Consciousness is the ability of the mind to reflect upon its own experience. Robert Ornstein, Ph.D., author of nineteen books, suggests that the mind is composed of many subroutines that he refers to as a "squadron of simpletons." Self-awareness requires orcherstrating these "simpletons" to work ...

A gifted intuitive and a professional psychologist, Helen Palmer, Ph.D., describes the relationship between intuitive and psychic abilities. Palmer says that intuition training frequently involves the use of disciplines such as concentration, visualization and contemplation, and this often leads ...

Certain paranoid and neurotic states can open the mind to a range of intuitive and psychic experiences, according to this provocative discussion with Helen Palmer, Ph.D.. Author of The Enneagram and a noted psychic intuitive, psychologist and founder of the Center for the Investigation and Traini...

Optimal development in children is thwarted by a variety of factors from modern hospital delivery methods to the educational system itself. Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg and Magical Child, suggests that current problems with child raising are so immense as to be vir...

When the guru teaches, says Joseph Chilton Pearce, he does so not through the intellect but by opening the heart to spiritual experience. Pearce is a devotee of Siddha Yoga as taught by Swami Muktananda and his successor Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. He compares the guru-disciple relationship to the ...

Many businesses are beginning to appreciate the importance of optimal psychological and physical health within the workforce. Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., suggests that workers are no longer viewed as replacable, but are being seen as a company's greatest asset.

Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., is ...

The psychiatric community errs in treating visionary experience as a form of mental illness, says Jungian psychotherapist John Weir Perry, M.D.. The late Dr. Perry was the author of many books including The Heart of History and The Far Side of Madness. He suggests that psychiatric labelling and t...

Esoteric traditions offer insights of great value in promoting positive transformation in the workplace. Beverly Potter, Ph.D., is author of Beating Job Burnout, Turning Around: Keys to Productivity and The Way of the Ronin. She suggests that the metaphor of the Ronin, or masterless samurai, can ...

With a better understanding of neurological functioning, says Karl Pribram, M.D., we may find the groundwork for a new approach to understanding spiritual and mystical experiences. The late Dr. Pribram, professor of neuropsychology at Stanford University and author of Languages of the Brain, is b...

Qualities of success -- including goal setting, high self-esteem and a passion for life -- can be developed in all individuals. Lee Pulos, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, describes his work with outstanding achievers in the field of athletics and business, as well as individuals who have successf...

Jill Purce is editor of the Arts and Imagination series published by Thames and Hudson. A former biophysics researcher at the University of London, she traces her investigations into the subject of patterning in nature, with an emphasis on the role of sound vibrations. The program concludes with ...

The use of sound in healing is based on the principle that the entire universe is created of vibrations and can be influenced through vibrations. Jill Purce, author of The Mystic Spiral, discusses the role of sound in traditional cultures as a means of harmonizing and healing the human body and p...

In today's competitive environment, humanistic values are essential at every level of the corporation, according to Stanford professor Michael Ray, Ph.D. Dr. Ray, author of Advertising and Communication Management, Communicating with Consumers and Creativity in Business describes how he applies t...

ndividuals can learn to live fulfilling lives in the face of serious chronic illness. In this moving interview, Dr. Remen speaks eloquently about the loneliness and pain of illness as well as the opportunity for spiritual deepening which it affords.

Rachel Naomi Remen is author of The Human Pat...

The revolution in personal computer use has yet to occur, according to Howard Rheingold, author of Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology and former editor of Whole Earth Review. Rheingold says that in the next ten years personal computers will be sufficiently powe...

Our real educational and cultural needs are in danger of becoming lost in the erroneous fascination with the information processing model of the mind. One of America's foremost social critics, Theodore Roszak, Ph.D., author of The Making of the Counter-Culture, Eco-Psychology and The Cult of Info...

Philosophers have questioned how one can live a meaningful life in a social milieu that lacks clear values. One response is to define oneself by accepting as a role model one who is truly committed--such as Christ or Buddha. Jane Rubin, Ph.D., teacher of religious studies at U.C. Berkeley, contra...

The mind itself partakes of infinity, as does every object in the physical world. Rudy Rucker, Ph.D., is author of many books including Mind Tools, The Fourth Dimension and Infinity and the Mind. Rucker hypothesizes that conscioussness need not be limited to human beings or even to living organis...

Kevin Ryerson is a psychic trance medium who has gained considerable attention as the focus of Shirley MacLaine's Out on a Limb and Dancing in the Light. In this program Kevin predicts that the use of psychic intuitives for solving scientific and social problems will become an integral part of ou...

Higher states of consciousness and the notion of the superconscious mind have great implications for our identity as human beings. According to Kevin Ryerson, the superconscious mind is that part of us which is in direct contact with God. Ryerson is a noted intuitive consultant and trance channel.

A parapsychologist whose pioneering work in Czechoslovakia was featured in the best-selling Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain, Milan Ryzl, Ph.D., shares his personal experiences as a hypnotist and researcher, describing his training methods and their practical applications. One of Dr. R...

Dramatic, musical and mathematical qualities of the soul are available even to the mentally retarded and those with other neurological deficits. The late Oliver Sacks, M.D., is author of Awakenings, A Leg to Stand On and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. He maintains that our our convention...

Changes in the human brain and nervous system can result from intensive spiritual disciplines. The late Lee Sannella, M.D., author of Kundalini: Psychosis or Transcendence?, devoted many decades to the exploration of spiritual paths. "Kundalini" refers to energy coiled at the base of the spine wh...

The problems of society result less from an intrinsic "evil" in human nature than from our failure to stop repeating behavior patterns from the past. Change, says Virginia Satir, begins with learning to accept and understand the many parts of oneself.

The late Ms. Satir was one of the most infl...