What Game are We Playing? was posted for discussion in the ​Collective Evolution Facebook Group:

In a comment to the question, 'Who are you, really?', Marcel B. wrote, 'What I am Gary is you and you are me, just as we are each the other in all realms. We together are this moment in which we define the undefinable, separate the inseparable and play this individual game which can only be played together as one. And we do it so well.'

What are some of the possible 'games' we could be playing as humans on earth, in the context of Marcel's comment?

The scenario I submit is:

In the dimension in which we live,

• motion exists relative to stillness
• wavelengths to consciousness
• existence to being
• self to other
• the observed to the observer and
• the manifest exists relative to the idea.

When motion begins, stillness becomes. When this observed (motion and stillness) begins, the observer becomes. What becomes the Observer is pure consciousness, Source.

When the idea is formed by Source, its manifestation in our dimension is subject to space and time.

The idea of Source for the human is to observe whether a sentient being will realize in the distortion and fragmentation of this dimension its capacity and make conscious choices for Union.

'The Game' for homo sapiens is to complete the manifestation of the original Idea in the 'mind's eye' of consciousness — an intelligent sentient being capable of consciously evolving into co-creators with the Source of all that is.

Larry Cox wrote, "In any case, my primary interest is not in the biological nor metaphysical nature of consciousness, but is in the practical and qualitative values that a more coherent and expansive understanding of consciousness can infuse into our 'doing' and 'becoming'." I agree 100%.

Practical and qualitative application of 'The Union Game' could begin with reminding oneself throughout waking life to:

• Be in the Now
• Be with What Is
• Observe existence
• Feel Being
• Breathe deeply
• Act in the flow
• Emanate Presence and 
• Play

What are your thoughts?

Gretchen Anne 

This is beautiful. We might be here to play. To inspire joyous loving, giving, kindness, respect for the precious and delicate gift of being ALIVE. One Life expressed in amazing and incredible unique forms. A gorgeous bouquet.

Gary R. Smith 

So true, Gretchen Anne. Only actions count. It is through giving that one emanates.

Jack SoRelle 

Words at a waterfall beautiful & refreshing - thank you. Namaste

Remco Cosphi 

As humans on earth you are you and Marcel is Marcel, both part of the bigger Whole, but still each your own. Like the water on this planet. It may be in an apple for some time, but in time it will be somewhere else. After this life we become part of the Whole again.

Marcel B 

Beautiful words Gary and once again you could not construct these kinds of questions without already knowing the answers. So I thank you for continuing to share your wisdom in the form of questions.

Are we here to play sandbox, Scrabble or Russian roulette? We are here to play them all and we are not here to play one more than the other. There are no rules except the ones you set for yourself. 

You are and will always be the exception to any rule you can imagine. So no need to worry about which hand you're dealt or even which game you are playing. Just embrace the concept of what a game is. That's why we get so involved in these playgrounds of duality...black/white, right/wrong, love/fear, because if we saw through them, the game would be over and we would all go back home. The idea is to recognize this through joy and play because there is no other purpose to this Universe or you as part of it.

Larry Cox 

I love this list of reminders, especially "Play". Gretchen's response about play, respect and life, along with Gary's reply about action and giving create a joyous and meaningful vision of life.

Both writers left out the words "game" and "rules" in the response and reply. Good! The notion of a game implies an objective, a set of rules, strategies, and so on.

One problem with games is the question of whose game are you playing. Two historical comments come to mind (paraphrased): "let me write the rules and it does not matter who wins the contest" and: "the person in control of the currency cares not who wins the political battles".

​The purposeless purpose of play opens up possibilities, while objectives and rules narrows and closes down possibilities. Play is a valuable part of life, especially play that involves curiosity, imagination and learning. The fact that humans can maintain this kind of play through much of our lives may be our distinctive quality.

In the Collective Evolution discussion, 'What is the human soul?', Anja asked, 'Who are you?'

That is a good question to ask oneself periodically over a lifetime.

It brought a freshly re-worded version out of me — not complete, but satisfying in the moment:

That depends on which 'I' you mean.

The 'sense of self' writing these words is a projection generated by frequency complexes of the body. 'I' includes the body as well as the soul in this lifetime. The sense of self is temporal, ephemeral like the body.

The 'I am' of me is an individuated unit of consciousness encapsulated by quantum frequencies (wavicles), the Soul. It is made coherent by the same types of forces which make an atom coherent. The Soul can survive the body at its passing.

The True Self of the Soul — and all that is  — is Source.

My experience of who I am can vary from one moment to the next as the center of awareness contracts to the personality and expands to the Soul or to universal consciousness.

Human awareness,   universal consciousness, is centered in the body between the rib cage and the belly and has been mistaken for the Soul.

A question which often accompanies Anja's is, 'why am I here?'

For me it is, 'to expand awareness while in the body to the soul and beyond.'

What is your version? Who are you, really?

DISCUSSION

Mark De Lima 

I think "I am" is just an illusion of separation from the whole. Every atom of the Universe is connected on its essence, even though it groups with other atoms to make individual complex structures (molecules, stars, planets, living beings). All these structures are temporary (lasting from fractions of a second to billions of years). In the end, time itself is just another illusion generated by the human being's incapacity to be connected to the whole all the time. Most of us only get short glimpses of this connection on our lifetimes, for example when being on shamanic states of mind opening. While under these states, one realizes there are no boundaries to ourselves and everything else, and also that time is meaningless to the energy of the Universe (even when it's a necessary concept for the daily human life... or is it? If time wasn't the sovereign "god" of the whole human race, wouldn't this be a better society?)
Food for thought

Gary

Mark De Lima,

MDL - I think "I am" is just an illusion of separation from the whole. 

GS - I've thought of it as a 'placeholder' until individuals begin living as universal humans.

MDL - Every atom of the Universe is connected on its essence, even though it groups with other atoms to make individual complex structures (molecules, stars, planets, living beings). 

GS - An infinite variety of combinations creating endlessly diverse, multi-dimensional universes. I've thought of it as an ever rotating kaleidoscope of wavicles/particles. Cells combine to create organisms, molecules to create cells, atoms to create molecules, sub-atomic particles to create atoms, until... the indivisible, where there are no borders, no boundaries.

MDL - All these structures are temporary (lasting from fractions of a second to billions of years). 

GS - The particle kaleidoscope.

MDL - In the end, time itself is just another illusion generated by the human being's incapacity to be connected to the whole all the time. Most of us only get short glimpses of this connection on our lifetimes, for example when being on shamanic states of mind opening. While under these states, one realizes there are no boundaries to ourselves and everything else, and also that time is meaningless to the energy of the Universe

GS - Yes, and how to bring the open mind state, the expanded awareness, into daily life?

MDL - (even when it's a necessary concept for the daily human life... or is it? If time wasn't the sovereign "god" of the whole human race, wouldn't this be a better society?)

GS - It starts with one person, one individual, then another and another. In a sub-culture so designed, time would not be a necessary concept. I still envision a village (individual living spaces and communal by choice) with people of compatible values and diverse skills and perspectives, sharing life.

MDL - Food for thought

GS - I am still chewing ;)

Mark De Lima

Nice. I like the 'placeholder' concept... It's optimistic/positive thinking (it induces the idea of it being replaced by something better, even if it takes a long effort for mankind to do so). To get rid of a 'placeholder' requires a sort of a revolution on an individual level. There are many 'placeholders' other than "I am".

By now, to detect and mentally liberate from such concepts is enough for me.

Willem van Bommel 

Truth is a matter of perception and perspective. So ewho I am is also a matter of perception and perspective. To you I am different then to the person next to you. And even for myself I am different "things"

The "ego" part of me sees me as a person with rights, beliefs, features etc. The "feeling" part of me sees me as a no-body. A not-thing. Everything. Connected to all. Love. 

All depends on where you see from...

Gary R. Smith 

Willem, we are in agreement. I think we said the same thing in different ways. Does it matter how we perceive ourselves? How does our perspective on who we are as individuals influence how we live our lives?

Willem van Bommel 

Considering that our state of being creates our reality, how we perceive ourselves can be a defining factor in that reality.

Gary

You and I and many others have known these things for large portions of our lives. Yet, for me at least, integrating that intellectual knowledge into my daily attitudes and actions, into my experience of life, has been a lifelong journey with many sidetracks and dead-ends. I choose to live as a feeling being, but mental force has prevented me. Oddly, I have been convinced that at some point my hunger to know will be satisfied and I will just be.

Willem van Bommel

Gary, our environment is not helping... Our society teaches us that we are victims of our environment and corcumstances. That is stored in our deepest levels of subconsciousness and that makes it very tough to change. But not impossible.

Being aware is the first step towards really changing. I myself have already experienced that I create my reality, I just haven't really paid attention how I did it. Recently I have gotten into a new stage of development and curtrently I am learning tools to help me apply the knowledge I have aquired.

The older you get, the more difficult it gets to unlearn what makes your personality. But with patience, trust and conscious work I am convinced I will get to the point of consciously creating my reality. There is no doubt anymore. I do need patience though ;)

Gary

Yes, as sentient observers intersecting with wavelengths of probability, we have much influence on creating our reality, our experience of life. This is well known in ancient wisdom and quantum mechanics, I've heard. And there are many influential forces acting upon us, including hereditary, astrological, environmental. Yet we are capable of overcoming those influences, as you say with patience. And perseverance. Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

I am not afraid of being 'wrong,' as in experimentation there is no wrong. There is discovery and learning, reflecting, balancing, acting upon, and reviewing. Then sticking one's neck out to test another theory in a group gathered for collective evolution.

