The One behind the Many The Purporsive Evolution and Involution of Consciousness in the Universe PicoSearch Science and the Evolution of Human Consciousness Spirituality and the Accelerated Evolution (Involution) of Consciousness Science and Spirituality - The Purporsive Evolution/Involution of Consciousness About this Site and How to get the Most from it Feeling Philanthropic? Biblio-logue - Reveiw,Judge,Buy a Book by its Cover Don't Worry, Be Happy -or- Speak of the Ancient One Table of contents: Science and the Evolution of Consciousness PSYCHOLOGY:SCIENCE OF THE SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE...psychology,history of science,consciousness as a problem EVOLUTION OF SUBJECTIVE MATTER (EXPERIENCE) . . . evolution,neurophysiology,neuroanatomy,ethology THE HUMAN ANIMAL ...physical anthropology,archeology,human ethology THE GREAT UNRAVELLED ENCHANTING LOOM KNOT . . . the human neurosciences,cognitive psychology,neurolinguistics CONSCIOUSNESS:A (r)EALITY CONSTRUCTION...a new working definition of consciousness REALITY/OBJECTIVE MATTER:A FUNDEMENTAL ASSUMPTION...quantum and relativistic physics,complexity THE NHR (NORMAL HUMAN REALITY) ...systems theory of consciousnes, james through tart REALITY CONSTRUCTIONS,A REVIEW ...new theories,old problems,microtubules,mind/body BIMODAL CULTURE AND THE NHR...conscensual restraints,science,culture,cultural anthropology Spirituality and the Prospect of Accelerated Evolution(Involution) BIMODAL CULTURE AND THE ALTERNATIVE STATES...william james-godfather of transpersonal psychology EVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCE OF THE SUPRA-NORMAL...transpersonal anthropology,mythology,shamanism MYSTICISM:A REALITY CONSTRUCION(capital R)...academic aproaches to mysticism MEET THE MYSTICS...from zoroastrar to abba rehem THE PERENIAL PHILOSOPHY...advaita(non-dual)metaphysics YOGA:THE ROYAL PATH OF'YOU GO'...patanjali's science of manipulating subjective matter THE ONE BEHIND THE MANY...more "isms" than you can shake a stick at,and they still won't go away THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MYSTICISM...well,not the strongest of the sciences...but,GODBLESS william james! Science and Spirituality: the Purporsive Evolution/Involution of Consciouness DEAR MR.TEMPLETON or TRANSCENDING THE RELIGION/SCIENCE DICHOTOMY...subjective/objective matters BRAINSTORMING...cosmology,new metaphysics, baba/bentov/balken model of the universe vs. hawking/simpson GOD SPEAKS:THE THEME OF CREATION AND ITS PURPOSE...the evolution/involution of human consciousness THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG...karma yoga and selfless service HOMO NOETICUS:THE NEW HUMANITY...the selective pressures are certainly strong enough WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW...pressures,schmessurres,bhakti yoga and the coming big push NICE TRY,'A'FOR EFFORT...other would-be geniuses give it their best shot SCIENCE AND THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS Psychology:the Science of the Subjective Experience Britannica.com definition of consciousness a good place to start and see what the problem is. bookmark the resource for help later. Online papers on consciousness exhaustive, but certainly not definitive. don't worry if it doesn't mean too much to you yet. that is what this sight is for. Biology of Consciousness Bookmarks a nice place to start surfing, but I suggest you return to it later. REALITY CREATION 1010 the first paragraph will do, written in "a van down by the river". anyone can/and should think about consc.: note the title. http--pavlov.psyc.queensu.ca-~sarahh-consc.htm probably sarah's class notes. informatve if this is new to you. anyone can/should study consciousness. Science in Historic Perspective HOPOS not the greatest content, but some resources for the history of science. mugshots of the heavy-hitters. Empirical Sociology of Science independent entry, but balanced perspective. be sure to click-A Simulation of the Stucture of Academic Science in 'to read'. Introduction more history of science. actually, intro notes to astronomy (where the scientific revolution began) Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking for Truth in the Sciences he thunk, therefore we(mind and body) am. A PROPOS OF SCIENCE Quotations and Aphorisms a nice resource. this entry is for brain. cartesian mind/body dualism still well in effect. Reductionism & its alternatives no mind(per se),just body. I hate these type of lecture note pages ,but this one is succinct and well embedded. Intelligence evolution & uses. Behavior-REM-consciousness....thoughts on consciousness from a reductionist(sociobiological)perspective. mass suicide anyone? Psychology:the infant Science Mind and Body pity poor psychology-first it lost its soul, then its mind,then consciouness and now its having problems with behavior.Descartes to James William James go willy,go willy...beautiful sight for the "father of american psychology" Classics in the History of Psychology -- James (1892) Chapter 11 james on the'stream of cosciousness', not particularly helpful, reminder- anyone can/should.... Classics in the History of Psychology -- Author Index good resource. I recomend Lashley on Behavioristic Interpretations of Consciousness Personality and Consciousness Bookstore - psychology books relating to the theories of Jung, Maslow, Freud, and others commercial sight,but good Science and Religion Glossary not particularly germain, good list of subjects to be aware of though, besides I loves glossaries. