Mid-morning. Carol has an appointment in an
hour and you have to buy a new hose after all so you will soon be off to the
local Ace Hardware. – Amorella
0940
hours. The longer hose will give me more leeway in placing the post. Checking
the email and that will be it for now.
Coming on noon local time. You ran some
errands and completed the water hose project. It tests fine so you assume Carol
will be pleased. At least cleaning out the clothes dryer vent hose is inside
work on this hot and humid June day. – Amorella
1212
hours. I rechecked the hoses and spigot and all seems to be holding well, no
leakage. I also found a substitute image for the location of the pons. At least
for fictional purposes in GMG can I refer to the pons as the seat of the
heartansoulanmind? If it were real and verifiable, of course, I would just say
the pons is the seat of the soul.
For our intents and purposes refer to the
pons as the seat of the soul first in “The Brothers – Nine” then we can add the
fictional dialogue. The books say “Fiction” boy, no need to elaborate. We’ll
call it poetic license. Add the image here. Use ‘seat of the soul’ as the
title. Post.
The
Pons
Seat of the Soul
in the GMG series
** **
Pons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pons
is part of the brainstem, and in humans and other bipeds lies between the
midbrain (above) and the medulla oblongata (below) and in front of the
cerebellum.
The pons
is also called the pons Varolii ("bridge of Varolius"), after
the Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio (1543–75). This white matter
includes tracts that conduct signals from the brain down to the cerebellum and
medulla, and tracts that carry the sensory signals up into the thalamus.
The pons
in humans measures about 2.5 cm or 1 inch in length. Most of it appears as
a broad anterior bulge rostral to the medulla. Posteriorly, it consists mainly
of two pairs of thick stalks called cerebellar peduncies. They connect the
cerebellum to the pons and midbrain.
The pons
contains nuclei that relay signals from the forebrain to the cerebellum, along
with nuclei that deal primarily with sleep, respiration, swallowing, bladder
control, hearing, equilibrium, taste, eye movement, facial expressions, facial
sensation, and posture.
Within
the pons is the pneumotaxic center, a nucleus that regulates the change from
inhalation to exhalation.
The pons
is implicated in sleep paralyssis, and also plays a role in generating dreams.
Structure
The pons
can be broadly divided into two parts: the basilar part of the pons, located
ventrally, and the pontine tegmentum, located dorsally.
Development
During
embryonic development, the metencephalon develops from the rhombencephalon and
gives rise to two structures: the pons and the cerebellum. The alar plate
produces sensory neuroblasts, which will give rise to the solitary nucleus and
its special visceral afferent (SVA) column; the cochlear and vestibular nuclei
and, which form the special somatic afferent (SSA) fibers of the
vestibulocochlear nerve, the spinal and principal trigeminal nerve nuclei,
which form the general somatic afferent column (GSA) of the trigeminal nerve,
and the pontine nuclei which relays to the cerebellum.
Basal
plate neuroblasts give rise to the abducens nucleus, which forms the general
somatic efferent fibers (GSE); the facial and motor trigeminal nuclei, which
form the special visceral efferent (SVE) column, and the superior salivatory
nucleus, which forms the general visceral efferent fibers of the facial nerve.
Nucleus
A number
of cranial nerve nuclei are present in the pons:
•
mid-pons: the 'chief' or
'pontine' nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V)
•
mid-pons: the motor nucleus for
the trigeminal nerve (V)
•
lower down in the pons: abducens
nucleus (VI)
•
lower down in the pons: facial
nerve nucleus (VII)
•
lower down in the pons:
vestibulocochlear nuclei (VIII)
•
Function
The
functions of these four nerves include sensory roles in hearing, equilibrium,
and taste, and in facial sensations such as touch and pain, as well as motor
roles in eye movement, facial expressions, chewing, swallowing, and the
secretion of saliva and tears.
