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Nicolai Levashov. Spirit and mind. Vol.1

So what, actually, is THOUGHT — that mystery of nature, born from the chaos
of matter, and seemingly just a closed chain of etheric and astral neuronal bodies
through which primary matters circulate? But, it is just thanks to these closed chains
and the primary matter circulating through them that we are able to think and ponder.
And it is just thanks to the fact that the human brain is capable of creating new chains
without the influence of external sensory signals that we can create what is new
and original, we can dream and change surrounding nature, penetrate into the depths
of its mysteries and abstract from its reality.

However, to ensure this outcome, the system must undergo maturation. Initially,
reality should "leave a number of traces" on the etheric and astral levels of the

cerebral neurons. Chaos of the surrounding world — that is the first thing that
impacts any living being who enters this crazy, yet wondrous world. We humans are
no exception to this rule.

However, the chaos of the surrounding world is not sufficient to ignite in the
human brain that weak and fragile spark of consciousness.

We may recall that the emergence of consciousness is tied to the ability of the
human brain to create new chains without any external stimulus from the outside
world. At birth a child's brain is like a tabula rasa, a blank volume, upon which fate
will inscribe the first lines. All the brain neurons are in a primordial, virgin state and
therefore qualitatively identical to each other, which means they also have identical
dimensionality levels. Along with his first gasp, the flow of information begins to
enter the child's brain. We designate as "passive" all those neurons which have not
been affected by external stimuli.

Signals from the environment, transformed by sense organ receptors, reach the
neurons and qualitatively change the structure of their etheric and astral bodies. (See
Ch. 5 for details on long-term memory). At the same time, the dimensionality of these
neurons undergoes change. We define as "active" those brain neurons which
qualitatively change on the etheric and astral levels under the impact of information
from the outside world. The active neurons possess higher levels of self-
dimensionality.

Accordingly, we may define all neurons of a newborn as passive. Subsequently,
as information from outside impinges on the brain through the senses — facilitating
the creation of long-term memory — active neurons appear. Their number
constantly increases as the child develops.

Thus begins the first phase of cumulative qualitative changes of the brain
cells on the etheric and astral levels.

The child's brain is like a sponge, soaking up all the information coming from
the outside world. During this phase, the process of long-term memory formation
predominates: this is essential for the rapid accumulation of active neurons by the
child's brain.

If, for some reason, the process of long -term memory formation is
compromised between the ages of six to eight, the brain all but loses its potential for
further development. Causes include hereditary diseases, or infections of the spinal
fluid or brain cortex. But if the infant is lucky enough to elude this kind of
misfortune, sooner or later (preferably sooner, of course) the number of active

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