The Leader and The Follower

The Brain: The data collector and processor of data.

The Soul: The source of original data and experience entrepreneur extraordinaire.

Unless these two elements work together, life will seem as if it is being pulled in multiple directions. Now, the Soul will never keep any data from the processor, since that is why the processor exists in the first place. However, if the processor is corrupted by fictitious data brought on by superstition and fear; then the processor, and its super powerful autonomic ability to translate, organize, and utilize the information, will send the physical body out - misdirected. In addition, the mental processor, per the corrupted data, will reason that any new information that makes an attempt to be integrated, and is contrary to the originally implanted feed, will be some sort of trickery, such as a demonic entity, since that is what the processor was instructed to believe.

That is because the brain (processor) has been programmed with such ideas during the most vulnerable of the learning stages - youth. And with nothing else to compare the data to, is forced to accept the belief structure as fact.

As much, during adulthood, many brains that were implanted with such programming will feel as if they are being pulled in ways that go against their better feeling of judgment. That emotional feeling is the Soul making attempts to reprogram the data that has been entered into the processor, for the one thing that can never be programmed is emotion. That is because emotions are not produced within the body; the body merely reacts to these emotions, causing chemicals and hormones to be released; which in turn, makes the body correspond. Emotions are the very breath of the Soul and a very effective form of communication to the body. Emotions are the Soul's backdoor entrance, and inner voice to the physical mind.

If given a choice between a set of circumstances, one giving you pause while the other giving you assurance; the one that feels better is the one the Soul is conveying to you. The one giving you pause is the one the processor has chosen, usually based off of its limited, corrupt, or superstitious data.

Do not misunderstand - the human brain is not weak, useless, or incompetent. The brain is, perhaps, too powerful for its own good, considering what type of data, we as humans, have determined should be programmed into it. The secret, of course, is for the mass at large to realize just how powerful the human processor is, and its necessary symbiotic relationship to the Soul. When these two aspects of life are finally synchronized, our understanding of all that the Universe has to offer will flow freely through us; which, in turn, will cause the joyful experience of life to magically appear right before our eyes.

When the brain is finally aware that it is not the creator, but the listener, life will no longer seem to pull you in ways that you truly do not wish to go.

In other words, life will be grand when:

The Soul Leads and the Brain Follows.

JB Lewis

Unforced Healing

When the Spirit heals Its body, the process is always unforced; no bargain is reached; no compromise is made. The body simply performs the functions of healing because that is the desire of the Spirit. 

You too, as a physical being, can experience this type of unforced bliss. Begin to teach your mind how to ask questions about itself. Teach the mind how to be curious about itself. Peacefully tell the mind that it is all right not to know the answers right now. 

Remember, the Spirit has no questions to ask since nothing is hidden from It; all questions that arise are mental in nature. Begin to allow questions about all of life to emerge, and then let them float freely in your imagination. Do not try to force an answer to come. Instead, allow the answers to appear for you within a natural flow. When the answer comes, that will be the Soul talking to the mind. Teach your mind to be still and get to know the Soul that keeps such close company.

The Soul does not live in a state of force. Why should the body and mind?

What Is The Truth

Sometimes - when it comes to what we believe - we are willing to hold onto that belief simply because we do not wish for the world as we know it to fall apart; for what would we hold in our hearts to make us feel complete, safe and loved?

We must have our imaginative stories because they are what give us hope, pleasure and reassurance that we are not alone in the Universe.

When we get right down to it, once a child is no longer a child, we would never try to maintain the idea that the Tooth Fairy is still out collecting teeth and leaving money under pillows; we would never try to convince a teenager that Santa Claus is making his way to Cleveland in a flying sleigh that is pulled by nine reindeer; we would not try to prolong the notion that the Easter Bunny is a six-foot tall jack rabbit with an Australian accent - unless, of course, we were just telling a fantastic story for our imaginations to absorb.

The same is true of other amazing stories that have survived in our human culture for centuries. And in some ways, our adult minds still crave that child-like storytelling and belief structure that makes us wonder in amazement on how such things could have ever happened. Just like when kids think that Santa and the Elves actually build toys that will be under the Christmas tree soon, only to discover one day that Santa is only a story - even a legend. And for a short time, the child's world falls apart. But for a time, nothing is more real to a child, simply because they believe it is real.

