HOLY SPIRIT THOUGHTS

Christian Perspectives:

"How does God receive billions of prayer requests from Christians around the world and "keep track" of all of them? Obviously, we are not called to understand how God answers our prayers."

"That is, they send their prayers into the universe with the desire that they will be answered".

(KEEP THE FAITH...WHEN YOUR PRAYERS SEEM TO GO UNANSWERED. David Jeremiah.TURNING POINTS.June 2024)

Science Perspectives:

Although neuroscience has made great progress in understanding how the brain works, scientists admit they're still in the early stages of understanding it. They understand brain architecture, some aspects of its function, and regions that respond to environment, activate our senses, generate movements, and contain emotions. But they still can't figure out how all these interactions contribute to behavior, perception, and memory.

(Our Daily Bread. GOD'S CREATED MASTERPIECE.June/July/August. 2024. Ourdailybread.org.)

The foregoing perspectives relate to thought states that science's material methodology cannot directly investigate.

But science has defined conditions that circumstantially represent reasonably plausable supernatural inferences to the perspectives.

This blog addresses those circumstances.

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The components and functioning depicted in this figure is the "hitchpin" for this blog's the proposal concerning Holy Spirit Thoughts. [link]

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The integration of two electrical impulse/brain functions complrxes activates a brain wave, a thought, in an undefined locational "access state" in subconsiousness. [link]

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Thoughts are accessed from the subsconecious state by the consciousness state which activates self-awareness including conscience. [link]

FIGURE 4:
Thoughts are propagated between human brains and between human brains and a supernatural mind---the WORD. [link]

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FIGURE 1 REFERENCES
A brain function, an immaterial feature, [link] integrated with an electrical impulse, a material feature, [link] of a specific frequency [link] is the process that creates a specific thought.

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A thought is developed when two electrical impulses and their brain functions are integrated in the subconsciousness state [link] which results in a new electrical impulse/brain function state representing a new thought or an emphasized "old" thought, [link] which also activates the new thought [link] without a specific location in the brain [link] and thus no identiafiable creation point. [link]

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Consciousness [link] is the accessing of thoughts from the subsconsciousness state [link] by the neuroscience perspective of a Supernatural Agent [link] which in the Christian perspective [link] is the Holy Spirit's activation of supernatural brain functions [link] as a conscience guide. [link]

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Brain waves are propagated out of and into the brain [link]
in the form of electical impulses [link]
by neurotransmitter-like mechanisms [link]
representing immaterial thoughts from the WORD. [link].

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The Holy Spirit proposals are supernaturally related deductions based on circumstantal material science perspectives, a Supernatural Agent, which mechanisms are not defined by science. [link]

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Point Of Emphasis

The conscious expression of self-awareness is a "state of reason" not perceived solely by the 5-senses but by immaterial perceived supernatural principles---the WORD.

Conscience: Based on the Greek this word means “awareness” or “knowledge of.” This can relate to awareness of life and surroundings as well as awareness of sin. br / Mind: Based on the Greek this word means “thought(s)” or “imagination.” This is our processor. Conscience brings awareness and knowledge to bear and our mind processes that information and from there we make decisions. (http://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/conscience-mind-soul-spirit)

Conscience may be regarded, either as a power or as an act of the mind. In the former case, it is that power of the mind that affirms and enforces moral obligation, and that pronounces upon the desert of obedience or of disobedience. Conscience is not a legislator that makes law, but a judge that convicts of guilt, passes sentence, in respect to the past, and decrees and enforces moral obligation to obey law, in regard to the future. Conscience, as a judge, smiles upon obedience, and frowns upon disobedience.

As an act of the mind, conscience is an affirmation or testifying state of the reason, in respect--To the agreement or disagreement of the will with the law of God
(https://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/Oberlin_1841/OE1841.Seared.Conscien.1.html)

Conscience is that state of the man in which he reviews and judges his own actions. (https://biblehub.com/sermons/auth/vaughan/conscience_and_the_spirit.htm)

As an act of the mind, conscience is an affirmation or testifying state of the reason, in respect to the agreement or disagreement of the will with the law of God.
(https://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/Oberlin_1841/OE1841.Seared.Conscien.1.html)

Conscience is that state of the man in which he reviews and judges his own actions.
(https://biblehub.com/sermons/auth/vaughan/conscience_and_the_spirit.htm)

In fact, on many accounts, conscience does not generate its own moral principles. For example, the moral contents we discover within us can be acquired through divine intervention, as is the case with the laws of nature which, according to Christians, God infuses in our heart. Conscience does not allow us acquire the knowledge of the moral law directly from an external source (God in this case), but only to witness the presence of God’s laws within us.

Conscience cannot directly contemplate God. The idea of a faculty that gives us indirect, and therefore imperfect knowledge of some external moral authority suits religious traditions very well.

...conscience is mostly understood as inward looking, which presupposes that the knowledge to which it gives us access is already within us and that we acquired it through some other source.
(https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/conscience/)

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The frequency of a wave, i.e., a specific thought, can be changed by integrating the wave with a different frequency, thus creating a new thought.

The magnatude of expression of a wave, i.e., a specific thought, can be changed by integrating the wave with an equivalent frequency wave, thus creating increased expression such as the firing of a :resting" thought.

These conditions are implied as an action executed by the Holy Spirit to express a thought from the WORD.

What happens when two waves with different frequencies superpose?

When two waves with different frequencies superpose, they create a complex wave pattern known as beat frequency.

When two waves of different frequencies interact, the phenomenon of superposition occurs. This is a fundamental concept in wave mechanics, which states that the total displacement of the medium at any point is the vector sum of the displacements of the individual waves. In simpler terms, when two waves meet, they add together. Understanding the superposition principle is crucial for grasping how these interactions work.

However, when these waves have different frequencies, the superposition results in a more complex wave pattern. This is because the peaks and troughs of the two waves do not always align, causing constructive and destructive interference at different points. Constructive interference occurs when the peaks of the two waves align, resulting in a larger amplitude, while destructive interference occurs when a peak of one wave aligns with a trough of the other, resulting in a smaller amplitude or even cancellation of the waves. The concepts of types of waves and their characteristics can further explain why these phenomena occur.

This varying interference creates a pattern known as 'beats'. The beat frequency, which is the frequency of the amplitude variations, is equal to the absolute difference between the frequencies of the two superposing waves. For example, if two waves with frequencies of 100 Hz and 102 Hz superpose, the beat frequency would be 2 Hz. This means that the amplitude of the resulting wave would increase and decrease twice per second. The formation of such patterns can be better understood through the study of wavefronts and rays, which depict how waves travel and interact in space.

This phenomenon of beats is not only theoretical but has practical applications in various fields. For instance, in music, beats can be used to tune instruments. By playing two notes with slightly different frequencies, musicians can hear the beats and adjust the frequencies until the beats disappear, indicating that the notes are in tune. Similarly, in radio transmission, beats can be used to modulate signals, allowing for the transmission of information.

In conclusion, the superposition of two waves with different frequencies results in a complex wave pattern with a beat frequency. This beat frequency, which is the absolute difference between the frequencies of the two waves, is a result of the varying constructive and destructive interference of the waves. The interaction of waves and the creation of nodes and antinodes are key to understanding the complexities of wave interference and the resultant patterns observed.
(https://www.tutorchase.com/answers/ib/physics/what-happens-when-two-waves-with-different-frequencies-superpose)

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This figure depicts three propagation states:

Propagation out of the SENDING brain .

Propagation in SPACE between brains

Propagation into the RECEIVING brain.

Implication:

Propagation between brains is executed WITHOUT neuron-to-neuron propagation---thus requiring an electrical impulse propagation mechanism, unexplained by science.

Electronics of brain waves outside the body Many people question the existence of brain waves and say that electrical impulses in the brain don’t ever get outside the body. Electrical impulses are well known to travel inside the brain and to the rest of the nervous system. But brain waves not only play an important role inside the human body, their energy can be used to make wonders outside the body as well for controlling electronic devices/displays, telekinesis, hypnotism, etc.

The energy of brain waves (as wave function) in the open will also suffer different energy losses like attenuation, absorption, dispersion and scattering, and so energy of the waves will decrease fast with distance and time. However, with strong concentration/meditation to generate brain waves of required energy level, one can perform the activities mentioned below.

Telekinesis It is one of the bases of many super powers in human beings, which is often used for controlling/manipulating of matter. Telekinesis is a general term for any ability that involves using the mind to influence/manipulate/move matter or objects. Further, it may evolve to the point where it can control anything at a subatomic particle to universal level.

Telepathy The electrical nature of the brain allows sending and receiving of brain waves as electrical pulses. These can be delivered in a non-invasive way using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Using a combination of technologies like EEG, the Internet and TMS, researchers are able to transmit a thought over a very large distance, such as from India to France.

Brain-computer interface Recent advances in brain-computer interface are turning the science fantasy of transmitting thoughts directly from one brain to another into reality. In this field, brain-to-brain interfaces allow direct transmission of brain activity in real time by coupling the brains of two individuals. Users want to control electronic devices through brain waves without use of even hands, which brain-computer interface is now enabling.

Hypnosis It is based on the use of brain waves for guided relaxation, intense concentration and focused attention, to achieve a heightened state of awareness that is sometimes called a spell. During hypnotic spell, a person’s attention is so focused that anything going around the person is temporarily blocked out or ignored.

Working of our brain cells, or neurons, using electrical signals to communicate and coordinate for higher brain function as well as brain influence outside the brain itself are the biggest questions in all of science. Recently, researchers have been able to design an electronic chip capable of performing high-sensitivity intracellular recording involving thousands of connected neurons simultaneously, identifying hundreds of synaptic connections of brain. With such developments in science and technology, may be in near future, we will be able to understand more about the electronics of brain and brain waves.
(https://www.electronicsforu.com/technology-trends/must-read/putting-electronics-brain-waves)

Electroencephalographic hyperscanning was used to investigate interbrain synchronization patterns in dyads of participants interacting through speech. Results show that brain oscillations are synchronized between listener and speaker during oral narratives. This interpersonal synchronization is mediated in part by a lower-level sensory mechanism of speech-to-brain synchronization, but also by the interactive process that takes place in the situation per se.

These results demonstrate the existence of brain-to-brain entrainment which is not merely an epiphenomenon of auditory processing, during listening to one speaker. The study highlights the validity of the two-person neuroscience framework for understanding induced brain activity, and suggests that verbal information exchange cannot be fully understood by examining the listener’s or speaker’s brain activity in isolation.
(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-04464-4)

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The effects of these Holy Spirit actions are varied expressions of the brain functions addressed in Reference 7B.

Summary Of The Author's HOLY SPIRIT Perspectives

The Holy Spirit guides the believer into all the truth. [details]

The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance the words of Christ. [details]

The Holy Spirit reveals to us the deep things of God which are hidden from and foolishness to the natural man. [details]

The Holy Spirit imparts power to discern, know and appreciate what he has taught. [details]

The Holy Spirit enables the believer to communicate to others in power the truth he himself has been taught. [details]

The Holy Spirit helps, guides and gives power to the believer in prayer. [details]

The Holy Spirit helps, inspires the believer to and guides him to praise and thanksgiving. [details]

The Holy Spirit inspires worship on the part of the believer. [details]

The Holy Spirit calls men and sends them forth to definite lines of work. [details]

The Holy Spirit guides in the details of daily life and service, as to where to go an where not to go; what to do and what not to do. [details]

The following brain functions were addressed in Reference 7B and are shown here as thought states that are activated by the Supernatural Agent (addressed in Reference 1) and "conditioned" by the Holy Spirit in executing the "teaching work".

As addressed in Reference 51, the "conditioning" involves the altering of a thought's electrical wave frequency to express a different thought, which would be more in line with the Holy Spirit's primary goals, or increase the magnitude of a wave's frequency to increase the emphasis of an "old" thought, perhaps best characterized in the last perspective.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26

THE TEACHING WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN BELIEVERS--THE HOLY SPIRIT TEACHES ALL THINGS.

The Holy Spirit guides the believer into all the truth. [return]

John 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

This promise was made in the first instance to the Apostles, but the Apostles themselves applied it to all believers.

1 John 2:20, But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit -- just as it has taught you, remain in him.

It is the privilege of each of us to be "taught of God." Each believer is independent of human teachers -- "you need not that any man teach you." This does not mean, of course, that we may not learn much from others who are taught of the Holy Spirit. If John had thought that he would never have written this epistle to teach others. The man who is most fully taught of God, is the very one who will be most ready to listen to what God has taught others. Much less does it mean that when we are taught of the Spirit we are independent of the Word of God. For the Word is the very place to which the Spirit leads His pupils and the instrument through which He instructs them.

Ephesians 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

Ephesians 5:18-19 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

But while we may learn much from men we are not dependent upon them. We have a Divine teacher, the Holy Spirit.

We shall never truly know the truth until we are taught by the Spirit. No amount of mere human teaching, no matter who our teachers may be, will give us a correct understanding of the truth; not even a diligent study of the Word either in the English or original languages will give us a real understanding of the truth. We must be taught by the Holy Spirit. And each of us may be so taught. The one who is so taught will understand the truth of God better, even if he does not know a word of Greek or Hebrew, better than one who knows Greek and Hebrew and all the cognate languages, but is not taught by the Spirit.

