The Ancients Suggest Thinking

The Ancients Suggest Thinking…

So, I finished most of the book “Temple of the Cosmos” and have since moved on to other studies including the book “Sacred Woman” by Queen Afua and an eight-part series on Youtube “Magical Egypt.”

What I’m learning daily is astronomical.

For instance..

Using Imagery to Teach

The ancient Egyptians highly believed in teaching science through imagery.  Illustrations stimulate both sides of the brain or considered “thinking as a deity.”   Most might agree it’s not enough to just read to study.  I remember  early childhood classwork we were asked to draw what we just learned; the reinforcement of understanding what was just read or heard.  It seems the ancients embraced subjects considered “difficult” like physics and mathematics and even treated science with reverence and respect.

Hieroglyphics for Higher Learning

From what I understand, hieroglyphics are not just art work.  Hieroglyphics are sacred communications using the most efficient means to communicate something only those attempting to use a higher state of consciousness can begin to understand.  In the video series “Magical Egypt", they refer to a group of learners as “initiates”…those seriously wanting to understand what the hieroglyphics and ancient writings mean.  So I did some quick research on studied brain activity and found these descriptions:

• Beta Brain Waves (13-30 cycles per second). The fastest, representing the most intense state of alertness. The result of heightened mental activity. Maximum mind power. All five external senses, logical mind, memory from the five senses & logical thinking.
• Alpha Brain Waves (8 to 12 cycles per second) This brain wave indicates a relaxed state of mind.. State of relaxed alertness, good for inspiration and learning facts fast. A meditative mind. In this state tap into internal “antenna” like qualities. Visions, powerful ideas, mindless creation of the incredible. Internal feeling & sensations.
• Theta Brain Waves (4 to 8 cycles per second) Deep meditation. Deep inward thought. This is associated with life-like imagination. High state of mental concentration. A magical mind. Internal pictures / visualisation. Intuition, inner guidance. Access to unconscious material. Dreaming.
• Delta Brain Waves (0.5 to 4 cycles per second) Deep dreamless sleep. Deep relaxation. State of oneness, whole body feeling. Pure being & will.  Source:  http://synthesislearning.com/article/brwav.htm

It all makes logical sense how our brains operate at different cycles for different purposes.  Before learning of the brain wave descriptions, I was “consciously” aware of the Beta and Delta waves (awake and sleep modes); but never really thought much about the Alpha-relaxed state and Theta-deep meditation modes. I never really considered them until I started yoga…and yoga is what started all this reading and research on Khemet in the first place.

Yoga – Relax and Meditate
In yoga practice, we do a quick meditation before our pose practice, an intense relaxation pose,  (shavasana), before another quick meditation to end the practice period.  The more I’m at the Alpha-relaxed mode during the practice…the easier it is to flow in and out or hold poses.  Again, at the yoga center I attend, I participated in a meditation class and with eyes closed and body totally still found myself watching a waterfall and the visual of a golden lion.  I thought I was moving my head back and forth to shake the image away; but the lion didn't leave until our instructor broke the class away from meditation.

Thinking on Thinking
I've come to some sort of belief that we use the four-different brain waves to accomplish different activities or tasks:

1.      Beta-Alert for tasks that demand quick action/reaction like driving or moving around unfamiliar places.

2.      Alpha-Relax for decompressing from extended hours at Beta-Alert and better understanding things we question.

3.      Theta-Meditation for trying to connect to things we absolutely DO NOT understand or control.

4.      Delta-Sleep for regeneration of our biological matter.

With our brain being the main processing unit for all we are and we do, it is very interesting to understand we are more than just awake or sleep.  And now I believe those other states of mind are especially for use of other just as important activities; but reserved for “the initiate.”


-em hotep!