The path from the first circuit to the third circuit (Malkuth to Hod) on the Tree of Life is path 20, and is called Shin. Shin is a Hebrew word meaning "tooth" and is a symbol of the power which "destroys the error that holds us in bondage to false knowledge." The Biosurvival circuit often lives in a false fear that destroys lives and stops people from functioning in a meaningful way. The Biosurvival circuit will use this pathway to the conscious third circuit to control the manner in which a person thinks. If great fear has been placed in the Biosurvival circuit about dogs, no amount of "rational" thinking will cure that fear and the person will experience an often irrational fear of even a very friendly dog. This type of Biosurvival fear can show up in many areas of a persons life and cause small to large dysfunction. When irrational fears suddenly arise about something that the average person has little or no fear of, you can be certain the fear comes out of the Biosurvival circuit. It is also said of the path called Shin, that it helps to free our higher vehicles (minds) from the physical plane. A clear suggestion that the rational mind can overcome the damage in the Biosurvival circuit. The Tree of Life has further descriptions similar to this, "It has to do with weighing the evidence, estimation, and measurement." This influence of the rational mind on path 20 allows us to influence the first circuit and enable changes we may need to heal damage.
This path can tie the third circuit to a damaged first circuit, creating a cold, cruel survivor. It can also be used to heal the first circuit or to block it off from making a slave of the third circuit. The rational mind has calculated, cold emotions yet takes great joy in syntheses of patterns. By using the right set of patterns, and adding the strength of the fourth circuit sexuality, the subconscious can be overcome, healed, and integrated.
Such work on the Biosurvival circuit must take some form of physical activity in order to reach the unconscious, sub-physical brain cells controlling the first circuit activity. Meditation can help to reinforce or prepare the way for acceptance but only physical activity reaches this "flight or fight" physical circuit...read more...