From: Frank Visser Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 4:06 PM To: Frank Visser Subject: How Astrology Works INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 559 Amsterdam, April 22th, 2015 REVIEW OF EVAN THOMPSON'S "WAKING, DREAMING, BEING" - EDWARD BERGE During a conference the Dalai Lama wonders aloud if states of consciousness, including the most subtle pure awareness, require a physical basis. This appears to be a new speculation on his part, and particularly striking because Tibetan Buddhism typically asserts that reincarnation is a fact and these refined states transcend the physical. He unabashedly admits that he doesn't know if such states require a body, no doubt shocking some of his more traditional flock. Many scientists dismiss both the notion of pure awareness and that any awareness could exist without a body. Whereas many contemplatives scoff at the idea that such states are biologically based. Thompson doesn't find either view attractive. We should take seriously Buddhism's ancient study of the mind and consciousness, as well as western psychology and neuroscience. Both fill in the gaps in the others' knowledge base. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/berge8.html ASTROLOGY: FROM QUANTUM PHYSICS TO SPIRITUALITY - Different assumptions of how Astrology works - ALEJANDRO CHRISTIAN LUNA To study the different assumptions of how astrology works, we should take it for granted that astrology works. But...does it? This question is irrelevant to those who study astrology in depth, for they are certain that it works. To them, it is just like an act of faith. Such certainties are subjective and nontransferable. At least, one might say “astrology works for me”. The truth is that many will regard astrology as a phenomenon, while others will not. According to French astrologer Patrice Guinard, the three prevailing hypotheses concerning the astrological fact are: · Nothing is working. The supposed planetary effects are just due to human attribution. Astrology is just self-suggestion. (Geoffrey Dean's hypothesis) · Everything is working, regardless of the chosen technique, even the wrong chart. (Geoffrey Cornelius' hypothesis) · There are some real physical correlations between stars and living matter - correlations which produce changes in human psychic states; hence real research can be pursued which would be able to investigate and define these correlations. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/luna1.html Integral World Newsletter by Frank Visser 279 Amsterdam, NH 1051 PV Netherlands Sent to frank.visser@digitaslbi.com — Unsubscribe Delivered by TinyLetter