But we must ultimately realize that these beliefs we hold dear are not truths, but merely stories, for the truth would never have us kill in its name. Murder and destruction is the domain of all that is false. Truth needs no defense while falseness can offer no reason for its existence. Truth offers nothing but peace since no part of its purpose can be called into question, while all that is false elicits anger to compensate for what it cannot explain.

Still, storytelling has been built into the culture of humanity, and it is okay to know that some things in life are just stories and not real. If every single thing were real, there would be no need for imagination; and imagination fills us with wonder, proposes that there is magic in the world, and gives birth to creation. We simply have to know the difference between what is the truth and what is a story.

Here's a tip:

If any murder, destruction, conquering or separation has ever occurred under the guise of any story, then the story is false, no matter the source of the story, for the truth of any matter is self-explanatory and leaves no confusion or misinterpretation of itself behind that can lead to such travesties. Falseness masquerades as truth but is filled with incompleteness; it is this incompleteness that leads to multiple interpretations of the story, confusion, doubt, arguing, and ultimately the ousting or annihilation of those who believe otherwise.

JB Lewis

My Morning At Kindergarten

I home-school my oldest daughter because it works better for the way she learns. I would say it has turned out all right since she reads at a twelfth grade level as an eighth grader. My six year-old attends kindergarten at a public school for now, and I will see how it goes from there.

This morning, I took Holly to school and arrived about five minutes before the school doors were ready to be opened for the day. One of the female teachers was only a few feet away from me and Holly, standing at the head of a small gathering of other kids and parents that were waiting as well. To kill time, I talked to a fifth grader that was next to me while we waited. I asked the little guy, "So, how do you like school?"

He gave me a smirk, looking upward at me, and said, "It's good." But then he thought a moment and said, "But actually, it's a waste of time."

"Oh yeah," I replied. "Why is that?"
He answered, "Do you know Albert Einstein? He said that imagination is more important than knowledge."

I raised my eyebrows and glanced up to see the teacher was listening, but remaining silent. I could see that he must have just learned this recently and had given it some thought.

I looked back down at the little tike that only came up to my waist-line and replied, "Einstein says that imagination is more important than knowledge, huh? What if I told you that, all by themselves, knowledge and imagination are limited."

The boy looked up at me like I was an alien and grunted, "Huh?"

So I changed my tact a little and said, "If there exists someone who knows every fact there is to know, but has no imagination, what do they have? They are like a library full of books, but with no readers inside. But when imagination is combined with knowledge, then knowledge becomes animated and turns facts into creations. Knowledge is power. Imagination is power. And the person who harnesses them both ... is invincible."

Just then the metal doors opened and the kids started pushing their way in with no regard to little Holly's feet as we were suddenly herded along. As I passed by the teacher, she smiled, and jokingly asked, "Do you need a job?"

JB Lewis

Did I Do That?

Once upon a time, in 2003 to be precise, when I first started to meditate, something brilliant happened to me.
I was job searching in a horrible economy and getting nowhere fast, so I sat down in a quiet place and began to visualize getting a job, using the technique of meditation. After a bit, I was able to clear my mind of all thought; my mind was blank and nothing particular was coming to me.

But then, all of a sudden, I began to visualize myself flying through the air over the city. I began to zero in on a cluster of buildings below me that appeared to be bland and lifeless; like an abstract painting. Then, as I lowered to an altitude just above the buildings, a name appeared in my mind; it was the name of one of the companies I had applied to over the last couple of months.

You should know that I had applied to more than 35 jobs during this desperate job search of mine, so for this one to pop up seemed arbitrary at best.

All I could see was the name of this company that was attached to a building. In my mind, the company name floated over the roof of one of the buildings.
Then, right in the middle of my meditation, the phone rang. Boy was I irritated, but I had to answer it, so I picked up the phone and said, "What?"

Low and behold, it was the hiring manager of the company I had just visualized. I was astonished. There I was meditating and visualizing about a company I had applied to, and then they called me. Wow! Had the Universe read my thoughts and made them real?

Well, to make a long story short, even after my abrupt phone etiquette, they hired me. They hired me, and as a result of working there for a while, I was able to obtain a house for my family, since we had just recently moved back to Oregon after spending a year and a half in Utah. And no, we were not practicing to be Mormons.

