Does Long Hair Improve Psychic Capabilities?
Indigenous cultures have often connected long hair to psychic capabilities or improved intuition. Allegedly, the infamous Choctaw and Navajo Native American scouts of the Vietnam War, known as the “Code Talkers,” attributed their extra sensory capabilities to their long hair. According to these recruits, who were forced to cut their hair, their intuition dimmed with short hair, rendering them less effective as trackers.
Long Hair and Improved Intuition: Myth or Fact?
Western science is still catching up to Eastern and mystical knowledge. Currently, Western science considers hair to be dead. However, knowledge of the subtle body is growing. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that hair picks up on and transfers subtle information.
In biblical mythology, Samson, also known as the “Strong Man,” was forbidden to cut his hair; his long hair was considered a testament of his dedication to God. In the stories of Samson, his strength is connected to his hair length.
Is Hair Alive?
The short answer, according to modern science, is “no.” Hair is dead by the time it is long enough to poke out through the skin. Yet, according to a study published at the University of Illinois, Chicago, “the hair cells of the inner ear have a previously unknown “root” extension that may allow them to communicate with nerve cells and the brain to regulate sensitivity to sound vibrations and head position, researchers have discovered.” Perhaps our medical technologies are unable to identify the “root” of other types of hair follicles at this time.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, “your hair begins growing from a root in the bottom of the follicle. The root is made up of cells of protein. Blood from the blood vessels in your scalp feeds the root, which creates more cells and makes the hair grow.” Quantum physics unveils the connectivity of all things, from our cells to the outside world: why would the hair-brain-heart connection be any different?
Sensory Capabilities: Whiskers Versus Hair
Hair serves different evolutionary purposes: whiskers, ground fur and guard fur are meant to 1) pick up environmental information, 2) keep animals warm, and 3) protect against the elements, respectively. While all made of keratin, whiskers have measurable innervation, meaning they send important information to the nervous system and brain (i.e., large object to the left!). Common knowledge considers human hair incapable of sending information even though it is also keratin, albeit much thinner.
Intelligent Hair: A Social Experiment
Consider for a moment this social experiment: stand behind someone who is unaware of your presence and place your hand close to their head of hair, moving closer and closer to their hair until you barely touch it (obviously, try this on someone you know). When do they become aware of your presence?
Often, the subject of this experience will acknowledge your presence (hopefully without too much surprise) either just before you touch their hair or as you touch their hair.
You may also try growing your hair yourself. Let us know if you feel more “in tune” in six months.
Why Does Hair “Stand on End”?
Everyday Health states that, “goose bumps are the result of a reflex that makes the muscles attached to the base of each hair follicle contract.” This reflex is triggered by adrenaline. Also known as “piloerection”, this evolutionary response in animals provides warmth (personal insulation via a layer of air) and protection (think of a Porcupine).
How to Take Care of Your Hair Antennae
Yogi Bhajan famously taught students to repair split ends with almond oil at night to repair and maintain hair antennae.
Improve Your Intuition, Regardless
If you are interested in honing your psychic capabilities, with or without long hair, try your eyes at remote viewing.
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Remote Viewing in Sidereal Time Can Enhance Telepathy
There appears to be evidence that psychic phenomena can be affected by external factors, including geomagnetic forces and our alignment with the cosmos. As strange as this may sound, researcher James Spottiswoode discovered significant data showing that remote viewing in sidereal time is directly correlated with success, or lack thereof, based on our orientation to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Though, he doesn’t know exactly why.
How One Researcher Knew to Calculate Sidereal Time
Sidereal time is a method used by astronomers to keep track of celestial objects. It is based on a time scale of Earth’s rotation in relation to fixed stars in the sky and was used to discover the mysterious nature of pulsars, the highly-magnetized, rotating neutron stars – a source of gravitational waves. But Spottiswoode’s use of sidereal time could point to something more intriguing than gravitational waves; possibly a source emitting or influencing our consciousness.