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Table of Contents (Abridged) the first and last reference to philosophy in these links. outstanding resource. Jung Index nothing against carl, in fact, I really appreciate the ol' hoot. just thought he'd like to peek in about now. see if you can. Thomas Kuhn Paradigms Die Hard very important observation for our investigation of science, psychology and specificly consciousness. Thomas Kuhn more about the man and his impotant observations. A Renewed Interest in a Science of Consciousness Theories of Consciousness--Neurostuff.com mini book store for the currently hip books on consciousness. chalmers,dennett,searle,penrose. Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness home of the assoc. on and off-line seminars.journals. CS Consciousness Studies home of tuscon center for consciousness studies. Journal of Consciousness Studies journal from tuscon. Consciousness good outline of the many perspectives,past and present, on our subjective matter. SCIENCE'S LAST FRONTIERS Consciousness, Life and Meaning good essay from 'thinking about thought' page. good place to start. New Scientist Planet Science Toward a science of consciousness new scientist magazine report on Tuscon II, bookmark as a resource on all things newsy. Crick and Koch essay on the work of crick starting with james. fair warning on the link however, we're talking one degree of separation here. Consciousness and Neuroscience the actual article from crick and koch. Part 1 Consciousness and Qualia [929] article from chalmers Part 6 Consciousness in Science [1370] chalmers...don't know where parts 2-5 went. bibliography a good bibliography from barr. PHYSIOLOGICALLY FUNCTIONAL ENDOGENOUS LIGHT AND A MECHANISM FOR CONSCIOUSNESS he got a Phd,I dunno,you tell me. The Third Culture - Contents brockman's book. great contributers. click to introduction,good essay. and click to 'the edge' a great e-magazine. The Evolution of Subjective Matter (experience) Evolutionary Fit and Flexability Evolution Topic Index good set of links embedded in an interesting sight, counterbalance.org. bookmark for ref. in neuro,cosmology,etc. Evolution Links links . all of darwin's original works on line and more. Evolution Title Page a little cartoonage as a diversion or an introduction Spedia.net links.also good contenet on ethology Evolutionary Theory Web Site requires membership ,but perhaps worth your time The Biology & Evolution Jump Station - Oh Evolve! did you need more links? The Evolution Revolution introductory,but snappy. 1st entery from thinkquest, a learning consortium. Interview with Stephen Jay Gould just an interveiw, I find the more productive a thinker is ,the slighter the web presence. buy the books. our best essayist. Punctuated Equilibrium more on the theory. Harvard Dept of MCB - Biology Links his domain. Scientific American Explorations Life Goes for a Spin 8-25-97 cambrian explosion. a wonderful example of scientific myopia. Cambrian Explosion more again. Introduction to Phylogeny trree of life stuff. Artificial Life ? Yeah,right. Evolution and philosophy getting a bit ahead of ourselves here: if choas theory is new to you, jump to "reality:a fundemental... " for intro. The biochemical basis of life see, the problem is/was a scientific understanding of life. when a new tool comes around everyone jumps right in What are Complex Adaptive Systems (Moshe Sipper) and it(complexity theory) is useful. note the concept of emergent properties. mathematical biology but one can lose sight quickly. ...and the brain is just a computer.yeah,right. Scientific Methodology and Demystifying Emergence hey, I got nothing against this notion of emergence. Complex Adaptive Systems and Artificial Life but I sure would't let this shit grow on my computer. The Mind, The Brain, and Complex Adaptive Systems as applied to consciousness. more of this later. Theory of Complex Adaptive Systems see? I'm not the only one who doesn't think its such a great idea. Neurons:the Building Blocks of Brains http--www.ccp.uchicago.edu-faculty-Sebastian_P._Grossman-212-Reading1.html basic neurophisiology. know this and its done. the"on/off"switch. http--www.ccp.uchicago.edu-faculty-Sebastian_P._Grossman-212-Reading2.html relays and shades of "on/off". http--www.nmc.edu-~tankf-44.html o.k.? then take a little quiz. lecturebio1-1control building brains , also a little/lot of hormonal influence over those simple circuits. the 3 lb. gland? NASA Neurolab Web Spotlight on Neuroscience intoductory ,but snappy. Nobel Prize - Neuroscience a chronology of the players and discoveries that make up neuroscience. Developmental Biology Center Dr. Hans Bode hydra: the simplest of learning systems. external representation? Paleoneurology The study of brain endocasts of extinct vertebrates from nets to brains. Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections getting bigger all the time. AMNH Dino News more little brains. AMNH Dino News american museum of natural history, just a neat link. brain development summary a good summary right when we needed it. Ethology:Brains and Behavior/Fit and Flexability Evolution and Ethology at last look a down link. I hope it's back up. because it was a good example of.....