However, for years after that moment, I believed that I had created that job from my sheer meditation of it. But if you remember the story I just told; I did not specifically picture that job in my meditation. It came to me on its own out of a host of other possible jobs just from me being still and clearing my thoughts. As far as things seemed, it was totally random.

Did you get that? I cleared my thoughts; and that is what meditation actually is - the ability, or even the art, of clearing one's mind so that nothing gets in the way of the communication that the Soul is having with the brain of Its body.

Let me say it all this way:
The Soul, which fully controls the body, knows EXACTLY what It wishes to do, and there is absolutely NOTHING that the physical body can do to stop it. And when the brain is quiet, the Soul's agenda is made known to the brain because all the clutter from the day is out of the way. I know many of you may believe otherwise, but listen.

Simply put, my mind did not see the job that was to hire me because I meditated on it, or visualized it; my mind saw the job because my thoughts were cleared out of the way BECAUSE of the meditation; therefore, I was able to see more clearly what the Soul was going to do with this body I call JB Lewis. Do you see it? The meditation made it possible for my physical brain to become synchronized with the Soul because my regular, daily worries and considerations were out of the way; and therefore my brain was able to see, in real time, what the Soul was bringing into existence.
In other words, the job was always going to call me regardless of any meditation. But because of the meditation, I was able to see what was coming; and as it turned out, I saw it just as it was happening. If I had meditated sooner, I would have known about it sooner, but the wow factor would not have been as significant as having the call come right in the middle of my thinking about it.

I hope all that repetitiveness cleared everything up. But anyway...

The whole process was orchestrated by the Soul so that my brain would notice the effect of meditation; otherwise, had time elapsed between the meditation and the call, the thought would have been dismissed as just another collection of thoughts about places I had applied to. There would have been no significance and my brain would not have made the connection. This same thing is happening to all of you as well - ALL DAY LONG. It is just that people do not regularly notice what the Soul has said.

What that really means is - if we meditate, or clear our minds the best way that we know how, we will be able to see what is coming for us far in advance. In a way, you will be behaving as a psychic or medium would be. That is what is happening with them; they are more sensitive to the Soul. But bear this in mind - in my opinion - a true psychic will not try to clean out your wallet, if they take money from you at all. Anyone who does, is not genuine and you should avoid them, no matter how authentic reality shows make the APPEAR to be.

Furthermore, because of films like, The Secret, people believe that THINKING and FOCUSING on what they want will bring it to them. But that is not true. That is because the body does not control anything - it simply OBEYS the Soul. And if the Soul wants something, the thinking of the brain is not even necessary. The Soul always gets what It wants - without exception.

So do you realize what this means?

It means that you do not have to worry about anything. You do not have to stress about what you think you want but do not have. This is because the Soul has everything that It wants right now at this particular time. I know many will not believe this, but that is only because those people are still relying on what the BRAIN believes.

Ask yourself this question: Exactly how weak do you think the Soul to be? Do you not know that the Soul controls every single part of Its existence as a human? There is NO middle ground. There is NO compromise with the body. The Soul does not ask the body for permission to do anything. If the body is not experiencing something, that is because the Soul does NOT want it right now. The brain may be trying to process other perspectives, but if the Soul does not wish to experience it, then it will not be experienced no matter how much the body may FEEL it needs it, or how much the brain FOCUSES on it, or how many VISION boards are created. Do you suppose the brain can tell the Soul something It does not already know?

It is only when the brain becomes quiet, usually through meditation, that it and the Soul can become symbiotic; this event will result in the brain being able to see directly, and in real time, what the Soul is doing. Now, an untrained brain may believe that the event is being created by sheer concentration, but that is not true. The brain is simply IN TUNE with the Soul and is able to view the TRUTH of things. Some people call this being psychic, or being a medium. But what is really happening is, the brain is no longer trying to peer through a closed door. During this synchronicity with the Soul, all doors to the Universe are open.

It is at this time that there will be no surprises as to what your future holds because, at long last, the brain will not be out of the loop.

Can you see it at last? There is no need to worry or stress. All you need to do is to stop relying what you THINK YOU KNOW based off of what life APPEARS to be showing you because ALL of it is a serious misinterpretation of what is actually going on.

