Author: Philip Duda
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1643507788
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
These poems are a conglomeration of a thought process on inner conflict of good versus evil. This will intrigue and make a person question, their beliefs and ideas upon all celestial plains. Including those of life and death, love and hate, life and loss, and surviving. One may conclude that such travesty and joy, are within each of us. To take us at into hell, or into that of enlightenment. We all seek truth and knowledge of the past and future. Who is to say, which, is true amongst the stars and time itself. There is but one truth, upon oneself, this is the ultimate goal from enlightenment. To engage all within, of good and evil. Of intellect, and subversion of all one sees, hears, and does, upon one's self and others. Do we ask or dare to ask questions, upon our inner most expectations? We are but, in a time, where dimensions move and flow, like an unfettered ocean in time, within our dreams, we do cross in all aspects of time and space, good and bad, life and death, to find but the truth or not, beyond our own confinements. Shall we find all we are or shall we be controlled by our own fears and desperation to never seek nor experience ultimate joy to share. Our knowledge and our abilities amongst each other and those yet unknown, and to yell out helping those whom beseech a belief beyond that of faith, trust and hope. Such aspirations are within the grasp of each of us, to follow what realities we seek. We are but mortals, yet being mortals, we have the abilities to leap within our own minds and change or destroy for good or evil. To yet those unborn, enter such this poetry book, for you are now alone to see the conflict and see the hope of yet all those unborn and yet unknown.
Confines of the Mind
A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
Author: Cordelia Fine
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393343006
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"Provocative enough to make you start questioning your each and every action."—Entertainment Weekly The brain's power is confirmed and touted every day in new studies and research. And yet we tend to take our brains for granted, without suspecting that those masses of hard-working neurons might not always be working for us. Cordelia Fine introduces us to a brain we might not want to meet, a brain with a mind of its own. She illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion as she explores how the mind defends and glorifies the ego by twisting and warping our perceptions. Our brains employ a slew of inborn mind-bugs and prejudices, from hindsight bias to unrealistic optimism, from moral excuse-making to wishful thinking—all designed to prevent us from seeing the truth about the world and the people around us, and about ourselves.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393343006
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"Provocative enough to make you start questioning your each and every action."—Entertainment Weekly The brain's power is confirmed and touted every day in new studies and research. And yet we tend to take our brains for granted, without suspecting that those masses of hard-working neurons might not always be working for us. Cordelia Fine introduces us to a brain we might not want to meet, a brain with a mind of its own. She illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion as she explores how the mind defends and glorifies the ego by twisting and warping our perceptions. Our brains employ a slew of inborn mind-bugs and prejudices, from hindsight bias to unrealistic optimism, from moral excuse-making to wishful thinking—all designed to prevent us from seeing the truth about the world and the people around us, and about ourselves.
Mind As Action
Author: James V. Wertsch
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199761566
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Contemporary social problems typically involve many complex, interrelated dimensions--psychological, cultural, and institutional, among others. But today, the social sciences have fragmented into isolated disciplines lacking a common language, and analyses of social problems have polarized into approaches that focus on an individual's mental functioning over social settings, or vice versa. In Mind as Action, James V. Wertsch argues that current approaches to social issues have been blinded by the narrow confines of increasing specialization in the social sciences. In response to this conceptual blindness, he proposes a method of sociocultural analysis that connects the various perspectives of the social sciences in an integrated, nonreductive fashion. Wertsch maintains that we can use mediated action, which he defines as the irreducible tension between active agents and cultural tools, as a productive method of explicating the complicated relationships between human action and its manifold cultural, institutional, and historical contexts. Drawing on the ideas of Lev Vygotsky, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Kenneth Burke, as well as research from various fields, this book traces the implications of mediated action for a sociocultural analysis of the mind, as well as for some of today's most pressing social issues. Wertsch's investigation of forms of mediated action such as stereotypes and historical narratives provide valuable new insights into issues such as the mastery, appropriation, and resistance of culture. By providing an analytic unit that has the possibility of operating at the crossroads of various disciplines, Mind as Action will be important reading for academics, students, and researchers in psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, sociology, literary analysis, and philosophy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199761566
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Contemporary social problems typically involve many complex, interrelated dimensions--psychological, cultural, and institutional, among others. But today, the social sciences have fragmented into isolated disciplines lacking a common language, and analyses of social problems have polarized into approaches that focus on an individual's mental functioning over social settings, or vice versa. In Mind as Action, James V. Wertsch argues that current approaches to social issues have been blinded by the narrow confines of increasing specialization in the social sciences. In response to this conceptual blindness, he proposes a method of sociocultural analysis that connects the various perspectives of the social sciences in an integrated, nonreductive fashion. Wertsch maintains that we can use mediated action, which he defines as the irreducible tension between active agents and cultural tools, as a productive method of explicating the complicated relationships between human action and its manifold cultural, institutional, and historical contexts. Drawing on the ideas of Lev Vygotsky, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Kenneth Burke, as well as research from various fields, this book traces the implications of mediated action for a sociocultural analysis of the mind, as well as for some of today's most pressing social issues. Wertsch's investigation of forms of mediated action such as stereotypes and historical narratives provide valuable new insights into issues such as the mastery, appropriation, and resistance of culture. By providing an analytic unit that has the possibility of operating at the crossroads of various disciplines, Mind as Action will be important reading for academics, students, and researchers in psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, sociology, literary analysis, and philosophy.
