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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46599#p46599>by *Aristarchus
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One aspect of the EU model, and also that being used in the work of the
plasma cosmologist, Anthony Peratt, is the idea of ancient myths taking
on historical significance, more so, than merely looking at them in a
religious aspect. Indeed, as already mentioned here on this forum,
religious spiritual thought could be seen as a development in humankind
around 1500 BC with the birth of the subjective consciousness. However,
some have argued that these spiritual awakenings, at least for Hinduism
could be placed in the Indus Valley which ended its mature period around
1900 BCE.
In the subjective consciousness, the 'I' begins to take on awareness
beyond the preconsciousness mind. The 'I' through the development of
subjective consciousness perceives itself in correspondence with the
influences of its outside environment and his/her relation to others.
This development of the subjective consciousness allowed a rise in human
development that could ascertain cultural and social evolution in
relation to a spiritual quest of the individual. Thus, Nature was not
simply something that governed humankind, but was something that could
be understood in relation to the self. In Hindu thought, one of its
major features was the concept of the "maya" or the illusionary aspect
of our existence. We see this in the representation of Hindu gods which
have their eyes closed to symbolize the dream nature of existence. In
the Ancient Egyptian culture, it is demonstrated as the "way" or "path"
- the journey of the soul. In the Occidental world, there is the idea of
the unlimited, as represented in the Gothic structure of cathedrals with
their rising pinnacles reaching towards the skies. All of these
represents a search beyond the purely physical nature of existence, and
leads to the evolving of metaphysical questions.
If we investigate the idea of the Saturn Myth, with its catastrophic and
all encompassing arc-mode lightening display as the planets interacted
in seeking their own equilibrium, the notion of nature as an imposing
force was one to render a culture/civilization as submissive to Nature
and the Gods. As the solar system became more passive in the defined
orbits we witness today, also too, the infusion of past arc-mode plasma
accelerated the evolution of consciousness. The significance of what was
once perceived as the Gods and Nature elements grew into something that
became more weighted symbolically, representing humankinds relation to
Nature, Spirit, and the inner metaphysical yearning for answers now
taking on a greater role, giving rise to the impetus for philosophical
and religious thoughts. “Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor
laws.” —Confucius.
Although, it is important to point out that some people have not yet
developed a subjective consciousness, but remain in the preconsciousness
mentality. This is why I give import to the individual over the
collective consciousness, but that is not to negate or diminish the
latter in any regard. As the living aspects of plasma seeking its own
equilibrium through electromagnetic processing, so too, the bodhisattva
serves in the same capacity, and more than that, is the embodiment of
this living processing of plasma now represented in the subjective
consciousness.
Consider, according to the work of Guosong Liu, a neuroscientist at the
Picower Center for Learning and Memory at MIT:
Brain circuitry finding could shape design
While computers process information using a binary system of zeros
and ones, the neuron, Liu discovered, communicates its electrical
signals in trinary--utilizing not only zeros and ones, but also
minus ones. This allows additional interactions to occur during
processing. For instance, two signals can add together or cancel
each other out, or different pieces of information can link up or
try to override one another.
One reason the brain might need the extra complexity of another
computation component is that it has the ability to ignore
information when necessary; for instance, if you are concentrating
on something, you can ignore your surroundings. "Computers don't
ignore information," Liu said. "This is an evolutionary advantage
that's unique to the brain."
Liu found that these microprocessors automatically form all along
the surface of the cell as the brain develops. The modules also have
their own built-in intelligence that seems to allow them to
accommodate defects in the wiring or electrical storms in the
circuitry: if any of the connections break, new ones automatically
form to replace the old ones. If the positive, "excitatory"
connections are overloading, new negative, "inhibitory"connections
quickly form to balance out the signaling, immediately restoring the
capacity to transmit information.
Is this a process that is constantly evolving, as we begin to be
selective with information, processing it through electrical circuitry
that leads to the further evolution of our species, and even perhaps
switching on/off of DNA? As 97 percent of our DNA has been relegated to
"junk DNA," since its purpose has not yet been discerned, as we access
the higher consciousness through both scientific and spiritual
knowledge, and begin to realize we are at the nascent period of our
evolutionary development. Do the means of understanding symbols and
metaphysical choices to investigate, lead to further enhancement of our
consciousness? Is this consciousness reciprocating with the very
dynamics and interaction of our solar system - and perhaps even further?
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Re: The Evolution of the subjective consciousness <#p46623>
Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46623#p46623>by *moses
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It is quite clear to me that the cataclysmic events of the past had a
major impact on the consciousness of humanity. What formed was a
subconscious filled with the repressed experiences of pain and trauma.
Along with semi-permanent epigenetic changes that probably had severe
effects on brain functioning.
If we investigate the idea of the Saturn Myth, with its catastrophic and
all encompassing arc-mode lightening display as the planets interacted
in seeking their own equilibrium...
Aristarchus
Mostly we consider planetary interactions coming in the Velikovsky
period of chaotic planetary orbits. Just what planetary configuration
existed before this is an open question. Thus the Saturn System is more
associated with a long period of stability.
