Feelings Matter
Keys to the Unexplored Self
by Ceanne DeRohan
ISBN 1-929113-09-9
INTRODUCTION
I have been searching for answers for quite some time, because I have had a persistent feeling that despite all of our efforts to improve our situation on this planet, there has been something unnoticed or undiscovered that would explain why we have not been able to get a consensus about anything, even saving our own lives.
When I came across the information that our human population has been becoming increasingly dominated by our Reptilian brain stem, I immediately wanted to know more about what this meant because I felt that here was the missing piece of information I had been looking for.
Even though the symptoms and enactments of advancing Reptilian brain domination have been becoming increasingly apparent, I had not recognized it for what it really is, for how it happens or for what it really means. The understandings of how and why Reptilian brain domination has been happening and also of how we can shift this may take awhile to sink in, but, in short, this is a brain imbalance that has been imperiling our very humanness.
While there are many things about our Reptilian brain that are good for our survival, domination by our Reptilian brain is not the way our human brains are meant to develop. All of our brain lobes are meant to develop and function in an interactive balance, and yet Reptilian brain domination has become so prevalent, it has become thought of as normal and has even been being described as “human nature,” but it is not.
I feel that by understanding the root cause of our internal problems and what we can do about them, we can more effectively make the shifts we need to make, not only in ourselves, but also socially and globally, on the deep levels where they need to be made. Even those of us who have been doing “all the right things” can still benefit by understanding the “why” of it.
It seems necessary to have a foundation of understanding some things about our brain and the interactive interdependence of its development to understand, and even to believe, what it can really mean to become Reptilian brain dominated. In the light of this, I have tried to make the scientific information in this book highly readable and emotionally engaging, as best I could.
Even though it has become known that we can grow brain cells and neural pathways at any age, shifting our brains into a state of balance may be more difficult than it at first appears, but very likely, it will not be too difficult, and more than that, it can be an interesting journey of self-discovery, challenging us to develop more parts of ourselves.
There are many suggestions in this book for improving the balance in our brain. There is also information on what can be done during pregnancy, birth and early infancy to stop perpetuating our developmental imbalances, as well as information about the role that stress has been playing. As a stepping stone to finding additional help if we need it, there is also a resource section included at the end of the book.
Much of what will improve the development, integration and balance in our brain can be found to be enjoyable, even fun, and is not particularly “mental,” because in most of us, it is the parts of our brain other than the Neocortical, thinking part that need help. Better brain development and balance require giving our brain what it needs. With that, our brain can make many shifts for the betterment of our entire being. After all, our brain is the processing center for our intelligence, and its state of development is reflected to us in everything, internal and external. Why not improve its development?
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Although Feelings Matter is not part of the Right Use of Will series, it contains the same basic concepts applied to our brain development, our health and our ability to function in our daily lives.
Anyone you wanted to give a copy of Right Use of Will, but didn't think they would go for it, can read this, because the same basic concepts are all backed up now with science.
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