Institute of Noetic Sciences What’s your favorite book on consciousness? Part 2 IONS scientists share their favorite books on consciousness and why those particular books had an impact on them. Published on August 3, 2018 Share
CLASSIC REBOOT: The Continuity of ConsciousnesswithStephan A. Schwartz August 5, 2022To be notified concerning the release of Stephan’s next book on remote viewing the future, go to: https://mailchi.mp/stephanaschwartz/2060-visions-of-the-future
CLASSIC REBOOT: Remote Viewing the FuturewithStephan A. Schwartz August 8, 2022To be notified concerning the release of Stephan’s next book on remote viewing the future, go to: https://mailchi.mp/stephanaschwartz/2060-visions-of-the-future
Satir Becoming More Fully Human July 23, 2022The problems of society result less from an intrinsic “evil” in human nature than from our failure to stop repeating behavior patterns from the past. Change, says Virginia Satir, begins with learning to accept and understand the many parts of oneself. Ms. Satir, is one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, was [...]
Abduction Aboard a UFOwithSamuel Chong July 6, 2022Here he describes his original life-changing encounter with Desmarquet’s book, prompting him to make the journey twice to Vietnam in order to meet Desmarquet. This resulted in a close working relationship that eventually led to the Chinese publication. Desmarquet describes how he was abducted by very kind and attractive, 8-foot tall, hermaphroditic, humanoid aliens and [...]
Developing and Applying Psychic AbilitieswithKevin Ryerson July 16, 2022Kevin Ryerson is a psychic trance medium who has gained considerable attention as the focus of Shirley MacLaine’s Out on a Limb and Dancing in the Light. In this program Kevin predicts that the use of psychic intuitives for solving scientific and social problems will become an integral part of our culture within the coming decades. His own [...]
The Transmission of KnowledgewithClaudio Naranjo (1932 – 2019) July 2, 2022A true teacher communicates non-verbally, by setting an example. Claudio Naranjo, MD, is a noted psychiatrist and seminal figure in the human potential movement. Here he suggests that inner knowledge, or spiritual wisdom, cannot be communicated simply with words. Naranjo is author of The One Quest, The Healing Journey, The Psychology of Meditation, and Techniques [...]
Psychological Aspects in Ancient Spiritual Traditions of IndiawithKiran Kumar Salagame January 26, 2020Here he reviews historical efforts to develop forms of academic psychology in alignment with the classical philosophical and spiritual traditions of India, starting with the work of Swami Vivekananda near the end of the nineteenth century. He explains that Indian psychology focuses on transcendental states of consciousness that are generally overlooked in Western psychology.
CommoningwithAndy Hilton February 7, 2020Here he describes the idea of “commoning” as derived from the commons associated with medieval villages. Typically, this was a square in the center where the residents would graze their sheep. It has evolved into a grassroots movement related to the sharing of property — both physical and intellectual. The conversation focuses on the political [...]