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Do reptiles get warm and fuzzy and fall in love? What nonsense is that? Given that you have a reptile in you, its very important to understand what that means. Yuck! Yep, it is called your “limbic system” it is the part of the brain that we inherited from our dinosaur ancestors.
Think like a reptile for a moment, what would you fear, what would you be interested in? What reaction would you have to the new thing? For now, let’s pretend reptiles only feel hunger, fear, sexual desire and of course, self-preservation.
Imagine you are still that reptile, and you see something new. How would you react? You’d probably just be afraid and move away or try and eat it.
Now step back into “you” again. How many times has your inner reptile made you react the same way? We think that being a human is just one thing. We did not evolve as one “unit”, over time many millions of parts combined to produce what we are today. Our brains are at least three major parts: the reptile brain, the mid-brain (emotions) and the higher brain (rational thought). The LEGO construction set is not just in our brains. Even our DNA in our cells, needs something called RNA to work with the rest of the body. So even the thing we think of as most representative of “us” our DNA, is in a sense foreign in our bodies since it needs RNA to communicate with the rest of the cells for it. Even our cells are made of parts that evolved from different animals or bacteria even. Our genetic ancestry is stored in a part of the cell called a mitochondria which we only get from out mothers. Don’t tell your girlfriend or wife!
Our being the sons and daughters of Eve is absolutely right. Go back through our ancestors, and a mere 6,000 generations ago we all were African from one single migration. In terms of human evolution, that’s just a blink of an eye, and we’re all really African. The genetic difference between all members of the human race is barely measurable. The chimpanzee, our nearest relative, is on 2-3% different from us.
So what’s with the evolutionary tour? Let’s look at the limbic system again, it doesn’t really know about other parts of the brain, it can’t, it only really cares about survival. It does not care or even understand being rich, happy or fulfilled. Survival. Yep, just survival.
The subconscious is where the action is though. No one really knows which part of the brain it lives in, but it really does exist and much more importantly, it is where your accumulated beliefs live. Also, the subconscious does not understand negatives or have a sense of humor and is VERY literal in its interpretation of what you feed it.
The mid-brain has a richer emotional life and is aware far more than the limbic system, but it views life through an emotional lens. There goes the idea of the brain as a super computer. The cartoon of the brain as logical is just simply not true. In fact, our thoughts often cause us to not take action, because we come up with so many reasons not to.
Want an example, when you are at a store and the attendant comes over and starts to sell to you, if you are marginally keen, what’s the most common phrase people use? I’ll ____________ it.
Notice that interesting second word? Pure intellect only there. Thought tends to lead to more thought. May I give you the phrase anyway? “I’ll think about it”.
So in the end, we usually make emotional decisions and then justify them afterwards. Just ask anyone who just bought product X over product Y. It boils down to the fact that they liked one more than the other. The features of the product did not make the decision, they were used as justifications afterwards. Our beliefs about which product was best for our desired lifestyle made the choice for us. Guess what happened next? Someone walked into the same store just after you did, and for them product Y was so obviously better than X, only a fool would by X. Is person A or B right? There are no “right” answers. Take your pick. The actions each took, were about beliefs about the products, not the actual products.
So what about our larger lives? What role does belief play there? If beliefs can prompt us to take action, they can also stop us from taking action too. Let’s pretend you have a strong belief you can’t swim, well, you weren’t born with that belief, you developed it either because of an experience of yours or someone close to you, this in turn will stop you from learning to swim, because you believe you can’t. So your belief that you can’t swim stops you from learning to swim!
Now let’s apply that to money. Scary! The dreaded “M” word. The girls like a different word with “M” that scares boys, this one drives everyone crazy: Money. There are few subjects on which there are more experts than around money. Remember how “literal” minded the subconscious is. Everyone has an opinion about how to get it, who should or should not have some and so on. Louise Hay (author of You can Heal your Life) says it’s easier to teach a course about sex than about money.
Why? Well, because money is an essential ingredient to living in the 21st century, it is the means by which we can live our large dreams and achieve the kind of freedom deep down we all believe we can have. Here’s where our beliefs pop up with a thousand and one reasons why we cannot have this kind of life. Have you heard of the phrase “filthy rich”? In that belief system, you have to be filthy to be rich. Honestly, if being rich meant being a filthy person, would you really want to be rich. Does filthy sound like something you want to be? That comes before the rich.
How about “money is the root of all evil”? That’s another good one. Bad is one thing, but evil is a whole different thing altogether. Bad attitude is not really nasty, it just upsetting conventional social customs, especially those of the majority. Evil is a conscious and deliberate causing of harm to others for no purpose. Just reading that probably gives you the willies. Imagine your reptile brain reacting to that one! Yup, that’s got “danger” written all over it, don’t you think?
It is our deepest, hidden beliefs that are guiding our lives. We are not even aware of these beliefs most of the time. But these beliefs guide us like a laser bomb to its target. What are we targeting though, happiness or misery? Depends on your beliefs about you, money, relationships and all the rest. If you are interested in changing those beliefs for more productive ones, The Science of Getting Rich is about wealth in more than just financial terms. You can also check out The Power of Simplicity.
You see, our reptile brain is alive and well, so are all the other parts of us. In our emotions, in our feelings, our thoughts and above all in our subconscious beliefs. With all this cast of characters, will the play of your life be a box office success or a flop?
As we chuck out the junk in our lives, we experience spiritual growth. Given that spirit is perfect already, we’ll leave that one to another post.
The preparation of aromatherapy becomes commonly known for helpful purpose in recent time. It is a kind of herbal medication. Furthermore, it mostly involves the application of essential oils from trees, plants, and flowers. Pure essential oils which have been steam distilled from their originating plants is usually consisted in the application of aromatherapy. Furthermore, it is believed can help to decrease a wide several of ailments and illnesses.
In practicing aromatherapy, there are hundreds of different essential oils which may be used. Each of the oils has its own special healing properties which has different advantages in aromatherapy. Some of these oils work by calming the patient while others oils are meant to energizing and revitalizing.
Aches, pains, injuries and even serious diseases are effective to be treated using aromatherapy. It’s consider does not have the inconvenient and frustrating side effects and symptoms which are so often connected with more conventional methods of healing.
What Aromatherapy Can Do for You
Aromatherapy can be incredibly useful. It is a great choice for those people who are searching a more natural healing because it’s much safer to use rather than more traditional healing methods.
Aromatherapy has several advantages in therapeutic effect. It’s believed can cure insect bites, acne, chapped skin and lips, athlete’s foot, bronchitis, headaches, and sore throats. Moreover, this kind of herbal medication is now being used to treat Alzheimer’s Disease patients.
Getting Started
There are several steps you should get if you are interested in incorporating aromatherapy into your own life. The first is to become more well-informed about aromatherapy in general. Essential oils and aromatic plants were basically used as far back as biblical times as the history of this preparation goes back thousands of years.
The next step is to comprehend about the many ways in which this performance can be implemented, namely aromatherapy massage. It uses essential oils to calm and relax the patient as its incredibly unique type of massage. Despite of this, there are messages which are transmitted to your limbic system and as a result this influences your heart rate, stress intensity, and blood pressure when you breathe in these oils.
People who perform aromatherapy massage state that they feel great deal more relaxed and at relieve. Generally, besides making them feel better, aromatherapy also helps the actual massage portion of the medication to be more efficient. Treating sports injuries which can often be quite serious not only physically but mentally will be best when applying aromatherapy.