Questions on the Journey towards Multi-Dimensional Thinking 

By Jimmy Henderson

Question

How would you describe multi-dimensional thinking?

At its simplest, Multi-Dimensional Thinking is being able to simultaneously integrate information from a variety of different sources such as the natural and human sciences, different philosophies and schools of thought, eastern and western spiritual teachings, semantics, symbolism and a post-modern quantum approach to produce a fully universal perspective which can be applied to the many questions that face us in everyday life today. This can be likened to superimposing different transparencies one on top of another so that a fuller and more holistic picture of life and the universe emerges.

   At a more advanced level, Multi-dimensional thinking also means being able to add information from other sense modalities such as feelings and impressions, intuition and higher perception to produce a new level of awareness and understanding which allows a very deep insight into reality, the world and everyday life situations. This new level of ‘wholeness’ and ‘mindfulness’ results from a step-by-step process in which you learn to raise your self-awareness, to interpret dreams and symbols, to increase your intuition and sense perception and even to develop ‘spiritual’ senses.

Question

How would you apply MD thinking to everyday problem situations?

  Well, a person who has mastered MD thinking would respond differently to problem situations than one who has not, having more clarity, a far broader perspective and a deeper insight and understanding of the many different factors involved. For instance, problems would be viewed from a number of different scientific, psychological, philosophical and even spiritual perspectives until a solution is found.

   In the case of traumatic events, you must understand that a high level of emotional wellness results from the development of MD thinking. And although his or her first response to a crisis may also be negative and include strong emotions and self-defeating thoughts, he or she will certainly be more resilient and process the event more quickly using rational–emotive techniques that have been learnt along the way. Later, as the situation eases, he or she will begin to search for meaning within a far more universal paradigm than usual, until a bigger picture emerges. 

This search could include a process of self-questioning using questions such as:

·        ‘Is this experience not neutral (a natural consequence of an accumulation of factors) and it is I who interpret it as negative?’

·        ‘Is my judgment of the event not based on my own past’ (anger or fear?)

·        ‘What is the challenge here that I have to overcome?’( a test of your  strength and resilience)

·         ‘Is this situation or event not perhaps a symbolic representation of my inner state’ (psychosomatic illness)

·        ‘What growth needs to take place in my paradigm of understanding in order to really make sense of this experience?’

·         For instance, ‘Is this not all part of a larger and more important universal process that is playing itself out?

·        Or ‘What is the universe trying to tell me through this event?

·        Or ‘Is this experience not perhaps serving some higher purpose within the   universal scheme of things?

·        Or ‘What universal principle is involved here?’

·        ‘Is this not connected to other events in my life or in the world?’ For instance, is this not merely the conclusion of one phase of my life?

·        Is this not part of my/ the person’s life purpose?’

·        Have I not grown or matured as a result of this experience?

·        What possible meaning could this experience have for my greater good?’ For instance, what happened to me was not rejection, but the universe saying to me that I did not have to go through this experience. (‘excluded’ from this experience)

·        By being ‘excluded’, am I not being ‘spared’ a worse experience?

·        In other words, if I had continued along this road, would it not have destroyed my peace of mind?

Jimmy Henderson is a metaphysician and the author of a number of books and articles on inner self-development. He has an Honours degree in philosophy (metaphysics) and a Masters degree in Psychology. His books ‘Multi-Dimensional Thinking’ (2007) and ‘Multi-dimensional Perception’ (2010) are available on Amazon.com and can also be ordered via his website www.jimmyhendersonbooks.com