States of Consciousness
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The Evolutionary Mind
Stimulating and often startling discussions between three friends, all highly original thinkers: Rupert Sheldrake, controversial biologist, Terence McKenna, psychedelic visionary, and Ralph Abraham, chaos mathematician. Their passion is to break out of paradigms that retard our evolution and to explore new possibilities.
- Publications Books
- April 1, 2005
- 224 pages
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When The Impossible Happens
Feelings of oneness with other people, nature, and the universe. Encounters with extraterrestrials, deities, and demons. Out-of-body experiences and past-life memories. Science casts a skeptical eye.
- Publications Books
- April 1, 2005
- 400 pages
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Spontaneous Remission
While the authors believe that the phenomenon of remission is relatively rare, the data from their research suggest that it may not be as rare as previously believed. It appears that the impression of rarity is at least partly an artifact of underreporting, but research shows...
- Publications Bibliographies
- June 1993
- 713 pages
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Evaluating Effects of Transformative Practices
A group of 62 practitioners of a transformative practice community were studied over the course of a year.
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Spontaneous Remission Bibliography Project
In 1993 IONS published Spontaneous Remission: An Annotated Bibliography. The online project includes additional data for the online copy of the Remission Database.
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Extended Human Capacities
The Science of Interconnectedness:
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“Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences”
Much of the data about NDEs lend support to the hypothesis of an afterlife—although commitment to that belief remains, from a purely scientific perspective, a leap of faith.
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Explorers of the Infinite
Real-life psychic, near-death, and paranormal experiences are combined with cutting-edge science and vivid adventure stories in this energetic look at why extreme athletes and mountaineers take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness, and what they encounter there.
- Publications Books
- May 29, 2008
- 304 pages
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"Facts" and Their Interpretations
As a scientist and neuropsychiatrist, I agree with the late physicist Sir William Lawrence Bragg’s statement that, “The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new ...
- New Science
- Noetic Research
- Worldview
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Stanley Krippner Interview
This is an interview with Dr. Stanley Krippner, an internationally known humanistic psychologist, who has written extensively on dreams, altered states of consciouness, hypnosis, shamanism, dissociation, and parapsychological subjects.
- Video Interviews
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The Noetic Post, Vol. 1, No. 1
An 8-page newsletter with information on the noetic sciences, from feature articles and book reviews to research updates and news on IONS.
- Publications Newsletters
- Fall/Winter 2009
- 8 pages
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"Healing Dreams" with Marc Ian Barasch (part 1 of 2)
From the IONS lecture series Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness.
- Audio Lectures
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"Consciousness, Healing and Happiness" with Frances Vaughan
Why does consciousness matter? Recognizing that we all participate in the evolution of consciousness makes a tremendous difference to our individual and collective wellbeing. As individuals we know that a ...
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2011-06-01
- 00:55:42
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The Psychology of the Future: An Interview with Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD
While the field of psychology has been slowly taken over by pharmaceutical interventions, the eminent Grof continues to advocate for therapeutic practices that acknowledge the power and legitimacy of non-ordinary states of consciousness as entry points to the deeper psyche.