When we move from Alpha level 2 to Alpha level 3 an interesting phenomenon occurs. The sense of sound returns to us and it can cause us to awaken if the ambient sound is loud enough or indicates the presence of danger.
This new Alpha level has slowed the brain activity much further. The brain waves are very long and lazy. They have slowed down significantly in occurrence. This altered state of consciousness is very deep. This is where the Eastern Yogi goes when he or she meditates. The Yogi believes that by holding this deep altered state of consciousness for extended periods of time he or she can discover the secrets of the universe. They base this theory on the zero. That is, in nothing there is everything.
A good example of this occurs in the human body billions of times each and everyday. Neurons in our body produce a electrochemical wave that oozes down through its body and exits through an appendage called a dendrite and is released to another Neuron. The electrochemical communicates something to the other Neuron. Although this synaptic process is extremely quick, there is a very small period of time when nothing is being communicated between the 2 Neurons. This is known as a synaptic pause. This is where the Yogi wants to go. He or she wants to be present in the nothingness of that moment and believe that they will be connected to all universal knowledge.
In addition to deep meditation, the Alpha level 3 state is also where the medium goes when he or she is in the trance state. Only the accomplished and very talented medium can go into this state at will and hold it for an extended period of time. In this state he or she is in communication with the spirit of those who have passed on. In rare instances, the spirit can overtake the medium’s body and act and speak as if it were in physical realm again. This is a very dangerous task to perform as it requires an enormous amount of energy from the medium. It can be physically and mentally debilitating. I am a medium but I do not enjoy going into the trance state. I drop in and out of this state quickly when I ask to communicate with my clients’ loved ones. I do not allow them to overtake my body. That has been an exhausting experience for me in the past.
Lastly, the Alpha level three is the hypnotic state. This explains how the hypnotist implants strong suggestions into the mind of those who are in the hypnotic state by voice command. Communication by voice is highly suggestive here and causes me to believe that we are able to communicate with our subconscious in this state. The hypnotist implants these suggestions into the hypnotized person’s subconscious by voice command. These suggestions are so powerful that they control the behavior of a person completely without their conscious knowledge. Again, this is what the Yogi believes will occur if they can enter the state of nothingness. They believe that the knowledge they seek will be implanted instantly into their subconscious mind and can be retrieved whenever they acheive the Alpha level 3 state.
We have one more Alpha level to discuss. I will discuss the Alpha level 4 in my next post.
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