Month: April 2013

HUMAN ANATOMY

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The human body is the most ingenious assembly of purposeful components you will ever ever find on this planet.

Beneath the envelope of skin and tissue, there are muscles, nerves, a circulatory system for blood, glands, vital organs, and above all, that marvellous system of bones called the Skeleton.

The skeleton not only supports the muscles and body as a whole, protecting those vital organs of brain and lungs but it is also responsible for our basic shape and size (although the last word in that matter comes from the muscles and subcutaneous tissue and skin).

The skeleton consists of 214 bones (which includes the six ossicles found the ears – not listed below).

AXIAL SKELETON

The axial skeleton comprises the skull, the backbone (vertebral column) and the ribs and breastbone (sternum).

APPENDICULAR SKELETON

The appendicular skeleton comprises the legs, arms (limbs) and shoulder and pelvic girdles.

The skeletal bones are classified according to their shape and formation

LONG BONES  found mainly in the limbs, fingers etc

SHORT BONES such as found in the wrist

FLAT BONES like in the shoulder-blades, skull etc

IRREGULAR BONES such as some facial bones and those of the vertebrae etc

SESAMOID BONES like those developed in the tendons of the muscles. The knee-cap is a good example.

SO:

Starting at the top we have the SKULL and the SKULL consists of the Cranium and the Face.

The CRANIUM has 8 bones which are made up of 1 occipital, 2 parietal, 1 frontal, 2 temporal, 1 sphenoid and 1 ethmoid.

The FACE has 14 bones and they are made up of 2 nasal, 2 palatine, 2 lacrimal, 2 zygomatic, 1 vomer, 2 inferior turbinate, 2 maxillae and 1 mandible

The VERTIBRAL Column has 33 bones (sometimes 34). Each separate bone is called a vertebra.

The upper 7 vertebrae (plural of vertebra) are called the Cervical vertebrae, the uppermost two permitting movement of the neck. the first cervical vertebra is called the Atlas and the second is called the Axis. Together these two bones form the Atlanto-axial joint.

Then we have 12 thoracic vertebrae. Then we have 5 lumbar vertebrae. After the lumbar comes the sacral vertebrae which form the sacrum after which comes the tail of the spine, the coccyx, which comprises of 4 (or5) coccygeal vertebrae.

Within the thoracic vertebrae we have what is known as the thoracic cage. it consists of the 12 thoracic vertebrae (already mentioned above) at the back, 12 pairs of ribs at the sides and the sternum at the front.

Uppermost in this cage we have 7 pairs of true ribs, below them, 3 pairs of false ribs and then 2 pairs of floating ribs.

The true ribs (pairs 1-7) are attached directly to the sternum, the false ribs (8-10) are attached indirectly to the sternum (by means of cartilage extending from each rib to the one above and then ribs (11 and 12) are not attached to the sternum in any way (hence the term ‘floating’).

Above this we have the shoulder girdle: the left and right Clavicle (collarbones) and left and right Scapula (shoulderblades).

In isolation in front of the throat rests the hyoid, a small bone.

Attached to each side of the shoulder girdle we have the upper body limbs, otherwise known as the ARMS. Nearest the shoulder is the upper arm bone, the Humerus and then for the lower part you find the Radius and Ulna, placed side by side. Then moving on to the Wrist and Hand, these bones are: The 8 bones of the Carpus, the Navicular (Scaphoid), Lunate (Semilunar), Triquetral, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate and Hamate. Then there 5 Metacarpals (the bones between the fingers and wrist) and then the 14 Phalanges which form the Thumb and 4 Fingers.

BELOW the WAIST we have the PELVIC GIRDLE and this consists of the 5th lumbar vertebrae, the sacrum, the coccyx at the back and 2 Innominate bones which encircle the remainder of the region.

Moving on to the LEGS : You have the Femur (Thigh Bone), the Patella (Knee Bone), the Tibia (Shin Bones) and the Fibula (placed alongside the tibia).

Bones of the FOOT are: 7 tarsus bones, the Calcaneum (heel), Talus, Navicular, Cuboid, 3 Cuneiforms, the 5 metatarsals, and then the 14 phalanges forming the toes.

JOINTS

A joint (or articulation) is a union of two or more bones.

There are 3 main types:

1.Fibrous (immovable) – a fixed joint allowing no movement whatsoever, i.e the joints (sutures) of the flat bones of the skull, like the teeth in their sockets etc.

2.Cartilaginous (slightly moveable) – in this joint the surfaces are separated by some intervening substance such as cartilage … i.e the intervertebral joints of the vertebral column with their intervertebral discs of fibro-cartilage.

3.Synovial (freely moveable) – the ends of the bones forming the joint are covered by hyaline cartilage. ligaments are necessary to bind the bones together, and the joint cavity is filled with synovial fluid and is enclosed by a capsule of fibrous tissue.