ALL of life is the result of what the brain has misconstrued about what it thinks is going on around it because people have been trained to believe only what they can see or feel physically. This completely negates the Soul as a source of input in our lives. And negating the Soul will result in the feeling of being lost, empty, confused, and misdirected. But remember, these are only feelings the brain can have because the Soul is NEVER lost, empty, confused, or misdirected.

Wouldn't life be so much better if you could find a way to quiet your mind in a way that works for you. It may not be meditation the way others teach it, but perhaps something original that only you do. It may be a quiet drive. It may be drinking a beer (wink), it may be that space of time just before you drift off to sleep. Whatever it is, find it and make it part of your everyday life.

Life does not happen the way your brain thinks it should be - life happens the way that the Soul wants it to be.

JB Lewis

Are Dreams An Alternate Reality?

The body sleeps but the Soul does not. The body is organic, requiring organic things to survive, but the Soul requires nothing. No air, no food, no sleep.

With this in mind, imagine this...

As your body is sleeping, the Soul would not need to lie there in the bed with Its body, waiting for the body to awaken before activities can begin again. Instead, since the Soul is always connected to Its body by thought, the Soul can go on to have other experiences anywhere in the Universe during this time, having never really departed from the body. The Soul can simply (become) something, (go) somewhere, or (live as someone) else at the speed of thought. The Soul can re-live or continue an experience it had earlier in physical form, or a new experience can be made elsewhere, as long as the process of thought can continue; and since thought is progressive and never stops, there are no real limitations to what experiences a Soul can have, where It can have them, or where they can take place.

But where would this other experience take place? That is the interesting part and may explain why scientists cannot exactly determine from what part of the brain dreams emanate. Let us consider that dreams do not originate within the brain itself, but are merely processed there.

When our eyes are open, our brains process the things that go on in our world and we consider this to be our reality. Dreams are also processed in the brain, so as far as the brain is concerned, dreams are real too. Remember, the brain is just a processor and not the source of original thought. Original thought comes from the Thinker Behind the Thinker; or otherwise known as The Soul. The Soul's thoughts are then processed through our organic CPU; the brain. That is why dreams cannot be pinpointed in the brain - they do not come from the brain - they merely pass through it.

So why are dreams often less clear than the experiences we have in our daily lives? Consider this...

Our brain is the center-point of the body that is encountering all of our daily activities. That is to say, our eyes, skin, nose, ears, and all other sensory abilities are tied directly into the brain; hardwired by a central nervous system, if you will. So all of our daily actions are translated into experience by the brain. However, let us imagine that the Soul continues Its experiences elsewhere, (In-Thought), as the physical body sleeps. Those (other-worldly) thoughts are not being directly felt through the body's tissues, seen through the body's eyes, and are therefore not directly processed through the body's central nervous system. It is comparable to the brain receiving transmissions through a Wi-Fi connection via a plethora of frequencies, and then using programming to decode the frequencies that was meant solely for use with an Ethernet cable - the messages may end up being a bit scrambled.

To clarify:

Dreams, as we call them, are not coming from anything physical that the brain would understand. Instead, the brain is receiving data from some other set of experiences that the Soul is (Thinking) about, and the brain does not know precisely how to interpret the information; but it does the best that it can by using the same ground rules for understanding that it uses in its daily life with the body. This method can often make dreams appear patchy, random, and even incoherent.

Still, the brain will attempt to incorporate these new thoughts, as it would any other, by sending the data through the central nervous system and throughout the body. The body, behaving as a reactor to the brain, which, in turn, is a reactor for the Soul, will try to translate the dream data into a physical response. That is why when a dog dreams that it is running, we can observe the dog animating a run while lying on the floor. That is also why people talk in their sleep when talking in their dreams. That is why the body responds physically when in a sleep state - it is reacting to the data that the brain is receiving and attempts to play it out as it would during its waking hours. The body simply does not know any better because it is a servant, not a creator.

Imagine that while the body sleeps, the Soul continues on with Its adventures. The Soul has no eyes to close, no stomach to feed, no clothes to wear, no muscles that become exhausted. So why would the Soul do nothing simply because Its current body needs rejuvenation? Do you believe the Soul is restricted by the body It uses? Do you figure the Soul cannot do more than one thing at a time? Do you understand that the Soul only uses the body to process the experiences It wishes to have? Can you fathom that the Soul can live more than one life at a time throughout multiple dimensions of existence; and that your brain captures a little bit of those other expressions through the body you currently believe to be YOU?

