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http://consc.net/papers/facing.html [Published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies 2(3):200-19, 1995. Also online is my response, " Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness ", to 26 articles commenting on this paper. That paper elaborates and extends many of the ideas in this one.]

Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness

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Evolution - Conscious Evolution

http://www.co-intelligence.org/Evolution.html Conscious Evolution Evolution is happening right now in and around us. It is influenced by all that we do and don't do, and all that we are and are not. Whether we are aware of it or not, we have a lot to do with how evolution unfolds, especially right here on Earth.
Consciousness, Wisdom, and Self-Realization

http://www.theholographicmind.com/ Institute of Higher Consciousness The modern science of Physics is beginning to discover what Shamans and Mystics have been experiencing for thousands of years; namely, that reality is a matter of perception. It is a fluid, malleable projection dependent on the perception and intention of the perceiver.

Institute of Higher Consciousness

Imagination and reality

Spirituality and Conciousness

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Conciousness/Spirituality

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Several theorists have proposed that consciousness can be understood as an electromagnetic phenomenon . Their theories differ in how they relate consciousness to electromagnetism . For example, electromagnetic field theories (or "EM field theories") of consciousness propose that consciousness results when a brain produces an electromagnetic field with features that meet certain criteria; Susan Pockett [ 1 ] and Johnjoe McFadden [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] have proposed EM field theories; William Uttal [ 5 ] has criticized McFadden's and other field theories, but without denying that consciousness could be an electromagnetic phenomenon. Some electromagnetic theories are also quantum mind theories of consciousness; examples include quantum brain dynamics (QBD) approaches of Mari Jibu and Kunio Yasue [ 6 ] and of Giuseppe Vitiello [ 7 ] . In general, however, quantum mind theories other than these QDB approaches do not treat consciousness as an electromagnetic phenomenon.

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http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Neural_correlates_of_consciousness The can be defined as the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept (Crick & Koch 1990). Consciousness is a puzzling, state-dependent property of certain types of complex , biological, adaptive, and highly interconnected systems. A science of consciousness must strive to explain the exact relationship between phenomenal, mental states and brain states. This is the heart of the classical mind-body problem : What is the nature of the relationship between the immaterial, conscious mind and its physical basis in the electrochemical interactions in the body? Brain scientists are exploiting a number of empirical approaches to shed light on the neural basis of consciousness.

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Reality and Consciousness:

Thomas Kuhn coined the term "paradigm" to refer to the beliefs and assumptions that underlie a particular science. But beneath all our scientific paradigms lies an even deeper and more pervasive assumption. It is the belief in the primacy of the material world .

Electromagnetic theories of consciousness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_theories_of_consciousness Several theorists have proposed that consciousness can be understood as an electromagnetic phenomenon . Their theories differ in how they relate consciousness to electromagnetism . For example, electromagnetic field theories (or "EM field theories") of consciousness propose that consciousness results when a brain produces an electromagnetic field with features that meet certain criteria; Susan Pockett [ 1 ] and Johnjoe McFadden [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] have proposed EM field theories; William Uttal [ 5 ] has criticized McFadden's and other field theories, but without denying that consciousness could be an electromagnetic phenomenon. Some electromagnetic theories are also quantum mind theories of consciousness; examples include quantum brain dynamics (QBD) approaches of Mari Jibu and Kunio Yasue [ 6 ] and of Giuseppe Vitiello [ 7 ] . In general, however, quantum mind theories other than these QDB approaches do not treat consciousness as an electromagnetic phenomenon. Also related are E.
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Infinite Being - Mysticism As A Key To Scientific Breakthroughs

Newton, Faraday and Einstein were all examples of mystics. Most of their research occurred, not in a laboratory, but within their visionary consciousness. Mysticism is a learned skill, just like learning to ride a bicycle, and it is an exact science. You can develop this incredibly useful skill and gain that visionary edge, not just in scientific research, but in any endeavor that you plan to undertake.
The hard problem of consciousness is the problem of explaining how and why we have qualia or phenomenal experiences — how sensations acquire characteristics such as colours and tastes. [ 1 ] David Chalmers , [ 2 ] who introduced the term, contrasts this with the "easy problems" of explaining the ability to discriminate, integrate information, report mental states, focus attention, etc. Easy problems are easy because all that is required for their solution is to specify a mechanism that can perform the function. That is, their proposed solutions, regardless of how complex or poorly understood they may be, can be entirely consistent with the modern materialistic conception of natural phenomena. Chalmers claims that the problem of experience is distinct from this set, and he argues that the problem of experience will "persist even when the performance of all the relevant functions is explained". [ 3 ]

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First published Fri Jun 18, 2004; substantive revision Mon Aug 16, 2004 Perhaps no aspect of mind is more familiar or more puzzling than consciousness and our conscious experience of self and world. The problem of consciousness is arguably the central issue in current theorizing about the mind.

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