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Re: The Evolution of the subjective consciousness <#p46660>
Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46660#p46660>by *Aristarchus
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moses wrote:It is quite clear to me that the cataclysmic events of
the past had a major impact on the consciousness of humanity. What
formed was a subconscious filled with the repressed experiences of
pain and trauma. Along with semi-permanent epigenetic changes that
probably had severe effects on brain functioning.
I believe you offer a very compelling positing, one that perhaps
deserves its own topic to address it deservedly. My focus and premise
for this topic concerns the rise of the subjective consciousness and its
development and evolution that appears to me to be a modern phenomenon.
In addition, I do not relegate everything to "brain functioning," since
on other topics at the TB forum where I posted matters relating to this
subject, especially offered by JaJa, as I also agree and stress that the
function of the heart is also a thinking organ for processing and
encoding information. I also believe that thought is evolving, much as a
living organism, and so, too, religious and spiritual understanding. As
consciousness evolves it is able to tap into the greater dynamics of the
holographic universe, and the mind is a representation of that holograph.
moses wrote:Mostly we consider planetary interactions coming in the
Velikovsky period of chaotic planetary orbits. Just what planetary
configuration existed before this is an open question. Thus the
Saturn System is more associated with a long period of stability.
Who is "we"? The information that I am sourcing comes from the following
site:
Recovering the Lost World, A Saturnian Cosmology
Specifically (viz),
Velikovsky held that the approaching planet was taken by the Hebrews
to be the savior God of the Exodus. The Hebrews left Egypt during
the confusion and devastation which resulted from the alignment with
a planet of equal size to the Earth. It caused the demise of the
Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The Earth's orbit increased, and the year
lengthened. It is only becoming clear during the last decade how
this could have happened and what the forces between the two bodies
would have been.
The 'close approach' was probably a separation of some 10 million
miles. The 'collision' effects were electrical, not a physical
impact or due to gravitational interactions. I'll clear up the
matter of electrical effects in later chapters.
"Worlds in Collision" relates another disturbance of Earth in 747
BC, this time as a series of disruptive close approaches of Mars, at
one time involving also the Moon and Venus. The details of these
interactions are described vividly in the "Iliad" as the combat of
the Gods in the heavens paralleling the Trojan War by the mortals
below. The "Odyssey" recounts the play of Mars and the Moon, as does
the Mesoamerican "Popol Vuh." In 747 BC the year lengthened to 365
and 1/4 days. Everywhere calendars were updated, most often by
adding five days to the end of the old year. This epoch of over a
hundred years (806 BC to 686 BC) closes with Mars and Earth taking
on their current positions around the Sun and a change in the shape
of the Earth's orbit. [note 8]
Velikovsky spent much of the rest of his life defending his
theories, demanding tests be made by the Establishment, and making
predictions. In the eyes of his critics he was all too frequently
correct. He had an amazing ability to connect disparate information
and to see connections where others could not. He wrote a number of
additional books dealing with the chronology of the Middle East,
filling 600 year gaps. Most of that later work either has been
accepted or is still under discussion. [note 10]
Velikovsky had intended to write a history of events preceding the
contact with Venus in 1500 BC, but put it aside. Some snippets can
be found at [http://www.varchive.org] under the subject heading of
"In the Beginning." It would have involved Mercury, Saturn, and
Jupiter. One comment he made was that he thought the Earth had at
one time been a satellite of Saturn. That suggestion started David
Talbott on a search for contrary evidence.
Wal Thornhill ran into the cosmology of Talbott by accident, and
immediately understood it in completely different terms. Having
studied the works of plasma theorists, which hold that the nature of
the sun is not nuclear but electrical and that virtually all
phenomenon in the Universe are exhibitions of plasma flows,
Thornhill was able to bring a completely different approach to the
mechanics of the Saturnian Polar Configuration. He maintained that
the connecting stream between the planets wasn't water or dust -- it
was a plasma stream from Saturn at glow or arc level.
I'll discuss plasma here briefly. For more information see the
websites of Wal Thornhill, Don Scott, and Anthony Peratt. For an
independent view see the site of Laszlo Kortvelyessy. [note 14]
A plasma stream represents a flow of electricity (a current) through
an ionized or easily ionized low-density gas. The current could be
composed of electrons, negatively charged ions, protons, or
positively charged ions, in any mix. The number of electrons or ions
need only represent a few percent among the gas molecules (or
conductor).
The flow of positive or negative charge carriers can happen
simultaneously and would flow in opposite directions. (By
convention, the 'current' is defined as flowing in only one
direction, opposite the direction in which electrons move.) The
space between stars, and even between galaxies, contains enough
electrons and protons to allow the flow of plasma. The 'vacuum' of
intergalactic space thus supports plasma streams billions of miles
wide and light years long. These can often be be seen in X-ray
imaging, connecting stars as well as galaxies.
I'm investigating this matter, and have derived conclusions offered by
others as well as mine own.
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Re: The Evolution of the subjective consciousness <#p46675>
Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46675#p46675>by *moses
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My focus and premise for this topic concerns the rise of the subjective
consciousness and its development and evolution that appears to me to be
a modern phenomenon.
