Why do people experience a lack of meaning? Do you sometimes struggle with finding meaning? How do psychology, technology, neurobiology, and pharmacology impact your sense of self? Watch this new video with Jamie Wheal to find out more.
“Cinema is consciousness externalized.” The art of cinema is a powerful window into other people’s subjective experience of the world. Public speaker and futurist Jason Silva elaborates on the visual and narrative momentum of movies as a mirror of consciousness. 🎥
How does human connection and community improve our quality of life and mental health? Dr. Rosalind Watts encourages us to create new communities. In our hyper-connected world, we experience a fast pace in our day-to-day lives, filling our homes with stuff as a reward for our hard work. The antidote, Ros says, is to embrace our vulnerability, our fundamental humanness, and celebrate it communally.
Psychedelics seem to be intelligent in the way that they seek out traumas and complexes, showing you what’s need to move towards healing. Neuroscientist and Synthesis Advisor Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris shares how we have to be mindful of this ‘magic bullet’ mentality. Psychedelics aren’t for everyone, but they can be therapeutically useful for many. That’s why safe environments and trained facilitators are key to feeling supported in your journey.
