I was thinking about how we are all connected to each other, and why some people can sense this connection and others can’t or even think it is impossible. There also seems to be differing magnitudes of sensitivity that each of us possess. For example, I feel connected to other human beings, animals, and trees. I can sense other’s emotions to the point where I need to discern whether they are my feelings or someone else’s. I also feel deep down (which is my soul), that there is more to what we are then what society, or what many humans claim. You may also read or hear about some people with psychic abilities and claim they can feel spirits. I believe all this is true, and that we understand very little of our universe. I believe that there is a spectrum of sensitivity. I am very visual, and so I made this picture to express how I think about this. The violet line at the top of the picture shows less connected vs more connected, where more connected means the individual feels more connected to the universe. The blue line shows empathetic sensitivity, ie, understanding how others are feeling. The more empathetic we are, the more we are connected to each other. The green line indicates ego, where someone has a belief in their separate individuality. So, the more someone sees themselves as an individual and separated, the less they are connected or even feel connected. Some people with huge egos even get to the point of being narcissistic. The last line is mindfulness or being present in the moment. If our minds are busy either working on something, worrying about something, or playing out some narrative in their mind over and over, their ability to connect to the universe is limited. So, if we are mindful, then we will naturally start to hear and feel the universe. Some people have heightened sensitivities which make the ability to see, listen and connect even better or more intense. If we consider the two motivating forces (as stated by John Lennon), we have love and fear. As we are more loving and kind, we are more mindful, empathetic and we see the love, beauty, and positivity in everyone and everything. If we are more anxious and fearful, we can become less connected to others, which leads to more fear (it is a downward spiral). I believe that everyone is somewhere on this spectrum where most are in the middle and some are on the extreme edges (ie, it fits within the central limit theorem of probability). It is no different than how we physically look, where we are all different shapes and sizes. So, when you hear someone claim they connect to animals or spirits, or others, well, they do.
I am going to keep a date log on this entry as my views of the universe keep evolving and I may update this entry. Last updated: Oct 29, 2023.