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Today I want to write about Mind Control, Concentration camps and brainwashing.

And YOU

Before you think I went bananas or indulged on the sci-fi channel way too much,, read up, you will be surprised.



To begin this subject, I would like to elaborate on an important analogy between food and information.

As food is used to build up, nourish and fuel our bodies, information is used to feed up your mind.

When a hazardous substance enters our body, our defense mechanism steps in, and attempts to eliminate the dangerous element from the system.

We have an analogous, ecological sewer system in our mind. and it is called "The Conciouss Mind" the guardian of our destiny, this system, within its extremely narrow limits, filters out garbage from meaninful data to interpret accurately and successfuly relate to the outside world.

So far so good.... but there is a catch... see, this "Guardian" or "Sentry" is addicted to valium,

Heavily.


The bastard falls asleep, so much, that 90% of our "choices" fall into preprogrammed unconciouss responses, and when it embraces morpheus,, then the gates of your mind are open wide... for whatever comes in.



there are several WINDOWS of time in which this brave sentry likes to nap. These are Mornings and Evenings... and What do people do on these times?





take a wild guess...




Yes, you bet, they gorge onto the most vile-flavored info-shit, Like the "news" ( "bad news" would be more appropiate ) , a completely Bizzarre and exagerated negative worldview


the subconciouss mind absorbs information like a tape recorder, it records whatever passes trough the "Sentry".

So if you wake up, and first thing on the morning you watch the TV news, guess what..

all that shit is programming your mind, let alone soap operas and other mental excretions.

all is recorded within the subconciouss mind, and this "tape" is your base conciousness from which your thoughts and emotions emanate... so GUARD IT DEARLY!


you are what you feed upon... so if you are consuming shit.... you'd better change your diet :O

remember that it has been proven that subconciouss overpowers conciouss on the long run EVERY SINGLE TIME.

So When you are awake, it is negligible, since the guardian will do the Job fairly well, BUT, when
you're sleep deprived, on a fast (its not reserved for nutcase monks, we're all in a fast when we wake up!), OR changing states of conciousness (ie. when you awaken in the moring, or when going to sleep at night) your mind is programmable...

if you feed it with a limited worldview, your life would be limited, if you program it with with fear, uglyness or "low life" content, , the cassette will play itself... on your destiny....


Two healthy choices,,
a) wake the "Guardian" UP! or b) replace the weakening tape for an empowering one.

And it's not Hocus-Pocus, or "Attraction" it is YOUR OWN DOING! you're in charge, always..

You're in danger when

* Sleep Deprived
* Have low Sugar level (fasting is a well known mind control technique used in Nazi concentration camps and CIA black ops)
* Altered States of Conciousness. (Drugs, Alcohol, Sleep, Entrainment, Sensory Overload, among
others)

In these sates what reaches you, hits you... for good or else.


Build and live the dream!
See ya!

Fluid Intelligence Trainer

In recent studies, conducted by Neuroscientists Jaeggi and other german neuroscientist with an impronunciable lastname, it was found that fluid intelligence, which previously believed to be genetically hard-wired from birth, could be improved by working memory (WM) training.

The study was conducted with the participants being young-healthy students.
the subjects and a control group both took a problem solving task and an IQ test, the subjects were trained in WM using the Dual-n-Back training approach. the controls masturbated. (i.e. did something completely irelevant) . after 19 days, both groups were tested again, the group who did the WM training, performed much better than before the training, and also much better than the controls, who spanked the monkey.

A remarkable feat worth mentioning, is that in the IQ tests took by the subjects, the group who trained WM, had gains of 20-25 IQ points.

Here is an Dual-n-Back applet i´ve found online

For a 20 or 25 point boost its worth to try! ;)

My First Ayahuasca experience

This summer I went to Peru, in order to try for myself the so-called rope of the spirit or ayahuasca.


I was introduced to a 47 year old shaman named Lucio, I have to say that this man looked a lot younger for his age, also, he was a gifted creative artist.
We went into the , as they call it, "chackra" of the shaman, within the countryside.

the group was composed of six takers, Lucio, the shaman, and his assistant/driver, who was later kicked out because he did not want to participate actively during the session, as he refused to drink.

we were asked to wear white or clear color clothes, dark colors of cloth were banned from the sitting. and no shoes.

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Also the group was asked to do a 3 day purge with laxatives, everyone, except me, because of my strict vegan diet. All of us were told to drink plenty of water before the session, and to carry a bottle of water for hydration purposes.

as we sat down, Lucio handed over, a cigarette called "mapacho", it was a very cool, twilight atmosphere, since there was no electricity within the hut and lighting was our only light, aside from the mapacho cigs which shined brightly on the dark as you inhaled it. it was very cool indeed.
we were sitting in silence between the alternating shaman's songs and the roaring thunder.

