CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS PHENOMENON

In most alternative medical models it is an accepted premise that all life-forms owe their existence to subtle levels of intelligent information that animate and maintain harmony. Life as a biological phenomenon, is seen to be in a state of continuous flux and organisms are required to continually adapt themselves in order to maintain levels of well-being and harmony. A failure to do so may result in illness or even death of that organism. In the above example, each of the materials the subject holds has its own chemical integrity and therefore acts as a source of information.

When this source of information is introduced into the field of that individual it is evaluated by the internal adaptive resources unique to that subject and a reaction response is triggered. When the reaction response is positive there is an increase in the quantity of photons (light) being emitted by the cells. A negative reaction response creates a reduction in the quantity of photon (light) emissions.

This system is invaluable because the reaction responses of an individual to a given material (be it a drug, vitamin, homeopathic remedy, Chinese herb etc) can be safely evaluated: when the material is withdrawn from the field of the subject under scrutiny the reaction response ceases on its own accord.Two models might be helpful in understanding this phenomenon.

PSYCHO-BIOLOGICAL MODEL

In order to maintain a healthy state, life-forms possess an endless drive towards coherence at all levels.
Today, due to extensive research in the area of Pyscho-neuro-immunology, it is generally accepted that there is an intimate connection between the mind and the body.

Consider a brief outline of the history of mind/body medicine.

· In the 1960’s, the idea that the mind could intentionally control the physiological processes was considered impossible.

· Ten years later, in the 1970’s, thanks to biofeedback research, the idea that the mind could control physiological responses was considered possible, but that it could control cellular and chemical processes were impossible.

· The 1980’s generally accept the idea that the mind could control physiological responses. Thanks to new evidence that has arisen from the fields of Psyco-neuro-immunology and Psycho-neuro-endocrinology, the fact that the mind can control cellular and chemical processes is considered possible.

· In the 1990’s, it is now a standard fact that the mind can control physiological processes, and is generally accepted that it can control cellular and chemical processes. Empirical evidence arising from research with random number generators, points to the fact that the mind can control physical processes, even from a distance

At each stage of this historical development, the mind has demonstrated an ability to extend itself and interface with a whole series of different biological interfaces. This in turn has demonstrated that the mind/body complex has been found to work at a number of different biological levels.

Psycho-Biological Model

In struggling to explain the nature of the biological information being gathered from the photographs, I was forced to review recent evidence in the fields of neurobiology. The fact that information is obtained at a level beyond our normal biological awareness led me to consider the model above as a starting point for an extensive explanation of the phenomenon.

The embodied mind represents a level of the mind/body complex outside our conscious awareness. A large body of experimental evidence has been amassed demonstrating levels of unconscious activity that have enormous impacts on our daily lives.

The division between what your conscious self sees, hears and smells as you go about your daily life and what your body and brain (the Embodied Mind) unconsciously register as “out there” and deals with, are not always the same.

Today, this area of research between the conscious and the embodied mind has begun to be probed deeply by psychologists and neuro-scientists, who are uncovering evidence of subtle unconscious perceptions and abilities which science had only been dimly aware of till recently. A leading researcher in this area expressed it this way:

“The notion that information processing is largely unconscious or not available to awareness is so clear as to be self evident.” Researchers researching word recognition found that the mind recognizes a word within the first 150 milliseconds of seeing it. But, nothing shows up in the awareness for another 100 milliseconds or so, if it shows up at all. Awareness is a limited capacity system. We have no idea how one searches memory or how one gets sentences out of one’s mouth. It’s hard enough to handle the needs we keep track of, in awareness. “Figuratively speaking 99.9% of cognition maybe unconscious. We’d be in terrible shape if everything were conscious.” (Donchin)

This model, however, does not explain the observations that are made using Bioliminal Image Photography. It does not explain how the introduction of a therapeutic agent (information from a drug, remedy, or an encounter with another individual) into the bio-energetic field of an individual can influence the outcome of a photograph. My sense of what is occurring in the Bioliminal Image Photograph, is that it represents --

THE BEST PROBABLE OUTCOME ARISING FROM THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE LIFE-FORM AND THE INFORMATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC AGENT.

