In part one of this article, we introduced the ideas set forth by physicists David Bohm and Itzhak Bentov, whereby setting up a foundation for what may be the process of our true nature – our “sixth sense.” Now, let’s delve a bit deeper into how “God’s love” may play a viable role in igniting our intuitive abilities through the use of our non-local mind.
A quick look at the study of the dreamscape might well support the “non-local” theory Bohm, Bentov and others have postulated. Since antiquity and notably in the Bible, many people have reported “bringing back” information from their dreams, which otherwise might not have been obtained had they been awake and actively using their five physical senses. Although the dream might have involved a healthy bit of interpretation , once done, a definitive message would then emerge. During the waking state however, due to these periods of non-locality being virtually immeasurable, once we do become actively focused within the physical spectrum, little if any knowledge that was gathered will come to our conscious awareness. There are exceptions, however – occasions in which conscious insights do occur within this miraculous process. This is what we call intuition or psi.
Many people report instances of having a gut feeling about a given thing, whether it be a decision to take or turn down a job, get involved in a relationship or move their family to another location, only to find that following the hunch proved to be the right decision. Often intuitions will come during the most critical times and more often, these intuitions appear to be random and involuntary. But is it possible to have these intuitive hunches or gut feelings in a more controlled manner? Could we actually summon intuitive knowledge at will? And moreover, is there a way to have greater intuitions in which we bring back more information from our “time out” periods?
Both Bohm and Bentov agree that meditation – a time of mindfulness or prayerfulness, is a viable means for synchronizing the oscillations in our body and therefore subjectively holding and strengthening our “time-outs,” if you will. During this period, we may have more of control in bringing intuitive knowledge to the forefront of consciousness and thus using it to enrich our lives.
But here is the clincher: it is said that the addition of emotion, specifically strong and vivid feelings of love, compassion and gratitude, during meditative and prayerful periods can enhance, strengthen and potentially regulate this conscious interconnectedness.
In fact, studies are currently being conducted, notably by The Institute of HeartMath (IHM), a non-profit research and training organization in Boulder Creek, California, to quantify the notion that the heart itself may carry its own unique intelligence. If the heart’s intricate and complex structure of intelligence can synch with that of the brain and the entire body, greater frequency and coherence is achieved in the oscillation process. With this process, the activation of our intuitive abilities is not only attained but also strengthened and regulated. Ultimately, the individual who practices a meditative technique with a heart focus would increase their psychic and intuitive aspects, thereby directly tapping into God’s love force. Although these studies are still relatively new and based on hypothesis, the potential of such a process is exciting and revelatory, to say the least.
Now early in our human development, we are taught to associate feelings of love and emotion with the heart itself, the suggestions of which are numerous. This notion of heart intelligence would greatly justify a symbolism that we have come to accept on the basis of our teaching and conditioning alone.
Many are familiar with what is perhaps one of the Bible’s most well versed passages: “For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7) This most powerful passage if thought about carefully would intimate that the heart in and of itself has the capacity to think. Or at the very least, has a definitive connection with the physical organ that we perceive to be our thinking organ – the brain. In essence, by tapping into our loving emotions, through care, compassion and appreciation, we ignite the mechanism for which we may directly connect with God’s great omnipotence – God’s love. Although in the Bible this is metaphorically endeavored, one might choose to take a look at the meaning with true contemplation. The result could be that love is truly the conduit for spiritual enlightenment and personal enrichment.
Ironically we live in a society which often encourages us to “think with your head – not with your heart.” This is the logical way to tackle any decision-making problem. However, living by this very rational system, without acknowledging the importance of the heart and the loving emotions associated with it might actually inhibit the intuitive process that we were meant to use in making our everyday decisions. As paradoxical as this may appear to be, the pondering of such an intuitive prospect might well be worth the exploration.
Despite societal conditioning, which tends to be entrenched in left brain reality, devoid of any intuitive process, there are occasions in which our innate intuitive faculty will nonetheless kick in. In so doing, it serves a very important role. Perhaps it is a vital decision which one cannot afford to be without. In many spontaneous cases of intuitive insight, love is frequently the impetus for such a phenomenon.
One of the most profound examples of spontaneous intuition is that of a loving parent whose child is in some sort of danger, albeit hundreds or thousands of miles away. Despite the parent’s temptation to rationalize his or her concern as being an overly worried parent, invariably the parent will wake up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason with a feeling that their child is indeed in trouble, only to find out that the child has been involved in some sort of accident. What mechanism would trigger the parent to wake up out of a sound sleep to tremble in concern for their child? If love were not the initial force that connected the parent and child, would the parent have had the intuitive hunch that their child was in danger to begin with? I think we can draw a safe conclusion that the loving connection acted as a catalyst for the intuitive knowledge gleaned by the parent.
However, in keeping with Itzhak Bentov’s theory of synchronizing heart and brain for potentially greater glimpses of psychic knowledge, he maintains that love is defined as energy, not an emotion “since emotions are confined to the physical and astral levels of reality.” Nonetheless, what we consider to be an emotion on the physical level might well play out as something much more powerful as energy of like attracting like: The heart attracting corresponding intuitive messages. All of this occurs within God’s seamless and vast universe.
While turning the pages of the Bible again, I glimpse the passages, which give me fulfillment and pause for thought. “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is Love.” Perhaps it is time for us to rely on that love which we possess, for greater insight into the lives that we live. “Whoever lives in love…” (meditates and prays in love), “lives in God and God in him.” (gleans periodic access to the wisdom of God – the wisdom that love brings forth). “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body…and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”
I consider these words again as having now, a deeper meaning and greater value. Its interpretation yields honest clarity. By the very intimation that we are given the “one Spirit to drink,” we can imagine that the omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience that God’s energy possesses is within our grasp, even if only for one brief glimpse at a time.
By synchronizing the heart and brain closer to a quality of consciousness, Bentov says, we will naturally grow in our “inner moral values and development of the heart…[We] will automatically tend to help people in need, and will radiate an energy that on the physical level is expressed as the emotion called love.” Isn’t that the very essence of God’s message?
So as we seek solitude and fulfillment in any silent and private ritual, perhaps we should look to the heart of ourselves for a truly innate connection with our Creator. Let’s look to the heart of God.
Love is the key to living closer with God – enriching one’s life in all ways. “God is Love,” has genuinely and poignantly taken on a whole new meaning for me.
Further Reading/Resources:
Your Sixth Sense – Unlocking The Power of Your Intuition by Belleruth Naparstek
Wholeness and the Implicate Order by David Bohm
Stalking The Wild Pendulum by Itzhak Bentov
The Institute of Heartmath (IHM)
© 1999/2001, Alexis Brooks.
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