In this episode of Musings on Mysteries and the Mythical Matrix, we’re launching a 6-part mind-bending series: Psych & Spirit.
And we’re starting at the core—consciousness. What is it really? Is it just neurons firing... or something far more profound?
📖 In this deep dive, we explore:
🔹 Why the mind-body problem still baffles scientists
🔹 A real-life trauma that shows how emotion, memory, and awareness intertwine
🔹 Dualism vs. Materialism – is your mind more than your brain?
🔹 Leading theories: Global Workspace, Recurrent Processing, Higher Order Thought
🔹 Integrated Information Theory, Predictive Processing, and even Panpsychism
🔹 The wild idea: consciousness is a quantum phenomenon inside microtubules
🔹 What if anesthesia shuts down something deeper than brain waves?
🔹 And how does this all firt with the idea that the 4th geometric dimension is actually... spiritual?
👁️ This episode bridges neuroscience, philosophy, quantum theory, and the unseen. Whether you’re a skeptic or a seeker, it’ll stretch your thinking—and challenge everything you thought you knew about being aware.
⚠️ Buckle up. You’re about to cross into The Spirit Layer.
🎙️ Follow for the full Psych & Spirit series and drop a comment with your theory.
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