Clinical significance
•
Central pontine myelinosis is a demyelination disease
that causes difficulty with sense of balance, walking, sense of touch,
swallowing and speaking. In a clinical setting, it is often associated with
transplant or rapid correction of blood sodium. Undiagnosed, it can lead to death
or locked-in syndrome
•
Selected and
edited from Wikipedia
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** **
1324
hours. There is an interesting connection with the trigeminal nerve in our
family. My grandfather, Clell Orndorff, had Tic Douloureux or Trigeminal
Neuralgia and I have a lesser form Occipital Neuralgia. It is also interesting
that when Amorella communicates with me sans fingertips she uses the automated
facial nerves surrounding the eye. We do not normally communicate this way but we can and do on occasion.
** **
Orbicularis oculi is a sphincter muscle around the eye and acts, in general, to narrow
the eye opening and close the orbit of the eye. This muscle has important
functions in protecting and moistening the eye as well as in expressive
displays. These muscles constrict skin around the eye, reduce the eye opening,
and close the eye. It has three parts, an outer or orbital part, an inner or
palpebral part in the eyelids, and a small lacrimal part near the tear
duct. The outer part originates in the medial part of the orbit and runs
around the eye via the upper eye cover fold and lid and returns in the lower
eyelid to the palpebral ligament; the palpebral part originates in the
palpebral ligament and runs above and below the eye to the lateral angle of the
eye. These two muscles form concentric circles around the eye. Action of the
palpebral part is often involuntary, as in the blink reflex.
Orbicularis oculi is innervated
by zygomatic and frontal branches of the facial nerve (VII) and is supplied
with blood by the superficial temporal and facial arteries.
www.face-and-emotionDOTcom/dataface/expression/o_oculi.html
**
Sympathetic
Both the levator and the
orbicularis are the striped and voluntary. However, there are unstriped fibers
which are involuntary and of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous
system
** **
Orbicularis oculi responses to
trigeminal and median nerve stimuli Occipital
neuralgia
**
Here is what Dr. Ten Pas said as
she went through your MRI brain scans and blood work.
You
have a small benign tumor between the two halves of the brain. Not to worry as
it should not grow further as you are older. Your cerebellum looks very
healthy. The rest of your brain looks good except for a bit of hardening of the
arteries at the top left of the lateral ventricle (the central cavity). This
has been caused by high blood pressure even though the blood pressure has been
treated on and off since 1960 (mostly on since 1972). You have no autoimmune
diseases and no inflammations in the brain. You do not have multiple sclerosis
though this was suggested as a problem. You do have:
12.6: Occipital neuralgia
The IHS description of occipital neuralgia is the following:
occipital neuralgia is a paroxysmal jabbing pain in the distribution of the
greater or lesser occipital nerves, accompanied by diminished sensation or
dysaesthesiae in the affected area. It is commonly associated with tenderness
over the nerve concerned. Diagnostic criteria: pain is felt in the distribution
of greater or lesser occipital nerves.
** **
You both had a very late though good
refreshing lunch at the Piada Street Italian off Mason-Montgomery Road. The
above older material on your physical mental health also shows connections that
I find useful. You find satisfaction in knowing that even if you didn’t have
fingertips we could still communicate, and we would. I am not leaving you, boy,
until you (yourself) leave. Post. - Amorella
1542
hours. It is reassuring you are here for my physical duration in any case.
1613
hours. I did find this in reference to the seat of the soul.
** **
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia --
The pineal
gland, also known as the pineal body, conarium or epiphysis
cerebri, is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. It produces
melatonin, a serotonin derived hormone, which affects the modulation of sleep
patterns in both seasonal and circadian rhythms. Its shape resembles a tiny
pine cone (hence its name), and it is located in the epithalamus, near the
center of the brain, between the two hemispheres, tucked in a groove where the
two halves of the thalamus join.
Nearly
all vertebrate species possess a pineal gland. The most important exception is
the hagfish, which is often thought of as the most primitive extant vertebrate.
