Navigating Consciousness with Rupert Sheldrake
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Scopaesthesia and its Implications
23 februari 2022 · 1 uur 27 min
A talk about research on the sense of being stared at, given to the Society for Psychical Research https://www.spr.ac.uk on January 31, 2022. Rupert outlines the natural history of this phenomenon, experienced by more than 90% of the population, including children, which is also widespread among non-human animals. He discusses its implications for theories of vision and the ideas about the extended mind, the mind beyond the brain. He shows how major unanswered questions could be answered through further research, much of which could be done quite simply and cheaply. Lees meer
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Morphic Fields, Social Groups and Family Constellations
17 februari 2022 · 7 min
Social groups as morphic fields have a kind of built-in memory. In human families the family has a kind of field and the field of the family has patterns and habits within it, and this is most graphically illustrated by a form of psychotherapy called systemic family constellations, pioneered by the German psychologist Bert Hellinger. Lees meer
An excerpt from a talk at the 2012 IONS Conference in San Francisco. https://noetic.org
Video of the talk: https://youtu.be/ty5lz9mVezU
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Mind Beyond the Brain
15 februari 2022 · 36 min
A talk given at the Advaya Initiative workshop ‘Consciousness: Re-Defining Our Parameters’. Recorded at the Rudolf Steiner House, London, on December 3rd, 2018. Lees meer
The full talk: https://advaya.co/events/2018/12/02/consciousness-re-defining-our-parameters
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Microcast: What happens when we die?
10 februari 2022 · 5 min
Rupert answered this question during a talk given at Hollyhock in 2014. Might dreams tell us something about what happens when we die? Lees meer
The full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxsNpMpPT3Q
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Psi in Everyday Life, Evidence and Debate: University of Northampton
8 februari 2022 · 1 uur 36 min
A talk at the University of Northampton given on the 27th of November, 2018 - Morley Room, Waterside Campus. Lees meer
Video of the talk: https://youtu.be/JtW-FowdF44
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Microcast: A Reaction to Sam Harris on the Advancement of Science Versus Spirituality
3 februari 2022 · 5 min
Thanks to The Psychedelic Society (http://psychedelicsociety.org.uk) for this excerpt from a conversation between Rupert and Robin Carhart-Harris, with Stephen Reid hosting. Recorded on the 26th of June, 2019 at EartH, Hackney, London, UK. Lees meer
The full talk: https://youtu.be/l4HuFHWPc6k
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Science, Spiritual Practices and Ways to Go Beyond; IONS Keynote Address
1 februari 2022 · 35 min
Rupert’s keynote address at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS https://noetic.org) 18th International Conference in Santa Clara, California, July 19th, 2019. Lees meer
Video of the talk: https://youtu.be/8F1AsThU3_I
The books:
Science and Spiritual Practices
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/science-and-spiritual-practices· Meditation
· Gratitude
· Connecting with nature
· Relating to plants
· Rituals
· Singing and chanting
· Pilgrimage and holy placesWays to Go Beyond And Why They Work
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/ways-to-go-beyond-and-why-they-work?yt=IONS2019· The Spiritual Side of Sports
· Learning from Animals
· Fasting
· Cannabis, Psychedelics and Spiritual Openings
· Powers of Prayer
· Holy Days and Festivals
· Cultivating Good Habits, Avoiding Bad Habits and Being Kind -
Microcast: Tim Freke, Consciousness is About Possibilities
27 januari 2022 · 6 min
An excerpt from a longer conversation between Rupert and philosopher Tim Freke (https://timfreke.com), an internationally respected authority on world spirituality and the bestselling author of more than 20 books. Lees meer
Watch the full conversation: https://www.sheldrake.org/videos/sheldrake-talks-with
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Rowan Williams, A Trinitarian Classification of Spiritual Practices
25 januari 2022 · 41 min
Dr Williams responds to Rupert's talk on spiritual practice, starting at 33:20. Lees meer
Rupert speaks with Dr Rowan Williams, noted poet and translator of poetry, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Learned Society of Wales. In 2013, he was made a life peer, becoming Lord Williams of Oystermouth, in the City and County of Swansea.
Recorded in January of 2020.
