Can we discover whether anything is true or false just by doing a simple muscle test? Does our subconscious mind really have access to an unlimited reservoir of knowledge, or only knowledge that is limited to our personal observations and experience? Is applied kinesiology a powerful science that allows us to tap into our full potential as human beings, or merely a pseudo-science that has no basis in factual reality? I needed to find out about these claims for myself, so I did this double-blind experiment with some help from my brother-in-law Joe (an engineering grad from Imperial College in London) and my father, Alex (an engineering grad from the Technion Institute in Israel). The results were very interesting… Check out Dr. David Hawkins and his books at: www.veritaspub.com Music is by Royksopp I hope you get some entertainment and food for thought out of this video, and whatever level of merit you personally place on these ideas, I wish you the best on whatever path you are on :)
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Depending on your perspective, you could say there is a problem with this vid or you could say there is not. The outcomes of watching this vid will depend on who the viewer. I would say that there would be two dominant outcomes. 1St, being people would totally disregard AK as some type of quackery. 2nd, that others would be quite irritated or upset with what they perceive as a negative attack on AK. And for the pro AK camp, therein lies the danger of this vid. Read, learn, withhold judgement.
I presume you have read Lipton’s ‘Biology of Belief” as this is essentially what he says. In regards to AK, our subconscious mind can actually get in the way of any positive benefits we may receive from AK depending on our programming. Especially in regards to something as esoteric as AK.
thanks for sharing!!!
I’m not arguing one way or the other on muscle testing as I am yet undetermined but I do see problems with this evaluation of it. One might argue that the body has affinities for those numbers?? Lucky numbers etc. I don’t believe it was intended as a means of fortune telling as others have commented.
A better test might involve having samples in paper bags and seeing if the same samples are consistently good or bad for the test subject without the subject knowing what’s in the bag.
“Eple” by Royksopp
Thanks for this. Just as I though and found out by looking through his calibrations, which changes very much some times. God bless you.
what song is that playing at 3:07 – 3:55?
Isn’t it what we call the “Mental Field Umbrella”?
Ok, I need to muscle test myself if I need to eat my dinner now..
David Hawkins (& I have read all of his books) is a slave of his own ego. He projects his views upon a room full of people and especially upon the subject he is muscle testing and then, voila!, gets the result he thought he would. This is a well known phenomenon in muscle testing where the practitioner induces results mentally. Its a type of hypnosis.
There are several problems with this experiment. First, Dawkins is one of the worst sources for any legitimate or scientific explanation of manual muscle testing. Next, the experiment is wholly testing mental phenomenon (which can be very useful – but not for testing what is written on pcs. of paper, a physical factor). There is a direct resonance phenomenon where you can test for substances which is quite accurate. I applaud the effort, though.
OK, thanks for sharing your take on it.
I have read David Hawkins books and he has many valuable insights, although they are based on his personal beliefs which are not necessarily reality. He does not represent Applied Kinesiology but uses the tool of muscle testing. You would not know the difference, why would you? It is Hard to Think for ourselves, when all we have been taught is what to think.
Simply that a weak muscle means you have a weak muscle. Muscle testing is an ART, SCIENCE, and PHILOSOPHY. it is not used to prove anything, especially guessing what number, or substance. We test substances on the tongue, BASED ON NEED. You are demonstrating a cheap parlor trick, as in “Let’s prove the validity of manual muscle testing… based on if it can tell us how many jellybeans are in this jar.
1. Consider that the only reliable source is firsthand subjective experience, free of expectation, belief, and interpretation. That was my purpose in testing Hawkins’ claims for myself. 2. Just maybe, consider that you use the label “ignorant” as a broad and sweeping negative label so you can discredit others without having to consider their viewpoints (or experiment results). Put in another way – What exactly is it that these “ignoramuses” are ignorant of?
THANKS!!!
I’m glad you caught that! I think the higher your “level of consciousness,” the funnier testicle jokes get.
AWESOME!!!
so, im a lot like you. i’d like to know the truth. im very skeptical about this AK. My question is, if someone who is a nazi skinhead thinks of Hitler, will his arm stay strong? if so, what exactly would that mean?
funny that you laugh when say testie
Ignorance and education are by no means terms of opposite meaning. There are many educated ignoramuses.
The person who is naturally ignorant becomes still more so when educated, because he sees less reason than before to use his own weak powers of judgment.
The intelligent person, when confronted with anything new, WHETHER HE IS EDUCATED OR NOT, will reserve his opinion until he has sufficient evidence available FROM RELIABLE SOURCES to make a decision.
tinroof, in AK if we are coming from one point of view or the other either consciously or subconsciously, it will not work, the mind of the tester and the subject must always be an objective one, open to any possibility, only then can a true reading be measured, this is a very subjective thing, to ask people to be open mentally, which is why it remains not widely accpeted by newtonian scientists, me, i firmly believe in spirit and its effects on health, and know that AK is valuable
M – I don’t interpret others’ opinions of this video as attacks. Contrarily, I’ve found many comments to be quite insightful, opening new perspectives on the experiment and AK. As for your questions – let’s just say I’m no expert. But as such, I have no personal bias, no investment in making myself believe it works. Being a professional fortune teller for 10+ years doesn’t make fortune-telling legitimate, it just means you’re really good at making paying customers believe it is.
im not suprised you would be annoyed at people attacking your cool video experiment, but im wondering a/ what professional experience do you have b/ who have you worked with that succesfully used AK with his patients for 10 years or more 3/ what reading material on AK have you in your book shelf?
please dont get angry at these questions..
regards
M
“to get a truthful answer your must know what a truthful question is…”? Your lame attempt at making a profound statement failed miserably. Make sure you that what you have to say is actually poignant before you say it (really double check because it might just be pointless), otherwise you just come off looking like a tool. Peace much.
Great commentary btw you look a lot like Sam Berns in this video.