“They declare that since the mind cannot, by its very nature, have a position in space, there is only one phenomenon to be considered, namely, the brain. Such a declaration, which is contrary to the thinking of most men today as it was in ages past, is an unproven hypothesis.” What I love about this […]
“The Sensory Pathway Pictures, propagated by motion along the fibers of the optic nerves in the brain, are the cause of vision. —Isaac Newton Each of us lives within the universe—the prison—of his own brain. Projecting from it are millions of fragile sensory nerve fibers, in groups uniquely adapted to sample the energetic states of […]
““Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. —George Lois” A key aspect of creativity is the process of finding great metaphors—symbols that represent something else.” Identification because a concept plus symbol gives the “thing” an identity. Humans are the only things that we know of, […]
“Mind, except in reference to its own activities, cannot be defined or conceived. It is known to itself only through its activities. Mind without mental states is a mere abstraction—a word without a corresponding mental image or concept. Sir William Hamilton expressed the matter as clearly as possible, when he said : “What we mean […]
“Color’s five hues from th’ eyes their sight will take; Music’s five notes the ears as deaf can make; The flavors five deprive the mouth of taste; The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange, Sought for, men’s conduct will to evil change. Therefore the sage […]
“Favor and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour and great calamity, to be regarded as personal conditions (of the same kind). What is meant by speaking thus of favor and disgrace? Disgrace is being in a low position (after the enjoyment of favor). The getting that (favor) leads to the apprehension (of losing […]
How to Change Your State of Vibration “There are degrees of Love and Hate, and there is a middle point where “Like and Dislike” become so faint that it is difficult to distinguish between them. Courage and Fear come under the same rule. The Pairs of Opposites exist everywhere. Where you find one thing […]
“Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.”—The Kybalion. In this post we are going to look at 2 of the principles of the Hermetic teachings and see how we can apply them to our own lives. The 2 principles we are going to look at are the principle of vibration and the principle of polarity. […]
“At the beginning we may as well consider the question so often asked by the neophyte, who desires to be informed regarding the meaning of the word “Plane,” which term has been very freely used, and very poorly explained, in many recent works upon the subject of occultism. The question is generally about as follows: […]
Chapter 11 “The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel depends. Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness, that their use depends. The door and windows are cut out (from the walls) to form […]