Varieties of Synovial Joints:

1.Gliding – small bones of the carpus etc

2.Ball and Socket – hip and shoulder joint

3.Hinge – elbow joint

4.Condyloid – wrist joint

5.Pivot – atlanto-axial joint

6.Saddle – joint between the trapezium and first metacarpal bone (thumb)

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THE BIOSTRATA … concludes

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The Biostrata, in all its glory, has been revealed. If you have read through from beginning to end you can now, from that knowledge, draw certain principles that will point you the way to a near perfect human health (something very hard to come by in this modern day society).

Remember!

Human cells are not human beings. Human cells are components of the human body and therefore belong to the human being.

The Biostrata (each stratum) are degrees of expression and together, constitute the Soul of Total Existence.

Within the Biostrata, the souls of individual units are ever flowing until finally merging as one main stream, just as all waters flow toward a common level, so too do the individual souls flow to their common level (The Godhead).

Levels of awareness and communication between stratum must take place in comprehensible terms, always consistent with the level of intelligence upon which the unit depends for its consciousness.

The Biostrata are to the Godhead what the colours of the spectrum are to White Light.

It is perhaps unfortunate that sensory units (human beings) are able to freely choose whether they should act in accordance with the Laws of Nature, or indeed, reject them, for far too often the human being does choose to reject and ignore instructions issued from the Godhead and thus ends up in stagnation and premature deterioration.  If the laws of nature (natural life laws) were to be heeded one would be assured of health throughout your entire ‘beingness’ … one would have health of mind, body and spirit.

All instruction (laws of nature) flow naturally through the Biostrata and are only ‘blocked’ or ‘obstructed’ by those units who choose to ignore the instructions in favour of doing one’s ‘own thing’.

Life Force (Prana) flows through the Biostrata too and can be utilised to increase one’s chances of a healthy, happy and successful existence.  Choose to do things ‘contrary to law’ and interfere with the natural flow, then so be it, at your own demise.

For true health and successful living :-

Allow instruction to flow naturally from the Godhead to the Pranic Stratum, without interference.

Fully Appreciate this by pondering upon :-

Of TOTAL existence, the Godhead is INFINITESIMAL WHOLE, the Biostrata, the INFINITE WHOLE

CREATION is the out-pouring of the Supreme Controlling Force (Nature) from the infallible Godhead to the Pranic Stratum whereas the ‘struggle’ to return to the Godhead is otherwise known as LIFE.

 

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So we’ve come a long way from the big ‘Pranic’ bang and we have moved through being ‘body’ and ‘mind’ … but what of ‘spirit’?  the triple role of the human being.

Spirit is the human being’s potential for doing that which has not yet been done. ‘Spirit’ is the inherent quality of purpose which enables man to ‘move’ within the Biostrata.

Man, as pure spirit, reaches upwards to the Spiritual Stratum so that he may learn more of the truth about that superior existence. A spirit that is fully alive and reaches up towards the Spiritual Stratum is a Spirit of Divine purpose. It will enable a human being to live according to the divine laws of nature itself, a natural existence.

A Spirit which favours expanding in the Sensory Stratum rather than reaching upward into the unknown is a Spirit ‘out of tune’ with the preordained system of existence, and therefore shall not receive the support or rewards of that system, (Nature).

Such an ‘out of tune’ spirit may appear to be successful, resourceful and progressive within the Sensory Stratum, but excess of Sensory expansion via experience and knowledge bodes unwell unless man can reach upward to the Spiritual Stratum. Making fair use of Sensory experience as a means of ascending the Biostrata is potentially the makings of the most wholesome, living spirit.

Man is spirit. Ascending the Biostrata makes man vital.

Spirit reveals itself as pure emotional force, the driving force behind ambition, love, devotion, happiness and joy but on the flip side these are not the only outlets for emotional drive, so too there is hatred, envy, sloth, jealousy.

A weak emotional driving force results in depression and boredom and apathy and indicates a waning spirit, a spirit moving in the wrong direction within the Biostrata, a spirit driven ‘off course’ and definitively ‘out of tune’ with the preordained natural system of existence.

It is misleading to believe that we, as human beings, belong to only the Sensory Stratum. Human consciousness, having evolved, for most, no further than the Sensory Stratum, leave a very vast expanse of ‘unexplored terrain’ between present awareness and the ultimate state of awareness up there in the Godhead.

The full range of the Biostrata, from Pranic Stratum to Godhead, reveals the existence of the timeless essence of the human being. However, due to human being’s attachment in the realms of Sensory stimuli and images we are almost totally unaware of any part of our existence above what we live through on a day to day basis.

