The Wisdom Codes: Ancient Words to Rewire Our Brains and Heal Our Hearts

by Gregg Braden

If we think of our creations as the expression of ideas that live within us, then our art, film, music, and writing take on a meaning of something more than simple entertainment.

The indigenous experience of seeing lightning in the sky is a perfect illustration of Whorf’s discovery. When the Hopi refer to lightning, their language describes it as a verb that’s occurring, rather than a noun for something that exists. They say the equivalent of “It is lightning-ing,” indicating that the lightning is in a state of being, rather than observing “the lightning” as a natural object.

New discoveries in biology, as well as other life sciences, now reveal that cooperation, not competition, is the fundamental rule of nature.

Focusing our awareness in the heart is effective because while the brain typically perceives the world as filled with polarity, such as left/right, good/bad, success/failure, and so on, the heart does not. It is a nonpolar organ. When we embrace word codes from the unified perspective of our heart’s intelligence, we give ourselves objectivity and a healthier way of seeing our challenge.

Recent discoveries in modern science now add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that beauty is more than simply a pleasurable aesthetic; it’s a transformative power. More than simply an adjective that describes the colors of a sunset, or a rainbow following a late-summer storm, beauty is a direct, sensual, and life-altering experience—specifically, beauty is our experience. Humans are believed to be the only species of life on Earth with the capability of perceiving beauty in the world around them and seeking beauty within the experiences of our everyday lives. Through our experience of beauty, we’re given the power to change what we feel in our body. As described previously, our feelings, in turn, are directly linked to the way neurons “wire and fire,” and to the chemistry of our cells and organs, as well as the world beyond our body. So when we say that beauty has the power to change our lives, it’s no exaggeration to say that the same beauty also has the power to change our world! The key is that we must choose to look beyond the hurt, suffering, and pain that we’re presented with in the moment and recognize the beauty that already exists in all things. Only then will we have unleashed the power that the choice of beauty holds for our lives.

In beauty I walk With beauty before me I walk With beauty behind me I walk With beauty above me I walk With beauty around me I walk It has become beauty again It has become beauty again It has become beauty again It has become beauty again