Computing the Mind
Author: Shimon Edelman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019971763X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
In a culmination of humanity's millennia-long quest for self knowledge, the sciences of the mind are now in a position to offer concrete, empirically validated answers to the most fundamental questions about human nature. What does it mean to be a mind? How is the mind related to the brain? How are minds shaped by their embodiment and environment? What are the principles behind cognitive functions such as perception, memory, language, thought, and consciousness? By analyzing the tasks facing any sentient being that is subject to stimulation and a pressure to act, Shimon Edelman identifies computation as the common denominator in the emerging answers to all these questions. Any system composed of elements that exchange signals with each other and occasionally with the rest of the world can be said to be engaged in computation. A brain composed of neurons is one example of a system that computes, and the computations that the neurons collectively carry out constitute the brain's mind. Edelman presents a computational account of the entire spectrum of cognitive phenomena that constitutes the mind. He begins with sentience, and uses examples from visual perception to demonstrate that it must, at its very core, be a type of computation. Throughout his account, Edelman acknowledges the human mind's biological origins. Along the way, he also demystifies traits such as creativity, language, and individual and collective consciousness, and hints at how naturally evolved minds can transcend some of their limitations by moving to computational substrates other than brains. The account that Edelman gives in this book is accessible, yet unified and rigorous, and the big picture he presents is supported by evidence ranging from neurobiology to computer science. The book should be read by anyone seeking a comprehensive and current introduction to cognitive psychology.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019971763X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
In a culmination of humanity's millennia-long quest for self knowledge, the sciences of the mind are now in a position to offer concrete, empirically validated answers to the most fundamental questions about human nature. What does it mean to be a mind? How is the mind related to the brain? How are minds shaped by their embodiment and environment? What are the principles behind cognitive functions such as perception, memory, language, thought, and consciousness? By analyzing the tasks facing any sentient being that is subject to stimulation and a pressure to act, Shimon Edelman identifies computation as the common denominator in the emerging answers to all these questions. Any system composed of elements that exchange signals with each other and occasionally with the rest of the world can be said to be engaged in computation. A brain composed of neurons is one example of a system that computes, and the computations that the neurons collectively carry out constitute the brain's mind. Edelman presents a computational account of the entire spectrum of cognitive phenomena that constitutes the mind. He begins with sentience, and uses examples from visual perception to demonstrate that it must, at its very core, be a type of computation. Throughout his account, Edelman acknowledges the human mind's biological origins. Along the way, he also demystifies traits such as creativity, language, and individual and collective consciousness, and hints at how naturally evolved minds can transcend some of their limitations by moving to computational substrates other than brains. The account that Edelman gives in this book is accessible, yet unified and rigorous, and the big picture he presents is supported by evidence ranging from neurobiology to computer science. The book should be read by anyone seeking a comprehensive and current introduction to cognitive psychology.
The Big Book about Nothing: If Not Now . . . When?
Author: S. F. Pfister
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1604941006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
We are all on a quest to find something that will fulfill us. But what if what we are looking for isn't a thing at all? What if we already hold all that we need within ourselves? "The Big Book about Nothing" will open you to the wisdom of the Soul, directing your attention beyond your thoughts to the sacred Source of those thoughts. Through the gateway of silence, allow this book to guide you to the eternal "no-thing-ness" of your inner essence . . . here, God alone is real. If not now . . . when?
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1604941006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
We are all on a quest to find something that will fulfill us. But what if what we are looking for isn't a thing at all? What if we already hold all that we need within ourselves? "The Big Book about Nothing" will open you to the wisdom of the Soul, directing your attention beyond your thoughts to the sacred Source of those thoughts. Through the gateway of silence, allow this book to guide you to the eternal "no-thing-ness" of your inner essence . . . here, God alone is real. If not now . . . when?
