Many people belong to the “Flat Consciousness Society. “
I call it that in comparison to the “Flat Earth Society” as their thinking has such restrictive boundaries that they discount anything beyond their comprehension. They wear blinders restricting their vision.
The physical bodies of humans are very similar no matter their religion. The souls of humans are very similar no matter their religion. It is easy to assume that their is one creator for all humans, no matter their religion.
That being said, let’s focus on the developmental growth of the human soul and the physical bodies they occupy. We know from medicine and psychology that thrre are developmental stages from fetal development, early childhood, teenage, and on through many other stages to old age and subsequent death.
At death, most religions agree that the soul or consciousness of the individual continues to exist, although there is much variation in the debate of exactly how that happens.
Religion(s) are just theories and philosophies of the anatomy and physiology of the human soul and how it interacts with its environment. They are all describing the same process from a different perspective.
If we merely look at one aspect of human consciousness, frequencies, as they represent the action potential firing rate of the neurons in the brain it helps us to understand the developmental process. What I am describing here is hard science, evidence based medicine, that is generally accepted by all, no matter their religion.
First, what is an action potential firing rate?
When neurons fire, they send electrical impulses from the neuron cell body head through the axon or length of the neuron. An axon or nerve fiber is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, in vertebrates, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials away from the nerve cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands throughout the body.
For comparison, think of spark plug wires on a car, sending electrical impulses to the spark plug to ignite the fuel and generate the energy for the motor to run. As we give it more gas, the rate of electrical impulses in the spark plug wires increases to make the engine run faster.
Neurons in the brain function in a similar manner and that firing rate of neurons is measured in frequency or Hertz, where 1 hertz is equal to 1 cycle per second. That would be 1 impulse per second. This is how frequencies of consciousness are measured on an EEG.
THE EEG measures the action potential firing rate in neurons of the brain. In the developing human, these rates change in stages that correlate with age.
The raw EEG has usually been described in terms of frequency bands: (Note: These frequency ranges are approximations and are slightly different in other references)
DELTA(less than 4 Hz): From conception to about age 2.
These tend to be the highest in amplitude and the slowest waves.
THETA (4-8 Hz): From age 2 to about age 14. This is the emotional child developmental period. Theta is believed to reflect activity from the limbic system and hippocampal regions. Theta is observed in anxiety, behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition.
ALPHA (8-12 Hz) The ages vary beyond this point, but this stage generally begins around age 14 and represents logical thought processing that leads to ego identity formulation and problem solving.
BETA (13-30Hz) This stage is a higher logical analytical thought processing. It’s primary brain area is the prefrontal cortex that does not fully develop until about age 25. Some people never develop this stage of consciousness activity.
The old analog medical equipment in use prior to 1964 were limited in measurement to the above frequencies. The newer digital equipment measured higher frequencies that previously were unknown. Information and research on these higher frequencies is limited as there are fewer subjects to pergorm research.
Gamma greater than 30(Hz): This is the brain frequency of the mystics of all religions. Some state that these frequencies only go to 100 Hz, other 200Hz. I propose that their is no upper limit as I have jammed FM receivers in meditation that function in the Mega Hz range.
Religion(s) are teaching us how to cleanse or souls of the obstacles to Love (sin) and raise our consciousness frequency to the highest level possible. Thus when Jesus said “Love God,” He was telling us to raise our consciousness to the highest level possible.
(Note: I define God as any level of consciousness above the level I am currently at. There are many as my Father’s Mansion has many rooms, (levels.)
Prayer and meditation raises our frequency of consciousness.
At the higher Gamma frequencies, consciousness itself and the contents of people’s souls including stored memories, becomes physical to your perception. The reason is “ Transcendence.” As in these higher frequencies you begin to perceive directly with your consciousness beyond your physical body.
My summary here barely scratches the surface of the anatomy & physiology of the human soul.
Religion(s) are like the five blind men that are led to an elephant for the first time and each gets a different part. They fight and argue over who is correct. They all are correct, but incomplete.
Correction. My typo error.
Alpha frequencies begin around age 8. Roughly third grade when thry begin long division and multiplication.
Beta frequencies begin around ages 14 to 16.
Religion(s) are like the five blind men that are led to an elephant for the first time and each gets a different part.