Investigations on parasychology

Among the early achievements of the British group was the investigation of hypnotism , a field later claimed by medicine and psychology. The society also investigated phenomena produced at spiritualistic séances and the claims of spiritualism. Psi phenomena to be investigated were classified as either physical or mental. The physical effects, or PK, include the movement of physical objects or an influence upon material processes by the apparent direct action of mind over matter. The mental manifestations, or ESP, include telepathy, which is the direct transmission of messages, emotions, or other subjective states from one person to another without the use of any sensory channel of communication; clairvoyance, meaning direct responses to a physical object or event without any sensory contact; and precognition, or a noninferential response to a future event.

One of the first specific investigations in the field was the examination, by the British chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes, of the phenomena produced at séances held by the Scottish medium Daniel Dunglas Home. Home, a physical medium, generally used some type of lighting during his séances, and the validity of the paranormal phenomena he produced has never been successfully impugned. The contents of verbal utterances by mental mediums were also studied. Significant early research involved the American medium Leonore E. Piper, whose apparent psychical gifts were discovered by the American philosopher and psychologist William James. Other lines of investigation dealt with psychic experiences that seemed to occur spontaneously in everyday life, and involved the controlled testing of persons with apparently outstanding ESP abilities.

While the results of such experiments are regarded by some parapsychologists as having demonstrated the existence of some forms of psychic abilities the consensus of the scientific community is that psychic abilities have not been demonstrated to exist. Critics argue that methodological flaws may explain any apparent experimental successes

HYPNOTISM PARASYCOLOGY

Hypnosis is a mental state (state theory) or imaginative role-enactment (non-state theory) usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary instructions and suggestions.Hypnotic suggestions may be delivered by a hypnotist in the presence of the subject, or may be self-administered ("self-suggestion" or "autosuggestion"). The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy".
The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' both derive from the term "neuro-hypnotism" (nervous sleep) coined by the Scottish surgeon James Braid around 1841. Braid based his practice on that developed by Franz Mesmer and his followers ("Mesmerism" or "animal magnetism"), but differed in his theory as to how the procedure worked.  Hypnosis, altered state of consciousness and heightened responsiveness to suggestion; it may be induced in normal persons by a variety of methods and has been used occasionally in medical and psychiatric treatment. Most frequently hypnosis is brought about through the actions of an operator, the hypnotist, who engages the attention of a subject and assigns certain tasks to him or her while uttering monotonous, repetitive verbal commands; such tasks may include muscle relaxation, eye fixation, and arm levitation. Hypnosis also may be self-induced, by trained relaxation, concentration on one's own breathing, or by a variety of monotonous practices and rituals that are found in many mystical, philosophical, and religious systems.
         Hypnosis results in the gradual assumption by the subject of a state of consciousness in which attention is withdrawn from the outside world and is concentrated on mental, sensory, and physiological experiences. When a hypnotist induces a trance, a close relationship or rapport develops between operator and subject. The responses of subjects in the trance state, and the phenomena or behavior they manifest objectively, are the product of their motivational set; that is, behavior reflects what is being sought from the experience.

Research on Hypnosis

Most people can be easily hypnotized, but the depth of the trance varies widely. A profound trance is characterized by a forgetting of trance events and by an ability to respond automatically to posthypnotic suggestions that are not too anxiety-provoking. The depth of trance achievable is a relatively fixed characteristic, dependent on the emotional condition of the subject and on the skill of the hypnotist. Only 20 percent of subjects are capable of entering somnambulistic states through the usual methods of induction. Medically, this percentage is not significant, since therapeutic effects occur even in a light trance.
Hypnosis can produce a deeper contact with one's emotional life, resulting in some lifting of repressions and exposure of buried fears and conflicts. This effect potentially lends itself to medical and educational use, but it also lends itself to misinterpretation. Thus, the revival through hypnosis of early, forgotten memories may be fused with fantasies. Research into hypnotically induced memories in recent years has in fact stressed their uncertain reliability. For this reason a number of state court systems in the U.S. have placed increasing constraints on the use of evidence hypnotically obtained from witnesses, although most states still permit its introduction in court.
Hypnosis has been used to treat a variety of physiological and behavioral problems. It can alleviate back pain and pain resulting from burns and cancer. It has been used by some obstetricians as the sole analgesia for normal childbirth. Hypnosis is sometimes also employed to treat physical problems with a possible psychological component, such as Raynaud's syndrome (a circulatory disease) and fecal incontinence in children. Researchers have demonstrated that the benefit of hypnosis is greater than the effect of a placebo and probably results from changing the focus of attention. Few physicians, however, include hypnosis as part of their practice.
Some behavioral difficulties, such as cigarette smoking, overeating, and insomnia, are also amenable to resolution through hypnosis. Nonetheless, most psychiatrists think that fundamental psychiatric illness is better treated with the patient in a normal state of consciousness.