Larry Cox 

There is a schizoid element to Gary's post. Self awareness is experiential; if you have to analyze "who?" you are, you are out of touch with your own experience. Gary found that the question.."brought a freshly reworded version out of me.." Me is different from I. "I" is the active sentient presence of self: "I am" therefore... While "Me" is the particular internalized structuring of our consciousness as a result of (and as an organizing guide to) our conscious experiences (and how we process them). If Gary is referring to our current embodied "selves", the sense of "self" may be somewhat ephemeral, but not that temporal. The "I" of who I am feels the same now as in the past. If the "I" is the result of organic existence (a biochemical-electrical field created by living beings), then the "I" is temporal. But, this is not what Gary is talking about. Gary sees the "true" self as "soul" which can survive the body. He states: " The true self of the soul -and all that is- is Source." The thinking me, spurred by I, has four questions. Why do you have to go there to be aware of who you are here? What the dickens is "Source", other than some new age babble to replace the somewhat tarnished term "god". And, why does it appear that you guys are scared of time and death? Are they not essential to life?

Gary

Hi Larry,

LC - There is a schizoid element to Gary's post. 

GS - 

schiz·oid
adjective
PSYCHIATRY
1. denoting or having a personality type characterized by emotional aloofness and solitary habits.

How is it you perceive me as schizoid, Larry? Help me understand your perspective.

LC - Self awareness is experiential; if you have to analyze "who?" you are, you are out of touch with your own experience. 

GS - I agree 100%. Analyzing removes one from the experience. I have wrestled with this especially when participating in forum discussions. Writing about it separates me from the feeling I most value.
Interacting here is somewhat of an addiction. I have determined to stop, but keep coming back. Don't know fully why.

LC - Gary found that the question.."brought a freshly reworded version out of me.." Me is different from I. "I" is the active sentient presence of self: "I am" therefore... While "Me" is the particular internalized structuring of our consciousness as a result of (and as an organizing guide to) our conscious experiences (and how we process them). 

GS - Whoa, that goes into more analyzing than I am up for. I will just assume you are correct.

LC - If Gary is referring to our current embodied "selves", the sense of "self" may be somewhat ephemeral, but not that temporal. The "I" of who I am feels the same now as in the past. If the "I" is the result of organic existence (a biochemical-electrical field created by living beings), then the "I" is temporal. 

GS - That makes some sense to me, Larry. 

LC - But, this is not what Gary is talking about. Gary sees the "true" self as "soul" which can survive the body. 

GS - My writing is experimental. I was probably writing unconsciously to readers who 'know' me from my writings over a period of time, so did not spend much time working out every detail. 

LC - He states: " The true self of the soul -and all that is- is Source." The thinking me, spurred by I, has four questions. Why do you have to go there to be aware of who you are here? 

GS - As an experiment, my writing is meant for learning, for discovery. I felt bold enough to put out an idea, not an opinion or belief. I do not know its validity. My experience is that when contracted by thoughts or emotions, I shrink also from expanded awareness. When I let go of what contracts me, such as resistance, judgment or trying to control a situation, I have often experienced spontaneous expanded awareness. No, I don't have it all sorted out. Neither does philosophy or psychology. I just like to explore ideas which may lead to understanding that can be applied to daily life.

LC - What the dickens is "Source", other than some new age babble to replace the somewhat tarnished term "god". And, why does it appear that you guys are scared of time and death? Are they not essential to life?

GS - Larry, rather than compose an answer to what I mean by Source, I refer you to the discussion which preceded this one, 'What is the human soul?'

What gives you the notion 'we guys' are scared of time and death? Normally that is the opposite of what I was saying. I acknowledge that my personality passes with the body, and that there is the possibility of expanding past the personality sufficiently to survive in some form of self-awareness as the soul.

Larry Cox

Just reviewed some previous responses. This notion of creating reality strikes me as solipsism. No, we do not create reality. We cope with it. Considering our finite and puny amount of space/time in an infinite universe of existence (yes, I am speculating) "being wrong" is a regular state of affairs for humanity. But, relatively speaking, being wrong is not a prerequisite for knowing when you are "right". As far as the broader questions of "soul" and "reality" are concerned, I figure we can be less wrong about such issues, but am not so sure that means being more right. Some people choose to fantasize and "create" answers that feel good. If it helps them cope with their lives in this world, fine. But, what does that have to do with collective evolution?

Gary

Larry Cox , well at least with you I am expanding my vocabulary   - I had to look up - sol·ip·sism

noun
the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.

In a way, perhaps that is how it feels to me. Then, which self? Certainly not 'my' self. The Self is all there is, and I am an individual expression of it. You read the discussion on the Soul, there I wrote about stillness and motion, consciousness and wavelengths being the only actuality. There are many realities, one actuality. 

Larry Cox

But, what does that have to do with collective evolution?


Larry Cox 

I liked Mark's response in the previous post to the question of the soul, then he went off the deep end with names as encapsulating mantras. In using the term "schizoid", I meant to refer to the separation between experiencing and thoughts. You picked up on that. As for psychology, I agree with R.D. Lang's approach, which became known as "anti-psychiatry". Instead of cataloging symptoms, profiling, then following a prescribed way of treating someone (he worked with people labeled schizophrenic), he chose to interact with the person in his personal milieu and the relationships in it in order to learn the meaning of this person's use of language. Only then could he begin to "treat" that person. What he found was people trying to cope with emotionally charged imbalances of personal power where the labeled persons were aware of this imbalance and their own position in it, but too weak or lacking confidence to directly confront the situation and persons involved. This led to the symptoms used in the definition you quoted. Lang would disagree with that definition. Sorry about my long winded statements. I generally liked your post; just needed more info to see where you are coming from. I also generally agree with your statement about being wrong.

Afzala Shaheen 

here i am on earth agitated and seeking for the truth.....there is HE high above anxiously awaitng my return...the path i take for this reunion....wwill eventually complete my entity...

Ali Al-janabi 

They ask you about the spirit Say: The Spirit of the Lord is

Rod MacKinnon 

I am…

An ungraspable moment, 

Stillness in dance,

Silence in music,

Inexplicable truth,

Paradoxical reality.

Marcel B 

What I am Gary is you and you are me, just as we are each the other in all realms. We together are this moment in which we define the undefinable, separate the inseparable and play this individual game which can only be played together as one. And we do it so well.  <3

Gary

Larry, you distinguish between I and me. How do you distinguish between Self, consciousness and Being? - "Me is different from I. "I" is the active sentient presence of self: "I am" therefore... While "Me" is the particular internalized structuring of our consciousness as a result of (and as an organizing guide to) our conscious experiences (and how we process them)."

Anja van Loon

 I just "am" so therefore I am here, to "be" myself (with all my flaws and I am okay with that) As a unique individual, choosing every day between the wonders of what life is giving me and to enjoy them. Using my hands, body and thinking capacity, as instruments to help the ones who are not (yet) "able". My source? - Just me and only humany? And maybe my loving capablility? Which raises a new question in my mind - let's define "humany? :)

Rod MacKinnon 

Hmmm (How’s that for an attention grabbing opener?) 
Asking the question,,,“Who am I?” may be equivalent to…”If the answer is a lemon… Why is a duck…”
When I’d tell my students that, there’d be a sort of unsettled silence in the room for a while and occasionally some intelligent/brave/foolhardy kid would stick his hand in the air and say, 
“That doesn’t make sense!”
“What doesn’t?”
“That question?”
“What question?”
“The lemon, duck question.”
“Who said it’s a question?”
“Isn’t it?”
“Is that how you’re thinking about it?”
More silence but of a different kind…

Rod MacKinnon

If there's an unresolved issue still kicking around after millennia the chances are the problem lies in the way we're thinking about it.... If it's an unanswered question, we're either asking it wrongly or it's the wrong question...

Marcel B 

There are no wrong questions. There are no questions asked wrongly. I believe the unresolved questions still kicking around after the millennia are the ones we are all answering (albeit very slowly) now.

Rod MacKinnon 

Ok...I'll have a think while I walk with the hound...

Rod MacKinnon

Occasionally an unwary student would, during one of my interminable and inconsequential rants, ask to be excused to visit the toilet... The reply would be something like... "If you wait until the weekend you'll have more time..." the battle-hardened ones learned to think before asking questions...

Gary R. Smith 

Please tell me more about your teaching.

Rod MacKinnon 

OK...I've discussed it with the hound... She, as always, listened quietly without interruption, nodding sagely from time-to-time then, part way through, took off to chase a couple of seagulls after which she loitered in the water for a while, then, we turned around at the cliff-end of the beach, came back home and this is your answer... "That's who we've been ...really" for the last 52 minutes (give or take)... other than that, the question is unanswerable because it's still couched in archaic terms and concepts that, given our current ever-expanding and evolving views of an ever-expanding and evolving universe, don't make any real sense. I could write..."I'm Rod MacKinnon" but that's just a set of symbols, for you, attached to a thumbnail photo. The photo isn't me either... If I say my name out loud it isn't me...it's a noise I call by another noise..."my name"... every response here is a representational symbol of an internal mental representation held by the person (another noise/symbol) writing it... we can talk about souls or wavicles of woven-widgets but it's only when we stop talking do we have anything approaching a snowballs's hope in hell of understanding anything... There's a story you've probably heard about Jesus of Nazareth (not the mythical magical rock-star of christianity) that goes along the lines..."A guy came and asked what he needed to do to get into the kingdom of heaven...(something like that)... and J said, "give away everything you've got"... but the guy couldn't do it...bummer"... the give away bit is usually interpreted as "worldly goods" but the thing is... it's not material stuff that gets in the way of understanding...it's all our concepts and ideas and all the "knowledge"we just aren't prepared to let go of... which is ok... no-one has to... but if we just keep on doing what we've always done...we'll always get what we've always got...and the crazy thing is...there's nowhere to go and nothing to get... we're living reality, truth, blah, stardust, wavicles, whatever...right now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now...this is who we are..."What are we here for?" What are we doing now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now...that's what we're here for....

