Consciousness Science

Quantum Miracles challenges you to expand your understanding of reality and recognize that you are not a passive observer, but a co-creator of your life. Through science-backed insights and inspiring real-world examples, this book empowers you to experience the magic and potential that lie within your consciousness.

Author and philosopher Sydney Banks once again brings to life his wise and simple gardener as a voice through which Banks presents more implications of the Three Principles that create human reality, calling on us to realize that to fully understand the Principles is to liberate one's spirit. In this sequel to Sydney Banks’ book The Enlightened Gardener, two colleagues return to England to meet once again with the remarkable gardener whose simple yet profound philosophy made such a difference to their lives.

Ruby Wax - comedian, writer and mental health campaigner - shows us how our minds can jeopardize our sanity. With her own periods of depression and now a Masters from Oxford in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy to draw from, she explains how our busy, chattering, self-critical thoughts drive us to anxiety and stress. If we are to break the cycle, we need to understand how our brains work, rewire our thinking and find calm in a frenetic world.

In 1968, as protests shook France and war raged in Vietnam, the giants of Black radical politics descended on Montreal to discuss the unique challenges and struggles facing their brothers and sisters. For the first time since 1968, David Austin brings alive the speeches and debates of the most important international gathering of Black radicals of the era.

Mindfulness has attracted ever‑growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an all‑in‑one guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enhancing well‑being. This new edition, how with a new afterword, provides both a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and the body.

Paul Thagard explores the physiological workings and metaphorical resonance of balance in the brain, the body, and society. He describes the neural mechanisms that keep bodies balanced and explains why their failures can result in nausea, falls, or vertigo. Thagard connects bodily balance with leading ideas in neuroscience, including the nature of consciousness.

On Sleep is a work of the Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, included in the collection Parva Naturalia. The Parva Naturalia (a conventional Latin title first used by Giles of Rome: "short treatises on nature") are a collection of seven works by Aristotle, which discuss natural phenomena involving the body and the soul. They form parts of Aristotle's biology.

Kristina Karlsson, the woman behind the inspiring global success story, kikki.K, shares personal insights from her amazing journey, from humble beginnings on a small farm in Sweden to the 3am light bulb moment that led her to chase and achieve dreams that are now inspiring a worldwide community of dreamers. Filled with simple and practical magic - and inspiring stories and wisdom from people who’ve dared to dream big - this audiobook will show you how to harness the power of dreaming to transform your life in small, simple steps.

This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time. Here we encounter the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness, his key intellectual breakthroughs, his theory of history, and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age. The book provides a veritable catalog of the thinkers who created the intellectual foundation of the twentieth century.

Bridging the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual, Wallace, a pioneer of modern consciousness research, offers a practical and revolutionary method for exploring the mind that combines the keenest insights of contemporary physics and philosophers with the time-honored meditative traditions of Buddhism.

Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter. But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles.

This is a new edition of the classic Colin Wilson collection The Essential Colin Wilson (first published in 1985), updated and introduced by Wilson's bibliographer Colin Stanley. It is the only book to contain extracts from Colin Wilson's most important work in one volume, including The Outsider, A Criminal History of Mankind, The New Existentialism, The Occult, New Pathways in Psychology, and Mysteries, as well as three of his novels and many other texts.

Are you seeking a path to inner peace, emotional resilience, and a meaningful life? "Stoicism for Modern Life: Timeless Wisdom for Inner Peace, Resilience, and Personal Growth" offers a comprehensive guide to applying Stoic principles in today’s fast-paced world. Master daily techniques that help you overcome anxiety, build mental clarity, and maintain emotional balance.

How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind.

"إلى الهائمين .. وهم الكاملون الذين بلغوا من بعد الحب والعشق، حدود التمام. فأدركوا بصدق أحوالهم مقامات الرضا ومراتب الطمأنينة، وغابوا فيمن هاموا به، حتى صار الواحد منهم ينادي محبوبه المعشوق قائلًا: يا أنا."

نصوص مكثفة قصيرة وتأملات في الحب، وأسبابه وجذوره وفروعه ومعتقداته وتعريفه. بلغة صوفية شديدة الشاعرية ورؤية فلسفية يكتب الروائي والمفكر المصري يوسف زيدان عن الحب والعشق والهيام، في ثلاثة كتب قصيرة، هذا أولهم!

Les chemins mystérieux de la mémoire, de la pensée et de la conscience. Par quel mystère est ce que je perçois, je traite des informations et j'agis ? Partant de l'observation comparée de deux patients, l'un atteint d'une maladie de Parkinson, l'autre d'une maladie d'Alzheimer, Yves Agid déroule un scénario captivant qui nous entraîne sur les chemins de la mémoire, de la pensée, de la conscience et de l'émotion, ces facultés immatérielles "sécrétées" par l'organe le plus complexe du corps humain. L'organisation du cerveau expliquée en détail.

Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain, Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural, and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy.

The purpose of this book is to provide the essential concepts and terminology for the Physical Science of Consciousness. In this book, we provide the physical realities and processes for all aspects of thoughts, intelligence, and awareness. The listener will also develop practical skills, including developing his perception of objective reality, and modifying his subconscious operating beliefs. Scientists will benefit, as we are providing the foundation for the science of consciousness.

Thinking About Thinking is a based on a series of lectures delivered at Harvard University in 1996 by Professors Alan Dershowitz (lawyer), Robert Nozick (philosopher) and Stephen Jay Gould (paleontologist) about perennial issues such as truth, free will, race, gender, and religion.