The Mystery

In 'The Red Book', psychiatrist Carl Jung documented his personal explorations into the depths of his mind through vivid daydreams and visions. Jung believed the human psyche includes a personal unconscious and a collective unconscious, which he described as a universal, inherited layer of the mind that houses universally shared patterns or symbols called archetypes. While not a scientific pursuit, the results of his experiment are fascinating. https://www.youtube.com/embed/LaftFAgLG2U One day, sometime between 1913 and 1917, the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung followed a wise old man up a rocky ridge until they reached a structure that resembled Stonehenge. At the center of this structure stood an altar. On that altar stood a house. From the doorway emerged a doll-like woman whom Jung recognized as Salome, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas who, after dancing for him on his birthday, had asked for the severed head of John the Baptist. Salome saw Jung and began to worship him. When

We could say then that cultures are comprised of specific customs and traditions, unique histories, common folklore, ancient stories made up of allegories designed to teach important morals and values, distinct climates, sustainable foods, functional social structures, impressionable art, and so on. To distill these indigenous aspects into a singular element, it’s clear that cultures are shaped by environments. As an example, an Aboriginal culture in Central Australia will be very different than a culture in the Swiss Alps. Why? Because they exist in vastly different environments. Cultures are important because they are the bridge between our universal, human traits and our individual traits. Our universal traits as human beings are framed by sharing the same structure and function. For example, we all stand on two feet, we sleep at night, we grab tools such as sticks in the same way, we smile when we're happy, frown when we’re sad, and so on. Because we as humans share these same

The first section of 'Becoming Supernatural' tells the story of Anna. A woman who developed serious health conditions after her husband committed suicide. Anna developed severe health conditions due to the stress and trauma of that event. Medically speaking, living in stress is like living in constant survival mode. The body’s sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight system) turns on and uses a ton of energy in response to the stressor. The body can only deal with short-term stress. The body never resumes a normal state if the pressure doesn’t end. But we can’t live in this 'emergency mode' for extended periods without adverse health and mental health effects. Thanks to our large brains, humans can think about their problems, relive past events, or worry about the future. In particular, reliving the past or trying to control an unpredictable future can produce the same effect on us as the actual event. Both throw the body off its typical physiological balance. For ex

We can’t solve our problems using the same thinking we used when we created them. In his book, 'Becoming Supernatural', Dr. Joe Dispenza argues a vital yet controversial point. Changing our thinking goes far deeper than just changing perspectives. This book is a profound read in which Dr. Joe explores the scientific and mystical realms. Finally, he ties them into a beautiful volume that will change your life. The book explores how one can free themselves from self-imposed yet unjustified limitations. In doing so, we can transcend physical limitations and become who we truly want to become. The 375-page volume also contains many examples and guides to help readers understand and do what it takes to become supernatural. Dr. Joe explores ideas like time, the gut-brain connection, and magnetic and electrical frequencies. He also dabbles a bit in various lessons drawn from martial arts. Eventually, he concludes that we can all become supernatural. What exactly does becoming supernat

During ‘The Great Consciousness Debate’ at the 25th meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) in Amsterdam, proponents of 4 theories of consciousness took center stage to discuss the ins-and-outs of their theories:  - Steve Fleming defending Higher Order Thought theory (HOT) Higher-order theories of consciousness postulate that consciousness consists in perceptions or thoughts about first-order mental states. In particular, phenomenal consciousness is thought to be higher-order representation of perceptual or quasi-perceptual contents, such as visual images. Higher-order theories are distinguished from other cognitive/representational accounts of consciousness which suggest that merely first-order mentality of certain sorts constitutes consciousness.  - Stanislas Dehaene defending Global Neuronal Workspace theory (GNWT) The Global Neuronal Workspace (GNW) theory addresses how the brain enables the coherent self-sustaining states characteristic of consc