Marcel B 

The hound was able to listen to all of that?? Poor thing.  :D I would agree we are here for the infinitesimal now. And people define that now however they like. For some they think they have a unique purpose so that's their now and for others it will be something else. From my perspective it's just all play. This entire Universe is just a playground. There is no need for it. It takes so much energy to keep it going that it must have some type of purpose and the only purpose I can conclude is play. Otherwise why would it exist?

Rod MacKinnon 

I'm with you... that's the only thing that makes any sense...  She's a very mellow hound...

Gary

The husky, Aura, likes Marcel's version of play. She advised me to remember we are all as individual as snowflakes, yet made from the same substance.

Larry Cox 

This is a deep thought that I will have to respond to in a shallow manner. Being precedes consciousness, and consciousness precedes Self. There is a developing field in biology that draws its name from the Latin terms referring to "life" and "signs or meaning". While not familiar enough with the research nor the theoretical perspective to be certain, it seems to me that view is pointed toward investigating the notion that consciousness is an intrinsic aspect of all living beings. And, the structuring of consciousness is specific to the species. I suggest that consciousness is instinctive in that it is the organism seeking out and responding to stimuli in its environment. Being is not a passive state for living organisms; it is inherently interactive. Consciousness and Self arise therefrom. It may be that the more complex the organism, the more complex the structuring of consciousness and self. In any case, my primary interest is not in the biological nor metaphysical nature of consciousness, but is in the practical and qualitative values that a more coherent and expansive understanding of consciousness can infuse into our "doing" and "becoming".

Gary

Larry,

Like you, my interest is in practical and qualitative values. If it cannot be applied to daily life, it has little value other than as mental entertainment. I have encountered before the idea that consciousness is generated by being, or life-form.

According to Athene's 'Theory of Everything', consciousness is produced by neural synergies. That is local consciousness and I sense only part of the picture. How do you feel about universal consciousness?

Robert C. Sohn wrote in 'Tao and T'ai Chi Kung':

Inevitably philosophers are plagued with the question, 'Why does the Wu Chi manifest motion?'

And this taunting question leaves us, no matter how much we may deliberate, with only two possible answers: either accident or intention underlies the motion.

The possibility of accident in the Absolute denies the very idea of Consciousness. Indian philosophy expresses this idea by stating that the first manifestation of the Absolute is 'Satchidananda,' which is composed of the three words: sat (existence), chit (consciousness), and ananda (bliss).

Chart 1, Descent or Limitation of Being, shows the devolution of these primary experiences into what man calls existence, thought, and feeling in the gross material world.

The particular manifestation of events in the material universe could be considered the result of the random interaction of the three constituents of the primary creation.

However, the fact that all possibilities occur is attested to by modern science in the concept of waves of probability.

This is also the position of esoteric philosophers as expressed by P.D. Ouspensky in the idea of the '5th dimension as the realm of all realized and unrealized possibilities.'

Since all varieties of intelligence and consciousness are inevitable, the source must contain and be greater than the greatest of the possible manifestations of consciousness.

This then brings us to the conclusion that there is fundamentally an intention, a purposefulness, in the very fact of the motion — that consciousness is inherent in the primary condition.

This fundamental idea or notion of movement is called li, and the principle of li is the basic source of the formation of all that is. First there is a li of anything — a notion, an idea, a picture.

Then there must be ch'i or 'will to accomplish,' and slowly it manifests as material occurrence in time.

Li differentiates in the 'world of ideas,' and this is reflected in the material universe as the constituents and the events of experiential existence. - pages 7 - 9

Larry, there are references to consciousness (quotes from a wide variety of sources and my thoughts) throughout the Whole Human blog which I write and edit. Are you interested to explore this further, bringing it always back to the practical and qualitative values? Consciousness previews.

Larry Cox 

Very interesting; this is the first time in 40 years someone has mentioned P.D. Ouspensky to me. As an undergraduate student majoring in psychology and philosophy, I was disappointed with most of the required studies. I was drawn to Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Gestalt theory. But, it was not until I came across the writings of Ouspensky and Cedric Evans "The Subject of Consciousness", that I was able to clearly articulate my position and my disappointment; and, then move in a positive direction for me. This took me well outside of the academic confines of the schools I attended. But, it also enabled me to bring a individual perspective into my teaching that students could relate to. As for the notion of universal consciousness, this occurred to me at very young age. Due to a number of profound and positive experiential moments and the occasional ability to observe my dreams while sleeping (and the subsequent unfolding of those dreams in waking life), I imagined a universal connection of all that "is" through frequencies and wavelengths. Not that I knew what that meant, nor could I articulate it. I just knew it fit with my "profound" experiences and it felt right. Still, what is important is not mine nor some other notion of reality, but the practical and qualitative values that can be derived from the exploration of being, consciousness and self. I will check in and follow the discussion on your site. Meanwhile, may the Schwartz be with you.

Gary R. Smith 

Larry Cox , excellent. I am always enthusiastic to bring my self-formed ideas into balance by the insights and perspectives of 'others.' It was interesting to scan the previews on a keyword search for 'consciousness' on the Whole Human site, as it reminded me of entries I'd forgotten. I'd not seen before how many references there are to consciousness on the site, and how they relate to one another even though from very different sources. I'd like to read more of the practical and qualitative values that can be derived from the exploration of being, consciousness and self. Can you give me examples? Where do you teach?

​Mark De Lima 

It's just a word which man created to describe something he doesn't quite understand. The same goes to words like "god", etc. The human being feels much safer into a supposedly known reality... the unknown is threatening and unbearable for most people. That's why man has to invent easily understandable processes that describe what goes on in the Universe, which in reality is something far beyond his understanding. Perhaps in hundreds of years from now there will be a proper vocabulary to describe THE reality, instead of words to simply fill the gigantic gap of our lack of understanding and like that make us feel like we have a clue of what is actually going on.

Gary:

Mark, did you happen to see the CE video, 'Secret Spells of the English Language' by Laurel Airica?

Rod MacKinnon 

The concept of a “non-substantial substance” is a contradiction. It isn’t possible to imagine a non-physical entity having life and perception. Yet, billions of people have believed in a non-spatial perceiver which can travel through space/time and perceive and interpret vibrations and waves in the air without any sense organs.

Convoluted, highly imaginative, quasi-scientific theories based on the totally non-evidential, assumption of a non-physical entity, which somehow inhabits and interacts with the human body, have not furthered human understanding of the working of the mind. Instead, they have furthered superstition and ignorance while hindering the development of any real and useful knowledge about the human mind.

Two vast industries, religion and psychology, have been made both possible and lucrative by the cultivated belief in a non-entity in need of treatment from experts in non-entities. A third burgeoning gold-mine industry, eastern-based philosophy (the enlightenment industry) also flourishes in great part due to the promotion of the soul concept.

It’s a very easy sell to those disinclined to accept the reality of non-existence as the end-game.

Anja van Loon 

What is your soul, can not be answered with a one liner. That is why it is called a soul as a collective noun. Maybe the question of what is your soul, could be answered by some other questions. Who are you? Are you your body, your mind? Your genes? Your thoughts? Who creates your thoughts? What makes you feel like you have a soul? What makes you able to feel, like you have a soul? Different questions, different answers. But all a part of what is called the soul.

Gary

Anja, I asked the question, 'Where do thoughts come from?' on the old CE forum. One comment was, 'From the source of thoughts.' Helpful, huh? Just recently, between my pondering and exchanges with Marcel B, I have become satisfied with an answer. Thoughts come from various sources. They are frequencies generated for example by the brain and nervous system, digestive system (with emotions), the heart, the collective unconscious, the soul transmitting over DNA.

Anja

I agree on that :)

Gary

Anja, you asked, 'who are you?'

That depends on which 'I' you mean.

The 'sense of self' writing these words is a projection generated by frequency complexes of the body.

The 'I am' of me is an individuated unit of consciousness encapsulated by frequencies, the Soul.

The one True Self of all that is, including this individuated unit, is Source, known by many names.

I am no-thing and everything.
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Marcel B 

Rod is your position one more of atheism then?

Marcel B 

Gary I think it's quite difficult to put a description of the soul in one sentence especially because perspective would at some point confirm all of your options. I would tend to share Mark's view in that it is a word created to describe something we don't yet understand. I can describe it from what I have felt in meditative practice, but I have no way of confirming that what I received in terms of information about the soul is any more or less accurate than others because interpretation, perspective and a state of being can all influence how the description varies. I consider the soul to be the next level (one of many levels) of this game, but it is still far more complex than that I believe. What do you think Gary?

Rod MacKinnon 

Is my position one of atheism?

A difficulty for me with atheism is that it’s traditionally defined as disbelief in the existence of a god or gods. As such, atheism involves active rejection of belief in the existence of at least one god. My current position is better described as an indifference to the issue of the existence of gods, souls and other imaginatively-conjured, indefinable entities. This attitude of indifference is sometimes called apatheism. 

Before one can actually disbelieve in something, that something must be intelligible and it must be understood. Since belief in new entities of wondrously unauthenticated description may appear in the future and it is impossible to know what will be meant by reference to them, it makes no sense to say one disbelieves in all gods, spirits, souls, whatevah. Likewise, some conceptions of a god are so confusing as to be little more than gibberish. How can one disbelieve in the "ineffable ground of all being"? The expression has no meaning for me and I suspect that those who claim it is meaningful to them don't know what they're talking about.

However, since there are many concepts of gods and these concepts are usually rooted in some culture or tradition, atheism might be defined as the belief that a particular word used to refer to a particular god is a word that has no reference. Thus, there are as many different kinds of atheism as there are names of gods or groups of gods.

So Marcel, the short answer to your question would be, “No, my position isn’t one of atheism....”