After a while, Lucio called us to the main bench, he handed over a small amount of the mixture (ayahuasca) to each of us.

The experience lasts about 2(two) hours; of intense psychoactive journey, the substance begins to cause psycho-physical effects 15 minutes after oral ingestion.
it is a small, yet potently sour mixture.

your body may start to shake, this can be controlled by exerting control of the breath. its strange, the more you are in control of your own breath, the less the substance controls you. in these sittings concentration is the main key to a successful experience.

at first it looked much like a normal LSD experience, but.. as the experience unfolded:

I saw geometrical patterns of light, a caduceous staff, visions of ancient Indian or Arabic palaces, and a blue human being or entity, the symbols were glowing in beautiful fluorescent light, i saw casino slot machines (mmm.. a good sign, perhaps? maybe I should give it a try)

after a while I begun to see jungle, animals. when the vision started to become creepy, I used my will to fly away, and went back to palace.

I have to admit that even when I thought I had my body 100% controlled, my mind was very hard to control, under the effect of the sacred plants, I found my stream of consciousness becoming WILD, almost impossible to control, thoughts were flooding out. as opposed to my normal state in which I have little or no mental chatter.

the shaman said that what I saw is what I received as a gift, from the sacred mother plant. he told me that with repeated use one could attain gifts of clairvoyance, second sight, magnetism among other "dones"(gifts of power).
As for the group:
the reactions were very diverse, others freaked, cried, and vomited a lot during the session. the shaman said they were releasing trauma. they were healing.
As for me:
I felt peace, however I was unable to speak, and ask intelligent questions, i was more like a mute witness of infinite pleasure. i felt powerful, my perception was SHARP, yet i could not express nor verbalize any of this.

The effects wore off completely after 2 hours. and I was back in town by 4 am.

The after effects of the mixture are something, wonderful, liberating, I felt love and connection with everything else, I felt no anger nor anxiousness, it was a brotherly feeling that I had not experienced since a long, long time ago. however, I felt a strong need for silence and spoke little if at all for the next couple of weeks.

There seems to be a restructuring and purging of the psyche going on even when the "flashy" effects wear off.
I can't wait to repeat the experience, it was absolutely wonderful.

Silver Tounge, Golden Mind

and why verbalization and high abstract reasoning do not match.

I´ve found out that inner speech lowers "intelligence" greatly.
speech is for communication with another sentient being,, when you have the matter already sorted out yourself.

it is well known that when learning a forein language people will tend to mentally translate that language onto their mother tounge, in order to "better" understand it.


however, this unnecesary process interferes with effective language learning. it makes it hard and slow.



CLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTER
CLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTERCLUTTER

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burdens the mind;

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Intelligent people learn to weed out what´s useless.

craft your mental processes.

cut out non-task-related processes that zap your mind power.

if you speak to yourself you disperse your mental energy and focus.

never believe anything until you ..................

try it for yourself,

grab a highly challenging activity that you do regularly. execute it, and... measure your time of completion. call it a day.




next, let´s try it again, but this time prior to the activity do this:

1- Walk to the kitchen and drink 2 glasses of water.
Come back, sit comfortably...
2- Close your eyes, focus on your forehead, and count 20 deep breaths
[if you succeeded counting to 20 without any intruding thought, proceed. otherwise, repeat 2]
3- Perform the task while maintaining focused mental silence

4- finally, measure your time and be amazed.



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Benefits

1- Increased Mathematical/Logical/Spatial Intelligence

[Brain noise is reduced]

2- Increased Focus [without clutter you see things clearly]
3- Promptness to action.
4- Heightened reflexes.
5- Ability to think without words [Blows out the boundaries of the mind, A key to true genius]
6- Increased determination and pain tolerance. [pain is highly subjective]
7- Heightened awareness. [as you can focus on sensorial imput, without the mental clutter]

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The Dark side of the force

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as the vey well known Yin-Yang simbol tells us, there is a dark seed on the light side, and viceversa.

The adverse effects of inner silece

> Your begin to talk too fast, your voice becomes non-resonant, forced or tense.
> Verbal articulation, becomes..... rehumatic.
> Auditory based humor is lessened.

in a nutshell, it´s harder to express yourself with ease in oral form .


however, as our decorative friend, Yin-Yang says, there is a seed of light on the most abyssmal darkness
meaning that.. there is a workaround.


Principle:


It has been proven over time that reading out loud activates several brain areas leading to an intense brain workout.


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Application:

1- Get ready,
Set up a recording device, grab a piece of interesting literature , something heavily packed with

emotion.

as always variety is good.

2- Get comfortable, place your right hand on your solar plexus
(if your voice projects out properly your hand will vibrate accordingly)

3- Read out loud for 10 minutes, focus on how you sound, hear yourself.

4- stop and listen to the recording. notice where you need to improve.

