Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy by Evan Thompson Reviewed by David Lorimer In this subtle, brilliant and erudite study, Evan Thompson examines self and consciousness in neuroscience, meditation and philosophy to formulate a contemplative neurophenomenology, building on the work of Francisco Varela and drawing on […]
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Staff and members of The Scientific and Medical Network have been reviewing new publications since its inception. Many of these have appeared in its publications the Network Review and, more recently, Paradigm Explorer.
Restoring the Soul of the World: Our Living Bond with Nature’s Intelligence by David Fideler Reviewed by David Lorimer David Fideler’s background is in philosophy and history of science, but he is also a musician sensitive to the wonders and beauty of nature, and he lyrically describes a number of his […]
Quantum Bliss: The Quantum Mechanics of Happiness, Abundance, and Health by George S. Mentz Reviewed by David Lorimer For some years I have been interested in New Thought and have studied the work of writers such as Ralph Waldo Trine, Thomas Troward, Charles Haanel, Wallace Wattles, Napoleon Hill, Neville Goddard, […]
Death, the Last God: A Modern Book of the Dead by Anne Geraghty Reviewed by David Lorimer I am writing this, appropriately, on the 25th anniversary of my father’s death in 1991, just before our annual Mystics and Scientists Conference – the only one I have missed in over 30 […]
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman Reviewed by Robert Charman Dr Eagleman directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. His research interests are neuroplasticity, time perception, synaesthesia, visual illusions and the developing field of neurolaw […]
Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind by Marjorie Hines Woollacott Reviewed by David Lorimer Marjorie Woollacott has been a neuroscience professor at the University of Oregon for over thirty years and a meditator for even longer. Following the work of Eben Alexander and Pim van Lommel, who contributes the foreword, […]
Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence by Marc Bekoff Reviewed by Martin Lockley Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder is a “gentle” man. He is quite famous as a tireless animal rights activist who approaches his calling, with positive, firm, […]
Love, Fear and the Destiny of Nations by Richard Barrett Reviewed by David Lorimer Richard is Founder and Chairman of the Barrett Values Centre and former Values Coordinator at the World Bank. Here he provides a historical overview and prospect on the impact of the evolution of human consciousness on world […]
An Introduction to Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy by Damian Hamill Reviewed by Chris Allen What if I’m in deep trance and the hypnotist has a heart attack and is unable to awaken me? Will I be stuck there? And if so, what will become of me? What if the hypnotist tries […]
Alexander Vonlanthen is the Swiss Joao de Deus reviewed by Reinhold Ritter Alexander Vonlanthen Der Weg zur Quelle der eigenen Kraft: Freiheit im Licht, Sein, Jetzt www.metacenter.ch, 2011, 190 pp., hardcover, ISBN 978-3-905922-03-5 Alexander Vonlanthen: Ein Leben zwischen Himmel und Erde A documentary by Rolf Dietrich www.metacenter.ch, 2014, 61 min., […]