Comments on: The “child like” right brain http://www.michaelsharp.org/2008/03/27/the-child-like-right-brain/ Awakening, empowerment, ascension Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:33:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: ms http://www.michaelsharp.org/2008/03/27/the-child-like-right-brain/#comment-445 ms Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:07:45 +0000 http://demo.michaelsharp.org/?p=23#comment-445 I'm sure she didn't mean to say that, but it is the message that is being sent and it's not a good message. And as for not criticizing, that's unrealistic. She is a scientist and it is her business to accept criticism. In science, critical discourse is a methodological requirement. It's one of the features of science that makes it a powerful method for accessing the truth. As long as she is situating herself in that discourse, criticism (I would say critical dialog) is natural. And even if not, what's wrong with criticism (or critical dialog). Criticism is important, especially in the realm of spiritual knowledge. We humans seem to to think that any thing goes in the realm of spiritual knowledge but I totally don't buy that. In my experience, spirit is raw power and there is a lot at stake when you begin to develop an authentic spirituality. As I say in my article series on opening to spiritual communication (a.k.a. channeling), a lot can go wrong. In my opinion, a lot of people with psychotic symptomatology can be seen as victims of poor spiritual training. If you think that spirit is all about "la la" perceptions of this world, you got another thing coming. Spiritual consciousness is so unlike the image that she is providing as to make her experience almost a caricature. If you believe that, and if you happen to have what I would call a "spontaneous crown opening," you become a candidate for a <a href="http://www.thespiritwiki.com/index.php/Spiritual_Emergency" rel="nofollow">spiritual emergency</a> (I'll fill in the definition later today). And that's not a pleasant experience. If it's not handled properly, it can damage the fragile psyche of the <a href="http://www.thespiritwiki.com/index.php/Physical_Unit" rel="nofollow">Physical Unit</a., and turn people off from spiritual exploration for decades. So back to the experience. If you ask me, she's being irresponsible here. Not only is she ignoring the fact that her experience is rooted in left brain pathology (which I would think would immediately raise her scientific warning bells about generalizing too far from her experience), but she's giving a totally wrong impression of what to expect. She's a scientist, she should know better m . If you want to get access to that kind of power, I’m sure she didn’t mean to say that, but it is the message that is being sent and it’s not a good message.

And as for not criticizing, that’s unrealistic. She is a scientist and it is her business to accept criticism. In science, critical discourse is a methodological requirement. It’s one of the features of science that makes it a powerful method for accessing the truth. As long as she is situating herself in that discourse, criticism (I would say critical dialog) is natural.

And even if not, what’s wrong with criticism (or critical dialog). Criticism is important, especially in the realm of spiritual knowledge. We humans seem to to think that any thing goes in the realm of spiritual knowledge but I totally don’t buy that. In my experience, spirit is raw power and there is a lot at stake when you begin to develop an authentic spirituality. As I say in my article series on opening to spiritual communication (a.k.a. channeling), a lot can go wrong. In my opinion, a lot of people with psychotic symptomatology can be seen as victims of poor spiritual training. If you think that spirit is all about “la la” perceptions of this world, you got another thing coming. Spiritual consciousness is so unlike the image that she is providing as to make her experience almost a caricature. If you believe that, and if you happen to have what I would call a “spontaneous crown opening,” you become a candidate for a
spiritual emergency (I’ll fill in the definition later today). And that’s not a pleasant experience. If it’s not handled properly, it can damage the fragile psyche of the Physical Unit

So back to the experience. If you ask me, she’s being irresponsible here. Not only is she ignoring the fact that her experience is rooted in left brain pathology (which I would think would immediately raise her scientific warning bells about generalizing too far from her experience), but she’s giving a totally wrong impression of what to expect. She’s a scientist, she should know better

m

. If you want to get access to that kind of power,

]]> By: Tamsin http://www.michaelsharp.org/2008/03/27/the-child-like-right-brain/#comment-444 Tamsin Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:42:53 +0000 http://demo.michaelsharp.org/?p=23#comment-444 I see what you're saying but I don't think she meant to mean that "this" is all there is to spirituality; it's only the beginning...she entered into the other dimension only for a short moment, of course she knows it's not all there is to it.... Let's not criticize, and rather accept her version of it. It was moving nonetheless. Thank you and as always much love! Tamsin I see what you’re saying but I don’t think she meant to mean that “this” is all there is to spirituality; it’s only the beginning…she entered into the other dimension only for a short moment, of course she knows it’s not all there is to it….
Let’s not criticize, and rather accept her version of it. It was moving nonetheless.

