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Higher consciousness (also called expanded consciousness) is a term that has been used in various ways to label particular states of consciousness or personal development. [1] It may be used to describe a state of liberation from the limitations of self-concept or ego, as well as a state of mystical experience in which the perceived separation ...
Theurgy ( / ˈθiːɜːrdʒi /; from Greek θεουργία theourgía ), also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magical arts, [1] the other being practical magic or thaumaturgy. [2] [3] Theurgy describes the ritual practices associated with the invocation or evocation of the presence of one or more deities (also called ...
Higher-order theories of consciousness. Higher-order theories of consciousness postulate that consciousness consists in perceptions or thoughts about first-order mental states. [1] [2] [3] In particular, phenomenal consciousness is thought to be higher-order representation of perceptual or quasi-perceptual contents, such as visual images.
Mahāśūnya (महाशून्य) refers to the “great void”, according to Arṇasiṃha’s Mahānayaprakāśa verse 134.—Accordingly, “The Śāmbhava (state) is the one in which the power of consciousness (citi) suddenly (sahasā) dissolves away into the Great Void [i.e., mahāśūnya] called the Inactive (niḥspanda) that is ...
Collective consciousness. Collective consciousness, collective conscience, or collective conscious ( French: conscience collective) is the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society. [1] In general, it does not refer to the specifically moral conscience, but to a shared understanding of ...
Artificial consciousness. Artificial consciousness [1] ( AC ), also known as machine consciousness ( MC ), [2] [3] synthetic consciousness [4] or digital consciousness, [5] is the consciousness hypothesized to be possible in artificial intelligence. [6] It is also the corresponding field of study, which draws insights from philosophy of mind ...
Higher consciousness - expressions used to denote the consciousness of a human being who has reached a higher level of evolutionary development and who has come to know reality as it is. Holy Ghost — The third Person of the Trinity. The Servant of the Spirit. Used in the sense of the World,—Soul or Universal Subjectivity.
Julian Jaynes (February 27, 1920 – November 21, 1997) was an American researcher in psychology at Yale and Princeton for nearly 25 years, best known for his 1976 book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. [1] His career was dedicated to the problem of consciousness: "the difference between what others see of us ...