The Five Collectors

We have five collectors of data available to us but the collection is so vast that we don't comprehend most of it. Find out how to get access to more information in this mini podcast from John Morgan.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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"The Grasshopper" the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

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• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

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Transcript

The Five Collectors

We all know that humans have five senses, but I’m not sure we’re aware of what those five senses do.

They collect data.

Throughout the day we collect sights, sounds, sensations, tastes, and smells. But due to our limited conscious storage capacity, most of that information bypasses our consciousness and is stored in what we call the subconscious.

That means that everything we see doesn’t consciously register with us. The same goes for all the other senses. We absorb it all but are only conscious of a negligible amount. 

A problem arises when we only use the consciously perceived information to solve problems. It’s an inadequate amount of evidence to piece together a solution.

Did you ever wonder why your dreams are so haphazard? That’s because some of the data that bypassed our conscious attention weaves itself into story form that’s familiarly unfamiliar. For example, It’s our house but not our house, it’s our car but it’s a different color, or it’s a familiar road that we’ve never been on before. This is the bypassed information making its way into our dreams and forming a disjointed mosaic.

So, why is this relevant? Because we have enough information to resolve our dilemma, but we don’t access it, (A) because we don’t know it’s there or (B) if we do know it’s there, we don’t know how to get to it.

Once we have the realization that it’s available, it’s time to learn the secret of unearthing this cache of wisdom.

The secret isn’t echoed to you from a canyon; rather it comes from a quiet pond that you must get quiet to hear.

Quieting your mind is the secret to a solution. Your mind can only hold limited information. In order to get access to your larger storehouse, you have to make room in your mind for it to surface from the depths below. Quieting your mind is emptying your mind. Any sort of meditative practice will quiet your mind. You just have to use one of them to accomplish the task.

A quiet mind is a receptive mind. Form an intention of what you want and then get quiet. You can’t imagine how creative you can be when your mind isn’t swarming with the buzzing of bees. 

Your five collectors are always on the job; they never take a day off. Take advantage of your vast collection by entering a state of reflection, and don’t be too surprised when you get a useful injection of something new that comes from out of the blue.

All the best,

John