Well said, a slant on the story - the nervous system piece - is not one I typically consider, but it fits in so essentially. Their end is baked in - I fully agree. And I would say nature won't allow it, and of course our bodies are part of nature.
Humans are not commodities, though we've been treated as such, and that is coming to an end. The really exciting bit is those of us who have allowed ourselves to be treated as a commodity are on the verge of a great discovery. Once this slave-system (being revealed) is thrown off, a new much larger context will emerge where we can in fact, discover ourselves in the light of freedom. Thanks for your insights, Gary.
Jan 19, 2023·edited Jan 19, 2023Liked by Gary Sharpe
I like the way you bring this back to nervous system responses, Gary.
Because to me what's important, and what took me many years, is to come to a place where we can see our minds reactions and be honest about them.
I see many people go unconsciously down the road of judgment with strongly emotionally-provocative events like Covid or Davos... this is what's really going on, because of these 7 cherry-picked pieces of evidence which all point to this conclusion.
It's much harder for them to say... this is what's triggering me. I have trust issues with this person/org/political belief and what I need to trust is this.
The nervous system is often running through our unconscious mind and without this desire to be honest about triggers, we will never know whether its reactions are valid or just protecting us from deeper experience.
The nervous system's protective reactions cannot simply be assumed to be valid. Many times it's protecting us from something we actually now can and need to feel and process.
My experiences in understanding human nature (and core physiological effects such as Fight or Flight, etc.) have been acquired more from practical application rather than academia - which probably accounts for my arriving at similar conclusions via different tangents. Thirty years of marketing to health professionals (clinical, research, and administrative), building international teams, and studying leadership have given me insight that has become especially useful in my current vocation as a political analyst and writer.
For whatever it is worth, I find your analysis on the behavior for Davos elite and sycophants spot on and useful in forming counteracting strategies (my bailiwick). The best definition of politics I ever heard was the simplest one: 'Human Interaction.'
Our current geopolitical situation is dire and , in my opinion, at a Tipping Point. Understanding motivations and behavioral responses will be critical to tipping the world in the direction of freedom and liberty. Keep writing, my friend.
ps://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/meditation-may-change-the-gut-microbiome-study-of-buddhist-monks-suggests-369222?spl=ea061c5a95a54aee9d4e56a2bbf916c5&utm_content=234792239&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-479163965435700&mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR1GKmknZnnZeOWWst-2QOSnsgPDWVzeHse8AE4k97wEinBpvjwpsA26EgIMeditation May Change the Gut Microbiome, Study of Buddhist Monks SuggestsNews Published: January 16, 2023 | Molly CampbellCredit: Rajat Verma on Unsplash.Download ArticleRead time: 4 minutes
A study of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks suggests that long-term, deep meditation could positively affect the gut microbiome. The research is published in General Psychiatry.How does meditation affect the body?In the era of “wellness”, an increasing number of people are taking up a regular meditation practice. In parallel, diagnostic and imaging techniques – such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) – have evolved to new levels of sophistication, enabling scientists to study the effects of meditation on the human body. Growing evidence supports the notion that meditation can improve attention, memory, mood, emotional regulation and even offset the symptoms of some health conditions.A new study led by Dr Jinghong Chen at the Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, suggests meditation might alter the gut microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that inhabit the intestinal tract. In recent years, the term “microbiota–gut–brain axis” was coined to reflect the influence of the brain on mood and behavior through its relationship with the microbes living in the gut.“In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between traditional long-term Tibetan Buddhist meditation and fecal microbiota and to explore further whether meditation can impact human health by manipulating gut bacteria as a novel target,” the authors write.What is meditation?Defining meditation is challenging, as there are numerous different forms, but typically it is a practice where an individual is asked to focus their attention on perhaps their breath, their body or an object. When thoughts enter the individual’s consciousness, they are encouraged to acknowledge the thoughts, before softly returning their attention to the focal point.Meditation can influence certain bacteria that may have a role in mental healthWhile its scientific study may be a novel field, meditation as a practice is thousands of years old, with roots in many ancient philosophies and world religions, such as Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhist meditation is derived from Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system often referred to as “the sister science” of yoga.Chen and colleagues recruited a sample of 37 Buddhist monks across three temples in Tibet and 19 control subjects living locally to the temples. The Tibetan Buddhist