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| ISBN-13: | 9781608682478 |
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| Publisher: | New World Library |
| Publication date: | 04/01/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 280 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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First Intelligence
Using the Science and Spirit of Intuition
By Simone Wright
New World Library
Copyright © 2014 Simone WrightAll rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-60868-247-8
CHAPTER 1
YOUR TRILATERAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM
Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.
— Albert Einstein
Research has begun to prove that we are born with what I call "First Intelligence," an innate and powerful guidance system that ranges from the wisdom inherent in the tiniest strand of DNA to the advanced intelligence discovered in the chambers of the heart. First Intelligence is wired deeply in every cell we possess, and it uses our DNA to connect us to and communicate with the same intelligence that guides the planets and gives birth to all the stars in the universe.
The Human GPS
The fact is, your intuition is working for you already, in everyday situations, without your knowing a single scientific detail about how or why it works. But knowing how it works helps you use it more effectively and removes any superstition or stigma attached to what, up until now, may have been perceived as supernatural or otherworldly.
Our intuition is housed in every cell of our body and continually responds to the information and energies in our environment every moment of our lives. We literally have everything we need within our biology to be powerfully intuitive almost from the moment of conception.
The human body possesses what I call its Trilateral Intelligence System, which uses its trillions of cells to operate as a biological antenna, transmitter, and receiver. It is our own biological GPS and can easily be used to guide us to well-being, success, and lifelong happiness. Our First Intelligence operates in exactly the same way.
If you don't believe that the invisible transmission of information is a possibility, just think about how many times you have used a cell phone or wireless Internet connection. Human beings likewise have the ability to invisibly transmit and receive information, but we are also gifted with a powerful consciousness that can guide and manipulate our human technology in ways that no piece of machinery ever will.
The Trilateral Intelligence System of each person is based in the brain, the gut, and the heart, and it is uniquely equipped to perceive, gather, and share information that can and will guide us wherever we wish to go. It doesn't require us to be special or gifted or spiritually evolved; all it requires is that we be human.
I invite you to take a moment to make sure you have everything you need. Brain? Check! Gut? Check! Heart? Check! Okay, with that concern taken care of, there is absolutely no reason for you to doubt your ability to access your intuitive intelligence. The only thing for you to do now is to learn how to use it.
Our Biological Brilliance
As human beings we are born to be highly intelligent and highly creative intuitive intelligence machines. The statement that we human beings use less than 10 percent of our intelligence is generous at best. I believe it is more accurate to say we use less than 5 percent of our "brilliance potential." If we could get all our intelligence systems aligned and working toward our chosen highest good, the things we could do for ourselves and for the world would be mind-boggling.
In this chapter, we will focus on form. I will outline the biology of each system and show how it is structured to gather information from our environment. We will examine the function of all the moving parts in later chapters, when we discuss in detail how each system specifically translates that information into intuitive guidance.
First intelligence uses the entire body to communicate and process information. The outdated belief that intuition is strictly a right-brain intelligence, and logic a left-brain specialty, has been replaced by the understanding that every cell in our body is capable of powerful levels of intuitive communication. This invisible language of energy exists between the structures within cells, between individual cells, between the body's organs, and even between the body and the external environment. Tiny cellular information-processing units combine with others to create tissues, the tissues combine to form organs, the organs combine to form systems, and the systems combine to form a complete biological communication unit: the human body.
The majority of the intuitive power, however, is housed in the three individual intelligence systems I mentioned earlier: the brain, the gut, and the heart. All three are equally powerful and each one is necessary to the success of the whole. But each system has a specific set of skills to provide us with guidance and other information based on what our needs are at any given moment. All three of these intuitive systems are bursting with intelligence potentials that connect us to seen and unseen possibilities at all times. And while the skill sets may differ from system to system, they all have a common goal: to assist us in living at the highest possible level of survival, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
The Brain
We are told that the brain is the center of our genius. (As I will discuss a bit later, this may not actually be the case.) This part of our anatomy is made up of about three pounds of gelatinous water, fat, and protein and connects our central nervous system to every cell and interprets every signal from within and outside the boundaries of our body.
The adult human brain possesses over 100 billion neurons, which are chemically stimulated, electrical connections that form our habits, patterns, memories, and perceptions. These passageways of information are in a constant state of rewiring, growing, and adapting and will continue their process of microscopic combustion until the day we die. The idea that once a brain is completely developed (usually by adolescence) these patterns are permanent is steadily being proven wrong by new science.
