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Contents
The Study of the Mind..................................................................................................5The Philosophies of Death..........................................................................................10Consciousness Studies............................................................................................11Dualism...............................................................................................................16Materialism and Strong AI.....................................................................................18The Philosophy of Life...............................................................................................22 Near Death Experiences..........................................................................................27Deathbed Visions................................................................................................30Scientific Theories on NDE................................................................................32Past Life Regression and the New Age Lifestyle...................................................36Cases of the Reincarnation Type............................................................................39 Nightmares due to Past Life Experiences...............................................................42Transmigration of the “Soul” or the Accessing of Past Memories?.......................43Transpersonal Psychology..........................................................................................46Mystical Experiences..............................................................................................46The Murky Depths and Lofty Heights of the Mind – Psychosis............................51Parapsychological Research...................................................................................54The Heart Brain..................................................................................................55Distant Intentionality and Healing..........................................................................58Possible Harmful Effects of Direct Mental Influence........................................59The Power of the Mind – Healing and Biological Psychokinesis..............................60The Placebo Effect..............................................................................................64The Smart Unconscious Mind – Hypnosis.........................................................65What exactly is the hypnotic state?.................................................................65Healing with Hypnosis....................................................................................66By-passing the Brain Filter – Psychedelic Drugs...................................................69Aldous Huxley and Mescalin..............................................................................70MDMA (Ecstasy)................................................................................................71Ibogaine..............................................................................................................72Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)...............................................................................76The Smart Mind Hypothesis.......................................................................................78
Unus Mundus
..........................................................................................................84Smart Mind May Be Independent of Time.............................................................87Where Mind Meets Matter – Astrology and the Holomovement...........................92Does the Human Mind Need to be Purified?......................................................96The Dreamtime and Shamanism.............................................................................98Crossing a Boundary.............................................................................................102Many Worlds....................................................................................................107The Smart Mind and Evolutionary Ethics............................................................108Conclusion............................................................................................................116Recommended Books...............................................................................................118Index.........................................................................................................................120
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