Archives for May, 2006

The Extended Mind: Recent Experimental Evidence


In September of 1999 Sheldrake was a part of annual seminar series called, Dialog on Leadership. This particular year was sponsored by Microsoft. There is an interview here and a video of the lecture here.

The Evolutionary Mind


In June of 1998 Rupert invited me to the University of California, Santa Cruz to attend The Evolutionary Mind Trialogue with Terence McKenna and Ralph Abraham. It was a fascinating discussion. There is a video of the 1st session (1hr 03mins) available here.

Jung on the Pedagogy of Myth


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The Canonization of the New Testament


I few weeks ago I discussed my views on the Gospel of Judas and how the final cannon was decided. I found an excellent audio clip from a lecture on the Canonization of the New Testament by Bart Ehrman (a New Testament scholar) that may help clear up exactly how this happened. You can also [...]

Freud: So wrong and yet so right


USA Today: “As the 150th anniversary of Sigmund Freud’s birth approaches on Saturday, mental-health experts consider his legacy mixed: A seminal thinker, Freud was far ahead of his time with some ideas but dead wrong on others. ” (more…)

Disorientation and Demoralization


“A collapse of the conscious attitude is no small matter. It always feels like the end of the world, as though everything had tumbled back into original chaos. One feels delivered up, disoriented, like a rudderless ship that is abandoned to the moods of the elements. So at least it seems. In reality, however, one [...]