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Microcast: William Blake, Newton and Angels
20 januari 2022 · 4 min
This is an excerpt from an episode of the South Bank Show on Blake originally broadcast in 1995. Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/Qvx0on0Hj2I Lees meer
The image being discussed is Blake's painting of Newton from 1795: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(Blake)#/media/File:Newton-WilliamBlake.jpg
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New directions in Agriculture
18 januari 2022 · 1 uur 6 min
Rupert's talk at the _Earth Talks: Joy of Six_ series, delivered by Schumacher College in partnership with Dartington Hall. Recorded at Schumacher College on September 23rd, 2020. Lees meer
https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/
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The Spiritual Aspects of Farming, Oxford Town Hall
14 januari 2022 · 14 min
Rupert’s talk at the 2020 Oxford Real Farming Conference. Recorded at Oxford Town Hall, Jan 9th, 2020 Lees meer
http://orfc.org.uk/
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Rupert Spira, the Nature of Consciousness
13 januari 2022 · 33 min
Recorded in April of 2020 Lees meer
Rupert Spira is an international teacher of the Advaita Vedanta direct path method, author of several books, including "Being Aware of Being Aware" and "The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter". He hosts retreats in Europe and the US, as well as weekly webinars. He's also a notable ceramic artist.
https://non-duality.rupertspira.com
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Microcast: Questions for Materialists part 4
6 januari 2022 · 5 min
Many materialists believe that psychic phenomena are impossible, and hence illusory. Here are a couple of questions you might ask your materialist friends or family members: Lees meer
Have you yourself ever had any seemingly telepathic experiences?
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John Butler, For All the Saints
4 januari 2022 · 37 min
Rupert visits Derbyshire to discuss saints, holy places and much more with John Butler, one of the first organic farmers in the county. John spends about four hours a day meditating in Bakewell Parish Church, as he has almost every day for 25 years. Lees meer
Watch the talk: https://youtu.be/aiXXlt-8l40
John's website: https://spiritualunfoldment.co.uk
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Microcast: My Friendship with Terence McKenna
30 december 2021 · 5 min
Terence McKenna was an ethnopharmacologist, shamanologist, and author, known for his theories on plant hallucinogens and the bardic skill with which he conveyed his ideas. Sadly Terence died aged 53 on April 3, 2000. We were close friends and had many wonderful conversations, many of which are available on my website at:
https://www.sheldrake.org/videos/terence-mckenna Lees meerTwo of our conversations, trialogues with Ralph Abraham, were published in book form:
Chaos, Creativity and Cosmic Consciousness
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/chaos-creativity-and-cosmic-consciousnessThe Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on Science, Imagination & Spirit
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/the-evolutionary-mindThis is an excerpt from a conversation with Roi Yozevitch
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The Science Delusion / Science Set Free
27 december 2021 · 1 uur 34 min
In The Science Delusion: Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry (published in the US as Science Set Free), I show the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity. In 2020 I released an updated edition with new findings.
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/the-science-delusion-science-set-free Lees meerThis talk was hosted by Georgia Graham of TalkBox
TalkBox is a community organisation that draws people together to collectively engage in talks, debates and discussions. They curate cutting edge, and now virtual, events with informal and welcoming atmospheres.
https://www.thetalkbox.co.ukRecorded on Dec 27th, 2021.
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Microcast: Waking Before Alarm Clocks Go Off
23 december 2021 · 5 min
Please email your experiences with this phenomena to sheldrake@sheldrake.org Lees meer
For more information on this phenomena see my book _The Sense of Being Stared At_
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/the-sense-of-being-stared-at-and-other-unexplained-powers-of-human-minds -
Rediscovering God
21 december 2021 · 1 uur 24 min
Many people used to think that belief in God would disappear with the advance of science. But that has not happened, and some prominent atheists are now trying to reinvent religion. What is going on? Is the universe ultimately conscious or unconscious? And if consciousness pervades all nature, how does it work? Lees meer
Recorded in August of 2014, at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, Canada.
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Microcast: Questions for Materialists part 3
16 december 2021 · 4 min
The third in a series of questions. Please try them out with your materialist friends! Lees meer
Do you think that dark matter is conserved?
Is there always the same amount of dark matter?
Can you accept that there may be a continuous creation of dark energy as the universe expands? -
Graham Hancock, Consciousness and the Limits of the Materialist Paradigm
14 december 2021 · 1 uur 13 min
Recorded on November 5th, 2021 Lees meer
A dialogue from Beyond The Brain 2021 – Further Reaches of Consciousness Research, with host David Lorimer, organzied by the Department of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, the Scientific and Medical Network, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and the Alef Trust.
Graham Hancock is the NY Times best-selling author of a series of controversial books, notably Fingerprints of the Gods (1995), Heaven’s Mirror (1998), Underworld (2002), Magicians of the Gods (2015) and America Before (2019), investigating the possibility of a lost advanced civilization of the Ice Age. He is also known for his work on the role of altered states of consciousness in the origins of art and religion — an interest explored in his 2005 book Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Man.
https://grahamhancock.com/Beyond the Brain is the world’s premier conference series exploring new research on whether and how consciousness and mind extend beyond the physical brain and body. This year’s event covers the limitations of scientific materialism, parapsychological research, implications of NDEs, savant syndrome, indigenous gateways to the soul and the nature of universal love. There will also be an experiential session on each day.
https://scientificandmedical.netWatch on YouTube
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Microcast: The sense of being stared at, is it directional?
