From New Dawn 97 (Jul-Aug 2006) It’s almost a cliché. Working alone, an inventive genius pioneers new devices that ultimately change the world but his genius is barely recognised and he goes on to die in relative poverty; and whilst […]
New Science/Consciousness
Minds Beyond Brains: New Experimental Evidence
From New Dawn 110 (Sept-Oct 2008) Where are our minds located? We have been brought up to believe that they are inside our heads, that mental activity is nothing but brain activity. Instead, I suggest that our minds extend far […]
Transcending Our Brain Created Reality: A New Call to Lift Nature’s Veil
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 6 No 4 (Aug 2012) The study of non-ordinary states of consciousness is quickly becoming an established area of scientific and philosophical inquiry. Yet, all the enthusiasm about finding out what these non-ordinary states […]
Childhood’s End: The Agony of Our Collective Puberty
The passage from childhood to adulthood happens when the child begins to realise that life is hard, death is certain and the chances are pretty good that he or she is going to be struggling for the rest of their […]
Waking From Sleep: The Causes of Higher States of Consciousness
From New Dawn 120 (May-June 2010) Higher states of consciousness (HSCs) – or awakening experiences, as I prefer to call them – are moments of revelation, when we perceive reality at a heightened intensity. The world around us comes to […]