Hemi-Sync® Journal 1994-4 (Fall)

--- PAGE 1 (OCR) --- Journal Vol. XII Fall 1994 No. 4 A Research and Educational Publication of The Monroe Institute IN THIS ISSUE 1994 PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR OVERVIEW... i BODY WISDOM IN THE PRESENCE OF DEATH. Ji Genia Pauli Haddon demonstrates how the male and female bodies model four distinct styles of energy and describes a Hemi-Sync supported workshop to explore each style’s impact on engagement with the dying process. ATTENTION AND LEARNING DEFICIT DISORDERS: IMPRESSIONS OF COMBINED TREATMENT WITH AMINO ACIDS AND HEMI-SYNC wiv Peter J. Van Der Schaar gives preliminary results of combining Hemi-Sync with amino acid therapy to alleviate attention deficit disorder. a 1994 PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR OVERVIEW July 23 through 29, 1994, thirty-five members of The Monroe Institute's Professional Division gathered at the Nancy Penn Center for the Twelfth Annual Professional Seminar. Its theme, Re-Creation: The Heart of Open Systems, emphasized the flow of ideas and energy to and through systems, organizations, and indi- viduals that are open and receptive to such interchange. Such openness and receptivity enable reorganization and movement to more complex, harmonious, and balanced states and structures. Each stimulating feature presentation reflected the seminar theme from a different perspective. Keynote speaker Gari Carter's story of inner and outer re-creation with the aid of the Emergency Series was especially appropriate. From that beginning, the pace never slackened as each succeeding presentation flowed from and built upon those which preceded it. Topics included the creation of a METAMUSIC tape to promote quantum learning; pointers and views on the importance of publishing studies of non-ordinary states of consciousness; an entrepreneur’s experience in creating and marketing Hemi-Sync products to enhance all dimensions of sports performance; consideration of Hemi-Sync’s ability to com- plement and reinforce the Reiki method of hands-on healing; a review (accompanied by personal testimony) of Hemi-Sync benefits ...the pace never slackened as each succeeding presentation flowed from and built upon those which preceded it. for HIV positive and AIDS sufferers and possibilities for other autoimmune diseases; an account of accessing the ability to con- nect with expanded-awareness during the GATEWAY VOYAGE; and the development of BrainBox—a custom Hemi-Syne°tape album and instructional materials for'students. Participants were also led through recreational exercises and Hemi-Sync-supported interac- tion with a random number generator to/explore how ingrained competitive biases may influence our responses even, or perhaps especially, in enhanced states of awareness. A variety of Open Forum. sessions spiced each day. “Hemi- Syncing” into creativity, regression therapy, a foray into organiza- tional beliefisystems, instruction-in’ shamanic journeying, how Hemi-Sync can open us to insights, and “The Tarot in Monroe”—a fascinating investigation of parallels—assured that no one was bored. Rune yoga, actual shamanic journeying, Reiki instruction, and a special question-and-answer period with the Orion con- sciousness provided experiential opportunities. Attendees received updates on LIFELINE graduate research, plans to introduce Hemi- Sync as a resource in prisons, and TMI’s-entrance into the world of electronic information exchange via/e-mail, computer bulletin boards, and the Internet. The amenities of bodywork, personal fitness training, and PREP sessions in the TMI lab rounded out the week. Those present agreed that a very special context came into being at this year’s meeting. We look forward optimistically to the outgrowths of that context. [Genia Haddon’s “Body Wisdom in the Presence of Death” is the last of the papers presented at the 1993 seminar. Look for the topics listed above starting with the Winter 1995 issue of the HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL. Can’t wait? Use the enclosed order form to purchase unedited audiotapes of each presentation. © 1994 The Monroe Institute Route 1, Box 175, Faber, VA 22938-9749, 804/361-1252 --- PAGE 2 (OCR) --- ee HEMI-SYNC® JOURNAL BODY WISDOM IN THE PRESENCE OF DEATH by Genia Pauli Haddon, DMin, PhD Professional Member Genia Pauli Haddon is a Hemi-Sync OUT- REACH Trainer, retired Protestant minister, and depth psychothera- ist with degrees in biology, religion, and counseling. A recognized authority in the field of spiritual development, Dr. Haddon has con- tributed chapters to several prestigious anthologies. Her knowledge of body, psyche, and spirit includes practicing and teaching yoga, studies at the Jung Institute, Zurich, and shamanic training with Michael Harner. She lectures and teaches nationwide on topics relating to her latest book, Uniting Sex, Self & Spirit, and has been interviewed on several radio and cable television shows. Our own bodies, male and female, show us four distinct styles in which both matter and energy are patterned. These patterns repeat in all of life. Watching for the four styles helps us be more alert and conscious in any setting. We learn to notice and under- stand dimensions of experience that otherwise might have escaped awareness, including underlying attitudes and beliefs. While these four configurations are found everywhere, it is convenient to remember them as seen in sexual functioning. Two styles of energy are illustrated by the male sexual organs. The first is exemplified by the erectile penis: active, expanding, ris- ing up, standing out, advancing, overcoming, penetrating, goal-ori- ented. Such qualities characterize the Hero, the triumphant Warrior, the Pioneer. Although these attributes have long provided our culture's definition of ideal masculinity, such a definition does not take into account the other half of a man’s sexual anatomy. The testicles illustrate a very different sort of masculine energy. They “hang in