. Humanism & Change

Have you been trying to make a change? The bad news; it's hard to do. But you knew that already. In fact, if you've been honest with yourself, you also know, most efforts to change fail no matter how well intentioned they may be. Maybe not right away. But eventually.

The good news? There's a kind of change that doesn't fail. Aha's. Aha's change people for life. So why hasn't science been researching aha's? Because modern science ridicules people who won't force fit the messy roundness we call human nature into square dry holes filled with statistics and logic. And since aha's are incredibly round and messy, anyone who takes them seriously gets the scientific hooha.

What makes us believe science is right about this? Essentially, just one thing. Statistics and logic are like fast food for the mind. Thus built into our nature is a desire to believe in this stuff, even though we know it's flawed. We're also told that repetition is the proof of truth. And since aha's never repeat the same way twice, we prefer the safety of logic.

What could you do differently? To start with, you could ask yourself the questions science doesn't like to ask; what is a wound and why doesn't logic heal us? A hint. Logic isn't what injures us. Being startled is what does the dirty deed. Thus you could spend your entire life in things like cognitive behavioral talk therapy and still be no better off than when you started. And yes, talk therapy does make us feel better, and occasionally we do have breakthroughs. But wouldn't you rather focus your efforts on real change?

To do this, you need to know how being startled injures us. You'll find the answer inside, along with some interesting new stuff about the mind body connection. For instance, do you believe there really is a mind body connection, or is this idea just a bunch of new age nonsense? Do you know? You'll be stunned by how simple the answer is. As well as by how a heretofore unknown aspect of this connection; our sense of time, is the culprit underlying everything from overeating and drug addiction to ADHD and clumsiness.

Are you looking for hard science? Know you'll find that here too, albeit, we don't voice our science as old school statistical nonsense. We, in fact, trust nothing which cannot be expressed as a fractal. Personality theories to personal preferences. Human consciousness to personal aloneness.

What makes fractals so important? Unlike traditional science which see statistical significance as the proof of truth (read "partially true things," sort of like being partially pregnant), to us nothing can be true unless it's one hundred percent true. Fractals pass this test. Fractals are one hundred percent true. All oak leaves are oak leaves. All clouds are clouds. And all of our personality fractals are one hundred percent true as well.

How do we find these fractals? We use three perspectives. The first we call The Emergence Formulas for Consciousness, an amazing little piece of algebra which maps the visual intensity of what occurs on the screen of the mind into three dimensional space. The second is Emergence Personality Theory, the world's first explanation for human nature based on a nested set of ten fractals. Similar to Russian nesting dolls. And the third is Emergence Therapy, the first talk therapy capable of purposely altering a person's nature. Permanently. And without blaming anyone.

From where have these three perspectives come? From ingredients which have existed for thousands of years. People have been talking about aha's for a long time now, albeit we prefer to refer to these experiences by the scientific term emergence. Moreover, while it's true, nothing is new under the sun, in a very real way, we could call ourselves world class chefs, in that we've used already known ingredients to invent new recipes for loving each other.

Speaking of love, along the way, we've also unearthed some new ideas as to my personal purpose in all this; discovering what makes children lose their love of learning. As well ways to reawaken this love of learning, in children, in ourselves, in everyone. Here, we ask questions like what makes memorizing painful? Can children who hate math learn to love it? And how do you know your child has been matched to the right teacher?

Of course, we also know, all too well, that a theory is only as true as it's usefulness. Thus we've also created a whole series of personality tests, and these tests are several magnitudes more predictive and accurate than those of one of my heroes; Carl Jung, We call these tests, the Emergence Social Priority Charts, and not only will they help you to know yourself better, it's just possible, they may heal things in you just by taking them.

Here, our hope is that these tests may someday be used, not only to better match people to their careers, but also to better match children to their teachers. And lonely hearts to other lonely hearts.

In addition, you'll also a few introductory stories from our soon to be released foray into the business world; the Bernie Book. Here we focus on how accessing the mind before age seven bypasses our fears of money, something we call, accessing before-age-seven time. Not sure what this is? You'll find this idea inside as well. Impulse buyers beware.

What you won't find here, of course, is blame. Why not? Because nothing ruins peoples' chances to heal and grow more than blame itself. Thus while we do pose a whole lot of provocative questions, we do not blame people for their wrongs. And yes. We do see people as responsible for these wrongs. We just don't see how blaming them makes the world any better.

Is this your first visit? Then you might find it helpful to read the "What is Emergence?" articles. Especially the Emergence Glossary. We do tend to look at things a bit differently here. Or perhaps, you'd prefer to just jump in and poke around. Please feel free to do either and go wherever your heart leads you.

Know also that most people, on their first visit, feel overwhelmed. Too many topics. Too many long articles. And way too much to learn in anything like a single visit. The thing is, if you treat our site like a big thick encyclopedia of secrets and mysteries (and if you honor yourself and go only at your heart's own pace), then in time, we're sure you'll see beauty in some things you thought had no beauty in them whatsoever. Including in the people you dislike the most.

Finally, for whom have we written all this? Mainly, for the child in all of us. The part of us that so wants answers but doesn't want to hurt anyone in the process. Thus whether you be therapist, teacher, aspiring healer, or wounded soul, if you are looking for compassion, we have a lot to show you.

Our overall hope, of course, is that what we've posted on this site may in some way inspire you to seek your own way to make the world a better place. Especially for children. As well as to help you to rediscover the awe and wonder we once felt each and every morning, as we set out to find the most wonderful treasure of all; the the beauty hidden within each and every being in our world.

May these beautiful feelings emerge in you.

Steven