Since All things are connected, there would truly be no reason to think these things are not possible; there would be no separation to consider, except to say that your current physical brain would be unaware of other physical brains and bodies that are being used by the same Soul. 

In that way, the illusion of separation would exist.

Until now, that is...

JB Lewis

My Daughter, Holly

This morning, my six-year-old, Holly, was gazing off into the ether while wrapped in a blanket. Then she said, out of the blue, "Daddy, the brain is the most powerful part of the body." 

I sort of mumbled back saying, "Yeah," and then continued with what I was doing, not really considering what she was talking about. 

Then she said, "Actually, Daddy, the brain is probably the most powerful thing in the Universe." 

That was when she caught my attention. I stopped and wondered why she would say something like that out of nowhere. Maybe the things I talk about were getting into her psyche. Maybe rather than a foundation of fear, I have subtly given her the tools for success. 

Although her statement came from the very basic edge of where I usually spend my mental contemplations, I realized that she was on the right track to becoming a thinker of unlimited ability. 

"This is how it all starts," I mumbled to myself. This is how children grow up understanding that it is their own thought process that takes them precisely where they want to go in life. Perhaps...just perhaps, I have not completely messed up this whole parenting thing after all.

JB Lewis

The Jet-Stream of the Universe

There is a jet-stream in our atmosphere that is always moving and its path is always fluctuating. There is a current in the ocean that is always moving and its path is always fluctuating. These currents completely circumference the Earth. There is also a current within the field of energy that we know as life. It is always moving and its path is always fluctuating. This current completely fills the Universe.

Besides the constant movement of these forces, the one thing that is the same of them all is, not one of these flows ever goes backwards. And the secret seems to be, if we get into the middle of any of these movements, we can travel effortlessly to any point that current passes. Fish do this in the ocean; they do not have to swim because the current carries them without consideration of what species they are. Birds do this in the sky; they do not have to work, but simply glide on what nature has given them regardless of bird type.

The same is true of the Universal flow of energy. We are welcome to ride the current regardless of race, upbringing, financial status, or belief system. And contained on the route of this electrical flow are all the things we could ever want. All that is needed from us is to reach out and grab it, mentally speaking, claiming it as our own.

But how can one tell if they are riding the wave of life? It all comes down to this simple question. Does your life feel difficult, or does it feel easy? If it feels easy then you are riding the stream. If life feels hard then you have stepped out from the flow and are fighting the current.

So how does one get into, or back into, the jet-stream of the Universe? This may sound impossible but, no matter what you are doing, you must stop. No matter how much you believe you must continue on with your current agenda, you must stop. If the job feels wrong, you must stop and change it. If the relationship feels wrong, you must stop and change it. No matter what the thing is that is going on with you, you must stop and do something else. If you are unwilling to take the chance to make a change, then do not complain that you are not going to where you believe you should. Remember, everything in life is our own fault. The best way to know what to change your life to is to let go of life as you know it; that is, simply turn your back on it. There is no other way. If you quit your job, do not look back in regret. Just be glad in your decision. Do this in everything because that is how the expression of (letting go) works.

You should know this as well: there is nothing about life that is trying to stop you from living freely, or being prosperous, or successful, or being loved. The flow of life is ever moving and has no opinion about you. The flow is progressive and only knows how to create. The only thing preventing anyone from being more today than they were yesterday is what is believed mentally. As my mom always says, "Can't never could."

I've watched people born with no arms learn to drive with their feet, comb their hair, brush teeth, take care of children, and type out a novel with feet faster than some can type with fingers. I have seen a man with no feet or arms become a professor, a motivational speaker, write multiple books and become published, and even marry the love of his life. His name is Nick Vujicic. Look him up on his website: http://www.attitudeisaltitude.com/about-nick-his-story.

These people did all that they wanted because they believed they could. So what is your excuse for not being the person you envision? To find the answer, there is only one place you need to go - the mind.

It is time to ask yourself, "What do I believe?" Are you a Can Do thinker, or a Can Not thinker? This is something only you can answer and change. And more than likely, only someone with a "Live Life Fearlessly" mentality will be able to uproot their current existence and make such a change, but what do you have to lose? What do you have to gain?