At a certain point during the day, our zenith, or the point in the sky directly above us, aligns with a particular point in the galaxy. Rather than measuring time based on the Earth’s orientation with the sun, one can measure time based on Earth’s orientation to this galactic point. Days measured in this sense are shorter than solar days by about four minutes, lagging by a little more than one day per year.
So, what does this have to do with remote viewing and psychic phenomena? It turns out that there are peak times during the day when our orientation to the galactic center can enhance success with remote viewing and psychic ability, what Spottiswoode refers to as anomalous cognition. There are also times during the day when psychic ability can be adversely affected by our orientation with the galaxy.
Spottiswoode came to this conclusion by examining a dataset of 20 years worth of psychic research, containing 1,524 trials, between 22 different studies. He found a 400 percent spike in the success rate of tests from remote viewing sessions and wondered what could be causing it. Upon initially examining the time of day when the sessions were being conducted, based on solar time, he kept finding discrepancies. But when organizing the data based on sidereal time, Spottiswoode found a correlation.
At 13:30 h local sidereal time (LST), the data showed that one would have 400 percent greater success with remote viewing. At this time, our planet is oriented with the Milky Way so that the galactic center is located directly on the horizon. This daily period of peak psychic cognition lasts for about three and a half hours, from 12:45 to 14:15 h LST. When the center of the galaxy is directly overhead, or at our zenith, psychic cognition drops to its lowest point, between 17.5 and 20 h.
This Spottiswoode Peak, as it came to be known, had to be connected with something outside of our solar system because sidereal time is based on right ascension, or a longitudinal line to a fixed point in the sky, which rules out anything local due to planetary movement.
But what exactly was this data that Spottiswoode was analyzing and who was he exactly?
Is Remote Viewing Real?
James Spottiswoode is a parapsychologist who has worked on an array of government-funded projects investigating psychokinesis and ESP. He also worked with the Stanford Research Institute during its CIA-funded remote viewing program, known as the Star Gate Project. During his time studying telepathy, Spottiswoode ran experiments testing quantum optics and extremely low-frequency electromagnetic waves on psychic functions.
In addition to discovering the sidereal effect, Spottiswoode found correlations between solar wind and geomagnetic activity in his measurements of anomalous cognition.
During times of low geomagnetic activity, he found that there was an increase in telepathic experiences. This he says, is the only known physical variable that affects anomalous cognition. Geomagnetism is due to interactions between solar wind and the ionosphere, when ionized plasma from solar storms hits the Earth, causing fluctuations in our geomagnetic field. So, if you want to optimize your remote viewing session, make sure you fall within the right sidereal window and plan to view when the solar forecast is clear.
But with all of this evidence, is remote viewing actually real? What did Spottiswoode make of all of this? While his goal was to look empirically at the data and not attempt to measure the quality of the successful sessions, he concluded that the effect sidereal time had on remote viewing was indeed real. He collected data from a new sample of 1015 trials to verify his findings on the original set, reaching the same conclusion. But could there have been a more mundane explanation?
He said that had he found it to correlate with our solar day, he would have associated the phenomenon with circadian rhythms or our scheduled work days, but this wasn’t the case. “…I’ve checked my data carefully and those kinds of effects could not mimic the sidereal correlation I found. Don’t ask me what it is, but it’s real,” he said.
Further research has found the same effect to occur on precognition in animals. One study found a correlation with the 13.5 h sidereal time on Zebra Finches’ precognitive reaction to a stimulus. A correlation was also found on a precognitive test run by Rupert Sheldrake, another researcher who studies psychic phenomena. During this experiment, subjects were tested to see if they could tell who was calling them on the phone before answering. They found subjects were significantly more likely to predict their caller during the peak, 13.5 h sidereal time, compared to the 19 h sidereal time.
If Spottiswoode’s discovery is real it warrants further research into the phenomenon and what could possibly be causing it. Unfortunately, government funding in projects relating to psychic phenomena and remote viewing was cut years ago, at least as far as we know. But for those who meditate, remote view, or astral project, sidereal time should be taken into consideration during your practice. It’s relatively easy to calculate, with websites that let you know what your LST is. Have you ever experienced enhanced psychic cognition due to sidereal time?
