This study guide explores the concepts presented by Gregg Braden regarding Wisdom Codes, the Divine Matrix, and the Lost Mode of Prayer, drawing on ancient spiritual traditions and modern science.
I. Core Concepts: The Power of Words and Belief
- The Wisdom Codes: Words are more than simple vibrations; they are codes with chemical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual components.
- The Power of Daily Thought: The average person speaks 60,000 to 80,000 words in their mind every day. These internal programs affect the immune system, heart rate, blood pressure, and can even upregulate or downregulate genes in our DNA.
- The Divine Matrix (The Field): There is a field of intelligent energy that connects everything. This “Divine Matrix” or “Quantum Hologram” is participatory, meaning we are not just observers but active participants in creating our reality through our perceptions.
- The Mirror of Belief: Our relationships, particularly with parents or caregivers, often act as mirrors reflecting our beliefs and expectations about our relationship with a higher creator.
II. The “Lost Mode of Prayer”
A central theme is the distinction between praying for a result and praying from the outcome.
- Feeling-Based Prayer: This mode of prayer is not about the spoken words but the feeling those words create. It involves reaching into the realm of all possibilities and feeling as if the prayer is already answered.
- The Goal: The goal is to experience the outcome rather than acknowledging its absence.
- Example: When praying for rain, rather than asking for it (which acknowledges a drought), one should feel the smell of the rain and the feeling of mud between the toes.
- The Science of Miracles: Braden cites cases where individuals experienced “spontaneous miracles,” such as a man healing an “irreversible” heart condition by repeatedly visualising himself already healed and seeing the doctor’s amazement.
III. Internal Technology: Heart-Brain Coherence
The video describes a specific “internal technology” used to access powerful states of consciousness.
- The Little Brain in the Heart: The heart contains approximately 40,000 specialized cells (sensory neurites) that function like brain cells, allowing the heart to think, feel, and remember independently of the cranial brain.
- Heart-Brain Coherence: Through focused breath and emotion, we can harmonize these two organs into a single system.
- The 0.1 Hertz Signal: Optimal coherence is achieved at a signal of 0.1 Hertz, which signals to the body that “all systems are go”.
- Gateway Emotions: To trigger this state, one should focus on feeling one of four key emotions: Gratitude, Appreciation, Care, or Compassion.
IV. Key Wisdom Codes from Ancient Traditions
Braden highlights specific codes that provide protection and personal transformation:
| Tradition | Code / Source | Core Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Buddhist | The Refuge (Namo Budda, Namo Dharma, Namo Sangaya) | Protection from suffering and seeking enlightenment. |
| Christian | The Lord’s Prayer (Original Syriac/Aramaic version) | Personal protection and a template for interaction with the Divine. |
| Hindu | The Gayatri Mantra | Addressing personal protection and clearing obstacles. |
| Gnostic | Gospel of Thomas (paraphrased) | “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you”. |
V. Practical Application and Wisdom
- Finding Beauty: Ancient traditions (Essenes and Native Americans) suggest that beauty exists everywhere. Our job is to seek it out, even in painful situations, to relieve the “charge of judgment”.
- Life as Prayer: The crux of ancient wisdom is that prayer is not an occasional act; life itself becomes the prayer.
- Transcending Polarity: The brain is a polarity organ (left/right, good/bad). By moving into the heart, we move beyond judgment and the “polarity of the mind”.
- The Martial Arts Metaphor: Success comes from focusing on the state after the goal is achieved. Just as a martial artist focuses below the block to break it, we must focus on the feeling of the completed outcome.
Glossary of Key Terms
- Participatory Universe: The concept that the act of observation influences matter and that we are building the universe as we go.
- Blessing: An acknowledgement that relieves the emotional charge of a hurt or judgment, allowing it to be replaced by beauty.
- Sensory Neurites: The “brain cells” located within the human heart.