Even in the hagfish, however, there may be a "pineal equivalent"
structure in the dorsal diencephalon. The lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum, the nearest existing relative to
vertebrates, also lacks a recognizable pineal gland. The lamprey (considered
almost as primitive as the hagfish), however, does possess one. A few more
developed vertebrates, including the alligator, lack pineal glands because they
have been lost over the course of evolution.
The gland has been compared to the photoreceptive,
so-called third parietal eye
present in the epithalamus of some animal species, which is also
called the pineal eye.
Rene Descartes believed
the pineal gland to be the "principal seat of the soul" and viewed it
as the third eye.
Selected and edited for clarity from Wikipedia
You
have gathered this material and now do not know what to do with it. You re-read
a selection or two from Descartes on the subject being reminded in the process
that the Catholic Church came to feel the whole physical body is the place of
the soul. And, for that matter Descartes admitted the soul could also be in
other locations of the body besides the pineal gland. You think of his concept
as a somewhat working hypothesis without having the scientific (physical proof)
of the ‘soul’ to contend with. – Amorella
1704
hours. Oh, the joy in writing fiction. To have you where the dreams are made is a very cool thought I had not
considered.
1724
hours. I was reading about the Autonomic Nervous System (regulated by the
hypothalamus) as well as the two sub-autonomic nervous systems, the sympathetic
and the parasympathetic on Wikipedia. I realize these are mainstream general
concepts. What I was looking for was a physical (nerve) connection with the
pons but I do not see anything I could use in a discussion between Robert and
Richard.
This would also be a good setting in which
to bring up the use of the string/washer and target experiment that Dr. Payne
suggested you use in metaphysical self-experimentation. – Amorella
1557
hours. I am trying to avoid that – taking my nightly dose of pills at the table
a few minutes ago I thought about that elaborate target I created to study the
metaphysical, thinking at the time of my being a mind that can possibly brush
with Angels. This sounds embarrassingly superego-like but my imagination
appeared in those days to have few boundaries – after all, ‘With God, All
Things Are Possible”. I had a kind of childlike enthusiasm about it all with
the concepts of Socrates, Plato and William Blake in my head. It is no wonder I
never said anything about this to anyone – it was just me in a lab in my head I
dropped onto paper in pencil or ink. This was between 1987 and 1992 if I
remember correctly. I don’t need to remember of course because it is all in my
notes during those days.
Post. - Amorella
1835 hours. I found information that will clarify Dr. Payne
and my use of the pendulum though this site focuses on drowsing. After reading
this I wonder why Dr. Payne {a clinical psychologist at the University of
Cincinnati who specialized in hypnotism as a method of helping to treat obsessions
such as overeating) suggested its use at all. It all seems a bit silly and
unscientific. Dr. Payne was recommended to me by my regular doctor for about
fifteen years to help me lose weight. This is a present site that shows basically what Dr. Payne
taught me. We had no Internet in those days remember. The rest I did on my own. I did however after the last session give him a copy of all the notes on my experimentation. He accepted them kindly. I don't know if he ever read them. He never replied.
** **
What
is a pendulum?
At
its most basic, a typical pendulum consists of a weight attached to a string or
chain. As we will see later, a pendulum can be as simple as a washer tied to a
piece of string and as elaborate as the imagination will allow.
To
the casual observer, using a pendulum is quite simple: you pick up one end of
the string or chain, ask a question, and wait for the weighted end of the
pendulum to swing. As we shall see, there is a bit more to it than this, but
nothing so complicated to prevent the serious student from experiencing results
from the very beginning.
Pendulums
are commonly used in the practice of dowsing. Dowsing, as you may know, is a
method of divination that enables someone to locate a hidden object by using
some type of dowsing tool (for example, a pendulum) and observing its responses
to a question or series of questions posed by the dowser.
Traditional
dowsing targets include water, precious metals and gem stones, and according to
the British Society of Dowsers, dowsing can also be used to locate other
underground features such as archaeological remains, cavities and tunnels, oil,
veins of mineral ore, underground building services, missing items and
occasionally missing persons.
