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    • The Brain and the Mind

      by Douglas De Long

      (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

      "The mind of man is capable of anything— because everything is in it, all the past as well as the future."—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

      Most people think of the brain and the mind as being one and the same thing. Doctors, scientists, and other highly trained persons share this belief. People from all walks of life use the words "brain" and "mind" interchangeably. In reality, they are two separate and distinct creations. The brain is a biochemical organ—a part of the human body. The mind, on the other hand, is a psychic organ that is attached to the human soul. Both the soul and the mind are connected to the Creator and the heavenly realms.

      As human beings you are dual in nature, possessing both a physical body and a psychic body. Within the physical body are physical organs and glands. The psychic body—which is contained within the physical form—has its own set of psychic organs. In other words, a person possesses a physical heart as well as a psychic heart. This is the same situation in regards to the brain and the mind, the brain being the physical organ and the mind being the psychic one.

      The mind, a part of the human soul, has a profound influence upon the brain, the nervous system, the body, and all organs and glands. It is the mind that gives all of you the sense of cognition and a sense of beingness. The physical and the psychic are linked so closely together that one does not function without the other. The physical organs and the psychic organs work together in a harmonious relationship. There is a Divine Intelligence from above that orchestrates all of this. This intelligence is part of the Creator or God source.

      On a physical level, the human brain consists of four principal parts: the brain stem, diencephalons (consisting of the thalamus and hypothalamus), cerebrum, and cerebellum. Although all four are important, we'll be discussing the cerebrum. Found in the upper area directly beneath the top of the skull, the cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. The surface area of the cerebrum is known as the cerebral cortex or neo-cortex. Billions of neurons are contained in the neo-cortex. On an evolutionary scale, this is the most recently evolved or developed area of the human brain.

      On a psychic and spiritual level, the crown chakra—one of the seven major chakras or energy centers—is positioned over the top of the head and the cerebrum. It is through the crown chakra that the Divine Intelligence above directs energy downwards. This energy (known as chi, universal energy, or god force) flows from the crown and into the top of the head.

      A spiritually awakened or enlightened person can work with this energy. Through meditation and other techniques such as tai chi and dancing, the individual can sometimes feel this universal energy on the top of the head as a warm, pleasant feeling. This means that the crown chakra or energy center has "opened up." As the universal energy expands downwards into the brain itself, tingling sensations will be felt all over the head and within. This is an indication that the chi or universal energy (which is also known as divine light) has stimulated the neo-cortex causing many neurons to "fire." These firing neurons send electrical energy to other parts of the brain, in particular the rest of the cerebrum. The divine light also travels to these areas of the brain during this event.

      The cerebrum is considered the seat of intelligence where higher processes of human thought exist. The abilities to read, write, speak, and make calculations exist in this important part of the human brain. The creation of music, works of art, and philosophical thought originate from the cerebrum. In other words, some of your creative abilities are stored here. Always remember that it is the mind, as part of your eternal soul connected to the energy of the Creator above that directs and allows those abilities to manifest on the physical level via the cerebrum.

      As electrical energy and divine light enter these areas of the neo-cortex and cerebrum, brain cells that have lain dormant for a long time are stimulated. These cells become active and start to perform their designated functions or tasks. As a human being you only use about 10% of your potential brain capacity. When the neurons fire and these cells become activated, you start to use more of your mental or brain capacity. Thus, instead of using 10%, you increase your capacity to 20% or even 30%.

      There are parts of the brain that contain psychic abilities such as precognition, déjà vu, past life recall, clairaudience, and clairvoyance. As mentioned earlier, the cerebrum and the neo-cortex make up the majority of the brain. It is here that many of your psychic abilities are contained and merely lie dormant. The brain cells within these areas, when activated, will awaken these psychic abilities and gifts. This is partly why spiritual enlightenment and divine inspiration occur when the crown chakra is opened and activated. Divine light and wisdom enter into the crown energy center as well as energizing these areas of the brain.

      As you become more spiritually awakened or enlightened, you begin to reach your full potential as a human being. Not only will you use a greater portion of your brain capacity and increase your IQ level, you will also use many of your psychic and spiritual abilities. This is the goal that a person on a spiritual path strives to attain.

      An additional benefit is that the power of the mind becomes greater. Many enlightened individuals use this enhanced power in a very positive way. The ability to manifest or create beneficial things in one's life increases. You develop the potential to direct or control more of your own life and your own destiny. Think of this example: Consider your life as a ship upon the sea of destiny. Instead of being a person aboard a wind tossed ship on a rough sea, you are a captain and pilot directing your ship to your desired destination.