AVAILING DIVINE BENEFITS VIA SUPER ENERGY GAYATRI

Gayatri Mantra chanting helps one attain a divine intellect. It inspires the mind, psyche, brain and thinking to walk on the path of absolute truth. Its main goal is to augment the principle of absolute truth. When a spiritual aspirant cogitates upon the meaning of this great Mantra, he realizes that the greatest wealth of this material world and lifeâEUR(TM)s supreme success lies in attaining a sacred intellect. When this belief becomes firm, the will-power of such a person is lured into attaining this principle. This heartfelt desire creates a kind of magnetic pull in his mind. Because of the pull of this magnetic effect all the Sattvic thought waves that move in the ether of inter-stellar space alongwith other Sattvic inspirations, converge in his mind. Everyone is well aware of the Science of Magnetic Force. A particular class of thoughts attracts thoughts of the same caliber that move in space. As a result the imperishable sacred resolves (Sankalpas) of great saints of the past and those that are yet in our midst gather with great force like divine blessings in the pure psyche of a Gayatri devotee and this later becomes a storehouse of divine wealth.

Because the divine principle augments in the body, a great change is noted in bodily behaviour. The sense organs stop straying towards their respective sense objects. Undesirable activities like attraction for tasty food, desire to eat food again and again, eating more food than necessary, not giving thought to what should be eaten and what should be avoided, dislike for Sattvic food, and desire for pungent, salty, extremely sweet/ sour food, come to a standstill. Instead now he is satiated with light, easily digestible and Sattvic food and never yearns for Rajasik and Tamasik food. Due to holy thinking (Sattvik) the passion of sexual organs is overcome. Now the mind rarely runs after base desires, vile activities, sexual misbehaviour etc. and it is more steadfast in maintaining sexual continence (Brahmacharya). As a result he follows the path of protection of sperm. Amongst all the 5 sense organs, those of taste and sexual passion are the leaders. If one masters these 2 leading sense organs, it leads to good health and a long life span. Alongwith this oneâEUR(TM)s daily activities like hard work, bathing, sleeping, resting, waking up, cleanliness, simplicity etc. take a pure turn and it helps in maintaining good health for a long life span.

At the mental level due to a rise in Sattva (purity) mental taints like sexual passion, anger, avarice, delusion, attachment, arrogance, envy, selfishness, lethargy, addictions, sexual misbehaviour, shyness, falsehood, vanity, worry, fear, sorrow, ruthlessness etc. come to a grinding halt. This further leads to sense control, adhering to vows, renunciation, equanimity, egolessness, simplicity, innocence, faith in truth, fearlessness, carefree behaviour, hard work, valour, sense of right and wrong, daring, patience, compassion, sacred love, service, generosity, righteous dutifulness, faith and other sacred qualities. The result of the sacred transformation of the mind is that one encounters sorrow in oneâEUR(TM)s life on a daily basis in a very natural, serene manner. Due to sense control and disciplined living, oneâEUR(TM)s bodily diseases diminish drastically. As soon as discrimination manifests, anguish based on spiritual ignorance like worry, sorrow, fear, doubt, attachment, delusion etc. is warded off. Due to faith in God the intellect becomes equanimous and all oneâEUR(TM)s future worries are overcome. Because of righteous activity sins, injustice and vile behaviour are warded off. As a result one never faces pain in the form of social, self and divine punishment. Because of sacred qualities like service to the world, politeness, generosity, honesty, world welfare etc. others in society benefit greatly and there is no cause of any destruction. As a result people become grateful, praiseworthy, cooperative, devotees and benefactors. Due to mutual good-will, one avails of true love and contentment that satiates the soul and thus our lives become blissful. In this manner because pure elements augment in our bodily and mental arena, the fountain of bliss overflows. Thus a Gayatri devotee by immersing himself/ herself in this bliss, attains self contentment and supreme joy.

