Why is consciousness becoming a topos—a place in the world of thought where it is discussed,
examined, explored? Why does it prompt us to wonder and speculation? The first answer that comes to
mind: Consciousness is where everything is at. It is where we all live, the dimension by means of which we
all experience “reality.” Consciousness
is what everything comes down to, the place we can never get out of, escape
from or transcend. What we are and
what we feel and think and imagine are born of consciousness; without
consciousness, our greatest thoughts, our most wonderful and horrific
experiences are null and void.
Consciousness is the primary fact of our existence; it is also the most
intimate.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Monday, August 14, 2017
The Most Spectacular Psychic Phenomenon
by Michael Grosso
Amid all the fake and frankly depressing news that swamps us
daily, there is a category I’d like to call hidden or repressed news. I mean news that may grab headlines for a day but is quickly
forgotten; news that is extraordinary and mysterious but never fully confronted
intellectually as it deserves to be.
Consider, for example, what may be the most spectacular case
of paranormality on record: the story of the Zeitoun appearances (1968-1971) of
what witnesses believed was the Virgin Mary. The story appeared in the New York Times and became news all
over the world at first, but except for Egypt it faded from public awareness. But this is still news, extraordinary
news but hidden. So let me
summarize the main points on the Zeitoun phenomenon.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
The Key to a Possible Afterlife
by Michael Grosso
Before modern science, most people assumed there was an afterlife. But that belief was soon to decline among the educated classes. With the new 17th century
mechanistic science, it suddenly seemed to many of the “brights” that there was
no afterlife, no soul, and no God. Science was about what can be measured
exactly. There is no way to
measure and manipulate soul, God, or afterlife; therefore, they do not exist!
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