monks had practiced Samatha and Vipassana for a minimum of 2 hours per day for 3–30 years (with an average of 7.56 years). “Samatha is the Buddhist practice of calm abiding, which steadies and concentrates the mind by resting the individual’s attention on a single object or mantra. Vipassana is an insightful meditation practice that enables one to enquire into the true nature of all phenomena,” the authors write.The participants were matched for variables such as age, blood pressure, heart rate and diet. A prerequisite for participating in the study was that the individuals had not used agents that could alter the gut microbe diversity over the last three months, such as probiotics, antibiotics, prebiotics or antifungal drugs. Chen and team collected stool and blood samples from the entire cohort, which were sequenced and analyzed.Want more breaking news?Subscribe to Technology Networks’ daily newsletter, delivering breaking science news straight to your inbox every day.Subscribe for FREEThere were significant differences in both the diversity and number of microbes present in the samples from both groups. Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes species were dominant in both groups, which the researchers say is “to be expected”. However, Bacteroidetes were significantly enriched in the Tibetan Buddhist monks’ samples. In addition, their samples were abundant with Prevotella, Megamoonas and Faecalibacterium. “Collectively, several bacteria enriched in the meditation group [have been] associated with the alleviation of mental illness, suggesting that meditation can influence certain bacteria that may have a role in mental health,” the research team says.Chen and colleagues dug deeper into the samples, using an analysis tool called PICRUSt to explore the chemical processes and pathways that might be influenced by the diversity of microbes present across the samples. They identified specific protective anti-inflammatory and metabolic pathways that were enhanced in the meditators. “Glycan biosynthesis, metabolism and lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathways were enriched in the meditation group. Glycans can reportedly alleviate intestinal inflammation, improve barrier function and reduce infection-induced colitis,” they write.Analysis of the blood samples also demonstrated a significantly lower level of molecules associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease – such as total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B – in the monks, compared to controls.A key research avenueThere are limitations to the work, which the researchers address in the paper. Due to logistical challenges in recruiting participants from such a specific location, the cohort is uneven, with more meditators analyzed than controls. Furthermore, the sequencing method adopted – 16S rRNA sequencing – does not allow for “direct data on functionally important changes in the microbiota,” according to the researchers. To overcome the latter limitation, Chen and colleagues propose a study adopting metagenomic sequencing in the future.“Long-term deep meditation could profoundly impact psychosomatic disorders by altering the structure of the human gut flora,” the researchers conclude, adding that their data supports the effectiveness of meditation in psychosomatic diseases as a “key research avenue in coming years.”Reference: Sun Y, Ju P, Xue T et al. Alteration of fecal microbiota balance related to long-term deep meditation. General Psychiatry. 2023. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2022-100893.
"By manufacturing a constant state of emergency... they seek to drive us into our own self-defeating obsessive-compulsive behaviours via our Nervous System’s quest to feel safe in the presence of a constant spectral “enemy”."
An elegant explanation of the last couple of decades of madness! When people become awake to the manipulation, it ceases to have power over us. Good insights, Gary.
Also, just saw this, and you had discussed singing with Lilian: I am also going to send the article to George Webb, the investigative journalist, who was just diagnosed with myocarditis:
Jain 108 AcademyJanuary 18 at 8:04 PM Research at Stanford University is finding acoustics to create new heart tissue!This image shows the ‘cymatics’, or geometric patterns created in heart cells when applying various sounds. In bio-acoustic sound medicine, is taught that sounds are imprinting every cell and science continues to prove this ancient axiom.Cardiologist Sean Wu, MD, PhD and Utkan Demirci, PhD, an acoustic bio-engineer use acoustics to manipulate heart cells into intricate patterns. A simple change in frequency and amplitude puts the cells in motion, guides them to a new position and holds them in place. Acoustics can create a form that resembles natural cardiac tissue. With sound they can create new tissue to replace parts of damaged hearts. Acoustics can be used in reconstructing other organ tissue and blood vessels.Sounds are use to create and harmonize, as well as clean and release. Both principles are used in science using high precision acoustical generators. The same principles can be applied safely by individuals using non-invasive, natural harmonic sounds, such as our voices and acoustic instruments.Ani Williams - Songaia SoundHere is a link to the Stanford study: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/innovations-helping.../...
Stephanie Seneff@stephanieseneff· 7h Klebsiella pneumoniae (a pathogen) was found to be far more populous in the gut of Parkinson's patients than controls. This is one of the few microbes that can fully metabolize glyphosate. Maybe it's helping the host to clear glyphosate?
