Synchronicities… Messages from God!
I know many will not even read this post because of the title. Others will dismiss me as “crazy” or “overdramatic.” But if I can help even one person with my message, it will not be in vain.
One day, when I was in my twenties, when I was in my librarian job at Columbia University, I was cataloging an art book and my scalp felt prickly… even painful. I was doing “readings” then. These consisted of opening a book at random to find meaning for whatever I was experiencing or perplexed about. So I went into the reference room and pulled down an encyclopedia to see what It would say. I opened the book to a random page and pointed my finger to a word with eyes closed. When I opened my eyes, I found a small dictionary-like image… a picture of Christ with His crown of thorns. Right away I knew it was a message from God. I knew God was with me. This happened 50 years ago but I never forgot it. Now it sends me the message that God is always there even when it seems we are all alone. I will never forget this. It fortifies me today. It was not to be dismissed as the ravings of a crazy person as I said. I am quite sane today, on meds for forty years and married to a psychiatric social worker. He would be the first to see the signs.
God speaks to us in quiet ways. Silence, contemplation, meditation connect us to God. As Yogananda says ” God is shy.” We have to look for him, seek Him. He is always ready for us, waiting for us to come to Him. He is always there for us. He awaits our attention. He wants our love. He will not leave us alone in our predicaments of life. He is always there for each and every one of us. God dwells within us in our souls. Next time you feel alone and abandoned by all, perhaps think of this story. One of billions upon trillions.
Moonbeams in August
“Spread your mind from the moonbeam-visible objects to the dim stars and distant skies lying beyond in the eternal stillness of the ether, all throbbing with life. Watch the moonbeams spread, not only on one side of the earth, but everywhere in the eternal region of your spacious mind. Meditate until, in the cool moonbeams of your calmness, you race over trackless skies and, in realization, behold the universe as Light.”
“Metaphysical Meditations” by Paramahansa Yogananda p. 87
“Conversing with God”
The Entity
… actually a full moon in a summer nighttime sky
I thirst for the taste of Divine Love again that I seem to remember having as a child. I yearn to get acquainted with God. As an adult, “getting to know” God as a person never occurred to me. I was too busy with supplicatory prayer– a one-way conversation and, as such, not a conversation at all. Or I prayed prayers of Thanksgiving but never enough for all I was given. Yes, childhood prayers were better but they are long gone.
Sister Draupadi of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Self Realization Fellowship first introduced me to the idea “of getting to know God” in her talk on “Prayer is a Conversation with God”. I listened to her talk a few times. I prayed a lot but my prayer life entailed prayers for the hardships of life, protecting people, praying for “good” outcomes… I never thought to become acquainted with, if I may say, the “personhood” of God. Yes, I said prayers about his attributes but never said, as Sister Draupadi suggests we say, “I want to know all about you, God” or words to that effect.
Yogananda says God is shy. Quite a few times I have looked deeply into the eyes of my psychiatric social worker husband who is very shy and on the Spectrum and thought I saw God in him for a flicker of a moment. They were profound experiences, gone in a few seconds. Yogananda says God wants our love but He wants us to give it freely.
I must think deeply about this.
Vedic Philosophy from India 500 to 1500 year B. C. Passed down to Yogananda and “Rediscovered” in the 20th Century A.D.
Connecting the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda with the Schumann Resonance bridges ancient Vedic science and modern geophysics. While Yogananda lived and taught decades before the term “Schumann Resonance” became popular in mainstream wellness circles, his teachings on Om (Aum), the Cosmic Vibration, and brainwave states align perfectly with the concept.
Here is how his spiritual philosophy intersects with the Earth’s natural frequency:
1. The Cosmic Vibration (Aum) and the Earth’s Hum
Yogananda taught that the entire universe is created from and sustained by a primordial, intelligent vibration, which he identified as Aum or Om (the Cosmic Sound).
The Spiritual Side: In his book Cosmic Chants, Yogananda explained that by chanting and meditating, a person tunes the “radio of their heart” to this underlying cosmic rhythm.
The Scientific Parallel: The Schumann Resonance (7.83 Hz) is a literal electromagnetic “hum” or heartbeat generated between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere, triggered by lightning strikes. It is the baseline vibrational background of our planet. Mystics and meditators often view the Schumann Resonance as the physical, planetary manifestation of that cosmic Aum vibration.
2. Brainwave Entrainment and Kriya Yoga
The fundamental Schumann frequency of 7.83 Hz sits right at the border of Alpha (8-12Hz) and Theta (4-8 Hz) brainwaves.
Alpha/Theta States: These frequencies are scientifically associated with deep relaxation, high creativity,superlearning, and profound meditative states.
Yogananda’s Techniques: The advanced meditation techniques Yogananda taught (like Kriya Yoga and the Hong-Sau technique) are designed to calm the nervous system, slow the breath, and switch the brain out of high-stress Beta waves. When a yogi enters a state of deep, breathless stillness (Samadhi), their brainwaves naturally drop into the Alpha and Theta zones—effectively synchronizing, or “entraining,” with the Earth’s 7.83 Hz heartbeat.
3. “Tuning the Instrument”
Yogananda often used the analogy of a radio. If your mind is full of restless, chaotic thoughts, your “receiver” is full of static, making it impossible to hear the divine melody.
”Gradually the subconscious repetition [of the mantras] will change into superconscious realization, bringing the actual perception of God.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
“Meditation” by esw
Modern proponents of the Schumann Resonance say something very similar: in our world of concrete, Wi-Fi, and artificial EMFs, we get “de-tuned” from the Earth. Practicing Yogananda’s meditation techniques is a way of clearing that bio-electrical static so your body and mind can return to their natural, grounded state of harmony.
( A Gemini summary of my research on Altered States of Consciousness and alpha brain rhythms 50 years ago and “finding” Yogananda 20 years ago and my following his practice now.)
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