Stalking my own Wild Pendulum

Hello,
This is going to be a new blog I am going to try. I decided to not write it under my acupuncture blog because I am no longer an acupuncturist, and I want to spread my wings a bit and explore/express some of my other thoughts.

Again the invitation is there to any and to all to comment and or write to me to develop a discussion. My e-mail is "Acumichael@gmail.com" I would enjoy hearing from anyone that discovers and reads any of my writings.

The title of this post comes from Itzhak Bentov's book. "Stalking the Wild Pendulum." This is a very interesting book that was referred to me by a very good friend. He read some writings by one of our Spiritual teachers that referenced this book and I thought "If Dennis can reference it in his writings there is probably something good for me in it." When my parents gifted us with a gift certificate it to Amazon it was at the top of my list. I am very glad for these circumstances to have aligned to allow me to discover this book.

In the book Mr. Bentov discusses consciousness and perception. I greatly enjoyed his discussion of objective time (as displayed by clocks) and subjective time (as experienced) and how most of the time these two align perfectly {like a 90 degree cross}; but under certain circumstances the axis will shift and our experience of time is different than the objective time. He mentioned meditation, and I also know that adrenaline states will alter subjective time.

About a week after reading this I saw a show on the Science channel that was designed to explore this; although they did not use the terms objective/subjective times. The design was to have an instrument strapped on the wrist of a volunteer that is flashing numbers at a very high-speed. So fast all he saw was a blur. Then he is lifted 150 or 200 feet above ground over a safety net. When he gave the verbal OK, as he was holding on to his wrist and looking at the clock they dropped him into the net below. He was able to see the numbers during 3 falls.

To me that was a great physical experiment with objective/subjective time. But it did not get into the matter Mr. Bentov was discussing as his entrance into subjective time is via higher levels of consciousness.

There is always an issue I deal with every morning as I sit in contemplation. My mind is running around like a monkey on a tree. Work, relationships, finances, pretty much anything. It is very hard for me to settle my mind down and engage it on the Spiritual writings I am reading. I do find it better to be reading than just sitting as in meditation. There the mind is like an electric motor with no load on it. It just spins faster and faster, eventually smoking in ruins... I use "contemplation" of the Spiritual works as a way to engage the free flowing mind and make it settle down. The writings are deep and it does take focus. I love it.

But I am noticing that even between words my mind can jump back into one of its concerns. My question is "Is this a subjective time experience, or just an overactive mind?" Or is there even any difference? I have had the experience of a quiet mind, so I know I am capable of that. But I just "fell into" that state the few times it has happened.

I will continue in this post at another time.

Thanks
Michael