Gut Bacteria Linked to Parkinson's Disease Development
A recent study suggests that Parkinson's disease, in which parts of the brain are progressively damaged over many years, may actually start in the gut.Nearly 30% of the gut bacteria in patients with Parkinson's disease differed from those without the disease, according to the study from British and U.S. researchers.Study co-author Ayse Demirkan, a senior lecturer at the University of Surrey, noted that death and impairments due to Parkinson's are increasing faster than any other neurological disorder worldwide. Diagnosed cases have more than doubled in the past 25 years.This is very concerning as there is no known cure," Demirkan said in a university news release. "However, the more we learn about the causes of the disease, the more informed we can be in developing new treatments and, eventually, a cure."Parkinson's is a brain disorder that can cause uncontrollable movements such as shaking, limb stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination.Previous research had pointed to a possible link between gut bacteria and the disease, Demirkan said, though those studies were small.This study recruited 490 people with Parkinson's and 234 neurologically healthy individuals. Each provided a stool sample and information about themselves.When samples were analyzed, researchers found that bacteria, genes and biological pathways differed by more than 30% in those with Parkinson's compared to those without the movement disorder.One example was the bacterial species Bifidobacterium dentium, which are known to cause infections such as brain abscesses. They were seven times higher in folks with Parkinson's, while levels of Roseburia intestinalis, a bacterium is found in healthy colons, were 7.5 times lower. Constipation is a recognized symptom of Parkinson's disease.A cluster of bacteria known to cause infections — Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae — were elevated in those with Parkinson's.
Denis Rancourt has much to say about how our current troubles fit perfectly within the concept of a human dominance hierarchy. Seen through this lens, what you've written here can explain a great deal of what people perceive as seemingly illogical behaviors. I would go further to say that the more we can find ways to authentically support each other, the less people will be driven by the drive to feel safe.
I really appreciate how you approach this topic without judgement. Often figures are in a rush to pathologize those at the mercy of tryanny, but you've managed to put many things into place without doing so.
Well said, a slant on the story - the nervous system piece - is not one I typically consider, but it fits in so essentially. Their end is baked in - I fully agree. And I would say nature won't allow it, and of course our bodies are part of nature.
Humans are not commodities, though we've been treated as such, and that is coming to an end. The really exciting bit is those of us who have allowed ourselves to be treated as a commodity are on the verge of a great discovery. Once this slave-system (being revealed) is thrown off, a new much larger context will emerge where we can in fact, discover ourselves in the light of freedom. Thanks for your insights, Gary.
I like the way you bring this back to nervous system responses, Gary.
Because to me what's important, and what took me many years, is to come to a place where we can see our minds reactions and be honest about them.
I see many people go unconsciously down the road of judgment with strongly emotionally-provocative events like Covid or Davos... this is what's really going on, because of these 7 cherry-picked pieces of evidence which all point to this conclusion.
It's much harder for them to say... this is what's triggering me. I have trust issues with this person/org/political belief and what I need to trust is this.
The nervous system is often running through our unconscious mind and without this desire to be honest about triggers, we will never know whether its reactions are valid or just protecting us from deeper experience.
The nervous system's protective reactions cannot simply be assumed to be valid. Many times it's protecting us from something we actually now can and need to feel and process.
What a wonderful piece! Like an allied army sweeping in from the flanks, we are attacking (exposing) the same enemy.
At the risk of being labeled a shameful self-promoter, I would like to share two indexes of my organization's work...
The Ruling Class:
https://stressfreebill.substack.com/i/72462687/who-are-the-ruling-class
Globalism:
https://stressfreebill.substack.com/i/72462687/globalism
My experiences in understanding human nature (and core physiological effects such as Fight or Flight, etc.) have been acquired more from practical application rather than academia - which probably accounts for my arriving at similar conclusions via different tangents. Thirty years of marketing to health professionals (clinical, research, and administrative), building international teams, and studying leadership have given me insight that has become especially useful in my current vocation as a political analyst and writer.
For whatever it is worth, I find your analysis on the behavior for Davos elite and sycophants spot on and useful in forming counteracting strategies (my bailiwick). The best definition of politics I ever heard was the simplest one: 'Human Interaction.'
Our current geopolitical situation is dire and , in my opinion, at a Tipping Point. Understanding motivations and behavioral responses will be critical to tipping the world in the direction of freedom and liberty. Keep writing, my friend.