The Matter of Mind
Author: Kathlyn Kingdon
Publisher: Light Technology Publishing
ISBN: 1622335562
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
In this remarkable book, Master Djwhal Khul lays out the dimensions of the mind in a coherent presentation unlike any other available today. Whether you approach the mind from a psychological basis, a spiritual perspective, or simply want fuller disclosure of how it perceives and creates, this book will provide amazing insights. You will discover why those who have attained enlightenment all teach the critical necessity of training the mind as the only means to achieving lasting peace. In collaboration with Kathlyn Kingdon, Master Djwhal Khul reveals that the keys to happiness lie within each of us, buried beneath our conditioning and false beliefs, which we mistake for reality. Using this masterful guide, you will discover the importance of dissolving limiting emotional patterns and cutting through the web of illusion, which has held you prisoner in a cage of repeating patterns. The Matter of Mind is an inspiring and lucid treatise created to help you navigate the labyrinth of your mind and open to the experience of your enlightenment. It is hard to imagine reading this classic only once.
Publisher: Light Technology Publishing
ISBN: 1622335562
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
In this remarkable book, Master Djwhal Khul lays out the dimensions of the mind in a coherent presentation unlike any other available today. Whether you approach the mind from a psychological basis, a spiritual perspective, or simply want fuller disclosure of how it perceives and creates, this book will provide amazing insights. You will discover why those who have attained enlightenment all teach the critical necessity of training the mind as the only means to achieving lasting peace. In collaboration with Kathlyn Kingdon, Master Djwhal Khul reveals that the keys to happiness lie within each of us, buried beneath our conditioning and false beliefs, which we mistake for reality. Using this masterful guide, you will discover the importance of dissolving limiting emotional patterns and cutting through the web of illusion, which has held you prisoner in a cage of repeating patterns. The Matter of Mind is an inspiring and lucid treatise created to help you navigate the labyrinth of your mind and open to the experience of your enlightenment. It is hard to imagine reading this classic only once.
Where Does Mind End?
Author: Marc Seifer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594778043
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A new comprehensive model of mind and its nearly infinite possibilities • Recasts psychology as a vehicle not for mental health but for higher consciousness • Shows that we have consciousness for a reason; it is humanity’s unique contribution to the cosmos • Integrates the work of Freud, Jung, Gurdjieff, Tony Robbins, Rudolf Steiner, the Dalai Lama as well as ESP, the Kabbalah, tarot, dreams, and kundalini yoga The culmination of 30 years of research, Where Does Mind End? takes you on an inward journey through the psyche--exploring the highest states of consciousness; the insights and theories of ancient and modern philosophers, psychologists, and mystics; the power of dreams, chi energy, tarot, and kundalini yoga; and proof of telepathy and other facets of parapsychology--to explain the mystery of consciousness and construct a comprehensive model of mind and its nearly infinite possibilities. Starting with the ancients and early philosophers such as Zoroaster, Aristotle, Descartes, and Leibniz, the author examines models of mind that take into account divine and teleological components, the problem and goal of self-understanding, the mind/body conundrum, and holographic paradigms. Seifer then moves to modern times to explain the full range of Freud’s psychoanalytic model of mind, exploring such ideas as the ego, superego, and id; the unconscious; creativity; and self-actualization. Using Freud’s psychoanalytical model as framework, he reveals an overarching theory of mind and consciousness that incorporates such diverse concepts as Jung’s collective psyche; ESP; the Kabbalah; Gurdjieff’s ideas on behaviorism and the will; the philosophies of Wilhelm Reich, P. D. Ouspensky, and Nikola Tesla; the personality redevelopment strategies of Tony Robbins; and the Dalai Lama’s and Rudolf Steiner’s ideas on the highest states of consciousness. Recasting psychology as a vehicle not for mental health but for higher consciousness, he shows that by casting off the mechanical mental operation of day-to-day life, we naturally attain the self-integration to which traditional psychology has long aspired. By entering the true path to fulfillment of the soul’s will, we help the planet by transforming ourselves and raising our energy to a higher realm.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594778043
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A new comprehensive model of mind and its nearly infinite possibilities • Recasts psychology as a vehicle not for mental health but for higher consciousness • Shows that we have consciousness for a reason; it is humanity’s unique contribution to the cosmos • Integrates the work of Freud, Jung, Gurdjieff, Tony Robbins, Rudolf Steiner, the Dalai Lama as well as ESP, the Kabbalah, tarot, dreams, and kundalini yoga The culmination of 30 years of research, Where Does Mind End? takes you on an inward journey through the psyche--exploring the highest states of consciousness; the insights and theories of ancient and modern philosophers, psychologists, and mystics; the power of dreams, chi energy, tarot, and kundalini yoga; and proof of telepathy and other facets of parapsychology--to explain the mystery of consciousness and construct a comprehensive model of mind and its nearly infinite possibilities. Starting with the ancients and early philosophers such as Zoroaster, Aristotle, Descartes, and Leibniz, the author examines models of mind that take into account divine and teleological components, the problem and goal of self-understanding, the mind/body conundrum, and holographic paradigms. Seifer then moves to modern times to explain the full range of Freud’s psychoanalytic model of mind, exploring such ideas as the ego, superego, and id; the unconscious; creativity; and self-actualization. Using Freud’s psychoanalytical model as framework, he reveals an overarching theory of mind and consciousness that incorporates such diverse concepts as Jung’s collective psyche; ESP; the Kabbalah; Gurdjieff’s ideas on behaviorism and the will; the philosophies of Wilhelm Reich, P. D. Ouspensky, and Nikola Tesla; the personality redevelopment strategies of Tony Robbins; and the Dalai Lama’s and Rudolf Steiner’s ideas on the highest states of consciousness. Recasting psychology as a vehicle not for mental health but for higher consciousness, he shows that by casting off the mechanical mental operation of day-to-day life, we naturally attain the self-integration to which traditional psychology has long aspired. By entering the true path to fulfillment of the soul’s will, we help the planet by transforming ourselves and raising our energy to a higher realm.
