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Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 92%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Stalking the Wild Pendulum
by Itzhak Bentov • 1977
At the still point between heartbeats, consciousness leaves the body and briefly touches the cosmos.
4.29
1k+
Stalking the Wild Pendulum Summary
Stalking the Wild Pendulum 92%
At the still point between heartbeats, consciousness leaves the body and briefly touches the cosmos.
by Itzhak Bentov 1977
4.29
1k+ ratings
Then I Am Myself the World
by Christof Koch • 2024
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
3.98
388
Then I Am Myself the World Summary
Then I Am Myself the World 91%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
The Ravenous Brain
by Daniel Bor • 2012
Consciousness is a biological trick evolution built, and its failures reveal mental illness.
3.91
427
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain 91%
Consciousness is a biological trick evolution built, and its failures reveal mental illness.
by Daniel Bor 2012
3.91
427 ratings
Simulations of God
by John C. Lilly • 1975
God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.
4.00
133
Simulations of God Summary
Simulations of God 91%
God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.
by John C. Lilly 1975
4.00
133 ratings
Conversations on Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2005
One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?
4.02
2k+
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness 91%
One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?
by Susan Blackmore 2005
4.02
2k+ ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 91%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Dreaming Wide Awake
by David Jay Brown • 2016
Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.
4.26
125
Dreaming Wide Awake Summary
Dreaming Wide Awake 91%
Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.
by David Jay Brown 2016
4.26
125 ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 91%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
9k+
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop 91%
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007
3.95
9k+ ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
4.25
8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 91%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
Zen and the Art of Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2009
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
3.57
277
Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary
Zen and the Art of Consciousness 91%
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
by Susan Blackmore 2009
3.57
277 ratings
Altered States of Consciousness
by Marc Wittmann • 2018
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
3.74
194
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness 91%
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
by Marc Wittmann 2018
3.74
194 ratings
Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2003
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
3.87
3k+
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness 91%
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
by Susan Blackmore 2003
3.87
3k+ ratings
You Are the Universe
by Deepak Chopra • 2017
Your brain doesn't make consciousness. It receives it. The universe was mind first, matter second.
3.59
3k+
You Are the Universe Summary
You Are the Universe 91%
Your brain doesn't make consciousness. It receives it. The universe was mind first, matter second.
by Deepak Chopra 2017
3.59
3k+ ratings
Lucid Dreaming
by Robert Waggoner • 2008
Inside a lucid dream, your unconscious answers back. And it knows things you don't.
4.09
2k+
Lucid Dreaming Summary
Lucid Dreaming 91%
Inside a lucid dream, your unconscious answers back. And it knows things you don't.
by Robert Waggoner 2008
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Cosmic Game
by Stanislav Grof • 1997
A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.
4.21
523
The Cosmic Game Summary
The Cosmic Game 91%
A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.
by Stanislav Grof 1997
4.21
523 ratings
My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings
by Thomas Campbell • 2007
You are not a body in a universe; you are consciousness inside a simulation.
4.30
528
My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings Summary
My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings 91%
You are not a body in a universe; you are consciousness inside a simulation.
by Thomas Campbell 2007
4.30
528 ratings
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2016
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
3.91
314
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain Summary
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain 91%
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2016
3.91
314 ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind 91%
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006
4.39
232 ratings
Reality Transurfing 2
by Vadim Zeland • 2008
Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.
4.43
1k+
Reality Transurfing 2 Summary
Reality Transurfing 2 91%
Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.
by Vadim Zeland 2008
4.43
1k+ ratings
Break Through the Limits of the Brain
by Joseph Selbie • 2022
Your brain limits consciousness; it doesn't create it. A practice for bypassing the filter.
4.35
20
Break Through the Limits of the Brain Summary
Break Through the Limits of the Brain 91%
Your brain limits consciousness; it doesn't create it. A practice for bypassing the filter.
by Joseph Selbie 2022
4.35
20 ratings
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks • 2012
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
3.93
25k+
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations 91%
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
by Oliver Sacks 2012
3.93
25k+ ratings
The Flip
by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2019
Your brain is a receiver, not a producer, of consciousness. The anomalies that prove it.
3.99
537
The Flip Summary
The Flip 91%
Your brain is a receiver, not a producer, of consciousness. The anomalies that prove it.
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2019
3.99
537 ratings
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
by Stephen LaBerge • 1989
Learn to notice when you are dreaming, and then rewrite the script: the original training manual.
4.22
4k+
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming Summary
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming 91%
Learn to notice when you are dreaming, and then rewrite the script: the original training manual.
by Stephen LaBerge 1989
4.22
4k+ ratings
The essential Colin Wilson
by Colin Wilson • 1986
Routine dulls the mind. Waking it is trainable, and the next human evolution hangs on it.
