Mind-ism

A critical view of the mechanics of the mind sans the "innate lack of scientific rigor" of mind-isms. The author shares here the study of mind states, an array of perfectly normal, everyday, we all know someone who went through it, you name it states; and discusses the overwhelming clinical evidence that indeed, the human brain does have "a mind of it's own". A brain/mind that creates distortions, perceptions and illusions. I was musing on that; because the notion of it seems to also suggest (perhaps unintentionally) that there is possibly a higher "non-thinking" mind that is not the brain/mind we use for moment by moment cognition.

"Treat with the greatest suspicion the proof of our own eyes". I would agree with that in a certain sense. There seems experiential difference between the eyes of mind and the eyes of heart. The former has mental process and memories (lineal); the latter has only direct intuition (non-lineal). There is a big, chasm of a difference.

The author here speaks of the mind (as we experience it), something like a prism. "this brain/mind unconsciously directs our lives via silent neural equipment that creates the illusion of willfulness..." (As I personally read that I would add: 'but convincingly self directed...') Yet, especially interesting to me was the following: "Never forget that your unconscious is smarter than you, faster than you, and more powerful than you." This is the first time I've seen any academic actually say that.

And also interesting, emotions are called out as powerful "evocateurs" to these dynamics of mind. How mind perceives, defines, even 'recognizes' objectivity, but all the while is wholly SUBJECTIVE. This author somehow presents it in the most straight up (perhaps not especially forgiving) manner. But I think it is interesting. Reminds me of Blink, which I had always wanted to sift through and never quite got round to it.

And I probably won't today because I have just found a very rare memoir I've been trying to locate for a year now (finally!). And I splurged on yummy pizza. And I am going to enjoy it. Without my mind. :)