Elements of a Useful Theory of Consciousness

Opinion 19 Includes comments on the 2024 Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Winning Essays Version 2 changes: Change “spatial” to “dimensionless” in the description of reality as a dimensionless singularity that is conceptually infinitely large. Brief In 2024, the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) sponsored an essay contest with the instruction to provide a … Read more

The Seeker’s Way

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Roman chariot image from publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Roman-chariot-image/57989.html Abstract In the context of this paper, seekers are people who have the sense of being more than their physical body and who make a conscious effort to understand what that means. Seekers often describe themselves as a spiritual being having a physical … Read more

Discourse 6: Contemporary Pioneers

Seeking 101 The NSAC defines Spiritualism as “the Science, Philosophy and Religion of continuous life, based upon the demonstrated fact of communication, by means of Mediumship, with those who live in the Spirit World.” Of course, the “religion” part is the community of likeminded folk coming together in mutual support. The philosophy is mainly focused … Read more

Quora – Becoming Spiritually in Tune

I enjoy answering questions on Quora. Some of my responses have been compiled into a book. All can be read at https://www.quora.com/profile/Tom-Butler-79. This answer offers a brief overview of how I think conscious seeking might work. As always, I appreciate your comments and suggestions. Consider commenting here, using the “Contact” link at the bottom of … Read more

Discourse 5: Spiritual Anatomy

Seeking 101 This essay is intended to explain the essence of our spiritual anatomy. The assumptions used here are based on current mainstream and parapsychological science and lessons learned from transcommunication (mediumship and instrumental). Who we are: A person is an immortal personality entangled with a human avatar during this lifetime. Progression is moderated by … Read more