Seeing Is Believing

SUMMARY

THOTH / HERMES

"Hermes teaches that the mind of a human being is made in the image of God's Big Mind. If we can free our mind from the limitations imposed by the physical body, we can experience the Mind of God. We were created with the specific purpose of learning to do this. This is the spiritual goal of human life. To reach this destination we must expand our awareness. We must use the power of our little minds to reach out to God's Big Mind."
 

"As above; so below."
 

The Hermetica - The Lost Wisdom of The Pharaohs
Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, Judy Piatkus Publishers Ltd., London, 1997

RENE DESCARTES

• "In addition to being a mathematician and scientist, Descartes was also a philosopher.

• He determined that if philosophy was to be successful it must annex to itself something like a "geometrical method" so that its starting-point and conclusions might be as certain as those of geometry.

• Descartes' philosophy unfolds in three major stages:
  1) First, the knowledge of the mind;
  2) Second, the knowledge of God;
  3) Third, the knowledge of matter."
  

Questions That Matter, Ed. L. Miller, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New York, 1987

GOD / JESUS

• 2 Corinthians        Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace;
  13:11                   And the God of love and peace shall be with you.

• Philippians 2:2      Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded,
                              having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

• John 17:21           That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee,
                              that they also may be one in us.

• Ephesians 3:18    (That ye) May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the
                              breadth, and length, and depth, and height; (4D geometry)

SEE
1. To perceive with the eyes.
2. To perceive with the mind; understand.
 
 

"To see" has two meanings; one is to see visually with your eyes and the other is to understand. Although they have different meanings, for the majority of us, they are intrinsically connected.

"I see," said the blind man.

Some of us, like this blind man, do not need to visually see something in order to understand it; however, a great many of us do need "to see" in order "to see." This is because of the nature of our brains - our minds. Scientifically, it is explained as follows:

"People who have almost no alpha rhythms under any conditions think almost exclusively by visual imagery,
whereas people with a persistent alpha rhythm tend to be abstract thinkers".

"About two-thirds of the population have alpha waves that are disrupted by attention.
Of the remaining third, about one-half have almost no alpha rhythm at all and about
one-half have persistent alpha rhythms that are not easily disrupted by attention."

Biology, Helena Curtis, Copyright 1975 by Worth Publishers, Inc.

To summarize, the majority of mankind requires some form of visual imagery in order to understand. It is easy for us to comprehend visible things because we can see them; however, for non-visible things, such as certain concepts or ideas, it is difficult, if not impossible, for some of us to understand because we cannot see them. Consider yourself. Are you able to learn simply by reading or listening to the words, or do you learn better when the words are accompanied by a visual aid such as a diagram?

"... and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll

 
   
 
It's A Magical World
A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
by Bill Watterson
    
 

Is "a picture is worth a thousand words" true for you?
   
If it is, then the purpose of this theory is to help YOU to "see."

• The Mind
• God

Why can't we figure out or understand The Mind (Ourselves)? Because we can't see it. Why can't some of us understand - or believe in - God? Because we can't see Him. What do we need in order to help us understand these concepts? We need a visual aid. We need a picture.

I have drawn a diagram which visually explains, among other things, both The Mind and God. It is a very simple diagram, but it explains a great deal.

Before I explain the diagram, I must first explain how I can physically draw this mental concept. In order to do that, I must define what I believe "life" is about:

Life is about the choices we make and the consequences of those choices. Each choice has a consequence from which other choices and consequences evolve. Life is a continuous cycle of choice and consequence; of thinking and doing. The "thinking" occurs mentally in our MINDS and the "doing" occurs physically in the acting upon those choices as our LIVES. This portrays the intrinsic connection between the two thus establishing how both can be represented in the same diagram.
   
To summarize, life is a "journey." A journey of choices and consequences we walk along the "paths of life."
   

   

To summarize the diagram, it is initially a 3-dimensional representation of The Mind. It consists of 3 axes or paths and basically portrays The Mind as a Box. (You have no doubt heard the saying, "Think outside the box.") The 3 axes represent the 3 paths of our "journey" of life. Each of us exists somewhere along each of these 3 paths. Each of us is at a different point in our journey and thus a different point on each path. Using these 3 points, we can draw a 3-dimensional box which represents our mind. It is not only important for us to determine where we are on each path, but more importantly, the direction or The Way that we are facing or traveling on each path as this direction determines whether we have an open or closed mind. God is explained by this diagram in taking the 3 paths to their points of infinity thus explaining God's Mind as the "infinite box" or the "infinite open mind."

The Mind

•  The 3 axes or "paths of life" are as follows:  EMOTION, MOTIVE and UNDERSTANDING.
  

• This diagram enables you to figure out your own mind as well as the minds of others. Each of us exists as a point somewhere along each of these 3 axes. Once we determine where we exist (see Theory), we can draw a 3-dimensional representation of our mind - of ourselves - as shown in the following example:
  
  Note:
  "The Eye" represents our "point of view" - our point of "perspective" of seeing (visually) and seeing (understanding).

• Not only have you drawn 'Your Mind', you have drawn 'YOURSELF'. You have now answered the question, "Who am I?"  Having figured yourself out, you can then understand yourself and "Peace of Mind" is achievable.
  