(see next) Ethology Lecture somebody's been cheating. Ethology animal behavior & minds; survival; insects; apes.........remember that really depressing psychobiology sight, well it works fine for little brains. iSociobiology As An Adaptationist Program-i R.C. Lewontin's Critique but a refutation is in order. Science as Culture - SOCIOBIOLOGY SANITIZED THE EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY AND GENIC SELECTIONISM DEBATES The World of Richard Dawkins in an intellectual vaccum weak memes flourish. ETHOLOGY AND EVOLUTION ON THE WEB back to the science at hand. 0f Nature's Holism, Evolution & Ecology (Ecotaoism) and here is a wonderful, important alternative. see poper for important contribution. Animal Consciousness Animal Consciousness from the stanford philosophy sight. Scientific American Presents Feature Article Animal Self-Awareness -- A Debate November 1998 as scientific american sees it. bookmark. New Scientist on consciousness I buzz therefore I think new scientist gives it a whirl. Naturalism, Evolution and Mind Abstracts abstacts is a good thing. http--hcs.harvard.edu-~husn-BRAIN-vol2-Primate.html quite a jump,but lets look at our closest animal relatives before we move on. Primate Gallery for more on our furry cousins. The Human Animal Hu are You ? and where did you come from ? WWW Virtual Library Anthropology I think this is our 1st use of the virtual library. invaluable. bookmark for use on other subjects. Handprint Ancestral Lines the first of many fine links on human origins. have fun . I hope you find what you're looking for. remember-50% of what I learned as an under gaduate has been relegated to the pile of antiquated thought. I'm sure this will happen again. I just wish someone had warned me the way I'm warning you. Hominid Evolution Human Evolution-UCSB Origins of Humankind- Research Center Chapter 22 Hominids D. Formenti's links ANTHROPOLOGY (text version) The Biological Anthropology Forum L.S.B. Leakey Foundation, Research Related to Human Origins Co-evolution of neocortex size, group size and language in humans Institute of Human Origins Bomis The Evolution Ring Topics CyberMuseum Early Human Links Human Origins Bookmarks Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China Peter Brown's Australian and Asian Palaeoanthropology Untitled Document Introduction Origins Leakey Ancestors - Ants Inc. Anthropology Newsletters Anthropology in the News this sight is updated constantly and is the place for the latest scoop. great job! Point of Reference - Main Menu Archaeology on the Net Web Ring Home Page The Paleo Ring Home Page Anthropology Human Origins website Anthropology Internet Page ARCHAEOLOGY WORLD - STONE ARTEFACTS Prehistoric Cultures, University of Minnesota, Duluth The Dung File - Part 1 Mostly Human NOVA Online Ice Mummies Outline Table of Contents Three Dimensional Medical Reconstruction pce Welcome to Language Origins Society EVOLUTION AND CULTURE THE MISSING LINK William H. Calvin's Books and Articles good ol' productive william. good web sight. better books. buy 'em, read 'em. The Great Unravelled Enchanting Loom Knot The loom Brain Facts and Figures nifty starter page. remember this is the thing between your ears that has brought us to this inquiry. everyone can/should ...... Brain Model Tutorial Your Page Splash Page The Whole Brain Atlas The Harvard Brain On The Brain Virtual Hospital The Human Brain Research Index of Knowledge The Neuro Ring Home Page Glossary glossary of psychiatric terminology Replicability of cognitive brain imaging. Fifth International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain HBP Web Server Sites P E T Brain Atlas EEG Neuroscience Links BUBL LINK - 515 Internet Resources Consciousness The World-Wide Web Virtual Library Neuroscience (Biosciences) Citation Matcher for Single Articles MGH-Harvard Other Information of Neurosurgical Interest University of Chicago Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neuroguide.com - Neuroscience Images Neurology WWW Sites Neurosciences information. News,meetings,jobs,products Cog & Psy Sci Journals & Magazines The Knot Split Brain Consciousness NASA Neurolab Web Mission Home Page Language and the Brain Brain and Language Lateralization and Language Mike Rafii's Home Page TI Mental rotation and the right hemisphere Home Imagination, Mental Imagery, Consciousness, Cognition Science, Philosophy & History. Synaesthesia and Consciousness Studies Synesthesia Phenomenology And Neuropsychology Time and the observer The where and when of consciousness in the brain The basic emotions of daily life - 1 Classics in the History of Psychology -- James (1884) Autonomic Nervous System Documents Chapter 14 Autonomic Nervous System The Peripheral Nervous System HeartBrain http--www.culture.com.au-brain_proj-index1.htm Consciousness and the Brain BRAIN AND MIND Brain & Mind Magazine - Index FEED The New Brain Brain Candy Brain & Behavior BBS Index Journal of Psychophysiology An International Journal shufflebrain THE GOD PART OF THE BRAIN A SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN SPIRITUALITY AND GOD Objective Reality: A Fundemental Assumption Quantum Reality Elementary Particles New Scientist Planet Science New Scientist's guide to the Quantum World Theory SLAC Virtual Visitor Center Brief Overview of High-Energy Physics FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY OnScreen Particle Physics Demo Heisenberg's Physics and Philosophy The Particle Zoo H is for h-bar http--www.counterbalance.org-gengloss-index-frame.html Richard Feynman Online! Paul Teller, An Interpretive Introduction to Quantum Field Theory Contents PHY101 Foundations of Physics - A Complete Web-based Course - Spring 1999 Relativistic Reality Usenet Relativity FAQ RELATIVITY bookmarks Albert Einstein Online BUBL LINK - 515 Internet Resources Relativity David Bohm The EPR Paradox and Bell's Inequality Principle Bell's Theorem Holism and Nonseparability in Physics Physics News Update, Number 399 Quantum cosmology, M-theory and the