Where Thoughts Come From (part 1)
We’re built not to see where our thoughts come from. We have the illusion they come from nowhere. We interpret this as free will.
We’re built not to see where our thoughts come from. We have the illusion they come from nowhere. We interpret this as free will.
Empathy is more than emotional following along, it’s a transmission. Empathy is a thinking skill.
Novelty cannot be brought into being by thought alone; disorganization and your responsive to it must be included.
Hypnotherapists are in a better position than psychologists to explore the positive potential of psychedelics.
Do we really communicate in the realms of the non-conscious? Is chemical bonding a form of stupidity?
You have an inner voice, but it will not argue with you. It will not compete for your attention.
To prepare for a psychedelic experience, let go of old concepts, problems, and ways of thinking.
I’m offering a free, online, video-based, mini-course on brainwaves. It consists of seven 10-minute videos interspersed with text and sprinkled with links to my related blog posts.
Try being aware of your surroundings every second. Try being in “the now” every second, continuously for a minute. It’s exhausting but it’s good exercise in practicing what’s ridiculous. With practice, you’ll stop caring.
In terms of the trends of human behavior, our minds don’t change because of our technology; our minds change when we understand ourselves.
Psychedelics are quickly becoming a new drug of promise, not for what psychedelics can do, but for what mental health practitioners want.
If we put hypnosis and psychedelics together, we can double the map, extend the guidance, and go twice the distance.