Posts tagged: Perception

Routines vs. Rituals: The Difference Between Dull-Living And Empowerment

What are the key differences between a ritual and a routine? How does one empower us while the other leaves us dull and unsatisfied?

LSD: The Beyond Within

LSD is one of the strangest and most controversial substances known to science. A dose smaller than a grain of salt precipitates a hazardous mental journey into a universe of hallucination, intense emotion and, some believe, mystical revelation.

Carl Sagan: “Pale Blue Dot”

“From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it’s different. Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.”

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Dr. Ramachandran Discusses Consciousness, Qualia, and Self.

Dr. V.S. Ramachandran is a well-known neurologist. He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, as well as a professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego.

Hallucinating In The Dark

Interesting study about sensory deprivation and visual hallucinations published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.