The Spirit will guide the one He teaches into all the truth. Not in a day, nor in a week, nor in a year, but step by step. There are two especial lines of the Spirit's teaching mentioned. (a) "He shall declare unto you the things that are to come." Many say we can know nothing of the future, that our thoughts on the subject are guesswork. Anyone taught by the Spirit knows better. (b) "He shall glorify me (i.e., Christ), for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you." This is the Holy Spirit's especial line with the believer as with the unbeliever, to declare unto them the things of Christ and glorify Him.

Many fear to emphasize the truth about the Holy Spirit lest Christ be disparaged, but no one magnifies Christ as the Holy Spirit does. We shall never understand Christ nor see His glory until the Holy Spirit interprets Him to us. The mere listening to sermons and lectures, the mere study of the Word even, will never give you to see "the things of Christ." The Holy Spirit must show you, and His is willing to do it. He is longing to do it. I suppose the Holy Spirit's most intense desire is to reveal Jesus Christ to men. Let Him do it. Christ is so different when the Spirit glorifies Him by taking of the things of Christ and showing them unto us.

The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance the words of Christ. [return]

John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Here again we have teaching of the Holy Spirit, but we have something besides.

This promise was made primarily to the Apostles, and is the guarantee of the accuracy of their report of what Jesus said; but the Holy Spirit does a similar work with each believer who expects it of Him, and looks to Him to do it. He brings to mind the teachings of Christ and the Word, just when we need them for either the necessities of our life or of our service. How many of us could tell of occasions when we were in great distress of soul, or great questioning as to duty, or great extremity as to what to say to one whom we were trying to lead to Christ or to help, and just the Scripture we needed -- some passage we had not thought of for a long time and perhaps never in this connection -- was brought to mind. It was the Holy Spirit who did this, and He is ready to do it even more when we expect it from Him. Is it without signifi- cance that in the verse following this blessed promise, Jesus says: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you?" If we will just look to the Holy Spirit to bring to mind Scripture just when we need it and just the Scripture we need, we will indeed have Christ's peace.

The Holy Spirit reveals to us the deep things of God which are hidden from and foolishness to the natural man.[return]

It is primarily to the Apostles that He does this, but we cannot limit this work of the Spirit to them. Also:

The Holy Spirit imparts power to discern, know and appreciate what he has taught. [return]

1 Corinthians 2:9-14 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" -- but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Not only is the Holy Spirit the author of divine revelation -- the written word of God -- He is also the interpreter of what He has revealed. How much more interesting and helpful any way deep book becomes when we have the author of the book right at hand to interpret it to us. This is what we always may have when we study the Bible. The author, the Holy Spirit, is right at hand to interpret. To understand the book we must look to Him and the darkest places become clear. We need to pray often with the Psalmist: "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." (Psalms 119:18) It is not enough that we have the objective revelation in the written word, we must have the (subjective) inward illumination of the Holy Spirit to enable us to comprehend it. It is a great mistake to try to comprehend a spiritual revelation with the natural understanding. It is the foolish attempt to do this that has landed so many in the bog of "the higher criticism." A man with no aesthetic sense might as well expect to appreciate the Sistine Madonna because he is not color-blind, as an unspiritual man to understand the Bible simply because he understands the laws of grammar and the vocabulary of the languages in which the Bible was written. I would as soon think of setting a man to teach art because he understood paints, as to set him to teach the Bible because he understood Greek and Hebrew. We all need not only to recognize the utter insufficiency and worthlessness before God of our own righteousness, which is the lesson of opening chapters of the Epistle to the Romans, but also the utter insufficiency and worthlessness in the things of God of our own wisdom, which is the lesson of the first Epistle to the Corinthians, especially the first to the third chapters. See, e.g.:

1 Corinthians 1:19-21, 26-27 For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

The Jews had a revelation by the Spirit but they failed to depend upon Him to interpret it to them, so they went astray. The whole evangelical church recognizes the utter insufficiency of man's righteousness, theoretically at least. Now it needs to be taught and made to feel the utter insufficiency of man's wisdom. That is perhaps the lesson that this nineteenth century of overweening intellectual conceit needs most of any.

To understand God's word we must empty ourselves utterly of our own wisdom, and rest in utter dependence upon the Spirit of God to interpret it to us.

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children."

When we have put away our own righteousness, then, and only then, we get the righteousness of God.

Philippians 3:3-9 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh -- though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ -- the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

When we put away our own wisdom -- then, and only then, we get the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 3:18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise.

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

1 Corinthians 1:25-28 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things -- and the things that are not -- to nullify the things that are,

When we put away our own strength, then, and only then, we get the strength of God.

Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

1 Corinthians 1:27-28 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things -- and the things that are not -- to nullify the things that are,

Emptying must precede filling. Self poured out so that God may be poured in.

We must daily be taught by the Spirit to understand the word. I cannot depend today on the fact that the Spirit taught me yesterday. Each new contact with the Word must be in the power of the Spirit. That the Holy Spirit once illumined our mind to grasp a certain passage is not enough. He must do so each time we confront that passage. Andrew Murray has put this truth well. He says "Each time you come to the Word in study, in hearing a sermon or reading a religious book, there ought to be, as distinct as your intercourse with the external means, a definite act of self- abnegation, denying your own wisdom and yielding yourself in faith to the Divine teacher."

The Holy Spirit enables the believer to communicate to others in power the truth he himself has been taught.[return]

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.

Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

We not only need the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth in the first place, and the Holy Spirit in the second place to interpret to us as individuals the truth He has revealed, but, in the third place also we need the Holy Spirit to enable us to effectually communicate to others the truth He Himself has interpreted to us. We need Him all along the line. One great cause of real failure in the ministry even when there is seeming success, and not only in the ministry, but in all forms of service by Christian men and women, is from the attempt to teach by "enticing words of man's wisdom" -- i.e., by the arts of human logic, rhetoric and eloquence -- what the Holy Spirit has taught us. What is needed is Holy Spirit power "demonstration of the Spirit and of power."

There are three causes of failure in preaching:

First. Some other message is taught than the message which the Holy Spirit has revealed in the Word -- men preach science, art philosophy, sociology, history, experience, etc., and not the simple word of God as found in the Holy Spirit's Book, the Bible.

Second. The Spirit-taught message, the Bible, is studied and sought to be comprehended solely by the natural understanding -- i.e., without the Spirit's illumination. That, alas, is too common even in institutions where men are being trained for the ministry.

Third. The Spirit-given message, the Word, the Bible, studied and comprehended under the Holy Spirit illumination, is given out to others with "enticing words of man's wisdom," and not "in demonstration of the Spirit and of power."

We need, we are absolutely dependent upon, the Spirit all along the line. He must teach us how to speak as well as what to speak. His must be the power as well as the message.

The Holy Spirit helps, guides and gives power to the believer in prayer.[return]

Jude 1:20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Romans 8:26-27 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

The disciples did not know how to pray as they ought to, so they came to Jesus and said: "Lord, teach us to pray."

Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever -- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

Romans 8:26 (above)

He teaches us to pray. True prayer is prayer in the Spirit -- i.e., the prayer the Spirit inspires and directs. When we come into God's presence we should recognize our infirmity, our ignorance of what we should pray for, or how we should do it, and in the consciousness of our utter inability to pray aright, look up to the Holy Spirit, and cast ourselves utterly upon Him, to direct our prayers, to lead out our desires an guide our utterance of them. Rushing heedlessly into God's presence and asking the first thing that comes into our mind, or that some thoughtless one asks us to pray for, is not praying "in the Holy Spirit," and is not true prayer. We must wait for the Holy Spirit, and surrender ourselves to the Holy Spirit. The prayer that God the Holy Spirit inspires is the prayer that God the Father answers.

Note 1 -- Romans 8:26-27 (above)

The longings which the Holy Spirit begets in our hearts are often too deep for utterance, too deep apparently for clear and definite comprehension on the part of the believer himself in whom the Holy Spirit is working. God Himself must "search the heart" to know "what is the mind of the Spirit" in these unuttered and unutterable longings. But God does know what is in the mind of the Spirit, He does know what those Spirit-given longings mean, even if we do not, and these longings are "according (to the will of) God," and He grants them, so it comes to pass that:

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Note 2 1 Corinthians 14:15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

The Holy Spirit helps, inspires the believer to and guides him to praise and thanksgiving.[return]

Ephesians 5:18-20 [18] Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. [19] Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, [20] always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Not only does He teach us to pray, He also teaches us to render thanks. One of the most prominent characteristics of "the spirit- filled life" is thanksgiving.

Acts 2:4, 11 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs -- we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!"

True thanksgiving is "to God, even the Father," through or "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ," in the Holy Spirit. The same is true of prayer.

Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

The Holy Spirit inspires worship on the part of the believer. [return]

Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh --

Prayer is not worship, thanksgiving is not worship. Worship is a definite act of the creature in relation to God. Worship is bowing before God in adoring acknowledgment and contemplation of Him. Someone has said: "In our prayers we are taken up with our needs, in our thanksgiving we are taken up with our blessings, in our worship we are taken up with Himself."

There is no true and acceptable worship except that which the Holy Spirit prompts and directs.

John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

The Flesh seeks to enter every sphere of life. It has its worship as well as its lusts. The worship which the flesh worships is an abomination to God. (Herein we see the folly of any attempt at an interfaith worship service, where the representatives of different religions attempt to worship together.)

There is certainly a difference between Christians of different denominations worshipping together as contrasted to persons who believe in different gods or who claim to believe in the same God of Christianity but in truth have fundamentally different beliefs, e.g., Muslims who worship the deistic Allah, orthodox Jews who deny that Jesus is the Messiah, Christians, and Mormons, who claim that Jehovah was once a man on "another earth" and that he became the god of this universe and that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three separate gods.

Not all earnest and honest worship is worship in the Spirit. A man may be very honest and very earnest in his worship, and still not have submitted himself to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the matter, and so his worship is in the flesh. Even when there is great loyalty to the letter of the Word, worship may not be "in the Spirit" -- i.e., inspired and directed by Him. To worship aright we must "have no confidence in the flesh," we must recognize the utter inability of the flesh -- i.e., our natural self, as contrasted to the Divine Spirit that dwells in and should mold everything in the believer -- to worship acceptably; we must realize also the danger there is that the flesh, self, intrude itself into our worship. In utter self-distrust an self-abnegation we must cast ourselves upon the Holy Spirit to lead us aright in our worship.

Just as we must renounce any merit in ourselves and cast ourselves utterly upon Christ and His work for us for justification, just so must we renounce any capacity for good in ourselves, and cast ourselves utterly upon the Holy Spirit an His work in us, in holy living, knowing, praying, thanking and worshipping, and all else that we are to do.

The Holy Spirit calls men and sends them forth to definite lines of work. [return]

Acts 13:2-4 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

The Holy Spirit not only calls men in a general way into Christian work, but selects the specific work and points it out.

"Shall I go to China, to Africa, to India?" many are asking, and many others ought to ask. You cannot rightly settle that question for yourselves, neither can any other man settle it rightly for you. Not every Christian man is called to China or Africa, or any other foreign field, or to the foreign field at all. Go alone knows whether He wishes you in any of these places. He is willing to show you.

How does the Holy Spirit call? The passage before us does not tell us. It is presumably purposely silent on this point, lest, perhaps, we think that He must always call in precisely the same way. There is nothing to indicate that He spoke by an audible voice, much less that He made His will known in any of the fantas- tic ways in which some profess to discern His leading -- as, e.g., by twitchings of the body, opening the Bible at random and putting the finger on a passage that may be construed into some entirely different meaning than what the inspired writer intended by it. But the important point is, He made His will clearly known and He is willing to make His will clearly known to us today.

The great need in Christian work today is men and women whom the Holy Spirit calls and sends forth. We have plenty of men and women whom men have called and sent forth, or who have called themselves. (There are many today who object strenuously to being sent forth by men, by any organization of any kind, who are, what is immeasurably worse than that, send forth by self, not by God.)

How shall we receive the Holy Spirit's call? By desiring it, seeking it, waiting upon the Lord for it, and expecting it. "As they ministered to the Lord and fasted," the record reads. Many a man is saying in self-justification for staying out of the ministry, and staying at home from the foreign field, "I have never had a call." How do you know that? Have you been listening for it? God speaks often in a "still small voice." Only the listening ear can catch it. Have you definitely offered yourself to God to send you where He will? While no man ought to go to China or Africa unless he is clearly and definitely called, he ought to definitely offer himself to God for this work, to be ready for a call an to be listening sharply that he may hear it when it comes. No educated Christian man or woman has a right to rest easy out of the foreign field unless he has definitely offered himself to God for that work, and is clear no call from God has come. A man needs no more definite call to Africa than to Boston, or New York, or Chicago.

The Holy Spirit guides in the details of daily life and service, as to where to go an where not to go; what to do and what not to do. [return]

Acts 8:27-29 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it."

Acts 16:6-7 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.

It is possible for us to have the unerring guidance of the Holy Spirit at every turn of life. For example, in personal work it is manifestly not God's intention that we speak to every one we meet. There are some to whom we ought not to speak. Time spent on them would be taken from work more to God's glory. Doubtless Philip met many as he journeyed toward Gaza before he met the one of whom the Spirit said: "Go near, and join thyself to this chariot." So is He ready to guide us also. So also in all the affairs of life, business, study, everything, we can have God's wisdom. There is no promise more plain and explicit than the following:

James 1:5-7 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

Here are really five steps;

First. That we "lack wisdom." We must be conscious of and fully admit our own inability to decide wisely. Not only the sinfulness, but the wisdom of the flesh must be renounced.

