Brandon West, Contributor
Waking Times

What is the true nature of mind, and what is the real function of our brains?

The purpose of this article is to provide evidence that strongly indicates that you are not your brain, or your body for that matter, and that the nature of mind, of memory, and of our brains may actually be vastly different than we have been lead to believe.

Since time immemorial, man has been fascinated by the mind, leading great thinkers from Hippocrates to Descartes to ponder the nature of mind with wonder. Fast forward to modern times and observe how the mind is still revered and is dominating our culture. We have a lot of firm beliefs about the nature of mind, and I believe the ego – our limited perception of ourselves – and thus human ignorance, is intricately tied in with these beliefs.

Prior to the arrival of Europeans in America, there were estimated to be 1.2 to 12 million Native Americans living in the Americas. That population was quickly dwindled to 250,000 via disease, suicide, genocide, slavery, and mass murder. This was an incredibly great tragedy and may be one of the most terrible things to ever happen to any group of people in the history of our planet. However, almost 0 attention is given to this tragedy. One has to ask, why?

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This week seems to be in large part about Mars. Although he makes some tough aspects with some heavy hitters – squaring Saturn, conjuncting Neptune, and even aspecting Hades (Transneptunian) by the end of the week, the opportunity to use one’s will, personal energy, and assertiveness is pronounced with Mars changing signs and interacting with various titans in the heavens. Mars entering Neptune’s sign suggests an emphasis on using drive and application of energy in a creative or spiritual manner. Mars in Pisces gives an image of “spiritual warrior”, using the watery, subtle Pisces energy to advance and defiantly fight for higher ideals.

Mars is generating excitement this week with his sign change, however, overall this is a relatively stable week, it appears, in the transits. The “controlled expansion” theme continues.

What might this week portend for you? Consider your Sun sign and rising sign/ascendant as well.

Aries

Yes, you have to get out of the habit of small thinking. Once and for all you have to get out of the learned reactions you have made yours to that which causes you frustration. How much better life would be if you could only get out of your resentment and anger about small things.

I will help you. I will coach you. The only thing is that you have to come to a greater grasp yourself.

Let us say, for the third time in three days, a company’s robot has sent you a response to your honest question. The response is no response at all. The robot has no idea of what you are talking about. The robot does not have a clue. And the programmed robot is undaunted. The robot notes cheerfully that it will be happy to answer your questions at any time. So blind and uncaring is the robot that you are frustrated beyond belief. Sometimes a live body is just like the computer robot who doesn’t hear you. It doesn’t matter what you say.

Dear Ones, you have a habit of frustration. From childhood, you may have been in a vise of not being heard. Not being heard is the same as being quashed. Being ignored is an anathema to you. You are so angry at being ignored. Of course, it is not right. Every one of My children deserves to be seen and heard and, frankly, adored, and not ignored.

Yet childhood has not always been all it is meant to be.

So, how do you now become the human being you want to be? Snubs in life keep popping up. Resentment and anger remain, ever-irritating you like a fly that comes back again and again to annoy and haunt you.

Inertia means that an object will always continue moving at its current speed and in its current direction until some force causes its speed or direction to change. Be your own force and your own inertia! ~ Creator