Partial Literature Review for Pilot Study

Neurophenomenology Laboratory

Institute of Transpersonal Psychology;  Palo Alto, CA (2011)

The entrainment of biological rhythms is a complex subject.

Menaker reports that cyanobacteria, simple organisms that originated at least 3 billion years ago, “have fully functional circadian clocks”, which may give ( Read more... )

Hyper Sensitivity and Indirect Semantic Priming:
Inferring The Mechanics of Psilocybin's Novel Association Effect
(MAPS Conference Presentation, April 16th, 2010)

Abstract of Presentation:

The semantic network model, in its varied forms, serves as a metaphorical framework by which all we know of the world can be represented as a web or net of ( Read more... )

I’d like to propose a conceptual model of consciousness as a range of frequency; a spectrum whose natural division into discrete bandwidths defines the boundaries of state-specific perceptions. By defining consciousness as radiance, many of the same known laws governing the electromagnetic spectrum can be applied to comprehend the mechanics of ( Read more... )

From the “Paradigm Shift” to “The Singularity,” “2012” to “The Zeitgeist,” there is a lot of talk, in both Transpersonal and popular circles, of a coming “evolution” of global consciousness or organizational structure; an approaching shift which will, by differing accounts, somehow change or unify our species as a whole. Yet, there is rarely, if ( Read more... )

To clarify, MSU's professor of shamanism, Dr. Robert McKinnely, made the claim "rocks are alive" during one of his introductory courses.

I am not here to defend his claims, only sharing them as they suggest a respected academic professional with views so far and away from the consensus, that it makes us laugh. The ridiculous have a place in ( Read more... )

Excitement at your feet, gazing at you. Cold and in view.
I am cold and in view, here, downtown Ishpeming.

I feel the tingling of my extremities,my pinky and ring finger, with numbness, loss of sensation. It is so rare to be able to look at my body, my face, realistically, to see the form for what it is and what I’ve allowed it to become. Illness is ( Read more... )

Barely a mention, barely a glimpse, the thing we cannot see and the thing we cannot allow ourselves to see. I can’t imagine a better memorial than the ringing of a bell through all eternity.  So that I can always remember, so that I can never forget, that tone will live and resonate within me.  Bury myself in blankets and blankets of noise, layers ( Read more... )

Hiding from family, I feel like a brooding teenager closed off in his bedroom. Only now its my moms bedroom, each sister to their own bedroom. Failure to launch, all around ( Read more... )

I am it's me.  No fucking, I can't be alone for a fucking minute. So I’ll just tell those guys tomorrow??  …fucking, we’ll see ( Read more... )

When ( Read more... )