Careers in Consciousness Research, Parapsychology and/or Transpersonal Psychology Charles T. Tart Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California at Davis[…]
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Nature of mind, altered states (ASCs)
How Do You Define Consciousness?
How do you define consciousness? An old friend wrote me that she was exploring how people define “consciousness,” and since[…]
Read moreFrom Sarcasm To Blessing: Setting The Perceptual Filters
From Sarcasm To Blessing: Setting The Perceptual Filters I was looking for something to read with my breakfast today, and[…]
Read moreA Gorilla, an Ice Cream Cone, and a Volkswagen – Telepathy?
Talking with my wife Judy about dreams a few days ago, I partly remembered a fascinating dream from years before[…]
Read moreGrappling with the Angel/Devil of “Non-Duality”
Grappling with the Angel/Devil of “Non-Duality” [An expanded version of this essay will be published in 2015 in the journal[…]
Read moreState-Specific Sciences: Altered State Origin of the Proposal
State-Specific Sciences: Altered State Origin of the Proposal Charles T. Tart Perhaps the most important and creative idea I’ve had[…]
Read moreBuddhism: Chances of Flourishing in the West?
A few years ago, I and a few other Western scientists had an opportunity at informal meetings with a number[…]
Read moreWhen The Impossible Happens
When I entered graduate school back in 1961, I signed up for the doctorate in clinical psychology track. I figured[…]
Read moreWho Am I, and What Should I Do About It?
My wife sometimes tells me I limit myself too much in my role as scientist, even as a scientist genuinely[…]
Read moreMy Dedication Prayer
There is a prayer that I’ve learned in similar forms from several Tibetan Buddhist teachers. It is normally used[…]
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