Your Beautiful Mind - The Power of Perception

In this 2nd part of "Your Beautiful Mind" we continue to explore the most powerful tool known to humanity and the incredible power of perception.

It is important to understand that we do not perceive with our senses. We perceive through the interpretation of the signals by our brain! Quantum Physics, the study of the behavior of sub atomic particles that make up our physical reality, states that nothing is solid and everything is energy, vibrating at different frequencies. One of the most amazing misconceptions is the assumption that because these frequency waves engage our five senses, therefore it is our senses that actually experience the reality around us.

Science understands that all frequencies enter through the lens of the eyes, eardrums, nasal passage, the skin and tongue and are decoded by the brain. So why does reality need decoding? Isn't reality there and we should simply sense it as it really is?

Science is saying that 400 billion bits of information per second are carried through frequencies that are received by our senses. Yet our brain is only decoding 2000 bits per second! In other words, we only perceive a minute fraction of what really exists. How can we only be sensing and seeing such a tiny fraction of what reality is?

Using our Brain

American psychologist William James wrote in 1908: "We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources". Albert Einstein and anthropologist Margaret Mead, are also attributed with statements regarding the use of only a small portion of our brain. The argument that we are only using a fraction of our mental power, and therefore are seeing only equal to that fraction has been discussed for decades.

We use less than 1% of our true mental potential and we can increase the percentage we use. (Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler - Pioneer Brain/Mind Research). Therefore, if we increase what we know and stimulated our mental powers, Dr Ammon-Wexler suggests we will see a whole lot more.

Perception Range

Since we are only using a fraction of our brain, then our perception range is very limited. One interesting fact to observe is our perception range compared to animals. For example, we can hear in the range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz while rats can hear in the range of 1,000 to 50,000 Hz. We do not hear all sounds that vibrate outside of our hearing range so we do not acknowledge they exist. Even our eyesight cannot decode all light-wave frequencies. This is why we do not see gamma, x-ray, ultra-violet and infrared frequencies and rely on specific tools to measure their existence. Even the wings of a humming bird flutter outside our range of vision!How in tune are we to our bodies, family, business and the environment? How often do we argue for a point of view that is by no means the full picture? If we become more perceptive, are we enabling ourselves to make more informed decisions? How much healthier, responsible and more successful can we be by making different choices like what job or business to undertake, who we associate with and what we allow to occupy our time?

Expanding our Perception

It is remarkable when we observe nature's ability to perceive compared to us. Animals sense a Tsunami and escape long before it approaches. Here is a list of amazing perception abilities that some animals possess: - 

• Bats can find food (insects) up to 18 ft. away and gain information about the type of insect using echolocation. 
• The eyes of the chameleon can move independently. Therefore, it can see in two different directions at the same time.
• Crabs have hair on claws and other parts of the body to detect water current and vibration.
• Like bats, dolphins use echolocation for movement and locating objects.
• Each eye of the dragonfly contains 30,000 lenses.
• Blowflies taste with 3,000 sensory hairs on their feet.
• The silkworm moth can detect pheromones up to 11 km. away.
• Scorpions can have as many as 12 eyes.

Expanding Perception Exercise

Anything we want to understand or experience means we need to develop the capacity to perceive it. Holding our focus on any thing we want to experience with conviction and acceptance is the key.

Developing our ability to focus needs to be our first priority. Practicing daily and long levels of focus on things we want to experience is a practical and motivating way to achieve results.

About Quantum EvolverQuantum Evolver (QE) delivers powerful and practical knowledge, business and personal leadership coaching and products based on the latest scientific discoveries in quantum physics, neuroscience and biology. George Helou is the founder of Quantum Evolver and is a best selling author, business & mind power coach.

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29st March 2006

Source: George Helou