Aristarchus
And clearly I am saying that the proposed rise in subjective
consciousness is the confused result of the actual effects of the
ancient traumatic events.
In addition, I do not relegate everything to "brain functioning,"...
Aristarchus
Epigenetic changes probably affect all DNA so that would be the heart
brain and the gut brain and all body functioning.
As consciousness evolves ...
Aristarchus
I don't think consciousness evolves at all, rather the self grows larger
inducing different experiencing as a change in consciousness. It is
through the loss of this self that the the natural qualities of
experiencing can control action.
Who is "we"? The information that I am sourcing comes from the following
site:
Recovering the Lost World, A Saturnian Cosmology
Aristarchus
We is the people that look into the Saturn System. And I have read Jno
Cook and although he has some interesting ideas and having a chronology
is very desirable, he has many wild ideas in my view. The views on this
subject are quite diverse with some considering that there were no
planetary interactions, just aurora effects, and then there is the idea
of a brown dwarf entering the Solar System and splitting to produce
Saturn. Good advice would be to get a selection of Talbott, Cardona,
Peratt, Gilligan and Jno Cook. Of course reading Wal is mandatory.
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Re: The Evolution of the subjective consciousness <#p46698>
Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46698#p46698>by *Aristarchus
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moses wrote:And clearly I am saying that the proposed rise in
subjective consciousness is the confused result of the actual
effects of the ancient traumatic events.
It is not clear to me what you're asserting here. I believe using the
word "confused" is rather ambiguous and doesn't explore the topic
sufficiently. You need to cite a reference/references establishing a
further explanation and justification of your position. As it stands
now, in my understanding, is that the subjective consciousness has a
very definitive psychological component. Simply put, subjective
consciousness is the recognition of the self in relation to the outside
environment.
moses wrote:Epigenetic changes probably affect all DNA so that would
be the heart brain and the gut brain and all body functioning.
Indeed, sequences of DNA are switched on and off as introns play a vital
role as a species interacts with its environment. The DNA situation does
not remain static. My premise asserts that with 97-98 percent of DNA
being considered junk DNA, since this large percent cannot be construed
as playing any current role in the development of the individual, the
process is evolving, as can be observed through the study of the rise of
the human species. This also leads me to consider that with the
observation that the electromagnetic dynamic of the Earth were once much
stronger in the ancient world as opposed to our current modern times,
that we need, too, consider the role it plays with interacting with the
physical processes of DNA and the concept of the mind's understanding
and relation to its environment.
moses wrote:I don't think consciousness evolves at all, rather the
self grows larger inducing different experiencing as a change in
consciousness.
I disagree. There are three distinct terms: preconsciousness,
consciousness, and subjective consciousness. Consciousness as two
distinct identifications: one physical, the other psychological.
Subjective consciousness is a higher evolving mechanism from
preconsciousness. Simple mechanics of merely surviving are overruled in
favor of developing our relation with the self and others, thus, the
concept of asceticism becomes a powerful influencing factor, as also the
principle of self sacrifice.
moses wrote:It is through the loss of this self that the the natural
qualities of experiencing can control action.
As I stated on previous threads on this forum, I believe that the loss
of self is one that is obtained through practice, and awarded only to
the highly adept at his/her choosing of surrendering. Otherwise, the
concept of developing the self is the rule for beginners and
intermediate practitioners, even though this involves meditating first
with the exercise of controlling our thoughts and then further
exploration through emptying our thoughts. Therefore, the pursuit is
centered on the individual, because the collective consciousness might
be corrupted on the lower levels, even that of the astral plane, since
it involves a collection of individuals that lack enlightenment.
The bodhisattva returns to the lower levels, making the conscious choice
to share his knowledge to others that are willing and ready to learn the
process, but this does not involve skipping steps of that process.
moses wrote:I have read Jno Cook and although he has some
interesting ideas and having a chronology is very desirable, he has
many wild ideas in my view. The views on this subject are quite
diverse with some considering that there were no planetary
interactions, just aurora effects, and then there is the idea of a
brown dwarf entering the Solar System and splitting to produce Saturn.
"Wild ideas" is subjective and does not pertain to any particulars. In
addition, I haven't delved into the specifics of Cook's work as
mentioned in the second part of your above quote. It appears to be
negating the premise of this topic without addressing, again, the
particulars. I don't believe that I stated anywhere that I was offering
an entire embrace of Cook's exploration of the topic, just as Thornhill
doesn't embrace all that which was posited by Velikovsky.
moses wrote:Good advice would be to get a selection of Talbott,
Cardona, Peratt, Gilligan and Jno Cook. Of course reading Wal is
mandatory.
I agree. Cross referencing materials are essential and necessary, but,
I'll state again, it has to be done in the spirit of the topic before us
- and the particulars and specifics need to be regarded according to the
premise of the topic. Otherwise, it simply becomes an unreasonable
invalidation from what our fellow posters have to offer.
I believe on another topic at the NI&MI headings, it was you that
questioned my the depth of reading and understanding of Jiddu
Krishnamurti. It's not that I turn away from being challenged or the
need to be guided to other reading materials, but it serves no purpose
to divine my reading history and research into any author as a
substitute for addressing my postings, topics, and responses.
