RealitySandwich - Psyche

Esoteric Voices 7: Parapsychology Research

Kent Bye — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:22:59 -0800

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Dean Radin is a senior scientist at The Institute of Noetic Sciences where he studies exceptional human experiences and conducts parapsychological research. He claims that psi phenomena do indeed exist--he's researching how and why they happen and extending the frontier boundaries of science in the process. He identifies five different types of psi phenomena:

The Chosen People of Iboga: A Conversation with Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis

Ido Hartogsohn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:44:43 -0800

This Week in Psychedelics

Neşe Lisa Şenol — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:13:29 -0800

Psilocybin shows promise in the treatment of depression, the UK Home Affair's Select Committee kicks off its first evidence session on drug policy, and a Polish politician threatens to light up a joint in parliament in this week's psychedelic news.

The Energetic Facts of Life

Mitch Fraas — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:24:39 -0800

The following originally appeared on http://mitchfraas.blogspot.com/

Life is a merry-go-round. Like the one at the end of Strangers on a Train, it's out of control and spinning faster and faster. Every atom, every neutron, every proton, every electron, increases its spin and raises its vibration as a necessary response to the increasing DENSITY of our times.

Ecstasy and the Escaton

Shunyamurti — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:24:51 -0800

Magic Antidepressants

Faye Sakellaridis — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:07:15 -0800

Continued studies on the effect magic mushrooms have on the brain are showing that psilocybin, the active ingredient of psychedelic mushrooms, affects key parts of the brain in ways that relate to depression and anxiety disorders.

2012: Between Critical and Visionary Thinking

Joseph Gelfer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:46:31 -0800

Sync in the City

Jennifer Palmer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:13:45 -0800

Join me and 8 other contributing authors of "The Sync Book" to discuss (and experience) synchronicity during an interactive multimedia event, opening with the NYC premiere of Radio8Ball, a musical divination format where questions are answered by picking songs at random and interpreting the randomly chosen song as the answer to the question, like picking musical tarot cards. Previous Radio8Ball Celebrity Skype-Ins include guests like Patricia Arquette, John C.

Two Psychedelic Conferences a World Apart

Neşe Lisa Şenol — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:27:07 -0800

A Society Based on an Open Heart

Lodro Rinzler — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:02:44 -0800

The following is excerpted from The Buddha Walks Into a Bar: A Guide to Life for a New Generation, available from Shambhala Publications.

Apocalyptic Machine Music?

John Topp — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:19:29 -0800

In recent months there have been a number of YouTube videos posted from around the world of unusual sounds emanating from either the ground or sky, with no clear point of origin. Videos have been posted from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica, Budapest, Taipei, Chile, Mexico, Czech Republic, France, Norway and Denmark.

Syllable and Sound

Michael Taussig — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:32:23 -0800

The following was originally presented as a lecture at Duke University, January 2010; originally printed in Trigger93: The Word, Volume 1.

"The brain is just the weight of God," wrote Emily Dickinson,

For, lift them, pound to pound,

And they will differ, if they do,

As syllable from sound.[1]

Esoteric Voices 6: The Journey of Forgiveness

Kent Bye — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:34 -0800

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Azim Khamisa talks about his journey of forgiveness after his 20-year old son was shot and killed in a gang ritual in 1995. He founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation in order to teach the non-violent principles of forgiveness to at-risk youth.

HOPE: Healing Our People & Earth.....2012 and Beyond

Jude Currivan PhD — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:10:56 -0800

When You Have the Right Vibe, It's Not a Coincidence: Synchronicities, Energy Healing, and Other Strangeness in the Field

Amy L. Lansky PhD — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:28:03 -0800

The following is excerpted from Active Consciousness: Awakening the Power Within [1], recently released from R.L.Ranch Press.

Devil in Deep Space: The Birth of Azrael Wisdom

Michael Muhammad Knight — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:57:09 -0800

The following is excerpted from Why I am a Five Percenter, available from Penguin Books.

Esoteric Voices 5: Institute of HeartMath

Kent Bye — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:35:26 -0800

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Dealing with Suffering and Seeing It As Grace

Ram Dass — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:20:59 -0800

Character and the Enneagram: The Yoga of Relationship

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:10:36 -0800

The Cosmic Hour: The End of the 5th Sun and the Beginning of Everything

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:23:39 -0800

Astrological Power Places

VerDarLuz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:59:44 -0800

Many people have heard of Astrocartography, which means "to map by the stars." Yet, Astrocartography (ACG) is a more subtle and refined instrument than we may first consider. It is also but one of many techniques which can be applied in the enlightening art and science of Astrolocality or Relocation Astrology.

Dynamic Paradoxicalism: The Anti-ism ism

Jonathan Zap — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:47:09 -0800

The following originally appeared on Zap Oracle.

"Words that are strictly true seem to be paradoxical." --Lao-tse

"There is nothing absolute and final. If everything were ironclad, all the rules absolute and everything structured so no paradox or irony existed, you couldn't move. One could say that man sneaks through the crack where paradox exists." --Itzhak Bentov

Evolver Spores: The Unified Field

Evolver Social Movement — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:11:34 -0800

Evolver.net & GreatMystery.org present

Evolver Spores: The Unified Field
Wed, January 18

Physicalism: A False View of the World

Peter Meyer — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:58:07 -0800

Esoteric Voices 4: Worldview Literacy

Kent Bye — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:26:52 -0800

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Beyond the Anguish of Impossibility

Shunyamurti — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:36:25 -0800

The following originally appeared on satyogainstitute.org

Esoteric Voices 3: Consciousness & Healing

Kent Bye — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:48:08 -0800

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In this episode, Cassandra Vieten, the director of research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) talks about some of the research that has been done into consciousness & healing including the effects of mindfulness for pregnant women, the effects of pro-social emotions & the emerging science of peace.

The Coherent Heart: A Discussion with Dr. Rollin McCraty

Stephen Hershey — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:48:31 -0800

The interviewer would like to thank Daniel Pinchbeck for his assistance in preparing this article.

This Week in Psychedelics

Neşe Lisa Şenol — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:29:02 -0800

In this week's psychedelic news, 60 major public figures call for a debate on drug decriminalization, a survey reveals past-month marijuana use has outstripped cigarette smoking by high school seniors, and two psychedelics conferences convene on opposite sides of the globe.

Soul and Myth

Patrick Harpur — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:54:58 -0800

The following is excerpted from The Secret Tradition of the Soul, recently released by EVOLVER EDTIONS/North Atlantic Books.