Purpose The purpose of this conceptual paper is to demonstrate how memes perpetuate trauma with a schematic. This conceptual paper uses the “begin with the end in mind” meme to format the presentation of the necessary components for the schematic of how trauma persists across generations. It is the third paper in a series of applications of the recursive, test-operate-test schematic to the...
I present a general and personal view of the various aspects in which Man is and should be studied. The main problem lies in the lack of a fully accepted definitions of consciousness and ‘normal’ state of consciousness. The concepts of personality and consciousness are discussed. The most important issues in the study of consciousness are highlighted. The concepts of the field of consciousness...
The belief in a primordial cosmic justice - arhialusi is a present day reality in Iuleha (Edo) traditional moral psyche. This belief holds that humans play active roles in shaping their lots in life. It connects a persons present woes to moral wrong(s) of his previous existence. It is the concern of this paper to take a phenomenological exploration of this belief in arhialusi emphasizing it...
A recent study in Cognition provides evidence for phenomenal consciousness without knowledge thereof, by virtue of a sound detection and discrimination paradigm.
Abstract In the monograph Philosophy and Psychedelics: Frameworks for Exceptional Experience, Hauskeller raises the important subject of individualization and alienation in psychedelic psychotherapy. Under the prevailing conditions of neoliberalism, Hauskeller contends that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy appropriates Indigenous knowledges in an oppressive fashion, may be instrumentalised to...
Mindfulness meditation (MM) interventions, such as Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety in many university student samples. Practicing MM over long periods of time increases levels of trait mindfulness (TM), characterized by a general decrease in daily stress and anxiety levels and a proliferation of positive mindfulness habits and attitudes....
In 1900 the publication of the book, Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud raised very seminal and fascinating questions in the disciplines of psychology and psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud’s intellectual contributions and the discovery of unconscious had given a big jolt to all the classical approaches, shook the disciplinary foundations of psychology and placed ‘psychoanalysis’ as an...
This paper aims to explore the common principles and concepts between Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam focused on spiritual growth and divine connection, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a psychological approach rooted in the exploration of human consciousness, personal transformation, and effective communication techniques. By understanding the shared connection between the two, we...
Here, Kinet ascends to Solms’ views on consciousness (to be distinguished from awareness). What is its neural correlate, and where is it located? The classical Freudian idea that it is cortical needs correction and revision considering all neuroscientific findings. Mark Es (from Solms) champions a conscious Id. Not Descartes’ pineal gland but subcortical structures like the reticular activating...
Introduction: Opening a Can of Worms from Pandora's Box The task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen, but to think what nobody has yet thought, about that which everybody sees.Arthur Schopenhauer So, let me lay out my stall by opening a can of worms from Pandora's Box.To get straight to the point, the key issues were already grasped by Knight, almost a century ago:Now the issue, as...