In essence, you're proposing that you know without knowledge, history,
and observation of what I might or might not have read, merely because
it doesn't comport with your understanding of the material. This is an
argument of authority, not one that considers proper dialogue and
discourse with one's interlocutor.
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Re: The Evolution of the subjective consciousness <#p46723>
Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46723#p46723>by *JaJa
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http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sd/sd1-1-02.htm
MOTIONS, THE “GREAT BREATH”
The appearance and disappearance of the Universe are pictured as an
outbreathing and inbreathing of “the Great Breath,” which is
eternal, and which, being Motion, is one of the three aspects of the
Absolute — Abstract Space and Duration being the other two. When the
“Great Breath” is projected, it is called the Divine Breath, and is
regarded as the breathing of the Unknowable Deity — the One
Existence — which breathes out a thought, as it were, which becomes
the Kosmos. (See “Isis Unveiled.”) So also is it when the Divine
Breath is inspired again the Universe disappears into the bosom of
“the Great Mother,” who then sleeps “wrapped in her invisible robes.”
Perhaps the word "breath" can be replaced by consciousness. Rather than
evolve - consciousness expands and contracts in systolic and diastolic
motion.
Omnia in numeris sita sunt
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Re: The Evolution of the subjective consciousness <#p46737>
Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46737#p46737>by *moses
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This also leads me to consider that with the observation that the
electromagnetic dynamic of the Earth were once much stronger in the
ancient world as opposed to our current modern times, that we need, too,
consider the role it plays with interacting with the physical processes
of DNA and the concept of the mind's understanding and relation to its
environment.
Aristarchus
Now we are right on the same page here. And the greater magnetic field
might well have affected the content of consciousness.
Therefore, the pursuit is centered on the individual, because the
collective consciousness might be corrupted on the lower levels, even
that of the astral plane, since it involves a collection of individuals
that lack enlightenment.
Aristarchus
First I cannot agree that the object is to persue. There is a
consciousness that attaches to the physical cell at conception. This
consciousness has experiencing of a group consciousness. Now I am not
sure that this is the collective consciousness that you refer to. You
seem to have an individual as possibly producing action from some higher
level, whereas the self is the collection of physical attributes as
defined by me. This allows us some room for agreement, with the main
difference being the use of will to attain an end.
I agree. Cross referencing materials are essential and necessary, but,
I'll state again, it has to be done in the spirit of the topic before us
- and the particulars and specifics need to be regarded according to the
premise of the topic. Otherwise, it simply becomes an unreasonable
invalidation from what our fellow posters have to offer.
Aristarchus
Well perhaps to understand any ancient change in consciousness one needs
to understand ancient planetary orbits.
In essence, you're proposing that you know without knowledge, history,
and observation of what I might or might not have read, merely because
it doesn't comport with your understanding of the material. This is an
argument of authority, not one that considers proper dialogue and
discourse with one's interlocutor.
Aristarchus
Well I was a member of the Theosophical Society for a while, going to
meetings, etc. And your ideas seem to follow these lines and J
Krishnamurti conversed with untold such people and they found what he
had to stay as most unpalatable. And when one reads these conversations
one can see strong similarities to what you are saying, and so there is
a tendency to assume things about your mind. Sorry about that.
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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=46838#p46838>by *Aristarchus
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moses,
I cannot respond to everything in your last post at this time, because I
need more time to consider and reflect on what you stated, and, as you
mentioned before, perhaps I need to cross-reference more materials on
the subject.
However, in response to the following:
moses wrote:Now we are right on the same page here. And the greater
magnetic field might well have affected the content of consciousness.
As I stated before, your ideas about the traumatic experiences of
humankind in the ancient world, I find rather compelling and intriguing,
and it gives me food for fodder. In addition, the greater magnetic field
certainly is a good topic for discussion regarding it affecting
consciousness. At the risk of indulging another controversial author,
Joseph Farrell discusses, and I believe it is in his book Babylon
Banksters, the view that temples in the ancient world acted as
transmission sources that could communicate on a global scale, and I
believe this was due to the greater magnetic field. I do not have the
source material readily available to check my references, but I'll try
to establish this more in detail and with citations later.
However, I was drawn into the ideas as discussed by Jno Cook regarding
the mass/wholesale extinction of species that took place 250 mya
(Permian mass extinction), and it is explained by him as follows:
A Saturnian Cosmology Chapter 7
We were also saved from possible obliteration during the nova event
of Saturn in 4200 BC by being located below Saturn rather than in
its equatorial plane. Otherwise the nova blowout might have brought
humanity to an end, like a similar nova event nearly obliterated all
life at the end of the Permian, 250 million years earlier, when
Earth was still orbiting Saturn at its equator. At that time Earth
suffered a plasma discharge at equatorial level to the shallow seas
of Central Africa or the Sahara, resulting in a glacier which
covered South America, North Africa, and India -- which were joined
together at that time.
