centertime Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, dwai said: Are there really subdivisions in consciousness? Or is it in the minds? I think yes... because you can create all kind of consciousness based on your roles, age, occupation or religion or whatever. And when you create a subdivision.. and go on.. and it can have its own perspective and experience while another can be inactive at the same time. In higher level state, it can lead to conflicting emotions... Like feeling free and constrained at the same time because these can originate from different selves. You will have a different information in you depending on the activity for various reasons. E.g. when you drive you are more aware of anything related to driving in ideal case... Things get mixed up. That is when things can get complicated. Under certain circumstances, you can communicate with various selves... or just being the current you. It is possible to exist in various mind states. You may have a baby self, young child self, adolescents self... so on each may possess different abilities.... everything you have been... It is possible to switch between state... I think...but I cannot control that I think it may be possible though, Edited May 14, 2021 by centertime 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paradoxal Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 2:30 PM, Kongming said: Hey guys, anyone know of the traditional interpretation as to who or what power is behind the oracle? Was it ever seen as heaven (tian), the gods (shen), immortals (xian), or some other related entity? In sum, who or what gives the answers? I ask because I've received answers and had other experiences which convince me that the Yijing is most certainly "real" as it were so of course I am curious as to the power or entity, if any, behind it. I know some may respond with a more psychological interpretation as though ones own intuition reveals the answers and this may be partly true, but nonetheless remain interested in learning about any older conceptions regarding any identity to the oracle. What I am mostly familiar with is not the Yijing, but other forms of divination, most of which are western in origin. Therefore, I cannot answer specifically on the Yijing, but I can give an answer that seems to have covered most divination that I have been exposed to. I am aware this is the Yijing section of the forum, so please forgive me for answering on such a nonspecific basis! With that preface, from what I can tell, the information given comes not from an entity of sorts, nor from a split of the self such as intuition, but from a sector of the astral where all information, past and present, is kept. I believe that some people call this point the akashic records, but I don't know how accurate that name is. I feel it might be worth looking into this concept if you are looking for the source of the answers you get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TranquilTurmoil Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) . Edited September 4, 2021 by TranquilTurmoil 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitemic Posted July 20, 2021 Knowing the "who or what" will make no difference in the results. If we were meant to know, we would know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted July 20, 2021 To take a step away from a scholarly discussion and into the realm of imagination: Sir Philip Pullman, author of rather intelligent and fun bestsellers of which His Dark Materials trilogy is perhaps the best-known one, has obviously spent a lot of time pondering that question too. In his books, the I Ching morphed into "the golden compass" which "tells the truth" -- and the substance permeating the universe, golden Dust, was discovered as the carrier of that ultimate knowledge and truth regarding everything and anything. The all-knowing fabric of existence itself. The golden compass was a device created toward registering that substance and interacting with it in a way that allowed one to ask a question about anything and get the answer which then needed to be correctly interpreted and understood -- the process requiring talent, skill and/or extensive scholarship and training. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ano Eremita Posted August 7, 2021 On 5/14/2021 at 2:51 PM, dwai said: Are there really subdivisions in consciousness? Or is it in the minds? methinks there is just consciousness • no sub-divisions On 5/14/2021 at 7:37 AM, centertime said: Small consciousness, large consciousness small awareness • large awareness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