Second. We must really desire to know God's way, and be willing to do God's will. That is implied in the asking if the asking is sincere. This is a point of fundamental importance. Here we find the reason men oftentimes do not know God's will and have the Spirit's guidance. They are not really willing to do whatever the Spirit leads. It is "the meek" whom He guides in judgment and "the meek" to whom "He will teach his way." (Psalms 25:9) It is he that "willeth to do his will" who shall know, etc. (John 7:17)

Third. We must "ask," definitely ask for guidance.

Fourth. We must confidently expect guidance. "Let him ask in faith, nothing doubting." (John 7:6-7)

Fifth. We must follow step by step as the guidance comes. Just how it will come no one can tell, but it will come. It may come with only a step made clear at a time. That is all we need to know -- the next step. Many are in darkness about guidance because they do not know what God will have them do next week, or next month, or next year. Do you know the next step? That is enough. Take it and He will show you the next.

Numbers 9:17-23 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped. At the LORD's command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the LORD's order and did not set out. Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the LORD's command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. At the LORD's command they encamped, and at the LORD's command they set out. They obeyed the LORD's order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

GOD'S GUIDANCE IS CLEAR GUIDANCE

1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

Many are tortured by leadings they fear may be from God, but of which they are not sure. You have a right, as God's children, to be sure. Go to God. Say, "Here I am, heavenly Father, I am willing to do thy will, but make it clear. If this is thy will I will do it, but make it clear if it is so." He will do so, if it is His will, and you are willing to do it; and you need not, and ought not to do that thing until He does make it clear. We have no right to dictate to God how He shall give His guidance: by shutting up every other way, or by a sign, or by letting us put our finger on a text. It is ours to seek and expect wisdom, but it is not ours to dictate how it shall be given.

1 Corinthians 12:11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

Two things are evident from what has been said thus far about the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer:

First. How utterly dependent we are upon the Holy Spirit at every turn of Christian life and service.

Second. How perfect is the provision for life and service that God has made and what the fullness of privilege that is open to the humblest believer through the Holy Spirit's work. It is not so much what we are by nature, either intellectually, morally, spiritually, or even physically, that is important, but what the Holy Spirit can do for us, and what we will let Him do. The Holy Spirit often takes the one who gives the least natural promise and uses him beyond those who give the greatest natural promise. Christian life is not to be lived i the realm of natural temperament, and Christian work is to be done in the power of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is willing and eagerly desirous to do for each of us His whole work. He will do for each of us all that we let Him do.
(https://www.godonthe.net/HolySpirit/steaches.htm)

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The peripheral nervous system's 5 senses create thoughts based on objects detected in the outside world as depicted below but does not detect immaterial "objects" such as brain functions.

Your peripheral nervous system is how your brain gets information about the outside world.
(https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23123-peripheral-nervous-system-pns)

The sensory nervous system is the portion responsible for detecting, relaying, and processing sensory information. Sensory neurons provide a bridge of changes in the outside world to the brain where the body can act consciously or unconsciously to respond to such environmental changes. Examples of sensory systems include: Vision, Smell, Hearing, Touch, Temperature, Pressure or Vibration, Balance.
(https://study.com/academy/lesson/sensory-functions-of-the-nervous-system.html)

Your brain is an essential organ. All of your emotions, sensations, aspirations and everything that makes you uniquely individual come from your brain. This complex organ has many functions. It receives, processes and interprets information. Your brain also stores memories and controls your movements.

Your brain is one component of your central nervous system (CNS). It connects to your spinal cord, the other part of your CNS.

Your brain receives information from your five senses: sight, smell, sound, touch and taste. Your brain also receives inputs including touch, vibration, pain and temperature from the rest of your body as well as autonomic (involuntary) inputs from your organs. It interprets this information so you can understand and associate meaning with what goes on around you. (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22638-brain)

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Most of our thoughts come from our Subconscious Mind, not activated by the 5 senses.

(Abstracts of the most pertinent perspectives for this blog)

Where Do Our Thoughts Come From? (5 Experts Explain)

Have you ever wondered where your thoughts come from? The human mind is incredibly complex, and trying to define our thoughts and their origin is not an easy task by any means.

We asked a selected group of experts to answer the question: ‘Where Do Our Thoughts Come From?’

Here’s what they said.

Most Of Our Thoughts Come From Our Subconscious Mind.
(Jennifer Fidder, Mindset Coach and Personal Trainer:

Most of our thought processes originate from our subconscious mind and are oftentimes outside of our conscious awareness.

And that’s what makes changing our thought processes so hard. To make it easier we have to initiate the change where these thoughts originate from, the subconscious mind.

You Can Accept Or Reject Any Thought.
(Stuart Doughty, Personal Development Mentor Consultant with The Proctor Gallagher Institute)

But we rarely give any thought to where those ideas and concepts come from. They just are. While labeling or describing the thinking process helps to bring order to our mind, we have never adequately understood why we think or how thoughts arise in our conscious awareness.

As human beings, we think. We do not need to know any more about the origins of thought or the mind. It’s more important to understand how to use it and how to take conscious control over our thinking.

The majority of a person’s thoughts are automatic and arise from the subconscious mind. We do not consciously choose most of our thoughts. They simply appear from that constant flow of mental chatter.

When we consciously apply reason or perception to originate thoughts and ideas, we can influence our future, but mostly we are guided through our days by our subconscious mind delivering familiar thoughts, ideas, observations and judgments into our conscious mind.

We have the power and right to accept or reject any thought that enters our mind.

We have the option of choosing to believe and follow a thought, or to reject it and replace it with a better one.
(Anne-Marie Emanuelli, Creative Director and Founder of Mindful Frontiers)

Basically, when a person meditates using open awareness, which is a type of meditation practice wherein all thoughts and awarenesses are welcome and acknowledged, they are allowing whatever comes to mind at that moment.
(Vanessa Broers, Life and Performance Coach)

Just like you cannot control the actual life energy that flows through you keeping you alive, you also cannot control the thought energy that is flowing through your mind and creating your thinking.

You cannot control your thoughts, but you can control the attention you pay to them.

Your Thoughts Are Not As Random As You Might Think (Girish Dutt Shukla, Digital Marketer and Author of Maroon In A Sky Of Blue)

Your thoughts are a culmination of your experiences, the stimulus you receive from around you, and your beliefs and principles.

Your sudden thoughts are not really that random. The precursors must have been simmeringin your subconscious for a while. This is often indicated by sudden slip of tongue or impulse actions, because sometimes the filter in our conscious is overpowered by our subconscious.

On the other hand, our evolutionary prehistory is essentially the experiential history of our ancestors. Many scientists believe that we are only in control of a tiny fraction of our thoughts.

As the majority of our thinking is done by the subconscious, we have little to no control over it. What our brain receives and processes is not under our power.

But in the end, you do have the power to change the direction of your thoughts with reasoning and facts. You can also take conscious steps to take the right action.
(https://humanwindow.com/where-do-thoughts-come-from/)

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There is no Center in the Brain: Intensive study for a generation by a half a million neuroscientists worldwide has found no center in the brain for subjective experience.

This post will break with the website format of only referring to scientific data. It will first summarize important discoveries that infer mind interacts with matter and then offer a speculation about a possible mechanism.

Study of the human brain reveals processes that cannot be easily explained without the interaction of brain and mind

When a thought or learning occurs, it triggers wide-ranging changes in large brain circuits. Posts have discussed a wide range of different mechanisms that occur in hundreds of different parts of these circuits at the same time.

All Searching for the Mind posts describe intelligent behavior in nature that is difficult to explain using theories that only allow for random interactions between molecules—that is, without mind.

There is no Center in the Brain: Intensive study for a generation by a half a million neuroscientists worldwide has found no center in the brain for subjective experience.

The notion that random molecular movement and “emergence” from this can explain subjective experience is a bankrupt theory.

It is very difficult to determine what causes perceptions. Our senses are limited to narrow bands of what exists (for example the narrow band of vision, hearing, and touch among the possible frequencies. But, the perception is only somewhat determined by the sensory input. In fact, it is determined in larger amount by the expectations, memories, desires and needs.

At this moment in the development of science, there is no way to prove any of the current theories of mind. They are all speculation.

The most popular theory of neuronal connections has many problems, some listed in my recent post,.... Electrical connection theories are complicated by chemical synapses, brain waves, astrocyte networks, cytokine communication with immune cells, extracellular space actions, as well as the unique behavior of individual neurons and the many different kinds of neurons.

Quantum and information theories are fascinating, but many years of research remain and don’t necessarily explain subjective mind either.

Information theory is still in early stages of any feasible explanation how it could relate to subjective experience.

Integrated Information Theory attempts to calculate consciousness but does not yet explain subjective experience.

All molecular theories currently have no basis to explain subjective experience.

For thousands of years philosophers have argued many positions about the nature of mind, all with advantages and disadvantages. None are any closer to being proven scientifically. There are now a hundred different “isms” and many different synonyms for each.

The two most extreme positions are that everything is matter, materialism, and that everything is mind, idealism.

The first extreme position is basically that of modern science. There are many reasons why the view is limited. It considers mind as an epiphenomena—an emergent property of matter. Using the word “emergence” means that the mechanism is not understood.

The other extreme is that everything is mind or Spirit, some form of energy and matter coalesces from it. There are, also, many problems in explaining science with this position.

Perhaps, a more practical position is in between.The middle ground posits that energy, mind, and matter all exist in a continuum as parts of basic nature. One word for this is panpsychism.
(https://jonlieffmd.com/blog/where-is-mind-in-nature)

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Memories were not stored in the brain mechanistically, but holographically. The brain functioned like a hologram.

One of the problems Pribram was interested in solving was how and where the brain stores memories. For example, for decades brain researchers had searched for the specific site within the brain where memories were located, but their efforts had all been resoundingly unsuccessful. In fact, experimental evidence seemed to indicate that there was no such specific site (as is borne out by the fact that a head injury, for example, does not make a person forget half of his or her family). In pondering this strange state of affairs Pribram began to realize that memories seem somehow to be spread throughout the whole brain, although he was at a loss to come up with a brain model that might explain how this was possible. It wasn't until he encountered an article on holography that he realized he had found the model he was looking for.

Memories were not stored in the brain mechanistically, but holographically. The brain functioned like a hologram.

Moreover, Pribram began to realize that memory storage was not the only problem that became more tractable in light of a holographic model of the brain. Another long-standing neurophysiological puzzle is how the brain is able to translate the ocean of frequencies it receives via our senses (light frequencies, sound frequencies, and so on) into the objective world of our mental constructs. However, once again, this problem becomes far less troublesome in light of a holographic brain model, for encoding and decoding frequencies are precisely what a hologram does best.
(http://www.swedenborgstudy.com/articles/science-math/mt88.htm)

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Neurological reaearch establishes that memory exiest betond the human brain.

Everything is changing so quickly it is challenging for the mind to process it all. Timelines are reshuffling, some dropping out and new future outcomes arriving in the earth plane. Many of the changes are occurring in the non-physical realm of the quantum field. When experiencing life thru the limited lens of the earth-bound left brain, our daily perception misses over 70% of incoming data.

Scientific research on the Blue Brain Project revealed that the human brain has the capacity to process reality in up to 11 different dimensions. Operating as a transmitter/receiver, the brain converts data into multi-dimensional neurological structures, called cliques, which disintegrate once they are understood.

“It is as if the brain reacts to a stimulus by building then razing a tower of multi-dimensional blocks, starting with rods (1D), then planks (2D), then cubes (3D), and then more complex geometries with 4D, 5D, etc. The progression of activity through the brain resembles a multi-dimensional sandcastle that materializes out of the sand and then disintegrates,” said researcher Ran Levi. For more info, go to: http://www.newsweek.com/brain-structure-hidden-architecture-multiverse-dimensions-how-brain-works-624300

Neurological research is proving that memory exists beyond the brain, operating in a holographic system. The ground-breaking research by Karl Pribram during the 1970’s revealed that the visual cortex responds to frequencies of various wave forms, like the ear is a frequency analyzer of sound waves. Just as a television camera converts an image into electromagnetic frequencies which the television set converts back into the image – our brain operates in a similar way.

A hologram is a three-dimensional photograph made with the aid of a laser (photon light). Unlike normal photographs, every part of a hologram contains all the information possessed by the whole. If we try to take apart something constructed holographically, we will not get the pieces of which it is made, we will only get smaller wholes. Since frequency is a measurement of wave oscillations per second, this suggests the brain functions in the same manner as a hologram – a continual kaleidoscope of interference wave patterns transmitting information of the entire image into the mind.

In a holographic universe where nothing is truly separate from anything else, then the past, present, and future all exist simultaneously. According to Michael Talbot’s fascinating book, The Holographic Universe, “the superhologram has given birth to everything in our universe, at the very least it contains every subatomic particle that has been or will be — every configuration of matter and energy that is possible, from snowflakes to quasars, from blue whales to gamma rays. It must be seen as a sort of cosmic storehouse of “All That Is.”

Encoding and decoding frequencies is how a hologram functions. The brain acts as a translating device converting an infinite stream of frequencies into coherent images. The higher the frequency patterns the brain receives, the higher levels of consciousness the holographic lens converts into images.

