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The Wisdom of the Imagination — Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue 97


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    No Replies

Sci, 2025-10-16, 09:49 PM



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[color=#131313]The imagination is often regarded as a valuable but fanciful capacity. But what if imagination were not an optional extra, or even the possession of human beings alone, but a fundamental feature of reality?

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Why You Came To Earth: Discussing The Shaman's Path With Dr Alberto Villoldo


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2025-10-14, 03:11 PM


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[color=#131313]The one and only Dr Alberto Villoldo joins the show this week to talk about:

🍃 Why you came to earth in the first place

🍃 What healing is and how to achieve it

🍃 How the academy and culture's unde

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The geometry of the world: Form as an expression of feeling


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Sci, 2025-10-13, 02:24 PM

The geometry of the world: Form as an expression of feeling

David E. Lloyd, MA 

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David Lloyd invites us to see form as an expression of feeling, a notion whereby the physic

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A Psilocybin initiation


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Valmar, 2025-10-11, 03:14 AM

This part of my journey has been stranger than I thought possible ~ as if I thought that it couldn't become more so, hahaha.

I had felt guided towards taking Psilocybin mushrooms after my last journey. I managed to acquire some after a bit of effort ~ but I didn't feel ready to take them, so I sp

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What is really known about consciousness? Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue 96


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Sci, 2025-10-07, 10:34 PM



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[color=#131313]You may agree that the so-called hard problem of consciousness exposes the deep inadequacies of a materialist worldview. But the alternatives - various forms of panpsychism, panentheism and idealism - rais

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Understanding consciousness as a fractal


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Sci, 2025-10-07, 01:34 PM



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What if you are a pixel in a higher-level consciousness navigating through extra dimensions of time? Meet the ‘Nested Observer Window Model’ of Jonathan Schooler, PhD, who is Distinguished Professor of Psychological and B

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Do proponents have a harder time with horror entertainment?


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Sci, 2025-10-07, 01:32 PM

Was curious about this, as sometimes it seems horror fans who like very disturbing stuff involving the spiritual world don't actually believe such things exist?

For myself, given my own "Deep Weird" potentially paranormal experiences as a child...I've always been wary of horror movies. As an adul

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Journal of the Society for Psychical Research Vol. 89 No. 4 (2025)


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Laird, 2025-10-03, 02:48 AM

Vol. 89 No. 4 (2025): Journal of the Society for Psychical Research

Published on 2025-09-24.

You can discuss this issue of the journal in this thread.

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Empirical Research Articles

  • [url=https://jspr.spr.ac.u


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Informational Environment [split Veridical NDEs are a myth]


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    35 Replies

stephenw, 2025-10-02, 05:41 PM

@ sbu asks about an information dimension

Dimensions are a physical concept that enable a model for measurement in spaces.  An environment is a larger idea.  I would simply cite that there are three dimensions to an informational environment.  Interior information to an agent, exterior informatio

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Rune Soup: Travelling Ghosts Bent Spoons and the Science of Magic | Dean Radin


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Sci, 2025-10-02, 02:25 PM

Travelling Ghosts Bent Spoons and the Science of Magic | Dean Radin

Gordon White

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In this episode, Dr Radin returns to the show to talk to us about his amazing new book, The Science of Magic.

We look

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