Nothing is more certain than the fact that we are conscious. And yet there is something very puzzling, even uncanny, about being conscious; and the learned talk of the mystery of consciousness. The mystery centres around the origin of consciousness; […]
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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 […]
Reincarnation, the ‘Interlife’, Universal Consciousness & the Holographic Soul
This article was published in New Dawn 116 (Sept-Oct 2009) Modern studies repeatedly suggest that a significant proportion of people in the Western world now believe in reincarnation. Although this phenomenon can be traced back to various esoteric movements that […]
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 […]
Consciousness, Resonance & the Paranormal: Synchronised Swimming in the Quantum Sea
As a kid, watching the synchronised swimming competition of the summer Olympic games, I was always struck by how silly the sport seemed. Not to mention how it looked! Later, as a wise adult, I came to understand and appreciate […]