Although we believe we are physical beings living separate lives in a physical world, this too is an illusion. Our perception of physical reality originates in our brain’s selection of certain bands of frequency patterns. We are living as radio “receivers” in a kaleidoscopic sea of frequency (3D, 4D, 5D, etc), and what we extract from this sea and convert into physical reality is but one channel from the totality of the superhologram.

Where we choose to focus our attention and intention directly impacts the materialization of our human life. The focus of our awareness becomes the reality of our world. Once we realize we are materializing in physical form in direct relation to our inner lens, we begin to recognize the impact of our thoughts, intentions and emotions, as we receive feedback ‘reactions’. If all humans are electromagnetic fields vibrating to a certain frequency of output, our mental and emotional state is directly affecting the manifestation of our environment. And vice versa!

It is the intuitive right brain that has an innate propensity for accessing (multidimensional) timelessness. When two or more minds mutually focus on a singular purpose, no matter where we live, our brain waves began to mimic and match and our bodies experience identical sensations. Neurologists call this ‘brainwave entrainment’ – the electrical wave patterns synchronize in a resonance when the two brains are in union.

Astonishingly, the brain cannot distinguish between an imagined experience and an actual physical experience…the mirror neurons in the brain act in similar fashion whether we are the observer or the participant. The body responds the same to both experiences. This can lead to either delusional rigid thinking or to enhanced conscious intentioning. The deluded cannot tell the difference between physical truth or virtual fantasy. We are seeing this lack of discernment more and more in modern society.

When we cannot access right brain wisdom, we find our intelligence severely limited to the left brain linear logic of the physical senses. With limited cognitive brain capacity, humans are susceptible to suggestive dominant mind-control programs, spells and virtual realities that enter from familial, cultural, and religious belief systems.

Consciousness travels from the brain through a complex network of neural pathways to the receptor sites in the cells simultaneously through the entanglement of sub-atomic particles and the wave quality of photon light. The more light you ingest, the more illuminated your body, heart, and mind becomes – the more conscious you are!

Learn how to master your holographic mind! Fire up your mirror neurons with visualizations of positive images, solutions and future outcomes. Develop authentic discernment through mind/heart coherence…feel the frequency of truth in your sensory body. Avoid the pitfalls of mind-control interference by activating your multi-dimensional, psychic right brain. When you gain control of the power of your mind, you have the capacity to transform your life!
Copyright (c) 2017 Meg Benedicte * All Rights Reserved * You may copy and distribute this material as long as you do not alter it in any way, the content remains complete and you include this copyright notice.

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Brain function's control ALL bodily process and are omnipresent---constantly accessed by all human brains.

Brain functions are immaterial components that are activated by material electrical impulses whose frequencies activate the functions.

The brain, being an intricate organ, performs a lot of functions. The two sides of the brain communicate with one another to perform all vital bodily processes.

The brain’s two lateral halves also known as left hemisphere and right hemisphere have neurons/receptors which are used for various bodily functions. The left hemisphere of the brain is in-charge of the cognitive functions such as speech and language.

The right hemisphere of the brain is more on creativity and face recognition. Although the functions of the brain is divided based on its hemisphere, even a particular functions to be executed, it would still need the entire brain.

Detailed information about the functions and characteristics of the left brain.
It has the ability to understand the sum of any situation/look at things from.
It involves the movement of large muscles such as walking.
It plays an important role in maintaining balance.
It is responsible for non-verbal communications.
It can sense smell, taste, and sound.
It is responsible for emotional functions.
It regulates avoidance behavior.
It controls the immune system.
It is in charge of involuntary body functions like digestion, the beating of the heart, and breathing.
It is stimulated by new experiences.
It affects the person’s ability to pay attention to details.
Fine motor skills.
Convert sounds to language and translates meaning.
(https://human-memory.net/left-and-right-hemisphere-of-the-brain/)

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This figure depicts three propagation states:

Propagation out of the SENDING brain .

Propagation in SPACE between brains

Propagation into the RECEIVING brain.

Implication:

Propagation between brains is executed WITHOUT neuron-to-neuron propagation---thus requiring an electrical impulse propagation mechanism, unexplained by science.

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"The Holy Spirit", "another advocate", and "He will guide" are the are Supernatural Agent's (SA) creation of cognitions.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things ... (John 14:26)

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—(John 14:16)

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears,... ” (John 16:13)

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The electrical charge in a brain wave's electrical impulse mut be changed for a thought to occur.

How Do Neurons Fire? Understanding How Actions Potential Work

A neuron (a nerve cell) is the basic building block of the nervous system. When neurons transmit signals through the body, part of the transmission process involves an electrical impulse called an action potential.

This process, which occurs during the firing of the neurons, allows a nerve cell to transmit an electrical signal down the axon (a portion of the neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body) toward other cells. Neurons firing transmits electrical signals through the body to carry information to other parts of the body and the brain. :

For a neuron to fire, the electrical charge inside the cell has to change.

The resting potential of the neuron refers to the difference between the voltage inside and outside the neuron.

Once the cell reaches a certain threshold, an action potential will fire, sending the electrical signal down the axon. The sodium channels play a role in generating the action potential in excitable cells and activating a transmission along the axon.

(THEORIES BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. By Kendra Cherry, MSEd Updated on December 01, 2023. Reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN. Fact checked by Karen Cilli)

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Implication:

A fundamental role of the inferred Supernatural Agent is the assembly of components that are expressed as thoughts as addressed in Reference 7b.

This reference's perspectives supporting the premise of a "Scientific Theory Of Relligion" also supports the premise of a "Christian Theory Of Science" .

Conclusion

Although dreams are difficult to study scientifically, the sheer fact of their psychological and cultural ubiquity makes them an important topic for brain-mind research as well as for a "scientific theory of religion. [RETURN TO MAIN] We have argued that new advances in the cognitive science of religion, particularly regarding SAs and the cognitive foundations of agency, can illuminate some of the neurological processes ...thought propagation by neurons... at work in dreaming that naturally lend themselves to attributions of special powers ...Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night... to “special characters/beings” in dreams and therefore to religious meaning ...I the Lord test the mind... and purpose. We have also reviewed evidence suggesting that some psychiatric symptoms such as dissociative states and delusions have been linked with REM parasomnias and intrusion of REM into waking consciousness (due to sleep deprivation or to disease related breakdown in normal sleep architecture). In those psychiatric disorders that evidence sleep deprivation and REM fragmentation as well as religious delusions such as schizophrenia, the mechanism producing religious delusions may be illuminated by some of the links between dreams and SA cognitions we discuss in this paper. It is beyond the scope of this paper to discuss possible methods of influencing, shaping, or guiding this religion-generating capacity ...the majority of our thinking is done by the subconscious, we have little to no control over it. What our brain receives and processes is not under our power.... of dreaming. We can point to examples like the dream incubation rituals performed at the ancient temples of the Greek healing god Askelpius, and suggest that these practices were effective because they skillfully channeled all mental and physical energies toward the healing process. The brain is not an isolated organ; The majority of a person’s thoughts are automatic and arise from the subconscious mind. We do not consciously choose most of our thoughts. They simply appear from that constant flow of mental chatter. every individual has been raised in a cultural environment that shapes the functioning of the mind in waking and in dreaming. Future research should consider exploring the cultural and psychological dynamics underlying these ritual practices. (Patrick McNamara, Kelly Bulkeleyhttps://experts.umn.edu/en/publications/dreams-as-a-source-of-supernatural-agent-concepts)

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"...memories seem somehow to be spread throughout the whole brain...their memories could not be eradicated, because they were omnipresent..." [prior 49]

"Thoughts just pop into our heads" from "nowhere and everywhere" [link-9]

"But as much as brainwaves loom in our understanding of the brain, not a single scientist has any idea where they come from." [link-10]

"There is no Center in the Brain: Intensive study for a generation by a half a million neuroscientists worldwide has found no center in the brain for subjective experience." [link-13]

REFERENCE 39A
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"...memories seem somehow to be spread throughout the whole brain...their memories could not be eradicated, because they were omnipresent..."

"Thoughts just pop into our heads" from "nowhere and everywhere"

"But as much as brainwaves loom in our understanding of the brain, not a single scientist has any idea where they come from."

"There is no Center in the Brain: Intensive study for a generation by a half a million neuroscientists worldwide has found no center in the brain for subjective experience."

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Point Of Emphasis"

Thougts are not permantly stored in the brain and thus must be accessed from outside the brain.

Thus the questuion: Where is "outside the brain"?

REFERENCE 12
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Memories are omnipresent but are not permaently stored in a specific location in the brain.

...memmories---Did they possess specific locations in the brain?

He found that memories are not preserved in any particular part of the brain, like books lying on the shelves, but were rather spread out or distributed throughout the brain as a whole.

No matter what portion of the brain was removed their memories could not be eradicated, because they were omnipresent, in the brain at the same time.

But Karl Pribram knew of no mechanism or process that could be responsible for the memory distribution of this kind, until he was confronted with the concept of holography, for the first time.

Every portion of the brain also appears to contain the whole of the brain's memories, which means the brain is itself – a hologram!

If it is possible for every portion of holographic film to contain all the information necessary to create a whole image, then it is equally possible for every part of the brain to contain all of the information indispensable to recall a whole memory. (https://www.messagetoeagle.com/our-brain-is-a-holographic-machine-existing-in-a-holographic-universe/)

The holographic model of consciousness says that consciousness is not stored in any special place in the brain, but throughout the brain and whenever the information is used, it is a selection taken from all sides, just as happens to the brain from outside hologram...
(https://www.academia.edu/1075101/The_mind_as_an_hologram)

Pribram was drawn to the holographic model by the puzzle of how and where memories are stored in the brain. For decades numerous studies have shown that rather than being confined to a specific location, memories are dispersed throughout the brain.

An impressive body of evidence suggests that the brain uses holographic principles to perform its operations. Pribram's theory, in fact, has gained increasing support among neurophysiologists.

Pribram believes memories are encoded not in neurons, or small groupings of neurons, but in patterns of nerve impulses that crisscross the entire brain in the same way that patterns of laser light interference crisscross the entire area of a piece of film containing a holographic image. In other words, Pribram believes the brain is itself a hologram.

Bohm believes the reason subatomic particles are able to remain in contact with one another regardless of the distance separating them is not because they are sending some sort of mysterious signal back and forth, but because their separateness is an illusion.
(https://www.burlingtonnews.net/holographicuniverse.html)

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Point Of Emphasis:

Memories are omnipresent and are not permaently storedin the brain.

...memmories---Did they possess specific locations in the brain?

He found that memories are not preserved in any particular part of the brain, like books lying on the shelves, but were rather spread out or distributed throughout the brain as a whole.

No matter what portion of the brain was removed their memories could not be eradicated, because they were omnipresent, in the brain at the same time.

But Karl Pribram knew of no mechanism or process that could be responsible for the memory distribution of this kind, until he was confronted with the concept of holography, for the first time.

Every portion of the brain also appears to contain the whole of the brain's memories, which means the brain is itself – a hologram!

If it is possible for every portion of holographic film to contain all the information necessary to create a whole image, then it is equally possible for every part of the brain to contain all of the information indispensable to recall a whole memory. (https://www.messagetoeagle.com/our-brain-is-a-holographic-machine-existing-in-a-holographic-universe/)

The holographic model of consciousness says that consciousness is not stored in any special place in the brain, but throughout the brain and whenever the information is used, it is a selection taken from all sides, just as happens to the brain from outside hologram...
(https://www.academia.edu/1075101/The_mind_as_an_hologram)

Pribram was drawn to the holographic model by the puzzle of how and where memories are stored in the brain. For decades numerous studies have shown that rather than being confined to a specific location, memories are dispersed throughout the brain.

An impressive body of evidence suggests that the brain uses holographic principles to perform its operations. Pribram's theory, in fact, has gained increasing support among neurophysiologists.

Pribram believes memories are encoded not in neurons, or small groupings of neurons, but in patterns of nerve impulses that crisscross the entire brain in the same way that patterns of laser light interference crisscross the entire area of a piece of film containing a holographic image. In other words, Pribram believes the brain is itself a hologram.

Bohm believes the reason subatomic particles are able to remain in contact with one another regardless of the distance separating them is not because they are sending some sort of mysterious signal back and forth, but because their separateness is an illusion.
(https://www.burlingtonnews.net/holographicuniverse.html)

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Implication:

The SUPERNATURAL AGENT concept is science's perception of an IMMATERIAL MIND or SPIRIT.

The Supernatural Agent is universally present in ALL human brains.

Eletrical impulses and brain functions exist in an integrated continuum and are coalessed into a BRAIN WAVE by The Supernatural Agent, i.e., the MIND of the HOLY SPIRIT.

The other extreme is that everything is mind or Spirit, some form of energy and matter coalesces from it. There are, also, many problems in explaining science with this position.

Perhaps, a more practical position is in between. The middle ground posits that energy, mind, and matter all exist in a continuum as parts of basic nature. One word for this is panpsychism.
(from Reference 13---https://jonlieffmd.com/blog/where-is-mind-in-nature)

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"Thoughts just pop into our heads" from "nowhere and everywhere" are circumstantal conditions that thoughts are accessed from outside the brain as inferred by the Supernatural Agent concept.

How does our brain form creative and original ideas?

