Category: Religion and mysticism
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The Undiscovered Self — a book by Carl Jung
I recently came across the book ‘The Undiscovered Self,’ by Carl Jung and I thought it so relevant to these times that I would draw attention to it. Of course, really one should read the book in full — it’s available here. It’s not a long book — around 80 pages — but in an age where 10 minutes is considered a…
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The seven layers of consciousness
Or how we influence the world we live in In a previous article I wrote about dimensions and how what we call consciousness is an attribute of the fifth dimension. Consciousness also has many layers. Consciousness is layer zero. It is a point, outside of space and time. The first level is awareness. Our senses send signals to our brain which…
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The two universes
We live in two universes. There’s the one which most people are aware of, what we could call the physical plane, and another universe that is at right angles to it. In mathematics there is the concept of i numbers. Briefly, I’ll explain these. You are probably aware of the square of a number, which is a…
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A Guide to Finding Contentment
A sage once said: all your problems are because the world doesn’t work in the way you want it to. There are two ways of dealing with life. The way of the modern Western world: if you’re not satisfied with something then change it. And the traditional, Eastern way: if you’re not satisfied with something then…
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When I rejected the beliefs of my parents
It’s probably not completely true to say that this account marks the day I rejected the beliefs of my parents, rather it was a major event in an on-going process that led me to reassess all my assumptions. It was Christmas 1977, I think. I was living in the UK, in St. Albans in Hertfordshire…
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A new Approach to the Consciousness-Mind-Body Problem
Modern theories of consciousness, or the ‘Mind-Body Problem’ are rather depressing, as I’ve written about this here. This is a new and totally original theory on consciousness which, when understood, could completely change our research into this area of philosophy. Anyone who thinks beyond what we may call the superficial level has probably at one time…
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Some questions for Atheists
Question 1: How old were you when you decided that you weren’t going to believe in what you don’t understand? If you had attempted to explain heavier than air flying, or radio communication to someone in the 12th century you would undoubtably be met with disbelief, and your attempts at an explanation would probably just…