Trance From Magic To Technology

Author : Dennis R. Wier
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781888428391

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Trance: from Magic to Technology by Dennis R. Wier Pdf

This book describes a new model for trance as well as practical techniques to analyse and design trances. Writing from his personal experience, Wier suggests that some of these ideas might represent new practical precision tools for psychologists as well as for those who work with the occult. Practical suggestions for meditators, yogis, witches and others are included to deepen trance and to increase the trance force as well as techniques to terminate a trance. Pathological trance and trance abuse are also described with suggestions on how they may be recognized and prevented.

Author : Dennis R. Wier
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781888428001

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The Trance Model by Dennis R. Wier Pdf

Author : Christopher D. Lynn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000568592

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Transcendental Medication by Christopher D. Lynn Pdf

Transcendental Medication considers why human brains evolved to have consciousness, yet we spend much of our time trying to reduce our awareness. It outlines how limiting consciousness—rather than expanding it—is more functional and satisfying for most people, most of the time. The suggestion is that our brains evolved mechanisms to deal with the stress of awareness in concert with awareness itself—otherwise it is too costly to handle. Defining dissociation as “partitioning of awareness,” Lynn touches on disparate cultural and psychological practices such as religion, drug use, 12-step programs, and dancing. The chapters draw on biological and cultural studies of Pentecostal speaking in tongues and stress, the results of our 800,000+ years watching hearth and campfires, and unconscious uses of self-deception as mating strategy. Written in a highly engaging style, Transcendental Medication will appeal to students and scholars interested in mind, altered states of consciousness, and evolution. It is particularly suitable for those approaching the issue from cultural, biological, psychological, and cognitive anthropology, as well as evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and religious studies.

Author : Andrieh Vitimus
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738715087

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Hands-On Chaos Magic by Andrieh Vitimus Pdf

This irreverent guide to chaos magic emphasizes experimentation and finding out what works best for you. Andrieh Vitimus presents a revolutionary hands-on course of study for the average Jane or Joe. Vitimus banishes the severe tone of other esoteric orders, offering an accessible and practical approach that makes it easier to perform successful chaos magic that is uniquely your own. Praise: "Andrieh Vitimus is the real deal...honest-to-gods, in-your-face magic. Hands-On Chaos Magic is just what it says, and the next best thing to working with the master himself."--Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Homemade Magick, and Low Magick "A must-have for any magician."-- Taylor Ellwood, author of Multi-Media Magic "Written with intelligence, experience, and a genuine desire to empower readers."--Raven Digitalis, author of Shadow Magick Compendium "A usable introduction to the concepts and practical techniques of chaos magic."--Donald Michael Kraig, author of Modern Magick "A well-considered and thorough contribution to the chaos magic current."--Dave Lee, author of Chaotopia

Author : Etzel Cardeña,Michael J. Winkelman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780313383090

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Altering Consciousness by Etzel Cardeña,Michael J. Winkelman Pdf

This authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of altered states of consciousness (ASC) shows how their study is necessary to gain a fundamental understanding of human culture, history, and biology. Altered consciousness is one of humanity's most mystical and life-altering aspects. These remarkable changes in mental state have understandably been a topic of general interest and scientific inquiry across time. Beyond simply satisfying our curiosity, however, studies focused upon altered consciousness can also bring valuable insights into our experience, biology, and culture. This unprecedented two-volume set will intrigue anyone interested in psychology, biology and neurology, science, history, arts and the humanities, and literature on consciousness, from general readers to scholars and researchers. An impressive collection of international contributors address altered states of consciousness from the perspectives of history, evolution, psychology, culture, literature, human biology, contemporary science, and society, seeking to illuminate the causes, effects, and meanings of altered consciousness. The first volume provides an introduction and centers on the importance of altered states in history, culture, and the humanities, while the second volume presents biological and psychological perspectives on altered consciousness and examines their potential for healing and pathology.

Author : Barbara Ellison,Thomas Bey William Bailey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501347030

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Sonic Phantoms by Barbara Ellison,Thomas Bey William Bailey Pdf

In this book, Barbara Ellison and Thomas B. W. Bailey lay out and explore the mystifying and evanescent musical territory of 'sonic phantoms': auditory illusions within the musical material that convey a 'phantasmatic' presence. Structured around a large body of compositional work developed by Ellison over the past decade, sonic phantoms are revealed and illustrated as they arise through a diverse array of musical sources, materials, techniques, and compositional tools: voices (real and synthetic), field recordings, instrument manipulation, object amplification, improvisation, and recording studio techniques. Somehow inherent in all music--and perhaps in all sound--sonic phantoms lurk and stalk with the promise of mystery and elevation. We just need to conjure them.

Author : Anja Dreschke,Martin Zillinger
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780823253821

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Trance Mediums and New Media by Anja Dreschke,Martin Zillinger Pdf

Ongoing debates about the “return of religion” have paid little attention to the orgiastic and enthusiastic qualities of religiosity, despite a significant increase in the use of techniques of trance and possession around the globe. Likewise, research on religion and media has neglected the fact that historically the rise of mediumship and spirit possession was closely linked to the development of new media of communication. This innovative volume brings together a wide range of ethnographic studies on local spiritual and media practices. Recognizing that processes of globalization are shaped by mass mediation, the volume raises questions such as: How are media like photography, cinema, video, the telephone, or television integrated in seances and healing rituals? How do spirit mediums connect with these media? Why are certain technical media shunned in these contexts?