Etidorhpa
Author: Jim Bennett
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105643700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"Etidorhpa," first published in 1895, is an incredible adventure about a strange manuscript and the story of a man who divulged the secrets of an occult organization, was kidnapped by the members, and forced to go deep into a cave in Kentucky where he travels to the center of the earth! Along the way he discovers many amazing wonders and eventually meets the celestial being, Etidorhpa. His guide in his journey is a strange androgynous, humanoid being who has no eyes and blue skin! The story presents a glimpse into 19th century science, secret societies, mystical revelations, the occult, and even hallucinogenic mushrooms. It most certainly has "steampunk" appeal. Any fan of Jules Verne should enjoy this adventure. This masterpiece paperback edition presents the entire text (fully edited to correct mistakes and make the text more readable) and the fantastic illustrations. It is presented here for the discerning reader and/or collector who appreciates the beauty and uniqueness of the original book.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105643700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"Etidorhpa," first published in 1895, is an incredible adventure about a strange manuscript and the story of a man who divulged the secrets of an occult organization, was kidnapped by the members, and forced to go deep into a cave in Kentucky where he travels to the center of the earth! Along the way he discovers many amazing wonders and eventually meets the celestial being, Etidorhpa. His guide in his journey is a strange androgynous, humanoid being who has no eyes and blue skin! The story presents a glimpse into 19th century science, secret societies, mystical revelations, the occult, and even hallucinogenic mushrooms. It most certainly has "steampunk" appeal. Any fan of Jules Verne should enjoy this adventure. This masterpiece paperback edition presents the entire text (fully edited to correct mistakes and make the text more readable) and the fantastic illustrations. It is presented here for the discerning reader and/or collector who appreciates the beauty and uniqueness of the original book.
This School Called Planet Earth
Author: Summer Bacon
Publisher: Light Technology Publishing
ISBN: 1622336070
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
"If I could but lift one robin into its nest again, I shall not have lived in vain." This is truth, my dear friends. There is a purpose to your life, and you will find it before you leave the Earth, without question. There's no way you can escape yourselves. Some have come here to finish karmic relationships. Some have come here to discover that there is beauty in ugliness and vice versa. Some have come here in an exploration of abundance and what this means. On and on the lessons go! The planet Earth is a canvas, you are the paintbrush and your heart is the paint with which you color the planet -- with your words, with your hands, with your heart, with your hugs and with your kisses. God bless you, indeed! -- Dr. James Martin Peebles In the pages that follow, I hope you enjoy a glorious journey to the heart, for as Dr. Peebles says, "It is a joy and blessing when human and Spirit join together in search of the greater truths and awarenesses." Enjoy the exploration of you as you journey into the pages of this book. I am simply a vessel through which Spirit speaks. whatever conclusions you come to, that is the clarity of you, and that's beautiful. -- Summer Bacon
Publisher: Light Technology Publishing
ISBN: 1622336070
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
"If I could but lift one robin into its nest again, I shall not have lived in vain." This is truth, my dear friends. There is a purpose to your life, and you will find it before you leave the Earth, without question. There's no way you can escape yourselves. Some have come here to finish karmic relationships. Some have come here to discover that there is beauty in ugliness and vice versa. Some have come here in an exploration of abundance and what this means. On and on the lessons go! The planet Earth is a canvas, you are the paintbrush and your heart is the paint with which you color the planet -- with your words, with your hands, with your heart, with your hugs and with your kisses. God bless you, indeed! -- Dr. James Martin Peebles In the pages that follow, I hope you enjoy a glorious journey to the heart, for as Dr. Peebles says, "It is a joy and blessing when human and Spirit join together in search of the greater truths and awarenesses." Enjoy the exploration of you as you journey into the pages of this book. I am simply a vessel through which Spirit speaks. whatever conclusions you come to, that is the clarity of you, and that's beautiful. -- Summer Bacon
The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language
Author: John Ogilvie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description