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"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ~ Albert Einstein "

Noetics-The Science of Consciousness

Link to a pretty good article explaining Noetics..

"Noetics studies consciousness, apart from the brain. Noetics is the study of the non-anatomical part of consciousness. Science has previously studied the human brain, it's anatomical properties and neurochemical functions. Science has studied this subject with the same quantitative, objective approach used consistently for a century in scientific testing, but ran into a problem.

Human beings have a subjective consciousness that interacts with the experiments, and affects the environment."

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L-Theanine: How a Unique Anxiety Reducer and Mood Enhancer Increases Alpha Waves and Alertness

Hundreds of studies exist showing the many health benefits of green tea. But what makes it the most consumed beverage in the world after water is its pleasant taste and relaxation effect. Both of these qualities—and more—can be traced to a unique, neurologically-active amino acid in tea called L-theanine (gamma-ethylamino-L-glutamic acid).

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The Existence of a Hypnotic State Revealed by Eye Movements

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"Does a hypnotized person enter a special hypnotic state that is completely outside the range of normal mental states and cognition?"

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0026374

The benefits of meditation

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Studies have shown that meditating regularly can help relieve symptoms in people who suffer from chronic pain, but the neural mechanisms underlying the relief were unclear. Now, MIT and Harvard researchers have found a possible explanation for this phenomenon.

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Harmonics and Acoustics - 432

The Cosmic 432 Pt.1

"Music based on C=128hz (C note in concert A=432hz) will support humanity on its way towards spiritual freedom. The inner ear of the human being is built on C=128 hz"
-Rudolph Steiner The Return to Concert Pitch A=432hz

Shamanic Healing: We Are Not Alone

Shamanic Healing: We Are Not Alone
An Interview of Michael Harner by Bonnie Horrigan
© Shamanism, Spring/Summer 1997, Vol. 10, No. 1

Michael Harner, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and founder of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving shamanic knowledge as it survives on the planet and to teaching the basic principles of that knowledge for practical applications in the contemporary world.

http://www.shamanism.org/articles/article01.html

Existence: Am I a hologram?

TAKE a look around you. The walls, the chair you're sitting in, your own body - they all seem real and solid. Yet there is a possibility that everything we see in the universe - including you and me - may be nothing more than a hologram.

From New Scientists "Existence special: Cosmic mysteries, human questions"

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The Biology of Kundalini

An online Ebook by Jana Dixon about the science and biology of the Kundalini awakening experience.

KUNDALINI - (Sanskrit kund, "to burn"; kunda, "to coil or to spiral") a concentrated field of intelligent, cosmic invisible energy absolutely vital to life; beginning in the base of the spine when a man or woman begins to evolve as wisdom is earned. Kundalini has been described as liquid fire and liquid light. The ultimate outcome of kundalini is the union of Will (sakti- kundalini), Knowledge {prana-kundalini) and Action (para- kundalini)

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..Is all that we see or seem,
but a dream within a dream.
Edgar Allan Poe