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The realm of ideas has been on my mind over the past week, and my paradigm on consciousness has shifted. The phrase, the realm of ideas, was written about by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of EAT PRAY LOVE) in her book titled BIG MAGIC. She defines “ideas” as disembodied, energetic life forms. These life forms (ideas) are driven by a single impulse to be made manifest. You may have experienced this phenomenon. I know that I have. It occurs randomly as a thought. That idea may appear as a simple phrase or a mental image. That phrase or image can be expanded upon to produce a poem, a novel of fiction, or art. I was privileged to experience an idea from the realm of ideas, a snippet of thought that expanded into the fiction novel 'The Life of Bāo'. The realm of ideas also visited me in the form of an entire book. The product was CASCADE. I knew the entire story at once, and the energy while writing expanded with each chapter. There is much more to discover in the book BIG MAGIC, and I suggest that you find it and read it. A word of caution: ideas are fleeting, so embrace them. Invite them into your consciousness and cultivate a friendship with them. Non-action may result in their evaporation into either.
I encountered another mind-bending, paradigm-shifting, and consciousness-expanding concept known as Telepathy. http://www.thetelepathytapes.com. An excellent introduction to the subject can be found on the Joe Rogan podcast, episode #2279. In the interview, Ky Dickens, the creator and host of the podcast The Telepathy Tapes, reveals research that demonstrates telepathy in some individuals with apraxia, a neurological condition affecting motor skills and speech. Many with apraxia are non-verbal, and their body movements are involuntary. Don’t let appearances fool you. They can be some of the most intelligent people you may ever encounter. And, even more exciting is that telepathy is just the tip of the iceberg.
Lastly, I share an art form known as Kintsugi, also referred to as ‘the golden repair.’ Candice Kumai shares the art form in her four-part series on Kintsugi, available on YouTube. Kintsugi is a Japanese art form where broken pottery is repaired using lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. In the series, Candice shares how our brokenness can become our superpower. When we accept and embrace the beauty of scars and imperfection, our lives can be transformed.
I would love to read your thoughts on these subjects in the comments. As of today, I do not have telepathy.