Studying the human
brain is fascinating, it really is. The way we store and retrieve
memories is an interesting process. The study of brain matter and the
ability to regenerate brain cells is fascinating and I have enjoyed
studying it. If you would like to know more about such things there
are books such as “The Brain that Changes Itself” and “Use Your
Brain to Change Your Age” or just take a class on psychology or
neurophysiology.
But one thing that
psychologists and neurophysiologists have yet to figure out and
continues to be a fun discussion in these fields is Where does
the seat of consciousness reside??
What
part of your brain or your being is running the show? Experiencing
the dance?
The
frontal lobe is associated with planning and decision-making. And
various parts of the brain are involved in various forms of memory.
But the materialistic approach of mapping the human brain has been
insufficient thus far at determining the locus of the part of you
that is experiencing the experiences or cherishing the memories.
Science
is fucking cool, but it is still in its infancy and it falls short
sometimes.
This
piece that I am writing will now shift its focus to a book. My hope
is that you enjoy reading as much as I do, because there really is no
other way to really experience this one. I can not link the book for
free. But, it is well worth the price I paid, and I bought it new.
Maybe it can be found at a library? I will link some short videos,
but they do not do the thing justice. The book is “Life Before
Life” by Jim B. Tucker, M. D.
It
explores the similarities between many case studies of young children
who claim to recall memories from previous lives.
Suspend
any skepticism and consider this for a second... Imagine you have a
little kid like two years old and they tell you... “hey, I used to
live in Indiana, in a town called Cedar Lake and I lived on Robin
Lane in a little brick house that had a swing on the oak tree in the
front yard. My name was Sarah” and so you live in Illinois, you
google it and find out that there is a Robin Street in Cedar Lake so
you decide to take a 45 minute drive one day and there is a little
brick house with a swing hanging from a lovely old oak tree... what
would you think? And then imagine you take a second trip out there
with your daughter and she is like “that's it!! That's it!!” and
then shows you where the name Sara is carved on the oak tree. And
then rather decisively and deliberately goes into the back yard,
kneels by the base of a tree and pulls out a little tin box that is
filled with coins and pretty rocks and a ring and says this is where
she hid her treasure chest.
Well,
what would you make of it? You know your two year old had no way of
being told all these details.
There
are events like this taking place quite often. A few people have been
studying them for years. They prefer to get to the scene before the
parents start researching the validity of the children's statements
so as to conduct more controlled studies. And so a few controlled
studies on this phenomena have been conducted.
They
also look at many angles to consider every possible debunking that
skeptics would consider. They do not insist that you believe in
reincarnation. They simply present facts for one to consider for
one's own self. And they are interesting to consider. I personally
found the book well worth considering.
Here
are some little links to very short videos discussing the book to get
you started...
“Though many
people in scientific fields hold views that can be just as dogmatic
as those of an intensely religious person, judging from firmly held
beliefs does not make for sound scientific inquiry.” -Jim B.
Tucker, M.D.
So, do I personally
think I know where the seat of consciousness is located? No. But I do
think it is one of the funnest, most fascinating questions we can
ask.
Wishing you
everything that is wonderful on this fantastic Friday.
Take care and have a
lovely weekend.
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