The State of Play

Reading Richard Dawkins' work and watching Derren Brown (at work) is fascinating and rewarding in equal measure, yet it is also a little dispiriting--though not in the way you might think it would be. It puts me in a strange position. On the one hand, I'm supremely glad that there are individuals in the world who promote critical thinking and encourage people by the force of their reasoning to openly evaluate the manner in which they utilize their mental faculties and the belief systems they hold. On the other hand, their dismissive stance on metaphysics is concerning, not only because the respective force of it seems to hinge on the magnitude of human stupidity in evidence (and the apparent internal generation that is occurring), but because my own metaphysical experiences suggest there is definitely something there. Indeed a minority of them have given me the necessary comprehensive proof, and thus confidence, to forge ahead in pursuit of uncovering the exact mechanics at play.

This truly is the greatest, most awe-inspiring puzzle in our history, one that should surely be approached with great humbleness and a keen sense of adventure, not dismissal, sarcasm and scorn. Does metaphysical phenomena truly exist? Is it really 'out there'? Can we acquire information beyond the boundaries of our customary 5 senses? Can we journey outside of our physical bodies, to other planets and realms? Can we speak to the dead? On the basis of, firstly, my close encounters with nonterrestrial craft; ostensibly solid objects blatantly disobeying the laws of physics (summoned via telepathy beforehand) and, secondly, a number of other evidential experiences--I would assert with great conviction that our capabilities go far beyond the ceiling we think is there. Yet in light of the metaphysical experience' incursion into the world of the real, the issue for me becomes: why is it so naturally sporadic, and leading on from that, what can be done--if indeed metaphysics is not fundamentally hinged upon the level of man's evolution--to increase its frequency?

At this time, I do not have any answers to the above. But ultimately the ratio of genuinely real metaphysical experiences to internally-generated is irrelevant, as it only needs to be proven-- comprehensively and without any doubt whatsoever--the one time. Once we as a people become joined in the knowledge that the metaphysical (whether all subsets, or only some... or one for that matter) is real, then our focus suddenly becomes that much more healthier. The great minds of the planet will be tasked with solving a great conundrum: that being why they themselves were unable--pre indisputable proof--to see any cause to accept its possibility or existing. How could the so-called greatest thinkers on the planet look at the information in front of them and reach the wrong conclusion? How can this be?

Like most of my posts on the metaphysical subject, this is a difficult entry for me to write: the internal workings of my mind, it appears, are made up predominantly of abstract feelings and sensations that have not yet been transformed into words. I know this because I have observed the transformation process over time. I had the sense many years ago--perhaps you could call it a belief--that my out-of-body-experiences, my shifts into the zone, had resulted in a hitherto unknown effect on my mind, and that this process occurs with everyone else who likewise ventures out into nonphysical space. That is to say; somewhere in the reintegration process, something else is added to the human being equation; something exotic and not quite compatible, but nevertheless compatible enough to be downloaded. I don't know whether this is a factor or not, but I do sometimes look at myself, at the way I think and see things, and note a divergence from the normal thought-processes of the layman and casual workaday everyman.

Observing the pseudo-miraculous acts of the hypnotist and conjurer on some level reminds me of the Tonal, from the Carlos Castaneda series of books. There is inspiration to be drawn from the feats that can be achieved with simply our minds, as there is from science. Yet the infrequency of genuine metaphysical experience does give me cause to wonder if there is something of the Nagual about it all. That is to say, a power locked away... far, far from the mundane, barely surfacing, held at bay by our frightened little Tonal selves. Perhaps, just perhaps, this power will be unlocked in the future, when our Tonals have matured, when we have reached the necessary point of growth. In any case, it is exceptionally fascinating, and I look forward to conducting a series of experiments in the near future to test the above supposition.