Tag: Consciousness
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Jung and the collective unconscious.

In this podcast (my favourite) philosopher, and analytical idealist Bernardo Kadstrup discusses Jung’s exploration of consciousness. Bernardo is the executive director of Essentia Foundation and his work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental (he has a PHD in philosophy). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked…
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Podcast: Interview with Raymond Moody

In this podcast from The Monroe Institute, Dr Raymond Moody discusses near-death experiences and the broader topic of consciousness. Dr Moody is an author, psychiatrist, philosopher and physician, and is regarded as being the person who first coined the term near death experience. You can read Dr Moody’s Wikipedia bio, here.
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Has science just found the cause of near-death experiences?

Many science-related websites and news organisations are now reporting on a new study that found an increase in EEG gamma waves at the time of death. The authors of the study analysed the electroencephalograms (EEG) of four dying patients and found that the resulting hypoxic (lack of oxygen) state stimulated a spike in gamma wave…
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The Mystery of Time.
Article: Solving the mystery of time.Website: iai (Institude of Art and Ideas)Author(s): Bernardo Kastrup Bernardo Kastrup explores the mystery of time and its relationship to the dissociation of a ‘self’ from a ‘mind at large’. Excerpt: Analytic idealism concurs with Kant, Schopenhauer, and these recent developments in science: time and space aren’t really out there.…
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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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Four people share their NDE following cardiac arrest.

Paper: Near-death experiences and the change of worldview in survivors of sudden cardiac arrest: A phenomenological and hermeneutical study.Journal: Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare.Year published: 2022Author(s): Hans Zingmark and Aneth Granberg-Axell.Link to full paper (PDF). This is an interesting paper both because it focuses on the common experiences of just four individuals rather than…