Thank you and as always much love!

Tamsin

]]> By: ms http://www.michaelsharp.org/2008/03/27/the-child-like-right-brain/#comment-443 ms Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:31:22 +0000 http://demo.michaelsharp.org/?p=23#comment-443 Hi Jill As a doctor and practical scientific person, she should know better than to present naive views of the world with the authority of her science behind her. For me, her account is like a psychologist trying to tell people the best way to build bridges. Not very wise. There is also a question of proper spiritual development here. When she presents her view that her experience is an accurate representation of a mature expression of spirit consciousness, then it sends the VERY wrong message that this is all there is to spiritual development. The message is, "this is the nature of spirituality" and "once you've experienced the 'nirvana' of child like spiritual apprehension, you're enlightened and that's all there is to it. " She seems loud and clear about this message. She certainly things that she found the epitome of spiritual experience. Unfortunately, that's very much <b>not</b> the case and, as someone who claims expertise in this area, feel it's a dangerous message to send to people because rather than initiating a process of necessary <b>preparation</b> for experiencing the real power of consciousness (which is not represented at all in her pathologically rooted account), it leaves people sitting and smiling with what amounts to an erroneous apprehension of higher spiritual consciousness. I would even argue that her account does more damage than good. The problem I have isn't with her experience itself, which is valid, but with the invocation of scientific authority (she holds that dead brain, presents her academic credentials, etc.) and the way that invocation blends with her naive account in order to give people the impression that "this is it" when "this" is really not it. m Hi Jill

As a doctor and practical scientific person, she should know better than to present naive views of the world with the authority of her science behind her. For me, her account is like a psychologist trying to tell people the best way to build bridges. Not very wise.

There is also a question of proper spiritual development here. When she presents her view that her experience is an accurate representation of a mature expression of spirit consciousness, then it sends the VERY wrong message that this is all there is to spiritual development. The message is, “this is the nature of spirituality” and “once you’ve experienced the ‘nirvana’ of child like spiritual apprehension, you’re enlightened and that’s all there is to it. ” She seems loud and clear about this message. She certainly things that she found the epitome of spiritual experience.

Unfortunately, that’s very much not the case and, as someone who claims expertise in this area, feel it’s a dangerous message to send to people because rather than initiating a process of necessary preparation for experiencing the real power of consciousness (which is not represented at all in her pathologically rooted account), it leaves people sitting and smiling with what amounts to an erroneous apprehension of higher spiritual consciousness.

I would even argue that her account does more damage than good.

The problem I have isn’t with her experience itself, which is valid, but with the invocation of scientific authority (she holds that dead brain, presents her academic credentials, etc.) and the way that invocation blends with her naive account in order to give people the impression that “this is it” when “this” is really not it.

m

]]> By: Tamsin http://www.michaelsharp.org/2008/03/27/the-child-like-right-brain/#comment-441 Tamsin Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:14:31 +0000 http://demo.michaelsharp.org/?p=23#comment-441 I have to disagree. Dr. Boltes talk on her experience was mesmerizing. Does it matter how developed spiritually she is? Who cares whether she observed it as an infant due to her undeveloped right brain. She OBSERVED it. This is clearly the message here. Regardless of whether she was in the final stage or the first stages of consciousness, the message here is that she EXPEREINCED it . She was there; and it brought not only tears to her eyes but to most people who watched it and truly felt it. As a doctor, a practical, scientific person who studies the physical brain, for her to suddenly have this ineffable experience of "la la land" is a miracle in itself. Obviously it's going to be new for her, as it is for so many people awakening at the moment, but who cares...? It's the first stage, it's the first step into consciousness and awakening and this is the most beautiful part of it.... We should be thankful for each and every glimpse into this new world.... Thank you Jill. ~~Namaste~~ I have to disagree. Dr. Boltes talk on her experience was mesmerizing. Does it matter how developed spiritually she is? Who cares whether she observed it as an infant due to her undeveloped right brain. She OBSERVED it. This is clearly the message here.