This is especially exciting in the realm of intuition, because it reveals that through will, the focus of attention, and practice, we can rewire our brains to function in new ways and can expand and alter how we perceive the world around us. This gives us a limitless capacity for growth and evolution and opens the door to new methods of creating health, happiness, abundance, or anything else.
The brain acts as a central processing unit for the five senses, using the organs of taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight as its interface, but it isn't the only organ of perception that provides our awareness with information. We are, in fact, literally covered head to toe with a sophisticated and sensitive information supercomputer: the skin.
Our External Brain
The largest organ in the body, our skin is made up of the same types of cells that make up our brain. In the earliest embryonic stages, we develop three cellular layers that create the full human organism: the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm. The endoderm and mesoderm give rise to virtually all systems and structures in the body: muscle, blood, bone, glands, eyes, organs, and so on. The ectoderm, however, gives rise to only two: the brain, with its extended nervous system, and the skin.
Because both are sourced from the same cellular origins, the skin should be considered an extension of the brain. And just like the brain, the skin operates as an information-processing center, an interface between our consciousness and our environment.
Have you walked into a dangerous place or met a creepy person and had the hair on the back of your neck or on your arms stand on end? Or conversely, have you seen a stunning sunset or been in a sacred or spiritual place and felt the same thing? It is because the skin — which we now know is literally the brain covering the body — is reacting to an energetic "something" it perceives in the environment and is communicating that information to the nervous system by giving us physical feedback. This is a powerful facet of our intuitive intelligence at work.
Small but Mighty
The final aspect of the intuitive intelligence carried in our brain is held within a tiny endocrine gland buried deep within the brain called the pineal gland. This pinecone-shaped lump of tissue is lodged between the two hemispheres of the brain and becomes visible in the fetus about forty-nine days after conception. It produces the hormones melatonin and serotonin, which affect our daily biorhythms of mood, sleep, wakefulness, hunger, and thirst, as well as other energetic functions such as sexual desire, puberty, aging, and immune functions.
While science is still unraveling the specific powers of this organ, it has recently been discovered that the pineal gland contains light-sensitive cells that function like those found in the retina of the eye, validating the idea that to a certain degree it can "see." Why do you suppose it is necessary for an organ so deeply buried within the darkness of the body to be able to see? What could we be looking at in there? Could it be that we see into the realms of our inner awareness? The mystics seem to think so, which is why for millennia this gland has been called the "third eye."
The pineal gland is stimulated by certain chemical, magnetic, and electrical fields and seems to become especially active during meditation and visualization practices. These stimulations are known to cause an increase in what is commonly termed "psi," meaning psychic events, which take shape as expanded visionary ability, out-of-body experiences, lucid dreaming, and increased intuitive capacity. Subjects who have worked consistently to activate and engage their pineal gland also report having a better memory, clearer sensory perception, stronger intellect, and greater imagination. All of these are deeply powerful aspects of a highly developed intuition.
The Gut
The second power player on the intuitive intelligence team is the enteric nervous system. It is an often overlooked but highly effective network of neurons held within our digestive tract that some scientists call our second brain. This brain in our belly is responsible for the automatic intuitive process we all know as "gut instinct," and it operates in cooperation and partnership with the brain in our head to provide us with information as a response to our external environment.
In an embryo, the enteric nervous system develops when the part of the brain known as the neural crest splits into two separate systems, becoming the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system.
The central nervous system takes care of the functions of every part of the body except for the gastrointestinal tract. The enteric nervous system operates strictly in the gastrointestinal tract, and it remains connected to the brain and central nervous system through the vagus nerve.
The latter intelligence system contains 100 million neurons, so while it has about a thousand times fewer neurons than the brain, it is still considered a brain in its own right. The enteric nervous system also makes use of more than thirty neurotransmitters, most of which are identical to the ones found in the central nervous system, such as the feel-good chemicals dopamine and serotonin. In fact, more than 90 percent of the body's serotonin lies in the gut; about 50 percent of the dopamine and over 80 percent of the immune system resides here as well.
This intelligence can and does operate completely independently of the central nervous system and spinal cord, which means it can gather and process information that our eyes, ears, nose, and other sensory organs are unaware of. To a very high degree our gut has a mind of its own. This is made obvious by the fact that people who suffer spinal cord injuries that damage the central nervous system can't move their arms or legs but can still digest food. So the brain in our belly is independent of the one in our head and has access to its own form of information processing and transmission. It is, however, still activated like all other intelligence systems: by influences in the environment that we may or may not be consciously aware of.
Although its influence is far-reaching, the second brain is not the seat of any conscious thought or decision making. It is instinctual and automatic and operates in a binary fashion, which means it recognizes only two choices. As in the case of computer systems, which use only two numbers — zeros and ones — to structure information, the gut operates on a simple yes/no, good/bad binary foundation.
