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The Liberative Model of Human Development

08/11/2013 13:31
by Rick Levenson , PhD and Carolyn Aldwin, PhD We generally think of human development in terms of gains – as children we learn how to walk and talk, regulate our emotions, be friends with others, and to develop increasingly complex cognitive skills and new physiological, social, and psychological...

The Science of Transformation

08/11/2013 13:30
by Daniel Siegel, MD Mindsight is literally the ability of the human mind to see itself. It is a powerful lens through which we can understand our inner lives with more clarity, transform the brain, and enhance our relationships with others. [Read more] ...  

Toward a Consciousness of Oneness

08/11/2013 13:27
by Robert Atkinson, PhD We stand at a critical juncture in our collective evolution. As our twenty-first century society undergoes rapid change, people seek more solid ground in ethical and moral values to serve as guideposts for navigating these uncertain times. We want answers to the deep...

A 21st-Century View of Meditation

08/11/2013 13:25
by Rick Hanson, PhD Vieten: What exactly is contemplative neuroscience? Hanson: Broadly defined, it’s the study of what happens in the brain when people are doing contemplative practices, how the brain changes with such practices. [Read more] ...  

Connecting with the Mind of God

08/11/2013 13:23
by Arnold Mindell, PhD Just about everyone wonders now and then if there is some kind of intelligence organizing the apparently random and creative events in personal life and the universe. Are those events haphazard . . . or is some kind of “mind” at work in the background? How might our awareness...

Psychic Exploration

08/11/2013 13:17
by Edgar D. Mitchell, ScD Shortly after founding the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Edgar Mitchell conceived and collaboratively developed what he described as “an authoritative encyclopedic volume of psychic research.” It was a groundbreaking book, and in honor of IONS’ upcoming fortieth...

A Physicist’s Proof of Psychic Abilities

08/11/2013 11:45
by Russell Targ As a laser physicist with forty years experience in psychic research, I am convinced that most people can learn to move from their ordinary, ego-based mind-set to a much more interesting perspective—one that is not obstructed by conventional barriers of space and time....

Neurotheology: The Crucible of Religion

08/11/2013 11:40
by Hunt Henion, PhD A crucible is a vessel used for refining a substance, usually with the addition of extreme heat, which is exactly what I see happening to religion these days. Science, particularly neurotheology, has been turning up the heat under a crucible in which all religious experiences...

The Physics of Near-Death Experiences

08/11/2013 11:37
by Maureen Venselaar, PhD Ed. Note: The phenomenon of near-death experience continues to attract the interest of a wide range of scientists, among them Dutch researcher Maureen Venselaar. In this article, she proposes a significantly updated theory on what happens during such events, rooted in the...

The Mystic’s Journey Is Our Own

08/11/2013 11:36
by Robert Atkinson, PhD Mystics have a reputation for being mysterious. In the most basic sense, a mystic is one who seeks union, or unity. But don’t most of us have such a yearning? Whether what we seek is union with ourselves, with others, with creation, with the Creator, or with Reality, maybe...
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