The jet-stream of life is waiting for you all, my friends. I'll catch you on the wave!

JB Lewis

Beam Me Up

One of my favorite images is of the Earth, looking back from space. And I realize this next statement will sound strange, but I love it because I cannot see the people on the surface, which makes everything just seem peaceful.

Meanwhile, down on the surface, millions of activities are going on. Billions of people are moving, fighting, struggling, killing, building, destroying, and reshaping the surface of the globe. But from space, none of that is visible. It is just a quiet planet floating in space. 

Then, as I stare longer at the picture, I cannot help but notice that, from space, Earth looks like one giant cell – just like the ones in us, except Earth is a cell in the body of the Universe. And humans resemble that of a destructive virus, moving all over it, devouring the cell wherever opportunity exists and without regard to itself. The virus simply seeks out the next thing it can latch onto, take it over and consume it until that thing is depleted.

I often wonder what we would look like to other beings in the Universe that just happen to be cruising by the Earth in their 2014, top of the line, candy-apple red UFO, with curb feelers, a built-in navigation system, and some fuzzy dice hanging from the anal probe, looking down at us in observance. Would other beings in the Universe consider us to be a good neighbor? Would other beings even want us as a neighbor?

This is how I see things – this lovely blue planet is nothing more than a shared dwelling where all of us humans are, more or less, roommates. And in the vein of being roomies – we all share the electric, the food, the space, and even the same blanket of stars. 

There simply is not enough room upon our small domicile to live comfortably with each other as long as we act violent, angry, greedy, entitled to power, jealous, murderous, envious, and the like? I mean, would any of you actually put up with a roommate that behaved in those ways? Probably not – you may even ask them to move out because these are the most non-progressive ways in which we can live. Nothing good ever comes from such behaviors; no unity, no Utopia, no peace, no lasting prosperity, and no real understanding of what love is. And one does not have to be a psychic, a prophet or a messiah to figure that out. 

I have found myself going out at night, looking up at the stars and jokingly saying, “Okay, I’m ready for the Mothership to come and beam me up now; I’ve had enough.” But the stars just wink back at me and carry-on about their business while I let out a sigh and secretly wish people on Earth behaved all the time as they do when guests come over for a visit. That is polite, caring, generous, loving, and happy.

Still, even though we don’t see beings from elsewhere in the Universe parking on our front lawns in their 1957 rag-top flying machine for a visit; wouldn’t it be nice if, as a collective, we behaved as though we were receiving company at any moment?

A Mental Percentage

It has been said that humans use between 5 and 20 percent of the mind, and I can see how this conclusion has been made. It is not that we cannot use more, but that we were never given a chance to.
From birth we have been told of everything that we cannot do; everything that we should fear; everything that is impossible. Had we been shown precisely the opposite, we would be doing things in our everyday lives with the power of the mind that would make life on Earth the Utopia authors have always written about.

We write about such things, not because they are fantasy, but because there is still a part of us deep inside that knows we have these extra-sensory and super-human abilities built within us - they are simply dormant. But they are still with us because these abilities are programmed into our DNA.

We were programmed this way because of how magnificent and powerful the Soul is. Our bodies were formed as a direct compliment to our Souls. The brain was built to comprehend and carryout anything the Soul gives it, while the body was designed to comprehend and carryout anything the brain gives it. Anything less would be like putting propellers on the space shuttle; the two just would not compliment each other.

You are more powerful and magnificent than you may have ever been told.
You may read these words and believe they are true, but can you feel this truth deep inside?
You are a brilliant Soul, and you did not inherit an inadequate body. 

Wheelchairs, paralysis, handicaps, illnesses, obesity - these are not the limitations of your physical structure, for I have seen a girl dance from a wheelchair; I have seen a quadruple amputee swim the English channel; I have seen illness laden bodies on the verge of death be rebuilt; I have seen overweight beings reform their bodies into a picture of health. I assure you that nothing has ever been put on Earth that can stop you from being yourself unless you allow it.

It all depends on how much you are willing to Think into any given situation.

For example:

A five percent thinker believes nearly everything is impossible. A twenty percent thinker can build a craft that can go into space and back. A fifty percent thinker can manipulate almost everything in a physical environment with only their mind. A one hundred percent thinker is unstoppable.

So - tell me - how much of your brain power are you going to use tomorrow?

JB Lewis