Think Logically, Live Intuitively
By J.R. Madaus
Book Review by Marie-Claire Wilson
The title of this book jumped out at me and immediately
peaked my curiosity as the editor laid it in my hands. Think Logically – Live
Intuitively sounded just like the kind of book that I would like
to read. Just looking at the title of the book makes me think about
what is going on in this new century in which we now live. Part
of what it means is to achieve a dynamic balance between the two
worlds of logic and intuition, maintained by constant attention.
It would seem that the majority of people do not have this balance,
as most people seem to live either one way or the other: almost
entirely in the world of logic and reason, leaving no room for
intuition, or entirely in a world that is lost in the clouds of
dreams and feelings, ignoring, disregarding, or avoiding the realities
of life. It is necessary for us humans to find a way to a happy
medium, a true balance of these twoways of living. That’s
the only way that we can evolve spiritually (and otherwise) as
humans!
Balance is the most important spiritual principle going back to
all the ancient wisdoms, notably the ancient Egyptian concept of
the necessity of balance in all things in life and death. Thus,
living more in one world than the other is a definite method of
creating years and years or evenmany lifetimes of bad karma for
ourselves, and our negative acts can even have a negative karmic
effect on those around us. As the famous philosopher “Hermes
said, “Every cause has an effect and every effect has a cause.”
Think Logically and Live Intuitively is the story of an intelligent
man who undertakes a remarkable journey from the known sciences
to the laboratories of frontier science: the theories of quantum
physics, the ancient wisdom traditions of the world, and paranormal
phenomena. The author tells his story with skillful humor and elegance.
Madaus, the author, is a computer network executive who found himself
suddenly experiencing expanded states of consciousness that include
out-of-body trips and spontaneous healing.
These life-altering experiences and experiments took place at The
Monroe Institute. Madaus writes about it by dividing the subject
into five main parts:
1) How can we get up to speed when we are going ......too fast
already?
2) Expanding the bandwidth of perception by beginning ......to
see what’s not really there.
3) Perception as reality and beginning to change the ......rules.
4) In the gap where exploring the spaces between the ......physical
and the non-physical.
5) Embracing the world of vibration: the many levels ......of awareness
and healing.
In a particularly interesting chapter, the author talks about “right
brain, left brain, and whole brain.” This part I read and re-read
because it is complex, well-explained, and fascinating.
The brain is seen as the fundamental
motor of the human mind, and that’s where we get a host of
misinterpretations about actual reality. The author writes: “Popular
culture designates right and left brain thinking. It is convenient
to generalize the right-brain perspective as artistic, intuitive,
or creative in its approach to life. The left-brain viewpoint is
more ordered, logical, and structured. There are proponents supporting
the integration of right-brain and left-brain approaches. In simple
terms, this ‘whole-brain’ approach represents a synergistic
combination of the left and right approaches, and it might offer
a greater level of insight into many things.”
Another chapter gives very profound insights from a superior consciousness
level, the author writes beautifully about the ego: “ We
face a number of challenges in trying to become aware of the physical
and non-physical parts of ourselves. These challenges must be met
if we are to achieve the goal of gaining conscious access to all
that we are. We must remember that our ego and intellect will work
overtime to convince us that we have already achieved magic contact
with our inner direction. The ego and directed path to this feeling
is accepting the false idea that we are already better than someone
else. Thinking that one has the answer to enlightenment or the
true path to inner direction is a self-defeating activity.”
When the author discusses the topic of judgment, he approaches
it also in an excellent fashion. He writes how each individual
possesses (and that is normal) his or her own idea and perception
of things and of others. Each perception from each person is different,
so therefore, it’s all about being able to put together all
of those differences and reach an understanding through communication
(without anger or other negative emotions). This is necessary in
order to become the master of our own destiny and in order for
each of us to follow the path that is the right one for us as an
individual. Sadly, this is not how it works out most of the time.
It is often impossible to put together and understand the differences,
and that is what causes negative emotions to arise and become destructive
and dangerous. We only have to think of the example of the horrible
terrorist events of September 11, 2001, in New York and at the
Pentagon, as an example of that process. Clearly human negative
emotions were misrepresented as heinous crimes committed in the
name of God. Negative emotions also interfere with our ability
to understand and communicate.