Developing an original and creative idea requires the simultaneous activation of two completely different networks in the brain: the associative -- "spontaneous" -- network alongside the more normative -- "conservative" -- network; this according to new research conducted at the University of Haifa.

According to the researchers, creativity is our ability to think in new and original ways to solve problems. But not every original solution is considered a creative one. If the idea is not fully applicable it is not considered creative, but simply one which is unreasonable.

But the researchers found that this region did not operate alone when an original answer was given. For the answer to be original, an additional region worked in collaboration with the associative region -- the administrative control region. A more "conservative" region related to social norms and rules. The researchers also found that the stronger the connection, i.e., the better these regions work together in parallel -- the greater the level of originality of the answer. (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119104105.htm)

Where Do Our Thoughts Come From?
Where do our thoughts come from?... the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.

Thoughts come from nowhere and from everywhere! I think both contain an element of truth. Subjectively, our thoughts come from nowhere: they just pop into our heads, or emerge in the form of words leaving our mouths. Objectively, we can say that thoughts emerge from neural processes, and that neural processes come from everywhere. What I mean by this is that the forms and dynamics of thought are influenced by everything that has a causal connection with you, your society, and your species.

We don't know exactly how thoughts emerge from the activity of neurons, or even how to define what a thought is in biological terms, but there is plenty of indirect evidence to support the general claim that the brain is where thoughts emerge.

The neuronal patterns that mediate and enable thought and behavior have proximal and distal causes.

The proximal causes are the stimuli and circumstances we experience.

...The forces inside and outside the body become manifest in the brain as "clouds" of information. In the right circumstances these nebulous patterns can condense into streams of thought.

We can add to these identifiable causes the mysterious element of randomness: that seemingly ever-present "ghost in the machine" that makes complex processes such as life fundamentally unpredictable.
(https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/10/21/where-do-our-thoughts-come-from/)

According to Thomas Suddendorf, professor and author, what set us apart was not language or tools, rudimentary forms of which exist in other animals, but our ability to do open-ended imagination and make connections between different concepts.

From a cognitive perspective, our brain allows us to voluntarily think of a concept which then triggers another concept, which in turn triggers the next one and so on, leading to a stream of thought, something that likely doesn't exist in other animals.

This cognitive ability is the direct result of how our brain stores information associatively, and is the reason why humans are able to come up with novel and creative ideas.

When you consciously think of an idea, your brain automatically activates some of the connecting ideas and brings them into your consciousness, leading to a stream of thought.

The associative nature of the brain also comes into play when it encounters ideas that are not related.

These two aspects of the associative nature of our brain -- activating connected ideas and finding connections between random ideas -- are what make it possible for us to think creatively. In fact, most creative thinking techniques rely on these two underlying mechanisms in one form or the other to generate novel ideas. (https://edcircuit.com/how-does-our-brain-produce-creative-ideas/)

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But as much as brainwaves loom in our understanding of the brain, not a single scientist has any idea where they come from.

Thus: The location from which thoughts are accessed is unknown.

Thus far, the human brain has defied attempts by neuroscience,s best and brightest to decode its fundamental workings. We know much of how a single neuron works, but how can we ever hope to figure out precisely how a specific thought is formed from the combined operation of billions of neurons sending and receiving signals through trillions of connections to say nothing of possible (additional) biological complexities we haven;t even begun to figure out?
(https://www.thebiggestquestions.com/consciousness/)

But as much as brainwaves loom in our understanding of the brain, not a single scientist has any idea where they come from.
(https://www.inverse.com/article/34269-brainwaves-mystery-neuroscience-eeg-neurons)

For Cohen, brainwaves are the common thread that can unify neuroscience. But the problem is, most research deals only with the electrical activity produced from tens of millions of neurons at a time, which is the highest resolution a typical EEG machine can capture without needlessly cutting into an innocent study subject's head. The problem is that this big, rough EEG research in humans isn't very compatible with the intricate, neuron-scale research done in lab rats.

Consequently, we have plenty of information about the brain's parts but no understanding of how they work together as a whole.

“The problem with these answers is that they’re totally meaningless from a neuroscience perspective,” Cohen says. “These answers tell you about how it’s physically possible, how the universe is constructed such that we can make these measurements. But there’s a totally different question, which is, what do these measurements mean? What do they tell us about the kinds of computations that are taking place in the brain? And that’s a huge explanatory gap.”
(https://www.inverse.com/article/34269-brainwaves-mystery-neuroscience-eeg-neurons)

Even if it is possible one day to map all the connections of the neurons in the brain, the current widely held assumption that neurons operate by the linear summation of inputs reaching a threshold and then firing is incorrect. Recent studies show that neurons use multiple interacting non linear mechanisms to make the final decisions to fire. (https://jonlieffmd.com/blog/neuronal-connections-and-the-mind-the-connectome)

To make matters worse, from the same input two individual neurons can fire differently leaving the final decisions to a democratic vote of different neurons further down the circuit.
(https://jonlieffmd.com/blog/neuronal-connections-and-the-mind-the-connectome)

The mouse brain has a mere 70 million brain cells (humans have 100 billion) and the mouse cortex 14 million. The maximum number of connections for one mouse neuron seems to be 45,000. Even this is a monumental project.
(https://jonlieffmd.com/blog/neuronal-connections-and-the-mind-the-connectome)

Pribram was drawn to the holographic model by the puzzle of how and where memories are stored in the brain. For decades numerous studies have shown that rather than being confined to a specific location, memories are dispersed throughout the brain.

Pribram believes memories are encodedn not in neurons, or small groupings of neurons, but in patterns of nerve impulses that crisscross the entire brain in the same way that patterns of laser light interference crisscross the entire area of a piece of film containing a holographic image. In other words,

Pribram believes the brain is itself a hologram.
(https://www.burlingtonnews.net/holographicuniverse.html)

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A thought is an immaterial brain function activated by a material electrical impulse with a specific frequency.

An thought is "physical" only in terms of its activation by a physical electrical impulse.

CRITICAL DISTINCTION: A brain wave's integrated electrical impulse/brain function frequency is NOT A THOUGHT--it is a condition that activates a thought in the brain.

Implication:

A brain wave's electrical impulse is a specific frequency---there is a specific frequency for every different brain wave established out of brain as addressed in Reference 7B.

CRITICAL QUESTION:

When a material/immaterial brain wave "fires", BY WHAT MEANS IS A "THOUGHT" ASSIGNED TO THE PARTICULAR ELECTRIC FREQUENCY---inferred in Reference 14C as the Supernatural Agent.

What Actually Is a Thought? And How Is Information Physical?

A thought is a representation of something. A representation is a likeness—a thing that depicts another thing by having characteristics that correspond to that other thing. For example, a picture, image, imprint, or mold of an object is a representation of that object.

A map is another example of a representation. The mind is a kind of map. The brain, and its functional product the mind, evolved as a map of the body’s relation to its external environment. Fundamentally, our thoughts are maps representing and corresponding to things that our brains have either perceived with our senses, felt with our emotions, or formed as an action plan (e.g. forming an image of reaching for a ripe fruit on a tree branch). All of these are electrochemically mediated processes. Thoughts may be fleeting, or they may later be consolidated as memories. Memory too is a physical process, encoded by structural molecular changes in neuronal connections.

"Information is not an abstract entity but exists only through a physical representation, thus tying it to all the restrictions and possibilities of our real physical universe” “Information is inevitably inscribed in a physical medium."

"Information is not a disembodied abstract entity; it is always tied to a physical representation. It is represented by engraving on a stone tablet, a spin, a charge [i.e. of elementary particles such as electrons], a hole in a punched card, a mark on paper, or some other equivalent."

Information is the pattern of organization of matter or energy—the way things are arranged in relation to each other.

Likewise, there is nothing inherently meaningful in the arbitrary symbols that comprise the letters of an alphabet, or in the sounds of the individual words of a language. They assume meaning only in relation to each other, and in their pairing or association with real things in the world.

Thoughts of a more abstract nature are just higher-level representations. They are built from hierarchies or ladders of representations (i.e. representations of representations). One thing reminds us of another because of some similar feature. At the bottom are still the physical sense perceptions and movements, upon which all other thoughts are built. Abstract thoughts are in essence still fundamentally just "maps" corresponding to the external environment and the individual’s position in it.

Language is replete with examples of the ways in which thought is built from analogy-making. Our words for things that don’t exist "out there" in nature are built from words that represent concrete things that we can perceive with our senses.

Thoughts are not ethereal. They are representations of matter and are encoded in matter. They have shape and weight. Abstract ideas are analogically built from more concrete sensory representations. ... Thoughts are forms of information, and all information is physical and relational.
(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/)

REFERENCE "7C"
prior A brain function is an IMMATERIAL component of a thought that produce a specific bodily process.

An electrical impulse is a second component of thoughts that is aMATERIAL expression of the brain function's bodily process

Point Of Emphasis:

A thought's immaterial brain function frequency and its electrical impulse exist in their combined form omnipresently, both in-brain and out-brain.

The specific bodily process performed by a thought frequency contained in the electrical impulse is created out-brain but not by the 5 senses.

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FIGURE B A brain function is an IMMATERIAL component of a thought that produce a specific bodily process.

An electrical impulse is a second component of thoughts that is aMATERIAL expression of the brain function's bodily process

The figure depicts the brain functions as implied in the reference figure as omnipresent---constantly accessed by all human brains'

Reference 5 established why these fuctions are not acquired by the brain 5 material senses nor stored permantently in the brain in Reference 11

Thus:

The specific bodily process performed by a thought contained in the electrical impulse is created out-brain and not by the 5 senses.

A thought's immaterial brain function and its electrical impulse exist in their combined form omnipresently, both in-brain and out-brain.

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A brain function is an IMMATERIAL component of a thought that produce a specific bodily process.

An electrical impulse is a second component of thoughts that is aMATERIAL expression of the brain function's bodily process

The figure depicts the brain functions as implied in the reference figure as omnipresent---constantly accessed by all human brains

Reference 5 established why these fuctions are not acquired by the brain 5 material senses nor stored permantently in the brain in Reference 11

Thus:

A thought's immaterial brain function and its electrical impulse frequency exist in their combined form omnipresently, both in-brain and out-brain.

The specific bodily process performed by a thought contained in the electrical impulse frequency is created out-brain and not in-brain by the 5 senses.

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"How Does It All Work" is a generalized perspective of brain function interactions in the three "awareness" states, all incorrectly perceived as operating in "stored" conditions by unspecified mechanisms and processes.

The Conscious, Subconscious, And Unconscious Mind
How Does It All Work?

The Conscious Mind

If you ask most people to define what the conscious mind does you’ll get varying answers. Some say what distinguishes it from the subconscious (or even the unconscious) is awareness.

But to say the subconscious is unaware is plain wrong. It has been well documented that you can be influenced by your surroundings or what people say even when your conscious mind is totally out of it, such as when you’re under anesthetic or asleep. And what about when you drive to some destination but when you get there you have no memory of the trip. In those situations it’s your subconscious that stays aware and performs the necessary functions.

Another argument people put forth is that the conscious mind is where you do all your thinking and logical reasoning. But that too doesn’t entirely distinguish it from your subconscious or unconscious. Your unconscious minds are the storage place of all your memories, emotions and habits and are in fact very good at reasoning and logic.

Take, for example, when you were a baby. Your conscious mind had not yet developed enough to test and measure all the information from your environment, so at this age it sits in the background and it’s your subconscious and unconscious that does all the data gathering and reasoning– identifying that the bottle or nipple is a source of food, that crying gets you attention, that cuddles from mum means you are safe. In this stage it’s your other two minds hard at work forming logical patterns of association (habits, beliefs, and emotions) that help you to survive.

By far the best explanation that I have found for the two most powerful functions your fully developed conscious mind can do that the other two can’t is its ability to direct your focus. Its ability to imagine that which is not real.

It’s these two very important abilities that can change your life. Lets take a quick look at each …our conscious mind is what most people associate with because that is where most people live day to day. But it’s by no means where all the action takes place.

Our conscious mind is a bit like the captain of a ship standing on the bridge giving out orders. In reality it’s the crew in the engine room below deck (the subconscious and the deeper unconscious) that carry out the orders. The captain may be in charge of the ship and give the orders but its the crew that actually guides the ship, all according to what training they had been given over the years t o best do so.

The conscious mind communicates to the outside world and the inner self through speech, pictures, writing, physical movement, and thought.

The subconscious mind, on the other hand, is in charge of our recent memories, and is in continuous contact with the resources of the unconscious mind.

The unconscious mind is the storehouse of all memories and past experiences, both those that have been repressed through trauma and those that have simply been consciously forgotten and no longer important to us. It’s from these memories and experiences that our beliefs, habits, and behaviors are formed.

The unconscious constantly communicates with the conscious mind via our subconscious, and is what provides us with the meaning to all our interactions with the world, as filtered through your beliefs and habits. It communicates through feelings, emotions, imagination, sensations, and dreams.

The Subconscious Mind

Your subconscious is the work desk of your mind. Controlling and directing it is the key to personal change. As I said earlier, your subconscious is a bit like the RAM in your computer. (For those who don’t know – RAM is the term used for the short term memory in a computer, and its job is to hold the programs and data that are currently in use so they can be reached quickly and easily by the computer processor. It’s a lot faster than the other types of memory, such as the hard disk or CD-ROM.)

Your subconscious works in a similar way to computer RAM. It holds short term memory and current daily used programs.