anthropic principle Professor Stephen Hawking's Homepage Stringy Reality Superstrings! String Theory Home Page Dr. Michio Kaku, Prof. of Theoretical Physics M-theory, the theory formerly known as Strings Quantum links Quantum Consciousness Quantum Quackers Science, culture and philosophy links Archives of QUANTUM-MIND@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU http--www.sbg.ac.at-brain-projects-Quantum.PDF Hololographic Consciousnes Holography, Holograms and Lasers Holographic Universe Global Strategies Project Wholeness and Implicate Order Complexity/Chaotic consciousness Complexity Timeline Henri Poincare Poincare Mandelbrot page of Zs.Zsoldos Complexity On-Line Frequently Asked Questions The Fractory An Interactive Tool for Creating and Exploring Fractals remfractal.mclean.org8080-main.html Dynamical Psychology, Table of Contents Vince's Complex Systems and Evolution Page cons2 Consciousness:A(r)eality Construction Cognitive Consciousness A New Multi-Disciplinary Subject hyp-cons.htm Journal -Consciousness http--noodle.med.yale.edu-anand-ps-toscatocs.txt New Scientist on consciousness All in the mind Consciousness and the Brain Brain & Mind Magazine - Index Noetica A Cognitive Science Forum PSYCHE An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Consciousness ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MIND-RELATED TOPICS Consciousness and the Brain Online papers on consciousness Biology of Consciousness Bookmarks COGNET THE ELEMENTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Tufts University Center for Cognitive Studies main page Consciousness and Neuroscience Crick's treatment of consciousness Brain & Behavior The harvard Brain Archives 1 May 1994 Professor Ned Block Edelman Review Gerald Edelman Consciousness dethroned Quantum Consciousness Rogers Penrose and Quantum Consciousness Official home site for SRPS Enchanted Mind - The Biology of Creative Mind microtubules, coherence, consciousness Stuart Hameroff's Home Page Osaka paper Homepage of Matti Pitkänen Fractal Consciousness remfractal.mclean.org8080-main.html remfractal.mclean.org8080-brain.html Neural Networks Fractal Neurodyamics and Quantum Chaos-1 Holographic Consciousness Comparison between Karl Pribram's Holographic Brain Theory and ore conventional models of neuronal computation Karl H. Pribram Holonomic Brain Theory and Motor Gestalts The NHR(Normal Human Reality) Complete Works A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness - Table of Contents States of Consciousness SCIENCE'S LAST FRONTIERS Consciousness, Life and Meaning More Resources Bimodal Culture and the NHR Defining Culture A Definition of Culture Learning commons - What is Culture - Baseline Definition Chronicles of Love & Resentment CLXXXIV SocioSite CULTURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES Psychology, Culture, and Evolution Complex Adaptive Systems, Evolutionism, and Ecology within Anthropology FEED Banking on Jesus JWA V1N3 - THE REALITY OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION by O'Brien The Origin and Evolution of Culture and Creativity Reviews Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel Dennett EVOLUTION AND CULTURE THE MISSING LINK CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND THE BRAIN (hbe-l hbe-l@a3.com) THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION (Part I) A theory merging biological evolution and cultural evolution founded on human female sexual selection and neoteny. The Emergence of Culture http--www.ngnews.com-news-1999-07-071299-chimps_4257.txt Past Human and Cultural Development ArchNet - Table of Contents Discovering Archaeology Introduction to Archaeology (ANTH 110-310) Point of Reference - Main Menu Signs of Consciousness CMCC - Palaeolithic Figurines (introduction) The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave The paleolithic painted cave of Lascaux Stone Pages - A guide to European megaliths The Center for Archaeoastronomy Unit I THE EMERGENCE OF CIVILIZATION IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST The Ancient World Web Internet African History Sourcebook AncientSites Unit I THE EMERGENCE OF CIVILIZATION IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST World Cultures Internet Ancient History Sourcebook Mesopotamia Indus Valley Contents Culture and the Accelerated Evolution of Human Consciousness Mental Health Net - Perspectives Interdisciplinary Consciousness Studies Tutorial Introduction Global Consciousness Change Indicators of an Emerging Paradigm INTEGRITY PARADIGM-CEPTUAL INSTITUTE - MINDWAYS Awakening Earth Home Page The Hunger Site Home - Donate Food for Free to Give to Feed Hungry People in the World SPIRITUALITY AND THE ACCELERATED EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS Bimodal Culture and the Alternative States Alternatve Consciousness: the other problem William James here we go again. let's start with papa. this time we're after the other states of consciousness. and no account of the universe would be.... William James The Varieties of Religious Experience on line version of the book. think "origin of the species". think bigger. Concordances of James, William enter 'mystcal' and 'consciousness', read 'em especially #7. 