SLEEP AND DREAMS

 

 

Sleep rests the body.  It also rests the spirit.  When asleep, the spirit temporarily loses control of his body; his subconscious mind takes over;  the left side of man is in control of his mind and body.  Even then the left spirit of man is also responsible for right thoughts, words, and deeds.

 

Although some while asleep can walk and do some extraordinary feats, majority cannot leave the bed.  Often all one can do is toss from one side to the other.  But he can think, imagine, and commit a sin.  The subconscious mind contains the basic desires and physiological needs of man.  These should be controlled and directed to more fruitful ventures.  Like the libido, those with lots of it should direct it to creative pursuits.  Otherwise, it will be like boiling water in a tightly closed kettle which sooner or later would explode.  Therefore, you should provide it with escape mechanisms.

 

Under deep sleep, the spirit disengages its hold on the body and the subconscious takes hold of the rein.  Why is sleep necessary?  Even God rested on the seventh day of creation.  So man must rest.  Man must sleep for pranic energy to flow and energize the spirit.  Man must sleep to give time for the cells to grow by leaps and bounds.  Man must sleep for the cells to regenerate unhampered.  Man must sleep to give chance to the subconscious to rule the body.  When awake, the ego, man's right spirit, rules.  When asleep, the subconscious, the left spirit, takes over.  So the whole spirit of man is given the chance to perfect itself.

 

Dreaming is the thought activity of his subconscious.  Not possessed with analytical reasoning, it can be non-rational.  Sometimes, it is contented with recalling and recreating the pleasures the body enjoyed when the ego was at the helm.  Like sex.  It puts life to the previous events of sexual bliss and the subconscious enjoys and satisfies itself just like in the previous times.

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When a child is born, he spends most of his time sleeping.  But as he grows, he spends more time awake.  That means his ego has won over his subconscious and can function well at the normal level of eight hours of sleep a day.  So the normal ratio of control is 2/3 ego and 1/3 subconscious.  At this ratio, the human being is at its peak form --- youthful and ready to do battle with temptations.  As he matures, he gains more control of his bodily needs and wants.  He needs less sleep.

 

Before, he needed eight hours, now four hours will suffice.  His ego has preempted the subconscious.  Either the dark desires of the subconscious have spread to the ego and therefore no need for the subconscious to take over, or the subconscious has gotten rid of the desires.  Or the ego by will power could have mastered the natural affinity of man to material things like food, sex, glory, and power and thus has made the subconscious more pure.

 

Some are completely dominated by the subconscious. The schizophrenic or crazy person is ruled by his subconscious to the point that even when his eyes are open, his ego cannot assert itself.  By too much dreaming at night and daydreaming when his eyes are open, the subconscious is busy reining in his body.  The result is illogical, nonsensical moves on his part.  He has gone crazy, you say.  He has lost control of his mind.  What really happened was his subconscious has completely dominated his body.  That's why the schizophrenic exhibits untamed sexual desires like taking off his clothes or forcibly taking liberties with the opposite sex.   Sometimes, he just sits motionless.  His subconscious is working.  It is creating and recreating pleasurable events and his whole body enjoys every bit of it.

 

Sometimes his subconscious is not alone.  There are rider spirits or enkantos who occupy his body to partake of the carnal pleasures woven out for them by the subconscious.  Like in a movie, they enjoy vicarious experiences of carnal and other Earthly pleasures the subconscious dishes out for itself and its visitors.

 

How does a crazy person recover his sane moments?  Or rather how can he make his ego the master and his id the supposed servant?

 

First, help should come from outside.   Drive out the rider spirits by means of "kulang-huga"  sea shells.  Burn them and let the patient smell it and while smelling,  the exorcist should walk counterclockwise around the patient while praying the "I Believe" --- the Apostle's Creed.  Afterwards, the prayers are repeated but, this time, going around the patient clockwise.  Unable to resist the bad smell physically and the power of prayer spiritually, the gross spirits who are creations of Lucifer will leave the body.  Then, those around should pray for him to cause pranic energy to come and energize the patient.

 

In his sane moments, let him read the Bible.  Let him build his Will Power through fasting and meditation.  He should learn to assert his authority over his subconscious.  He should ask the help of his Guardian Angel who is beside him all the time but cannot communicate to him when the subconscious is in control.  The subconscious refuses to listen.  He should simplify his life.  Too much problem solving will weaken his Will Power --- his ego --- so that the subconscious will dominate again.  The best way for him is to lead the simple life of yesteryears, that of tending plants and animals.  No more tensions which drain off energy from the Will Power.  No more daydreaming as dreams put the subconscious in control.  No more idle time to prevent daydreams and to lessen one's chances of sleeping.  One has to be busy, manually rather than mentally.  Using mental activity will expend energy for the dream and therefore will weaken his Will Power again.

 

His goal should be the building up of his Will Power again so as to regain control over his body.  He should exercise often but not to the point of exhaustion.  The exercise will increase the flow of blood in his physical system and reduce his propensity to daydream.

 

Daydreaming is the enemy of achievement.  It is the foe of Will Power.  It confuses, entertains, and seduces Will Power.  By the time Will Power has come to its senses, precious time has slipped by.  What the Will Power has intended to do is left unaccomplished, the duties unattended.  As a consequence, Will Power loses some of its power.

 

 If the individual has no sane moments, then he should be put in the care of doctors to straighten the bodily functions of his emotions.  With drugs and injections, the nerves will be calmed and sane moments will come.  No electric shock should be used.  Too much of it can permanently damage the brain and his spirit can no longer take control, very much like driving a car without wheels and engine.  The individual will be taking the exam of life without ball pen, paper, and pencil.  If ever no remedy is done, it is possible that nothing can be done about it.  Being crazy might be payment of karmic debts of his previous life.

 

When one grows older and older, he becomes senile.  He sleeps most of the time unlike in his middle age when only four hours of sleep suffice.  It could be his job on Earth is finished but the time allotted to him by God is not consumed yet. Even in his waking moments, his time is used up in reminiscing.  Like the examinee who has finished the questions, the time is not over yet and the proctor is not around.  He cannot hand in his test answers.

 

If he has built in extra Will Power while young, he will not stop but go on with achieving, with building his Will Power, increasing his Intelligence, and showing Love to his fellow men.  He could devote his time to apostolic work.  And when the body has completely broken down like a car but with the engine still functioning, the old man can pray, pray regularly for his fellowmen.  Thus, in the last moments of one's breath he has a chance of practicing Love.

 

In short, normally 2/3 of your time is controlled by your ego, 1/3 by your subconscious.  To dominate your subconscious is your objective.  One has achieved great Will Power if he is the master of his subconscious and he can avoid evil thoughts even while in sleep when the subconscious is in control.  When one dreams of past pleasures, it means one is not perfect yet in Will Power.   One is not yet in full control of his total self.  And when the subconscious rules over the body most of the time, the person is classified as insane.

 

To further strengthen one's rule over the subconscious, one must practice concentration, meditation, fasting, and prayer.