Marcel B 

I didn't know there were actual rules to disbelieve in something.  :) :D My goodness Rod, you have such a diverse pattern of thought, and yet so simple with beautiful words to share. Atheists, agnostics, apathetics (sorry I don't know if that's the correct pluralization...no pun intended), I don't really care, I love them all.

Gary

This discussion feels to me like  friends gathered around a campfire and passing the talking stick. None of us needs to convince the other. I do not ask others to accept for themselves what soul means to me. We are simply bringing out insights and sometimes there are aha! moments. And I enjoy knowing how others think and feel.

Marcel, you wrote, 'I think it's quite difficult to put a description of the soul in one sentence especially because perspective would at some point confirm all of your options.'

Yes, the meaning of any word depends on the context of its usage and the idea and intent of the user.

'I would tend to share Mark's view in that it is a word created to describe something we don't yet understand.'

Any more than the word 'love'?

'I can describe it from what I have felt in meditative practice, but I have no way of confirming that what I received in terms of information about the soul is any more or less accurate than others because interpretation, perspective and a state of being can all influence how the description varies.'

Why do we need confirmation?

What means accurate?

Is there such a thing as an objective actuality? The only one I currently accept is stillness and motion, consciousness and frequency. That is all that exists in actuality. There are many, many realities.

If there is agreement in the collective, does it make anything more accurate?

'I consider the soul to be the next level (one of many levels) of this game, but it is still far more complex than that I believe.'

There are some things I accept simply because it feels so, or is satisfying or useful for the moment. You and I agree that the soul in the context of this discussion refers to 'the next level' and is more complex than we can fully understand with our analytical minds.

Analogies tend to break down, but I thought of one this morning which presently has meaning for me: 'If Source is the power plant, individual souls are spiritual sub-stations.'

Generally, I've started thinking of consciousness as the incorporeal and awareness as the corporeal of the same. Spirit now equates with consciousness.

Perhaps the difficulty for some is realizing the substance of what appears to be empty space.

I have no problem imagining frequency bundles within the oscillation between stillness and motion, consciousness and wavelengths. For example from our world, data packets are transmitted across space, enabling you to read words I have typed on my keyboard. I understand self-existing, self-aware consciousness to be the substrate of everything and can easily imagine 'a non-physical entity having life and perception' - not the same as our biological life or human perception, but intelligent and observing. That would describe Source, and Soul is primarily a transmitter between Source and my sense of self, over DNA.

Substrate: 'a substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular.'

When did the common world-view shift from one that was natural to one that is mechanical? With Newtonian and Cartesian science? I feel we are on the verge of shifts from mechanistic to frequency world-views and from the 'me' generation to the all-inclusive 'us' generation.

Marcel:

'What do you think Gary?'

Thank you for asking, and everyone for commenting.

Rod MacKinnon 

Hi Gary R. Smith... All of your initial post, and all the subsequent comments and questions require, at least in my case, a lot of thought and consideration... while I present a view that might be interpreted (and has been on occasions) as "materialistic," my ever-changing perception currently tends to be that, beyond our sense-perception and that of our most sensitive detection instruments, there exists an ocean of frequencies, vast beyond anything we can imagine. I use the word 'frequencies' because I have a mental construct which allows me to imagine them. 

As well as what I can imagine, there possibly/probably exist an infinite array of phenomena which I can't imagine, many representing intelligences, so abstract to my thinking, I couldn't even recognise them as such...Nevertheless...no matter how subtle a frequency or entity becomes, to exist as such, it must have substance.... without such, how is it possible to (a) have any qualities which indicate its existence, (b) Interact with other entities? As far as I'm aware, every organism on earth interacts though a set of sense organs... the description of souls seems to imply that it isn't of any substance... respectfully, it does need to be asked, how then does a "materially non-existent" entity, think and then articulate and communicate its thoughts to a materially existent entity? Basically, how does it form, store and generate detectable signals?

Gary

Rod, how does a one cell organism form, store and generate detectable signals?

I don't know.

But I imagine molecules and electrical current are involved.

Smaller than atoms or sub-atomic particles, quantum mechanic theorists say there are 'super strings' or 'wavicles.' I haven't kept up on the latest.

Is it feasible in your mind that in the realm of the super-strings, consciousness generates wavelengths which are fully capable of forming, storing and generating detectable signals?


Marcel B 

G - Any more than the word 'love'?
M - To sum up, no. That would encompass what the soul is just as it encompasses what creative source is, but it is the complexities of where it comes from and how it does what it does that I speak of.

G - Why do we need confirmation?
M - I personally don't. I cannot negate or refute what has come my way in meditative practice because it has transformed my life and everything I know of this reality. It is my truth. But what I mean is , I cannot confirm the validity of my awareness and state to others with all certainty that it is universally true to all, because I speak from my perspective and mine only. So it is not my position to evangelize my truth or disprove others who have different experiences on what the soul is. 

G - Is there such a thing as an objective actuality?
M - I suppose there could be some objective actualities, such as that you exist. 

G - If there is agreement in the collective, does it make anything more accurate?
M - More accurate in relation to what? Collective agreements make things more acceptable, not necessarily more accurate.

G - 'If Source is the power plant, individual souls are spiritual sub-stations.'
M - Love it Gary.

G- Perhaps the difficulty for some is realizing the substance of what appears to be empty space. 
M - Agree 100%. I believe once people come into an awareness where they understand that there is no empty space or events AT ALL, then they will see another reality that all existence is continuity and there are no causal relationships at all, only mutual.

G - When did the common world-view shift from one that was natural to one that is mechanical? With Newtonian and Cartesian science?

M - I believe so. Much of it relates to losing the consciousness our ancients had. An understanding that you don't know what you don't know so faith in that itself changed our DNA making it vibrate at a rate where we became more dense and incapable of multi-dimensional processes. 

I always use the example of microorganisms to illustrate this point. Before we knew microrganisms existed there was no belief in such beings. In fact, there was so much opposition to these invisible organisms in the air (that scientists claimed could kill people) that researchers like Pasteur and others were declared insane by many for even pursuing their research. Today we understand in modern medicine how valuable this research is to human life. 

The same will found regarding consciousness and our DNA. That there is an innate receiver/transmitter relationship that affects all life and all people and it is simultaneous real-time. This will change what people perceive is our reality here on Earth and understand how it affects the entire planet when the measurements of frequencies are discovered through quantum inventions. This is not far away I believe. It will change the game of Earth as we know it.

Rod MacKinnon 

With respect, I've lifted a couple of Marcel's responses to Gary's questions :

“…. I believe once people come into an awareness where they understand that there is no empty space or events AT ALL, then they will see a another reality that all existence is continuity and there are no causal relationships at all, only mutual…."

This is my view also .... My conceptualization is of an infinitely growing, living, universe of which we are a feature without any separation, fully integrated into the whole flow of information. I think we do this on an unconscious level the same way the organs of our body do without the need for us to be consciously involved... I especially concur with the understanding that there are no separate events or "things." All is continuous process informed by the apparently infinite intelligence that the "universe" is... as a bee can't exist separately from the flowers which can't exist separately from the field, which can't exist separately from the earth...and so on and on...so we are...

"… Today we understand in modern medicine how valuable… research is to human life. The same will (may) be found regarding consciousness and our DNA. That there is an innate …. relationship that affects all life and all people and it is simultaneous real-time. This will change what people perceive is our reality here on Earth and understand how it affects the entire planet when the measurements of frequencies are discovered through quantum inventions. This is not far away I believe. It will change the game of Earth as we know it….” 

I tend to think along these lines also....... I need to thank you both truly sincerely for the opportunity to really dig down into these questions... it really helps me to clarify (for myself) and examine my own perceptions....

Marcel B 

It's the glasses Rod...we are inspired by the glasses.  :D Isn't it wonderful when we can have so many different opinions as a group, but still be inspired regardless of all of those differences which culminate to one "infinitely growing, living, universe" that we are all a part of regardless of the paths we take. That is true love right there. I'm grateful for the wisdom each of you has given me as well. Thank you.​

Soul Quotes

From Wikipedia, modified for this excerpt:

'In many religions, philosophical, and mythological traditions, the soul is the incorporeal essence of a living being.

'... Hinduism and Jainism hold that all biological organisms have souls, as did Aristotle, while some teach that even non-biological entities (such as rivers and mountains) possess souls. The latter belief is called animism.

'Greek philosophers, such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, understood that the soul must have a logical faculty, the exercise of which was the most divine of human actions. At his defense trial, Socrates even summarized his teaching as nothing other than an exhortation for his fellow Athenians to excel in matters of the psyche since all bodily goods are dependent on such excellence.

'Anima mundi is the concept of a "world soul" connecting all living organisms on planet Earth....

'The Koine Greek word psyche, "life, spirit, consciousness", is derived from a verb meaning "to cool, to blow", and hence refers to the breath, as opposed to "soma", meaning "body".

'.... Nephesh means 'life, vital breath', and specifically refers to a mortal, physical life, but is in English variously translated as 'soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion....'

'.... The ancient Greeks used the word "alive" for the concept of being "ensouled", indicating that the earliest surviving western philosophical view believed that the soul was that which gave the body life. The soul was considered the incorporeal or spiritual "breath" that animates (from the Latin, anima, cf. "animal") the living organism....' [1]

Marcel B. and I had this exchange in the CE Group about the soul:

G - Is the heart connected through DNA to the soul?

M - Yes, every part of your body is connected through DNA to the soul.

G - Does 'What does the heart tell you?' refer to messages received from the soul over the heart through the DNA?

M - Yes. The heart can pulse energy to the soul and every living being on the planet at the speed of light (or perhaps slightly faster).

