without any issues.
It’s a pretty mind-blowing story for some, though I wasn't exactly stunned myself. Still, I'm glad science is slowly catching up to this idea of the "left" side—the spiritual side—seeing us as pure beings without all the stuff forced upon us. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/scr/ji...f_insight.html

Where energy accumulates, you get an excess; where it can't reach, you get a deficit. That’s how illness starts.

Bdw, I can see you might have an answer for me. I don't really get bioenergy, but it's strangely attractive to me for some reason. Do hot and cold spots on the body link back to having too much or too little energy in a certain area?

Conversely, by working on yourself through various paths and doing energetic cleansing in power spots—via meditation and prayer—you clear that zone of the aura. Consequently, we become more interested in spirituality and find more motivation to do the work.

In our American forests, mountains, and fields, you generally find plenty of power spots in places where people don't hang out. Whenever I hit a spot like that, I feel completely intoxicated and calm. So, if someone can't make it to those specific places you were talking about, they should just head into the nearest big woods and look for a clearing somewhere in the middle, away from the brush and stuff. You'll definitely find a spot like that. It stands out clearly from the rest of the forest; for anyone who can perceive energy, noticing the difference won't be hard. For everyone else, they can just try to find it by instinct or gut feeling—they'll find a spot that suits them just fine.

Look, what I'm trying to say is that when a channel "freezes up," it's mostly because of our own negative thoughts and emotions. It always circles back to those spiritual disciplines—things like boosting awareness, staying in the present, practicing non-attachment (like you mentioned), being tolerant, and basically just mental and emotional housekeeping. You need that kind of spiritual hygiene to minimize the interference. Sure, there are other factors affecting the energy field—physical injuries, bad radiation from the ground or some tech sources, pollution, whatever—but honestly, those are minor compared to the internal stuff.

I knew you’d get it; I never had a doubt.👍

bdw, I see how deep and complex your posts get, so why are you hunting for literal, step-by-step explanations? If that's what you want, you should probably just start writing literal posts instead.😉

I totally agree, nature is just full of these pockets, and we all know it—it's where a person can just unwind and tune everything else out, like a total battery recharge. Those Mount Shasta-type locations are just the most powerful because they were practically designed to help us evolve and heal. Honestly, five visits to a high-energy site might do more than five years of meditating.😁 Besides those three main energy centers, there are these unique fields created specifically for certain locations—like at Aphrodite’s Beach, for instance, there's a field that heavily stimulates reproductive organs, so if someone is struggling to conceive, that's the place to be. It's funny because there’s even a local legend that if you're having trouble having kids, you should swim around a specific rock in the ocean three times! It makes me think someone back then actually understood the truth, and now it’s just an echo of what they knew.
You know, hearing stuff like that makes me stop laughing at the old stories our grandparents used to tell, which I always thought were just silly folklore. It's entirely possible that some of those old folk tales have a real foundation to them that just got lost over time...

Zachary Cook2 said:Alright, fine, whether you call it frozen or blocked, it’s basically the same thing.
Either way, you thaw out something frozen and unblock something stuck.😉

Within the aura, there are two types of bioenergy: gray and white. White energy represents our soul and consciousness—it's actually intelligent (as 🙂 would say)—making up about 10% of the total aura energy, moving through specific channels called meridians. Gray energy is pulled in from the surrounding space through chakras; it makes up the bulk of the aura's energy, but it lacks intelligence and is essentially neutral. For a person to be healthy and for their spirituality to flourish, the ratio of gray to white energy at any given point in the aura should be 9:1.

I don't know about all that, honestly, but that part sounds more like the whole left vs. right brain theory. Scientists talk about the hemispheres—the right side handles everything we can't see, while the left is the spiritual side, handling communication with the spirit and the unseen.
Take Jill Bolte Taylor, for example. She got a research opportunity most neuroscientists would kill for: she experienced a massive stroke and then watched her own brain functions—movement, speech, self-awareness—shut down one by one. She actually learned how to communicate using just her left side without any issues.
It’s a pretty mind-blowing story for some, though I wasn't exactly stunned myself. Still, I'm glad science is slowly catching up to this idea of the "left" side—the spiritual side—seeing us as pure beings without all the stuff forced upon us. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/scr/ji...f_insight.html

Where energy accumulates, you get an excess; where it can't reach, you get a deficit. That’s how illness starts.

Bdw, I can see you might have an answer for me. I don't really get bioenergy, but it's strangely attractive to me for some reason. Do hot and cold spots on the body link back to having too much or too little energy in a certain area?

Conversely, by working on yourself through various paths and doing energetic cleansing in power spots—via meditation and prayer—you clear that zone of the aura. Consequently, we become more interested in spirituality and find more motivation to do the work.

In our American forests, mountains, and fields, you generally find plenty of power spots in places where people don't hang out. Whenever I hit a spot like that, I feel completely intoxicated and calm. So, if someone can't make it to those specific places you were talking about, they should just head into the nearest big woods and look for a clearing somewhere in the middle, away from the brush and stuff. You'll definitely find a spot like that. It stands out clearly from the rest of the forest; for anyone who can perceive energy, noticing the difference won't be hard. For everyone else, they can just try to find it by instinct or gut feeling—they'll find a spot that suits them just fine.

Look, what I'm trying to say is that when a channel "freezes up," it's mostly because of our own negative thoughts and emotions. It always circles back to those spiritual disciplines—things like boosting awareness, staying in the present, practicing non-attachment (like you mentioned), being tolerant, and basically just mental and emotional housekeeping. You need that kind of spiritual hygiene to minimize the interference. Sure, there are other factors affecting the energy field—physical injuries, bad radiation from the ground or some tech sources, pollution, whatever—but honestly, those are minor compared to the internal stuff.

I knew you’d get it; I never had a doubt.👍

bdw, I see how deep and complex your posts get, so why are you hunting for literal, step-by-step explanations? If that's what you want, you should probably just start writing literal posts instead.😉

Honestly, I feel like my own posts are pretty literal most of the time. When I see someone getting way too mystical or trying to wrap everything in layers of mystery, it just doesn't really do anything for me—it actually kind of gives me a headache, trying to decode all those hidden meanings. It was kind of like back in school, where I could never quite figure out what an author was actually trying to get at... for me, if it's written on the page, then that's exactly what they meant, I guess.

So, I'm curious, what's your main direction lately? Like, what path are you actually walking down? And what does that subjective feeling of making progress even feel like for you?

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