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Electrocortical Activity Prior to Unpredictable Stimuli in Meditators and Non-meditators
Advanced meditators occasionally report experiences of timelessness, or states of awareness that seem to transcend the usual boundaries of the subjective present. This study investigates this awareness in eight experienced meditators and eight matched controls by measuring 32 channels of EEG before, during, and after exposure to unpredictable light and sound stimuli.
- Publications Scholarly Papers
- September 2011
- 14 pages
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Psychic Exploration
A Challenge for Science, Understanding the Nature and Power of Consciousness
Psychic Exploration, A Challenge for Science is a primer on psychic research, life's purpose, and the meaning of the universe. Originally published in 1974, this landmark anthology of nearly ...
- Publications Books
- July 1, 2011
- 722 pages
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"Consciousness and Well Being" with Deepak Chopra
Our current medical model treats the human body as if it’s a machine. However, we are finding that the body is not a structure, but a process; an energy ...
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2011-06-08
- 01:01:59
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Sailing Home
Using Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls
Norman Fischer deftly incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, Christian, and popular thought, as well as his own unique and sympathetic understanding of life, in his reinterpretation of Odysseus's familiar wanderings as lessons that everyone can use.
- Publications Books
- June 3, 2008
- 256 pages
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Psychophysiological Correlates of Nondual States of Awareness
Testing the Ontological Status of the Experience of Meditation Induced Timeless States
- Principal Investigators
- Dean Radin, PhD, Cassandra Vieten, PhD
- Co-Investigator
- Arnaud Delorme, PhD
- Project Staff
- Leena Michel
An EEG study to test whether "non-dual" meditators' subjective states of "timelessness" can be objectively measured.
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Red Lodge "Yellowstone" Community Group
Red Lodge, MT US
To awaken to the timeless, inter-dependent relationship of humanity with the earth and the universe, to develop a sense of community support, to begin the task of fully healing ourselves, our community and the planet, and to foster truth, love, peace, harmony and unity in the global community.
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Nothing Is Forever
The creation stories of science and religion are similar; in both traditions, something amazing happened – the universe came into being!
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The Mystic’s Journey Is Our Own
Oneness. Destiny. That vague sense of yearning. These, for Atkinson, are the calling cards of soul-making. But what are we being called to do and how do we get there? The ancient mystics aren’t the only ones with answers.
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What conclusions have you drawn from your search for inner wisdom?
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What conclusions have you drawn from your search for inner wisdom?
In the September 2011 issue of Noetic Now, there are three articles that address in their ...
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Freydoon Rassouli
Rassouli is a visionary artist who has come to the attention of the international art world in recent years. What makes his art so unique is the way he translates spiritual experience from his subconscious onto canvas through meditation at sunrise. With vibrant hues, Rassouli produces joyful color blends and circular brushwork that create a timeless perspective. He calls his unique painting technique Fusionart, a style that Rassouli has created and registered and is presently teaching to many artists in Southern California.
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Telling the New Story through Movies
Storytelling is timeless, and filmmaking, though a late-comer to the stage, has become a powerful tool for those with good stories to tell. Great films have been around since filmmaking began, of course, and everyone has their own list...
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Support Us/Planned Giving/Visionary Circle
Visionary Circle Members Visionary Circle Members provide for the Institute of Noetic Sciences beyond their lifetimes through their will or estate plan. Thanks to the financial support our Visionary Circle ... -
Our Amherst, MA Community Group is Fourteen Years Old This Month -- Here's Our Story
Our New Options Community Group Story Our New Options Community Group started October 15, 1997 as a Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst program for primarily retired older adults interested in ... -
Resonance: Nine Practices for Harmonious Health and Vitality
Neurogenesis—the production of new brain cells—is a key component to fighting stress and maintaining one’s natural resonance. Three activities that stimulate neurogenesis include exercise, meditation, and…playing video games!
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Consciousness and Parapsychology: A Thought Experiment
Consciousness is a recent phenomenon in the history of planet Earth; we know nothing of it beyond or prior to terrestrial history.
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Absent-Minded Science, Part V: Sex, Psyche, and Evolution
Many species reproduce without sex, including some complex vertebrates like lizards and fish. So why do we have sex? No one really knows, but there are many theories. I won’t delve much into why our species reproduces sexually; rather, I’m going to delve into what sex is as a general principle and the role of sex in evolution.
- Worldview
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Tasting the Universe: What Synesthesia Suggests about the Nature of Consciousness
Among the beneficiaries of the various shifts in human consciousness now underway are a little-known group of outliers known as synesthetes. A synesthete may hear a symphony but also see amorphous, multi-colored shapes go by. She may say the word “table” and taste cake, just like Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton.
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The Guru Question: The Perils and Rewards of Choosing a Spiritual Teacher
Here in the skeptical West, the notion of a guru is more often associated with scandal and manipulation than as a direct and legitimate means of consciousness transformation. Caplan, a psychotherapist and long-time devotee, attempts to demystify the myths while also pointing out the precariousness of such a journey.
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Toward a “Common Spirituality”: Scaffolding for Evolving Consciousness
Spirituality is a universal phenomenon. It doesn’t matter where in the world you live or what “tribe” you are a part of; you can be assured that spirituality will be a part of the psychological and social fabric of your immediate world. In fact, spirituality is central to being and becoming a healthy and well-adjusted human being. Spirituality also plays a role in enabling the evolution of individual and collective consciousness.