BRAIN WAVES

The electrical activity of millions of neurons in the brain can be observed

with the electroencephalograph (EEG), a device that registers brain's
activity (brain waves) from several states from fully awake and alert to
deep sleep.

Beta Waves - (14 – 30 waves/sec) - We experience this state when we are

wide awake and alert.

Alpha Waves - (8 - 13 waves/sec) - Hypnotic State - We are still awake, but

we experience a trance-like state - door between conscious and subconscious
is open and we find it easier to access the subconscious, either to
retrieve the material from the subconscious or to program the subconscious.

Theta Waves - (4 - 7 waves/sec) - Dream state - while some people are

asleep at this point, meditators, yogis and others who engage in training
their minds can access this state while remaining awake.

Delta Waves - (0.5 - 3 waves/sec) - Deep sleep. This state is necessary for
complete rest and regeneration of the body.

KABBALAH AND BRAIN WAVES

Hello ,first off I was wondering who invited me to the list, secondly I
noticed from the deeptrance site that hermetics can probably be discussed
so I'm happy that whoever invited me.

In my own studies I have come to the conclusion that keter, binah, hokmah
correlate to delta brainwaves, gevurah, tipheret, hesed correlate to theta,
netzach, yesod, hod correlate to alpha, malkut to beta and dath to the
intersection point of theta and delta.

I'd like to hear some opinions on this and if anyone thinks it's accurate
and if soin what ways might it be useful. I have been able to think of a
specific use for accelerated learning & I am about to begin remoteviewing
training based on my knowledge of guided meditations and brain waves(home
made program) and feel this might be helpful if it is accurate , but I am
unsure.

I guess most of us have a tendency to look for association between

different models of reality, different systems, different things and many
times when we tried to juxtapose one system over the other, they do not
match perfectly, because each of them them represents a whole system unto
itself. They may have points where they meet and then they may have points
where they part, and it does not work trying to force them upon each other.

Carolyn Myss attempted one such integration (of the Tree of Life and the
Chakra system) in her book "Anatomy of the Spirit", and, in my opinion, it
left much to be desired.

I very much appreciated a point made by Adam McLean in his course on

alchemical symbols (emblems), where he presented an example of an emblem
that could be, at first glance, interpreted through Kabbalah, yet upon the
thorough analysis, the match just didn't fit.

I enjoy working with alchemical emblems, because they act directly on the
subconscious, and in order to truly understand them, one has to contemplate
them for quite some time. Eventually, a person experiences a flash of
intuitive understanding leading to a shift in consciousness.

It is true that as you meditate for a longer time, you are able to enter
deeper levels of consciousness, and to access deeper and deeper levels of
theta, and ultimately delta (here you wouldn't need any sleep any more),
while remaining fully conscious. And, sure, as you meditate for longer
periods of time, you would get closer and closer to the experience of
Oneness (Kether level of consciousness).

Just because a person is able to enter alpha or theta state and remain
conscious, does not mean that a person has any understanding of the
symbolism presented through a Tree of Life.

I'm not sure how accurately the rest of your assumption will work. You can
test it and make your own discoveries.

BRAIN WAVES AGAIN

Each time a nerve cell is stimulated, it transduces energy. The biochemical

reactions at the tips of the dendrites fire off electrical activity in the
rest of the cell. Neurons emit electromagnetic fields when they are
stimulated. And if enough neurons fire off simultaneously, there is an
electrical surge in the brain. The sudden burst of electrical energy can be
detected and measured.

The device to measure such brain activity is called an

Electroencephalogram, or EEG.
The resulting measurements are called BRAIN WAVES.

Brain waves have been divided into roughtly seven categories. There is
some disagreement as to where one brain state ends and the other begins,
but generally speaking, neurologists use the following schema:

Super High Beta = 35 - 150 Hz

K-complex = 33 - 35 Hz
High Beta = 16 - 32 Hz
Beta = 12 - 16 Hz
Alpha = 8 - 12 Hz
Theta = 4 - 8 Hz
Delta = 0.5 - 4 Hz

The abbreviation (Hz) behind each of the numbers stands for Hertz, which is
a way to measure the frequency of vibration. It is the same as a cycle per
second. 1 Hz = 1 cycle per second (cps)

When the person's activity drops below 0.5 Hz, the person is classified as
brain dead.

Delta is the domain of sleep. In delta there are no mental images and no
awareness of the physical body. Most people experience sleep in these
delta states. However, some notably seasoned meditators, can experience
and altogether different state. Such a person reports being aware of
himself, not as a person or a body, but rather as a point of "still
awareness".

In Theta there can be visual images. Such images can seem very real, and
in some of the lower Theta states there is little or no sense of the
physical body. A person may experience his body as a field of energy or as
if parts of his body are floating in the air, unconnected to other parts.
The list of possible bodily "aberrations" in Theta is quite large.
Theta is the ideal state for some types of accelerated learning, self-
programming and psycho-immunology (self-healing).

In Alpha, unlike Theta and Delta, a person is aware of his or her body.
The body is relaxed, which is why Alpha training is so effective in stress
management. Alpha has also been documented to accelerate learning.

Beta is characterized by a high state of alertness.

High Beta is a state of even greater alertness. It also seems to be related

to some states of anxiety.

As we enter 33 Hz, the state is called K-complex, and usually occurs in

short bursts. Many feel that it is characteristic of the "ah-ha"
experiences of high creativity.

Super-High Beta states are just now being explored by researchers.

Anecdotal reports from some researchers indicate that some of these Super
High Beta states produce phenomena such as "out-of-body experiences",
Kundalini releases (powerful energy flows up the central nervous system
into the brain and out into the peripheral nervous system), and other
dynamic psycho-spiritual states.