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Inner Work: When Productivity is Counter-Productive

By Julie Stiles

A friend recently wrote in an email; “I'm coming to realize that this transformational path I'm on isn't exactly productive. I don't know what it is but productive it's not.” Her comments, coupled with my own experiences of times when I am not … [Read more...] about Inner Work: When Productivity is Counter-Productive

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: consciousness, creativity, inner work, productivity, self-growth, transformation

IONS opens its doors

By Ryan Hurd

I just learned that the Institute of Noetic Sciences has opened its virtual library of consciousness studies to the public until December 24th. Included in this promotion are video interviews from Deepak Chopra and other luminaries, as well as … [Read more...] about IONS opens its doors

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: consciousness, lucid dreams, spirituality

Laying the groundwork for conversation

By Ryan Hurd

My comrade-in-consciousness Kevin Kovelant wrote a post recently about how easily discussions about said consciousness can suffer from miscommunication. This is relevant here as we argue about the terms "lucidity" and "consciousness" in regards to … [Read more...] about Laying the groundwork for conversation

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: consciousness, epistemology

New Consciousness and Dream Studies Site

By Ryan Hurd

Berkeley, CA, September 12, 2007 " Throughout history, an understanding of the nature of consciousness has been sought after through a variety of fields of research - philosophy, psychology, biology, neurology, physics, various spiritual and occult … [Read more...] about New Consciousness and Dream Studies Site

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: consciousness, Kevin Kovelant, psi

Lucid Dreaming Interview

By Ryan Hurd

The Lucid Dream Exchange just published its quarterly edition, including a long interview of myself on the topic of lucid dreaming. I am grateful to editor Robert Waggoner for the opportunity, which allowed me to tell my story from my early … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming Interview

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: cognitive archaeology, consciousness, lucid dreams, lucid nightmares

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