The Restoration of the Soul

Twi Poles of Attention

Human Operating System

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Is there a purpose to this informative article, if you don’t mind me inquiring?

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Thanks for your question. I don’t mind you inquiring. Your question gives me an opportunity to explain the purpose of this article. In fact this article has many purposes. Below is a summary of the main ones.

  1. To inform by explaining the nature of Free Will, and why it is free.
  2. To confirm that we do in fact have Free Will, despite the propaganda of scientific materialism, which still prevails as the dominant paradigm of contemporary secular culture.
  3. To restore confidence in the soul, after it has been discredited as an anachronism by materialist science.
  4. To encourage people to explore the soul, and learn how to be the soul consciously, and thus access their spiritual intelligence.
  5. To explain that SQ is experienced by interrupting the ego and identifying with the soul.
  6. To legitimise the soul in contemporary secular terms by identifying the psychological location of the soul at the subject-pole of attention.
  7. To solve the ancient philosophical problem, known as the Free Will versus Determinism debate. The spiritually intelligent solution is to recognise that both sides of the debate are right, depending on which pole of attention you are identified with. At the subject-pole of attention you have free will, at the object-pole you don’t. Thus the soul has Free Will, but the ego doesn’t. This article announces this discovery, explains why it is so, and publishes the resolution of this ancient philosophical problem.
  8. To decide the most profound existential question, which is the debate between materialism and non-materialism. The resolution of the Free Will versus Determinism debate in favour of non-Determinism decides the most profound existential question about the ultimate nature of reality. Determinism is the brainchild of scientific materialism. Thus the validation of Free Will as a faculty of spiritual intelligence consigns the materialist paradigm to history as an obsolete worldview. Scientific materialism has therefore been superseded by the SQ paradigm.
  9. To illustrate that the SQ paradigm is useful as an aid to understanding a wide range of issues. SQ is central to understanding topics such as Intuition, Creativity, and Ethics. This article on Free Will as a faculty of spiritual intelligence provides further confirmation of the legitimacy and broad relevance of the SQ paradigm.
  10. To advise people to use their Free Will when making decisions, instead of being governed by the ego or by the decisions of others.
  11. To help people understand themselves, and thus find the source of fulfilment, and thereby contribute to building a better world.
  12. To instruct readers on how to evolve a 3Q brain, by resetting attention from the object-pole to the subject-pole of attention. The 3Q brain abides not as the ego but as the soul in the midst of all experience, and thus realises the peace of the soul while exercising the capabilities of spiritual intelligence in daily life.

The many purposes of this article as summarised above share one overall objective, in common with all the articles on this site, which is the restoration of the soul. The resulting activation of spiritual intelligence is the birthright of all. Education in spiritual intelligence is therefore a fundamental human right.

Three Dimensions of Intelligence

Three Dimensions of Intelligence

3Q Training

As a powerful combination of three principal dimensions of intelligence, 3Q represents IQ and EQ in association with SQ. Studies in neuroscience reveal that the experience of spiritual intelligence is correlated with hemispheric synchronisation and whole brain activation [ref]. Consequently, coaching in 3Q trains the whole brain. The resulting whole-brain coherence optimises brain function and replaces the ego with the soul by shifting identification from the object-pole to the subject-pole of attention via the SQ portal, which results in greater fulfilment, increased creativity, sharpened intuition, more empathy and compassion, and improved performance on a wide range of work skills and life skills. For information about the 3Q Training Course, click HERE

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The SQ paradigm is based on a synthesis combining the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions with the findings of modern science, as summarised in this article HERE

How to Experience Spiritual Intelligence [Video]

Spiritual intelligence is easy to experience. We all experience SQ spontaneously at times. But spontaneous moments of SQ are rare and unpredictable. Therefore it’s important to know how to experience SQ intentionally. When you can engage your spiritual intelligence voluntarily, at any time of your own choosing, SQ becomes your most powerful personal resource. This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to activate SQ intentionally. Watch the video HERE

3Q Practitioner Training Course

Do you want to accelerate your own personal and spiritual growth, and teach others to do the same? The 3Q Practitioner Training Course trains and certifies Spiritual Intelligence Practitioners.

Spiritual Intelligence is a higher dimension of intelligence beyond the ego that has access to the advanced capabilities of the true self. The methodology used in the Course is secular not religious. Consequently, the methodology is not based on belief but on experience and knowledge, and is backed by evidence from related fields of scientific research. Certified Practitioners are provided with the training materials to coach their clients in spiritual intelligence, and conduct workshops in spiritual intelligence for leaders and organisations, and for the general public.

As the intelligence of the true self beyond the ego, spiritual intelligence (SQ) has many benefits that exceed the scope of intellectual intelligence (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ). Spiritual intelligence relieves anxiety and depression and the extreme pain of meaninglessness and despair that is often associated with ego states of awareness. Freedom from ego, as experienced with SQ, grants wisdom and clarity of vision, combined with more empathy and compassion, which increases creativity and intuition, and results in greater personal fulfilment and better performance on important life skills and work skills. Spiritual intelligence therefore represents the most powerful resource for personal and professional growth and fulfilment.

Widespread adoption of spiritual intelligence as a personal code of conduct raises the standard of accountability in collective governance, in response to public demand. When standards in governments and corporations are based on spiritual intelligence, the energy of love will turn into a social and political force, as never before in history. Public training in spiritual intelligence therefore heralds a new era of human rights and social justice, which form the foundation for global cooperative community, shared prosperity, and world peace.

As a 3Q Practitioner you will be equipped to introduce spiritual intelligence in the context of contemporary secular culture, and contribute to the next stage in the evolution of collective consciousness. When a tipping point is reached, the emerging next stage of collective consciousness will result in global transformation, founded not on beliefs of any sort, or on government control, or on mass media narratives enforced by censorship of contrary views, but founded instead on the inherent qualities of consciousness itself, such as love, wisdom, and peace, which everyone can experience by activating their spiritual intelligence.

For more information about the 3Q Practitioner Training Course, click HERE

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Meet the Author

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths is a psychologist, author, trainer, and public speaker, whose mission is to provide education and training in spiritual intelligence for the benefit of individuals, organisations and the community, and in support and preparation for the emerging next stage of collective consciousness. He is the founder of the 3Q Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and former National Chairman of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the Australian Psychological Society. Drawing on decades of research, he is the author of a new framework that unites ancient wisdom with modern knowledge about psychology and spirituality. His work offers a new understanding of the human operating system, and a new method of experiencing a secular form of spiritual intelligence that works instantly, among other significant innovations. He received a global Award for Outstanding Leadership in Education, and has given presentations on spiritual intelligence at international conferences, like the Conference on Advanced Research in Education and the Global Conference on Education and Teaching.