Dr. Joe Dispenza - Evolve Your Brain

The underlying theme that I get from all these comments is, wouldn't it be great if we did have a bit of control in our lives. Well, Dr. Joe has just published a hefty book that, in fact, provides the understanding to do just that. The book is called Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind. And it is a great read.

If you are new to this you might actually wonder, is it possible to evolve your brain, is there a science to evolve your brain? Well, new understandings in the world of neuro-science have shown that in fact it is very possible to evolve your brain. What the latest finding are showing us is that the brain is not hard-wired. It can rewire it's neuronal circuits at any time throughout our lives. We are not condemned to the status quo. The term for this ability is neuroplasticity and it is this that allows us to evolve our brain.

The book is divided into twelve chapters. The first six or so chapters describe in minute but easily understandable style how the brain functions. Although you might be tempted to skim this section so that you can get to the "create my day" stuff, don't. The actual reading of how each section of your brain functions creates a foundation for understanding and believing the rest of the book.

The last six chapters are written from the perspective of how to use the brain, now that we have this new understanding. Chapter titles include: "Taking Control: The Frontal Lobe in Thought and in Action", "The Art and Science of Mental Rehersal", "Evolving Your Being". This is where Dr. Joe describes how you can begin to "create your day". There is nothing magical here. This is all based on science and presented in a way that it is easy to understand and to implement.

It is only in the epilogue that Joe Dispenza moves into the controversial subject of our thoughts controlling our external reality. Almost all quantum physicists will tell us that in the tiny world of subatomic particles the observer does have an influence. However in the larger macro world of large objects then classical physics rule and we, as observer, no longer have an influence. And in this world of large objects, the idea of using our mind to manipulate our reality is considered impossible to most scientists. Dispenza says that perhaps we are just poor "observers" and with more practice we might be able to influence our reality. Perhaps the following paragraph from the book best describes where Dr. Joe is trying to take us:

We need not wait for science to give us permission to do the uncommon or go beyond what we have been told is possible. If we do, we make science another form of religion. We should be mavericks; we should practice doing the extraordinary. When we become consistent in our abilities, we are literally creating a new science. When our subjective mind has control of the objective world, we therefore are ahead of the of the present scientific laws and theorems. And when we repeat, over and over, the process of intentional observation by being a more evolved ideal of self, we become wired to be greater than our environment.

This book is highly recommended. It is perhaps the most complete and accessible guide to the new brain science and provdes a clear roadmap and methodology for implementing new ways of thinking and being.