Paul the Octopus and his handlers, fans and haters illustrate the power of collective vision.   First of all, kudos to the trainers who had the presence of mind to test the clairbuouyant, and to publicize the finding for all the world to enjoy.

 Octopuses are known by scientists to be very clever animals, sensitive even – but not necessarily psychic.  Did Paul’s favored teams and their fans believe this mesmerizing mollusk could really see into the future – as in ‘anything is possible’?  Or did they just think it would be fun to believe they would win because so sayeth Paul?  Whatever the reason, they have proven the power of collective consciousness. 

Paul, by choosing his food from one of two bowls draped in the national flags of opposing teams scheduled to play, chose 8 of 8 times, the winners of those scheduled matches.

 Athletes are known to be hyper-superstitious, so I have to ask:   Was Paul responding to the power of collective will of the various teams and their fans each of those eight times he chose or were the expectations of the teams and fans shaped by Paul’s intuition? 

The Anatomy of a Prediction Fulfilled

Was it after the 3^rd, 4^th or 5^th correct prediction from Paul that the players and the fans of the predicted losing teams began to give up?  Who were they to defy this unlikeliest of  phenoms?  Around that same time, the portended winners and their fans probably felt an extra surge of confidence.   Initially, it was probably all fun.  But after 3, 4 or 5 correct calls, it became harder and harder to shake off the suggestion that a team’s fate could be decided – or divined – by an octopus…and the mustard seed took on a life of its own.   

 Whichever is the case, we know this to be true:  whenever a collective consciousness is focused on a particular outcome, it can manifest the outcome of its choosing. 

How else could we put that mind power to good use?  We can see with our mind’s eye and affirm that All is Well  in the Gulf of Mexico and in Haiti and expect that the process of healing and renewal we be exponentially faster than in times past.  And so it will be.

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