4.10
101
The essential Colin Wilson Summary
The essential Colin Wilson 91%
Routine dulls the mind. Waking it is trainable, and the next human evolution hangs on it.
by Colin Wilson 1986
4.10
101 ratings
Anesthesia
by Kate Cole-Adams • 2017
Anesthesia works. No one knows how. And some patients are awake, paralyzed, and remember everything.
3.20
396
Anesthesia Summary
Anesthesia 91%
Anesthesia works. No one knows how. And some patients are awake, paralyzed, and remember everything.
by Kate Cole-Adams 2017
3.20
396 ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 91%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
by Patrick House • 2022
Movement built consciousness. Nineteen scientific guesses at how the rest of your mind followed.
3.47
774
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness Summary
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness 91%
Movement built consciousness. Nineteen scientific guesses at how the rest of your mind followed.
by Patrick House 2022
3.47
774 ratings
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
by David R. Hawkins • 2022
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
4.65
84
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins Summary
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins 90%
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
by David R. Hawkins 2022
4.65
84 ratings
Beyond Biocentrism
by Robert Lanza • 2016
The mind builds the world. So death is a change in frame, not a finish.
4.05
2k+
Beyond Biocentrism Summary
Beyond Biocentrism 90%
The mind builds the world. So death is a change in frame, not a finish.
by Robert Lanza 2016
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 90%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
Leap of Perception
by Penney Peirce • 2013
The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.
4.17
206
Leap of Perception Summary
Leap of Perception 90%
The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.
by Penney Peirce 2013
4.17
206 ratings
Miracles of Mind
by Russell Targ • 1999
Remote viewing is real. A CIA physicist proved it. The same mechanism makes distant healing real.
4.09
91
Miracles of Mind Summary
Miracles of Mind 90%
Remote viewing is real. A CIA physicist proved it. The same mechanism makes distant healing real.
by Russell Targ 1999
4.09
91 ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Francisco J. Varela • 1991
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
4.14
1k+
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind 90%
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
by Francisco J. Varela 1991
4.14
1k+ ratings
As One Is
by J. Krishnamurti • 2007
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
4.46
589
As One Is Summary
As One Is 90%
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
by J. Krishnamurti 2007
4.46
589 ratings
The Holographic Universe
by Michael Talbot • 1991
Reality is a holographic projection from a deeper order, and your brain is the interpreter.
4.09
11k+
The Holographic Universe Summary
The Holographic Universe 90%
Reality is a holographic projection from a deeper order, and your brain is the interpreter.
by Michael Talbot 1991
4.09
11k+ ratings
A World Appears
by Michael Pollan • 2026
Plants learn, cells feel, the self is a story. Consciousness is stranger than any computer model.
4.02
6k+
A World Appears Summary
A World Appears 90%
Plants learn, cells feel, the self is a story. Consciousness is stranger than any computer model.
by Michael Pollan 2026
4.02
6k+ ratings
Irreducible
by Federico Faggin • 2024
Consciousness came first. Matter is what it looks like from the outside. Quantum physics proves it.
4.10
477
Irreducible Summary
Irreducible 90%
Consciousness came first. Matter is what it looks like from the outside. Quantum physics proves it.
by Federico Faggin 2024
4.10
477 ratings
The Nature of Consciousness
by Rupert Spira • 2013
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
4.41
3k+
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness 90%
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
by Rupert Spira 2013
4.41
3k+ ratings
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
by Jane Roberts • 1982
Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.
4.61
614
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events Summary
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events 90%
Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.
by Jane Roberts 1982
4.61
614 ratings
Limitless Mind
by Russell Targ • 2004
Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.
4.02
523
Limitless Mind Summary
Limitless Mind 90%
Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.
by Russell Targ 2004
4.02
523 ratings
SUPER BRAIN
by Deepak Chopra • 2012
The brain built itself, but you can rebuild it. A user's guide for conscious rewiring.
3.85
4k+
SUPER BRAIN Summary
SUPER BRAIN 90%
The brain built itself, but you can rebuild it. A user's guide for conscious rewiring.
by Deepak Chopra 2012
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Immortal Mind
by Ervin Laszlo • 2014
Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.
3.98
179
The Immortal Mind Summary
The Immortal Mind 90%
Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.
by Ervin Laszlo 2014
3.98
179 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 90%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 90%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski • 1999
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
4.03
541
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology 90%
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
by Robert Sokolowski 1999
4.03
541 ratings
Supernature
by Lyall Watson • 1973
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
4.10
714
Supernature Summary
Supernature 90%
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
by Lyall Watson 1973
4.10
714 ratings
Atmamun
by Kapil Gupta • 2016
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
4.44
1k+
Atmamun Summary
Atmamun 90%
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
by Kapil Gupta 2016
4.44
1k+ ratings
Journeys Out of the Body
by Robert A. Monroe • 1971
How a businessman started leaving his body and mapped the territory beyond death.
4.09
5k+
Journeys Out of the Body Summary
Journeys Out of the Body 90%
How a businessman started leaving his body and mapped the territory beyond death.
by Robert A. Monroe 1971
4.09
5k+ ratings
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