know
at present. I assume it will be replaced by a better map within 10
or 15 years; and in any case, the map is not the territory.)
Four of the circuits are "antique" and conservative, they exist
in everybody (except feral children).
1. The Oral Bio-Survival Circuit. This is imprinted by the
mother or the first mothering object and conditioned by
subsequent nourishment or threat. It is primarily concerned with
sucking, feeding, cuddling, and body security. It retreats
mechanically from the noxious or predatory—or from anything
associated (by imprinting or conditioning) with the noxious or
predatory.
2. The Anal Emotional-Territorial Circuit. This is imprinted
in the "Toddling" stage when the infant rises up, walks about and
begins to struggle for power within the family structure. This
mostly mammalian circuit processes territorial rules, emotional
games, or cons, pecking order and rituals of domination or
submission.
3. The Time-Binding Semantic Circuit. This is imprinted and
conditioned by human artifacts and symbol systems. It "handles"
and "packages" the environment, classifying everything according
to the local reality tunnel. Invention, calculation, prediction
and transmitting signals across generations are its functions.
4. The "Moral" Socio-Sexual Circuit. This is imprinted by the
first orgasm-mating experiences at puberty and is conditioned by
tribal taboos. It processes sexual pleasure, local definitions of
"right" and "wrong," reproduction, adult-parental personality
(sex role) and nurture of the young.
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The development of these circuits as the brain evolved
through evolution, and as each domesticated primate (human)
brain recapitulates evolution in growing from infancy to adulthood,
makes possible gene-pool survival, mammalian sociobiology
(pecking order, or politics) and transmission of culture.
The second group of four brain circuits is much newer, and
each circuit exists at present only in minorities. Where the
antique circuits recapitulate evolution-to-the-present, these futuristic
circuits ^recapitulate our future evolution.
5. The Holistic Neurosomatic Circuit. This is imprinted by
ecstatic experience, via biological or chemical yogas. It processes
neurosomatic ("mind-body") feedback loops, somatic-sensory
bliss, feeling "high," "faith-healing," etc. Christian Science, NLP
and holistic medicine consist of tricks or gimmicks to get this
circuit into action at least temporarily; Tantra yoga is concerned
with shifting consciousness entirely into this circuit.
6. The Collective Neurogenetic Circuit. This is imprinted by
advanced yogas (bio-chemical - electrical stresses). It processes
DNA-RNA-brain feedback systems and is "collective" in that it
contains and has access to the whole evolutionary "script," past
and future. Experience of this circuit is numinous, "mystical,"
mind-shattering; here dwell the archetypes of Jung's Collective
Unconscious—Gods, Goddesses, Demons, Hairy Dwarfs and
other personifications of the DNA programs (instincts) that
govern us.
7. The Meta-programming Circuit. This is imprinted by very
advanced yogas. It consists, in modern terms, of cybernetic consciousness,
reprogramming and reimprinting all other circuits,
even reprogramming itself, making possible conscious choice
between alternative universes or reality tunnels.
8. The Non-Local Quantum Circuit. This is imprinted by
Shock, by "near-death" or "clinical death" experience, by
OOBEs (out-of-body-experiences), by trans-time perceptions
("precognition"), by trans-space visions (ESP), etc. It tunes the
brain into the non-local quantum communication system suggested
by physicists such as Bohm, Walker, Sarfatti, Bell, etc.
These circuits will be explained in detail as we proceed.
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EXERCIZES
1. If you don't already have a computer, run out and buy one.
Then re-read this chapter.
2. To understand hardware and software are (as
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