The Transparent Hypnotist

Photograph by unrelaxeddad

Typing furiously, sipping my coffee as I pause, typing some more, I delete all the words. I repeat the process and find myself in something of an odd loop. Today the words do not flow as easily as is my norm. I know the words are there, piling up, pressing forward, but remaining behind the barricades of thought and rethought. They drivel out, one word squeaking under the pressure of the crowd, past the police tape of my mind. It is a word that really is more made up than a real word - bat’d.

Maybe bat’d conjures up imagery of flapping, creepy bird-mouse creatures or maybe for those of you who are no as dark minded as me, maybe there is the image of a Little League participant, awkwardly holding a device to send the ball, often fowl, sometimes not, back to the pitcher. Or maybe, just maybe you are a total optimist and see the grand slam (I see Cal Ripken), sound of metal and ball colliding, bat flying backward, and the slow motion run of a player begining the run to safety.

But for many others, you will have recognized the word bat’d for what it really is - an acronym for beta, alpha, theta, and delta. For one class or another, I realized I often mixed-up the order of brainwave activity. Hence, bat’d is my school girl solution.

It seems timely to discuss this now, since on Tuesday we discussed the alpha-theta machine, which helps people to experience the alpha and theta states of mind. But what does this really mean? As with the pulse that is inherent within the earth, think tidal influences and heart beats, the brain has a similar pulse. This pulse, which is what is tracked with Electro Encephalo Graph machines, has some distinctive rates that indicate different levels of consciousness.

This is where bat’d comes into play:

• Beta - (13-40 cycles per second) - this is probably the state you are in currently. It is the wakeful state of being.
• Alpha - (8-13 cycles per second) - this one is akin to a light day dream-like state, relaxation or effortless awareness. This is a good place to be for auto-suggestion (hypnotic suggestion) and for learning.
• Theta - (4-7 cycles per second) - This is the state one experiences when dreaming (REM), being totally engaged in the creative, and deep meditation. Some would say this is the area of the subconscious.
• Delta - (1/2 - 4 cycles per second) - this state is deep sleep. It is also thought to be the level where one can experience the collective unconscious.

Bat’d. Simple, easy to remember and useful when discussing consciousness.

Sources:
Brainwaves and Consciousness
The Learning Web
Psychic 101

Tags: Alpha, Beta, consciousness, Delta, Theta

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