In response to information in the environment that the enteric system notices, it excretes a myriad of hormones and chemicals that tell the body it should prepare for a threat to the organism, or that it can relax because the coast is clear. This process is lightning quick and invisible. But when you feel it, you know it.
The Enteric System's Fight-or-Flight Response
When this system perceives danger, it instantly slows down all the functions of the organs within the viscera, which include those of digestion, assimilation, elimination, reproduction, and immune function, and it pushes blood into the large muscles of the arms and legs to prepare the body for fight or flight. Its job in the moments of perceived danger is to activate the stress response so that we are prepared to take action.
When something is unsafe or inappropriate for us, when our body is telling us to "watch out," the feelings it generates are pretty hard to miss. In the moments when our enteric nervous system is telling us "no," we may perceive a sudden surge of tension, anger, or restriction and yet have no visible or obvious external cause for it.
This darkening of energy in the body may often result in a feeling of nausea or unease, or it may feel like a tightness or heaviness in the head, chest, or solar plexus. This is the "gut instinct" communicating with the organism that is "you" through the stimulation of the myriad of neurotransmitters in your belly, preparing you to take action.
This is baseline intuition and the intelligence of your enteric nervous system working at its best. It isn't very sophisticated — that is, it won't help you find answers, solve problems, or be creative, but it will keep you safe. If you learn to listen to it and follow the directions it gives you, it will save your butt every time.
The Heart
The third and most powerful part of the Trilateral Intelligence System is the heart. The fist-sized piece of flesh beating thousands of times a day, pushing blood through your body, is more than just a pump. It is also the most powerful piece of intuitive intelligence equipment you possess. And it starts doing its job almost from the moment of conception.
In an embryo, the heart develops long before the brain or any other organ or system in the body. Embryologists can measure a tiny heart flutter as early as six weeks after conception. The brain and its recognizable pattern do not appear until the tenth or eleventh week, and most of the other organs do not develop until much later than that.
But even at the earliest stage of development, the little metronome in our chest is operating like a tiny orchestra conductor, keeping all the cells of our developing body organized in a coherent and persistent rhythm. The heart is the intelligence that guides the development of the entire body, keeping the rhythm of the fetus in balance so that the cells that make up a toe will go where a toe belongs, and the cells that make up a liver will go where a liver belongs. All is perfectly efficient and hugely intelligent in design.
This energetic leadership sustains us throughout our lives. Research done by the Institute of HeartMath reveals that in every moment of the day, the heart is communicating with the brain in four different ways: neurologically (through nerve impulses), biochemically (through hormones and neurotransmitters), biophysically (through pressure waves), and energetically (through electromagnetic field interactions). All these energetic pathways affect the brain's activity and, ultimately, its level of performance.
HeartMath's research also reveals that the heart is capable of electromagnetic, or energetic, communication and produces the largest electromagnetic field of any of the body's organs. The institute has found that the heart possesses a magnetic field five thousand times stronger than, and an electrical field sixty times greater in amplitude than, the field generated by the brain. This field of influence communicates faster than the speed of light, can be clearly detected ten to twelve feet away from the body in all directions, and has an effect on every other biological electromagnetic force within its reach. This includes the portions of the brain that are responsible for expanded awareness and intuitive perception.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Preface,Introduction. The Power of First Intelligence: Creating a New Paradigm,
Part I. The Biology of Intuition: Living in the Material World,
Chapter 1. Your Trilateral Intelligence System,
Chapter 2. The Hidden Wisdom of DNA,
Chapter 3. The Power of the Unified Field,
Part II. The Foundation of Intuitive Intelligence,
Chapter 4. Peace,
Chapter 5. Precision,
Chapter 6. Perception,
Part III. The Facets of First Intelligence: Learning the Language of Intuition,
Chapter 7. The Trinity of Mind,
Chapter 8. The Four Levels of Intuition,
Part IV. Playing in the Intuitive Field,
Chapter 9. Speaking the Language,
Chapter 10. Step 1: Generating Coherence,
Chapter 11. Step 2: Accessing the Field,
Chapter 12. Step 3: The Power of the "Ask",
Chapter 13. Step 4: Noticing Your Noticing,
Chapter 14. Step 5: Interpretation,
Chapter 15. Step 6: Taking Inspired Action,
Chapter 16. Step 7: Fruition,
Conclusion. Meeting Your Destiny,
Acknowledgments,
Endnotes,
Index,
About the Author,