The Genesis of Life
A few billion years ago, the Earth must have been in a condition
similar to what Venus experiences today -- a cooling crust,
unremitting volcanism, ceaseless lightning, and a turbulent
poisonous atmosphere -- conditions which grind rocks to dust and
build landscapes. Add water to this mix, and couple it with extreme
electrical conditions, and you have the makings for the genesis of
life. This will probably happen on Venus but it will take some
billions of years.
These same conditions were probably what first brought complex
molecules and self-replicating molecules into existence on Earth.
Experiments with a reducing hydrogen atmosphere, methane, ammonia,
water, and an electrical arc have produced many of the organic
compounds which form the basis of life. This is, in fact, a popular
high school Science Fair experiment. More complex versions of this
experiment have produced the long-chained polymer molecules which
are also needed and recently have generated cell-like enclosures and
the basics of RNA. The probability of achieving a living replicating
organism are not all that astronomically high. However, no one has
had the time to run the experiments for a half billion years.
But Earth did run these experiments, for nearly 4 billion years.
During almost all of that time, 'life' never went very far beyond
the simplest forms. The 'progress' was incredibly slow. And it
occurred in two or three spurts. Most of the 4 billion year-long era
is called the Precambrian and it extends over nine-tenths of the
history of the Earth.
Early life forms may not even have had cell walls. But after a half
billion years, 3.2 billion years ago, the first cellular organisms
(procaryotic cells) show up in the geological record. These are
simple microscopic single-cell forms, akin to bacteria and
blue-green algae. They have cell walls and a single chromosome, but
no nucleus. There is also very early evidence of photosythesis
pointing to the slow creation of atmospheric oxygen. [note 10]
After another two billion years (at 1.6 or 1.2 billion years ago),
the much larger eucaryotic cells -- cells with a nucleus and other
inclusions like mitochondria -- show up. And then, near the end of
the Precambrian (560 million years ago) we start to see the first
multicellular soft-bodied organisms (worms and plants) -- by
evidence left as impressions in mud and sediment. The explosion of
life in the Cambrian, and all that followed, is but a continuation
of this. However, despite the high complexity of life forms which
eventually develop, it is the first forms, the simple procaryotic
cells (cells without a nucleus, like bacteria), which still
constitute the bulk of living tissue today. Gould has estimated that
bacteria and other single cell organisms constitute 80 percent of
the biomass of Earth today.
The three discontinuous steps in the development of cellular
complexity are approximately 650 to 700 million years apart. The
geology of the Precambrian follows a similar series of geological
alterations at 700 million year intervals, paralleling the
development of life forms. I suspect that the cause of each of these
alterations was a mass expulsion and severe plasma blast initiated
by Saturn -- a nova event. Many organisms continued an existence
through the Precambrian because the life forms remained below the
surface of the Earth's waters.
At the close of the Precambrian we see another massive destruction
of the terrestrial landscape. Following this is the most impressive
expansion of the complexity of life ever. It is as if species spring
up out of nowhere. Some 20 phyla show up for the first time,
although some date from before the Cambrian. But only half of them
last through the extinctions of the following 500 million years, and
no new phyla are ever established again.
The genesis of life (barring the complexity of the Cambrian) may
very well be a condition regularly experienced by planets throughout
the Universe. The process is almost predictable. Certainly the
chemistry -- methane, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide gases, water, and
electrical discharges -- is common, and most of the planets that we
have detected elsewhere are close enough to their star to receive
heat from their primary.
However, it requires plasma activity to create advanced life forms
-- not a continuous flow, which will destroy all the cellular forms
already in existence, but periodic bursts, short enough to allow a
portion of the cells to escape complete destruction but long enough
to effectively alter millions upon millions of the organic chemical
structures of the remaining cells, almost all of which will die off.
A few will survive, with altered forms and functions. This is what
we would otherwise call the slow 'random' process of 'natural
selection' -- but with a billion years of changes occurring all at
once. Left to itself, random changes from chemicals, heat, and Gamma
rays will never create anything beyond bacteria -- even given the
span of the billions upon billions of years ascribed to the 'life'
of the Universe. A single nova event at the end of the Precambrian
did what the previous 4 billion years had not managed to accomplish.
[note 11]
The Earth today would still be largely populated by the ocean-bottom
plants and animals of the Precambrian -- sponges, seaweed, worms,
and trilobites -- if it had not been for the much more frequently
repeating series of limited plasma discharges which started some
time after the Cambrian. These were completely different from the
infrequent novas; they involved attempts at charge equalization by
Saturn on reaching the neighborhood of the Sun, a space that was
regularly traversed by Saturn after the Cambrian. The amount of
plasma flow was limited by the short time duration that Saturn was
relatively close to the Sun on its path through the Solar System --
probably only a matter of months or years.
I would vote for life being almost universal throughout the Galaxy.
But I doubt if any of the life forms will ever get beyond the
simplest organisms. It is likely that life anywhere else will never
go beyond sponges and trilobites.
Bear with me on this as I am seeking to compile, coordinate, and I try
to make sense of this topic and make it more delineated and lucid for my
understanding.
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Ok, I'll bear with you.
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I would vote for life being almost universal throughout the Galaxy.
But I doubt if any of the life forms will ever get beyond the
simplest organisms. It is likely that life anywhere else will never
go beyond sponges and trilobites.