Author : Ragabash Halcon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545410542

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Technomagic by Ragabash Halcon Pdf

Technomagic = technology based magic With technology finding its way into almost every aspect of our lives, some are using it in their magical practice. This book is an introduction to what technomagic is. You'll also learn ways to start integrating technology into your own personal craft. Exercises and a mini-workbook are also included in this book.

Author : Konrad Stachnio
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781949762297

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Civilization in Overdrive by Konrad Stachnio Pdf

"Interesting interviews in this book about the future of the world including #degov #bitcoin #crypto." TIM DRAPER, Venture capitalist "A conversation that explores new frontiers of politics and technology, as well as depicts the shadowland of our unfolding strange and ominous future as a species." RICHARD FALK, Public Intellectual CIVILIZATION IN OVERDRIVE: Conversations on the Edge of the Human Future provides an astonishing tour of how the world’s future looks to those likely to know the most about it. Journalist Konrad Stachnio engages 17 experts, global opinion leaders in their respective fields, in discussions on artificial intelligence, finance, the economy, technology, world order, the military, cultural change and more. His well-researched and probing questions draw out striking revelations from his guests on where 21st century civilization is leading us, raising further questions as to whether we want to go there, and if that could be prevented. This book is a plunge into the unexpected, forcing us to bid farewell to our familiar yet increasingly complex world which is irrevocably disappearing before our eyes and morphing into dimensions even more complex and less comprehensible

Author : Dean Cvetkovic,Irena Cosic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642180477

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States of Consciousness by Dean Cvetkovic,Irena Cosic Pdf

In this accessible overview of current knowledge, an expert team of editors and authors describe experimental approaches to consciousness. These approaches are shedding light on some of the hitherto unknown aspects of the distinct states of human consciousness, including the waking state, different states of sleep and dreaming, meditation and more. The book presents the latest research studies by the contributing authors, whose specialities span neuroscience, neurology, biomedical engineering, clinical psychology and psychophysiology, psychosocial medicine and anthropology. Overall this anthology provides the reader with a clear picture of how different states of consciousness can be defined, experimentally measured and analysed. A future byproduct of this knowledge may be anticipated in the development of systematic corrective treatments for many disorders and pathological problems of consciousness.

Author : Tom Graves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0946551308

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Towards a Magical Technology by Tom Graves Pdf

Author : Bell, David,Hollows, Joanne
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335213269

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Science, Technology And Culture by Bell, David,Hollows, Joanne Pdf

This book introduces students to cultural studies of science and technology. It equips students with an understanding of science and technology as aspects of culture, and an appreciation of the importance of thinking about science and technology from a cultural studies perspective. Individual chapters focus on topics including popular representations of science and scientists, the place of science and technology in everyday life, and the contests over amateur, fringe and pseudo-science. Each chapter includes case studies ranging from the MMR vaccine to UFOs, and from nuclear war to microwave ovens. For students in cultural studies, media studies, sociology and science and technology studies.

Author : Kingsley L. Dennis
Publisher : SelectBooks, Inc.
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781590794616

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The Sacred Revival by Kingsley L. Dennis Pdf

The Sacred Revival is a thought-provoking examination of the social, cultural, and personal development that is part of a new and unfolding era in our history. Its central thesis is that a new form of energy has entered our post-industrial (post-mechanical) epoch, and that this energy will be more conducive to a respect for feminine attributes and organization and our inward “interior search and gaze.” The author predicts there will be a healing of life on the planet from an emerging new planetary ecosystem that will be physical-digital-biological and a greater drive toward a coherent cosmic consciousness. He explains that one of our greatest needs is for a connection with the transcendent.

Author : Simão, Emília
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781466686663

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Exploring Psychedelic Trance and Electronic Dance Music in Modern Culture by Simão, Emília Pdf

The popularization and cult-like following of electronic music has provoked new relations between men and machines, art and technology, and modern shamans and disc jockeys. New technologies and multimedia tools have awakened neo-ritual practices through the emergence of Psychedelic Trance parties, evoking tribal experiences inspired by a new shamanism, mediated by high-tech guide elements. Exploring Psychedelic Trance and Electronic Dance Music in Modern Culture investigates the expansive scope of Electronic Music Dance Culture (EMDC), the rise of Psychedelic Trance culture, and their relationship with new digital platforms. Drawing from perspectives in sociology, anthropology, psychology, aesthetics and the arts, religious studies, information technologies, multimedia communication, shamanism, and ritualism, this book analyzes the impact of new technologies on individual and collective behaviors in cyberspace. This innovative reference source is ideal for use by academicians, researchers, upper-level students, practitioners, and theorists. Focusing on a variety of topics relating to sub-cultures, human behavior, and popular culture, this title features timely research on alternative culture, electronic music festivals, ethnography, music and religion, psychedelic drugs, Psytrance, rave culture, and trance parties.

Author : Thomas A. Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781420019087

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National Security Issues in Science, Law, and Technology by Thomas A. Johnson Pdf

Using the best scientific decision-making practices, this book introduces the concept of risk management and its application in the structure of national security decisions. It examines the acquisition and utilization of all-source intelligence and addresses reaction and prevention strategies applicable to chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons; agricultural terrorism; cyberterrorism; and other potential threats to our critical infrastructure. It discusses legal issues and illustrates the dispassionate analysis of our intelligence, law enforcement, and military operations and actions. The book also considers the redirection of our national research and laboratory system to investigate weapons we have yet to confront.