100 years later what do we know? William James essay james' own experience of an altered state. if it seems silly, reread Varieties,conduct your own experiment. Biological Consciousness and the Experience of the Transcendent nice title and the attitude we will be taking for the rest of our inquiry. Maslow Nidus another pioneer . studied healthy people (a novel approach at the time) made some basic observations. Religions, Values, and Peak Experiences basic observations a classic make. on line edition. Transpersonal Psyhcology: the illigitimate infant science Working Definition of Transpersonal Psychology post james,post maslow, post 60's a new view and paradigm problems began to emerge. Dr. Charles T. Tart Home Page and Virtual Library charlie keeps a nice sight. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology this is it . it ain't much. but it's all we got . are you getting the impresswion somethings funky here? Transpersonal Psychology - Psychology WWW VL more resources. also remember we are down to 2 degrees of seperation from here on out. transpersonal psychology andrew's perspective,whoever andrew is. very important reminder at this point everyone can/should be studying consciousness CONSCIOUSNESS - TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY an example of a TRANSPERSONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. Arthur Deikman on Mystic Experience coined the expression "bimodal cosciousnes". active/receptive.still out there somewhere.god blessya'art. JCS-ONLINE paper by deikman presented to tuscon MAM Vol. 1 No. 3 Carlton F. Perk Clark transpersonalists get no respect! Alternative States of Consciousness: who,where,how and why of coninued interest Albet Hoffman foundation web sight of the inventor of lsd-25 My Problem Child-on line the entire work on line. good read. Aldous Huxley - Biography - Soma Web one of the old fart pioneers The Doors of Perception his experiment ADVENTURE OF SELF-DISCOVERY, THE- Grof the science gets better, the respect plumets Towards A New World View Interview with Dr. Stan Grof, MD Books About Hologrof John C. Lilly Homepage my personal favorite of the inner-nauts. as much as I love/repect him, perhaps most important as an example that drugs'll make ya wacky. MAPS index the academic interest does not wane. Council on Spiritual Practices The Psychedelic Library the Lycaeum The Erowid Spirit Vaults Alternative States in Other Cultures: Transpersonal Anthropology The C.G. Jung Page not all transpersonalists came exclusicely from the altered states school of thought. Explore Anthropology, Archeology, Mythology, Psychology, Religion and Culture you can link way out from here, so please remember the 2degrees concept INTRODUCTION,eliade very important scholar/anthropologist .not without contraversy.refined the method of accepting cultures on their own terms. Mircea Eliade Mircea Eliade-biography etc. Mircea Eliade International Literary Society Mircea Eliade-projected volume edited by Bryan Rennie CG Library - Joseph Campbell - Chronology finally, gentle joe. campbell's focus is myth not cosciousness.the distinction is important still useful. Welcome to the Joseph Campbell Foundation Online the on line content for campbell is weak. read the books. Joseph Campbell - The Masks of God Evolutionary Emergence of the Supra-Normal Anthropology of Alternative States Anthropology of Consciousness retooling ourselves for an investigation of the alternative states TP Anthro, Then and Now, Part 1 Transpersonal Anthropology Methodological Issues, Part 1 http--watarts.uwaterloo.ca-~acheyne-signcon.html The Sorcerer, Les Trois Freres twenty five thousand years of altering consciousness. Shamanism: Archaic Technique of Ecstacy What is Shamanism (Eliade) All Life.htm Bibliographic Database on Shamanism Erowid Spirit Vaults Shamanism FAQ Shamanic Dimensions. A Site of Traditional Shamanism and Transformation. H O P P Shamanism The Psychic Descent Shamanism-General Overview-Shamanic Ecstasy ZOOMORF Reindeer in the Nenets Worldview R. Gordon Wasson Archives Erowid Psychoactive Amanitas Vault Siberian Shamanism EutopiaWebSamisjaman The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire SIBERIAN SHAMANISM Shamans About Us the psychomental complex endures into the new world. huichole shaman refer to peyote as brother deer. Shamanism Study links links to shamanism in other cultures. Shamanism The Use of Psychotropic Mushrooms Among the Mazatec Indians Mysticism:A Reality Construction(capital"r") Mysticism: the most abused word in the enlish language outside of consciousness Britannica.com mysticism pretty good definition. so why is it scientific inquiry all reeks of 3a.? william james is not yet at rest,and our account of the universe... Encyclopædia Britannica article page Concordances of James, William try 'mystical' and 'consciousness' again if you didn't the fist time. better yet,read the damned thing! MYSTICISM - MYSTICISM now, ol' evelyn got her props, but it contributed nothing to the furthering of scientific inquiry. Stace, Walter Terence his little book "teachings of the mystics" was invaluable to me .no longer in print. Ornstein's The Psychology of Consciousness (synopsis) notes from a dead-head , in the scheme of things more valuable than dennett anyday. AAR Mysticism Group what the academic investigation of mysticism looks like today. outside of the transpersonalists, the only sight I know of. Mysticism Resources go ahead if you want, but I'll get you there I promise. and hopefully better prepared to digest what you find. Meet the Mystics Who's Who in the History of Mysticism underhill was good to western mystics. easy for judeo-christian acadime to swallow. Ramakrishna simple, loving ,perfect. Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York guru-disciple relationship. in this case the disciple didn't get the full flower. Itihaas Modern Chronology -- Swami Vivekanand maybe not the full flower but the fragerance is exquisite. Vivekananda Foundation The Portals Vivekananda Lecture Summaries Meher Baba, Avatar of the Age - I have come to give a new understanding of spirtual value and truth to everyone went looking for a guru and found...... Meher Baba Information Avatar Meher Baba Ki Jai! Perfect Masters even God gets a guru, meher baba recognized these five as the masters of his age. Perfect Mastersit gets better Shri Sai Baba - Shirdi Home Page Shirdi Sai Baba Homepage Paul Brunton of historical note- his 'in search of secret india' uncovered some secrets. as a warning-he later claimed to be a guru himself. The Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi Website - Home page Sri Aurobindo Ghose - Instrument of the Supramental Osho Timeless Topics it was so easy to find an avatar I thought I could find a couple of perfect masters Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho)'s sannyasins criticism later realized my folly Siddha Yoga meditation Siddha Yoga meditation master Swami Muktananda the second choice. Traumatic Abuse in Cults An Exploration I feel bad for citing this but..... HumDrum Guru Ratings Main Page subsequently I have learned it is not my place to judge saints and gurus. Sarlo is up for the job! irreverent, I love this guy. Gurus-good,bad and bogus less exhaustive than sarlo, but I like kheper's style. The Perenial Philosophy:Vedantic Metaphysics A Cyber-take on old Truths The Vedanta Philosophy more wisdom in these lectures than in all the cyber-wisdom that folows. it's best to stick to the best. Guide to Ultimate Reality but then again, it's hard to mess with the truth (I take that back, think of all the "new-age" crap I'm trying to keep you away from) Reflections on the Absolute Nature of Reality The Unmanifest Absolute That All-Seeing Heart HomeThe IntroThe ' Vedanta in the cyber space age Vedanta Society of Southern California -- Homepage Raja-Yoga:the Royal Path of "you go" The Four Yogas Eliade and Patanjali Raja Meditation, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Patanjali, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in International Languages PATH TO BLESSEDNESS CONTENTS OF THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PAGE Sivananda Yoga - 8 Limbs of Yoga THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY--FREE BOOKS ONLINE Yoga Anand Ashram YREC - Yoga Research and Education Center Sanskrit Mantras and Spiritual Power TM Mantras - Save Your Dollars ICR - Definition of Kundalini India - Mysticism - Kundalini Syndrome characterizing woodroffe The Chakras chakras The Chakras - an incomplete bibliography The Path of Kundalini Maha Yoga http--www.geocities.com-Athens-Acropolis-1756-kundal.txt Kundalini Gateway Cybrary Book List Kundalini Resource Center Articles About Kundalini Awakening The One behind the Many Resources:if you simply can't wait,or,return to them as needed Mysticism in World Religions Ancient_wisdom. Eastern Mysticism Encyclopaedia of the Orient Internet Sacred Text Archive WORLD SCRIPTURE Mysticism in the Hindu World Itihaas The History of India From Mircea Eliade, History of Religious Ideas The Aryan Problem The Rig Veda - Selections thereof with Vedic History Resources Soma Essentials of the Upanishads Upanishads The Books of Knowledge The Advaita Vedânta Home Page Upanisads Sacred Books and Scriptures of India Sanskrit Documents List The Avatars SRIMAD RAMAYANA Welcome To Raamcharitmaanas The Bhagavad-Gita The Bhagvat Gita The Gita - Bhagavad Gita An Interactive Presentation Topics for Seekers Devotional Picture Index Divine Love Mission Bhakti Shatak (Hundred Gems of Divine Love) Seeking the Kingdom of God http--home.acadia.net-guest-safeite-web-goal.html Tantrik Home Page Main Index Kundalini_ tripod Backstreet's Zone Webring The Hindu Universe Hindu Resource Center Itihaas Medieval Saints and Singers - Biographies,indian saints Tukaram Home Page Kabir Poems Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda, the complete online edition The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Upadesha Saram Ramana Jainism Jain Dharma Jaindarshan.com Jainism Jain Principles, History, Resources, History Welcome to Jainworld Toaism Su Tzu's Chinese Philosophy Page Taoism - Tao Te Ching Translations Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan Taoism Information Page Buddhism An Overview of Buddhism Essentials of Buddhism Resources for the Study of Buddhism Sparsabhumi - Buddhist and Indological Studies ftp--coombs.anu.edu.au-coombspapers-otherarchives-electronic-buddhist-archives-buddhism-general-e-texts-sutras-translations-dhammapada-english-transl.txt vipassana com - a buddhist meditation resource in the theravada tradition Teaching of Insight Meditation The Vipassana Page The Meaning of Sunyata BuddhaNet Buddhist Information Network - Gateway to Buddhism. Buddhist Studies WWW VL Electronic Bodhidharma WWW site overview Dharma Ring Home Page Frame Page The Heart Sutra Bodhidharma, The First Patriarch of Chinese Zen Lineage Friends of Buddhism The Seventh World of Chan Buddhism The lineage of zen masters ANCESTORS MAPShort Biography and Teachings of Some Ancient Zen Masters Zen Meditation Zen Buddhism in Chicago Zen Resources Zen Web Ring Primary Zen Texts Tantra visions Milarepa, Yogi of Tibet - Buddhist Saint The Magic Life of Milarepa Zoroastrianism About Zarathushtra Zarathushtra’s Message for Humanity Zoroastrian Religion Zoroastrianism Ancient Persian-Iranian Religion An Introduction to the Gathas of Zarathushtra Judaism and Kabbalah Sumerian Mythology FAQ Study of Judaism and Christianity The 13 Principles and the Resurrection of