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The Conspiracy of the Monkey Mind

By definition, a conspiracy is a "surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons." But within dominant reality constructs of socialized consciousness, the most conspicuous conspiracy is often self-perpetrated. The mechanisms of our perpetual self-creation are obfuscated by the meandering of our Monkey Mind. (more)

9-9-12
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Start With Universe

David McConville

Buckminster Fuller insisted that the sense of separation from nature is a dangerous illusion, and that humanity's evolutionary success is dependent on our willingness to learn from the emergent behaviors of whole systems. This led him to re-imagine a big picture in which our species is situated within the full continuum of creation. (more)

8-1-12
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The Self, the Field, and the Logic of Uncertainty: A Talk with Roy Ascott

David McConville

What if other states of consciousness – those accessed by shamans and Buddhist monks – could be mapped and accessed by new forms of technology? Will there be a time when our minds will be able to move at will between alternative states and alternative selves? An interview with visionary pioneer Roy Ascott about technoetic culture, the nature of mind and the new consciousness. (more)