​From the blog post, Transcendence

[1] Soul on Wikipedia

Beyond Thought and Intuition on Self Realization Fellowship

Agents of Mass Prosperity by ‎Jason Gomes‎
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The term Contributionism, represents a society where everyone contributes with their skills and talents to the greater benefit of all in their community. It is a very simple concept. Everyone is honoured and respected as a human being for who they are and what they do that benefits everyone - not just themselves.  

There are five fundamental points that make UBUNTU Contributionism completely different from anything that we have ever had as a species.

1) No money
2) No barter
3) No trade
4) No value attached to anything - to be of greater or lesser value than anything else – because all of our contributions are deemed to be equally and infinitely valuable.
5) Everyone contributes their natural talents OR acquired skills to the greater benefit of all in the community.

We subscribe to the wisdom of the ancestors that “if it is not good for everyone, it’s no good at all.”

There is a way for us to live and survive in harmony with all of creation and experience abundance on all levels of our lives, without any conflict or separation of any kind. But to achieve this, we will all have to adopt a completely different way of thinking, because we cannot solve our problems by applying the same set of failed solutions. We have to adopt a complete paradigm shift away from everything that we have been taught, and everything that has been tried until now. 

Our vision is to move as rapidly as we can to a social structure that functions without the enslavement of money. After all, money is a synthetically created tool of enslavement and absolute control over the human race - in the hands of a few families that control the world with this tool. 

Please think about this. 

Under normal slavery, as we experienced throughout all of human history, the slave-masters had to feed, clothe and house the slaves. Economic slavery is infinitely more cunning and deceitful. Because while the slave-masters give the slaves the illusion that they are free, the slaves have to earn money, to be able to feed, clothe and houses themselves.

And where do the slaves get the money? From the slave-masters who create the money and retain an absolute control over the creation and the supply of this money. Here I am referring to the small number of royal political elite families, which include the banking families of the Rothchilds, Rockefellars and Morgans.

So, for those who think they are free, please think again. I would like to remind you that none are more enslaved than those who believe they are free. 

If you still have doubts about this, I urge you do as much research about the origins of money and then share this information with everyone and help spread the light of consciousness among humanity. Our website has a growing collection of research material to help you inform yourself.

We can only survive as a species if we remove money from the system and follow the basics of the laws of nature. We are the ones at odds with these laws and our behaviour on planet Earth today is surely a path to self destruction. 

UBUNTU Contributionism provides the platform for a brand new system of absolute equality and abundance for all, where money cannot be used to create any kind of division amongst humanity. 

Please share this information with your friends who will appreciate it and will want to know more. 

UBUNTU PLANET

In unity & resonance
Michael Tellinger

A reader of the Whole Human blog shared with me his experience of spontaneous expanded awareness, which happened while listening to Eckhard Tolle speak.

Rod MacKinnon in the Collective Evolution Facebook group told of a similar state experienced while playing music.
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I have had transcendent experiences which followed my letting go of control of a situation, or judgement or resistance.

Are such states moments when the sense of self aligns with the soul?

The comments below are from the CE Group in response to the above post.

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Amber Bernaste:

I have also experienced this with reading Tolle material.

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Gabriel Swindler:

"What have been your experiences of transcendence or states of expanded awareness?" 

For many years I've been afraid of people judging me when I think about telling this story. Recently I had a change of heart. 

Here's a little story about one of my first 'mystical experiences' 

I once had a friend who was close to me pass. He died an untimely death in a car accident. He was 18 years old at the time. I remember thinking how his life abruptly ended, and no mater how full his life may have been... he would never experience many things in life. Having children, getting married, growing older, having grandchildren, doing all the things that life has to offer, etc. The way he died was very tragic, it was completely avoidable and unnecessary. 

At this point and time - I had written off religion in it's entirety as superstitious nonsense made up by uneducated, primitive men. I had not had a thought about religion in a long while.. and lived a lifestyle that involved non stop partying and selling drugs. It was fun to say the least. 

I took a bunch of acid (LSD) one evening...I was no stranger to LSD. That night I just happen to take way more than I would usually take at that time. 

I was able to see (hallucinate more so) sound waves coming out of speakers, I could also feel different colors of lights, and to some extent... project my mind outside of my body. Like in a poster or painting for example. It wasn't just that I saw these things.. I could feel them with a sense that I can not quite describe in words. 

This was the beginnings of the 'trip' -- or in the early on set of the chemicals. 

Later on .. that same night I begin to question the limits and boundaries of my mind. I wondered.. if all this is possible with a little LSD... what else could our minds do? What are the limits? Does our species even know? 

Earlier I remembered that I could project my mind outside of my body... so I thought to myself what would happen if I tried to take myself to where my dead friend was. At the time it didn't seem like a great idea.. I remember being very fearful of the idea at first.

Somewhere deep down inside I got the courage up, swallowed my fears and went for it. 

I laid down on a soft bit of green grass and looked up at the sky, the light in the sky was starting to get brighter, the sun was probably 30-40 minutes from coming up. 

I remember chanting to myself.. over and over a certain phrase. That's when things got really interesting. 

It's almost as if something tore a hole in the fabric of space and time itself... in the middle of a clear blue Texas sky. Something or someone tore the sky back like it was a mere piece of paper. 

Bright lights came out of the hole like sun beams and shined down where I was laying. I could see something emerging from the hole. Brighter than light could be a way to describe it. 

It was a 'swarm' of what religious people call angels. 

They appeared to be circling or flying around a center point. You could say it was a multitude of angels even. LOL 

I thought for a second.. am I dying? Did I take too much LSD and this is it? Wow!

This is when things got really, really interesting. The person I was tripping with, a friend of mine...was in the house when all this was happening. She had recently lost her father to a tragic car accident (unrelated to my friend's accident) about 3 weeks before. 

She came out and was like "Are you ok Gabe?" (as I was laying on the ground) 

I could not bring myself to speak at that time.. I simply motioned for her to lay beside me on the grass. She laid down next to me...

and that's when shit really got interesting. Without a word spoken she said to me.. "Gabe I see angels, I see angels Gabe." 

Later I acknowledge that what I experience was not 'real'... based on the definition of the word. I was hallucinating.. having a fantastic hallucinogenic vision. It was incredible to say the least. 

What I could not explain.. was how the girl tripping with me experienced and by all accounts saw the same thing without me even uttering a word. 

Eventually the swarm stopped descending. I estimate it was around 50-75 feet off the ground. 

One of the 'angels' came out of the center. He seemed sightly larger than the rest.. with a wing span of probably 15 or 18 feet. He came closer to me.. hovering maybe 20 feet off the ground and spread his wings out far. 

BTW 'angels' appear exactly as they are described in the 'holy text' of this planet. Winged humans bathed in golden light. They do not seem to use their wings to actually fly like a bird would. It seemed as if they were not subject to gravity at all. They seemed timeless and ancient. 

After that.. I have a hard time putting into words what happened. I also don't really have a firm time frame for the next 30 min to 1 hour. I did not seem to experience time the way I experience it now. 

You could say I was given a message by this 'angel'. You could say that colorful light filled my body from head to toe... I remember I was able to spread the colorful light from myself to my friend who was on the trip with me. 

I stood up and looked around! Wow! What people call Heaven was all around me, yet I stood on the Earth. For a brief moment there.. Heaven and Earth were one. I remember looking around at the world around me and it was quite different than how I had experienced it before. The whole spectrum.. 360 degrees in any direction was a rainbow of colorful light. Colorful light reflected off my body maybe 2 or 3 feet. 

I looked up again and the angels, including the larger one were gone. 

This experience started a journey of sorts... and that journey continues to this day. You're probably wondering.. what was the message the larger angel gave me that morning ? That'll have to wait for another time. 

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Gary R. Smith:

Gabriel, I read your story fully, as I could not stop. 

You seemed to be more aware of frequencies, as you saw sound-waves, yes? Would you say that your sense of self aligned with the frequencies of your soul?

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Gabriel Swindler:

"You seemed to be more aware of frequencies, as you saw sound-waves, yes? " 

I did hallucinate / see sound waves while under the influence of LSD. 

I'm a man of science and so yes, I'm very aware of what sound waves are... the question is: was what I saw that night...actually sound waves? or just a hallucination of what I imagine sound waves would look like? 

If I had to guess.. I'd say it was the latter. :) 

If we had the instruments that could make sound waves visual... (maybe we do. I don't know) -- would they look like what I saw? I don't know. Maybe. :) 

"Would you say that your sense of self aligned with the frequencies of your soul?" Nope I wouldn't say that at all. That sounds like pseudoscience non-sense to be honest. I don't believe I have a soul..anymore than I have an aura, or a spirit animal, or a astral body. 

I think people have not had original ideas about these things... ( soul, aura, spirit animal, or a astral body) pretty much since we started keeping records. Every one I run across - is just regurgitating something someone else said. 

See this video for more details: 

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Marcel B :

You can't imagine anything that doesn't exist already so "no originality" makes perfect sense to me.

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Gabriel Swindler:

It may be possible Marcel.. but I'd imagine it would only likely happen in a deep state of meditation or while under the influence of a psychotropic substance like: LSD, Ayahuasca, 2C-E, 2C-I, psilocybin mushrooms, etc. 

Even then it's hard to say it's an original idea and that you weren't subjected to some knowledge or information along the way that lead to think about that idea. 

The whole thing is very philosophical in my humble opinion and an interesting idea to entertain.

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Mark De Lima:

The states of most profound expanded awareness I ever experienced were under the guidance of Master Yankunta in Peru.

Before meeting him I was already familiar to many of the so called entheogenic plants for many years (specially ayahuasca) and nothing came close to the opening he led me to. I would be limiting it if I tried to put it in words.

But I'll try to put it this way: how do people who are born blind know that colors exist?
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That's because someone tells them.

When we are in a state of deep enhanced awareness, it's like we're born blind people who are presented with a quick glance of vision.

Master Yankunta "sees colors" all the time, while we need organic stimulation (plant medicine) to be "blessed" with a glance of another unknown sense.

