Prometheus Rising

1. The Brain as a Bio-Computer: Understanding Neural Circuits

We will, throughout this book, consider the human brain a kind of bio-computer — an electro-colloidal computer, as distinct from the electronic or solid-state computers which exist outside our heads.

Hardware and software. The human brain can be understood as a bio-computer with both hardware (physical structures) and software (programs and information). This model helps us understand how our brains process information, create reality-tunnels, and can be reprogrammed.

Neural circuits. The brain is organized into different circuits, each responsible for specific functions:

• Bio-survival circuit: Handles basic survival needs
• Emotional-territorial circuit: Manages emotions and social hierarchies
• Semantic circuit: Processes language and symbols
• Socio-sexual circuit: Governs social and sexual behavior
• Higher circuits: Include neurosomatic, neurogenetic, metaprogramming, and non-local quantum circuits

Understanding these circuits allows us to recognize how our perceptions and behaviors are shaped by our neural programming.

2. Reality Tunnels: How We Create Our Own Perceived Realities

What the Thinker thinks, the Prover proves.

Subjective realities. Each person experiences the world through their own unique "reality tunnel," a subjective interpretation of reality shaped by their neural circuits, imprints, and conditioning. This explains why different people can have vastly different perceptions of the same events or ideas.

Confirmation bias. Our brains are wired to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs and ignore contradictory evidence. This reinforces our reality tunnels and makes it challenging to see things from other perspectives.

Recognizing reality tunnels can help us:

• Become more open-minded
• Understand and empathize with others
• Question our own assumptions
• Expand our perception of what's possible

3. The Eight-Circuit Model of Consciousness

The model can clarify the muddles, but the model is never the muddle itself. "The map is not the territory"; the menu does not taste like the meal.

Evolutionary stages. The eight-circuit model describes the evolution of human consciousness through increasingly complex levels of awareness:

1. Bio-survival circuit
2. Emotional-territorial circuit
3. Semantic circuit
4. Socio-sexual circuit
5. Neurosomatic circuit
6. Neurogenetic circuit
7. Metaprogramming circuit
8. Non-local quantum circuit

Expanding awareness. Each circuit represents a different mode of consciousness and way of perceiving reality. As we activate and integrate higher circuits, we gain access to more expansive and transformative states of awareness.

Benefits of activating higher circuits include:

• Enhanced creativity and problem-solving
• Greater empathy and understanding
• Access to transpersonal experiences
• Increased adaptability and resilience

4. Imprinting and Conditioning: Shaping Our Neural Programs

Imprints (software frozen into hardware) are the non-negotiable aspects of our individuality. Out of the infinity of possible programs existing as potential software, the imprint establishes the limits, parameters, perimeters within which all subsequent conditioning and learning occurs.

Critical periods. Imprinting occurs during specific periods of vulnerability, usually in early life. These imprints form the foundation of our personality and behavioral patterns.

Conditioning layers. After imprinting, further conditioning builds upon these initial imprints, shaping our beliefs, habits, and responses to the world.

Types of imprints and conditioning:

• Bio-survival imprints: Sense of safety or danger
• Emotional-territorial imprints: Social status and relationships
• Semantic imprints: Language and symbolic thinking
• Socio-sexual imprints: Gender roles and sexual preferences

Understanding imprinting and conditioning helps us recognize the sources of our behaviors and beliefs, opening the possibility for change and growth.

5. Breaking Free from Mechanical Behavior

We are all giants, raised by pygmies, who have learned to walk with a perpetual mental crouch. Unleashing our full stature — our total brain power — is what this book is all about.

Recognizing robothood. Most people operate on autopilot, running programs imprinted and conditioned by their environment without conscious awareness. Recognizing this robotic nature is the first step toward change.

Conscious evolution. By becoming aware of our mechanical behaviors, we can begin to make conscious choices about how we want to think, feel, and act. This process of de-robotization allows us to access more of our innate potential.

Strategies for breaking free from mechanical behavior:

• Regular self-observation and reflection
• Challenging assumptions and beliefs
• Experimenting with new behaviors and perspectives
• Practicing mindfulness and presence

6. The Power of Metaprogramming: Becoming Your Own Programmer

The meta-programming circuit — known as the "soul" in Gnosticism, the "no-mind" (wu-hsin) in China, the White Light of the Void in Tibetan Buddhism, Shiva-darshana in Hinduism, the True Intellectual Center in Gurdjieff — simply represents the brain becoming aware of itself.

Self-reflexive consciousness. The metaprogramming circuit allows us to observe and modify our own mental processes. It's the ability to "think about thinking" and reprogram our own neural software.

Creativity and freedom. By accessing the metaprogramming circuit, we gain the power to consciously shape our reality tunnels, break free from limiting beliefs, and explore new possibilities for growth and transformation.

Techniques for developing metaprogramming skills:

• Meditation and mindfulness practices
• Neurofeedback and biofeedback
• Psychedelic experiences (with proper guidance)
• Advanced yoga and tantra practices

7. Quantum Evolution: Accelerating Human Development

We are going to live a lot longer than we have expected, and we are going to get a lot smarter.

Rapid change. Human evolution is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, driven by technological advances, increased global connectivity, and expanding consciousness.

Emerging possibilities. As we develop new technologies and activate higher neural circuits, we open up possibilities for radical life extension, enhanced intelligence, and even space migration.

Potential areas of accelerated evolution:

• Longevity and health sciences
• Artificial intelligence and human-machine integration
• Space exploration and colonization
• Consciousness expansion technologies

8. The Non-Local Quantum Circuit: Connecting to Universal Consciousness

There are no isolated systems: every particle in the universe is in "instantaneous" (faster-than-light) communication with every other particle. The Whole System, even the parts that are separated by cosmic distances, functions as a Whole System.

Quantum interconnectedness. The non-local quantum circuit represents our potential to tap into a universal field of consciousness, transcending the limitations of space and time.

Expanded awareness. Activating this circuit can lead to profound mystical experiences, including feelings of oneness with the universe, access to collective knowledge, and perception beyond ordinary sensory limitations.

Implications of the non-local quantum circuit:

• Potential for telepathy and other psi phenomena
• Deep ecological awareness and empathy
• Access to transpersonal wisdom and insight
• Transformation of our understanding of reality and consciousness

Last updated: November 25, 2024