Written and published on 7 November 2013; revised

Dear Ones,

Lately my ‘head brain’ has gotten a yen to make friends with my gut brain (1). These two brains have really different qualities …

My head is… well…. a cerebral thinker…. an intellectual thought center. Philosophy, science, spirituality, politics, morality, discrimination, censorship, time and space, all that important stuff….

My gut brain? Setting aside the gender bender, it’s a little more like the singer Tom Jones… It’s all about down-to-Earth stuff: Staying alive. Getting it on. Being on top of everything.

No doubt about it, if I want unity, I figured, I’m going to have to woo my gut brain. I started a couple of days ago. First I tried coddling, ‘cozying up’ talk whenever I got a gut brain message. It went like this:

‘Dear One, I looooove you! You’re my little bundle of joy!” This worked right well for me. I expect the wording might vary wildly from person to person, though. I know of someone who uses the words ‘Bring it on!’ Whatever it is, it just needs to be something that really grabs you.

Just for fun, I’ve composed a ‘woo my gut brain’ scenario. In the video below, imagine the gut brain is Aretha Franklin and the head brain is the gent to whom she’s singing:

Video: “Aretha Franklin – Think (feat. The Blues Brothers) – 1080p Full HD,” Juanjo de Goya,   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vet6AHmq3_s ..

So this is my gut brain talking to my head. Do I listen, usually? No, I don’t. I keep on typing, or cleaning house, or talking to a friend. So now my gut brain pipes up again… Sudden role reversal: Gut brain is Patrick Swayze, and gut brain is really hoping that head brain will cop to being Jennifer Grey:

Video: “Dirty Dancing – Time of my Life (Final dance) – High Quality HD,” Sabi Eva, 23 November 2010 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9BbUqHrWFI ..

And… The head brain perks up. Takes the hands off the computer. Turns the vacuum cleaner off…. Sudden lull in the conversation with that 3D friend… Mulls it over for a mo’. And… tentatively… begins to sing this song to the gut brain. In the video, the head brain is Nat King Cole, and the gut brain is the audience, clapping:

Video: “Nat King Cole sings ‘When I Fall in Love’,” by dentelTV2, 30 November 2008 …  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfAb0gNPy6s ..

Huge step in the right direction! The gut brain is totally stunned. Incredulous… This from a WASP? Way??

So day by day, the head brain keeps on wooing. A little hug here, a “You’re my cup of tea, gut brain,” there… And what do you know? In just a few days a new state of existence asserts itself. My gut brain and I are best friends! I’m not pretendin’, dear ones, it feels a lot like the song below. In the video, the head brain is Celine Dion and the gut brain is the enthusiastic chorus. And, miracle of miracles, both are the ‘United State of Alice’:

Video: “God Bless America – Celine Dion,” by wjlintz, 19 May 2007 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSarhZpnMs .. 

In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

Video: “Ain’t Misbehavin'” – Fats Waller (cover) – Rebecca Summer,” by CitySunshine, 26 September 2012 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY9zaj_3K4w … COMMENT: So, who’s really singing in this video?

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FOOTNOTE

(1) The gut brain most likely governs what is variously termed the ‘lower quaternary’ in the School of Theosophy and in yoga, the ‘lower triangle’. The subconscious mind may find expression through the gut brain. See …

Link: “Think Twice: How the Gut’s ‘Second Brain’ Influences Mood and Wellbeing,” by Adam Hadhazy in “Scientific American,” 12 February 2010 … https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/ ..

Link: “Gut Brain Telepathy and the Importance of Consciously Grouping,” by Alice B. Clagett, published on 20 August 2013; transcribed on 17 July 2018 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-5Si ..

Lower Triangle
Link: “On Focusing Beneath the Belt,” by Alice B. Clagett, published on 11 July 2013; revised … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-6AF ..

Balancing the Vital Body – Heart, Navel Point, Sacrum
Link: : “Khenpo Pema Chopel Rinpoche – The Mantra of White Tara,” by zambala21, 19 November 2009 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFEDRXqWczE ..

Notice the position of the subconscious mind on the iceberg image …
Image: Iceberg showing conscious mind, subconscious mind, and unconscious mind … http://chw.spiritualeducation.org/sites/allfiles/chw/files/images/Identify%20Realms.jpg ..

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