Article by Ralph Miller

Ancient religious traditions and esoteric thought speak of how everything is connected to everything else. This is the concept of oneness, where duality and separateness break down and become irrelevant, and only a perfect unity remains. Our real nature is that we are not separate; we are all one. Our human experience feels lonely and isolated only because we have forgotten our true nature.

The renowned Swiss scientist, Jean Paiget wrote about human intelligence in his book Origins of Intelligence in the Child. His observations were that for an infant … all is one. Infants are unable to determine where they end, and the world or universe begins. They cannot distinguish their 'inner world' from their 'outer world'. They perceive their reality as One.

When we are born, we begin with this true understanding. We begin with a visionary mind. As we grow up, we begin to forget.

There is a grand paradox that has continued for eons now. We have evolved in our mastery of technology, but we have forgotten our true nature. As human intelligence has increased so has our 'forgetfulness'. We have forgotten and become disconnected from ourselves. A part of our minds has de-evolved. We no longer can perceive the beauty of the infinite realms that are woven into our 3D consensual reality we call time-space.

The human journey is about remembering. The sacred shamanic traditions of the Amazon re-activate the visionary brain. A part of our brain turns on again. When you perceive the indescribable beauty of this connectedness, you will feel as if you are remembering something that you had forgotten about a long time ago. You feel as if you have woken up from a dream. In this field of total connectedness, it is impossible to comprehend how you felt lonely and isolated. Welcome to the real world!

The above painting by Alex Grey entitled, "Oversoul" is an extraordinarily beautiful representation of how all things are connected; of how all things are the same. Alex's visionary art is the result of his own visionary experiences. I attempt to explain with words, along with others, the infinite beauty of these realms. I appreciate Alex Grey because I find that his paintings evoke feeling, perception and understanding where mere words would fail utterly. I would like to thank Alex for his permission to use this image. Please visit the Alex Grey website at www.alexgrey.com

© Ralph Miller 2004