Our main consideration should be the encouragement of all human conscisouness to ascend higher with the ultimate destination being the Godhead, All Consciousness (Awareness). Every human would benefit from laying a path upward through the unknown territory.

When a unit of a stratum starts to deteriorate, surrendering to the re-cycling processes, then it leaves behind a vacancy needing to be filled so that ascent toward the Godhead may be continued by another consciousness. This would seemingly suggest that when a unit ‘vacates’ on its path toward the Godhead, an emptiness remains until some other unit comes along to fill it and progress with the role of the original occupying unit … this is generally what occurs, however it is not a random exchange that takes place, remember, units have to gel with each other, a progressive series of groupings needs to take place to reach a final integration to become one. The path laid has to cumulative with all the natural existence’s system upward through the Biostrata. The Soul of a human being is the path already laid and this goes for the Soul of a Cell, of a Molecule, of an Atom.  Hence when one Human Consciousness drops out of the race, a whole new batch has to replace, and this can take much time to replenish. In the meantime, the consciousness of the race dropping back as a whole, depleting, deteriorating.  Thus, a unit (human being) may stagnate by allowing its path to stray from direct ascent of the Biostrata but this merely delays progress.  The ultimate destiny of the path (soul) is toward the Godhead.  Reflect here upon Reincarnation. If this cannot be as yet accepted then refer to the Cellular Stratum.

When a cell dies (deteriorates, enters re-cycling processes) another cell moves in to continue along the same course so as to fulfill the role and function of the cell that ‘died’. The new cell possesses the ‘soul’ of the dead cell and thus continues laying the same path. If this were not the case then our bodies would not be maintained and permit growth. Nothing would exist beyond the ‘molecular’ stage and because the Biostrata can exist only in its entirety or not at all, there would be no existence.

So, the soul is the developing path that leads to the Godhead and a long line of successive individuals may have engaged in the laying of the path, and many more may be needed to complete the same, but, when consciousness reaches the Godhead, that soul will be of the Godhead and will be pure and infallible, timeless and in absolute existence.

Man would do well to comply with the laws of the Supreme Controlling Force of the Biostrata (otherwise known as ‘the Laws of Nature’) for if the laws are ignored and/or violated then there is penalty to be paid, such as, ill-health, retardation of soul development, premature death (re-cycling), pain, fear. If however, the laws are complied with then one is assured of good health, speedy soul development together with a fulness of life.

How to we get to know such laws?

Control over how a human being is composed is partly the result of preconditioning of all components (atoms, molecules, cells) and partly by instruction from the sensory unit to its cells and so on downward. All stratum respond accordingly to either precondition or instruction. Therefore a higher stratum can control a lower (subservient) stratum.  Now it is due to this ‘handing down’ of instruction through the strata that ascension can take place. To qualify for promotion (a lower strata unit becoming a higher strata unit) that lower unit must prove itself, its capability, its compliance, its ability to communicate via its consciousness with the intelligence above itself – it is about receptivity and being influenced in accordance with the laws.  Think about meditation. Learning to ‘open’ the mind to receive instruction from the Spiritual Stratum.  If man does not open his mind enough, he will stagnate in the Sensory Stratum.

The Laws of Nature emanate from the Godhead and opeate through every stratum of the Biostrata. They are progressive laws and demand far less from the units of the lower strata than of the highly complex and developed units of the higher strata.

Due to the very nature of the human being, consciousness is mainly concerned with materialism, with each individual having materialistic attitude toward life and these humans are predominantly ‘BODY’ persons who will progress slowly through the Biostrata, who have weak Spirit and are Self-centred and mundane of Mind.

The human being who encourages expansion of consciousness within the Sensory Strata could be one of a higher professional, a human of intelligent calibre, whatever their profession however, they will be one of a ‘MIND’ person. Their progress through the Biostrata will be speedier than that of a BODY person, but nevertheless will still be slow.

The speediest ascent through the Biostrata is predominantly a ‘SPIRIT’ person, one whose consciousness reaches up and beyond the limits of the Sensory Stratum. One who reaches out into the unknown by using the experience of Mind and Body to facilitate Spiritual advancement. A SPIRIT person is usually an aesthetic human being. Communicating via the ARTS or DEVOTION to his fellow man, with much of what he does being the result of inspiration or intuition.

 

 

 

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Mind is intelligence, awareness, consciousness, perception, mind exists in and with everything. It is the inherent and most basic quality of active prana. Therefore you will see that the human body, being made up of prana and displaying infinite complex behaviour patterns, is also Mind.

Consciousness makes us see ourselves sometimes as ‘bodies’ and other times as ‘minds’.

It is always the observation (the point of view) which changes, not that which is being observed, and so it is, with every single one of us human beings, we can all be observed as mind, body or spirit.