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Gary R. Smith:

Marcel,

Elsewhere you mentioned that DNA transmits frequencies. I'd like to know everything you know about this ;)

Could it be that DNA transmits frequencies between the soul and the body/mind? I see the soul as an energetic body within and surrounding the space of the physical body, in some if not all humans, and directly linked energetically with the DNA. I have not read or heard of this anywhere else and imagine it is not the conventional or traditional way of understanding the soul. I feel the soul could be one of many relay stations from the original source, pure consciousness, or its next-in-line, the intelligence of Nature, to sentient observers. 

How do you feel about the hypothesis that authentic states of expanded awareness, however triggered, are alignments of the sense of self with the soul?

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Marcel B:

G- How do you feel about the hypothesis that authentic states of expanded awareness, however triggered, are alignments of the sense of self with the soul?

M - 100% agree.

G - Could it be that DNA transmits frequencies between the soul and the body/mind? 

M - Essentially yes, it is the master transmitter/receiver between the soul and self. It creates the field around the body and this becomes the smart body which can then communicate with both. 

G - Elsewhere you mentioned that DNA transmits frequencies. I'd like to know everything you know about this.

M - That is a long discussion perhaps too lengthy to comment here, but all human beings carry trillions of pieces of DNA which comprise their field and a good portion of that is in a multi-dimensional state that is in constant communication with the higher self. I can explain briefly what I have attained in meditation, that is that there are many levels of this game and that our souls actually come from those who have ascended before us (who were us) on other planets.

​Our ancestors and seeders are us. They have gone through this process we are going through, but millions of years ago. They were the seeders and when we transition we go back to what is our soul on these realms and ascended planets. But that is just one level. At this level all dimensions can be perceived and a meld with source and creation is possible. Then there are oversouls and levels above that. The game is far more complex than any human being is capable of explaining in language. Jeff Street provides a fairly good explanation here but it is even more complex than this.

So once the multi-dimensional segments in our DNA considered "junk" are activated, the antenna increases its reception and information from portals on Earth, the Akash and higher self begin flooding our consciousness at every moment where we can interpret a greater extent of what we truly are.

Then DNA begins to vibrate at a higher and higher rate. This takes considerable time. Once that happens and it reaches a specific ability, DNA then transforms via the smart body and the physical body retains the new blueprint. From that point, disease is not possible as we know it today, antagonism with our fellow human is not possible how we know it today.

A sense of oneness increases so dramatically that these individuals will not be able to integrate themselves further into a society built on separation. It is the game changer, and we will begin to see this in our lifetime from select groups worldwide which will then extend to the entire world. So planet Earth will now follow the template from 3 other planets that have gone through this ascension process.

We will be the fourth, and when this planet has ascended with a humanity of very high vibrational DNA, duality as we know it will shift at which point we will then seed another planet ourselves to balance duality once again. I know it sounds like an incredible story but it has come to me more than once so I can only accept it as truth. Your DNA carries all of this information and anybody can realize it.

The Multidimensional Self by Jeff Street ~ Awakening Our Truth
AWAKENINGOURTRUTH.COM|BY DIVINE COSMOS

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Rod MacKinnon:

I once spent a period of around three years working in a timber gang in Ngamu Forest in the Wairarapa region of NZ, planting during winter and felling in the summer. 

To lessen the risk of fire during the felling season, we would begin work around 6:00 am, cease cutting around midday and spend the afternoon hauling the felled logs out to be loaded on transporters.
The afternoon work was hot, hard and heavy. My job was to grab the log-chain and hook and, clambering over the branches stripped from the felled trees, drag it from the log-hauler to a log, manhandle it around the log, clamp and close the hook and signal the winch-driver to start the haul. This in the full, unshaded heat of a Wairarapa summer. I feel that describing it as arduous isn’t too much of a stretch.

At that time I was probably physically fitter and stronger than at any other time of my life, practicing meditation and tai chi and living a comparatively healthy and uncomplicated lifestyle.

One afternoon I seemed to be experiencing more difficulty than usual. Nothing specific. The heat just seemed more oppressive, the dust thicker, the chain heavier, my movements clumsier, my mind struggling, my thoughts agitated,…. when spontaneously the world shifted … the “feeling” experience was, as at other times, similar to the sense of passing through a space … although I’m more inclined to think that my brain simply shifted from a beta to an alpha frequency or similar… the experience for me, was a sense of mental stillness, liquid-like smoothness, effortless action, a unified seamlessness, vividness of colour and detail, sound embedded in silence, I was moving without effort, breathing easily, watching the perfect parabola of the chain swing around the log, hearing the diesel engine as a bass harmony underlying the other noises of the forest … the experience may have lasted for seconds or minutes then suddenly I was back in the heat and the roar but feeling mentally very refreshed and much more at ease…

The memory remains with me and sometimes hints or shades of it occur in everyday situations where and when my attention is gently and quietly but specifically focused on the present. For that reason I’m more inclined to the possibility that what’s happening may be simply subtle shifts of awareness and mental state supported by simple, natural daily routines, disciplines, practices and lifestyle, rather than some other-world/dimensional/soul/spirit thing.

I’m a subscriber to Occam’s Razor…

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Gary R. Smith:

You wrote a wonderful description, Rod. I can feel your experience with you. 

I didn't know what Occam's Razor was, so looked it up - 'Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy. Suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. In this case, the simpler one is usually better. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation is.'

My dad was a scientist and pragmatic man. I was drawn to mysticism from a very early age. When I was in mid-teens he wrote me a Christmas letter in which he expressed, among other things, that he saw things in black and white and had some sadness that he didn't relate to my mystical interests. Then he blessed me on my upcoming journey. 

Life would probably be simpler for me if I were more pragmatic. But the passion for other-world/dimensional/soul/spirit things is too strong and deeply engrained. It is a very large part of who I am. I am grateful for people like you, Rod, who bring the richness of diversity into my life and offer other perspectives for me to reflect upon. Incidentally, my dad was also a lumberjack in his earlier years and your story of working in the woods reminded me of his.

Once I get through my mental gymnastics, I just want to play music.

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Eunice Lynch:

There are musical experiences that will do it everytime, it's probably the reason India has the Sitar.....Iv always thought of musicians as cosmic travelers, they know all the coordinations to move your stuff,...

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Anja van Loon:

What have been your experiences of transcendence or states of expanded awareness? -Just living. And what was the trigger ? - Opening my eyes, and looking, smelling with my nose, hearing with my ears, tasting with my mouth and feeling every vibration with my skin.:)

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Gary R. Smith:

Richard Maurice Bucke (18 March 1837 – 19 February 1902), often called Maurice Bucke, was a prominent Canadian psychiatrist in the late 19th century.

An adventurer during his youth, Bucke later studied medicine. Eventually, as a psychiatrist, he headed the provincial Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario. Bucke was a friend of several noted men of letters in Canada, the United States, and England.

Besides publishing professional articles, Bucke wrote three books: Man's Moral Nature, Walt Whitman, and Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind, which is his best-known work.

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Cosmic consciousness experience

In 1872, while in London, Bucke had the most important experience of his life — a fleeting mystical experience that he said consisted of a few moments of cosmic consciousness. He later described the characteristics and effects of the faculty of experiencing this type of consciousness as:

its sudden appearance
a subjective experience of light ("inner light")
moral elevation
intellectual illumination
a sense of immortality
loss of a fear of death
loss of a sense of sin

Bucke's personal experience of the inner state had yet another attribute, mentioned separately by the author: the vivid sense of the universe as a living presence, rather than as basically lifeless, inert matter.

The supreme occurrence of that night was his real and sole initiation to the new and higher order of ideas. But it was only an initiation. He saw the light but had no more idea whence it came and what it meant than had the first creature that saw the light of the sun.

Bucke did not immediately record the details and interpretation of his experience. This was not done until years later, and only after he had researched much of the world's literature on mysticism and enlightenment and had corresponded with many others about this subject.

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Bucke developed a theory that posited three stages in the development of consciousness:

• the simple consciousness of animals
• the self-consciousness of the mass of humanity (encompassing reason, imagination, and foresight)
• cosmic consciousness — an emerging faculty which is the next stage of human development

Within self-consciousness, there exist gradations among individuals in their degrees of intellectual development and talent. (Bucke considered that no doubt there would be gradations within the level of cosmic consciousness, as well.)

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In Cosmic Consciousness, beginning with Part II, Bucke explains how animals developed the senses of hearing and seeing. Further development culminated in the ability to experience and enjoy music. Bucke states that, initially, only a small number of humans were able to see colors and experience music. But eventually these new abilities spread throughout the human race until only a very small number of people were unable to experience colors and music.

In Part III, Bucke hypothesizes that the next stage of human development, which he calls "cosmic consciousness," is slowly beginning to appear and will eventually spread throughout all of humanity.

Bucke’s vision of the world was profoundly optimistic. He wrote in Part I (“First Words”) “that the universe is so built and ordered that without any peradventure all things work together for the good of each and all, that the foundation principle of the world is what we call love and that the happiness of every one is in the long run absolutely certain.”

- from Wikipedia

Are messages transmitted by soul over DNA what we call the 6th sense, intuitive feeling or inner voice?

Do the brain and nervous system generate the sense of self?

Does the digestive system generate emotions?

Is the heart connected through DNA to the soul?

Does 'What does the heart tell you?' refer to messages received from the soul over the heart through the DNA?

Are emotional thoughts generated by the frequency complex of the digestive system? Are intellectual thoughts generated by the frequency complex of the brain/nervous system? Are thoughts/feelings generated by the frequency complex of the heart the only ones which are 'enriched' by transmissions from the soul?

