Scientific and Medical Network – Exploring and expanding the frontiers of science, medicine and spirituality

The Network is devoted to the emergence of a more enlightened world – a world in which the wisdom of spirituality and the thoughtfulness of philosophy balance the power of science and technology.

We recognise that our world is still plagued by deep problems and enduring conflicts. Many of these are caused by dogmatic, superstitious or ill-informed worldviews. However, we believe that individuals and societies can transform themselves. The key is learning to integrate evidence-based science, born of rational philosophy, with the love and inner peace cultivated by spiritual practice. The Network is a worldwide community of professionals dedicated to this transformative task.

We invite you to join us in co-creating a paradigm shift to bring truth, beauty, health and well-being into harmony, and so help heal our fractured culture. Membership is open to all who agree with our mission, aims and values.

Please click here to join us on our journey, or click here for information about our Local Groups and Meetings or contact us here.

Mystics and Scientists 40th Conference Forum and Meeting Report

Network Review 2016 – 2

Network Review 2016 – 1

Network Review 2015 – 3

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Forthcoming Events

Prof Bernard Carr – Facing up to Mind and Spirit: Do we need a Post-Materialist Science? on 12th Jun 2017 7:30:pm, at Hampstead London
Dreaming the Future Conference on 23rd Jun 2017, at CaixaForum
Complexity and the Implicate Order Bohm-Prigogine Centenary Conference on 24th Jun 2017, at Christopher Ingold Building, UCL
SMN Annual Gathering on 7th Jul 2017, at University of Plymouth
Dr. Ornella Corazza – The River of the Afterlife: the phenomenology of Near Death Experiences in Japan on 17th Jul 2017 7:30:pm, at Hampstead London
Dr Oliver Robinson – An introduction to sacred geometry and mystical mathematics on 21st Aug 2017 7:30:pm, at Hampstead London
Continental Meeting – Shaping Influences: Fields, Archetypes and Living Systems on 7th Sep 2017, at
Laurence Freeman OSB – The Rule of St. Benedict, a little Rule for Beginners on 25th Sep 2017 7:30:pm, at Hampstead London
Beyond the Brain XII – Further Reaches of Consciousness Research on 28th Oct 2017, at Regent’s University
Prof. Tom Lombardo – Future Consciousness: The Path to Purposeful Evolution – An Introduction on 13th Nov 2017 7:30:pm, at Hampstead London

Latest News

29th of May 2017 03:50 PM

“The universe throws down a challenge to the human spirit… We have a right to our moods of sober exultation.”

29th of May 2017 11:25 AM

"Discover the inspiring film that has rallied thousands to action and gained the support of the Academy-Award-winning actress, Marion Cotillard!

@A Quest for Meaning – The Movie tells the story of two friends, Marc and Nathanael, who leave everything behind to go question the workings of the world and look for alternative ways of thinking and living. Their authentic journey has inspired thousands of citizens and organizations who have joined forces to spread their message. You can join the adventure too and become an ambassador: http://aquestformeaning-themovie.com/community"

27th of May 2017 05:28 PM

"Perhaps one of the most intriguing and interesting phenomena in quantum physics is what Einstein referred to as a “spooky action at a distance” — also known as quantum entanglement. This quantum effect is behind what makes quantum computers work, as quantum bits (qubits) generally rely on entanglement to process data and information. It’s also the working theory behind the possibility of quantum teleportation."

25th of May 2017 11:35 AM

"No matter how hard they try, brain scientists and cognitive psychologists will never find a copy of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the brain – or copies of words, pictures, grammatical rules or any other kinds of environmental stimuli. The human brain isn’t really empty, of course. But it does not contain most of the things people think it does – not even simple things such as ‘memories’."

25th of May 2017 08:21 AM

Event https://www.facebook.com/events/818247011656889/

Complexity & The Implicate Order

2017 marks the centenary of two of the most creative scientists of the 20th century, Prof David Bohm FRS (1917 – 1992)...

24th of June 2017 08:00 AM

23rd of May 2017 03:04 PM

"Fossils from Greece and Bulgaria of an ape-like creature that lived 7.2 million years ago may fundamentally alter the understanding of human origins, casting doubt on the view that the evolutionary lineage that led to people arose in Africa."

21st of May 2017 01:36 PM

"The wavelike properties of quantum matter could lead to a scaled-down version of Star Trek technology. A new kind of tractor beam could use a beam of particles to reel in atoms or molecules, physicists propose in the May 5 Physical Review Letters."

18th of May 2017 03:22 PM

"In recent years, science and medicine have increasingly recognised the role spirituality plays in health."

17th of May 2017 06:12 PM

"The title comes from William James, the worm is death, and the central theme and claim of this extraordinary book is the terror of death being the motivation of all human activity."

13th of May 2017 08:22 AM

"Imagine cells that can move through your brain, hunting down cancer and destroying it before they themselves disappear without a trace. Scientists have just achieved that in mice, creating personalized tumor-homing cells from adult skin cells that can shrink brain tumors to 2% to 5% of their original size."

9th of May 2017 01:10 PM

Graham Hancock raises the subject of the key role rebels often play in scientific advancement.

7th of May 2017 03:18 PM

"A man with an unusually tiny brain manages to live an entirely normal life despite his condition, which was caused by a fluid build-up in his skull."

6th of May 2017 06:36 AM

There are always some very interesting presentations at these Hay House summit events, do consider taking a look at the programme for this week.

3rd of May 2017 02:03 PM

Brilliant new interview with Stuart Hameroff, one of the outstanding speakers at our Beyond the Brain conference this year.

2nd of May 2017 03:38 PM

Makes for rather sobering reading.

25th of April 2017 01:30 PM

"Data from the Cassini and Voyager spacecraft show that the bubble of particles surrounding the solar system is spherical, not comet-shaped."

23rd of April 2017 08:43 AM

Did a comet swarm impact the planet?

19th of April 2017 03:54 PM

"Many physicists delving deep into the heart of matter in recent decades have been lured to the more exotic and unfamiliar subatomic particles: mesons, neutrinos and the famous Higgs boson — not the humble proton."

16th of April 2017 05:02 PM

"The nature of consciousness seems to be unique among scientific puzzles. Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we are not even sure whether we ever will."

11th of April 2017 02:49 PM

"This extraordinary story joins the likes of Proof of Heaven by Dr Eben Alexander and Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani as a classic of recent NDE literature and with the same essential message of healing, love and wisdom. It is as if the spiritual world is trying to wake us up to the wider and deeper context of life, as the title of this book suggests. "