Table of Contents
Prologue: The Problem
p. 6
The Alchemy of Awareness
p. 8The Need for The Alchemy of Awareness
p. 9Developmental Stages/Levels
p. 9Seeking Solutions
p. 11Can We Change?
p. 12
Neuroplasticity
p. 12Mindsets
p. 13Two Thinking Systems
p. 14The Alchemy of Awareness: A Fundamental Formula
p. 15A Progression of Truth
p. 16A Picture of Hope
p. 17A Brief History of the Brain
p. 18
An Overview of the Evolution of Life on Earth
p. 18What is a Nervous System
p. 18Early Nervous Systems
p. 19Reptilian Nervous Systems
p. 19Mammalian Nervous Systems
p. 20The Triune Brain
p. 20The Downside of Human Brains
p. 20The Levels of Awareness
p. 22The Levels of Awareness
p. 22Caveats
p. 22What is Awareness?
p. 22Ignorance
p. 23Expanding Wisdom
p. 23Getting Acquainted
p. 24A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing
p. 26Evolution or Revolution?
p. 26Transitions as Transmutation
p. 28Transmutation of Ignorance Into Wisdom
p. 29The Conversion of Subjective ExperienceInto Objective Knowledge
p. 30Transitional Realizations
p. 32Transmutation Through the Levels of Awareness
p. 32The Alchemy of Awareness: The Formula Revisited
p. 32The Catalyst of Transmutation
p. 33Potential for Transition
p. 34The Ultimate Source of Suffering
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