Regardless of whether she was in the final stage or the first stages of consciousness, the message here is that she EXPEREINCED it . She was there; and it brought not only tears to her eyes but to most people who watched it and truly felt it.
As a doctor, a practical, scientific person who studies the physical brain, for her to suddenly have this ineffable experience of “la la land” is a miracle in itself. Obviously it’s going to be new for her, as it is for so many people awakening at the moment, but who cares…? It’s the first stage, it’s the first step into consciousness and awakening and this is the most beautiful part of it….

We should be thankful for each and every glimpse into this new world….

Thank you Jill.

~~Namaste~~

]]> By: colleen ashton http://www.michaelsharp.org/2008/03/27/the-child-like-right-brain/#comment-144 colleen ashton Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:00:16 +0000 http://demo.michaelsharp.org/?p=23#comment-144 Wow, (that's Mom upside down, ; )) I was so excited about this video, mostly the ending and her description of happiness and peace and if ONLY we could all just turn on the right brain. You are totally right about how the reader, (me for example), allows her word to be fact because she has a title and a nasally sounding voice to boot! I appreciate your slant on it and I wouldn't have even thought of her perception in that angle. This is what I got from the whole shibang is that I am mostly right brain, however I discount it becuase in my society my overpowering right brain is considered immature or uneducated. What I did get from the vid on my own and I would like your input on this is that the psychic connection or intuition happens when the right brain is working with the left brain. For example, when I am getting a flash of intuition or 'psychic information' my left brain goes into action as far as going over and over memory. I don't think I descibed that so well. ok lets say, someone says something to me and my gut or my solar plexis gives a pull, this sort of gives my left brain ( or what I have called it prior to this video, an obsessive reaction) the need to go over and over information until I have made connections or connected some facts. When I get to the answer its like the right brain shakes hands with the left brain and says that's it that's the piece of information that we need to express. And I have noticed when I hear psychic information it comes from the back of the right side of my brain. I know I don't have to reassure you that I do not hear voices in the schizophrenic sense. I know that you understand this gift because you have it and have experienced it too. I loved your explanation of the left brain stroke! Here's to spinning right! colleen Wow, (that’s Mom upside down, ; ))
I was so excited about this video, mostly the ending and her description of happiness and peace and if ONLY we could all just turn on the right brain.
You are totally right about how the reader, (me for example), allows her word to be fact because she has a title and a nasally sounding voice to boot! I appreciate your slant on it and I wouldn’t have even thought of her perception in that angle. This is what I got from the whole shibang is that I am mostly right brain, however I discount it becuase in my society my overpowering right brain is considered immature or uneducated.
What I did get from the vid on my own and I would like your input on this is that the psychic connection or intuition happens when the right brain is working with the left brain. For example, when I am getting a flash of intuition or ‘psychic information’ my left brain goes into action as far as going over and over memory. I don’t think I descibed that so well. ok lets say, someone says something to me and my gut or my solar plexis gives a pull, this sort of gives my left brain ( or what I have called it prior to this video, an obsessive reaction) the need to go over and over information until I have made connections or connected some facts. When I get to the answer its like the right brain shakes hands with the left brain and says that’s it that’s the piece of information that we need to express.
And I have noticed when I hear psychic information it comes from the back of the right side of my brain. I know I don’t have to reassure you that I do not hear voices in the schizophrenic sense. I know that you understand this gift because you have it and have experienced it too.
I loved your explanation of the left brain stroke!
Here’s to spinning right!
colleen

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