Especially for Gary and Lilian: OFF POINT
ps://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/meditation-may-change-the-gut-microbiome-study-of-buddhist-monks-suggests-369222?spl=ea061c5a95a54aee9d4e56a2bbf916c5&utm_content=234792239&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-479163965435700&mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR1GKmknZnnZeOWWst-2QOSnsgPDWVzeHse8AE4k97wEinBpvjwpsA26EgIMeditation May Change the Gut Microbiome, Study of Buddhist Monks SuggestsNews Published: January 16, 2023 | Molly CampbellCredit: Rajat Verma on Unsplash.Download ArticleRead time: 4 minutes
A study of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks suggests that long-term, deep meditation could positively affect the gut microbiome. The research is published in General Psychiatry.How does meditation affect the body?In the era of “wellness”, an increasing number of people are taking up a regular meditation practice. In parallel, diagnostic and imaging techniques – such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) – have evolved to new levels of sophistication, enabling scientists to study the effects of meditation on the human body. Growing evidence supports the notion that meditation can improve attention, memory, mood, emotional regulation and even offset the symptoms of some health conditions.A new study led by Dr Jinghong Chen at the Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, suggests meditation might alter the gut microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that inhabit the intestinal tract. In recent years, the term “microbiota–gut–brain axis” was coined to reflect the influence of the brain on mood and behavior through its relationship with the microbes living in the gut.“In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between traditional long-term Tibetan Buddhist meditation and fecal microbiota and to explore further whether meditation can impact human health by manipulating gut bacteria as a novel target,” the authors write.What is meditation?Defining meditation is challenging, as there are numerous different forms, but typically it is a practice where an individual is asked to focus their attention on perhaps their breath, their body or an object. When thoughts enter the individual’s consciousness, they are encouraged to acknowledge the thoughts, before softly returning their attention to the focal point.Meditation can influence certain bacteria that may have a role in mental healthWhile its scientific study may be a novel field, meditation as a practice is thousands of years old, with roots in many ancient philosophies and world religions, such as Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhist meditation is derived from Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system often referred to as “the sister science” of yoga.Chen and colleagues recruited a sample of 37 Buddhist monks across three temples in Tibet and 19 control subjects living locally to the temples. The Tibetan Buddhist monks had practiced Samatha and Vipassana for a minimum of 2 hours per day for 3–30 years (with an average of 7.56 years). “Samatha is the Buddhist practice of calm abiding, which steadies and concentrates the mind by resting the individual’s attention on a single object or mantra. Vipassana is an insightful meditation practice that enables one to enquire into the true nature of all phenomena,” the authors write.The participants were matched for variables such as age, blood pressure, heart rate and diet. A prerequisite for participating in the study was that the individuals had not used agents that could alter the gut microbe diversity over the last three months, such as probiotics, antibiotics, prebiotics or antifungal drugs. Chen and team collected stool and blood samples from the entire cohort, which were sequenced and analyzed.Want more breaking news?Subscribe to Technology Networks’ daily newsletter, delivering breaking science news straight to your inbox every day.Subscribe for FREEThere were significant differences in both the diversity and number of microbes present in the samples from both groups. Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes species were dominant in both groups, which the researchers say is “to be expected”. However, Bacteroidetes were significantly enriched in the Tibetan Buddhist monks’ samples. In addition, their samples were abundant with Prevotella, Megamoonas and Faecalibacterium. “Collectively, several bacteria enriched in the meditation group [have been] associated with the alleviation of mental illness, suggesting that meditation can influence certain bacteria that may have a role in mental health,” the research team says.Chen and colleagues dug deeper into the samples, using an analysis tool called PICRUSt to explore the chemical processes and pathways that might be influenced by the diversity of microbes present across the samples. They identified specific protective anti-inflammatory and metabolic pathways that were enhanced in the meditators. “Glycan biosynthesis, metabolism and lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathways were enriched in the meditation group. Glycans can reportedly alleviate intestinal inflammation, improve barrier function and reduce infection-induced colitis,” they write.Analysis of the blood samples also demonstrated a significantly lower level of molecules associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease – such as total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B – in the monks, compared to controls.A key research avenueThere are limitations to the work, which the researchers address in the paper. Due to logistical challenges in recruiting participants from such a specific location, the cohort is uneven, with more meditators analyzed than controls. Furthermore, the sequencing method adopted – 16S rRNA sequencing – does not allow for “direct data on functionally important changes in the microbiota,” according to the researchers. To overcome the latter limitation, Chen and colleagues propose a study adopting metagenomic sequencing in the future.“Long-term deep meditation could profoundly impact psychosomatic disorders by altering the structure of the human gut flora,” the researchers conclude, adding that their data supports the effectiveness of meditation in psychosomatic diseases as a “key research avenue in coming years.”Reference: Sun Y, Ju P, Xue T et al. Alteration of fecal microbiota balance related to long-term deep meditation. General Psychiatry. 2023. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2022-100893.
