TR Ask Michael - December 7, 2014

[DanielaS]

Ask Michael Live Chat

December 7, 2014

Channel: Troy Tolley

 

ViP2:
How do neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine, etc (and drugs which influence neurotransmitter production and handling in the brain, such as Prozac) fit into the spectrum of choice that is available to an individual?

 

For example, if an individual is depressed and feels like there is only a small range of choices available to improve that situation, is taking such a drug a "useful" way to increase the available spectrum of choices?

 

I suppose taking the drug is a choice in itself but I'm curious as to how one's mental condition, which appears to depend partially on neurotransmitter activity, influences or establishes the range of choices available in a given situation.

 

MEntity:
In response to the first part of the question:

 

Though this topic is far more complex than the mere minutes we have here to respond, we will say that the primary effects that these neurotransmitters have is not so much on the range of choice, but on the AGREEABLE vs. DISAGREEABLE range of choice.

 

When these neurotransmitters are in a healthy state, there is a tendency to be in a more agreeable state, which makes the range of choice accessible, but not necessarily indicative of a "good or bad" choice, as much as an agreeable choice.

 

When these neurotransmitters are in an unhealthy state, there is a tendency to be in a more disagreeable state, which makes the range of choice seem more inaccessible, even if they are not, because any choice will tend to be opposed.

 

Unhealthy states of neurotransmitters tend to incline one to reject, deny, or battle against options, even if the range is vast, while healthy states of these neurotransmitters tend to incline one to experiment, allow, and accept options of choice, even if the range is quite limited.

 

In terms of influence, choice is still there, of course, even if it may not seem to be so.

 

There is a difference between neurological processes that affect one's mood around the options of choice, and neurological processes that actually reduce the capacity to choose. When there are neurological influences that reduce the capacity to choose, then there is either self-karma taken on, or choices made for this individual become consequences for those who make the choices, not the one who is compromised.

 

The latter would be similar to, say, how a baby or infant might require care, and how its capacity to choose is truly limited. Any choice on that baby's behalf is of consequence to only the one making the choice.

 

We can alway speak more on this subject, but this is our response for now.

 

ClaireC: Hello, Michael. In a similar, health-related vein, is there any validity to homeopathic medicine and the claims made by its practitioners?

 

MEntity: Yes.

 

ClaireC: Could you elaborate?

 

MEntity:
In most instances where homeopathic remedies have little effect, they are simply administered or taken incorrectly.

 

One of the benefits of homeopathic remedies is that one cannot be made sick from them if there is a misdiagnosis or poor administration.

 

But, as a whole, the claims and treatments of homeopathy are valid. This is a holistic means of treatment, best used for chronic issues and issues that require long-term treatment, while allopathic (or "western") medicine is best for emergencies.

 

ClaireC: How does the mechanism work?

 

MEntity: One of the ways in which one can validate the legitimacy of homeopathic remedies is that they work on non-human, non-sentient creatures. One does not have to "believe" in their effectiveness. They simply work. Veterinarians have turned to this source of treatment for many chronic ailments of animals.

 

ClaireC: Any examples?

 

MEntity:

The means by which most homeopathic remedies work is through a kind of intense "stamping" of a molecular structure into the "memory" of water. There will come to be a better word/phrase for describing how this works, but the long and crude description is that the "essence" of molecular structure is stacked in the water in a way that is almost holographic, though not quite.

 

Because it can be "stacked," the remedy may seem to be quite diluted when viewed through current technology, when, in fact, it is actually highly potent and concentrated.

 

Examples for non-human animals can be seen documented for a number of ailments, from skin conditions to ear inflammations to digestive issues to neurological compromises, etc.

 

Because there is no regulation of any significance for homeopathic remedies, and because the intake of dosage is so unfamiliar, many do not receive quality benefits, but if care is given in the selection of a professional, as well as in how one is using the remedies, profound benefit can come.

 

ckaricai: Thanks, My question: The recent events in Ferguson, MO sparked protests all around the country. More people are opening up to the fact that people of color in this country experience a different America and it seems like emotions surrounding this fact are high for everyone...What can we do, rather what can older souls do--other than protest--to help move this country towards more racial harmony?

 

MEntity: One of the first things that can be done by older souls is to stop pretending that one can understand the entirety and complexity of the subject. Not even those who are directly involved and directly affected can do so. It is an ancient wounding, and while current wounding can be addressed, the ancient wounding cannot. At least, not in any superficial satisfactory way.