Because our soul is a part and parcel of God, it hides all those characteristics within its fold in seed form which are found in God. These sacred powers are in a latent state and are suppressed because of the veil of mental agitation, desire for sense objects and vile characteristics. People believe that they are weak and demeaned but that spiritual aspirant who after destroying the veil of mental distortions gets the vision of the light of his soul, understands in turn that the omnipotent divine light of God is present in their soul and thus are true descendants of God. If the veil of ash is removed from a burning fire, flames blaze forth. That flame despite being small, has the potential to light up a blazing inferno. As soon as this veil is torn asunder a lowly human being becomes a great soul (Mahan + Atma = Mahatma). Because in our soul lies hidden all types of knowledge, intellect and ordinary, extraordinary, amazing, wondrous storehouses of power, they get opened and are seen as Siddha Yogis (realized saints). In order to attain Divine Powers (Sidhis) one does not have to get anything from outside. There is no requirement of the blessing of some demi-god or ghost. The only requirement is that the layers of veils of various taints on our psyche be removed. The Sun of the Sattvik worship of Gayatri, removes the veil of Tamasik darkness and thus the natural divine form of our soul manifests. This sacred form of the soul abounds in Ridhi-Sidhis (Divine Powers).

The rise in Sattva due to Gayatri worship is the mother of infinite types of material and spiritual wealth. The sacred nature of the body and mind makes our worldly life joyous/ peaceful from many viewpoints. Because discrimination and soul force augment in our soul, many trying situations which are like gigantic walls for the laymen become very light like a blade of grass, for a person who has realized his soul. None of his tasks remains unfulfilled. As per his wish, circumstances change or based on circumstances, he changes his desire. The cause of pain is the clash between desires and circumstances. A man of discrimination, after imbibing any one of them, overcomes agitation and thus lives a life of bliss. For him heavenly joys abound on planet Earth.

In reality the basis of joy and bliss is independent of external materials. In fact it has a direct relationship with the state of our mind. That person who previously remained dissatisfied even after eating tasty food and sleeping on silken beds will henceforth look upon the jungle land as an exquisite bed and forest roots/ fruits as delicious food, if he takes up the vow of renunciation and self-control, after listening to the holy discourse of great saints. All this transformation accrues due to the change in oneâEUR(TM)s mental state and thought flow. Gayatri is the Goddess of the intellect and we always pray for a sacred intellect from her. Hence if as a result of Gayatri worship, our thought flow gets exalted and if after understanding the reality of human life, we experience bliss in our present circumstances itself, there is nothing that is impossible to attain.

How to Tell Real Clairvoyant Psychic Readings From Fakes

Want to look into your future or get intuitive advice before making an important decision? Count on clairvoyant psychic readings. The question is, how do you know they’re real?

If you search on the Internet alone, you will find an endless roster of “psychics” who claim to be authentic, and maybe they are. But how do you really spot them in a sea of cons? When looking for authentic, reliable clairvoyant psychic readings, there are three main issues you’d like to focus on.

In a Rush

First, remember that real psychics work on energy, and real psychic energy does not come within one second after you tell your story. Real psychic energy takes a while for the psychic to find and receive so that he or she is able to give you the reading you want. Thus, if somebody starts making clairvoyant psychic readings without even thinking hard and deep into what you have just told them, be wary. A real psychic has to work at elevating their consciousness so as to reach a level that enables them to see beyond what is not visible to non-clairvoyants.

Too Much for Comfort

Second, when a “psychic” is asking you one too many questions about your life or a part of it that is directly related to the clairvoyant psychic readings you seek, you know they’re just gathering information on which to base their “reading” which, most often than not, turns out to be nothing but logical advice. It may be good advice, but it’s not psychic. Your mother can probably even give you a better version. Real psychic advice is one that nobody but another real psychic can give with the least details supplied by you.

Too Much at Once

The third sign of real Clairvoyant Psychic Readings is the manner itself that they are given. For example, if you are talking to a psychic on the phone who starts giving you all these “readings” while you hear them typing or even having a side conversation with someone, then you can be absolutely sure you’re wasting your time. For a psychic to be able to make all of these readings, they have to focus their energies into reaching that consciousness level that allows them to look into what others can’t. Working on the computer at the same time or talking to someone else while giving you a psychic reading is clearly deception.

Most importantly, always work with a psychic that you have good rapport with, or both of you could end up having difficulty trying to perform your roles in your psychic-client relationship. When this happens, it is likely that the person, even if they were a real psychic, will not be able to give you accurate readings.

5 Branches of Psychology

Psychology is the study of human mind and behavior. It seeks to study and explain how people think, act, and feel.