Considering the size of the universe...... I would say events like these
would happen quite frequently. Personal Opinion :lol:
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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=47002#p47002>by *Aristarchus
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HelloNiceToMeetYou wrote:
I would vote for life being almost universal throughout the
Galaxy. But I doubt if any of the life forms will ever get
beyond the simplest organisms. It is likely that life anywhere
else will never go beyond sponges and trilobites.
Considering the size of the universe...... I would say events like
these would happen quite frequently. Personal Opinion :lol:
The proposition by Cook might appear presumptuous, and, indeed, I might
concede that it is, but it should reflect in the overall context of what
he is trying to explain. This is why I stated the following in a
previous post:
Aristarchus wrote:I agree. Cross referencing materials are essential
and necessary, but, I'll state again, it has to be done in the
spirit of the topic before us - and the particulars and specifics
need to be regarded according to the premise of the topic.
The following is from the Holoscience site, explaining that the search
for life must take into account how life is much more dominant to form
around red dwarf stars:
Other stars, other worlds, other life
The Electric Universe model has almost biological overtones that
favor life. In the process of growing in a galactic electromagnetic
pinch, stars are prevented from becoming too massive by "budding
off" other stars and gas giant planets. Some progeny remain to form
binary or multiple star families. Others escape from their parent.
All receive their share of energy from the galaxy. The most common
stars in the galaxy are also the dimmest, the L-Type Brown Dwarfs.
These stars have the "food" required for life present in their
atmospheres. Such a dwarf star/gas giant may undergo a nova outburst
to eject part of its core to form dense Earth-like planets and
moons. If they remain close to the parent they may be enveloped
within the "womb" of the stellar anode glow where it seems the
principal conditions for life are present. Our search for
intelligent life should therefore focus on the faintest close stars
in the sky. But there is a problem in relying on radio signals
because they cannot pass through the hot plasma of an anode glow.
(That could account for the lack of success of SETI so far). It
would limit the ability of intelligent creatures living in that
environment to know anything about the wider universe since they
would not see stars. There would be no incentive for space travel
which, in any case, might be a problem through the anode glow
region. Maybe we on Earth are almost a "one off", as Dr. Taylor
says, to have survived an escape from our stellar cocoon to see the
wider universe. If so, I hope we learn to use our privileged
position wisely.
The most disturbing idea I have left to last: the words used by
ancient civilizations that are interpreted today as "the Sun" - like
the Egyptian "Ra", the Greek "Helios", and the Roman "Sol" - all
originally referred to the gas giant Saturn! Was that planet our
primordial parent? Was Saturn until recently a much larger brown
dwarf? (The apparent size and color of an electric star is an
electrical phenomenon. If Jupiter's magnetosphere were lit up it
would appear the size of the full Moon). Was ancient man around to
see it as a sun? If not, why would anyone call a faint yellowish
speck in the night sky - the Sun? Just how recently did Saturn get
its icy ring? Does the discovery that the human race seems to have
spread from a handful of survivors in the not so distant past have
anything to do with this story? Oddly enough, an interdisciplinary
approach can answer many of these questions in surprising detail.
But it requires letting go of a lot of "things we know ain't so".
The present model of isolated self-powered stars with a family of
relatively distant planets gives infinitesimally small windows of
opportunity for life to gain a foothold, let alone sustain it for
millions of years. An Electric Universe where energy is available to
objects throughout the entire volume of a galaxy is an infinitely
better environment for life. Faint, dwarf electric stars may be
crucial to a radical reassessment of the likelihood of other
intelligent life in the universe. Who knows, the Cassini mission to
Saturn may be a kind of homecoming? It will return some surprises.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Companion stars and gas giants may be formed in the initial string
of stellar “beads.” Or they may be “born” later from a star when
electrical stresses cause the expulsion of some of its positively
charged core. It is an effective way to increase surface area to
relieve electrical stress. A gargantuan stellar “lightning flash,”
called a nova, accompanies the birth. The result is generally a
close-orbiting binary system and an “expulsion disk” – in
contradistinction to an accretion disk. The new companion can be a
star or a gas giant. Gas giants may also undergo the same process,
albeit less violently, giving birth to their rocky moons and
planets. Notably, Saturn still has an ephemeral expulsion disk.
With such an unconventional scenario, where is the best place to
look for extraterrestrial intelligence? The immediate answer is –
not near a star like the Sun! Our situation is quite precarious –
almost freakish. A small difference in Earth’s orbit or radiation
from the Sun could extinguish intelligent life on this planet. Earth
is highly unlikely to have supported life for hundreds of millions
of years in its present situation. So SETI is mistaken to
concentrate its search on Earth-like planets orbiting energetic
stars like the Sun.
A more helpful answer is that Earth-like planets and intelligent
life are most likely to be found very close to less energetic, dim
red stars. That is good news because they are the most numerous in
the galaxy. It should be clear that there is no such thing as a
“failed star” in an electric universe because internal nuclear
energy is not the source of their radiance. It is also important to
recognize that the term “dwarf” is a misnomer when applied to a dim
red star. All red stars will appear much larger than the central
physical body because their colour and size is largely due to a
spherical anode glow at a great height above the surface. Many
satellites will orbit within the glowing shell and diffuse
atmosphere of a red star. That is the ideal place for life to take
hold. Radiant energy falls equally over the surface of such a
satellite, or planet, regardless of orbit, rotation and axial tilt.