 

ckaricai: That seems pretty bleak

 

MEntity:

Ancient wounding of a people is valid. It is carried forward in the biological constructs of the Instinctive Center of any considered to be of that people. Even as the Essence brings forth its own Instinctive Center data, it is mixed in with the biology of the "race."

 

While "race" is a social construct, and not a valid biological construct, those social constructs still carry an influence in terms of procreation and lineage.

 

In other words, there is validity to "ancestral memory."

 

However, the older the soul, the less dependency upon ancestral memory.

 

The younger the soul, the more defined one is by ancestral memory.

 

ckaricai: ...How then would african americans as a group move past that collective ancestral memory?

 

MEntity:

This is also true in terms of species, which is why there is an ancient wounding among all Humans regarding their place in the cosmos, related to the original relocation from Sirius.

 

Our pointing to the fact that no one can truly comprehend the profundity and complexity of the ancient wounding is not meant to imply or sound bleak. It is meant to point to the fact that many speak AS IF they completely comprehend it, and offer opinions, ideas, and facts that speak only to a fraction of the pain.

 

And this can tend to add to the pain.

 

For the older soul, this inclination to presume a full understanding can be much easier to relieve than for the younger souls.

 

As for the whole of the people in question, one of the ways for this to be healed is to allow for diversity within the whole of the people.

 

ckaricai: I understand. Thanks for your answer.

 

MEntity:

One of the greatest internal setbacks of any oppressed group is the negative effects of solidarity.

 

Solidarity is important and effective, but not if it is used as a means for not allowing variations in advancement and growth from within the group.

 

Imagine a group of people seeking to escape a fire. In one scenario, everyone is linked, and shoulder-to-shoulder so that no one can get through the door. In another scenario, some will will get through the door before others, and some may have to wait a moment.

 

This is a crude comparison, but it is simple in that it speaks to the necessity for moving beyond solidarity and into the active nurturing of diversity.

 

ckaricai: That makes a lot of sense.

 

MEntity: Again, this is not a full response, as the scenario is far more complex than this, but it is our best response to the questions in this format for now.

 

MikeClev: Is there currently any other Sentience living in or visiting our Solar System (other than Earth's Humans, Cetaceans and a few Gorillas)? And, is there any NON-sentient life in our Solar System other than on Earth, for instance, on Mars

 

MEntity: There is a great deal of non-sentient life in this system, but not sentient. There was Sentient life on Venus that has long-since cycled off, and there have been stations on Mars and Earth's Moon by non-Solar System sentience, but not as native species. Most of the species in this system would be classified along the lines of "extremophiles."

 

MikeClev: If so, have signs of stations on the moon and mars been seen and recognised by scientists?

 

MEntity: Oh, yes. Though they are not fully understood and debate continues, there are those who know without question that intelligent life has created structures beyond the Earth.

 

Maureen:
Is there any relationship, at all, between The Nine Needs and the Chakras / Centers? If so, what are they? I do understand that our time is limited today. If there is no relationship, I’ll pass on this question.

 

Note: I know the numbers aren’t complementary (9 Needs vs. 7 Chakra/Centers) but as I have reviewed The Nine Needs I’m often left wondering if there is a connection as they’re both dependent on choices made that effect the fulfilment of the Physical, Emotional, Intellectual and Spiritual Bodies.

 

MEntity:

First, think of the Nine Needs as being fulfilled through the use of the Seven Chakras/Centers. Any single Need can be fulfilled through the use of any combination of Centers/Chakras.

 

Think of the Nine Needs as results, where as the Seven Centers/Chakras are functions.

 

Maureen: That helps.

 

MEntity:
Results and functions can always find some correlation, even if the systems are different.

 

But to draw strict correlations between the Centers and the Needs would be like drawing some significance from one set of directions to the grocery store over a different set of directions. The path to the grocery store is a matter of function/navigation.

 

The grocery store is the point/result.

 

Maureen: I see. Thanks Michael.

 

MEntity: Correlations can be drawn between the grocery store and a path taken, but also between the grocery store and a different path. This is true of the Nine Needs and Seven "paths," as well.

 

GeraldineB: I'm asking a Q on behalf of Kurtis who couldn't attend: Hey Michael, I'd like to ask for elaboration on the Jovial Body Appearance, and any celebrities that would show it off well, thanks

 

MEntity:

The Jovial Body Type, in terms of Appearance, is one that embodies density of intellect and expression. This body type is designed to carry and store a wide range of ideas, feelings, stories, anecdotes, memories, wisdom, and so has a great deal of "space" among its cells that show up as either loosely packed or densely packed.

 

Those that are loosely packed, so to speak, are those that are quite fleshy, fat, round, and what many associate with "jovial."