The emergence of this field of study tracks back to Philosophy and Biology. Because of the fact that it evolved out of two contradicting practices (Philosophy dwells on the subjective, while biology is hinged on scientific), many people are often confused with psychology because of the broadness or variety of its subject matter and methodologies.

To clearly understand psychology, one would need to study its different branches. Below are some of them and their defining characteristics.


5 Branches of Psychology


Experimental. This branch of Psychology is considered as the most scientific of all branches. Experimental Psychology involves the use of scientific experimental design in analyzing behavior. Specifically, it aims to draw causality between thinking and resulting action.


Biological. As its name connotes, this field of psychological study is strongly tied with the biological structure of human brain. It aims to explain and associate human behavior with specific brain parts and functions. They would like to answer which brain fluid or brain particle is responsible for impulsive behavior, or if absence of hypothalamus could result in changed pattern of thinking.

Developmental. Unlike Biological Psychology which maintains that human behavior is dictated by brain structure, Developmental Psychology views a person’s action as a result of the systematic psychological changes throughout his whole life. This field of study pushes that human beings are capable of change, and that their development is tied with responses that they obtain and employ.

Social. This fourth branch of psychology employs similar methodologies with that of developmental Psychology. However, unlike developmental psychology which relies and studies the individual, social psychology is focused on analyzing both the individual and collective thoughts. This field of psychology maintains that human beings are inherently social individual, and their actions and way of thinking are the results of their surroundings rather than their biological structure.

Cultural. Mostly considered as a sub-branch of Social Psychology, cultural psychology is the scientific study of a person’s cognitive patterns with regard to their culture. According to the researched on this area of psychology, there are certain human behaviors which are universal - smiling and crying are considered universal, hence biological behaviors - while there are also those which are acquired from their place’s culture. For instance, the simple gesture of shaking hands is not a universal custom for showing courtesy (In Japan, people bow their hands when meeting new person).

Cultural psychology is aimed at understanding how much culture affects human’s way of thinking. In Bulimba psychology facilities dedicated for this field of study are noticeably increasing.

SANCTIFYING THE PSYCHE VIA MANTRA CHANTING PART 2

Mantras are chosen on the basis of Sound Science. The meaning of words is of least importance. The power of the Gayatri Mantra is extraordinary. Yet its superficial meaning is ordinary. In it we request God to give us a sacred intellect. There are thousands of other such Mantra which ask for the same thing. Even in Hindi and other languages, there are thousands of poems that request the Lord to give us all a sacred intellect. Then why do we not give the same importance to these poems as we give to the Gayatri Mantra? Why does not poetry reading give us the same results as Gayatri Mantra chanting? In reality in the eyes of Mantra creators, the weaving of words us is of utmost importance. There are so many Beej (seed) Mantras which are given meanings by some people but in reality they have no meaning at all. What meaning can we give to Mantras like Hreem, Shreem, Kleem, Aim, Hoom, Yam, Phat etc. It is futile to rack oneâEUR(TM)s brains over them. These Mantras are created while keeping in mind what level of Divine Energy can be generated from them. What is its influence on the Mantra chanter, external atmosphere and desired goal? Alongwith the letters of Vedic Mantras, it is chanted in the Udaat âEUR" Anudaat cycle with a rise and fall of tones that are low, high and medium. The tradition is that these Mantras are chanted with specific tones. This method had to be created so that the Mantra repetition would help created an energy flow, which in turn would give us our desired goal. The sound flow of Mantra chanting creates movements that are as deep as the water that flows deep down in the ocean bed and are as high as the winds that in fly in space. In its casual body there is a special flow of energy in the Chakras (plexuses) and glands.

One must continuously chant the Mantra and in one round itself, one can clearly understand the results of this process in a scientific laboratory. If we hang an iron garter of 1 ton on a roof and keep banging a light cork (having a weight of 5 grams) on the garter, in a short time this garter will start trembling. This miracle is the result of continuous banging that manifests energy. If Mantras are chanted methodically, its results too are as above. The sound waves of Mantra chanting influences the Chakras and glands present in the subtle body and this movement, by warding off unconsciousness, later activates it. The Mantra chanter attains the benefits of activating Chakras (plexuses) and various glands. In turn these sacred activated centers, manifest soul force in the spiritual aspirant. Such a person experiences certain activation / manifestation in himself / herself which was absent previously. He/ she experiences its benefits too.

