There have been numerous studies evaluating changes in absolute power and brainwaves under various treatments, including mind-body interactions. In the present study, the effects of the Faradarmani Consciousness Field on these parameters were investigated. The influence of this field is initiated through a brief moment of attention via the human mind. Although the human announcement plays a key...
To model informatic intelligence, agency, consciousness and the like, one must address a claimed Hard Problem: that a grasp of ‘the mind’ lies wholly beyond scientific views. While this claim is suspect, persistent analogues can be identified in the literature, such as a “symbol grounding problem”, “solving intelligence”, a missing “theory of meaning”, and more. The topic of subjective...
Medical HumanitiesDecember 24, 2025Shambo Samrat Samajdar, Shashank R. Joshi
In an era of technological acceleration, clinical evaluation is increasingly governed by digital diagnostics, algorithmic protocols and standardised efficiency. While these advances improve precision, they risk reducing the clinical encounter to an impersonal transaction-undermining the clinician's role as an ethical witness to suffering. This review essay proposes the concept of sacred...
ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to fill a gap in the history and philosophy of the mind-body problem, which regularly discuss the contributions of Descartes and Leibniz, while the contribution of Roger Boscovich, a distinguished polymath and Jesuit priest—best known for his Theory of Natural Philosophy (1758)—has remained almost entirely unknown. Boscovich was a passionate advocate of free...
The article contains a historical-philosophical review of recent receptions of Cartesian substantial dualism as an approach to solve the mind-body problem. It examines the genesis of Descartes’ dualistic metaphysics, its core arguments (including the modal argument of conceivability), and its characteristic systematic challenges such as the problem of the causal interaction between...
The paper examines the relationship between certain problems in the philosophy of mind. The discussion begins by identifying methodological obstacles in empirical consciousness research: the mereological fallacy and the fallacy of conflating levels of abstraction. Theoretical issues are addressed: the mind-body problem, the unity of consciousness problem, and the binding problem, situating them...
This article introduces the Theory of the Psychological Matrix, a transpersonal and structural model of personality that integrates psychoanalytic, humanistic, and spiritual dimensions of the self. The theory proposes a tripartite structure of consciousness (rational mind, individual unconscious, and global unconscious) and identity (I, Self, Higher Self), each serving a role in psychological...
Amidst deepening ecological disruption and widespread disconnection from nature, this study explores the emerging field of Earth Awareness (EA) as a relational and experiential aspect of advancing planetary health. EA practices—rooted in Buddhist, Indigenous, mindfulness, and nature-based traditions—support direct experiences of interconnectedness with Earth, ecological awareness and...
The paper, “Tragic Person Evolved: Transforming Tragedy Into Hope Through New, Alternative Treatments” was presented at the 45th IAPSP International Conference in Rome in October of 2024. The paper explores the integration of relational psychoanalysis and alternative treatments, including ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, for individuals with OCD, ADHD, and ASD. Two case studies illustrate how...
BACKGROUND: Yoga is a popular intervention demonstrating promising impacts for mental health and wellbeing. Despite growing research interest, yoga remains poorly operationalized and inconsistently described in scientific literature, hindering dissemination, rigorous evaluation, and replication. This systematic review aims to address this critical knowledge gap by examining how yoga is...