• Once you have figured out others, then you can understand them, and then you can deal with and manage that knowledge from and with a different "perspective" - instead of one of misunderstanding, frustration, and anger, one of understanding and peace, and "Peace on Earth" is achievable.
  

(Now you can "see" why you do not see "eye to eye" with everyone.)


 Isaiah 52:8
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice;
with the voice together shall they sing:
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

• This theory describes how mankind is becoming more and more closed-minded. Basically, this is because we continue to travel in the "wrong" direction on the 3 paths - towards Self, Hate, and Ignorance, thus decreasing the size of our "box", in other words, closing our mind.  Choices and consequences.  We are making the "wrong" choices, or, the choices that we are making are being made for the "wrong" reasons.  The destination of mankind's "journey" in this "wrong" direction is "The End" - our self-destruction.  It IS that serious.
  
  

  "Beginning in the 1970's, two developments began to focus attention on extinction in a new way. The first was the recognition that human beings were now very numerous, and were altering the planet at a very rapid rate - eliminating traditional habitats, clearing the rain forest, polluting air and water, perhaps even changing global climate. In the process, many species were becoming extinct. Some scientists cried out in alarm; others were quietly uneasy. How fragile was the earth's ecosystem? Was the species engaged in behavior that would eventually lead to its own extinction?"     (The Lost World  by Michael Crichton)
  

  
  The answer is YES! With the diagram, we can now "see" this truth.
     

• This theory describes how, in order to avoid this catastrophic end, we must all change our behaviour, and in order to do that, we must change The Way we think - we must change our MINDS. We must all turn from being closed-minded to being open-minded. This diagram shows how we can do this. Simply put, we must all change the direction we are facing on the 3 paths, and start heading in the "right" direction - towards Others, Love, and Wisdom.  If we travel in this direction, there is no "End" - it continues into infinity.

• And how do we do that? We choose to. So, in the end, it all comes down to YOU:
  Your MIND - Your Choice.
   

 
GOD

          NOW you...

• Ephesians 3:18   May be able to comprehend with all saints what is
                            the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

• This diagram initially explains "The Mind," and then, as it expands into space and time, it explains God, which is, in fact, the diagram taken to its points in infinity on each of the 3 axes. No matter what religion we follow, no matter what language we speak, no matter what name we call our God, this diagram explains everyone's God: God IS Infinite Love, Infinite Good, and Infinite Knowledge/Wisdom/Truth.

God is ALL-SEEING (Sees All - Knows All).

He has the HIGHEST Point of View/Perspective (Visual AND Mental).

• This diagram also shows the intrinsic relationship between God and our minds. It shows that God is in our mind and that we are in God's mind. When we pray, do we need to say it out loud? No. We can talk to God "in our minds" and He hears us. He knows our every thought. How? Because He is everywhere, especially in our minds. This mind-to-mind connection is our direct and constant link to God "showing" you that a personal relationship with God IS possible.
     
• Ephesians 4:6    One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
       

• This diagram not only shows God, it also shows "The Way." It is, in effect, a MAP. Following the 3 axes or "paths" in the "right" direction, towards God, is "The Way."
  
  Note:
  Before some of you get upset by that statement, please read my entire theory as there is much more to "The Way" than what I have just stated.

• Job 38:19         Where is the way where light dwelleth?
                           and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
              20         That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,
                           and thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

• Ephesians 5:8     For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord;
                            walk as children of light.
  

• Exodus 18:20    And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws,
                           and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk,
                           and the work that they must do.
  

• Proverbs 2:20    So you will walk in the way of good men,
                           And keep to the paths of the righteous.
  

• Isaiah 42:16      And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not;
                           I will lead them in paths that they have not known:
                           I will make darkness light before them,
                           and crooked things straight.
                           These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
                  18     Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
  
  

• This theory and diagram "show" you God. Why do many people not believe in God? Because we cannot see Him and for many of us, we need  "to see" in order "to see," and for many of us, "Seeing Is Believing." Also, many of us cannot - or will not - "see" because our minds are too closed because we are facing the wrong direction on the 3 paths. In order to "see" God, we must be open-minded, looking in the "right" direction on all 3 paths, because THAT is where God is.
   
• In this theory, Seeing Is Believing, "Seeing" not only refers to seeing as in visually, but also seeing as in understanding. This is one of the most important concepts of this theory.
   
• And how do we do that? We choose to. Again it all comes down to YOU:
  Your MIND - Your Choice.
  
  

The Mind... The Way

• Isaiah 55:7      Let the wicked forsake his WAY, and the unrighteous man his THOUGHTS:
                        and let him return unto the Lord.
                 8     For my THOUGHTS are NOT your THOUGHTS,
                        neither are my WAYS your WAYS, saith the Lord.
                 9     For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
                        so are my WAYS higher than your WAYS,
                        and my THOUGHTS than your THOUGHTS.
  

The beginning of Wisdom is:

• Psalm 111:10     The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.

Wisdom is:

This is a very basic summarization of my theory, Seeing Is Believing.  For more details, descriptions, explanations, evidences, and proofs please continue on to read the theory in its entirety.