A controlling factor in human interactions seems to be the whole-brain (hemispherically synchronized) state. A study reported in 198826 in the International Journal of Neuroscience, by researchers at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, suggest that synchronized brain states significantly influence nonverbal communication. The study was done with thirteen paired subjects. The subjects were tested in a darkened and soundproof Faraday cage (a lead-lined screened chamber that filters out all outside electromagnetic activity). Each pair of subjects was instructed to close their eyes and try to “communicate” by becoming aware of the other’s presence and to signal the experimenter when they felt it had occurred. The brainwave states of the subjects were monitored during this process. Experimenters reported that during the sessions an increase in similarity of EEG (brainwave) patterns between the pairs of communicators developed. Furthermore, the experimenters noticed, “The subject with the highest concordance [hemispheric integration] was the one who most influenced the session.” In other words, the EEG patterns of the individual with less synchrony between the brain hemispheres would come to resemble the EEG pattern of the person whose two sides more closely resembled each other.
These conclusions support the allegation that our thoughts, even nonverbally expressed, can influence others. In fact, the more whole-brained we become, the more we influence others toward that state of being as well. As the comedian Lily Tomlin put it, “We’re all in this together – by ourselves.”
In light of this understanding, using PSYCH-K whole-brain integration techniques can be characterized as an act of “enlightened self-interest.” Next time you get on a commercial jet liner, pay particular attention to the preflight orientation. Without being aware of it, the flight attendant is reminding you of a profound spiritual principle when he or she says, “In case of an unexpected change in cabin pressure, an oxygen mask will drop down from above. Put your mask on first before trying to help others.”
By taking responsibility for our own psyches and our own lives, we are contributing to the whole of humanity.
When you change yourself, you change the world!
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21 Christopher M. Bache, Dark Night, Early Dawn, Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000.
22 Robert A. Wilson, Cosmic Trigger, Tempe, AZ: New Falcon Publications, 1985.
23 C. Maxwell Cade and Nona Coxhead, The Awakened Mind, New York: Dell Publishing, 1979.
24 C. Maxwell Cade and Nona Coxhead, The Awakened Mind, New York: Dell Publishing, 1979.
25 Christopher Bache, Dark Night, Early Dawn, Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000.
26 Excerpted in the Brain/Mind Collections, Vol. 13, Number 10 A.
Index
Applied kinesiology, 31
Bache, Christopher M., 131
Beliefs
as building blocks of personality, 45
conscious, 56
conscious versus subconscious, 55–60
factors in formation of, 45–46
limiting/negative, 46–47
power and biology of, 45–54
subconscious, See Subconscious beliefs
Benson, Herbert, 115
Brain
balanced identification with both sides of, 43–44
comparison of left and right hemispheres of, 41–42
integration of whole, 41–44
mind versus, 48–49
Brain dominance theory, 41
Change, myths about, 123–26
Conscious beliefs and change, 56
Conscious mind, 24–25, 26–27
muscle testing and, 81
Socrates and training of, 73
Core belief balance, 15
Donchin, Emmanuel, 54
Effort and determination, 18, 20
Environmental stimuli before and after birth, 50–54
Eye position in muscle testing, 78–80
Formula for manifestation, 99–102
Goal setting for subconscious, 58–60
Goodheart, George, 31
Grief and loss, 118–20
Habitual mind, 72
Health and body, 113–18
Helplessness, 67
Hemispheres, comparison of left and right, 41–42
Insight, limitations of, 21
Left-brain hemisphere, 41–42
Limiting/negative beliefs, 46–47
Lipton, Bruce H., 49
Manifestation, formula for, 99–102
Mead, Margaret, 132
Mind
brain versus, 48–49
conscious, See Conscious mind
habitual, 72
subconscious, See Subconscious mind
superconscious, See Superconscious mind
volitional, 72
Muscle testing
conscious, subconscious, and superconscious mind, 81–83
defined, 31–32
eye position and, 78–80
performing, 34–40
study of, 32–34
Myths about change, 123–26
Perception effect, 115
Permission protocols, 68–71, 83
Personal power, 120–22
Placebo effect, 115
Powerlessness, 67
Problems, as strategies for meeting needs, 68–70
Prosperity, 111–13
PSYCH-K
formula for manifestation, 99–102
reliance on inner wisdom and ability, 77–78
roots of, 9–17
PSYCH-K Advanced Workshop, 139–142
PSYCH-K Basic Workshop, 137–39
PSYCH-K testimonials, 84–98
Psychoneuroimmunology, 114
Psychotherapy, emphasis on process versus results, 12
Relationships, 110–11
Right-brain hemisphere, 41–42
Rossi, Ernest L., 43
Self-esteem, 108–10
Senses, affect on subconscious, 57–60
Socrates, and training of conscious mind, 73
Species-mind, 134
Spirituality, 105–8
Split-brain research, 41
Struggle, letting go of, 18–20
Subconscious
effect of senses on, 57–60
goal setting for, 58–60
language of, 57–60
Subconscious beliefs, 56–57
about grief and loss, 118–20
about health and body, 113–18
about personal power, 120–22
about prosperity, 111–13
about relationships, 110–11
about self-esteem, 108–10
about spirituality, 105–8
Subconscious mind
communication with, 31–40
muscle testing and, 81–82
shedding light on, 22–30
Superconscious mind, 71–74
muscle testing and, 81–82
Surrogation, 133
Synchronicities, 70
VAK (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) format, 61–65
Volitional mind, 72
Whole-brain integration, 41–44
Willpower and determination, 19
Wilson, Robert A., 146
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