{"id":2414,"date":"2023-04-16T11:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T15:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2023-04-16T11:04:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T15:04:50","slug":"the-spiritual-system-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/the-spiritual-system-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spiritual System Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIntuition is something that is used outside Beverly Hills to solve crimes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Alex Foley, from the movie Beverly Hills Cop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a previous post we talked about the definition of consciousness and its relationship to the spiritual system of earth. Today I want to explore the idea of intuition. <\/em>Intuition is that subtle suggestion in our minds that is almost always ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used to always ignore those subtle nudges because I thought they were just stray thoughts emanating from the circuitry in my brain. But after decades of ignoring the little \u201cvoice\u201d I began to see a pattern: These suggestions were always, without exception, positive and uplifting. I never listened because, as everyone knows, if you hear voices in your head you are crazy. Schizophrenics hear voices, not me! But these intuitive impulses were not \u201cvoices.\u201d I gradually learned to distinguish between these positive intuitive flashes, and my mental circuitry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost always my brain circuitry warned me, or discouraged me, or told me I was stupid. Also, my mental circuitry almost always speaks in English. \u201cDon\u2019t kid yourself you can\u2019t do that.\u201d \u201cWhat makes you think anyone cares what you say?\u201d \u201cA real professional doesn\u2019t make mistakes.\u201d etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intuitive nudges I get are never of a negative nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What distinguishes mental circuitry from a nudge of inspiration? The former is kind of like a slap in the face, or a mental bludgeon, but the latter is a soft, benevolent suggestion, dare I say, like an angel speaking in my ear. It\u2019s a thought packet that comes and goes in a flash. If I ignore it, it goes away and I can\u2019t get it back. So I\u2019ve gradually, over the years, learned to listen and be mindful. Unlike the mental slap, it only lasts for a millisecond, whereas the mental circuitry keeps repeating over and over again like an infinite loop or a tune in my player that is set to auto-repeat. Intuition is new and fresh every time, whereas the mental circuit just repeats the \u201csame old shit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this series of essays we postulate a benevolent spiritual system on earth that has its origin on a higher plane of existence \u2013 the soul level of existence. The purpose of this system would be to support the human being spiritually during their physical lifetime. Of course this cannot be proven broadly, but it can become real in someone\u2019s personal experience. Science is objective, and looks outward. The spiritual system is purely subjective and can only become real when a person looks inward. But it only works if we listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spiritual system would be a kind of inner technology, as opposed to the outer technology of science and observation and measurement (and judgment). Just as we have smartphones, we also have its spiritual equivalent, intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is obviously not a new concept. The idea of angels speaking to humans has been around since Biblical times and probably before. But it does fit in neatly with a coherent system of consciousness that we described in that earlier post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even completely analytical persons can use intuition. Sherlock Holmes, in \u201cThe Adventure of Wisteria Lodge,\u201d complements Inspector Baines when he tells him that \u201cYou will rise high in your profession. You have instinct and intuition.\u201d Holmes talked a lot about using the imagination to solve crimes, and not being wholly dependent on physical or forensic evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how does one access their intuition? By listening, by being attentive and mindful. By distinguishing between the same old tawdry mental circuitry, and that millisecond of whispered inspiration.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All human beings have souls, so all human beings have intuition, a road map to a more positive future. And it\u2019s intensely personal, because it\u2019s you communicating with you. It is completely outside the realm of science or scientific proof, and so gets dismissed rather peremptorily in our materialist society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the \u201cvoice\u201d of our mental circuitry is the easiest part, because that is almost always negative stuff. Ignoring it can\u2019t harm you and it will remove the barriers to that inner voice from your soul. It\u2019s worth a try, anyway! I only wrote this because I got really, really tired of hearing the \u201csame old crap\u201d from my mental circuitry. Now I\u2019m a lot more attentive to the much quieter, but much more powerful and positive voice that comes from my intuition. It\u2019s having a calming effect on my sometimes passionate, emotional nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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