For anyone interested in a practical application experiment of philosophy just for a bit of fun.
You will need a piece of fruit. Any fruit will do but it has to be fruit for this experiment. I'm going to use an Apple.
Take a seat, get comfortable and sit the Apple down in front of you on a table or whatever. What we want to do is love the Apple. Try your best to look on the Apple in the same way you would look on a loved one. For example, Lil B, imagine the Apple is Brad Pitt (heh heh). Emotionally, look on the apple with as much love as you can. Love the shape of it, the colour, imagine the taste as you sit there and imagine it to be the most delicious apple in all of creation. It is a perfect apple. You love this expression of perfection before you. Pour it out into the apple and imagine as you do so the Apple grows from that love. Feel a glow expanding from within the Apple. As the glow grows within, imagine the colour of the apple getting more vibrant because of it.
For all this use your imagination and emotional self. Now, continue to love your Apple for a good 10 minutes or so. Breath, relax, feel love and direct it into the Apple.
Now, clear your mind of all that. As best you can, sit in silence. Take the Apple in your hand and start to eat it. Take note of how you feel while you're eating it. Take note of any emotional changes or reactions you have while eating it. Is there any? What did you feel?
For anyone who tried this experiment please respond with any reactions and feelings you had. We can then expand on the idea.
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"Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Kahlil Gibran
Not to sound crazy or anything though but It was like I started to appreciate that damn apple. I started to eat it and it was the best apple I have ever had,easily.
Thankyou very much for trying the experiment and responding.
If you wouldn't mind telling us...specifically, emotionally, what did you feel? what did eating the best apple you ever had produce within you?
For example: Did a smile come across your face almost uncontrollably?. Did you giggle? Did you feel a sense of Joy as you ate?. Basically did the apple reflect back at you what you poured into it? Any emotional content you felt that you received from eating the apple?
Anyone else who wants to try it...take note and ask yourself the same questions...let us know.
*Solo, I want to leave it to see if anyone else will try it out and what they felt before I go into the mechanics of it. Just don't want to alter any perceptions about the experiment before people have had a chance to try it*
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Chillin out with my little Irish leprechaun, my faithful butler Jeeves and a ukulele playin Hawaiian midget. All is solid in Pel's world.
"Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Kahlil Gibran
Gender: Female Location: every which way but loose
OK, first of all, when I read the 'experiment' I figured it was another of Peloquin's imaginative games.
So, me being me, I grabbed an orange from my fruit bowl and dropped it on the table in front of me. After staring at the thing for a good five minutes I felt my eyes becoming a little unfocused, so I switched my brain on, and began imagining the taste and texture of the orange. Still feeling like a bit of a prat.
After another couple of minutes, I started to see the detail on the skin and how pretty the colour actually was. So vibrant. I allowed myself to sigh, I have absolutely no idea why, but this orange was suddenly looking extremely attractive, I think Dexx will understand when I admit this feeling freaked me out. So I took up the orange, stomped into the kitchen and grabbed a knife. But I couldn't do it, I could not slice the damn thing.
I eventually plucked up the courage to split the orange in half with my knife, then into segments, all the while feeling as if I had killed something. Odd. It's still sitting next to me now, on a plate, all spliced up into bits. And I can't eat it.
Peloquin, thankyou, I don't think I'll ever look at an orange the same way again. I am now going to force myself to eat it. Poor orange
Hahaha Sy, you have to eat the sucker right after 'loving' it.
Ok what philosophy am I talking about?....the idea that 'your thoughts create your reality'. Is it possible to change how we perceive an apple, for example, by changing the way we think about it. Can an ordinary apple become the 'best apple you've ever had' simply by focusing on it and thinking a certain way?. And yes I agree psychology has a lot to do with it. We're dealing with a human mind and it's effect on reality. All on how you perceive it but then what other way do you interact with reality?
Sorry if I offend, but I like to question, experiment and play with ideas. I find it to be fun.
Ok so when I first tried this experiment. I couldn't stop giggling when I was eating the apple. I asked myself why? When I ate the apple it seamed to give back what I just threw at it mentally, emotionally, energetically. Is it true that we get back that which we give? And if the concept itself is true in the small form of the experiment then how can I relate the process to everything in life. 'Your thought create your reality' it's a lovely idea...is there any truth to it? if so Waa-fu*king-hoo!! expand the idea and relate it to everything, if you choose you want to. (shrugs)
Also if you want to test the apple thing further...pour love into it and give it to someone without telling them anything about what you did. See if they mention anything about the apple. See if it's all in your head or did you actually alter the apple in reality? Test it for yourself, I'm just asking the question.
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Chillin out with my little Irish leprechaun, my faithful butler Jeeves and a ukulele playin Hawaiian midget. All is solid in Pel's world.
"Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Kahlil Gibran
*talking to apple* "Hey baby, can I buy you a drink"... yeah no I don't think so.
The 'love' part in this is just a powerful emotion we can focus at something, it's just energy we're channeling into a point outside of our body...the apple. I say to use love because it's powerful energy, you'll drown that little apple in that power and alter it. You can sit there and hate the apple too, don't be surprised though if it makes you feel sick when you eat it.
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Chillin out with my little Irish leprechaun, my faithful butler Jeeves and a ukulele playin Hawaiian midget. All is solid in Pel's world.
"Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Kahlil Gibran
I think it is probably the 'practical' that I picked up. Philosophy is never really so.
For example, you could run this past the Derren Brown crowd and most likely find that it is simple suggestion which has no relation to philosophy at all.
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I'm going to attempt an advanced form of this experiment. 'your thoughts create your reality' Ha ha ha.
I'm not going to post an explanation of what I'm going to try here. I'll send it to Sy and ask that She post it if and when it works. Might take some time...I only post this now as a time reference for the experiment.
*sits back with a smile on my face and waits*
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Chillin out with my little Irish leprechaun, my faithful butler Jeeves and a ukulele playin Hawaiian midget. All is solid in Pel's world.
"Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Kahlil Gibran
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Jun 2nd, 2004 03:05 AM
..dude..this is just nasssssty. i mean come on!
*talking to apple* "Hey baby, can I buy you a drink"... 
Peloquin you mad ***** 