The Role Of The Subconscious

Apart from short term memory, the subconscious also plays an important role in our day to day functioning.

It works hard at ensuring you have everything you need for quick recall and access to when you need it. Things like – Memories – such as what your telephone number is, how to drive a car without having to consciously think about it, what you need to get from the shop on the way home etc. Current programs you run daily, such as behaviors, habits, mood.

Filters (such as beliefs and values) to run information through to test their validity according to your perception of the world. Sensations taken in via your 5 senses and what it means to you.

If it [[subconscious]] doesn’t happen to have a filter or reference point in its RAM for some bits of information that come in, then it has a direct line to the storage place of the mind – the unconscious. It will ask the unconscious to pull out the programs that it best associates with the incoming data to help make sense of it all.

The subconscious is also constantly at work, staying a lot more aware of your surroundings than you realize. In fact, according to the NLP communication model we are assaulted with over 2 million bits if data every second. If your conscious mind had to deal with all that you would very quickly become overwhelmed and not be able to get anything done.

Instead, your subconscious filters out all the unnecessary information and delivers only that which is needed at the time around 7 chunks of information. It does all this behind the scenes so you can perform your daily work uninhibited. And it does this as logically as it can, based on the programs it has access to in your unconscious.

And as discussed earlier in the article, it then communicates all the results into consciousness via emotions, feelings, sensations and reflexes, images and dreams. It doesn’t communicate in words.

The Link Into The Subconscious

One of the truly great things about the subconscious (and one which we need to take advantage of to affect change) is … it obeys orders!

People often erroneously think that the subconscious is in charge and you are merely at its mercy. In fact it’s the complete opposite. Your conscious mind gives it the direction, the environment if you like, for which it operates in. The subconscious will only deliver the emotions and feelings of what you continuously think about.

Now I’m not saying it’s as easy as changing what you think of in one moment and your entire life will be changed. In most cases your default programs have too much energy attached to them to change instantaneously. It can be done though – such as after a massive life altering event or if enough pain is associated with the old behavior – but without a major shift like that it is likely the old programs will reemerge.

The Unconscious Mind

The unconscious mind is very similar to the subconscious mind in that it also deals with memories. But there is a difference between the two. If you remember the symbol of the triangle I used to describe the levels of the human mind, then you’ll remember that the unconscious sits a layer deeper in the mind under the subconscious. Although the subconscious and unconscious have direct links to each other and deal with similar things, the unconscious mind is really the cellar, the underground library if you like, of all your memories, habits, and behaviors. It is the storehouse of all your deep seated emotions that have been programmed since birth.

If you want significant change at a core level, then this is the place to work on … but it’s not easy to get to!

Unconscious Versus Subconscious – What’s The Difference?

There’s been plenty of debate over what is the correct term – subconscious or unconscious.

Unconscious is the term usually preferred by Psychologists and Psychiatrists to refer to the thoughts we have that are “out of reach” of our consciousness.

It shouldn’t be confused with the medical term for unconscious, which basically means knocked out or anesthetized, although both definitions do have similar qualities.

In simple terms, the unconscious is the storage place for all our memories that have been repressed or which we don’t wish to recall. A traumatic event in our childhood that has been blocked out is an example, but it doesn’t have to be so serious as this. It could be something very distant like what you had for lunch on your first day of school or what the name was of the childhood friend you played with a couple of times.

It’s a memory that we can’t pull out at our choosing. It’s there, but we can’t remember it no matter how hard we try. Certain psychoanalytical methods can bring back these memories (such as hypnosis) or it can be triggered by a particular event (a scent, a familiar place etc).

The important point to remember here, is that we cannot, by choice, remember anything in our unconscious without some special event or technique. This is the unconscious.

The subconscious, on the other hand, is almost the same, but the major difference is we can choose to remember. The memories are closer to the surface and more easily accessible with a little focus.

For example, if I were to ask you to remember what your phone number is, then you could easily bring that into conscious thought. The interesting thing is that before I asked you to recall it, you had no conscious thought of it at all. It was stored in your subconscious available for ready recall when needed, a bit like RAM in a computer because it’s something that you require quite regularly to remember.

If, however, it wasn’t important to you to recall your phone number that often then it may be stored a bit deeper, and as a result when you’re asked for your phone number on the spot you might struggle to remember it.

The Role Of The Unconscious.

In many respects the unconscious deals with all the same tasks as the subconscious – memory, habits, feelings, emotions, and behaviors. The difference between the two minds, however, is that the unconscious is the source of all these programs that your subconscious uses.

It is the place where all your memories and experiences since birth have been stored. Its from these memories that your beliefs, habits, and behaviors are formed and reinforced over time.

(https://awaken.com/2020/01/the-conscious-subconscious-and-unconscious-mind-how-does-it-all-work/)

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"Self-awareness" is a "deeper level of reality" that is expressed as a conscious expression of a sub-conscious immaterial brain function (memories,beliefs,expressions) that are omnipresent and constantly assessable but not permanently stored in the brain.

To understand self-awareness, therefore, firstly it is important to map explicit consciousness and sub-consciousness which is where the self is deeply involved.

Actions such as walking and breathing are not considered the kind of behavior people are usually self-aware of. They are generally performed in the state of unconsciousness, which we call behavior.
(Arai, Soichiro and Junichi Takeno. Discussion On Explicit Consciousness, Sub-Consciousness And Self Awareness In A Conscious System. www.sciencedirect.com)

...your subconscious mind plays a crucial role in shaping your behavior, defining your character, managing your thoughts and ultimately, determining how you live in life each waking moment.

...our subconscious mind is just like a big memory bank that stores our memories, our beliefs and also our experiences in life.

When you fall asleep, it is your conscious mind that is sleeping. However, your subconscious mind will never fall asleep. It works 24 hours a day even when you sleep. Your subconscious mind is controlling your body, your breathing, your organs functionality, your cell’s growth and everything.
(Team The WisdomPost Sophia in Subconscious Mind https://www.thewisdompost.com/)

Our subconscious works 24/7 world-wide, never stopping and subjective to all life. It has all the ingredients that go into making a one energy system as if all life was connected.

The consciousness works 16/7 but the subconscious works 24/7 never stopping; the latter appears to be the most important in the greater scheme of things.

---the subconscious resembles the one energy system and would observe constantly.
(ASTROGEEKZ.Explore The Space With Us. Quantum Entanglement Explained In Simple Words; https://astrogeekzco.com/2018/08/09/quantum-entanglement-explained-in-simple-words/)

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The nervous system is made up of neurons, the specialized cells that can receive and transmit chemical or electrical signals, and glia, the cells that provide support functions for the neurons....a neuron can be compared to an electrical wire: it transmit a signal from one place to another.

The electrical signals are action potentials, which transmit the information from one of a neuron to the other; the chemical signals are "neurotransmitters", which transmit the information from one neuron to the next.

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers which are released from one neuron as a result of an action potential; they cause a rapid, temporary change in the membrane potential of the adjacent neuron to initiate an action potential in that neuron.

...a single neuron does not act alone: neuronal communication depends on the connections that neurons make with one another (as well as with other cells,...200,000 other neurons.
(https://organismalbio.biosci.gatech.edu/)

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Neurons propagate electral impules, brain waves, from chemical conditioned neuron to chemical conditioned neuron---they do not propagate the chemical compositions.

Neurotransmitters: the chemical messengers that communicate between adjacent neurons; release of neurotransmitters from one neuron will either help depolarize or hyperpolarize (increase the magnitude of the charge) the adjacent neuron, making an action potential either more or less likely to occur in the next neuron

Neurons communicate via both electrical and chemical signals. A neuron receives input from other neurons and, if this input is strong enough, the neuron will send the signal to downstream neurons. Transmission of a signal between neurons is generally carried by a chemical called a neurotransmitter. Transmission of a signal within a neuron (from dendrite to axon terminal) is carried by a brief reversal of the resting membrane potential called an action potential. This communication is possible because each neuron has a charged cellular membrane (a voltage difference between the inside and the outside), and the charge of this membrane can change in response to neurotransmitter molecules released from other neurons and environmental stimuli.
(https://jonlieffmd.com/blog/where-is-mind-in-nature)

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Nor is that one neuron dedicated solely to holding that piece of your grandmother memory; the same neuron probably participates in a great many other memories...

Neurons have specialized structures known as dendrites and axons, designed to receive and transmit information.

Neurons release chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters into synapses, or the space between nerve cells, to communicate with each other.

Generally, when neurons die they are not replaced, as other cells are in the body. Although researchers have discovered neurogenesis, or the formation of new neurons, does occur in one part of the brain (the hippocampus). Research has shown that new connections between neurons form throughout life as we experience and learn new things. If injured, neurons can reorganize and form new connections, a process known as brain plasticity.
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As a thought travels through your brain, neurons fire together in distinctive ways based on the specific information being handled, and those patterns of neural activity actually change your neural structure1. The working of neurons and neuronal networks is subject to certain rules, and these are necessary to form thoughts. But you cannot reduce a thought to a particular pattern of neuronal activity. The “Molecular-Grid Model” expounds a mechanism situated in the neurons by which they can convert the sensations received from the external world into fundamental units of thought at the neuronal level, called primary thoughts.
(https://www.bing.com/search?q=does+a+neuron+produce+different+thoughts&qs=n&form=QBRE&)

One particular neuron might perhaps encode a tiny memory fragment of your grandmother, let’s say just one visual aspect of one particular facial contour. That is to say, that particular neuron will fire electrochemically when paired with visual input matching that contour. Nor is that one neuron dedicated solely to holding that piece of your grandmother memory; the same neuron probably participates in a great many other memories by virtue of its membership in a host of different connections with other arrays of neurons.

Furthermore, different aspects of each memory are associated with a multitude of other memories — aspects of your grandmother memory might be associated with your memory of a particular kind of apple pie. As noted earlier, the particular network of neurons that forms a particular memory is likely the same network that was activated during the initial perceptual experience of the remembered event. Most momentary perceptions are not permanently remembered. Only some are, becoming seared into long term memory by virtue of their salience at the time.
(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-purpose/201902/what-actually-is-a-thought-and-how-is-information-physical)

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A neuron's propagation of thought eletrical impulses can occur without known activating sources--->without conscious firing event.

He and his colleagues first discovered individual nerve cells can fire off signals even in the absence of electrical stimulations in the cell body or dendrites...Then, when the neuron reaches a threshold, it fires off a long series of signals, or action potentials, even in the absence of stimuli. (https://study buff.com/what-causes-a-neuron-to-fire/)

There are many spontaneously active neurons. This has been known for many years...There are multiple sources that could make a neuron spontaneously fire. In cortical culture of neurons where there is no external input into the system, neurons are spontaneously active,...

...even if you block synaptic transmissions, and some neurons do fire spontaneously.
(http://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/15252/does-a-neuron-ever-generate-an-action-potential-without-stimuli)

Neurons of the cerebullar nucleu fire spontaneos action potentials both with synaptic transmission blocked...

Many neurons fire regular, spontaneous, sodium-dependent action potentials, even in the absence of synaptic input.
(Linas and Sugimori, 1980; Williams et al., 1984; Jahnsen, 1986a; Grace and onn, 1989; Yung et at., 1991; duLac and Lisberger, 1995; Mouginot and Gahwiler, 1995; Uleshev et al., 1995; Bayliss et al., 1997).

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Neuron chemical "assembles" propagate thoughts---they do not "create" thoughts.

And we assemble them [chemicals called peptides] into certain neuropeptides or neurohormones. That match the emotional states that we experience on a daily basis.

So there's chemicals for anger,...sadness, victimization, ...lust, ...a chemical that matches every emotional state that we experience.

And when a peptide docks on a cell...it literally is like a key going into a lock ...it sits on the receptor surface and attaches to it.

It sets off a whole cascade of biochemical events.

Each cell is definitely alive. and each cell has a consciousness...particularly if we define consciousness as, "the point of view of an observer."...the cell is literally the smallest unit of consciousness in the body. (What Are Thoughts Made of? https://newstories4real.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/what-are-thoughts-made-of/)

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A brain wave is an electrical impulse that expresses a specific thought by a specific electrical frequence.

The cartoon characters in the figure represent electrical impulse wave that express specific brain functions, thoughts.

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A change in the frequency of an elcectrical impulse is required to activate a new thought in the brain.

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The cartoon characters in the figure represent electrical impulses that express specific brain functions, i.e., thoughts.

A change in the frequency of an elcectrical impulse is required to activate a new thought in the brain.

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This figure is an extension of Figure 21B's implication of out brain thought propagation without an inbrain "sending" or "receiving" capability, a circumstantal condition that infers a supernatural material/immaterial neurotransmitter executing all three states of propagation.

Implication: Mind-To-Brain-To-Mind

The supernatural material/immaterial neurotransmitter is a Supernatural Agent executing the "WORD"

Theta Brainwaves 3 to 8 HertzTheta brainwaves occur most often in sleep but are also dominant in deep meditation.

Theta is our gateway to learning, memory, and intuition.

In theta, our senses are withdrawn from the external world and focused on signals originating from within. It is that twilight state which we normally only experience fleetingly as we wake or drift off to sleep. In theta we are in a dream; vivid imagery, intuition and information beyond our normal conscious awareness. It’s where we hold our ‘stuff’, our fears, troubled history, and nightmares.