      Truly gifted teachers, counselors, and healers are enlightened or awakened. They use more of their brain capacity and the power of their minds. They can influence people in a loving and beneficial way. These enlightened people use the infinite power of the human mind to help humanity.

      Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2004. All rights reserved.

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    • Double Vision: Huge Black Cloud
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      Last weekend I was driving home from a family vacation in the country. It was a beautiful afternoon: the sun was shining and the countryside was lovely, lush and green. We were all having a fine time. Then I came up over a hill and saw an enormous black, misty cloud move from the left of the road, across the road to the other side, and keep going. This was not a real cloud, of course – it looked like some huge spiritual entity of some kind. It was about the size of a small elephant! (I’m psychic and have had many encounters with spirits, but I’ve never seen anything like this before.) I had the presence of mind to take in as much of the landscape as I could before my vehicle was past this area, and I noted that there was an old cemetery on the left, where this “cloud” came from. I was speechless for a moment, and when I finally described to my children what I’d seen, they said they hadn’t seen a thing. Do you have any idea what this might have been? Bless you both!

       – Micki

      Dreamchaser:

      Every once in a while I have to give someone an answer from spirit that makes even me shake my head and think, “Okay, now you really do sound crazy!” This is one of those times.

      Thanks to Hollywood and horror books, we have become used to thinking of cemeteries as scary places. If we saw a black mist hovering over a cemetery, we would naturally tend to think it must be a ghost. After all, this is a cemetery.

      Your logical mind ran into a glitch because you are quite accustomed to seeing things that others cannot, and are familiar with what it is like to see spirits, but this situation felt quite different from those experiences. You rightly assumed that this must not be a spirit entity, yet if that was the case and no one else saw it, then what in the world could it be?

      Here’s where things start to sound pretty crazy: I’m hearing that this was a very well-disguised “unidentified flying object” – a UFO. I was a huge naysayer of the whole extraterrestrial scene, especially the notion that there are aliens living on or around Earth. The more I studied, however, the more I came to realize that there are indeed other beings living on this planet with us.

      If we can commune with beings from the other side, why not beings from another world? I have heard of a race of alien beings that use the clouds and the sky as camouflage. (They have ships with some amazing and very creative technology.) These aliens are called the Arcturians. That is the race that jumped to mind when I read your question.

      There are naturally a number of people who think that the idea of “cloud ships” is utterly ridiculous, as there is to support their existence. I’d like to ask those people how exactly would one begin to research such a thing?

      You need to start doing some research and trying to help yourself remember. Do you happen to recall if there was missing time on the day you saw this cloud? Did you wake up more tired than before you went to sleep at any point in the days prior to or following this event?

      Start doing some research on how UFOs are sighted and see what you learn. I know it sounds strange and scary, but if you truly want to understand this experience, you’ll have to maintain a very open mind. There is a wealth of information available to you on the internet.

      I wish you peaceful interactions with all beings.

      *****

      Astrea:

      The old cemetery you were passing when you saw the black cloud holds the key to your explanation. The cloud could have been one spirit or a collection of spirits whose bodies were buried in this spot when they died.

      There must have been soldiers in those graves. When the souls of soldiers combine, they could appear to someone who is sensitive as a “black cloud of energy.” A small elephant would be just about the right size for such a group of entities.

      Folklore offers many tales of the spirits of warriors returning to their graves. Fallen warriors would also appear to powerful leaders to try to convince them that going to war with another group, tribe or person would prove unwise in the long run.

      Because these soldiers had learned that war is not the answer, they would visit kings, queens, emperors and generals in their dreams to warn them of the horrors of the battles to come. This theme recurs over and over again in literature and historic tales.

      Then the Vietnam War changed things, and now those events aren’t as common as they were before. Soldiers who died as the result of that and later wars went right to heaven, as most felt too disillusioned to try to help those of us left behind to avoid more conflict.

      It’s still the same. This latest Iraqi war is so horrible that the soldiers who are fighting on both sides are too disappointed in mankind to try to help us anymore, so they go right to God when they die.

      In this country, sightings like the one you had are most often found where there are graves of soldiers from the Civil War. Sometimes they gather to reflect on the battles they’ve been in, or to try to combine their energy to prevent more wars from happening.

      Their energy is very powerful because that war was brother against brother and family against family, so they learned very well that war is not the answer, and they want to convince us to “study war no more.” Unfortunately, so far they haven’t made much of an impact.

      They visit world leaders en mass via their dreams to show them how wrong it is to wage war, no matter what the provocation. Unfortunately, leaders don’t heed their dreams as much as they did in biblical times, and we end up in one conflict after another.

      You received a message about peace the day you saw that floating black cloud. I hope others saw it too, and I pray that those who have yet to see the beauty of peace will someday heed the wise message of fallen soldiers.

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