All I can say is egads. The picture says it all!!! Thanks Gary.
"By manufacturing a constant state of emergency... they seek to drive us into our own self-defeating obsessive-compulsive behaviours via our Nervous System’s quest to feel safe in the presence of a constant spectral “enemy”."
An elegant explanation of the last couple of decades of madness! When people become awake to the manipulation, it ceases to have power over us. Good insights, Gary.
Also, just saw this, and you had discussed singing with Lilian: I am also going to send the article to George Webb, the investigative journalist, who was just diagnosed with myocarditis:
Jain 108 AcademyJanuary 18 at 8:04 PM Research at Stanford University is finding acoustics to create new heart tissue!This image shows the ‘cymatics’, or geometric patterns created in heart cells when applying various sounds. In bio-acoustic sound medicine, is taught that sounds are imprinting every cell and science continues to prove this ancient axiom.Cardiologist Sean Wu, MD, PhD and Utkan Demirci, PhD, an acoustic bio-engineer use acoustics to manipulate heart cells into intricate patterns. A simple change in frequency and amplitude puts the cells in motion, guides them to a new position and holds them in place. Acoustics can create a form that resembles natural cardiac tissue. With sound they can create new tissue to replace parts of damaged hearts. Acoustics can be used in reconstructing other organ tissue and blood vessels.Sounds are use to create and harmonize, as well as clean and release. Both principles are used in science using high precision acoustical generators. The same principles can be applied safely by individuals using non-invasive, natural harmonic sounds, such as our voices and acoustic instruments.Ani Williams - Songaia SoundHere is a link to the Stanford study: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/innovations-helping.../...
Stephanie Seneff@stephanieseneff· 7h Klebsiella pneumoniae (a pathogen) was found to be far more populous in the gut of Parkinson's patients than controls. This is one of the few microbes that can fully metabolize glyphosate. Maybe it's helping the host to clear glyphosate?
Gut Bacteria Linked to Parkinson's Disease Development
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/parkinsons-bacteria-gut/2023/01/19/id/1105071/
A recent study suggests that Parkinson's disease, in which parts of the brain are progressively damaged over many years, may actually start in the gut.Nearly 30% of the gut bacteria in patients with Parkinson's disease differed from those without the disease, according to the study from British and U.S. researchers.Study co-author Ayse Demirkan, a senior lecturer at the University of Surrey, noted that death and impairments due to Parkinson's are increasing faster than any other neurological disorder worldwide. Diagnosed cases have more than doubled in the past 25 years.This is very concerning as there is no known cure," Demirkan said in a university news release. "However, the more we learn about the causes of the disease, the more informed we can be in developing new treatments and, eventually, a cure."Parkinson's is a brain disorder that can cause uncontrollable movements such as shaking, limb stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination.Previous research had pointed to a possible link between gut bacteria and the disease, Demirkan said, though those studies were small.This study recruited 490 people with Parkinson's and 234 neurologically healthy individuals. Each provided a stool sample and information about themselves.When samples were analyzed, researchers found that bacteria, genes and biological pathways differed by more than 30% in those with Parkinson's compared to those without the movement disorder.One example was the bacterial species Bifidobacterium dentium, which are known to cause infections such as brain abscesses. They were seven times higher in folks with Parkinson's, while levels of Roseburia intestinalis, a bacterium is found in healthy colons, were 7.5 times lower. Constipation is a recognized symptom of Parkinson's disease.A cluster of bacteria known to cause infections — Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae — were elevated in those with Parkinson's.
Denis Rancourt has much to say about how our current troubles fit perfectly within the concept of a human dominance hierarchy. Seen through this lens, what you've written here can explain a great deal of what people perceive as seemingly illogical behaviors. I would go further to say that the more we can find ways to authentically support each other, the less people will be driven by the drive to feel safe.
I really appreciate how you approach this topic without judgement. Often figures are in a rush to pathologize those at the mercy of tryanny, but you've managed to put many things into place without doing so.