(https://brainworksneurotherapy.com/about/faq/what-are-brainwaves/)

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FIGURE B Figure A displays the basic thought propagation as addressed in the main Figure 1 and Figure B expands the propagation pattern that is implied when the brain's "awareness" states and out-of-brain thought location are considered.

WITHIN BRAIN

MATERIAL PERSPECTIVE: Brain waves are propagated in the mind's subconscious awareness state "our gateway to learning, memory, and intuition."

IMMATERIAL PERSPECTIVE: Thoughts are supernaturally guided in the brain and propagated out of brain to a supernatural monitor.

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MATERIAL PERSPECTIVE: Out-of-brain electrical impulse propagation.

IMMATERIAL PERSPECTIVE: Thoughts, electrical impulse brain functions, are propagated between human brains and between non-human brains

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MATERIAL PERSPECTIVE: A "deeper level of reality" and "more complex dimension beyond our own" is a circumstantal inference to a non-material supernatrural state.

IMMATERIAL PERSPECTIVE: "I will" are supernatural thought-complement declarations activated in the human mind by the Holy Spirit and are propagated bidirectionally between material brains and a supernatural mind.

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"Theta is our gateway to learning, memory, and intuition."---"senses are withdrawn from the external world".

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All brain function thoughts in addition to "learning, memory, and intuition" have different electric frequencies and thus must be converted from the Theta freqencies---BUT HOW?.

What are brainwaves?

At the root of all our thoughts, emotions and behaviours is the communication between neurons within our brains.

Brainwaves are produced by synchronised electrical pulses from masses of neurons communicating with each other.

It is a handy analogy to think of brainwaves as musical notes – the low frequency waves are like a deeply penetrating drum beat, while the higher frequency brainwaves are more like a subtle high pitched flute. Like a symphony, the higher and lower frequencies link and cohere with each other through harmonics.

Our brainwaves change according to what we’re doing and feeling. When slower brainwaves are dominant we can feel tired, slow, sluggish, or dreamy. The higher frequencies are dominant when we feel wired, or hyper-alert.

Brainwave speed is measured in Hertz (cycles per second) and they are divided into bands delineating slow, moderate, and fast waves.

Delta Brainwaves 0.5 to 3 Hertz Delta brainwaves are slow, loud brainwaves (low frequency and deeply penetrating, like a drum beat). They are generated in deepest meditation and dreamless sleep.

Delta waves suspend external awareness and are the source of empathy. Healing and regeneration are stimulated in this state, and that is why deep restorative sleep is so essential to the healing process.

Theta Brainwaves 3 to 8 HertzTheta brainwaves occur most often in sleep but are also dominant in deep meditation.

Theta is our gateway to learning, memory, and intuition.

In theta, our senses are withdrawn from the external world and focused on signals originating from within. It is that twilight state which we normally only experience fleetingly as we wake or drift off to sleep. In theta we are in a dream; vivid imagery, intuition and information beyond our normal conscious awareness. It’s where we hold our ‘stuff’, our fears, troubled history, and nightmares.

Alpha Brainwaves Alpha brainwaves (8 to 12Hz) are dominant during quietly flowing thoughts, and in some meditative states. Alpha is ‘the power of now’, being here, in the present. Alpha is the resting state for the brain. Alpha waves aid overall mental coordination, calmness, alertness, mind/body integration and learning.

Beta Brainwaves 12 to 38 Hertz Beta brainwaves dominate our normal waking state of consciousness when attention is directed towards cognitive tasks and the outside world.

Beta is a "fast" activity, present when we are alert, attentive, engaged in problem solving, judgment, decision making, or focused mental activity.

Beta brainwaves are further divided into three bands; Lo-Beta (Beta1, 12-15Hz) can be thought of as a "fast idle", or musing. Beta (Beta2, 15-22Hz) is high engagement or actively figuring something out. Hi-Beta (Beta3, 22-38Hz) is highly complex thought, integrating new experiences, high anxiety, or excitement. Continual high frequency processing is not a very efficient way to run the brain, as it takes a tremendous amount of energy.

Gamma Brainwaves 38 to 42 Hertz Gamma brainwaves are the fastest of brain waves (high frequency, like a flute), and relate to simultaneous processing of information from different brain areas. Gamma brainwaves pass information rapidly and quietly. The most subtle of the brainwave frequencies, the mind has to be quiet to access gamma.

Gamma was dismissed as ‘spare brain noise’ until researchers discovered it was highly active when in states of universal love, altruism, and the ‘higher virtues’. Gamma is also above the frequency of neuronal firing, so how it is generated remains a mystery. It is speculated that gamma rhythms modulate perception and consciousness, and that a greater presence of gamma relates to expanded consciousness and spiritual emergence.
(https://brainworksneurotherapy.com/about/faq/what-are-brainwaves/)

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"All things" and"all truth" are Supernatural Agent (SA) "cognitions".

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Thought assembly in the brain is propagated out of the brain to a supernatural monitoring source.

“I will meditate on all your activity and ponder over your dealings. Psalm 77:12.

I eagerly ponder over the work of your hands. Psalm 143:5

Ponder over these things and be absorbed in them, so that your advancement may be plainly seen by all people. 1 Timothy 4:15

The heart of the righteous one meditates before answering. Proverbs 15:28.

I remember you while upon my bed; I meditate on you during the watches of the night. Psalm 63:6.

Let the sayings of my mouth and the meditation of my heart become pleasurable before you, O Jehovah my Rock and my Redeemer. PSALM 19:14.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.Joshua 1:8

---but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.Psalms 1:2n

The Hebrew word here translated “meditation” comes from a root word literally meaning “speak with oneself.---
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The TMS electrical impulse frequence must match the effected brain wave frequence for the "summation" to occurance.

Neuroscienvce has not shown that an electrical impulse generated by a mechanical device equips the impulse with an immaterial brain function (thought) to match the target brain function (thought).

Thus, the alteration of the target brain function only requires an electrical frequency match, summation as addressed in Reference 48.

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(6) When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
(7) He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
(8) For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
(9) Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
(10) And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
(11) A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
(12) The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”
(13) He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. (Mark 5:1-13)

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When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.

He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

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Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”

Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16 They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.” 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.

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These two perspectives, a "deeper level of reality" and "more complex dimension beyond our own" are significant admissions that other perspectives cannot be arbitrarly dismissed because they are not material in nature.

He [Bohm] argues that at some deeper level of reality such particles are not individual entities, but are actually extensions of the same fundamental something.

...there is a deeper level of reality we are not privy to, a more complex dimension beyond our own...

Although Bohm concedes that we have no way of knowing what else might lie hidden in the superhologram.

He does venture to say that we have no reason to assume it does not contain more.
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There is a "deeper level of reality" a more complex dimension beyond our own".

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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. The LORD says, I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. (Psalm 32:8)

Psalm 139:2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. 4Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

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Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1 Corinthians 2:13-14.

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This "Associative Memory" figure depicts a newly observed by the 5 senses being compared, i.e., associated with, a simalar object previously stored in the brain and production of a thought of the object---The mechanism for obtaining the original stored object is not addressed in the concept.

This figure is accompanied by the following text in the source document.

A content-addressable memory is a type of memory that allows for the recall of data based on the degree of similarity between the input pattern and the patterns stored in memory. It refers to a memory organization in which the memory is accessed by its content as opposed to an explicit address like in the traditional computer memory system. Therefore, this type of memory allows the recall of information based on partial knowledge of its contents.

Suppose we are given a memory of names of several people as shown in the figure below. If the given memory is content-addressable, using the erroneous string "Crhistpher Columbos" as key is sufficient to retrieve the correct name "Christopher Colombus." In this sense, this type of memory is robust and fault-tolerant, as this type of memory exhibits some form of error-correction capability.

An associative memory is a content-addressable structure that maps specific input representations to specific output representations. It is a system that “associates” two patterns (X,Y) such that when one is encountered, the other can be recalled.

Associative memory is a depository of associated pattern in some form. If the depository is triggered with a pattern, the associated pattern pair appear at the output. The input could be an exact or partial representation of a stored pattern.
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It is also known as associative memory or associative storage and compares input search data against a table of data, and returns the address of matching data [a thought].
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Associative memory is one type of neural network model for human memory. The network stores input–output pattern pairs to recall a stored output pattern when a noisy or incomplete version of a stored input pattern paired with it is presented.
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An associative memory is a content-addressable structure that maps specific input representations to specific output representations. It is a system that “associates” two patterns (X, Y) such that when one is encountered, the other can be recalled.
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The holographic concept depends on the 5 senses detection of worldly material "objects" and does not detect immaterial brain-function category thoughts.

Holographic reality events are a projection of your mind-consciousness brain-five-senses...

Holographic reality explains why there are so many different scientific theories, disagreements and conflicts in the world. Each person is projecting a holographic reality that mimics their own beliefs. In short, life mirrors our assumptions.

Each person reads and experiences reality according to what they believe exists. If they hold a view of reality within themselves that is inherently limiting and/or negative, then this inner subjective reality and nothing else is projected outward into events and experiences so that everything conforms with their beliefs. They then cannot see anything outside of their own worldview.

In effect, they become blind to any information that would free them from their inner and outer restricted reality.

Holographic reality also explains why people believe what they want to believe. This is because what they believe, think and feel is projected into the events they experience. If, for example, you believe the world is hostile, you meet people at work, in the home and while running errands that act hostile or unkind. The wrong assumption is that this is just how people act. Not so. Holographic reality explains how you project what you believe into events, draw events that reflect your beliefs, and attract people who reinforce what you believe.../span

Since reality is a holographic projection of our beliefs, it is often easy to believe what we project. The everyday events we experience personally — what we see — perfectly reflects what we believe.

This makes convincing people of something this profound and illusive as holographic reality especially difficult. We must be able to suspend all that we were taught or consider that everything we learned in school could be wrong. If we are not open minded and cannot do this, it is because of cognitive dissonance.

Reality was not created in the distant past in a “big poof” as materialism and Darwinism assume but is instead an ongoing projection of your mind. However, the projection can only be perceived through our brain and five senses. We must have a physical brain so that our nonphysical mind can be attuned to a particular frequency of reality in order to perceive physical reality in the first place. (https://www.thoughtscreatematter.com/2022/01/28/)

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For a neuron to fire, the electrical charge inside the cell has to change,

The source of additional thought impulse electricity for the volume change is not defined by science's resort to the Supernatural Agent event.

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For this blog's analysis, this feature's primary omission is: as the myriad of electrical impulses are passing through the brain, what causes two impulses with the same thought frequence to "fire" and cause a "summation" event?

That is essentialy the role that is attributed to the Supernatural Agent in Reference 49 and to the HOLY SPIRIT herein inferred to act as a neurotransmitter.

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The "resting state" of the electrical impulse, i.e, the degree of its electreical charge, seems to be viewed as an ominpresent timeless condition;

Action Potential Now that we have considered what occurs in a neuron at rest, let us consider what changes occur to the resting membrane potential when a neuron receives input from the presynaptic terminal button of another neuron. Our understanding of the electrical signals or potentials within a neuron results from the seminal work of Hodgkin and Huxley that began in the 1930s at a well-known marine biology lab in Woods Hole, MA. Their work, for which they won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1963, resulted in the general model of electrochemical transduction described here (Hodgkin & Huxley, 1952). Hodgkin and Huxley studied a very large axon in the squid, a common species for that region of the United States. The squid’s axon is roughly 100 times larger than axons in the mammalian brain, making it much easier to work with. Activation of the giant axon, whose large size allows for rapid electrical signal transmission, triggers a swift withdrawal response that enables the squid to escape from predators.

While studying this species, Hodgkin and Huxley noticed that if they applied an electrical stimulus to the axon, a large, transient electrical current conducted down the axon. This transient electrical current is known as an action potential .... An action potential is an all-or-nothing response that occurs when there is a change in the charge or potential of the cell from its resting membrane potential (-70 mV) in a more positive direction, which is a depolarization .... An all-or-nothing response parallels the binary code used in computers, where only two possibilities exist: 0 or 1. There are no intermediate values; 0.5, for example, doesn’t exist in binary code. Similarly, an action potential either occurs or doesn’t occur, with no partial activation. This all-or-nothing principle applies to both binary code and action potentials: they are either triggered fully or not at all.

There is a specific membrane potential that the neuron must reach to initiate an action potential. This membrane potential, called the threshold of excitation, is typically around -50 mV. If the threshold of excitation is reached, then an action potential is triggered.

How is an action potential initiated? At any one time, each neuron may receive hundreds of inputs from the cells that synapse with it. These inputs can cause several types of fluctuations in the neuron’s membrane potentials:

Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs): a depolarizing current that causes the membrane potential to become more positive and closer to the threshold of excitation Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs): a hyperpolarizing current that causes the membrane potential to become more negative and further away from the threshold of excitation These postsynaptic potentials, EPSPs and IPSPs, summate or add together in time and space. The (inhibitory) IPSPs make the membrane potential more negative, but how much so depends on their strength. The (excitatory) EPSPs make the membrane potential more positive; again, how much more positive depends on their strength. If you have two small EPSPs at the same time and same synapse, then the result will be a large EPSP. If you have a small EPSP and a small IPSP at the same time and same synapse, then they will cancel each other out. Unlike the action potential, which is an all-or-nothing response, IPSPs and EPSPs are smaller and graded potentials, varying in strength. The change in voltage during an action potential is approximately 100 mV. In comparison, EPSPs and IPSPs are changes in voltage between 0.1 to 40 mV. They can be different strengths, or gradients, and they are measured by how far the membrane potentials diverge from the resting membrane potential.

