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Author: Alan Moffitt Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 1438413394 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 624
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Many contemporary neuroscientists are skeptical about the belief that dreaming accomplishes anything in the context of human adaptation and this skepticism is widely accepted in the popular press. This book provides answers to that skepticism from experimental and clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and anthropologists. Ranging across the human and life sciences, the authors provide provocative insights into the enduring question of dreaming from the point of view of the brain, the individual, and culture. The Functions of Dreaming contains both new theory and research on the functions of dreaming as well as revisions of older theories dating back to the founder of modern dream psychology, Sigmund Freud. Also explored are the many roles dreaming plays in adaptation to daily living, in human development, and in the context of different cultures: search, integration, identity formation, memory consolidation, the creation of new knowledge, and social communication.
Author: Alan Moffitt Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 1438413394 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 624
Book Description
Many contemporary neuroscientists are skeptical about the belief that dreaming accomplishes anything in the context of human adaptation and this skepticism is widely accepted in the popular press. This book provides answers to that skepticism from experimental and clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and anthropologists. Ranging across the human and life sciences, the authors provide provocative insights into the enduring question of dreaming from the point of view of the brain, the individual, and culture. The Functions of Dreaming contains both new theory and research on the functions of dreaming as well as revisions of older theories dating back to the founder of modern dream psychology, Sigmund Freud. Also explored are the many roles dreaming plays in adaptation to daily living, in human development, and in the context of different cultures: search, integration, identity formation, memory consolidation, the creation of new knowledge, and social communication.
Author: Larisa Seklitova Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1456898353 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 392
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Since ancient times people have known about existence of the soul. Every present religion on the Earth acknowledges that the man has it and all religions confirm that the soul is immortal and its loss is equal to death. People offer prayers about salvation of their souls as the greatest value. Many religions accept the reincarnation theory i.e. incarnating of the soul when the soul leaves human body after death and moves to newly born human body to proceed its development. Thus, what is the soul and whats the structure? Our Heavenly Teachers have decided that it is time to give the humanity of third millennium new knowledge about the soul as people of sixth race who will live on the Earth in this period of time will be able to accept and understand these revealed truths. This book is devoted to this topic. New knowledge about the soul is shown up with care not to shock by the avalanche of new concepts. For the first time they revealed that the soul is not only the eddy of invisible spirit but it has like the human body its own structure. The first chapter of the book is about the structure of the soul. Creation of Soul Jesus Christ says in the Bible: In my Fathers house there are many rooms. This means there are many inhabited worlds in the Cosmos. Souls for these worlds are created by God himself and his aides special Hierarchical Systems. It takes 9 cosmic years to create one soul. One cosmic year is approximately equal to 1 billion earthly years because time of God and time on the Earth flies differently. God creates the soul and makes it spiritual. The only God governs the Great Secret of vivification. Without vivification there cannot be life as well. When we asked God What is the soul? He answered: The soul is the integral part of the Absolute. Many souls are sort of its interior filling. They are its main Units like cells in your body. All souls piece out the huge nature of the Absolute and God. Structure of Soul The Soul is the complex energetical construction. It is a volumetric favose structure matrix, where one volume enters another and all are merged. Cells of the matrix are completely digits which carry out energy. Total volume of the soul is called configuration. Types of soul configurations vary greatly. The self-construction principle is laid in the matrix. Every soul while developing builds its configuration basing on energetical volumes which fill up cells of the matrix. Qualitative and quantitative composition is different within all matrices. That is the reason why there are no two absolutely similar souls. The matrix is of great importance for every individual because a personality is not personality without it. Individual ceases existing without the matrix as an inspired creation. The soul is triune. It consists of 3 principles: plus, minus and managerial. When a soul has just been