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# Fw: re. Synesthesia

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- To: "BardonPraxis" <BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com>
- Subject: Fw: re. Synesthesia
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 11:02:26 -0800

    Dear Friends,

    Here's the post on Synesthesia that 'M' referred to.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    05 Dec 2003
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    rawn@...
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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
    To: "FBM" <FranzBardonMagi@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:48 PM
    Subject: re. Synesthesia

    Dear M,

    >> I am going to update my thread - First of all I think that from the
    start this post has gone somewhat off topic. <<

    Indeed! ;-) Or at least partly, since Peter's post was very relevant
    to synesthesia. His point that what Don described of being able to
    feel his brain, etc., had nothing to do with synesthesia, was very
    accurate.

    >> Synesthesia per my understanding is the crossing of the senses -
    hence SEEING sound, or FEELING scents, etc. <<

    It's really the *combining* of senses, because when you see sound as
    color, for example, you're also hearing that sound. But first, let me
    say something about the difference between clinical synesthesia which
    Peter described very well, and what an occultist would *call*
    synesthesia.

    We occultists have the bad habit of taking modern scientific terms,
    which have very specific definitions, and using them to explain or
    describe occult concepts. This is another case of that where we've
    adopted the scientific term synesthesia to mean something slightly
    different than what the scientific definition really is. *Clinical*
    synesthesia is as Peter described -- a matter of neuronal connections
    within the brain itself. *Occult* synesthesia however, has nothing to
    do with the brain's structure -- it has to do with *perception*.

    >> This presumably encompasses the astralmental bodies, as they are
    where sensory information is processed (I think), as well as the Brain,
    as this is where physical sensory information is received. My original
    question was, does anyone have an explanation for why/how sensory
    crossing occurs, or how to develop the 'ability'. I also think that it
    would be invaluable to understand how the brain and it's processes
    relate to the other bodies, and exactly how the brain CONNECTS to the
    other bodies (i.e. how the astral/mental matrix works). <<

    In the Step Two sensory concentration exercises while you are trying to
    isolate each sense, you will notice that each sense has a strong
    affinity with at least one other sense. For example, while you're
    trying to visualize that clock on the wall, it's very difficult to
    isolate the *visualization* from the *sound* of the clock's ticking.
    And likewise, when you're trying to *smell* a rose, it's very difficult
    to isolate the smell from the *image* of the rose.

    These affinities occur at an astral/emotional level. This is the body
    which *personalizes* the perceptions of the mental body. The process of
    personalization is one of associating the perception with one's own past
    experiences, one of drawing upon things you already know in an effort to
    understand the perception.

    The Step Two exercise however is a *mental* exercise, so one focuses
    upon isolating each sense from all the others. This separates the
    senses from the astral personalization process.

    The Step Two exercise is the *creative* use of the mental senses and is
    not *perceptual*. Synesthesia on the other hand, is a combination of
    creativity and perception, but mostly it is perception. Where the
    creativity comes into play is in the intentional combining of senses and
    bodies of perception (mental plus astral).

    The *mental* senses perceive essential meaning. The Fire region of the
    mental body perceives essential meaning *directly* and without any
    clothing of form (such as thought or emotion). This *direct* perception
    is then processed by the Air region of thinking and is given its first
    layer of clothing -- thought. Here one thinks about the perception and
    condenses it into finite concepts. Next, these thoughts penetrate the
    Water region of the mental body -- the astral or emotional body. Here,
    the thoughts about the direct perception are given the clothing of
    emotional significance and they take on form as sensation, color, tone,
    shape, etc., all of which are drawn from the storehouse of one's past
    memories. These direct perceptions, clothed in thought and emotional
    significance, then make their way into the physical body (the Earth
    region of the mental body) and, most especially, into the brain. This
    triggers electrical impulses within the brain and autonomic nerve
    system, causing the physical body to respond according to the input.

    So, *occult* synesthesia is a matter of perceiving essential meaning
    *through* more than one *astral* sense at a time. The first step is to
    isolate the mental sense. For example, close your eyes and focus
    exclusively upon the sound you're hearing and isolate just your mental
    perception of the essential meaning of that sound. Once you're in this
    focused *listening* mode, draw that perception down into your astral
    body and open yourself to *seeing* color, shape and rhythmic movement.

    Don't try to force it because this will take it out of the realm of
    *emotional response* and *perception* and into the realm of
    *rationalization*. Just open yourself to seeing what you hear. The key
    however, is making that initial mental perception of the essential
    meaning of the sound.

    Also, you must understand that this *seeing* is just like in the Step
    Two exercise -- it is a *mental* vision, not a physical vision.

    The applications of *occult* synesthesia can be found primarily in the
    art of *in*direct perception of essential meaning. Through
    experimentation one can learn how to *clearly* perceive essential
    meaning *through* the astral filter; or rather, how to translate astral
    perceptions into essential meaning. A sort of grand form of synesthesia
    would be kabbalistic utterance in which one is combining both the
    creative and perceptual aspects of *all* the senses simultaneously. It
    can also be a source of great inspiration to the painter or composer,
    etc. It can also be pure entertainment. :)

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    02 Dec 2003
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    rawn@...
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