Now upon having gathered the knowledge of all of the above we can now look at the true nature of Mind and consider too the 3 sections it is divided into …. Conscious, Subconscious and Unconscious.

The human ‘conscious’ mind belongs to the Sensory Stratum, the ‘subconscious’ and ‘unconscious’ belong to the Cellular Stratum, with the ‘unconscious’ reaching all the way down to the Pranic Stratum (after passing through the molecular and atomic strata too).

The conscious mind possesses a number of faculties, ‘Consciousness’ being just one of them.  Consciousness (otherwise termed ‘Awareness’) is introspective and results from exclusive components which make up a unit, i.e the consciousness of ‘cells’ and/or ‘molecules’ and the intelligence displayed therein of those components/units.  When awake and fully conscious, we rely on the combined consciousness of all cells for our normal functioning, together all combinations give us our Awareness.  During sleep however, ‘sensory’ consciousness can become ‘patchy’ as not all cells are still functioning, some have suspended their activities. Sensory experience (in sleep) is fragmentary and incomplete and inclined to seem slightly less ‘real’ than that of the fully awake sensory consciousness. Hence the phenomenon ‘Dreaming’.

All levels of the Biostrata need each other, no one level can exist without the others for this is all about a progressive, unifying process in the development of inert Prana to Human Being.

Communication throughout the Biostrata is strictly from one stratum to the adjacent stratum so it is not possible for say, the Sensory Stratum to communicate directly with the Molecular Stratum, the communication must pass through all intermediate strata wherever the communicating strata are not adjacent with each other. This communication is much the same as any form of communication, whereby it is an influencing of awareness of one entity, reaching out to the awareness of another.Usually this communication is for one of two reasons. Either for controlling the units of another stratum, or for the purpose of being controlled by the units of another stratum.

Consciousness is unique, it belongs to one unit and is its inherant part. when a number of units of one stratum unite they constitute a ‘complete’ unit in a higher stratum and thereby produce a ‘collective unit consciousness’ .. i.e another ‘one exlusive unit’.

Awareness (Human Consciousness) is the ‘agent’ for all communication in the Sensory Stratum, it is not only a ‘receiver’ susceptible to other strata but it is also a ‘transmitter’ which has capability of influencing all units of its own, and other, strata.

The Human Consciousness is better able to communicate with strata below its own level rather than the levels above and this makes it more understandable to us how we can appreciate being ‘stuck’ in the Sensory Strata, often unable to progress upwards to the Spiritual Strata. Consciousness marks the extent of our singular development within the Biostrata, having ascended from the Pranic Stratum and being made up of units of the Cellular, Molecular and Atomic Strata, you will understand that when any unit of the Sensory Stratum is communicating with units of the lower strata, it is indeed actually communicating with parts of itself.  Whenever we use our physical apparatus such as moving limbs or swallowing morsels of food we are communicating within the Cellular Stratum, making appropriate cells action and respond in accordance with our wishes, and those cells composed of molecules and atoms are all receiving communication from the Sensory Stratum, continuing, automatically, down and down the entire number of components until the Pranic Stratum is reached and all necessary communication has been actioned.  You will recognise for instance, when you are hungry, you are made aware of this by Sensory Consciousness, it is a message from the Cellular Stratum telling you (human consciousness) that you must eat. Therefore these are the busiest lines of communication, the interchange of influences between the Sensory Stratum and all strata below.

If you take yourself to your current level of Sensory Stratum you might think that communication on this level is the easiest but alas, even with all the lines of help brought about by Post, Radio, Telephone etc there still remains some of the most difficult, if not impossible obstructions regarding communications between human beings on a Sensory Level.

When a human being (one unit of the sensory stratum) communicates with another human being it is possible for there to be awareness of who is the receiver and who is the transmitter, both can occupy consicousness at the same time, however, when one human is communicating with another, what has to be remembered is that communication is happening with a ‘separate’ consciousness and therefore, this is not as easy as communication with one’s own component cells.  If you have little understanding of your own Sensory Self and all parts below (and above if possible) then you will have greater challenge in communicating with other conscious beings (especially if they have little or no understanding of their development).

Finally, to reach up and communicate to the strata above proves the most challenging and is probably the Sensory Stratum units’ upmost difficult communication. When a human being ‘reaches up’ it is doing so into the ‘unknown’ and the awareness is that of the actual reaching rather than of which level is being reached.  The Spiritual Stratum is intuitive and when the Sensory Stratum does manage to communicate with the Spiritual Stratum it receives intuition and inspiration. Human consciousness must expand and transcend the Sensory Stratum if it is to successfully communicate with the Spirit and the Godhead of the Biostrata. Only when Human consciousness has made itself receptive by negating the significance of all sensory stimuli can it expand, can it reach up, can it communicate with a unit of the Spiritual Stratum and thereupon receive Intuition and Inspiration.