More Than Meets the Eye: Toward a Post-Materialist Model of Consciousness.

Mainstream models of consciousness cannot explain the full range of human experience. This article argues for a paradigm shift by presenting three phenomena that contradict a materialistic view of consciousness. It proposes an alternative framework of reality and mind-matter interaction that accommodates these phenomena, integrating ideas from psychology and quantum mechanics. Combining this framework with Frederic W. H. Myers' psychological concepts yields a more comprehensive model of consciousness, offering new perspectives on altered states, genius, and mental health.

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Abstract

Commonly accepted models of human consciousness have substantial shortcomings, in the sense that they cannot account for the entire scope of human experiences. The goal of this article is to describe a model with higher explanatory power, by integrating ideas from psychology and quantum mechanics. In the first part, the need for a paradigm change will be justified by presenting three types of phenomena that challenge the materialistic view of consciousness. The second part is about proposing an alternative view of reality and mind-matter manifestation that is able to accommodate these phenomena. Finally, the ideas from the previous parts will be combined with the psychological concepts developed by Frederic W. H. Myers. The result is a more comprehensive model of human consciousness that offers a novel perspective on altered states of consciousness, genius, and mental health.