Category: Death Adjacent
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Dean Radin and PSI phenomenon.
In this podcast author, psychologist and researcher Dean Radin discusses the empirical evidence for remote viewing, telepathy, telekinesis and other related PSI (parapsychological) phenomenon. Mainstream, academic science is reluctant to examine evidence for these sorts of anomalous occurrences. But it turns out here is plenty of robust research to support it.
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The Grateful Dead concerts used as a dream telepathy experiment.
An experiment that perhaps lacked any real scientific rigour, but is still of great interest due to its sheer ingenuity and social engagement. Over a period of 6 concerts in 1971, the band ‘The Grateful Dead’ played to a total audience of 12,000 (deadheads as they were known). During these concerts, a series of 6…
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The health risks of burning incense.
I love the smell of incense. Cedarwood, Agarwood, Sandalwood. From the expensive slow-burning Japanese sticks to boxes of the cheap but evocative Nag Champa littering the shelves of most ‘hippy dippy’ and wellness shops. My morning routine would include the ritual of lighting a stick of incense before I sit to meditate. The aroma filling…
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When a near-death experience goes bad.
Most people who have a near-death experience report positive, life-affirming memories, but a small percentage recall negative or distressing content. To date, there has not been much research into this phenomenon. One study looked at 50 self-reported accounts of distressing NDEs and identified 3 categories: A more recent study has looked at a comparison between…
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Ascent of the Blessed.
Painted by Hieronymus Bosch somewhere between 1505 and 1515. Born into a family of painters, Bosch belonged to the Flemish School of painting and developed a unique style, creating dreamlike figures and scenes replete with fantasy. He was the painter of demons, hell, torture, fires, creative and grotesque figures, anthropomorphic animals, the capital sins, corruption,…
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Are you conscious for a short time after having your head lopped off?
And if you are squeamish you might want to look away right about now. But. I know that when you watch a movie, like Game of Thrones or some other horror movie or period piece, and somebody gets their head lopped off, or guillotined, I know you are wondering……are they still awake for a little…