If this is the case, then we need to address and extend the neuro-biological model, to this additional aspect in the animated process of the Life-form.

BIO-LIMINAL DYNAMIC MODEL

In extending the above model, we need to understand that life is seen as an energetic matrix of information. The matrix controls the formation and organization of the cells that creates the three dimensional form of organic Lifeforms. Such a matrix creates a ceaseless dialogue that arises between the self and an infinite number of external informational sources that interface and construct our reality.

This self is biologically composed at a series of different levels, as represented above, but another level I call the Bioliminal Self must be included in this model to adequately explain my observations concerning Bioliminal Image photographs.

This Bioliminal Self, I believe, can compute and process information at a level beyond the cognitive unconscious.

I suspect that at this profound level of computation the organism is presented with an infinite series of probable realities, and ceaselessly anticipates optimum outcomes, which are transferred as information to the Embodied and Conscious Mind’s response systems.

This process might be compared to an Astronaut on a space flight. The astronaut represents the Conscious Mind. The spacecraft represents the Embodied Mind. Mission Control Center represents the Bioliminal Mind.

• The Astronaut (Conscious Mind) has important information about his vessel and life support systems, and an overall view of how this system works. This information might be compared to the information a senior executive has in a large corporation. It isn’t necessary for this executive to know the finite details of the day to day operation of the corporation, only the salient information which applies to his function within his job description. The executive perceives his company’s activities through highly condensed summaries and very seldom ventures into the area where work is being accomplished. The executive gives few orders relating day to day operations. The orders he gives have a great impact on the effectiveness of the corporation.

• The Spacecraft (Embodied Mind) process and filters all the sensory, mechanical, and emotional issues that exist to such an extent, that it enables the Conscious Mind (Astronaut) to be in possession of all salient features and condensed summaries if anything should threaten the integrity of the whole spacecraft

• The Mission Control Center (Bioliminal Mind) is located back on earth. The purpose of the Bioliminal Mind (Mission Control Center) is access within the global context the entire spacecraft and Astronaut. Its role is to oversee the entire process, and to evaluate any potential problems that occur at any moment in time. It acts as a resource center, which communicates any potential hazards to the spacecraft.

These relationships can be seen as real life dramas. When the life support systems (Embodied Mind) was failing on board the Apollo 13 spacecraft the nation’s attention was directed towards this potential tragedy. The dramatic actions of the Mission Control Center (Bioliminal Mind) and the Astronaut (Conscious Mind) working together to find a solution that assured the survival of the Astronauts (Conscious Mind) is one example of the communication linkage.

A more recent event was the battle to save the Russian manned Space Station. A human error by one of the crewmembers (disconnecting the wrong cables) placed the Space Station in jeopardy. A course of actions by the Conscious Mind (Astronaut) can create a hazardous situation for the Embodied Mind (Space Station), which threatens survival. When an event such as this occurs it requires communications between the Bioliminal Mind (Mission Control Center) and the Conscious Mind (Astronaut) working together to create a solution that permits the healthy functioning of the Embodied Mind (Space Station).

The information between these levels of controls are being constantly monitored and evaluated for the best possible outcome.

My observations since 1983 have led me to conclude that the information captured by this process may involve “ a probability wave of consciousness that is anticipating future outcomes beyond our threshold of awareness.”

This theory would extend our concept of self, beyond the model of the Embodied Mind, since it represents information captured at the level of disembodied consciousness.

After years of arduous observations, I have decided the best model is to assume that the Lifeform is comprised of a complex multi-hierarchical self-organizing system. Such a system implicitly tries to establish the best state of coherence and stability within the anticipated constraints of the ceaseless flow of information that is considered our environment.

The anticipated influence of information that flows between the Conscious and Embodied Minds can be evaluated using Bioliminal Image Photography. The degree of clarity or lack of clarity of the cell light emissions seen in the Bioliminal Image Photograph provide an indication as to the effects of information that is passing between the various levels of the Lifeform.