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Tryptamine Hallucinogens and Consciousness

Welcome to the DMT-Nexus "Ayahuasca and Creativity" -- Benny Shanon, Ph.D. Ayahuasca and Creativity Benny Shanon, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University PDF version of this document As indicated in previous publications (Shanon, 1997, 1998a, 1999) I am a cognitive psychologist who is studying the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience. Phenomenologically, the effects of ayahuasca are multifarious -- they include hallucinatory effects in all perceptual modalities, psychological insights, intellectual ideations, spiritual uplifting and mystical experiences. As explained in Shanon (1998b), ayahuasca can also induce very impressive ideations. As emphasized in my book, some salient effects of ayahuasca pertain to overt performances. Benny Shanon (Israel)msshanon@mscc.huji.ac.il References Merkur, D. 1998.

Mind over matter: Study shows we consciously exert control over individual neurons By Mark WheelerOctober 27, 2010Category: Health Sciences, Research Every day our brains are flooded by stimulation — sounds, sights and smells. At the same time, we are constantly engaged in an inner dialogue, ruminating about the past, musing about the future. Somehow the brain filters all this input instantly, selecting some things for long- or short-term storage, discarding others and focusing in on what's most important at any given instant. How this competition is resolved across multiple sensory and cognitive regions in the brain is not known; nor is it clear how internal thoughts and attention decide what wins in this continual contest of stimulation. Now a collaboration between UCLA scientists and colleagues from the California Institute of Technology has shown that humans can actually regulate the activity of specific neurons in the brain, increasing the firing rate of some while decreasing the rate of others. So the team asked patients to think of one of their four images.

Naturally occurring plant alkaloids could slow down Alzheimer's disease, study suggests A family of naturally occurring plant compounds could help prevent or delay memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). Beta-carboline alkaloids could potentially be used in therapeutic drugs to stop, or at least slow down, the progressively debilitating effects of Alzheimer's, according to the study published recently in the scientific journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) One. One of these alkaloids, called harmine, inhibits a protein known as DYRK1A, which has been implicated by this and other studies in the formation tau phosphorylation. Tau is a protein critical to the formation of the microtubule bridges in neurons. "Pharmacological inhibition of DYRK1A through the use of beta-carboline alkaloids may provide an opportunity to intervene therapeutically to alter the onset or progression of tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease," said Dr.

Symptoms List The spontaneous symptoms of kundalini awakening can be arranged into the various practices of yoga. Yoga practice or Sadhana, is essentially the speeding up of the flow of consciousness. Muscle twitching, cramps or spasms, shaking, trembling, limpness, rigid-contraction, facial contortions. Itching, vibrating, pricking, tingling, effervescent bubbles of bliss. Inner visions and lights, flames, geometric shapes. Love with no object arises. Deep questions and answers arise. back to Sense of Self Continue to Exploring the Symptoms

Ayahuasca Videos | Just another WordPress.com site Top five regrets of the dying There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she put her observations into a book called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Ware writes of the phenomenal clarity of vision that people gain at the end of their lives, and how we might learn from their wisdom. Here are the top five regrets of the dying, as witnessed by Ware: 1. "This was the most common regret of all. 2. "This came from every male patient that I nursed. 3. "Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. 4. 5.

Magnificent Visions When a sufficient number of rafts had been built, work started on the pyramid’s superstructure. Haynes celebrated his 40th birthday on January 9, 2008, as the first shipments of 60-foot massaranduba beams began to arrive from the jungle logging operation. But at the end of the month the river was rising rapidly, and with raft building far behind schedule, due to delays in the delivery of the wood, Haynes was afraid the waters of the Amazon would soon submerge the raft-assembly shed he’d built. More time and money would be lost. But he reminded himself that Tony Robbins advised “we should ‘dance with our fears.’ ” D espite delays and incorrect quantities, enough lumber was delivered so that by February the temporary central structure was raised several stories high on the still-incomplete raft. With about 30 men working on the floating pyramid and nearly another 30 at work logging in the jungle, Haynes had time for nothing else. On June 6, Haynes jubilantly reported, “Move Successful!

Free Meditation Downloads | Profound Meditation Program We are proud to offer one of the most powerful 20-minute meditation tracks - at absolutely no cost to you. Provide your name and email and experience Profound Meditation in record time. Test Drive the 20-min Demo We respect your privacy. We will never share your email address with any 3rd party. Meditation & Brainwaves In advanced meditation, the human brain typically moves into very profound brainwave patterns like: ALPHA: The most commonly found pattern in meditation, representing a state of relaxation, calm focus and inner harmony.THETA: A very deep state of meditation often associated with profound relaxation, creativity and bliss.DELTA: An extraordinary meditative state correlated with intuition, healing, ecstasy and peace.GAMMA: A blissful state of compassion, inspiration and unconditional love. But How Long Does It Take To Achieve Such Advanced States? In today’s demanding world, it can be challenging to maintain, much less develop, these kinds of peak performance brainwave states.

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