As a former high altitude Navy interceptor, I have felt and
glimpsed the sanctity of high flight as well its effect on my own sense of
global consciousness as well as in my heart centered work. Edgar Mitchell
also fully felt a desire to explore inner space and the need for a people
oriented global consciousness, while viewing our planet on the moon. In 1998,
Mitchell's Institute of Noetic Sciences along with Common Boundary chose my
1998 doctoral dissertation on the Unified Field
as one of the four leading entries nationwide, in the 1998
Common Boundary/ Institute of Noetic Sciences Thesis and Dissertation Award for
work that best integrates spirituality and psychology ~ and it was additionally
cited for its originality and relevance for practicing psycho-spiritual
therapists. It remains to this day the foundation for my ongoing heart centered
consultations and spiritual coaching: Allen L Roland, PhD
" Most
people know Edgar Mitchell best as an Apollo 14
astronaut and sixth person to walk on the moon. A US Navy
Captain, MIT-trained aeronautics engineer, recipient of the Presidential Medal
of Freedom, the NASA distinguished service award, and 2005 nominee for the Nobel
Peace Prize among many other honors, Edgar Mitchell was a hero in the truest
sense of the word.
What fewer people know is that Edgar’s
spirit of exploration extended well beyond space travel to his lifelong
dedication to increasing our scientific understanding of the nature of
consciousness.
Space exploration symbolized for Mitchell
what it did for his nation ~ a technological triumph of historic proportions,
an unprecedented demonstration of scientific achievement, and extraordinary
potential for new discoveries. What Mitchell did not anticipate was a return trip from the moon that triggered something even more powerful. As he
gazed at Earth floating in the vastness of space and contemplated the history
and hopes of humankind on that lonely blue sphere, he was engulfed by a
profound sense of universal connectedness.
“I realized that the story of ourselves as told by
science ~ our cosmology, our religion ~ was incomplete and likely flawed. I
recognized that the Newtonian idea of separate, independent, discreet things in
the universe wasn’t a fully accurate description. What was needed was a new
story of who we are and what we are capable of becoming.”
That moment was an epiphany for Mitchell.
As an accomplished scientist and engineer, he had grown accustomed to directing
his attention to the objective world “out there.”
But the experience that came to him while
hurtling through space was profound.
"My understanding of the distinct separateness and
relative independence of movement of those cosmic bodies was shattered. I was
overwhelmed with the sensation of physically and mentally extending out into
the cosmos. The restraints and boundaries of flesh and bone fell away. I
wondered if Stu and Alan [companion astronauts] were experiencing it as well
... Somehow I never felt the urge to ask."
The experience led him to a startling
hypothesis: Perhaps reality is more complex, subtle, and inexorably mysterious
than conventional science had led him to believe. Perhaps a deeper
understanding of consciousness could lead to a new and expanded view of reality
in which objective and subjective, outer and inner, are understood as complementary
aspects of the miracle and mystery of being.
That realization sowed the seeds of
Mitchell’s next mission. A few years later, in 1973, he founded the Institute
of Noetic Sciences (IONS). " See http://noetic.org/blog/cassandra-vieten/memoriam-edgar-mitchell-scd
And 15 years later in 1998, another former
naval aviator, myself, ~ had completed my journey to fully surrender to love
and discovered a psychic energy field of love and soul consciousness that not
only existed beyond time and space but also beneath our deepest fears ~ and
whose principle property was the universal urge to unite.
As a fellow Naval Aviator, I know Edgar
would have fully understood the profound ramifications of hurtling through
inner space and discovering a Unified Field of love and soul consciousness beneath my deepest
fears ~ as I did in 1960 while flying off the USS Ranger. See THE FINAL
OPTION http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/05/11/the-final-option/
Excerpt:
In
the early 1960’s while I was serving as a U.S. Navy all-weather carrier pilot
on the USS Ranger on the South China Sea ~ I was launched one stormy dark night
in my supersonic interceptor from the forward catapult.
It was a brutal night and I saw that the launch crew
chief had all he could do to remain upright on the deck. After climbing into
the cockpit I brought the F3H Demon to full throttle and felt the supersonic
Navy jet shake with power as it strained against the bridle. Keenly aware of
sounds, everything sounded good as I did a final check of my instruments.
The launch crew leader raised
his neon batons in the air and waited for my salute, which I gave. The launch
crew then released the bridle which would send me hurtling into the stormy night sky
at 155 mph within 3 seconds. I braced my head against the headrest and
anticipated the sudden 3 G rush of acceleration. Within seconds, thousands of pounds of steam
pressure drove me back into my seat and catapulted the plane into the stormy
night sky.
Only
seconds away from crashing I felt myself being physically crushed by fear and
the enormity of my desperate situation. I was going to die! I fought to stay
airborne. In a state of total fear and panic I frantically reviewed my only
options. Crash, go down with the plane... eject and hope to stay
alive long enough in the icy water and be picked up by the carrier which would
have to be within 3 minutes.
The
stall horn was now blaring! I was only 50 feet over the water and
seconds away from crashing and I felt myself being completely crushed into the
seat by my fear ~ so I exercised my final option ~ I fully surrendered to that moment!
I
let myself be seemingly crushed by fear and in that stillness of complete
surrender I became totally clear, devoid of fear and panic and seemingly beyond
time and space ~ the longest
split second I have ever experienced!
In that timeless split second of total surrender and resultant fearless clarity, I
instantly noticed that the gear landing light was still on and that I had
obviously not raised it after takeoff ~ the plane was carrying too much drag to
gain altitude and airspeed and I calmly raised the gear and regained airspeed
and altitude.
It
was only years later, while experiencing a re-birthing exercise, did I
connect that crushing feeling I had experienced that night on the South China
Sea for it was indeed my original birth trauma and I had exercised the same
option I did on that fearful night as a Navy pilot 28 years later ~ I
totally surrendered, from a place of numbing fear, and was born two minutes
before my twin. I still vividly remember the three lights over the birthing
table as I opened my fear closed eyes at the Boston Lying In Hospital on the
morning of January 18, 1934.
What happened that night on the South China
sea would become the foundation of my life's quest or
journey to demonstrate that beneath our deepest fears is a spring of love, joy
and soul consciousness and I have helped thousands of others go beyond their
fears and surrender to love through my book Radical Therapy ~ and discover for
themselves that love is the true foundation of
all true emotional healing.
Here is a link to my book:
http://www.amazon.com/Radical-Therapy-Surrender-Yourself-Sessions-ebook/dp/B00JGE5VQE
Allen L Roland, PhD
Heart centered spiritual consultant and advisor Allen L Roland can be contacted at allen@allenroland.com Allen is also a lecturer and writer who shares a weekly political and social commentary on his web log and website allenroland.com. He is also featured columnist on Veterans Today and is a featured guest on many radio and Television programs.
Being on the edge is quite often bending reality and recognizing a great truth that was always there beneath our deepest fears.
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