Why do some people sense the subtle realms (soul, intuitive feeling, etc.) and others not? Can it be due to distinctions between the frequency complex of individuals? Or, as Dr. Elain Aron concludes, are some people (about 20% of the population) 'hard-wired' differently than those who are not Highly Sensitive Persons? Do HSP have more sensitivity towards the unseen than non-HSP?

Marcel B:

Marcel B G - Are the messages transmitted by soul over DNA what we call 'the 6th sense, intuitive feeling or inner voice'?

M - I believe this is one way to interpret it, yes.

G - Do the brain and nervous system generate the sense of self?

M - The brain and heart both generate the sense of self. 

G - Does the digestive system generate emotions?

M - Every system in the body is connected to the emotional state which is connected to the energetic state and smart body. 

G - Is the heart connected through DNA to the soul?

M - Yes, every part of your body is connected through DNA to the soul.

G - Does 'What does the heart tell you?' refer to messages received from the soul over the heart through the DNA?

M - Yes. The heart can pulse energy to the soul and every living being on the planet at the speed of light (or perhaps slightly faster). 

G - Why do some people sense the subtle realms (soul, intuitive feeling, etc.) and others not? Can it be due to distinctions between the frequency complex of individuals? 

M - I don't know why I keep answering the questions because they are all yes. lol. I think you know all the answers. The attainment of specific frequencies within our DNA and field are related to our own core vibration. The higher we vibrate the more we can tap into other aspects of consciousness and thus the wider our antenna becomes. Some people have incarnated on the planet thousands (some tens of thousands) of times and thus build on previous incarnations, wisdom and experience which allows a greater attunement of their DNA. So newbies that come to the planet have nothing to draw from or very little so their range of frequency attunement is very low.

G- as Dr. Elain Aron concludes, are some people (about 20% of the population) 'hard-wired' differently than those who are not Highly Sensitive Persons? Do HSP have more sensitivity towards the unseen than non-HSP?

M - Yes. And this again relates to my last answer. Many Highly Sensitive People have been highly sensitive in other lifetimes, so they continue that path. Then there are others such as the autistic who are also highly sensitive and hold quantum frequencies that the average human being cannot. It's the reason so many autistic children are gifted, many times in ways the standard educational system cannot assess. The don't think linearly. They think quantum so they don't fit in well within our society and often subjected to medications to control their gifts so we accept them. Same can be said for HSP who were historically placed in institutions for a lack of understanding their power.

​Gary R. Smith -

Excellent, Marcel. Illuminating and helpful. I will add it to the Whole Human blog post, 'Transcendence.' Kati and I were house parents for a time to a young man with autism. Actually, that is when I drew the design published with this CE post. I have other questions and 'know' the answers. The dialog can benefit other readers.

When Nature has the idea to give us a message, it finds a way.

The 'way' can begin by warming the idea in our hearts, where if we are open, it will expand and in time manifest. 

An idea to find 'my' musical instrument started me on a search years ago. Sometimes I touched a transcendent space while playing music, but only briefly. It was like touching my toes to the wet foam on the shore and knowing it is the edge of the Sea.

In this first week of 2017, an urge hit me to search further into musical instruments. I remembered emails about mindfulness and harmonicas, so began there. That led to melodicas, and then to mouth harps. Nature's message reached my mailbox.

Research led me to a bass model on a Russian site and while ordering I saw a recommendation of a metronome to go with it. The metronome page was in the Russian language as the image above shows, and the English translation was intriguing, as it seemed to contain hidden messages for me.

I cannot fully make sense of it as a literal interpretation, but when the heart does the reading it beats faster. The following is unedited to allow the raw feeling behind the words:

Rhythm - the organization of sound in time - is one of the fundamentals of music. The fundamental rhythmic pulsation is present everywhere - and in living organisms, and throughout the world. Every person has an innate sense of time and sees it intuitively - both when listening to music and playing with the self - but in the absence of fitness a few can boast of full control over the time of the commission of any physical or mental action. 

Metronome makes the invisible visible is the main assistant to the general development of the sense of time and self-picking. He - drawn on a sheet of paper cells, allowing to write smoothly. It is often said that the need for any training not because the music comes from the soul, it is - for himself and. But along with these words most often heard continuous rhythmic disruptions and sometimes complete lack of "Music" as an ordered set of sounds. Himself as the player seems, all smoothly and accurately. The more complex executables figure, the more real time crawls by imaginary - that is what makes the metronome and the most obvious, helping to develop the technique and the orientation of the fourth dimension. It was then when the expression has a solid "classic" basis, and there is real magic, called music, and carrying away the audience and performers in other worlds ... 

An intuitive mode as there is a gradual development of rhythmic skills, but the use of the metronome speeds an order of magnitude the process and allows you to concentrate on the content part, providing creative freedom and maintaining the enthusiasm of the game due to the competitive component. 

Ultrabass Brumle from Oberton Pro

Darkness is the absence of light, hate the absence of love, ignorance the absence of wisdom. On the other hand, light is not the absence of darkness, love is not the absence of hate, wisdom not the absence of ignorance. Light, love and wisdom are their own self-existing forces.

In Nature, stillness and motion are apparent dualities, yet neither can exist independently because they are relative to one another. Nature's dualities are neutral.

In human society, polarities such as hatred and love are charged with emotional energies. They are mutually exclusive and cannot exist simultaneously. Whereas the dualities of Nature exist in balance, the polarities of Humankind exist in opposition and create imbalance and havoc. As a biological creature, homo sapiens is part of Nature, yet has separated itself from Nature.

While Nature does not have objectives or will as we know them, it acts on principles set by its Source — such as design, organization, expansion, experimentation, diversification, evolution from simple to complex organisms, and stasis or balance. 

Nature's purpose is to efficiently create habitation and objects of observation for the creative field. The idea of Man in the mind/heart of Source is a sentient creature capable of acting by free will choice as its conscious co-creator and emanating the presence of pure consciousness to all of creation. Those who so emanate expand Presence where there was absence.

We are living at a time when new energies are being supplied to the Earth, giving an opportunity to fulfill the original design. Some say the energies do all the work. I feel that, without striving, each person can tune themselves to the higher, more complex frequencies coming in. This is not an intellectual exercise only, but embodied by selfless acts of light, love and wisdom, in service to the Whole.
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The article reprinted as a Whole Human blog post, 'Am I of Higher Frequency?', was discussed in the Collective Evolution Discussion Group with comments as follows:

Remco Cosphi:

I believe it is dangerous to talk like this, because no matter your frequency, ego and feeling better than others are always danger zones for many. As soon as you speak of ascension; that's what ancients did in stargate and now people in real life claim they do) or kundalini or higher frequency, egos enlarge and the talking down on others begins...

Gary R. Smith:

I can certainly see a detriment in talking about frequencies in comparison - such as one person's frequency is more advanced than another's. Neither would I suggest a person become obsessed with advancing their own frequency. Calling them higher and lower frequencies is mis-leading as one is not superior to the other, nor can it be measured in a linear way. However, to be aware of partial, imbalanced or blocked frequencies in oneself, even it if takes a bit of guesswork, could be useful towards living from more whole, balanced and unblocked frequencies. And I am not using the term frequency necessarily in a literal way. It points to an idea for which I do not fully have the words.

Remco Cosphi:

I agree. And I know about these frequencies, can explain how it works and can feel them. Still seeing how most speak of this, often makes feel ashamed for others. My frequency is my being, my core, not just anybody should be concerned about it

Rod MacKinnon:

I tend to agree with Remco Cosphi ... The authors seem to be of the opinion that a "higher frequency" is more desirable than the other options, whatever they are. (I'm not clear on just what the concept of "frequency" means in terms of its application to humans). Discussions of this nature always, and I do mean always, have the tinny clank of inauthenticity about them....The initial concept is dubious and the article strikes me as one of self-preening... But ... what the hell...if it gets you through the night...?

Remco Cosphi:

People do not understand that the intention of life is to experience and learn. Experience intensifies one's energy, the frequency goes up. It is the entire reason of us incarnating.

That is like being proud of having grey hair...

Plus in 2001 Earth's frequency has gone up and with it our energy too. So some who have discovered their frequency has gone up, can be proud because of something they didnt do anything for.

And maybe someone has gone up 10 flights of frequency stairs and is still a few flights behind someone else, but that person has only gained 1 flight in their entire life... Who deserves most respect? 

Can you recognize how much anyone has gained?

Judging is only proof of not realizing how it truly works.

Not saying this applies to anyone in these comments, just other posts I see in other groups on fb...

The only thing you can do is live the best way you can, don't limit yourself with building up expectations of where it is you are going, trust yourself and move forward. You are who you are and the only thing you can do to change it is to work hard 

Gary R. Smith: 

RC - People do not understand that the intention of life is to experience and learn.

GS - Could we go further into this thought? I recognize you already know there is more to the intention of life than to experience and learn. Will you philosophize with me on a more complete version?

How do you feel about my earlier hypothesis:

'While Nature does not have objectives or will as we know them, it acts on principles set by its Source—such as expansion, diversification, evolution from simple to complex organisms, and stasis or balance. Its purpose is to create habitation and objects of observation for the creative field. The idea of Man in the mind/heart of Source is a sentient creature capable of acting by free will choice as its conscious co-creator and emanating the presence of pure consciousness to all of creation. Those who so emanate expand Presence where there was absence.'

RC - Experience intensifies one's energy, the frequency goes up. It is the entire reason of us incarnating.

GS - Exactly. That we live in a frequency universe and are ourselves frequency beings is well attested. Can it even be reasonably refuted? I understand anyone's objection to making comparison of higher and lower frequencies, or giving value to meaning to them, but not to being self-aware of one's own core frequency and having the ability to consciously adjust. 

A definition of frequency is 'the rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured per second.'

And as earlier discussed, though not concluded by everyone, existence is the intersection of wavelengths of probability/possibility with sentient observers which are also wavelengths. Everything is consciousness and wavelengths, stillness and motion.