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Why:

By reading out loud you activate speech areas, increasing articulation of words, voice quality and tone,

expression of emotions and proper breathing, while mantaining your inner silence.

The TAO of the brain

As neuroscience knows nowadays, you must use a specified skill in order to improve the neural network in your brain that handles that task.


it seems simple right?, two steps,

1) design a functional neural network (by modelling or by trial and error it doesn´t matter much) and 2) strenghten the network by repeated use.

"too much of a good thing is not always better"

it all seems too easy, however there are things to be considered in order to get the max out of your practice.



These are:
1) Moderation/Overtraining : As you know your brain needs a downtime in which it rebuilds and improves what you have practiced.

Have you ever been suck in some issue that you could not solve, you left it alone, took a nap perhaps, or did something else and when you came back, *PRESTO* you solved it on the spot.

if you keep on exerting and using a certain circuit on your brain, it will cause, over a period of time, brain fatigue on that specific circuit, which leads to our dear friend STRESS, an enemy of the mind and overall health, as you may know.

"too much of a good thing is not always better"

2) The Protoss Syndrome : The Protoss are an old race in the starcraft universe, a civilization that is very old and heavily set on its ways.

how, this relates to brain practice, you ask? Simple, once you´ve reached a high point on your practice that you´ve mastered something to a degree, you´ve reached what is called a plateau of improvement, at this point practice will have little effect,it is advised that you lessen the LENGTH of your practice gradually , and begin a new practice, by doing this you will allow novel experiences to build new networks while maintaining the old.

when a circuit its set strong on your brain it only needs maintenance, heavy practice is only to install a new circuit or enhance the pattern by lowering firing threshold.


remember that the brain tends to ignore redundant information, and habitual tasks become automated.
you can progress anyway if you keep hammering on a plateau, BUT it will take *MUCH* more time and energy, and you make your mistakes harder to refine if you hammer too much.



so in order to maximize your results, it is recommendable that you cycle your trainings when you have achieved a level and are STUCK there. switch to mainenance mode AND do something else, start a new discipline, THEN when the scenario repeats itself, refocus on your previous training, switch back to practice mode and let the new networks aid you on the task.
you´ll see yourself making steady progress again.

remember Einsteins´ wise words " A problem cannot be solved with the same level of conciousness that arose " .


and by all means, NEVER QUIT ON A PLATEAU!
be sure to go back to your training after you fed up your brain.

Remember to refine and change your practice methods now and then.


Above all,
Remember to keep your balance allways while evolving at the same time.
refresh your mental inventory,
Dinosaurs are bound to be exctinct. and Paleontology proves me right.
Bye for now.

Summary - Brain Training II

G In a Nutshell

• solve situational puzzles.
• Roleplay.
• Fix things on your own house without ANY help.
• Take classes on a miscelaneous interest.
  
• Create a painting, story or piece of music.
• figure out something without relying on the instructions.
• produce humor.
• be stress-free. :)
  

Bye for now.

Brain Training II - Part B

now that you have eliminated stress you can begin considering working on your fluid intelligence.


There are two ways to the G spot ---> NOVELTY and CREATIVITY


Novelty, novel, new, unfamiliar, strange... that which can make you feel insecure, excited and shakes your ground, THESE situations are the of kind that you want.

by facing novel challenges you gain experience and new valuable neurodes. if you feel confused it is usually a good sign, it means that your brain will have to do some work to make sense of the dynamic that you´re involved in. you will have to make a creative effort to bring about a new understanding. wich implies creating a new neu-ral network to handle the situation, the brain will have to rewire itself.

+ CONNECTIONS = + VERSATITLIY = + INTELLIGENCE


You can learn a new language, or master a random, yet useful, skill.
It´s gotta be something NEW, and something MEANINGFUL to you.
the main idea is challenging your gray matter with something unexpected, regularly.

conquering challenges is the spice of life.

But this is half of the equation.... You still need


TO USE WHAT YOU KNOW TO PRODUCE WHAT YOU DON´T



Create, Create, Create

You are a MasterMind, you were meant to create, your brain works by association, and this is core the principle of creativity. Unleash a creative thunderstorm which will crystalize something BRAND NEW onto reality, mix unrelated things and cook on your head something marvelous. just for the kick of it.


by creating you are using the ultimate brain training. you are stepping out of the habitual patterns of thinking. you use all your crystalized-database arsenal in your mind oven using the fire of your creative flame.

Write a Fictional story, Draw a portait, Program an applet or game, Become a mangaka, Sort out your knowlegde and ideas by blogging.

when you produce you take your technical and theoretical knowledge to another level.

Try it. you will see that without mastery, you cannot materialize creation nor transmit the knowlege to other beings properly.


All intellectual work must be productive, otherwise is useless

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Bottomline:

Creation is the ultimate brain training.