created all these three principles are equal and every part occupies 1/3 of total matrix volume. In the course of development the balance between its parts constantly changes, although if the managerial part reaches half the volume it maintains this balance. This is a program of soul construction. Soul Development Development and improvement of soul in everyday life consist in acquisition of life experience, new knowledge, evolving feelings and intellect, but on energetical plane it is enlargement of own energetical potential. The sense of life and any existence in any world is development of soul. There are only two ways of soul development for the man: plus direction to God and minus one to Devil. Ways of virtue, creativity, development through medicine and additionally way of computation and programming connected with creativity lead to God. Ways of evil, degradation, automatism and programming without creativity principle lead to Devil. Development of soul in any world is based on a program. Program of development is drawn up per one incarnation in the material body. It is saved on one of hum
Author: Joe Bailey Publisher: Joe Bailey ISBN: Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 49
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Learning to effectively manage your time is not so much about organizing your life, as it is about optimizing and facilitating your possibilities. With good use of time, some structure, commitment, and defined aspirations, you can make dreams happen each and every day...or work toward them. In Time for What Matters, you will learn many ways to maximize your time and optimize your life including: * Optimize your time - learn to appreciate the moment, take care of your health, and improve the quality of your time to not only have as much time as possible, but also to have as much quality time as possible. * Make the most of your time - commit to living the best life you can. All the time. * The gift of time - time is one of life's most precious resources. It is more valuable than any riches, sum of money, or treasure, for no matter how much or little you have, you cannot buy more. Do not squander it. * Find out what is most important - identify the most important thing in any moment. This is the priority. * Do the most important thing first - Our time is finite. Do what matters most. * Timemapping - diagram your day, break down its patterns and look for opportunities to fill with meaning. * Fill the gaps - fill the openings in your day with the most important things. We all need rest and relaxation, but we also need to work toward our dreams. * Set goals - decide who and what you want to be and start working toward it...this instant. Use the gaps in your day to become who and what you want to be. * Be present - you make the most of each moment by being here now. There is no other time and there is no other place to be. * Maintain a positive mental perspective - boredom, disappointment, and lack of motivation are all normal emotions but they all miss the wonder, majesty and unlimited opportunity of the present. Do not let distraction squander your time. * Be efficient and effective with your use of time - fully utilize and take advantage of each moment. Rest and regroup when needed but remember, you build your future and your future self by what you do in every instant. * Make time for yourself - your needs are important. Create time and space for yourself to live, love, learn, and grow. Live your best life. * Avoid procrastination - do not avoid doing what is most important. Other things can wait. * Imagine what you want and start doing it - dreams don't happen tomorrow. They start today. * Live your passions - live your joys, your passions, and your loves. Make life wonderful. Time for What Matters will help you live each moment as completely as you can, so you will live your life with joy and appreciation, knowing you have made the most of the time given.
Author: Charles A. Sarnoff Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462800513 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 262
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This is the second unit of three devoted to an explication of the structure and function of symbols. In this unit the emphasis is on the psychotherapeutic use of symbols. The following topics are covered. Ch-1 SYMBOLS AND MENTAL ILLNESS Ch-2 SYMBOL THEORY APPLIED Ch-3 REGRESSIVE SYMBOLIZATION : Psychotic Ch-4 REGRESSIVE SYMBOLIZATION : Neurotic Ch-5 REGRESSIVE SYMBOLIZATION : Psychosomatic Ch-6 PSYCHOANALYTIC SYMBOLS AND TRANSFERENCE Ch-7 THE USE DURING CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY OF THE SYMBOLS THAT OCCUR IN FANTASIES AND DREAMS
Author: Dr. Rekha Vyas Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd ISBN: 8128830317 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 248
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Beyond doubts, time is life and no one can succeed in life without tactfully steering the situations in the desired direction. Time is the essence of all success strategies, tactics and plans; without proper time management, no one may emerge as a winner, it makes life worth living if used wisely or destroys it mercilessly. This hook teaches you to differentiate between various situations, priorities and assignments that require a better time management and provides you future proof and tail-safe methods.
