by James Nixon | Philosophy, Philosophy of Consciousness
In the Phenomenon of Man, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the Catholic priest and paleontologist, presents a version of the Panpsychic story (without using that term). Like Alfred North Whitehead, Chardin recognizes that everything has a physical dimension and a mental...
by James Nixon | Panpsychism, Philosophy of Consciousness, Philosophy of Science
Panpsychism is a philosophical movement that is growing and even beginning to gain acceptance in some scientific circles. (I locate Planetary Philosophy within the Panpsychic movement.) Materialism: The traditional scientific paradigm of Materialism winds up with...
by James Nixon | Philosophy of Consciousness
Let’s take a look at the possibility that the Earth itself, when looked at from the perspective of the paradigm of a Living Conscious Universe, can be seen as a unified coherent living system with a kind of planetary consciousness. The Gaia Theory: In the 1970s, the...
by James Nixon | Philosophy, Philosophy of Consciousness
The different aspects of our consciousness—our conscious thoughts, feelings, sensations, intuitions, etc.—provide us with our experience of ourselves and of the world around us. In fact our conscious experiences are our only awareness of ourselves and the world. This...
by James Nixon | Philosophy, Philosophy of Consciousness
Going all the way back to his leadership in opposition to the Vietnam War almost 50 years ago, Thich Nhat Hanh has used Mindfulness as a doorway to engagement in making a better life and a better world, recognizing that Mindfulness is essential, but it is not enough....
by Staff | Philosophy of Consciousness, Planetary Dance
The question is: “How can I find my mission that I feel I have fulfilled my life’s potential”. In this first part answering the question, dancer & choreographer Anna Halprin opens up to deeper levels of the meaning of this for her, including...
