Your Own Personal Reality Show
Written by Guest Author, W. Morgan Rockhill
Whether you are aware of it or not we all live in what is called a “Model Dependent Reality” or MDR for short. What we call “Reality” is the sum total of our perceptions and experiences. Our perceptions are, at best, an approximation, and our experiences, which are stored as memories within our mind, are not only frequently inaccurate but have been proven to be subject to change over time. Our “knowledge” which forms the basis of our personal belief system is generally incomplete and often misunderstood.
Each of us perceives and experiences the world in a slightly different and individual way and as such “reality” is slightly different for each and every one of us. However, there is a very high degree of collective agreement on what constitutes “reality”. We all pretty much agree that if you walk off a twenty story building that gravity will certainly cause you to fall to your death. However not all of us agree on what will happen to you next.
Some people embrace very different models of reality. Depending on the degree of functionality that a particular model (MDR) allows an individual to achieve in their interaction with the “real” world the rest of us decide whether we consider that person to be “sane” or “insane”. There is much that occurs in our lives that we either mis-perceive or do not understand and consequently we are forced to modify our model to incorporate these
events/perceptions into our belief systems.
“Magic” is a classic example of a perception that challenges our sense of reality (MDR). We perceive something that just doesn’t fit with our model, like a woman floating in air or being sawed in half and then walking away healthy and whole. Some people will react by believing that they have witnessed true “Magic” while others realize that their senses have been tricked into perceiving something that did not actually occur. Of course it’s a lot easier to reach this conclusion of “illusion” when the event occurs on a theater stage with the appropriate fanfare. An “Optical Illusion” is a common example of our perceptions failing to provide us with an accurate perception of “reality”.
Clearly the prevailing common model of reality as it is perceived in our world today has changed and evolved considerably from the commonly accepted MDR of two or three thousand years ago. What is important is that you accept and understand that there is a real degree of “flexibility” in what we call “reality”. Once you accept and incorporate that belief into your own personal (Model Dependent) Reality you will realize that there is knowledge
out there, truths out there waiting to be discovered and incorporated into your personal MDR that will literally change your life and your world overnight.
Seek and ye shall find..
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As a licensed Psychologist practicing Cognitive therapy, I work with my clients to help them identify the personal issues that are preventing them from achieving a more satisfying and well-adjusted life.
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