A Ten Trillionth of ‘The World’

It is one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever heard. American neuroscientist David Eagleman says humans typically perceive less than one ten trillionth of what is going on around us. In other words, we are stumbling through life largely unaware of what is happening right next to us. There could be other life forms,…

When Does Spirit Leave The Body?

What if death isn’t the moment the heart stops?  What if the dying person is still undergoing a vital transformation and needs more time, before being carted off to the morgue or crematorium? According to Dutch cardiologist Pim Van Lommel and British neurologist Peter Fenwick, who both spoke at the New York Open Center’s Art of…

Telepathy

When I was very little I often wondered why I couldn’t hear anyone else’s thoughts. It seemed so strange to me. I felt sure I should be able to hear everything. At times I felt limited by my body and I would dream I could lift off, fly and be free. Now I know we…

The New Science of Consciousness

  I just spent the most extraordinary 4 days at the Art of Dying conference, run by the New York Open Center. One of the hot topics was the new scientific understanding of consciousness. Pim Van Lommel, a Dutch cardiologist explained that consciousness is no longer believed to reside in the brain, or even the…