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Sages and mystics from Jesus of Nazareth to Deepak Chopra have pointed to the same reality: we are bubbles of conscious awareness in a sea of mind. Many are the implications, not the least of which is that the accumulated knowledge of the ages, from the mystery of the pyramids to the location of your car keys, is but the thickness of the bubble wall away. This is not news. We've all heard at one time or another that the knowledge of the universe resides within. The tricky part is to draw it out. The news I bring today is that you were born with this power. On September 8, 2001, a psychic reader in a trance told me that I had spent lifetimes developing the power of perception. Captivated though I was as I watched her scan the Akashic Records, that I possess the ability to understand the whole from a part did not come as a revelation. What did come as a shock was that omni-perception, as the reader called it, is not a gift. It is an acquired skill, and as such, something that can be taught. Normally, a fraction of a second exists between the time we perceive something and our reaction. The first key to tapping the power of omni-perception is to be found in how we use this. There's a choice. We can react, or we can think. Those whose minds have become stagnated will almost always react. Why? They've built a model in their minds of how the world works, and what is good and what is bad. They have their likes and dislikes. When something doesn't fit the model, or if it goes against what they think they like, they dismiss it out of hand or ignore it. By so doing, they preclude the possibility of perception and miss an opportunity to understand. Part of this tendency has to do with an individual's perception of self. New information can challenge the self-image. This is why the second key is to shed your temporal identity. Let's say you are currently playing the role of doctor and that you read that illness more often gains the upper hand in a person whose spiritual nature is suffering from neglect. "Balderdash!" may be your reaction, because the truth of your training and your image of yourself as expert has been challenged. "'Illness," you say, "is brought about by germs and physical conditions." No further thought is necessary on your part, and your identity remains intact. But think about this. In the scheme of eternity, your current role, whether doctor, lawyer, or Indian chief, is temporary. In the big picture, you are a spark of the divine light, a bubble of conscious awareness in a sea of infinite intelligence. You are eternal. Timeless. Once you come to this realization and fix your identity as such, nothing you perceive, no new or additional information, can harm or change you. You are free to consider whatever comes your way. You are free to grow into the co-creator your Creator meant you to be. The third key is to seek possibilities. Ask for information and wisdom. If you are clinging to the past, if you are hanging on to the status quo, it is impossible to grow. "Ask and it shall be given. Seek and you shall find." The fourth is to believe in extrasensory perception (ESP) and intuition. They are real and can work for you. It has been demonstrated that scientists who do not believe in ESP cannot duplicate experiments that have been successfully carried out by believers. This does not disprove ESP. Rather, it indicates that "all things are possible for those who believe," and that very little is possible for those who don't. Key number five says that the mind is comprised of levels and that they must be brought into alignment if information is to flow to you. It won't happen in a mind that is scattered, so calm yourself. Enter a state of meditation, or take a quiet walk in nature. Entrain your mind. Be patient. Cultivate a state of serene attention, and what you ask will come. Key number six is to learn to separate what I call monkey-mind thoughts from psychic intuition, hearing, and seeing. Voices, visions, and feelings that come from deep within are different from those that dwell in the unconscious level of the conscious mind, which houses the programming of this life. The unconscious is full of fears, prejudices, and dos and don'ts you have acquired, mostly as a child. Chances are that much of what's there is inaccurate and potentially harmful. You can identify it because it will be packed with emotions such as desire, lust, fear, or anxiety, and delivered with a sense of urgency and words such as "should" and "ought." On the other hand, intuitive messages usually are accompanied by a sense of lightness and freedom. They can be loud and clear or come to you gently in a soft whisper, but they never implicitly or explicitly carry with them the words "should" or "ought." Intuition is guidance, not instruction. The gift of free will has been given you and is always respected. Seventh and finally, when the big picture starts to come together, look for consistency. You should have the feeling that everything "hangs together." If it doesn't, you're missing or have misread something. Remember key number three? Ask for clarification. Then be on the lookout. You're on your way to developing the power of omni-perception. Stephen Hawley Martin is the author of seven books. Signed copies of his latest, Omni Perception: Tapping Your Power to See ALL, are available at a discount online at <http://www.oakleapress.com/>. |