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Oxford University Press eBooks February 2, 2011 Nevill Drury 1 citation
Abstract If we are to understand the nature of contemporary magical practice and its relationship with the "virtual" world of the Internet, it may well be that new paradigms are required—new paradigms for research into altered states of consciousness and new paradigms for the study of magic, as well. This chapter explores magic in the digital age, commencing with Terence McKenna's "cyberdelic"...
Oxford University Press eBooks February 2, 2011 Nevill Drury
Abstract This chapter profiles three notable twentieth-century occultists—Dion Fortune, Austin Osman Spare, and Rosaleen Norton. All three can be regarded as key bridging figures linking earlier generations of magical practitioners with the contemporary neopagan movement. Dion Fortune (1890–1946) studied psychoanalysis at the University of London. Through her friend Maiya Curtis-Webb, Violet...
Oxford University Press eBooks February 1, 2011 Kevin Kimble, Timothy O'Connor 8 citations
The argument from consciousness maintains that correlations between brain states and conscious states of persons require explanation but cannot be given an adequate scientific explanation. The chapter then argues that the best explanation of these correlations is that they are the result of the work of a purposeful supernatural agent. The aim is two-fold. First, the chapter considers and rebuts...
Medecine sciences : M/S February 2011 Andreas Kleinschmidt
A classical approach in the neurosciences is to study neural activity modulations induced by a stimulus, a task, etc. This approach is anchored in a behaviourist culture and has proven informative within certain limits. The present paper shows that this approach nonetheless neglects aspects of neural activity that can also contribute important information about brain function. Over the last...
Recherches en psychanalyse February 1, 2011 Pascal Le Maléfan
Deux hypothèses sont présentées dans cet article. D’abord celle postulant que la phénoménologie de « sortie hors du corps » connaît une actualité qui doit intéresser le clinicien. Les apports de Lacan sur l’ego peuvent trouver ici une contribution. Ensuite celle suggérant que cette actualité est corrélative d’une modification contemporaine du rapport au corps, celle promouvant une distanciation.
Perceptual and Motor Skills February 1, 2011 Michael Schredl, Daniel Erlacher 81 citations
Lucid dreams occur when a person is aware that he is dreaming while he is dreaming. In a representative sample of German adults (N = 919), 51% of the participants reported that they had experienced a lucid dream at least once. Lucid dream recall was significantly higher in women and negatively correlated with age. However, these effects might be explained by the frequency of dream recall, as...
British Journal of Clinical Psychology January 21, 2011 Matthew J Williams, Freda McManus, Kate Muse et al. 96 citations
OBJECTIVE. Severe health anxiety (hypochondriasis) is a common and disabling condition for which existing psychological treatments have limited effects (Thomson & Page, 2007). Hence, it is a priority to examine both the efficacy and acceptability of new psychological treatments for health anxiety. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of participants with severe health anxiety...
PLoS Computational Biology January 20, 2011 Adam B. Barrett, Anil K. Seth 243 citations
A recent measure of 'integrated information', Φ(DM), quantifies the extent to which a system generates more information than the sum of its parts as it transitions between states, possibly reflecting levels of consciousness generated by neural systems. However, Φ(DM) is defined only for discrete Markov systems, which are unusual in biology; as a result, Φ(DM) can rarely be measured in practice....
Journal of the Neurological Sciences January 15, 2011
BackgroundEmpirical knowledge suggests that altered states of consciousness are common in sub-Saharan Africa. However, to date prevalence studies are scarce.MethodsThe study was conducted at the Haydom Lutheran Hospital in northern Tanzania. Over a period of eight months all patients with altered states of consciousness were seen prospectively by a neurologist. The study population was...
arXiv Preprint Archive January 12, 2011 Weili Luo preprint
In an effort to simplify the complexity in the studies of consciousness, the author suggests to divide the conscious experiences into a fundamental state, the intrinsic awareness (IA), and functions of this fundamental state. IA does not depend on external environment, our sense organs, and our cognitions. This ground state of consciousness is timeless and irreducible to sub-constituents;...