9 december 2021 · 4 min
Have you ever felt that you are being looked at from behind and turned to see someone watching you? Or that you've been watching someone and they turn and look directly at you? I believe this experience has a directional quality to it and I would like to hear from those who have felt this directional sense. Lees meer
Please email your experiences with this phenomena to sheldrake@sheldrake.org
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Morphic Resonance After Forty Years
7 december 2021 · 1 uur 20 min
Recorded in London on June 21st, 2021 Lees meer
On June 21, 1981, Rupert published his first book “A New Science of Life” in which he proposed the hypothesis of morphic resonance, the idea that memory is inherent in nature. This talk was given on the fortieth anniversary, to the Institute of Noetic Science and the British Scientific and Medical Network.
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/a-new-science-of-life-morphic-resonance
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Microcast: Questions for Materialists part 2
2 december 2021 · 3 min
The second in a series of questions. Please try them out with your materialist friends! Lees meer
Do you think you are a complex machine?
Have you been programmed to believe in Materialism? -
Geshe Tenzin Namdak, Science and Contemplative Traditions
30 november 2021 · 1 uur 54 min
Recorded May 25, 2021
Rupert and Buddhist teacher Geshe Tenzin Namdak discuss how science and contemplative traditions can inform us about the nature of reality, the interconnectedness of all phenomena and the relation between consciousness and the material world. Geshe Tenzin Namdak first worked as an environmental researcher having graduated in hydrology from Van Hall Larenstein University, The Netherlands. He started studying Buddhism at Maitreya Institute in 1993 and took ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama before engaging in his formal studies in Buddhist philosophy and psychology at Sera Jey Monastic University, South India, in 1997. He completed the entire twenty-year Geshe program at Sera Jey in 2017 and the traditional one year Vajrayana study program at Gyume Tantric College in January 2019, the first Westerner to do so. Because of his deep interest and background in science and as a member of Sera Jey’s Education Department he spoke on and organized various dialogues and conferences on contemporary science and ancient contemplative wisdom of the mind and its philosophy. Currently, he is the resident teacher at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, and teaches worldwide. Lees meerAbout Science & Wisdom LIVE:
Science & Wisdom LIVE is a project of Jamyang London Buddhist Centre.Each dialogue explores the middle ground between science and contemplative wisdom, focusing on themes such as the ethics of artificial intelligence, gender equality, climate change, and the benefits of mindfulness and meditation for mental health.
Find Out More: www.sciwizlive.com
Copyright: Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, 2021.
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Microcast: Questions for Materialists part 1
25 november 2021 · 4 min
The first in a series of questions. Please try them out with your materialist friends! Lees meer
Is the mechanistic worldview a testable scientific theory, or a metaphor?
If it is a metaphor, why is the machine metaphor better in every respect than the organism metaphor? -
David Bentley Hart, Learning from Animals
23 november 2021 · 58 min
Recorded June 9th, 2021
A dialogue with the philosopher David Bentley Hart, author of _Roland in Moonlight_ in which he has conversations with his dog Roland. David is one of my favourite philosophers and this is our first dialogue. Lees meerHe has just started a new subscription channel for his writings: https://davidbentleyhart.substack.com
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Microcast: Terminal Lucidity in Animals
18 november 2021 · 3 min
This is an appeal for information about experiences with dogs, cats and other animals that are about to die. I am trying to find out if ‘terminal lucidity’, whereby some people with dementia recover their memory and clarity soon before dying, occurs in non-human animals too. Lees meer
Please email your experiences with this phenomena to sheldrake@sheldrake.org
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The Rebirth of Nature
16 november 2021 · 59 min
Recorded April 23rd, 2020. Lees meer
Rupert urges us to move beyond the centuries-old mechanistic view of nature, explaining in lucid terms why we can no longer regard the world as inanimate and purposeless. He shows that recent developments in science itself have brought us to the threshold of a new synthesis in which traditional wisdom, intuitive experience, and scientific insight can be mutually enriching.
This is Rupert’s first live online talk, conducted by Hardo Pajula of the Edmund Burke Society in Estonia. Many thanks to Hardo and the EBS for permission to republish this audio recording. http://www.burke.ee/
___Read the book___
The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God
https://www.sheldrake.org/books-by-rupert-sheldrake/the-rebirth-of-nature