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The Emerging Mind: New Discoveries in Consciousness

The Emerging Mind: New Discoveries in Consciousness

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Tool for Understanding
Review: "The Emerging Mind is one of the best books I've ever read! I learned more about the mind than in all the many books I read over the years -- and I loved reading the book. Couldn't put it down. I was especially surprised by the Hypnosis chapter. WOW."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Emerging Mind
Review: "Dr. Shanor brings together some of the most interesting research and ideas! From how to improve our memories to how a child's mind develops -- in a healthy way -- to her "Beam Me Up Scotty" prediction about how our thoughts travel. This is amazing and credible, because she and her contributors know their science. Just goes to show that truth really is more amazing than fiction. I can't believe how much good stuff is presented in one book!"

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Tool for Understanding
Review: "The Emerging Mind explains how you can solve everyday problems by understanding the inner workings of your most precious resource---your mind."

Solve problems? When I read the above from Amazon's editorial review, I thought the book would include some instruction and exercises - like a "How to" book.

With that scenario in mind, I began reading.

Frank Putnam MD describes how a person with MPD, (Multiple Personality Disorder), who normally must wear eyeglasses can have 20/20 vision when being another personality. ("Fantastic, I thought! - maybe I can learn how such a thing is possible.") But there wasn't another word about it.

John Spencer, Ph.D. describes in wonderful detail what he experienced when some guy in Kansas waved his hands over him, and cured his ongoing sinus and headache problem - permanently. ("Great! Maybe he's going to tell how that was done.") No such luck. Not even a hint as to where to find this guy. (A city would have been enough. I'll guess Kansas City.) Instead he writes about skeptics.

Then, when the discussion turned to self hypnosis, I really dug in, with an "O-boy-this-is-gonna be-good!" attitude. Here's a book, (I thought), that includes instruction on self hypnosis written by someone with a bunch of letters after her name. However, by the time I neared the last chapter I realized instruction on self hypnosis would not be forthcoming. Not a word of it. I was very disappointed. There wasn't even a reference to another self hypnosis book. Instead, she also talks about skeptics. I stopped reading. I finally realized this isn't the kind of book I thought it was.

Well, just what IS the purpose of this book?

My guess is: besides trying to make a few bucks, it is a discussion about how modern science is finally realizing that the Spirit of Man is a very real entity. It surpasses the test tubes, couches, drugs and patent remedies. It goes way beyond how medicine attempts to heal the body and the mind.

Spirit can heal. It can change the destiny of a very sick world. It can work miracles. I've known this for 64 years. I think a lot of us have.

Perhaps the upside of Emerging Mind is reading that some Ph.Ds and MDs in the west are finally discovering and accepting what has been known in the east for a few thousand years. Maybe they will include it in their treatments.

No, probably not. If everyone gets permanently well by Spirit, medicine will be obsolete, and these doctor/writer/lecturer people will be out of a job.

If you really want to read about what the mind can do, better you can read: The Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda. If you want actual instruction in healing, freeing the mind and realizing your Spiritual Self, using physical exercises and meditation, the same author offers a three year course by mail. (Available through Self Realization Fellowship).

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Pop Psych
Review: "The Emerging Mind explains how you can solve everyday problems by understanding the inner workings of your most precious resource---your mind."

Solve problems? When I read the above from Amazon's editorial review, I thought the book would include some instruction and exercises - like a "How to" book.

With that scenario in mind, I began reading.

Frank Putnam MD describes how a person with MPD, (Multiple Personality Disorder), who normally must wear eyeglasses can have 20/20 vision when being another personality. ("Fantastic, I thought! - maybe I can learn how such a thing is possible.") But there wasn't another word about it.

John Spencer, Ph.D. describes in wonderful detail what he experienced when some guy in Kansas waved his hands over him, and cured his ongoing sinus and headache problem - permanently. ("Great! Maybe he's going to tell how that was done.") No such luck. Not even a hint as to where to find this guy. (A city would have been enough. I'll guess Kansas City.) Instead he writes about skeptics.

Then, when the discussion turned to self hypnosis, I really dug in, with an "O-boy-this-is-gonna be-good!" attitude. Here's a book, (I thought), that includes instruction on self hypnosis written by someone with a bunch of letters after her name. However, by the time I neared the last chapter I realized instruction on self hypnosis would not be forthcoming. Not a word of it. I was very disappointed. There wasn't even a reference to another self hypnosis book. Instead, she also talks about skeptics. I stopped reading. I finally realized this isn't the kind of book I thought it was.

Well, just what IS the purpose of this book?

My guess is: besides trying to make a few bucks, it is a discussion about how modern science is finally realizing that the Spirit of Man is a very real entity. It surpasses the test tubes, couches, drugs and patent remedies. It goes way beyond how medicine attempts to heal the body and the mind.

Spirit can heal. It can change the destiny of a very sick world. It can work miracles. I've known this for 64 years. I think a lot of us have.

Perhaps the upside of Emerging Mind is reading that some Ph.Ds and MDs in the west are finally discovering and accepting what has been known in the east for a few thousand years. Maybe they will include it in their treatments.

No, probably not. If everyone gets permanently well by Spirit, medicine will be obsolete, and these doctor/writer/lecturer people will be out of a job.