There are neither seasons nor day and night. And life-giving
molecules, including water, will mist down through an atmosphere
drawn from their parent star.
There is a catch however for SETI enthusiasts. Intelligent beings
living on a planet in this benign environment would not see a dark,
star spangled heaven. If the misty atmosphere cleared sufficiently
they might see a diffuse, brighter light from their primary or
possibly a nearby binary partner shining through the glowing cocoon
that surrounds them. If intelligent beings living on these protected
planets have learned to use radio signals, we would not detect them,
because the plasma of the anode glow would act as an impenetrable
shield against radio signals. Nor would they be able to detect our
radio signals, for the same reason. In fact, there would be nothing
to suggest the existence of an immense universe beyond the plasma
glow that surrounds them. There would be no reason for them to
search for extraplanetary intelligence. Unless… they discovered a
way to communicate over cosmic distances that does not involve radio
signals. In any case, radio signals are far too slow for sensible
communication over the gulf of deep space. Having intelligent
civilizations electrically "quarantined" inside their stellar wombs
would satisfy the so-called "Fermi paradox," which is the question,
"If the universe is teeming with aliens, where is everybody?" We are
the freaks who have been given the opportunity to see the immensity
of the universe and to live to ask the question.
Our creation myths seem to be a human memory of Earth’s expulsion
from the maternal womb. Surely we should mine them for insights into
the real history of the Earth and the only intelligent life we know,
before letting our imagination run riot. If we appear to be alone it
might simply be due to our primitive understanding of the universe,
which is leading us to look in the wrong places and maybe with the
wrong tools.
What is being suggested on this topic and I believe to a lesser extent
also by Cook, is that consciousness is evolving due to the interaction
of arc-modes and other stellar traumas happening periodically throughout
the development of our planet. I do not believe life on our planet it is
an isolated incident as suggested by Cook, but we need to have a better
understanding of the design that makes life as we know it on our planet
not only possible and suitable, but how the interaction of arc modes and
other catastrophic events might have led to further development of not
only physical evolution, but, in my opinion, the metaphysical evolution
of the mind.
moses wrote:First I cannot agree that the object is to persue. There
is a consciousness that attaches to the physical cell at conception.
This consciousness has experiencing of a group consciousness. Now I
am not sure that this is the collective consciousness that you refer
to. You seem to have an individual as possibly producing action from
some higher level, whereas the self is the collection of physical
attributes as defined by me. This allows us some room for agreement,
with the main difference being the use of will to attain an end.
Yes, as a student of the hermetic system, I believe the individual can
incarnate at higher levels through disciplines associated with raising
one's consciousness. I also believe that these incarnations reciprocate
through the process of living and dying, as we understand it. The
individual can still acquire development of consciousness even as it
travels the path after its physical life has been extinguished. In
Theosophy, as it follows the hermetic system, the physical presence is
stripped away at death, and the next level is the emotional state with
all the ramifications it has built up during its physical lifetime, and
as this is stripped away, the mental state of existence is left. It is
through meditation that one builds up one's mental efficacy, and just as
the shaman, one then prepares oneself through the journey past one's
physical life. The system then goes through series of incarnations of
life and death that allows for further evolution of consciousness for
the individual, and the process is represented in the inhale/exhale of
breath.
This is what I believe, but I do not think we can go further with this
exploration, for we will only fall into a pattern of contradiction. I do
believe the topic of this thread is relevant according to the perception
of consciousness as an inherent living system throughout the universe in
the form of plasma and its manifestation in the electromagnetic dynamics.
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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=47025#p47025>by *moses
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In Theosophy, as it follows the hermetic system, the physical presence
is stripped away at death, and the next level is the emotional state
with all the ramifications it has built up during its physical lifetime,
and as this is stripped away, the mental state of existence is left. It
is through meditation that one builds up one's mental efficacy, and just
as the shaman, one then prepares oneself through the journey past one's
physical life. The system then goes through series of incarnations of
life and death that allows for further evolution of consciousness for
the individual...
Aristarchus
What are the skills and qualities and properties of this mental body
that is left after physical death. That is, is this mental body the same
as the mental abilities of the living person. Theosophy says no. In
other words there is at least a section of one's mental functioning that
dies at physical death according to their theory. And this is pretty
similar to the ideas of J Krishnamurti in that K has understanding as a
quality of experiencing which is beyond the physical body, and therefore
can survive physical death.
So is this understanding there at conception, or is there a learning
during life - K says there is learning that is a quality of experiencing
! So there are similarities, it just comes down to how this learning
comes about. For if all one is doing is building that section of the
mind that fades or drops away after physical death, then that is a
waste. So it is not a matter of contradiction, but rather a careful
investigation into learning.
