We all have the innate ability to translate
impressions, sensations and feelings into colours, forms and images in our
minds. This is not supernatural, or the stuff of fairy-tales. Look up ‘synesthesia’ in any good encyclopedia
and you will see that this concept exists, although it is usually not well known
outside of metaphysical circles. Sythesthesia is defined as the ability to translate one sense mode into another, and results from the close interaction between mental and physiological processes.
Due to the electro-chemical
nature of our nervous system, our bodies are surrounded by an envelope which is
extremely sensitive, much like the electromagnetic atmosphere of the Earth. As we know, disturbances in
this atmosphere, such as that caused by sun-spots, can affect the conditions on
the planet. In a like manner, subtle outside influences are able to bring about
sensations, sense-impressions and ‘feelings’ in our bodies, which, by means of
synesthesia, can be translated into images.
I am sure that many of you have experienced a sense of danger or discomfort in the past. Imagine this feeling
giving rise to impressions of ‘spikiness’, or the colour red, or a vision of
thorns flashing briefly in your minds. Similarly, consider the sensation of
comfort or safety spontaneously producing a brief image of a ‘safe’ colour such
as blue, or even objects such as ‘bubbles’ or ‘cotton puffs’. You will see that
these images can all be symbolically associated with their particular feelings,
and are simply generated by our subconscious minds in response to certain inner experiences.
The actual images we see in response to impressions and feelings are very personal, shaped by our
own backgrounds, beliefs and views of the world. For example, if one was bitten
by a dog as a child, we may now associate danger with a nasty-looking dog, and
this image could flash into our minds when we experience a sensation or feeling
of danger.
Obviously, being able to
automatically translate impressions and feelings into images requires some
training and our minds have to be in a very relaxed state and sensitized
to pick up the subtle cues, but it is possible. With practice, this skill
can be further developed to the point where sensations and feelings produce
images in our minds which superimpose themselves on our normal consciousness
(something like a daydream), and become more complex, even taking on the form of humanlike figures.
This skill can explain the ability of psychics and sensitives to see guides and even angels and archangels, as they are simply translating the characteristics of the spiritual energy (impressions) into familiar images that make sense in terms of their beliefs and frameworks of thinking. In other words, the 'presence', does not necessary look like that, but we have interpreted it symbolically in terms of our own understanding.
Jimmy Henderson is a philosopher, cognitive scientist and metaphysician and the pubished author of a number of books an articles. See 'Jimmy Henderson' on Amazon.com, Smashwords and Barnes and Noble. www.jimmyhendersonbooks.com
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