There comes a time when something
unexpected occurs, and these unexpected occurrences can manifest some pretty
amazing results. It all started about a month ago when I decided to have a
browse in an Oxfam charity book shop (a nice cheap alternative to the modern
day book giant, Waterstones), my venture into its misty shelves usually begins
by choosing a genre or theme, picking a book, and then sporadically picking
another contrasting theme. This way I get a nice variety of books to read. Once
I had chosen my material and went to the checkout, a book in a small academia
section caught my eye, blue and white in colouring and particularly thick in
width, this intrigued me, causing me to have a closer look. At first I assumed
that it was going to be some outdated compulsory textbook donated from an
educational institution. However I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it was
called “The Placebo” by a gentleman named Dr Joe Dispenza. So I decided to go out
on a limb and buy it to fulfill my curiosity – for £3.99 I could not have gone
wrong. Little did I know that this book was going to completely alter the way I
think on a day to day basis…
The book contains so much information
that it would be too time consuming to reiterate it through this blog, however
anyone with an academic curiosity and an open mind I highly suggest you buy
this book. It can be purchased on Amazon for under £10, which trust me when I
say is a worthwhile investment.
The book comes from the perspective
of the author who guides the reader through an extraordinary insight into the
brain’s far reaching capabilities. Dr Dispenza was motivated by an accident
that he was involved in when he was hit by a car while participating in a
triathlon. The accident caused much internal and external damage, severely
compromising his spine causing a serious reduction in mobility. Doctors advised
him to have an operation for the “possibility” of a potential recovery,
although even if it had worked it was not guaranteed to restore his previous
quality of life. Being presented with this news Dr Dispenza was understandably
devastated but in light of everything refused the operation. Instead he decided
to practice meditation, which caused for him to enter a state of consciousness
that made contact with the autonomic nervous system (which is in charge of
everything that we have no control over such as breathing, digestion, healing
etc.). Now it is fair to say that this skill did not immediately manifest
itself, it took him a very long time to enter a stage of meditation where the
external environment is blocked out and your sensory perceptions are heightened,
causing your perception to be nothing but a mere entity. After much time and
effort he finally succeeded and within a year after the accident he had healed
his body to the point where he had almost all functionality and mobility again,
even after the doctors told him he would be disabled for the rest of his life!
I understand that such a thing can be
quite difficult to believe (which is exactly how I felt when I began to read
it), however perseverance paid off because there are many more incredible
stories of people tapping into their brains being taught the same methods, all
of which are backed up with savvy scientific evidence. The author’s
explanations are so clear and concise and easily understood for both the
scientist and lay man, and I can honestly not give this man enough credit for
the work put into this book, he opens your eyes to the power of the mind… he
illustrates the power the placebo can truly have on the mind.
Once I finished reading I found
myself wondering why on earth this kind of information is not in the
mainstream; why it’s not taught in schools, doctors, practices, clinics etc.
I feel like this kind of book should be in every household, because if it was
the world would be a much nicer place to live in. But unfortunately due to the
amount of profit made by the government and pharmaceutical companies – always
ready to pump the public with as many drugs as possible, information like this
will always have to be specifically sought after.
Like I mentioned before, I am nowhere
near giving this book the justice it deserves. However if you have made it to
the end of this blog post then I plead you to order the book; it could
potentially be one of the best things you could do…
