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the conditions under which it is formed, yet it still remains H2O. powerful peptide hormone (ANF) which affects various regions of Form also describes the arrangement or relationship of the parts the brain including the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, of a whole to that whole. For example, music, art and literature all which plays a critical role in the release of growth hormones to the consist of individual forms that come together to create a larger _ body and the control of metabolic function. In esoteric traditions, whole. The act of bringing together and shaping those compo- __ the pituitary gland also enjoys special spiritual significance: nents also takes a form, that is, an order or method. When the "That which is termed the pituitary is the Seventh Seal, it is resultant formation is pleasing to our senses, we might then Holy and Divine. It possess within Itself that which is termed a describe it as having "a pleasant form". hormone structure that, through desire, opens itself and lets the Thoughts take form in our minds which are themselves com- hormones flow through the brain and the mouth of the pineal posed of energetic psychic structures. When these structures are — which is the Sixth Seal, the door to the Seventh. In the flowing of firmly rooted within our psyche, we might refer to them as "rigid these hormones, it activates another part of that which is termed belief systems". But when they are flexible and responsive to the —_the divine receiver, the brain, to allocate itself to accept a higher interplay between our consciousness and environment, we tend to thought frequency called unlimitedness. The higher thought think more creatively. The most imaginative humans are some- emerges upon the brain and, in the specified area, through the times called "free-form thinkers" for this very reason. door of that which is termed the divine Seventh, fills the entire There are numerous other examples we brain cavity with a different electrical fre- could use to demonstrate the notion of form, quency circuit." but, as we can already see, form is both an When you stop the sound of Is it possible that the generation of specific rs and the re: upon ee it ae breathing (by holding your ee ae hw ence, any set of conditions which we a . activates higher functions in the brai attempt to express scientifically as a formu- breath), the heart 5 sonic thus opens the doorway for consciousness to la should be understood not only as a pulse and its echo increase the range and quality of its experi- Corre ro synchronise and resonate the _— see ak under which a thing is formed, but also as a | e know that energy is information; so, description of the form itself. logically, the place in the body where we entire body at a frequency Now if we can just step back momentarily | around seven cycles per find the strongest electromagnetic signal and consider the full implications of the con- | second, the same frequency | should be the most powerful source of infor- cept of form, we can only conclude that . 1 | mation. Once again, we find that the heart is objects and events—and the forces which at which the Earth s | that source. Similarly, the heart generates bring them about—are ultimately all expres- electromagnetic field the strongest sounds in the body. sions of one and the same thing: energy in resonates. As the heart ejects blood from its left ven- its variety of forms. This is why physicists |... ee tricle into the aorta, the resulting pressure and theologians alike have proposed that an waves collide with their own echoes travel- all-encompassing and infinite field of energy and intelligence ling back down the aorta, creating a sonic interference pattern underlies all phenomena, including the Universe itself and all the which radiates right through the body. When you stop the sound matter, life and consciousness it contains. Scientists refer to itas of breathing (by holding your breath), the heart's sonic pulse and the unified field; theologians know it as God. Under two different its echo synchronise and resonate the entire body at a frequency names, both are referring to an ultimate holistic system of systems. around seven cycles per second’, the same frequency at which the The experimental evidence provided by science, and the experi- _ Earth's electromagnetic field resonates. This pulse also gently ence of our own lives, demonstrates to us that specific energetic vibrates the brain as it floats amidst the thin layer of fluid within relationships bring about the manifestation of specific forms of the protective membrane called the dura mater, ordering the fluids matter, specific forms of thought, specific states of being, and so _ inside the brain's ventricles. on. Therefore, if we can come to a better understanding of the Likewise, the electromagnetic waveforms generated by the heart language of form—which is the language of relationships—we are also distributed throughout the entire body, directly influenc- should be able to bring more desirable states of reality into being. ing our brain, the nervous system, the endocrine glands, and our immune system. By generating the right frequencies within the The Heart of the Matter heart, we can quite literally bring it, our entire bodies and our The questions we must now consider are: Where is it that our _— minds into resonance with the Earth's own heartbeat. consciousness interfaces the experiential worlds of physical reality Recent research conducted at the Institute of HeartMath in and mental reality, the worlds of matter, mind and meaning? Boulder Creek, California, demonstrates that the E-motion we call Where is it that we ultimately attempt to reconcile our thoughts _ love is the most beneficial one to hold in the heart for true health with our experience of the world we perceive ‘out there’? It is, of | in body and mind. One paper from the Institute, entitled ECG course, in our heart—the control centre of emotion, the part of us Spectra: The Measurement of Coherent and Incoherent we refer to when making all our most important decisions and Frequencies and their Relationship to Mental and Emotional judgements, and the part of us with which we experience the most States, concludes: intense sensations generated by any reality we might encounter. "From the results obtained in this research, there is a correla- Without reference to our heart, both our minds and our bodies _ tion between the subjects’ mental and emotional states and the fre- can quickly become unhooked from reality. The moment we quency spectra of the ECG [electrocardiogram]. When the sub- ignore the feelings in our heart, the signals we receive and gener- —_jects sincerely felt love, care or appreciation, the spectra changed ate start to become incoherent, and sooner or later we begin to to a more ordered and coherent frequency distribution. On the function in way that is destructive both to ourselves and our envi- other hand, when the subjects were in a state of frustration, worry ronment. or anger, the ECG spectra were disordered and chaotic. Heart We all know the major role the heart plays in keeping our body frequencies create an electromagnetic field which is distributed functioning, but few of us realise that the heart also secretes a throughout the body. The degree of coherence in the heart is the The Heart of the Matter The questions we must now consider are: Where is it that our consciousness interfaces the experiential worlds of physical reality and mental reality, the worlds of matter, mind and meaning? Where is it that we ultimately attempt to reconcile our thoughts with our experience of the world we perceive ‘out there’? It is, of course, in our heart—the contro] centre of emotion, the part of us we refer to when making all our most important decisions and judgements, and the part of us with which we experience the most intense sensations generated by any reality we might encounter. Without reference to our heart, both our minds and our bodies can quickly become unhooked from reality. The moment we ignore the feelings in our heart, the signals we receive and gener- ate start to become incoherent, and sooner or later we begin to function in way that is destructive both to ourselves and our envi- ronment. We all know the major role the heart plays in keeping our body functioning, but few of us realise that the heart also secretes a APRIL - MAY 1995 NEXUS ¢ 35