there,” quietly nurturing the seed, epitomizing stability, steadfastness, faithfulness, resourcefulness. Notice that the man’s sexual body expresses one active style and one quiescent style of life energy, which I've termed the phallic and the testicular modes. Another two styles of energy are illustrated by female sexual functioning. The womb in its gestating phase is receptive, welcom- ing, nurturing, safe-keeping. This is the sort of energy our culture attributes to the ideal woman. But it is only half of the womb’s story. During birthing, the womb is anything but receptive, as it pushes mightily to thrust forth something new. This is active, assertive, exertive, transformational energy. So the woman’s body illustrates both quiescent and active modes, too, which can be called gestative and exertive. Although the exertive and the phallic styles both are active, they are not identical. Phallic action is linear, aims toward a goal, moves from here to there. Exertive action emerges from a context, brings forth, effects transformation. The two quietive patterns like- wise are distinct. Gestative quiescence welcomes, embraces, sur- rounds, and nurtures, while testicular quiescence supports, resources, stabilizes, and undergirds. Writing and teaching about these four body-based patterns for the past seven years, I have been amazed again and again by how effectively they map new areas of thought and experience. Recently, how these templates can help us know our own hidden attitudes about dying—and better understand the behaviors and needs of loved ones as they approach death—have been explored and shared with others. My mother's death led me to focus deeply and person- ally on the dying process. “Coincidentally,” I had preregistered nearly a year before for The Monroe Institute’s LIFELINE program. As a result, I took this training just a few months after Mom's death, learning how to help those who had left the physical find their way to a parklike “reception center” in Focus 27. While in Focus 27, I was surprised to encounter my father. Nearly blind, non-ambulatory, and unable to care for his own basic needs, Dad has lived in a nursing home for several years. When his mind is clear, he often speaks of wanting his painful life to be done and has made it clear that he wants no medical interventions of the sort that prolonged my mother’s dying. There are intervals when the body in the wheelchair or bed seems to be empty, as though he is journeying out of the body—perhaps “practicing” for the time when he will leave the physical for good. So although I was startled to see him in 27, with both eyesight and legs restored, it occurred to me that this might be one of his practice runs. As we walked together in the park, I suggested that we agree on a signal through which to verify this encounter upon return to the physical. Dad picked a fluffy dandelion and handed it to me. Immediately a puff of wind blew the silk away, and we laughed, saying that perhaps this experience was as ephemeral and not verifiable. Nevertheless, at the nursing home a week later I told Dad the story. When I described how he handed me the dandelion he began to cry—he remembered doing that! Knowing that we can be present in such a way to those who are at the threshold for exiting the physical, I had the inspiration that perhaps the skills learned in LIFELINE could be used not only to retrieve strangers who have gotten stuck after dying, but also to help loved ones accomplish the transition out of the physical. In the months since, I have catalyzed a circle (modeled loosely on TMI’s Dolphin Energy Club network for healing at a distance) of LIFELINE participants who feel called to help from a distance when people request assistance near the end of physical life. Later during that LIFELINE week, Bob Monroe unveiled plans for a sys- tem to provide special Hemi-Sync tapes for dying persons and their families [Ed. note: These tapes are now available as GOING HOME]. Such tapes could enable interested LIFELINE graduates to “jdent” on a dying person from “this side” and usher them over and on their way. This cluster of exposures to death and dying drew me into deep immersion in the subject. In the process, a workshop was developed which uses the four body metaphors to map one’s beliefs, hopes, fears, and expectations about death. The purpose is to know ourselves better, to see our personal beliefs in the context of a spectrum of possibilities, and to become better able to be with our loved ones during the dying process. My lifework is to support others in their spiritual growth, while continuing my own development. The course of this develop- ment has included service as a Christian pastor, depth psychothera- pist, shamanic healer, Kripalu yoga teacher, author of metaphysical resources, and OUTREACH Trainer. Workshops have been present- ed in many locations nationwide, drawing on this wide spectrum of trainings. Whatever the specific subject of a workshop may be, Hemi-Sync tapes, delivered through stereo room speakers, are always incorporated. This both enhances the day’s experience and introduces participants to a family of resources for continued growth. A resource display includes samples of my own products and an assortment of METAMUSIC, MIND FOOD, and HUMAN PLUS tapes. At the close of a workshop, any tapes used are men- tioned by name and that they may be purchased. ‘Most people are not fully at ease with the subject of this pro- gram, so there is usually some apprehension as the group gathers. METAMUSIC plays in the background to invite relaxation and openness. Highland Ring is used as people arrive and during the @ 088Y-0€860A9 >T39< --- PAGE 3 (OCR) --- Fall 1994 initial bonding activity. Participants quickly learn to recognize the four styles of life-energy through a series of simple (nothing X- rated!) enactments. Using a lightweight blanket or sheet as the only prop, they pantomime each type of energy through physical movement, accompanied by matching mood music created by