Terminologies

At this stage in The Academy, I want to bring clarity to any terms that may seem confusing or undefined. Below is a list of some of the terminology you will see in The Academy Levels 1, 2, and 3.

Thought Loops (see also Limiting Beliefs):

Buffering:

Brain: The brain is the organ in your head. It is electrical and chemical. The brain is a ‘reality creating’ machine. It is made up of gray matter that burns A LOT of energy, glucose specifically. The brain wires neural pathways together to create an efficient way of keeping the body alive by forming patterns of thoughts through these neural networks. It also holds onto memories and elicits neurotransmitters that remind the body how to act without needing to take up a lot of time or energy with conscious thought. The brain is the organ of change. There is a concept in neuroscience called neuroplasticity, which demonstrates that the brain alters itself every time we learn something new. It also changes when we have any novel experience. Our gray matter is also rearranged during the times we choose to modify our behavior in order to do a better job in life. In other words, when we really change our mind, the brain changes…and when we change the brain, the mind changes.

Consciousness: The brain cannot change itself. It is an organ just like a kidney or a liver. The brain is nothing without life. The mind cannot change the brain because the mind is the product of the brain. Remember, the mind is the brain in action. So who then is doing the changing of the brain and the mind? The answer is the word that has been eluding scientists and philosophers for hundreds of years. It is consciousness that uses the brain and the body to produce many different levels of mind. And it is only when we are truly conscious and aware that we can make measurable changes in who we are and how we control our lives. This is the result, benefit, and purpose of Consciousness Expansion. Unconscious humans use about 4-7% of their brain whereas conscious humans have been measured and observed using up to 30% of their brain.

Mind: By definition in neuroscience, mind is the brain in action. Mind is the brain at work. It is the product of brain activity when it is animated with life. Now with 100 billion nerve cells seamlessly wired together in the brain, it becomes apparent that we can produce many different levels of mind. Virtually, we can make the brain work differently because we can influence the brain to fire in different sequences, different patterns, and in different combinations in order to produce many diverse states of mind. The mind affects the brain by wiring the neural pathways and storing information for the purpose of making our thoughts real. The brain affects the mind by firing in specific sequences and patterns that create thought and beliefs. For example, the mind we use to type and send an email is different from the state of mind we use to drive our car. We make the brain work differently when we brush our teeth compared to when we play the violin. Equally, we make a different mind when we play the victim in contrast to when we demonstrate joy. All of this is so because we can quite simply force gangs of nerve cells to fire in many diverse ways. In other words, when we really change our mind, the brain changes…and when we change the brain, the mind changes. 95% percent of who you are is a subconscious or even an unconscious state of being in the mind. That means your conscious mind’s 5% is working against the 95% of what you’ve memorized subconsciously. The mind is also one of the three parts we experience through consciousness; mind (thoughts and beliefs), body (form and senses), and spirit (emotions and feelings).

Lower Self (see also Ego and Beta Condition): The Ego, or Beta Condition, is an identity created by the childhood version of you in order to function as a sovereign being in the world of separation.

Beta Condition (see also Ego and Lower Self): The Ego, or Beta Condition, is an identity created by the childhood version of you in order to function as a sovereign being in the world of separation.

Higher Self (see also Alpha State): The Soul, or Alpha State, is a part of the True Self, or Higher Self, that is an energy from the causal realm. It awakens later in life around the age of 21 years old. The Soul is eternal because it is a part of the higher energy bodies. Some people never experience their Alpha State, or awakened Soul, in their lifetime.

Alpha State (see also Higher Self): The Higher Self, or Alpha State, is a part of the True Self, or Soul, that is an energy from the causal realm. It awakens later in life around the age of 21 years old. The Soul is eternal because it is a part of the higher energy bodies. Some people never experience their Alpha State, or awakened Soul, in their lifetime.