With the example of the typewriter we can understand the above fact very easily. The keys are tapped with fingers and the ink falls on the paper to print alphabets. The vocal cords that help us speak can be compared to the keys of a typewriter. Chanting of Mantras is akin to tapping the typewriter keys. From here the manifested energy flow reaches the subtle Chakras and divine glands with the help of fibres of the subtle nerves and it instigates /activates them. Printing of alphabets on a typewriter is akin to attaining these mysterious divine glories (Sidhis) via these activated Chakras(plexuses). This is a decisive fact that if Mantras are chanted in a methodic manner, it definitely yields sacred results.

Because a Mantra is repeated again and again, a cycle of energy is generated. Because of a cyclic movement, an energy flow is generated. The earth rotates on its axis. Because of this rotational movement a magnetic force and potentials of varied levels of earth are generated. If the earth stops rotating and revolving, there will be sheer gloominess and lifelessness on earth. Only the users of dynamo know how important movement is, to create an energy flow. As soon as movement stops, electricity generation too comes to a standstill. In order to create a special level of an electrical flow in the gross and subtle body, special words have to be chanted with a special speed and method. The ordinary Science of Mantra chanting too is this.

In Mantra chanting one set of words are repeated ceaselessly in one cycle and uniform speed. In ordinary speech many words are uttered with many manifestations, many sentiments, many emotions. Hence over here there is no uniformity, nor is there a uniform movement/ speed. Sometimes a pause, sometimes a flow, sometimes a rush of energy manifests. In traditional speech, one does not find one special center or level. As a result only a conversation ensues and a special energy flow is not perceived. But the state of Mantra chanting is something entirely different. It is only limited number of words that are made use of and they are repeated pauselessly. A new spiritual seeker has the make the speed of his Mantra chanting uniform with the help of a watch or Mantra calculator. If this much takes place, know for such that the cycle of sound (word) speed has been established and on its basis the special results of Tantra Science will be established. In special Purashcharanas, special spiritual seekers of Mantra Science are asked to participate so that their cyclical process gives correct results.

When the earth rotates, we can see its miracle in the day-to-day life of ours. Small children play with tops. When it is skillfully rotated, it keeps moving on its axis and does not fall down. But as soon as its speed starts decreasing, the top falls flat on the ground. It is definitely the miracle of movement that one mere push lasts for so long and the resultant movement (speed) continues on its own for a certain span of time. The speed that results due to ceaseless Mantra chanting, too works for a long time during our austerities. Thus it helps in steadying and activating the soulâEUR(TM)s special characteristics of a spiritual seeker.

When there is a high speed rotational movement, it results in a centrifugal force. When slings filled with pebbles are rotated speedily the pebbles are let loose, what happens is that birds that would otherwise eat up crops are shooed away. Generally crops like jowar, bajra, corn etc. are eaten up by parrots, crows etc. Hence at such times, pebbles rotated in slings and then let loose help in scattering these birds away. It is this force which is a creation of rotational speed, that helps let loose pebbles, at a very high speed. These pebbles move so fast that if it actually strikes a bird, its falls flat on to the ground.

In a circus we can see the game of a motorcycle moving round and round a circular road make of wood and it can be called a well of death. The viewers are amazed to see that the motor cyclist as moving circularly at a slant and yet does not fall off.

If you fill up a steel jar with water, tie its neck with a rope and rotate the jar, it is noted that water does not come out of the jar.

Ordinarily one can actually see such amazing results of the power of circular / rotational movement. The same holds true for the result of the moving sound energy through the medium of Mantra chanting. Just as kids seated on a swing get the joy of not falling from it, despite the possibility of falling down, when it is swung on either sides in a large diameter, in the same way the circumference limit of the inner consciousness sees its expansion in a widespread area which is much larger than a short boundary. Further the apprehension of a downfall, due to vile thinking and activity can easily be warded off. Like the pebbles thrown from a sling, the spiritual seeker moves at a fast pace towards his desired goal and if the thrower is skillful, is aim too is bang on target. While revolving at a slant, the tumbler of water does not eject/ throw out any water from it. In the same way the danger of falling prey to the wiles of undesirable elements of the world and life principle decreases. It is a different story altogether if the tumbler is rotated very slowly but the water definitely does not spill out, if the speed is very fast. If the level of sensitivity and mode of Mantra chanting is correct, the hardships of facing inner vile activities and lack of success diminishes.

A motorcyclist who drives his motorcycle at a slant in the wooden well is saved from dangers because of the slanting position and lack of space to run. A spiritual seeker who faithfully chants his Mantra, gains victory over obstacles he encounters, on the path of spiritual advancement. Even while facing obstacles, he ultimately tastes success.