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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=47082#p47082>by *Aristarchus
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Moses,
I believe we're getting outside the subject of this topic. I am more
than willing to discuss them, but isn't this discussion more suited
along the lines of those at "Theosophy and Science" & "J Krishnamurti"
threads?
I will respond to the following:
moses wrote:What are the skills and qualities and properties of this
mental body that is left after physical death. That is, is this
mental body the same as the mental abilities of the living person.
Theosophy says no. In other words there is at least a section of
one's mental functioning that dies at physical death according to
their theory. And this is pretty similar to the ideas of J
Krishnamurti in that K has understanding as a quality of
experiencing which is beyond the physical body, and therefore can
survive physical death.
Theosophy states that memory is submerged through the process of
reincarnating, and thus, some aspects of the evolutionary growth through
the process of incarnations of an individual can be lost on the lower
levels, but then can be regained on the higher levels. However,
according to some of the reading that I have done regarding the hermetic
system, an individual can evolve through a series of incarnations that
lead to various stages and levels of enlightenment, thus retaining the
higher levels in an existence incarnated in the lower. As above, so
below - or - one lives on Earth as it is in Heaven - or - in the world,
but not of the world.
Only the truly disciplined and adept Mage can choose to experience the
relinquishing of self at the higher levels. I cannot intellectualize
this anymore beyond this, because it involves personal perspectives. I
was hoping to deliver a more open discussion on this thread concerning
how the ancient myths are a historical record as well as providing
symbols that lead one to developing higher levels of consciousness - and
that arc modes can provide an impetus for the evolution of
consciousness. In other words, what is the motivator for the subjective
consciousness from simply preconsciousness. I am still intrigued and
wonder at the universe consisting of its own consciousness on the
physical level, which can also tap into the higher levels of its
consciousness.
However, if I understand the focus and direction you have taken on this
topic, it might behoove us, as someone stated on another TB forum topic
to begin discussing the science of understanding consciousness from the
view of someone like the biologist, Bruce Lipton.
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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=47101#p47101>by *moses
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"As above, so below" probably started in ancient Egypt when electrical
events in the sky were considered to be associated with places on the
ground. And planets were directly associated with pharaohs. And of
course events in the sky were associated with gods, so such things
became a part of religion. And as the sky changed religion changed
somewhat, but still many of the old things were and are still
incorporated in religions.
And this is all involved in the change in consciousness, but to examine
this topic fully we must not only consider the effects of the
catastrophic past on consciousness, but we must also delve into what
exactly is consciousness. EU is a dry and lifeless subject until one
considers it's effects on humanity where the real significance of EU
lies, in evidence by the existence of the "Human" and "NIMI" sections of
this forum.
Only the truly disciplined and adept Mage can choose to experience the
relinquishing of self at the higher levels.
Aristarchus
Well first one must relinquish the self at the lower level in the form
of early life trauma like birth and foetal experiences and conception,
which is a major effect on consciousness. Having done this one is then
open to a whole range of ancient experiences through ancestral links
which have altered our DNA or gene expression. But you seem to be
hinting at accessing previous life experiences. Am I getting warm.
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Post <./viewtopic.php?p=47214#p47214>by *Aristarchus
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moses wrote:"As above, so below" probably started in ancient Egypt
when electrical events in the sky were considered to be associated
with places on the ground. And planets were directly associated with
pharaohs. And of course events in the sky were associated with gods,
so such things became a part of religion. And as the sky changed
religion changed somewhat, but still many of the old things were and
are still incorporated in religions.
I've always contended that these kinds of myth symbols could be traced
back to the Mystery Schools of Egypt, which probably have a further back
date in the ancient world. There are those that place the occult use of
as above, so below to that of Hermes Trismegistus. What I find
fascinating is that how universal this concept has become, and that mere
observations in nature can attest to the significance of as above, so below:
Image
Image
More recently, we have the Mandelbrot Set.
moses wrote:And this is all involved in the change in consciousness,
but to examine this topic fully we must not only consider the
effects of the catastrophic past on consciousness, but we must also
delve into what exactly is consciousness. EU is a dry and lifeless
subject until one considers it's effects on humanity where the real
significance of EU lies, in evidence by the existence of the "Human"
and "NIMI" sections of this forum.
I believe that you were discussing how this "catastrophic past" related
to a kind of post traumatic syndrome in regards to the sub
consciousness, which might play a remarkable influence, I agree. What I
am suggesting is that these interactions with the magnetic field and arc
mode displays gave rise to a new level of consciousness, called, the
subjective consciousness. I believe that there is a living consciousness
to the entire universe and that it is interconnected which allows
various life forms to rise and reflect on the living universe. Thus, I
perceive the subjective consciousness as an awakening on this path of
reflection.
moses wrote:Well first one must relinquish the self at the lower
level in the form of early life trauma like birth and foetal
experiences and conception, which is a major effect on
consciousness. Having done this one is then open to a whole range of
ancient experiences through ancestral links which have altered our
DNA or gene expression.
I can agree as to the second part of your statement, but I view the self
as having its own course of evolving, and this continues on the astral
and the mental levels. I would add that one must detach from the self in
order to view it from the outside and it being influenced from the
distractions of our daily lives. One must quiet the mind to know thy self.
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