The concept of summation can be confusing. As a child, I used to play a game with a very large parachute where you would try to knock balls out of the center of the parachute. This game illustrates the properties of summation. In this game, a group of children next to one another would work together to produce waves in the parachute in order to cause a wave large enough to knock the ball out of the parachute. The children would initiate the waves at the same time and in the same direction. The additive result was a larger wave in the parachute, and the balls would bounce out of the parachute. However, if the waves they initiated occurred in the opposite direction or with the wrong timing, the waves would cancel each other out, and the balls would remain in the center of the parachute. EPSPs or IPSPs in a neuron work in the same fashion; they either add or cancel each other out. If you have two EPSPs, then they sum together and become a larger depolarization. Similarly, if two IPSPs come into the cell at the same time, they will sum and become a larger hyperpolarization in membrane potential. However, if two inputs were opposing one another, moving the potential in opposite directions, such as an EPSP and an IPSP, their sum would cancel each other out.

At any moment, each cell is receiving mixed messages, both EPSPs and IPSPs. If the summation of EPSPs is strong enough to depolarize the membrane potential to reach the threshold of excitation, then it initiates an action potential. The action potential then travels down the axon, away from the soma, until it reaches the ends of the axon (the terminal button). In the terminal button, the action potential triggers the release of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic terminal button into the synaptic gap. These neurotransmitters, in turn, cause EPSPs and IPSPs in the postsynaptic dendritic spines of the next cell .... The neurotransmitter released from the presynaptic terminal button binds with ionotropic receptors in a lock-and-key fashion on the postsynaptic dendritic spine. Ionotropic receptors are receptors on ion channels that open, allowing some ions to enter or exit the cell, depending upon the presence of a particular neurotransmitter. The type of neurotransmitter and the permeability of the ion channel it activates will determine if an EPSP or IPSP occurs in the dendrite of the postsynaptic cell. These EPSPs and IPSPs summate as described above and the entire process occurs again in another cell. (https://rotel.pressbooks.pub/biologicalpsychology/chapter/communication-within-and-between-neurons/)

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This reference primarily addresses "Action Potential" but provides additional perspetives concerning the "summation" concept as an electrical "stimulus".

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Implications:

The "resting state" of the electrical impulse, i.e, the degree of its electreical charge, seems to be viewed as an ominpresent timeless condition;

No explanation of how its electrical charge was initially created;

No explanation of the mechanism that maintains its level of electrical charge;

No explanation of how its electrical frequency to represent a specific thought was established;

No explanation of the mechanism that sets its electricaL charge to "FIRE.

No explanation of the mechanism that sets its fixed electrical charge, its resting state, before and after "FIRING".

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This page gaphically depicts the integration of brain functions (from Reference 7B) and electrical frequency impulses (from Reference 14C) outside the human brain (Reference 21C).

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Figure A illustrates several neuron based thoughts whose electrical charge, two "resting and one whose electrical charge has been increased by linkage with another neuron of the same frequency to "fire", in a "summation" event that expresses a "thought".

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This publication and its figure are referenced as an example of thought to thought summation, with emphasis on principle rather than process, i.e.. the Holy Spirit thought can be propagated to the Brain Function thought complement. [red labelling supplied]

Operator A is the Supernatural Agent---the Holy Spirit.

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An concept of electromagnetic brain-computer-metasurface (EBCM), and remotely mindcontrolled metasurface (RMCM) via brainwaves is reported in eLight. Rather than DC voltage from power supply or AC voltages from signal generators, such metasurfaces are controlled by brainwaves collected in real time and can transmit information wirelessly between human brains. Such platforms can lead to a promising approach for the service of disabled people
(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-022-00831-7)

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Part A depicts thoughts as continuous components of an electrical impulse, a complement of a brain wave whether in the brain or outside of the brain.

Part B depicts thoughts as components of an electrical impulse only when the electrical impulse is in the brain.

Part B thus conflicts with the following neuroscience's perspectives:

"There is no Center in the Brain: Intensive study for a generation by a half a million neuroscientists worldwide has found no center in the brain for subjective experience."

Memories were not stored in the brain mechanistically, but holographically. The brain functioned like a hologram.

Pribram was drawn to the holographic model by the puzzle of how and where memories are stored in the brain. For decades numerous studies have shown that rather than being confined to a specific location, memories are dispersed throughout the brain.

...the place where all your memories and experiences since birth have been stored.

A content-addressable memory is a type of memory that allows for the recall of data based on the degree of similarity between the input pattern and the patterns stored in memory.

...But as much as brainwaves loom in our understanding of the brain, not a single scientist has any idea where they come from....!

...Thoughts come from nowhere and from everywhere!...!

...rather than being confined to a specific location, memories are dispersed throughout the brain...!

...memories are not preserved in any particular part of the brain, like books lying on the shelves, but were rather spread out or distributed throughout the brain as a whole...!

...Every portion of the brain also appears to contain the whole of the brain's memories, which means the brain is itself a hologram...

The final three of the foreging perspectives imply that no thought, when not being "fired", exists as a whole unit but rather as individual "thought peices" in a common in-brain source from which all thoughts are assembled, also applicable to Part A for out-brain state, and as such an assembly function by the Supernatural Agent, the HOLY SPIRIT.

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The two prior references are the grounds for the figures networks of neurons and the following perspectives:

Science maintains that a brain wave exists in inumerable stored undescribable "segments" of a thought, segments of different brain functions, that, due their resting electrical charge , cannot be detected by material instruments thus appear to be absent. [here]

A given neuron can be a segment in different thoughts, different brain functions. (Reference 18)

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This reference is a "tedious read" but is something of a landmark in neuroscience perspectives that typically adhere to material explanations on how the brain works concerning thoughts.

Some of the conditions addressed in this blog's references are [linked] with this reference's perceptions of circumstances that are attrituable to a functional state refered to as a SUPERNATURAL AGENT (SA).

The links with Scriptual texts, the WORD, are the grounds to propose that the Supernatural Agent is the HOLY SPIRIT.

We present a theory of the creativity of dreams as well as psychopathology of religious delusions with respect to production of fundamental forms of religious cognition—specifically supernatural agent (SA) cognitions. We suggest that dream cognitions are particularly efficient at producing highly memorable and impactful experiences with SAs because dreams involve three processes that are prerequisites for the generation of god concepts: (1) mental simulations of alternative realities, (2) theory of mind attributions to the extra-natural dream characters and divine beings, and (3) attribution of ultimate value (exemplified by ‘good spirit beings’), and dis-value (exemplified by demonic monsters) to the supernatural dream characters. Because prefrontal cortex is deactivated during rapid eye movements (REM) sleep agentic impulses, and internally generated ideas are not reliably attributed to Self or dreamer. Instead an exaggerated degree of agency is attributed to these supernatural dream characters who are then embedded in stories in dreams and in myths of waking life which explain their supernatural abilities. These dream-based SAs are salient characters that are processed in sleep-related memory systems according to rules of Lleweelyn’s ancient art of memory model and therefore more easily remembered and reflected upon during waking life. When REM sleep intrudes into waking consciousness, as is the case with some forms of schizophrenia, religious delusions are more likely to emerge.

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We present a theory of the creativity of dreams as well as psychopathology of religious delusions with respect to production of fundamental forms of religious cognition—specifically supernatural agent (SA)cognitions We suggest that dream cognitions are particularly efficient at producing highly memorable and impactful experiences with SAs because dreams involve three processes that are prerequisites for the generation of god concepts:

The characters [return] populating these dreams can be described, in the language of the cognitive science of religion, as supernatural agents (SAs) non-human entities with autonomous powers and intentions. Their bodies may not be clearly seen, but they do have minds and they frequently have unusual powers far beyond the capabilities of ordinary agents

More specifically, these SAs can be characterized as “minimally counterintuitive.” “Counterintuitive (CI)” means their unusual abilities [return 32] ... violate our intuitive assumptions about what normal agents can and cannot do. They are “minimally” CI because they violate some of our intuitive assumptions, but not all of them. They are just CI enough to draw attention and arouse curiosity without overwhelming comprehension,...

The notion of “minimally counterintuitive” SAs is intended to designate a cognitively optimal set of features that give god concepts [return 23] a strong, innately compelling appeal to the human mind.

In this paper we present evidence in favor of the hypothesis that supernatural agent cognitions are significantly influenced by nightly dream content patterns.

We conclude with a presentation of a theory as to how dream cognitions generate SA cognitions.

Dreams have therefore played a major role in the historical evolution of religions.

We have seen that dreams likely played a role in creation of religious consciousness at the dawn of the human adventure. They have continued to play a role in religious consciousness ever since... All the world’s religious traditions have pointed to dreams as spiritual events of extreme importance in the transformation of the self and with respect to communication with the spirit world. [return 23B]

We now present a theory as to how dreams act as a source for religious cognitions.

We suggest that dream cognitions are particularly efficient at producing highly memorable and impactful experiences with SAs because dreams involve three processes that are prerequisites for the generation of god concepts

...mental simulations of alternative worlds or of ultimate realities [return 22B] can be either oriented to the past, in which case they are counterfactuals, or they can be oriented toward the future, in which case they are examples of prospection.

Thus dreams satisfy one of the main requirements that many theories of religious cognition demand for thinking about SAs, namely the capacity to generate ToM attributions. But we believe that the generation of SAs requires more than mental simulation of possible worlds and/or the capacity to do ToM attributions. To ascribe religious significance to a super-natural being in a dream or wake state I need to do more than to simply cognize or realize that that being has a mind like mind, I also have to reverence or fear (or both) that being; I have to in short impute value or significance to that being.

For most human beings throughout history reading the god’s minds [return 25] all things was not a primary goal. Rather it was establishing a relationship with the god that mattered because that god represented power and one’s highest values. For most human beings gods demand worship or reverence and often fear. Human being cannot be in the presence of a thing of immense value and power without some sort of emotional response like reverence, devotion, or commitment.

We not only attempt to know and be known by a god. We attempt to relate to them, which is a type of meditation practice wherein all thoughts and awarenesses [return 20] are welcome and acknowledged, they are allowing whatever comes to mind at that moment.... [return 7B] to unite ourselves to them, or in the case of demonic SAs, we attempt to flee/avoid them.

In short, the phenomenology of dreaming and the neurobiology of sleep suggest that dreaming cognition reflects the processing of value-related information. The fact that both dreams and religious cognitions are particularly concerned with the computation of ultimate values provides one more empirical link between them. This means all humans are endowed with brains innately primed to daily generate god concepts in dreaming.

At a minimum, we assume that the dreaming mind/brain constructs SAs via the ascription of agency to selected “other” characters in dreams.

..whenever we think a thought [return 15B] or issue an action the brain issues an unconscious prediction of the predicted effects of that action or thought in the real world.

...the subjective experience of ownership of one’s own thoughts and of control over sensory events emerges from an unconscious comparison [return] between intentional and predicted/anticipated effects of one’s actions: if there is a match, there is an increased tendency to experience the effect as self-caused, whereas a mismatch between anticipated and actual effect increases the tendency to attribute the effect to an external cause.

Thus the dreamer may conclude that the source of the efferent signals [return] that arise from intentional scenarios that occur in dreams is not himself. so he therefore ascribes it to some other animate being in the dream. If there is no match between predicted and actual effects (and there cannot be in the dream) then there is little or no basis for ascribing intentional actions to the self and a corresponding increased pressure to ascribe them to another character who is invested with a very strong sense of agency-thus a divine being.

There can be little doubt that dream experiences have been thoroughly intertwined [return] with the religious beliefs practices, and experiences of people all over the world, throughout history.

Conclusion

Although dreams are difficult to study scientifically, the sheer fact of their psychological and cultural ubiquity makes them an important topic for brain-mind research as well as for a scientific theory of religion. We have argued that new advances in the cognitive science of religion, particularly regarding SAs and the cognitive foundations of agency, can illuminate some of the neurological processes [return] at work in dreaming that naturally lend themselves to attributions of special powers to “special characters/beings” in dreams and therefore to religious meaning and purpose. We have also reviewed evidence suggesting that some psychiatric symptoms such as dissociative states and delusions have been linked with REM parasomnias and intrusion of REM into waking consciousness (due to sleep deprivation or to disease related breakdown in normal sleep architecture). In those psychiatric disorders that evidence sleep deprivation and REM fragmentation as well as religious delusions such as schizophrenia, the mechanism producing religious delusions may be illuminated by some of the links between dreams and SA cognitions we discuss in this paper. It is beyond the scope of this paper to discuss possible methods of influencing, shaping, or guiding this religion-generating capacity of dreaming. [return] We can point to examples like the dream incubation rituals performed at the ancient temples of the Greek healing god Askelpius, and suggest that these practices were effective because they skillfully channeled all mental and physical energies toward the healing process. The brain is not an isolated organ; every individual has been raised in a cultural environment that shapes the functioning of the mind in waking and in dreaming. Future research should consider exploring the cultural and psychological dynamics underlying these ritual practices.
(Patrick McNamara, Kelly Bulkeleyhttps://experts.umn.edu/en/publications/dreams-as-a-source-of-supernatural-agent-concepts)

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A brain wave is a material electrical impulse that express a thought.

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