The Brain and States of Consciousness
November 27, 2008 by rainier
The brain is divided into two hemispheres with two separate modes of thinking.The difference between the operation of the left and right brain can be easily summarised as follows:
Left Brain Right Brain
Objective. Subjective.
Logical. Intuitive.
Prefers verbal instruction. Prefers demonstrated instructions.
Sees differences. Sees similarities.
Sees parts. Spontaneous.
Controls feelings. Emotional.
Most individuals consistently choose one mode of thinking over the other, although some people are equally adept at both. Research has shown that meditation increases the synchronicity between the two halves of the brain and improves cognitive function.The brain also has it’s own pulses and vibrations that it uses to communicate with itself and the rest of the body. These brain pulses or cycles can be measured by an electroencephalograph (EEG) machine. During the day we experience all the brainwave patterns with a predominance of Beta.
These brainwaves are categorized in 4 categories: Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta.
*Beta* (13- 40 cycles per second)
Beta is associated with the fully awake, normal state of alertness, stress and anxiety.
*Alpha* (8-13 cycles per second)
Alpha pattern appears when in wakefulness where there is a relaxed and effortless alertness. Light meditation and daydreaming. It is recommend you practice your creative visualization and autosuggestion technique in the alpha state. Associated with light relaxation, “super learning”, positive thinking
*Theta* (4-7 cycles per second)
Associated with deep relaxation, meditation, increased memory, focus, creativity, lucid dreaming, a hypnotic state, and extra sensory perception (ESP). If you do the proper work you can learn to enter theta State at will and perform most of the psychic activities.
*Delta *(1/2 – 4 cycles per second)
Delta is associated with deep sleep, lucid dreaming, and increased immune functions,hypnosis. This pattern is very slow.
