Blog #195--Interesting Tidbits Not Included in Book, Part 14

This article continues a series of short subjects that aid understanding of the concepts presented in my book “It’s a Secret, So Pass It On: a Toolbox For Life.”

Tidbit #1: I recently watched a rerun of the X-Files television show called “Improbable,” guest starring Burt Reynolds. FBI Agent Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) discovered a connection between several murders by using numerology. Other FBI representatives scoffed at her reasoning, but additional evidence ultimately confirmed her theory. Despite gruesome behavior from a serial killer, the show used playful music and a fun-loving, God-like character (Reynolds) to balance out the negativity. It was a fun ride.

But upon reflection, I was disturbed by how quickly everyone except Reyes discounted the value of numerology. In the 16 years our bookstore existed, we shared numerological information with dozens if not hundreds of interested customers, and to a person they were all amazed at how accurate their numbers were in describing their lives and natures. I devoted one chapter of my book to astrology and numerology since they are tools to help us forgive ourselves and others through understanding that which we cannot change.

Perhaps some additional clarification is needed. We are energy, and energy is vibration since everything is in a state of motion. Musical notes and all other sounds are vibrations. Colors are vibrations. Smells are vibrations. Tastes are vibrations. Even words and numbers have specific vibrational significance. Thus, each of us has one or more sounds that are unique to us. Each has one or more colors that predominate in our auras. Each has a unique smell and taste. And yes, each of us has one or more numbers that help define us. That last point is why numerology has value.

Despite simple logic, even those who agree with much of my book’s premise have trouble accepting numerology. A friend who learned independently that everyone has a destiny refused to read the chapter on astrology and numerology. Even when I reminded him that, if destiny is true, there must be ways of identifying it, he still refused to read about it. I guess he is still trying to find a way to free himself from destiny, a complete contradiction in terms.

Of course, those who fear destiny may be real don’t want to know these things. A relative who’s daughter died recently told me that she knows God has given every one of us an exact moment for our deaths. I reminded her I said basically the exact same thing in my book, and she changed the subject. I never said our creator did not give us a precise time for our deaths, I just never clarified who or what is doing the programming. After all, none of us know that and cannot possibly know that until after our passing, if then. But I don’t attend her church or accept only her simplistic version of God.

Many others of various faiths say something the equivalent of “God has a plan for me.” That is also a statement of destiny. Certainly, most people assume God sweeps in and gives us our fondest dreams but otherwise lets us do what we want. But if there is a plan, it takes an entire life to see it come to fruition, and that requires programming from conception onward.

For most people, if the story doesn’t fit our narrow viewpoint on the world, it must be wrong. We miss so much beauty and wonder in the world by running away from things that might prove to be assets for us.

Tidbit #2: Speaking of destiny, a phrase gaining popularity at this time goes something like this: “It’s his DNA.” This is a more specific statement than “It’s in his make-up,” but it means the same thing. By agreeing that one or more of our behavioral tendencies are the result of DNA we inherited at conception, we are also agreeing that we have no conscious means of changing our natures.

Or, it means our genes are in charge of us, and we just think it is the other way around. Either way, it is an admission that we have a destiny that we cannot change.

Tidbit #3: We are aware that deciduous trees go into a form of hibernation during cold winter months to save energy until the next spring. But did you know that trees may also use a form of sleep at night? Researchers in Austria, Finland and Hungary used elaborate technology to study possible movement of branches. They found that branches tend to droop a little at sunset and the opposite at sunrise. While more research on this subject is needed, it is another example of how similar plants and animals are to each other.

Tidbit #4: In an article entitled “Disproving Our Preconceived Notions of Animal Intelligence” (Earth Island Journal, 5/21/2016), Chelsea Skojec shared the words of Dr. Frans de Wall, who has written several books and is widely known and respected as a biologist and primatologist who studies behavior and social intelligence in primates. He talked about how our culture and religious views have limited scientists’ ability to examine how intelligent some animals really are. Here is a brief excerpt from that interview.

“I think we need to get out of our little human box, which is very much focused on let’s say language, abstract thinking and visual inputs. We humans have our own little worlds of intelligence, so to speak, so in order to understand an elephant, an octopus or a dolphin, we need to start thinking quite differently. We need to become more focused on those animals than ourselves, and not necessarily make every comparison with ourselves the most informative.

“…That’s going to be the story of many discoveries in animal intelligence, we need to step out of the human comfort zone and start thinking: what else could there be in terms of communication or perception? That’s the only way to understand animal intelligence, and that’s why it is a big challenge. I think we are smart enough to do it…but it takes quite a bit of effort.”

Once we get over our fear of not being superior to other life forms, we can begin to see things from the perspective of the life forms we are observing. At that point, we will no doubt gain great respect for all of Nature.

Tidbit #5: Some dogs that are tall enough seem to prefer drinking water from a toilet rather than a bowl on the floor. There may be a good reason. Since they must lap up the water, gravity works against them less if their noses aren’t pointing straight down. Placing their water bowls on a more elevated plane might substitute well. They get more water per tongue lapping with toilet water or an elevated bowl. Our cats have benefitted from a cup of water dangling over our bathroom sink for the same reason. If we think like our pets, we can learn much about how to improve their lives.

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