the Dead Table of Contents (Scrolls From the Dead Sea) JEWISH MYSTICIAL TRADITIONS Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Index to Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism Reading List Mysticism Explained and Defined Christian Gnosticism and Mystics http--www.biblestudytools.net-Lexicons- The Ecole Initiative Index Page The Gnosis Archive The Gospel Of Thomas Homepage DESERT FATHERS ON MYSTICISM Christian Mysticism Who's Who in the History of Mysticism Basilica of St.Francis - The relics of St. Francis assisiwebsites Ascent of Mount Carmel Notes from the Compilers St. Teresa of Avila Meister Eckhart Home Page Sufism the Mystical Dimension of Islam Saeed's Page on Quran Audio The Holy Quran About Islam and Muslims Sayyidina wa Nabiyyina wa Maulana Muhammad, Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam Islamic Ring An Introduction to the Science of Hadith Forty Hadith Qudsi Translation of Malik's Muwatta Sufism The Methodology of the True Sufis, is Part of the Religion of Islam What the Scholars of Islam Said about iTasawwuf- Glossary of Muslim Terms Sufism - Islamic Mysticism Frames version Sufism, Sufis, and Sufi Orders Sufism's Many Paths Purification Topics scholar links on Tasawwuf BewleyHomePage. Islamic Texts Society Al-Ghazali Series Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi The Treasure of Compassion Hafiz - Life & Poetry A tribute to Rumi http--metimes.com-issue98-25-cultent-jalal_al_din.htm Islam, Sufism and the Sufi Tradition of Chishti Qadhiri Sitemap -- The Sufi Study Circle Welcome to the Shadhiliyya Sufi Website Peace be Unto You and the Mercy and Blessings of Allah Sufism The Holy Lineage of the Golden Chain history of western Sufism Ask Jeeves Answer The Winged Heart, The Sufi Order Home Page A CHERAG'S LIBRARY - A spiritual resource of sacred scripture, links Sufi Order, A Universal Approach to Spiritual Growth Silsila IAS Sufism Sufism - Islamic Mysticism List of Sufi-related resources on the Internet welcome.html Sihkism The Sikhism Home Page reference Sikh Dharma Babi's and Bahai's Translations of Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Texts Centre for the Study of Sacred Texts Answering Bahaullah - baha'u'llah baha baha'i islam mahdi jesus christianity prophecy prophecies in conclusion...more synchrenistic resouces Knowledge of Reality Magazine Religion Religions Religious Studies Page Scholars Corner Sacred Texts and Religious Lit. Virtual Religion Index ANU - Coombspapers FTP Archive The Psychology of Mysticism Forman2 The Association for Transpersonal Psychology Journal of Transpersonal Psychology Nielsen's Psychology of Religion Pages California Institute for Human Science HIHT - Site Map potential topics Association for Holotropic Breathwork International Spiritual Emergence - New Medicine - Consciousness Unlimited Dr. Amy Mindell and Dr. Arnold Mindell The Monroe Institute http--www.apc.net-drdianne- LUCID DREAMING Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Charles T. Tart Transpersonal Realities or Neurophysiological Illusions Toward an Empirically Testable Dualism - 1978 - American Psychological Association meditation Buddhist Meditation And Science EEG Psychophysiology Lab, Transcendental Meditation Institute for the Scientific Study of Meditation EEG Biofeedback as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy with Borderline and Narcissistic Patients Meditation and the Brain thin line between heaven and hell Schizophrenia and Mysticism (Bibliographic Essay) Schizophrenia, Psychiatry and Mysticism CSP - 'Mysticism Sacred and Profane' by R.C. Zaehner The Private Sea - Chapter 1 God In A Pill Science and Spirituality: The Purporsive Evolution/Involution of Consciousness in the Universe Transcending the Religion/Science Dichotomy or....Dear Mr. Templeton, Meta List on Science and Religion a dialouge's got to start somewhere... AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion concerned more about ethical issues in science. counterbalance more of a theology and science sight, but well orginized Science and Spirit Resources well, the resources are kinda thin. Synchronicity II with a sense of humor no less...'the edible brain'...sounds nourishing. PCC - Philosophy, Cosmology & Consciousness california institue of integral studies. Project Mind Foundation I dunno, if it floats your boat.... General Theory of Religion Homepage an independant attempt might look something like this. Science Without Bounds @ www.adamford.com I simply have not had time to download this work. highly recomended. Mr. Templeton, my nomination. John Templeton Foundation somebody please nominate me. the money sure would help. I wouldn't have to D.J at strip clubs to pay my rent anymore. BRAINSTORMING QUANTUM-D mkafatos_3-15-96 o.k. we're adjusting our standards here, and braodening our scope. anything goes, if it helps solve the big questions. Posted to quantum-d... and we're not the only ones. The Ever Expanding Universe in Modern Cosmology, some basic concepts of a big expanding bang. Cosmology and Culture from primack, cosmology is a spiritual pursuit. Study group in General Relativity and Cosmology valuable, if you really know this stuff Walter Russell 'Physics' Homepageand if you don't . the perfect example of the concept: everyone can/should think about the universe. great anime . Cosmology (M16) college lectures. Cosmology and Astrophysics more lectures. PH 105 (Duke Astrophysics) Course Links links to above subject matter. Thinkquest Entry 20632 - Main Page nice resource for new developments in physics. Theory of Everything deeper