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Bill Harris (2)

Author of Thresholds of the Mind

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Bill Harris has lived in the New York area for more than 50 years. He worked for the New York Times for 25 years and has been a licensed New York City tour guide since 1976.

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I was sent this book by the author as part of his Holosync meditation programme.

He explains about evolutionary catharsis, which he defines as “the ability to identify, take responsibility for, and move through the upheaval which sometimes accompanies deep meditation”.

While doing the Holosync programme we sometimes experience discomfort, or upheaval, as old programmes come up to be dissolved. Bill tells us that the end result of our meditation work is “a life experience cleansed of fears, dysfunctional and self-destructive behaviours, conflict, and debilitating emotional pain”. Along the way we will meet all aspects of ourselves and of our world that we knowingly or unknowingly have deemed inappropriate or have tried to repress.

Although I have been on the programme for a year or so and am nearing the end of Awakening level 1, i.e. the second level, I have not yet experienced much upheaval, if any, though I have experienced that I am gradually becoming a person who is getting rid of procrastination, says what has to be said, however unpopular, etc. What others think of me bothers me less and less. I do and say what has to be done and said.

There is a chapter about catharsis, and one on “order out of chaos” about the work of Ilya Prigogine. He discovered that order arises not in spite of entropy (a measure of the amount of randomness or chaos in a system) but because of it.

I found Bill Harris´s previous books, Thresholds of the mind and The new science of super awareness, easy to read and enlightening, but found this little book more challenging. Though he writes clearly and articulately, Bill rarely defines his terms, and when reading the book I continued to have difficulty in understanding what he meant by the “dissipative structures” he kept talking about.

He tells us that the universe is “not one of independent things, but rather one of process, a changing, flowing, evolving, and intimately interconnected system of interactions”.

Evolutionary growth is “Escape into a higher order”.

There´s a chapter about the human brain as a dissipative structure (there´s that phrase again!). Bill explains that when we get overwhelmed, the system is forced either to break down or to reorganize at a higher, more evolved level: first things make sense, then as chaos increases, they no longer make sense, and finally, after reorganization, they make sense again, but in a whole new way, never before imagined.

There are chapters about emotional release, mental release, resistance and the six stages of evolutionary change. These six stages are as follows: 1) Awareness 2) Identification 3) Focusing 4) Expansion 5) Resolution and 6) Reintegration and reprogramming.

In conclusion, this is no easy read but if you manage to get through and digest it, you will find it rewarding.
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IonaS | May 13, 2016 |
I have previously reviewed Bill Harris´s book “The new science of super awareness”; the present book is an earlier one also informing us of the benefits of the author´s audio technology system, Holosync.

I got this book free from the author in connection with my purchasing the first programme in the “Holosync Solution”, though I was not asked to provide a review. (I think Bill has so much success he doesn´t need any more advertisement for his system.)

The book is wonderfully and clearly written and provides us with a comprehensive overview of this life-changing technology. Bill calls it “the last personal growth tool you´ll ever need”, and I am absolutely finding this to be true. Purchasing this technology is the best thing I´ve ever done. I will be doing Holosync for the rest of my life, and my only regret is that I didn´t find it sooner.

We are told that Holosync stimulates a “profound acceleration” in mental, emotional and spiritual growth. In the Holosync system we listen to at first one mp3 for half an hour, and later 2, one after the other, for an hour in all.

The system works like regular meditation, except that it is 8 times stronger. Regular meditation carried out over 30 years will give you the benefits of Holosync, but most of us don´t have the time.

Holosync is like exercise for the brain and helps by pushing your brain to develop and create new neural pathways. But unlike physical training, the benefit gained is permanent, and this “exercise” doesn´t have to be repeated in order to maintain the benefit acquired.

Bill explains that the changes that occur are revolutionary. The over 2 million Holosync users have all had their lives changed (for the absolute better) beyond recognition.

The main benefits are:

1) It greatly raises one´s threshold for managing stress.
2) It increases our creativity.
3) It increases our acceptance of people and situations,
4) We simply feel better – we experience feelings of joy, inner peace and happiness.
5) We understand ourselves better,

In my experience, when listening to the mp3s or CDs you don´t actually meditate, you just listen to the recording. At first you may fall asleep, but that doesn´t matter, you will still benefit.

You will benefit from the very first level of the system, but if you appreciate the progress made, you can then go on to further levels. The first level takes from 4-6 months to complete, while further levels take from 6 months to a year to complete.

With use of Holosync, dysfunctional emotional problems such as anger, depression, anxiety and substance abuse begin to fall away. Your mind becomes clearer and enthusiasm and zest for life grows. You will feel a greater connection to the world around you, and a deeper connection to God/the Divine.

The author recounts how he was hostile, angry and anxious before years of daily Holosync meditations finally transformed him.

He states that regardless of your current or past personal circumstances, it is not necessary to live a life of suffering and unhappiness.

However, you cannot rush through Holosync; an hour a day is what is advised. You will have to work through change - things will come up to be integrated, and you may occasionally have to skip the meditation for a day or two, until you feel better.

Holosync creates even deeper meditative states than are possible through traditional techniques. Holosync users experience alpha, theta and delta brain waves, and are able to remain alert and aware even in the delta state, though delta is a sleep state.

Listening to Holosync synchronizes the two brain hemispheres, which means that both sides work together.

We are given information about alpha, beta, theta and delta brain waves, though I don´t remember finding any about the exciting gamma brain waves, which is the fastest pattern, much higher than beta, and which increase intelligence, compassion and loving kindness.

This is simply a most exciting book, the best I´ve yet read about the brain and that´s saying something.

Bill presents his nine principles for conscious living 1) the principle of letting whatever happens be okay 2) the principle of threshold 3) the principle of chaos and reorganization 4) the principle that the map is not the territory 5) the principle of responsibility as empowerment 6) the principle of conscious change 7) the principle of witnessing 8) the principle of good and bad generalizations and 9) the principle of the neutral universe (N.B. Here I disagree –I find the universe to be friendly, though it sometimes leads us to “bad” things in order to grow).

As regards “witnessing”, Bill teaches us to step back and look at what we are feeling, as a technique by which to manage negative things coming up during the Holosync process. As we are also instructed through the work of the illustrious David R. Hawkins, we should let go of resistance (and thus suffering).

At the end of the book we find innumerable letters from grateful Holosync users describing their progress and development.

I thus highly recommend this excellent, brilliant book about the brain and the benefits of Holosync. If you decide to use Holosync you will not regret it.
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