The
usefulness of dowsing extends far beyond just material objects, however, and
many experienced dowsers use it to divine answers to questions.
The
question of how dowsing works can be broken down into several sub-questions,
starting with "How does the pendulum actually move?"
At
one time it was believed that supernatural forces (such as angels, demons, and
deities) were responsible for the movement of the pendulum. Today; however, we
know that the motion of the pendulum is caused by something called
"ideo-motor response." This is just another way of saying that the
pendulum is moved by very small movements of your hand, which receives its
instructions mentally from your brain.
Even
when we know that the pendulum moves because your hand is responding to
instructions from your brain, we still don't fully understand where the brain
receives the information that lets it know which way to move the p pendulum
In
the case of information that we already know, the answer to that question is
obvious, and it's not at all amazing that we can get the pendulum to move in
response to a question such as "Is the sky blue on a sunny day?"
When the answer is not known,
however, the explanations offered do begin to get interesting. One popular
explanation is that the information is supplied by your subconscious mind.
Naturally; this explanation raises yet another question - where does your
subconscious mind get the information? . . .
How
To Make A Pendulum
As
mentioned earlier, the pendulum is one of the easiest dowsing tools to make and
use - it is basically anything you can suspend from a string or chain. In
addition to being easy to make and use, the pendulum is also very portable and
can easily fit in a pocket or purse, which means that you can take it with you
wherever you may go.
One
factor to consider when designing and making your own pendulum is the weight of
the materials used. The lighter the materials used, the easier it will be to
get the pendulum to respond, however you don't want to use something too light,
because this will make the pendulum extremely sensitive to light breezes and
drafts.
One of the simplest pendulums
to make is made by tying a short piece of string to a washer. Bear in mind that
the longer the string is, the harder it will be to move the pendulum, so
initially you may want to keep the length relatively short (6 - 9 inches is
usually just about right). . . .
How
To Use A Pendulum: The Basics
Having
constructed your pendulum, the next step is to learn the vocabulary that will
be used by your subconscious mind to communicate with the pendulum. You may
want to think of this learning process as a way to program your subconscious
mind the same way you would write a software program for a computer.
Like
the real world, people who share the same language often have slightly
different vocabularies, and in a similar way, different people have different
pendulum vocabularies. The description that follows is intended to be a
suggested guide, so don't be discouraged if your results are different.
Since
the most basic application of the pendulum is to answer questions, it's
important to identify four main language components:
Starting
position
This
is where you will begin all of your pendulum sessions. For most people, the
pendulum will be motionless when it is in its starting position. Begin by
resting your elbow on the table and holding your pendulum over the chart on
page 57 of this book. The pendulum should be no more than an inch off the
chart. If it starts to swing, you'll want to steady it with your free hand. Say
to yourself, "This is my starting position."
The
"YES" Response
With
your pendulum in the starting position, ask a "calibration" question
that you know the answer to, such as "Is a stop sign red?"
The
most common "-Yes" response is for the pendulum to swing back and
forth, almost as if to mirror an affirmative nodding motion of your head. The
second most common response is for the pendulum to swing in a clock-wise
circular motion.
Sometimes
a beginning dowser will get no response at all to the initial calibration
question. If this happens to you, make the pendulum move in the direction you
want it to move. In this example, if you get no movement after asking "Is
a stop light red", simply start the pendulum swinging with a small forward
motion of your hand. You may ask...
"Isn't
this cheating?"
A
fair question, to be sure, but remember that the objective. in this exercise is
simply to learn the vocabulary you will use with the pendulum. Think of
starting the initial forward motion with your hand the same way you would
consider the use of flash cards in a traditional learning situation.
Once
you have a response to your calibration question, say to yourself "This is
my Yes' response."
The
"No" Response
Bring
your pendulum back to the starting position, and ask a. second calibration
question that you know the answer to, such as "Is a stop sign green?"
