The motif of death plays an important role the human psyche in connection with archetypal and karmic material.

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A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the...

A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the...

I volunteered for an LSD session. It was such a powerful opening of my own...

I volunteered for an LSD session. It was such a powerful opening of my own...

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for...

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for...

The human psyche shows that each individual is an extension of all of existence.

The human psyche shows that each individual is an extension of all of existence.

In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our...

In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our...

When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics...

When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics...

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the...

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the...

There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can...

There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can...

Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.

Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life...

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life...

According to materialistic science, any memory requires a material substrate, such as the neuronal network...

According to materialistic science, any memory requires a material substrate, such as the neuronal network...

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan,...

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan,...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the...

There is an urgent need for a radical revision of our current concepts of the...

There is an urgent need for a radical revision of our current concepts of the...

The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires...

The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires...

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation...

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation...

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects:...

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects:...

I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies.

I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies.

Aldous Huxley actually used LSD to ease his transition at the time of his death.

Aldous Huxley actually used LSD to ease his transition at the time of his death.

Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it...

Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it...