A scientist reflects on facing the unknown.
Read moreDefining Consciousness
What are we talking about when we talk about consciousness? In this article, Peter Russell explores the meaning. He studied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Stephen Hawking. As his fascination with the nature of consciousness increased, Peter changed to experimental psychology and gained a first-class degree in that subject as well as a postgraduate degree in computer science.
Read moreDr. Gabor Mate Discusses Ayahuasca
The documentary The Path of the Shaman will explore Dr. Gabor Maté’s work with ayahuasca and how it is used to help people manage struggles with addictions and mental-health challenges, as well as chronic physical ailments.
Read moreShamanic Initiation
The true meaning of shamanism and shamanic initiation is being debated and getting distorted. Let’s bring it back to the basics.
Read moreConsciousness Research
Here’s a look at the history of the research of consciousness at the Monroe Institute.
Read morePsychotherapy and the World
In this interview with psychologist James Hillman he looks at why is the world getting worse, after we’ve had one hundred years of psychotherapy?
Read moreAn Interview on Shamanism
As a Native American with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Leslie Gray has made the journey from scientific methodology back to the healing ways of her indigenous ancestors, and calls herself a “bridge” between those perspectives.
Read morePsychic Abilities as Discussed by a Physicist
Russell Targ is a physicist who spent several decades working in a US government program exploring "remote viewing" - an apparent anomalous extended characteristic of the mind. Targ is convinced the effect is real.
Read moreBrain Activity and Consciousness
Can science study consciousness? A new study shows that awareness is marked by a complex pattern of brain activity.
Read moreCan Science Explain Consciousness?
Here’s another look at the intersection of science and consciousness.
Read moreWhen Science Meets Consciousness
In the new book Thus Spoke the Plant, by evolutionary ecologist Monica Gagliano, she suggests plants might possess intelligence, memory and learning, although the mechanisms at play may be fundamentally different from those of humans and animals.
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