resource. The Second Superstring Revolution review of t.o.e. Pre-Quarks, Zero Mass Black Holes, Vector Energy and Rings frontier stuff. boldly go- PHYS146 Notes Index http--www.microserve.net-~boinske-files-text-misc-hawking.txt Professor Stephen Hawking's Homepage 12-Dimensional Theory of Everything (fwd) John Templeton Foundation http--www.empyreanquest.com-science-cr-cr.htm Black Holes, White Holes, Worm Holes, Wormholes, Singularity, Einstein, Hubble, Space-Time Distortion A Qualitative Analysis of Black Holes Introduction Falling to the Singularity of the Black Hole Official home site for SRPS Arthur M. Young Constancy of the Velocity of Light Dr. Michio Kaku, Prof. of Theoretical Physics Michio Kaku, Articles Tony's Home sorry, my physics aren't up to determing if this stuff is for real or not. The Universe as a Hologram throw in a touch of holography. Synchronicity and the Enfolded a good place for alternative stuff.sheldrake, scafarti, bohm, beware the "zero-point " physics. R. Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics closest I will ever come to introducing any 'sacred geometry'-bucky is the man. The God of Abraham A Mathematician's View o.k. one more.... this one is for itzhak. http--hyperion.advanced.org-12676-sing.htm Is the big bang a black hole Basic Tenets of the One Paradigm Shulman Unified Field Theory Summarized don't let stuff like this ruin your sense of integrity. take it with a tspn. of salt. Unified Reality Theory this one too. hey ! you spend this much time on something. Guide to Ultimate Reality of Quasars & Quanta Introduction Metaphysics, Metamath {No Frames} Alternative Cosmology remember the filters are off now .host sight of a lot of crap, but there well may be the seeds of something great somewhere in here. Omega Point Sub-Page The Anthropic Principle throw in a dash of the anthropic principle because its right even if it can't be proved wrong. A Theory of Everything Virtual Chaos o.k. so its crap, but the filters of academic correctness are off now, and we are looking anywhere for inspiration Consciousness just a poem,not a very good poem at that,but take a small break and remember it. Is the Universe like a Klein Bottle no,its more like a mobius jelly filled donut .more about that later... Mathematics in John Robinson's Sculptures - Torus Knots http--www.cyburban.com-~mrf-toc.html http--cairanne.iap.fr-users-roukema-top-top_torusE.html Singularity Knot Animations cool. Superstrings, Cosmology, CS and Topology About the Hypersphere of course it's not as brilliant as the Baba/Bentov/Balken model,but topologically interesting nonetheless. atman project do you realize that this is nothing but 100% pure garble-d-gook. but if it inspires, I got nothing against using it. Find Singularity Utility I was hopin' this was a computer application for drawing' the one behind the many', shows what I know. God Speaks:The Theme of Creation and its Purpose Homo-Noeticus:the New Humanity The Difference between Right and Wrong What the World Needs Now MEHER BABA appendix Nice Try:'A' for Effort Dr. Matrix' Web World of Science nothing special-but a very well designed "mr. science "type page. Complexity and Artificial Life-Alife Research, information and links just your basic complexity solves everything type sight. EVERYTHING = CIRCLE = PERFECT =INFINITE I love this kid. somebody help him. A Psychophysical Theory of Everything Consciousness Beyond Complementarity didn't take the time to investigate. someone else do it and let me know. The Genesis of Eden wacky, but well informed sight.encyclopedic.lots to get lost in here. MkzdK 4.5 Site Log content so-so ,one of the best web designs i've seen. Gaia Nation i'm just a little wary of all things gaia right now, otherwise this would have been in the main body Maitreya World no,not that maitreya. Ahmed Baki Home Page sufism and science. no dichotomy to transcend here. Science, Knowledge, and Sufism yet another sufi/science sight. Introduction To Headlessness I dunno. you decide. but kind of neat 'experiments' U.G.Krishnamurti the other Krishnamurti, victim of the 'calamity', not a guru in the traditional sense.....thank goodness. What is Spirituality Dr. Jihad! mostly a commercial sight for cool shockwave graphics ,but I like the cyber-jihad content. Cosmosofy don't ya just love a guy out to save the world?...'cosmicification'-to confuse things needlessly. The Unification of Science and Spirit -- Table of Contents another attempt at what needs to be done. Laws of Wisdom and you thought lawyers were the spawn of beelzabub. The Kairos rich mormon cyber/punk/millionare meets entity ,tries desperately to help/understand. hey, brother can you spare a dime? Merovence not the be-all and end-all of web sights,but you gotta admire the depth of sincere perception ,and a dead head too. Re Approaching the Theory of Everything The Paradox of Knowledge again, you gotta love this kid Link-meisters THE HALCYON COSMOPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT Halcyon knows education and entertainment. the original rabbit hole for web-surfers. Kheper - metamorphosis and evolution one of the inspirations for this sight. thanks dung beetle, whoever you are.FREE PORN ! Home of David Ulansey just daves links, but better than most others. Editor's Choice Surfing the Waves of the Future advaita (think poonaji) oreinted links,also a link to a nice portal to open directory- http://putaipan.tripod.com/ all the crap tthat's fit to link. everything i've tried so hard to protect you from, all in one sight. this way madness lies. Make your own free website on Tripod.com