Author: Jill Hammer Publisher: ISBN: 9781961814097 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Undertorah takes readers on a journey through the root systems of the dreamworld. Drawing on a deep knowledge of ancient Jewish dream practice, world wisdom traditions, and contemporary ecotheology, this hybrid work of mystical scholarship combines personal narrative, multi-voiced oral history, and a somatic alternative to more symbolic methods of dream interpretation. A practical and paradigm-shifting guidebook for individuals and communities, Undertorah offers a transformative approach to contemporary dreamwork, grounded in embodied experience and ancestral wisdom, that connects us to spirit and inspires us to heal our world.
Author: Charles A. Sarnoff Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462800521 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 309
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This is the third unit of three devoted to an explication of the structure and function of symbols. The following topics are covered. Ch-1 SYMBOLS AND THE GROWTH OF SOCIETY Ch-2 UNIVERSAL SYMBOLS Ch-3 THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYMBOLS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MYTHOLOGY The Life and Death of a Myth Ch-4 SYMBOLIC MORALISM Ch-5 THE INFLUENCE OF MYTH ON THE NATURE OF SYMBOLIC FORMS IN MANIFEST DREAMS Ch-6 THE POWER IN THE SYMBOL Ch-7 THOUGHT DISORDER, SYMBOLS, AND ART De Chirico, Dadd, Tasso, Joyce Ch-8 FEELINGS WORDS AND VISIONS: Symbols and Personality in the Paintings of Thomas Cole
Author: Alfred Schutz Publisher: Northwestern University Press ISBN: 081010833X Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 357
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The Structures of the Life-World is the final focus of twenty-seven years of Alfred Schutz's labor, encompassing the fruits of his work between 1932 and his death in 1959. This book represents Schutz's seminal attempt to achieve a comprehensive grasp of the nature of social reality. Here he integrates his theory of relevance with his analysis of social structures. Thomas Luckmann, a former student of Schutz's, completed the manuscript for publication after Schutz's untimely death.
Author: Jennifer M. Windt Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262028670 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 825
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A comprehensive proposal for a conceptual framework for describing conscious experience in dreams, integrating philosophy of mind, sleep and dream research, and interdisciplinary consciousness studies. Dreams, conceived as conscious experience or phenomenal states during sleep, offer an important contrast condition for theories of consciousness and the self. Yet, although there is a wealth of empirical research on sleep and dreaming, its potential contribution to consciousness research and philosophy of mind is largely overlooked. This might be due, in part, to a lack of conceptual clarity and an underlying disagreement about the nature of the phenomenon of dreaming itself. In Dreaming, Jennifer Windt lays the groundwork for solving this problem. She develops a conceptual framework describing not only what it means to say that dreams are conscious experiences but also how to locate dreams relative to such concepts as perception, hallucination, and imagination, as well as thinking, knowledge, belief, deception, and self-consciousness. Arguing that a conceptual framework must be not only conceptually sound but also phenomenologically plausible and carefully informed by neuroscientific research, Windt integrates her review of philosophical work on dreaming, both historical and contemporary, with a survey of the most important empirical findings. This allows her to work toward a systematic and comprehensive new theoretical understanding of dreaming informed by a critical reading of contemporary research findings. Windt's account demonstrates that a philosophical analysis of the concept of dreaming can provide an important enrichment and extension to the conceptual repertoire of discussions of consciousness and the self and raises new questions for future research.
Author: Mirjam de Bruijn Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9047421035 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 355
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This book explores the notion of agency in a range of empirical situations in Africa. Agency directs our quest for an understanding of the dynamics and social transformations of African situations to the domains of creativity, inventiveness and reflexivity. It emphasizes the possibilities individuals and social groups perceive when faced with the constraints that tend to mark African social life. The case studies provide an alternative view of people and society in Africa by looking at the ways social strength is created in the hope of overcoming many of the structural limitations encountered in daily life. 'Strength beyond Structure' challenges the optimism that is engrained in the development rhetoric about Africa by making agency the subject of empirical scrutiny.
Author: Alan Moffitt
Author: Alan Moffitt
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Author: Dr. Rekha Vyas
Author: Jill Hammer
Author: Charles A. Sarnoff
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Author: Jennifer M. Windt
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