Secret_History

88 The Secret History of the World
cream from the milk” is being achieved. And if one accepts milk instead of cream,
then the process is doomed from the start.
What is more, I am going to explain this in a way that can be easily understood
by any modern person in terms of physiology.
The first thing that the seeker ought to consider is the nature of his being. He
should understand from the beginning that the Hermetic Maxim, “As above, so
below”, has a specific application in his direct physical/material life. Just as a
person is born with certain characteristics, talents and advantages (or lack of
same), which he may or may NOT actualize in the course of his existence, so is a
person born with a general potential for spiritual/esoteric development. In other
words, the consciousness naturally incarnates in a physical structure that not only
suits its needs but also its potentials. Let me give a few examples that will clarify
what I am saying here.
A few years ago I read an article about an Alzheimer’s disease study where a
population of nuns volunteered for lifelong participation including giving their
brains after death for study. Well, what did the researchers learn? They found that
a number of these individuals who had brains that were literally “mush” from
Alzheimer’s had never exhibited any symptoms of Alzheimer’s while living.
Why? Because they were educated, active in their work and mental life, watched
very little television, and were constantly involved in educational pursuits that
expanded their knowledge base well into old age! In other words, they had never
stopped thinking and learning and working with their minds!
Another Alzheimer’s study was interesting in that it demonstrated that persons
with “low word use density” were more likely to manifest early symptoms. People
who had used their minds very little and who, therefore, had no “deep thoughts”
and were, in effect, shallow, who had lived their lives based solely on “faith”,
were more likely to develop Alzheimer’s.
So, if learning, exercising the mind, working with difficult concepts, and
continuously expanding the knowledge and awareness base can have such effects
as this, what else might it do?
It has often been noted that only 2% of our DNA is involved in coding the
proteins that make up our bodies; the rest is referred to as “junk”. There are
theories about why this is so, including the “Selfish Gene” theory where it is
postulated that human beings are merely constructs created by DNA for the
purpose of propagating DNA!
Another thing noted is that we seem to utilize only 5 % of our brains - and there
are many theories about why this is so as well. I would like to suggest that there is
a connection.
In my 30 or more years of research into the paranormal, psi phenomena,
“Forteana, ,and the workings of the human mind, I have often noted some odd
connections. The one that occurred over and over again was a reference to psi and
genetics. Time and time again a person who had “strange powers” would remark,
“Oh, I inherited the sight from my aunt, or grandmother, or mother, or uncle”, or
whoever.
Then, there was the peculiar connection of the endocrine system to psi
phenomena. Many serious studies of “poltergeist” type phenomena note that it is
most often, if not always, manifested in the presence of either a pubescent child or