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Consciousness & Health

Health, Spirituality and the Cult of the Perfect Body

By Christine Garvin

Image by Hamed SaberListening to Carrie Fisher's encapsulated biography, "Wishful Drinking" on audiobook recently, I thought about how the Baby Boomers, and their Greatest Generation parents, had no choices when it came to depression, mental illness, … [Read more...] about Health, Spirituality and the Cult of the Perfect Body

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: atkins, Christine Garvin, chronic fatigue treatment, fad diets, herxheiner's reaction, holistic health, NAET allergy elimination, raw food, spirituality

Towards an Integral Science of Consciousness

By Ryan Hurd

I received this gracious email a few days ago: Hi Ryan, Here is a quote I read from your bio: "Principally, I am interested in pursuing a more radical materialism for both the sciences and the arts." Would you say more about what you mean by this? … [Read more...] about Towards an Integral Science of Consciousness

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: Allan Wallace, consciousness studies, Integral science, integral theory, Ken Wilber

Consciousness, Mediumship, and Psychic Detectives

By Ryan Hurd

I"ve been spending a lot of time recently listening to the podcast interviews from Skeptiko. Run by Alex Tsakiris, this site is a breath of fresh air for anomalous psychology and psi research. Neither a believer nor a materialist skeptic himself, … [Read more...] about Consciousness, Mediumship, and Psychic Detectives

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: Alex Tsakiris, anomalous psychology, ghost hunters, paranormal, psychic detectives

A Shift in Consciousness & the Transfer of King Energy

By Ryan Hurd

Fiscal conservatives in the US aren't happy, but around the world there is a sense of hope, promise, and a fresh start for American leadership. As Oprah was quoted as saying to CNN News in Chicago, IL last night: "We"ve just experienced a profound … [Read more...] about A Shift in Consciousness & the Transfer of King Energy

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: Jerrick Jensen, king energy, Obama, Oprah, shift in consciousness, unsustainable civilization

Hallucinogens in the Stone Age

By Ryan Hurd

I couldn't pass up this opportunity to discuss the recent discovery of "prehistoric drug paraphernalia" found in a Caribbean island archaeological site dated to @ 400 BC. Bone tubes and ceramic bowls were found in a human occupation site, suggesting … [Read more...] about Hallucinogens in the Stone Age

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: ancient drugs, cohoba, hallucinogens, mescal, psychedelic mushroom history, soma

Google is Pro-Ecstasy, Professors Claim

By Ryan Hurd

For a change of pace, a recent study suggests that taking ecstasy only once can cause memory impairments. According to Keith Laws and Fabrizio Schifano from the University of Hertfordshire, ecstasy users show significantly impaired memory when … [Read more...] about Google is Pro-Ecstasy, Professors Claim

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: ecstasy, search engine morality, University of Hertfordshire

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