 

So while one version may be like "santa claus," the loosely packed, another may be like the "dumb bodybuilder."

 

This is not to say that Santa is wise or that bodybuilders are dumb, but the stereotypes are there.

 

There are origins of a "Santa" that was valid, but the the modern version is simply a result of clever marketing.

 

In terms of more specific "celebrity" versions, there is John Goodman, and then there is Arnold Schwarzenegger.

 

We must conclude here for today. As usual, there is more to say about each of these questions, but we abbreviate our responses to accommodate this format. These more abbreviated responses can be helpful in that they prompt incremental steps in contemplation and comprehension so that a topic can be fully explored with some base knowledge, if that topic is of interest for further exploration.

 

Good evening to each of you. Goodbye, for now.

[Yin-da]

On 5/19/2016 at 2:27 AM, DanielaS said:

Because there is no regulation of any significance for homeopathic remedies, and because the intake of dosage is so unfamiliar, many do not receive quality benefits, but if care is given in the selection of a professional, as well as in how one is using the remedies, profound benefit can come.

 

The little I've learned about homeopathy is through consulting homeopaths, taking the remedies, watching videos, reading a little online and reading in a few books. I know nothing. That's how it feels.

There are 4 principles:

• Like cures like
• Totality - observing all symptoms physical, emotional and mental
• Individuality - each person needs a remedy to match their own set of symptoms no matter what type of disease or name of disease.
• Less is more

Everything is good about that.

But what I have noticed is that when it comes to the 4th principle - Less is more - the whole homeopathy branch of information has actually grown into being just the opposite in a way. It seems to me that something that has a potential for being more simplistc - or maybe it's my wishful thinking -  has grown into an overwhelm of information out there that is going in all directions. Also it's not secured that a homeopath will track the matching remedy .... and then next is what Michael says in the quote above.

 

I also question if it's ok that this has expanded including insects, butterflies, animals, birds, gems/crystals and what not... and all of that is just adding to the overload and creativity of information ... and some of it giving fire to the skeptics also. I question this aside from the information overwhelm we're all dealing with in these times.

I question this because I wish I knew homeopathy in its simplistic ways, at least from the Vegetation Kingdom, Ocean/Mineral Kingdom.

 

If I had any self-confidence or trust in myself when I was in my late teens, this is what I would have chosen. But I never did, probably also because I navigated for simplicity.

[Uma]

On 5/18/2016 at 8:27 PM, DanielaS said:

MEntity:

One of the greatest internal setbacks of any oppressed group is the negative effects of solidarity.

 

Solidarity is important and effective, but not if it is used as a means for not allowing variations in advancement and growth from within the group.

 

Imagine a group of people seeking to escape a fire. In one scenario, everyone is linked, and shoulder-to-shoulder so that no one can get through the door. In another scenario, some will will get through the door before others, and some may have to wait a moment.

 

This is a crude comparison, but it is simple in that it speaks to the necessity for moving beyond solidarity and into the active nurturing of diversity.

 

This seems to be more visible these days, or so it seems to me, as we try to navigate these 'exciting times' with our fellow humans. 

[ckaricai]

9 hours ago, Uma said:

This seems to be more visible these days, or so it seems to me, as we try to navigate these 'exciting times' with our fellow humans. 

 

Which part seems more visible to you? Solidarity or diversity? I hope i’m Not sounding angry or anything. I genuinely don’t know what you mean. The paragraph you quoted is written in a way that could mean several things if not explicit. 

[Uma]

What seems more apparent these days, to me, is the diversity coming out of what appears to be solidarity. People are questioning their assumptions more, it seems. I keep using the word 'seems' or 'apparent' because I recognize that my vision might be skewed, but that's how I'm seeing it. 

[ckaricai]

1 hour ago, Uma said:

What seems more apparent these days, to me, is the diversity coming out of what appears to be solidarity. People are questioning their assumptions more, it seems. I keep using the word 'seems' or 'apparent' because I recognize that my vision might be skewed, but that's how I'm seeing it. 

 

Do you have any examples? How is the diversity being handled? Is it creating more discord or bringing people together? 

[Uma]

One of the big examples is the Democratic field. Democratic solidarity is being challenged by all the diversity in the field. People are discussing their differences within the context of the Democrat party, and people are starting to stand out for their differences. There are other examples, too, of people questioning their beliefs while still trying to live according to them. I just see a lot of differences emerging from similarities. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish true differences and it all boils down to personality. To answer your question, @ckaricai, I see both discord and concurrence as part of the pattern.

[ckaricai]

Oh ok. I think I get what you’re trying to say.