Biological Consciousness and the Experience of the Transcendent
2. Biological Consciousness and the Experience of the Transcendent: William James and American Functional Psychology Eugene Taylor Harvard University Medical School Reproduced by permission of the Author. All trends pertaining to the mind/body problem in the late 19th century, from both popular and high culture, seem now in retrospect to culminate in the functionalism of the American philosopher-psychologist, William James (1842-1910). Born in a New York hotel in 1842, eldest son of the eccentric religious philosopher, Henry James Sr. and older brother of Henry James, the novelist, William James received his early education in Europe and America at the hands of a polyglot assortment of private tutors, temporary school masters, and painting teachers, until he embarked upon regular instruction at Harvard in 1861 by joining the Lawrence Scientific School. James [see figure 50] was, first of all heir to the older moral philosophy. Table of Contents Citation: Wozniak, Robert H.
200+ Consciousness Raising Documentaries
Do you feel like having a ‘Movie Night’ without having to go anywhere? Here is a list of over 200 consciousness expanding movies and documentaries that will assist you in your evolution – All of which can watched for free online in the links below. How many of them have you seen? Enjoy! Leave a comment below if there are any other videos that you would like to recommend! Also, if there are any broken links, please let us know as well! 1. The First 119 Originally posted on: OpenBoxThinking 120. 169.
3-D images reveal how brain loses consciousness - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience
New 3-D images reveal for the first time what happens inside the brain when a person loses consciousness, suggesting the mysterious sleeplike state occurs as electrical activity deep in the brain dims and connections between certain neurons suddenly break down. "We have produced what I think is the first video in existence in the entire world of [the brain of] a patient being anesthetized," said study researcher Brian Pollard, of the University of Manchester. "We are seeing different parts of the brain, different areas, being activated and deactivated." Loss of consciousness occurs when the brain is no longer aware of one's surroundings and so the body stops reacting to the world around it. Previous theories, by Dr. A new imaging method allowed the researchers to monitor the electrical activity deep inside the brain in real time through 32 electrodes on the head of each study participant. "We aren't entirely certain what it means.
What the science of human nature can teach us
After the boom and bust, the mania and the meltdown, the Composure Class rose once again. Its members didn’t make their money through hedge-fund wizardry or by some big financial score. Theirs was a statelier ascent. You can see a paragon of the Composure Class having an al-fresco lunch at some bistro in Aspen or Jackson Hole. A few times a year, members of this class head to a mountain resort, carrying only a Council on Foreign Relations tote bag (when you have your own plane, you don’t need luggage that actually closes). Occasionally, you meet a young, rising member of this class at the gelato store, as he hovers indecisively over the cloudberry and ginger-pomegranate selections, and you notice that his superhuman equilibrium is marred by an anxiety. Help comes from the strangest places. A core finding of this work is that we are not primarily the products of our conscious thinking. As a newborn, Harold, like all babies, was connecting with his mother. Ms. This is how life works.
Ancient Psychoactive Incense and Preparations
For millennia, humankind has lived with nature, utilizing the flora and fauna to survive. Over the centuries, through trial and error, they learned which plants were the most nutritious, healthy and beneficial, and consequently which plants possessed unique healing, spiritual and magical properties. Early in antiquity, humankind discovered the healing properties and magical qualities of plants like Papaver somniferum, Cannabis sativa and fungi like Amanita muscaria. Although psychoactive incenses have been used for thousands of years, there has been very little modern research into their efficacy and historical use. Currently there are three mechanisms that are believed to cause the psychoactive effects of sacred incense blends. 1) The plant material itself contains pharmacologically active compounds that can induce altered states of consciousness. Pheromones are naturally occurring compounds that are closely related to hormones. Bodhanath Incense Thoroughly dry and mix equal parts:
The period of the brain pretending to be the mind
The mind is different from the brain , just as psychology is different from biology. Although mental processes are associated with some biochemical/neurological operations, some researchers and the popular media have misrepresented the association between the two systems as the causal relation (biochemical changes cause psychological experiences) or simply seen the two as the same. With the growing use of psychophysiological measures such as fMRI, PET, EEG, MEG, and optical neuroimaging, it has become pervasive to hear that biological events underlie (are more fundamental than) psychological events. For example, announcements such as "depression is a chemical imbalance" or " schizophrenia is a brain disease" became the mainstream during the past two decades. Neuroimaging has also been used to explain political or voting behaviors or attitudes, criminal behavior or other social interactions (e.g., Miller, 2010). First, Correlation is not causation. References
DMT İÇERİKLİ ŞAMAN İKSİRİ TARİFİ
eski Türk şamanlarının ülgen ile, tengri ile, umay ile görüşmesini sağlayan, mevlanaya mesneviyi yazdıran iksirin tarifini yazıyorum, not alın: 6 gram üzerlik tohumu4-5 parça akasya dalı4-5 parça kargı kamışı bir tencerede su kaynatılır, kaynamış suyun içine bunlar katılır ve 2-3 saat kaynatılır. 2. saatin sonundan itibaren gözleyin bunu, özünü bıraktığı an hazırdır karışım. karışımın işe yarayabilmesi için bir hafta boyunca alkol almıyosunuz ve gece uykusu uyuyorsunuz. ortamın karanlık olması elzemdir. en fazla dolunay ışığı kadar ışık olmalı. bunu içtikten sonra uzanıyorsunuz, başınızda biri olması iyi olur. çünkü ruhunuz bedeninize pamuk ipliğiyle bağlıdır. bir nevi ayık halde rüya görürsünüz, yaşadığınız budur. astral seyahat, lucid dream falan hepsini bu sayede yapmış olurusunuz. bir nevi miraç yaşarsınız. diğer uyuşturucuların aksine bunda ciddi bir ölüm ve diriliş yaşarsınız. Tamamen yasaldır. Eski Türkçede ismi Ruh asmasıdır. Saygılar...
Ego death
Ego death is a "complete loss of subjective self-identity." The term is being used in various intertwined contexts, with related meanings. In Jungian psychology the synonymous term psychic death is used, which refers to a fundamental transformation of the psyche. In the death and rebirth mythology ego death is a phase of self-surrender and transition, as described by Joseph Campbell in his research on the mythology of the Hero's Journey. It is a recurrent theme in world mythology and is also used as a metaphor in some strands of contemporary western thinking. In (descriptions of) psychedelic experiences, the term is used synonymously with ego-loss, to refer to (temporary) loss of one's sense of self due to the use of psychedelics. The concept is also used in contemporary spirituality and in the modern understanding of eastern religions to describe a permanent loss of "attachment to a separate sense of self"[web 1] and self-centeredness. Definitions[edit] Mysticism[edit] Daniel Merkur: ...