RC - The only thing you can do is live the best way you can, don't limit yourself with building up expectations of where it is you are going, trust yourself and move forward. You are who you are and the only thing you can do to change it is to work hard :)

GS - Hmmm.... I haven't given up on my inmost sense that there is more to it than this. 

Remco Cosphi:

Everything is a Whole, energy. This energy, or energies are and they live. What is their way of living, together they create universes, seven in total, making an omniverse. These universe contain planets where parts of that Whole, tiny parts can incarnate to experience. Because every tiny speck experiences it can grow and as a Whole the Whole grows. Evolution. The way one person or species can evolving, so does the Whole.

Do you notice or even feel frustrated because the supplements, medicines, diets, and modalities that seem to work for other people don’t work for you? Do you do what most would consider “all the right things” for your health and spirit and still feel that you are not functioning optimally? Do your energies, moods, and immune system feel like they need a boost even when you take extra time for “self-care?”

If you answered “yes” to the previous questions, there is a very good chance that you are part of the 1% of the population that is genetically of higher frequency. People of higher frequency tend to be described as “hypersensitive,” empathic, intuitive, creative, sometimes perfectionistic, and  “light workers,”(wonderfully!) complex.

​Despite finding that other people are drawn to them, higher frequency individuals often feel alone in this world because they comprise so little of the population. However, they continue to move forward with their lives in a unique, heart-centered way. They live almost strategically in different parts of the globe as “light workers,” here to carry out their important mission or “Cosmic Call to Action,” which is to help our species and planet survive and thrive as a more consciously awakened world.
 
As a result, higher frequency people usually share many of the following attributes during this human experience:

1. A desire to find, confirm, or capture the essence of their true spiritual “home,” partner, family, and/or community.

2. A feeling that entities or angels are around them. They may even see or hear those entities on occasion.

3. A feeling that they aren’t achieving the success, relationships, and happiness they desire—despite having outstanding skills, capacities, and intelligence.

4. Changes in moods, emotions, and energy levels that appear to reflect the people or planet around them, as much if not more than their own condition.

5. Moments of feeling more “awakened” or conscious, but finding those times short-lived or unsustainable in 3D daily life.

6. Vivid dreams, and even moving, speaking, or acting out while asleep.

7. Periods of intense “shedding” of relationships, responsibilities, or priorities.

8. A feeling that time is moving much faster or even “getting lost” during regular activities.

9. Enhanced awareness of synchronicities and believing that there are no “coincidences” or “accidents.”

​If you are of higher frequency, you likely also share a number of the following beliefs, perspectives, and ideologies:

1. “Service to Others” is your mantra or motto, which helps dictate the decisions that you make and all that you are and do. You know that what you do to and for others will affect you and your loved ones sooner or later—because we are all connected by frequencies, energy, our planet, and karma.

2. You see our earth and the human experience as a smaller part of a bigger picture. You feel almost like we humans are the experiment, playground, or “school” for spirits, entities, or forces from other dimensions, including some of your own soul’s energy source.

3. You understand that it usually takes dire situations to open people’s minds. You so want to be genuine in your interactions with others in your daily life, but feel more like you have to be a metaphysical “Clark Kent” and keep your Superman thoughts and talents in your back pocket. You find that it’s not until you come to the rescue of others in dire straits that they can look past your more spiritual cape and approaches. They are finally more open and just grateful to be helped.

4. You believe that happiness may or may not be the goal of this incarnation, but that living a life that is consistent with your purpose will produce all of the fulfillment you could ever want. It’s not about imitating what others call a “successful life.” It’s about feeling like you are on your OWN best path to your destiny.

5. You believe that your destiny is set and is great, but that free will and frequency can and will change the timing, ease, and efficiency of fulfilling that destiny. Consequently, you look to strengthen your frequencies and awareness level more than most.

6. You follow your heart, recognizing what science has finally proven. The heart senses and reacts to an event before it ever happens and even before the brain can process it. The heart really knows best, and first.

7. You don’t like that money is the focus and basis of our current world. You prefer to see people for how they are and what they feel, and not for what they have or whom they know. You prefer to exchange services and talents rather than money. For you, sharing your art, time, and expertise tends to reflect more of what’s in the heart than any other currency ever could.

8. You love and honor our planet and the natural universe. You feel the pains physically and emotionally when Mother Earth is ailing or rumbling. You may also feel the pull or mental and physical disruption during events like the moon’s cycles, solar flares, planetary alignment, etc. It sickens you that humans have prioritized greed rather than sustainability and kindness to the living things around us.

9. You recognize that each person has a different part in our global community. Regardless of rank, role, or training, each person is valued and crucial to the greater picture. The student is as important to the teacher as the teacher is to the student, as are the construction crews that build their school and the maintenance crews that keep it beautiful.

​If the qualities and tendencies mentioned above resonate with you, then you probably have lots of experiences being and/or surrounded by a higher frequency person. It may not come as a surprise that–because of all of the energies that higher frequency people take in and take on from the world around them–they are quite prone to: food and environmental allergies; thyroid issues and adrenal fatigue; inflammation leading to digestive and/or joint issues; depression, addictions, or extreme highs and lows in mood; and intense relationships to sexual activity, body image, and/or exercise. Most higher frequency individuals feel the need to regroup or refresh by being alone and away from the energies of other people; by spending time in water or nature; by engaging in sports or physical activity; and/or by getting lost in music, dance, or other forms of expressive art—all to help rid themselves of the frequencies they take in, as well as to help rebalance their own energy systems.

While being a super-charged human has its challenges, lessons, and contrasts, you contain the Divine fabric, energies, and soul that represent the next steps for our human species. Because 3D life as a higher frequency person is complicated, it is neither helpful nor expected for you to live in perpetual bliss, nor to isolate instead of participate in this world. Any discomfort and confusion you experience pave the way for your sincerity and ingenuity; your resilience inspires others; and your tenacity is the hope for our future. Most importantly, by living a life that resonates with you, you move others to transform in positive and profound ways too. Although you may not always receive the applause, recognition, or gratitude that you deserve from others, as with most pioneers, your trials, tribulations, and triumphs are pivotal, and will be appreciated for generations to come.

Higher Frequency Discussion
(Collective Evolution Discussion Group on Facebook)

Life That Matters: 6 Ways to Live From Your Heart
​by Sheila Zia
Lifehack.org

It is entirely possible to come to the end of your life and wonder how you could have lived so thoughtlessly. It is just as possible to live a life that matters – from the heart – in ways that echo the very song of the soul.

How do you know if you are heading in the right direction?

If you have based your worth on experiences that built a resume but not a life, most days you may feel you are living somebody else’s definition of success. If in spite of all your outward accomplishments you have a persistent, underlying sense of regret, this is often a sign of heart draining, soul sucking choices.
In contrast, to live from the heart is to let our soul lead us. It is to ask very different questions.

Questions like – What will my legacy be? Will the world be any different because I lived? Does my life matter? And with the questions, to heed the wise words of others who have let their soul be their life compass.

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How to Live from the Heart
Teal Swan
Being In the Now

In order to move from the mind into the space of the heart, we need to make a place in our lives for quiet so that we can hear the voice of the heart. Meditation is the best way to quiet the mind. When we get the mind out of the way, the heart can have dominion.

Live from intuition, not logic. Intuition is the perspective of the higher self. It is the most objective perspective that there is. It is always in alignment with you highest good.

In order to live from the heart space, let your personal cup overflow with love, joy, kindness, and compassion. In addition, live in the present moment and cultivate detachment. Gratitude is also important. And, be honest with yourself and others.

Living from the heart is living your true essence. It is your truest and most natural state.

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10 Love-Filled Ways to Live From Your Heart
Gail Brenner
gailbrenner.com

Living from the heart is incredibly relaxing. You stop using your mind to analyze, plan, organize, and figure everything out. What a relief! As you let go of all of that mind activity, you are able to relax into presence, where there is no trouble and no resistance.

When you live from the heart, you begin to touch into the universal experience of love. Love is the source of everything – the fabric which makes up our very existence.

Sure, there are many waves in the ocean, but they all are made up of the same thing. Play with letting go of your individual self and live from the eternal ocean of love.

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Learn To Live With Your Heart, Not Your Mind
Finerminds.com

Could you imagine the chaos we’d experience if we didn’t have the aid of our minds to help us logically analyze the decisions we make throughout the day? Everything from crossing the street to choosing what to wear in the morning could lead to disaster!

However, when it comes to matters of the heart and following our dreams, it’s often these situations where our need to analyze gets in the way of what we really want.

Our mind only has what’s happened in the past as a point of reference – therefore when taking a chance, whether it be pursuing the person our heart is calling for, or moving countries, these decisions can get stifled by fear and the ego.

Although it’s during these moments that we need to let our hearts do the talking. After all, when it comes emotions such as a love, there’s no rhyme or reason.

So how can we live more with our hearts, and less with our minds?

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How to Live from the Heart
Bodyenergyconnection.com

How do you live and think from the heart? The first and most important step is not to get there from your head. Activating and empowering your heart’s center begins with acknowledging that there is a brain and an emotional center that resides there.

....It has taken me nearly 5 years of constant and conscientious effort to try and get out of my head. It’s not enough when you read Eckart Tolle’s The Power of Now or try and stay present in the moment through Buddhist meditations when your mind is busier than a schizophrenic bee on cocaine. Alright, perhaps it’s not that uncontrollable. You get my drift though. Our thoughts are a reflection of our society.

So how do we quiet those thoughts down and be more in our hearts?
It takes time, effort, dedication, and the release of energy, memories, thoughts, feelings and events that we acquire throughout our lifetime. Did you get that? It’s a non-stop effort in cleaning, clearing, and claiming. What are you claiming? Peace of mind!!!!