 49. Enlightenment |
THE ANATOMICAL SECRETS OF MYSTICISM AND THE HIGHER EVOLUTION OF MAN.
Franklin Jones states:
The fibrous white conductor material of the brain core, extending like a corona via the corpus callosum into the cerebrum, and associated with the higher brain functions, is the mediator of the highest functional reach of man. When the Radiant Life-Current or Bio-Energy of the bodily being is fully polarized toward the brain, all functions and perceptions are released from their objects, and they invert, or become transparent, to the All-Pervading Divine Radiance which is the Source, Sustainer, and ultimate Destiny of the entire body-mind.
The spinal core is a continuation of the white fibrous conductor material of the brain, and it contains a functional core of gray matter as well. The general mass of gray matter in the brain surrounds the coronal core of white matter. But the gray matter is secondary, being only an extension or "effect" of the white core, which forms the primary conductive material for the functional never-force of the body. The fibrous white material of the corpus callosum joins the two hemispheres of the brain and provides a "roof" for the precious core of the brain, wherein the individual is defined and organized, bodily and mentally. A corona of white fibers, called the corona radiata, extends from the corpus callosum and invades the entire brain with life. The system of ventricles, or brain spaces, surrounds the corpus callosum and the brain core with the cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid provides a protective cushion around and through the subtle structures of the spine and brain.
The system of ventricles in the brain is curiously shaped and it is traditionally likened to the form of a bird with extended wings. In the Hindu tradition, a yoga who has stabilized the bodily currents in the brain is called a "Swan" or "Great Swan" ("Hansa" or "Paramahansa"). And when Jesus was baptized by John, the Spirit, or Life-Power, Awakened in his brain was likened to a Dove descending from God (or transmitted to the head of Jesus via the hand of John). The "wings" of the swan are pressed toward the front of the brain, and its "neck" and "head" are extended into the upper rear of the brain, above the cerebellum. Because of the functional association of the ventricles of the brain with the cerebrospinal fluid, the brain core, the corpus callosum, and the coronal network of white fibers, the higher brain states and psychic states of traditional yoga are often related to the image of a swan resting on a lake, with the sun shining behind, Also, because of the association of the Awakening of the brain (in the fifth stage of life) with internal sound, the brain core is also traditionally likened to the shape of a conch, which may be made to emit the "Om" sound, or the "Word," that represents the Creative Vibratory Source of all psycho-physical phenomena (or all the experiences of Man). The corona of white fibers in the cerebrum also may be likened to an open and upturned flower, and so the image of a lotus rising from a lake toward the sun is also commonly used in the traditional symbology.
This complex circuit of white fibrous material, in functional association with the organs, fluids, and ventricles of the brain core, provides the true "cave" or "royal road" of mystical religion and esoteric yoga. The mystic and the yogi work to reverse the downward and outward polarization or disposition of the bodily core– the root system of the spine and brain. By various means, a disposition of inward or balanced and upward contemplation is established, wherein the current of nerve-force or bio-energy in the body is polarized toward the highest center of the brain. In this process, the auditory and visual functions come ultimately to epitomize the entire psycho-physical system. The bodily currents are redirected or polarized, via the spinal line, to the brain core. And attention in the organs and functions of hearing and seeing is inverted, or turned in toward the brain roots of these perceptions. In this process, the brain centers associated with lower bodily attention and the activities of the speech mechanism and the verbal mind are sublimated and bypassed. Attention passes along the lines of nerve-force. On the way, many levels or forms of perception and cognition are reveled. The experiences are primarily of sights and sounds, in the form of both subtle physical and subtle psychic or mental states. These experiences are characteristic of the brain core itself, independent of the gross environment.