If you really want to read about what the mind can do, better you can read: The Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda. If you want actual instruction in healing, freeing the mind and realizing your Spiritual Self, using physical exercises and meditation, the same author offers a three year course by mail. (Available through Self Realization Fellowship).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Tool for Understanding
Review: "The Emerging Mind is one of the best books I've ever read! I learned more about the mind than in all the many books I read over the years -- and I loved reading the book. Couldn't put it down. I was especially surprised by the Hypnosis chapter. WOW."

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not for "advanced" seekers
Review: Animal or human, the study of the mind has always been a source of fasination to me and is what prompted my studies in psychology. No matter how much we know, we can never know enough; there is always so much more to learn. For those who have not pursued this interest through any formal course of study, this book is an excellent place to start. Through it, the reader will have a better understanding of how our mind develops as a child, and what happens in Multiple Personality Disorder, usually a result of servere trauma or child abuse. The book also explores what takes place when we dream and the close relationship between our mind and the physical body.

For those who hope to find a "How To" book on solving life's problems, ...you may be disappointed if that is what you expect. The mind is a complex instrument. Think of it as an enormous complex computer system, compounded a million times over by feelings and emotions which your desk-top computer does not have. While there are many self-help books available on a variety of topics, there is no one specific book that is going to tell one how to solve or "quick fix" many of life's more serious or challenging problems, such as diagnosing and living with MPD - that requires extensive professional counselling. I believe the author's intent was to give us a better understanding of how the mind works, as opposed to a solution in solving or "fixing" our problems. In that light, he has fulfilled his objective.

"The Emerging Mind" is well written by a professional author, experienced in the field. Unlike some other books on the subject which can be somewhat complicated for a lay person to understand, this one is easily understood and written in an enjoyable, interesting format. It is a thought-provoking journey into our own intricate network system...the human mind.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ASTONISHING INSIGHT TO A COMPLEX SUBJECT
Review: Animal or human, the study of the mind has always been a source of fasination to me and is what prompted my studies in psychology. No matter how much we know, we can never know enough; there is always so much more to learn. For those who have not pursued this interest through any formal course of study, this book is an excellent place to start. Through it, the reader will have a better understanding of how our mind develops as a child, and what happens in Multiple Personality Disorder, usually a result of servere trauma or child abuse. The book also explores what takes place when we dream and the close relationship between our mind and the physical body.

For those who hope to find a "How To" book on solving life's problems, ...you may be disappointed if that is what you expect. The mind is a complex instrument. Think of it as an enormous complex computer system, compounded a million times over by feelings and emotions which your desk-top computer does not have. While there are many self-help books available on a variety of topics, there is no one specific book that is going to tell one how to solve or "quick fix" many of life's more serious or challenging problems, such as diagnosing and living with MPD - that requires extensive professional counselling. I believe the author's intent was to give us a better understanding of how the mind works, as opposed to a solution in solving or "fixing" our problems. In that light, he has fulfilled his objective.

"The Emerging Mind" is well written by a professional author, experienced in the field. Unlike some other books on the subject which can be somewhat complicated for a lay person to understand, this one is easily understood and written in an enjoyable, interesting format. It is a thought-provoking journey into our own intricate network system...the human mind.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: At Last! A High Level View for the Layman
Review: Dr. Shanor has bridged the gap between complex academic research and the lay readers' never ending curiousity about "what, simply, makes us tick." She has presented very clearly a new "language of the mind and spirit." This language helps to better describe our human functions and dysfunctions, to explain new cross discipline research findings (Neuro-paths and Faith?), to raise issues for further investigation, and to weave Western and Eastern spiritual/medical philosophies toward mutually supporting world views.

She systematically presents to the reader many interesting and critical contemporary concepts in neuro-biology, psychology, phenomenology, physics, health and healing, hypnosis and dreams, the conscious and the subconscious realms.

The book is emminently readable. Each of her supporting contributors (Chopra, Pribram, Putnam, Gachenbach, and Spencer) is a formidable expert in his or her field(s). And there is humor in the Truths she is addressing. Enjoy!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: At Last! A High Level View for the Layman
Review: Dr. Shanor has bridged the gap between complex academic research and the lay readers' never ending curiousity about "what, simply, makes us tick." She has presented very clearly a new "language of the mind and spirit." This language helps to better describe our human functions and dysfunctions, to explain new cross discipline research findings (Neuro-paths and Faith?), to raise issues for further investigation, and to weave Western and Eastern spiritual/medical philosophies toward mutually supporting world views.

She systematically presents to the reader many interesting and critical contemporary concepts in neuro-biology, psychology, phenomenology, physics, health and healing, hypnosis and dreams, the conscious and the subconscious realms.

The book is emminently readable. Each of her supporting contributors (Chopra, Pribram, Putnam, Gachenbach, and Spencer) is a formidable expert in his or her field(s). And there is humor in the Truths she is addressing. Enjoy!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent and well done!
Review: What do you think about while you are sleeping? Does you mind and body have some sort of connection to each other? Is it possible for to unlock your full potential? In the book The Emerging mind you may find these answers and so much more.

Doctor Shanor has written a book that takes a completely new look and how the mind really works. Shanor's communicates ideas that may be difficult for most to understand, but after reading this book I was amazed at how simple they are.

Along with experts like Deepak Chopra, Karl Pribram, Frank Putnam and others you'll with find ways to help improve your life and make it easier to for you to begin down the road to success. Doctor Shanor and others give you a glimpse into this new realm.

Find out how to gain esteem and self-importance, work on overcoming addictions, building and creating lasting relationships and so much more. Not a "standard" self-help book, The Emerging Mind is just what the doctor ordered.


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