Many believe that conscious awareness originates in the brain alone. Recent scientific research suggests that consciousness actually emerges from the brain and body acting together. A growing body of evidence suggests that the heart plays a particularly significant role in this process. Far more than a simple pump, as was once believed, the heart is now recognized by scientists as a highly complex system with its own functional “brain.” Research…
Scientists Say Consciousness Moves to Another Universe After Death
Dr. Robert Lanza was described by the New York Times as the third most important scientist alive. Lanza is an expert in regenerative medicine and the scientific director of Advanced Cell Technology Company. His recent interest in Physics, combined with his knowledge of Biology, has given birth to the new theory of biocentrism. The basis of the concept of biocentrism is that life and consciousness are fundamental to the universe….
Spiritual Psychology: Why Meditation Isn’t Enough
By Mateo Sol Meditation isn’t enough, okay? There, I said it. Far from being the panacea we have all hoped for, meditation is undoubtedly a powerful tool – but it just doesn’t solve the deep-seated issues many of us carry. In fact, no matter what spiritual practice/path you engage in, no matter what hallowed tool you hold close to your heart, it is lopsided, deformed, and misguided without some form of inner psychological…
UNPLUG: Staying Spiritually Sane in the World of Advanced Technologies
by Rev. Dr. (Hon) Gary W. Duncan When I was sixteen our family moved to western Kentucky, about sixty miles from the Abby of Gethsemani where the famous Trappist (Cistercian) monk Thomas Merton lived. I became acquainted with Merton the year before when I read No Man Is An Island – the book had a significant impact on my spiritual journey. Within months, my mother, father and I decided to…
Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here’s what the research shows
By Janet M. Gibson | The Conversation Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response to funny events, actually takes a lot of work, because it activates many areas of the brain: areas that control motor, emotional, cognitive and social processing. As I found…
Your Body is Sacred: 3 Ways to Practice Embodied Spirituality
By Aletheia Luna Since the very beginning of all religious and spiritual drive, there has been a deep prejudice against the body. The body has been called carnal, worldly, lustful, sinful, and illusory. At best, it has been thought of as mere dust, at worst, it has been thought of as a doorway to the devil himself. What’s worse is that when the body has been celebrated (such as in many neo-tantric practices), it has…
Physicist Says Parallel Universes Definitely Exist and We May Soon Explore Them
(TMU) — Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll expressed that clues in the small-scale structure of the universe point to the existence of numerous parallel worlds. The shocking comments were made on the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast last year. Carroll says that the fact that tiny particles like electrons and photons don’t have one set location in the universe is evidence that there are many parallel universes. Recently, in a follow up interview…
Past Lives: 11 Signs Your Soul Has Reincarnated Many Times
by Aletheia Luna The soul is not born; it does not die; it was not produced from anyone…; Unborn, eternal, it is not slain, though the body is slain. – Katha Upanishad I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times. – Goethe We observe the principles of reincarnation everywhere in life: the cycles of…
Spiritual Awakening Test: What Stage Are You In?
by Mateo Sol The spiritual awakening journey is about returning to the center of yourself. It is a homecoming to your Soul or True Nature. But the spiritual awakening path is not linear. We do not move from point A to point B in a single straight line. Instead, we often move in spirals and concentric circles. Contrary to its popular depiction, spiritual awakening isn’t like hiking up an ascending…