The
most common "No" response is for the pendulum to swing from side to
side, as if to mirror a negative shaking motion of your head. The second most
common response is for the pendulum to swing in a counter-clockwise circular
motion.
Remember
- if you get no movement after asking the calibration question, move the
pendulum in the direction you want it to move.
Once
you have a response to your calibration question, say to yourself "This is
my No' response."
The
"Maybe/Unclear" Response
The
fourth basic pendulum movement is usually somewhere in between the
"Yes" and "No" responses.
Bring
your pendulum back to the starting position, and ask a calibration question
that can be answered with a "Maybe", such as "Will it rain
tomorrow?"
If
you picture the pendulum held over the horizontal face of a clock, the
"Maybe/Unclear" response would be back and forth between 10:30 and
4:30, or 1:30 and 7:30.
As
with the "Yes" and "No" responses, if you get no movement
after asking the calibration question, move the pendulum in the direction you
want it to move.
Once
you have a response to your calibration question, say to yourself "This is
my 'Maybe' response."
"Not
Ready" Response
The
"Not Ready" response is unlike the other responses in the sense that
it isn't really a response. In other words, the pendulum doesn't move at all.
This is an indication that for one reason or another, the answer isn't ready to
be known.
Getting
started
Although
you are now technically ready to start dowsing, it should be understood that,
like any newly-learned skill, the more you practice, the more proficient you
will become.
The
ideal conditions for practicing the basic pendulum responses are similar to
those you would want for meditation or quiet reflection. It is always
beneficial to find a place and time when you won't be disturbed by others. Some
people like to begin with a brief prayer, meditation or relaxation exercise to
calm their mind and get into the appropriate mood. Another way to signal your
intent to your subconscious mind is to light a candle and play some soothing
music.
Plan
on practicing once a day for at least a week or two before you can expect to
see dependable results. Begin each practice session by rehearsing the four
basic responses (Starting, Yes, No and Maybe). Try using different calibration
questions that you know the answers to, and observe the types of response that
you get to each question.
For
example, sometimes the pendulum will swing only an inch or so in the expected
response direction, while at other times, it may swing widely over a distance
of several inches. Traditionally, this is interpreted as how certain or
tentative the response is: the greater the response, the more certain the
answer.
You
may discover that at times your results are less than encouraging. Don't
despair - even experienced dowsers have off-days, and this can be due to many
different sources of interference. Sometimes taking a short break - even 30
minutes -- will mean the difference between confusing and meaningful answers.
Once you feel confident in your
results, you may want to incorporate a simple question exercise into your
practice session. Before describing this exercise, let's take a look at one of
the key elements to success in your dowsing efforts. . . .
Basic Pendulum
Selected and
edited from -http://www.123numerology.com/members/view/page/secrets-of-the-pendulum
** **
My target:
My target:
The Upper Hemisphere
The outer letters from left to right:
L
Z X M Q U N F P G R Y . ?
The
inner letters from left to right:
V
O C B H D A J I E T K W S
The
inner center numbers from left to right:
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
The
Lower Hemisphere
Undecided
on the Southwest Rim
First
Line to the Left of YES is DAHD
Second
Line to the Left of YES is BANPG
First
Line to the Right of YES is “Hi”
Second
Line to the Right of YES is “I [am] BB”
2257 hours. I do not remember how I arrived at the order but it was through experimentation. Some letters flowed better and the order made them easier to read more correctly with less confusion. The DAHD was a personality as were BANPG AND BB. BB was the most positive and energetic. I assumed I had secret personalities and that they came out from time to time to play games. They were all young children preschool age if I remember correctly. Almost always BB would say "Hi or Hello" first. His swing of the string was also stronger and more forceful.
This is Amorella. I remember there were about one hundred separate 'child' personalities. Almost all were very immature and some were not complete. A few were downright sullen, mean or full of mischief as BB could be at times. Tomorrow I will talk and show more about those early days when orndorff was 'self-learning' about his interior self.
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