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Arthur M. Young and Lawrence LeShan - Institute for the Study of Conciousness

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Published: 17 Mar 2011
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Author: ThinkingAllowedTV

This wide ranging discussion was recorded in 1980 at the Institute for the Study of Conciousness in Berkeley, California. Featured are Arthur Young, author of The Reflexive Universe and the Geometry of Meaning, and Lawrence LeShan, author of The Medium, the Mystic and the Physicist. Producer/director: Arthur Bloch Interviewer: Harris Freeman Cameras: Mike Shedlin, Randy Elliott Sound: Barbara Tenenbaum NOTE #1: This is not a Thinking Allowed program. I am using this account to upload the video because TA is allowed to post videos longer than 15 minutes. NOTE #2: These videos were rescued using extensive video preservation procedures. There are occasional glitches, but we should be thankful that we have them.

How to Meditate 2: Mantras and Thought Bubbles

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Published: 25 Jun 2009
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Author: ProfessorMystic

meditation techniques and descriptions from a traditional esoteric perspective, from the classic work by Lawrence LeShan

Mind Over Matter (1/3)

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Duration: 9:52
Published: 31 Oct 2009
Uploaded: 28 Jun 2011
Author: NewParadigmScience

Playlist: www.youtube.com From the "Mind Over Matter" series (Thames, 1980), in which Dr. Kit Pedler and TV presenter, producer and writer Tony Bastable discuss how so-callled "paranormal" mental phenomena is compatible with quantum theory principles. Featuring interviews with Lawrence LeShan, David Bohm, Brian Josephson, Geoffrey Chew, Charles Tart, Elizabeth Rauscher, and Fritjof Capra. Dr Christopher Magnus Howard "Kit" Pedler was a British medical scientist, science fiction author and writer on science in general. He was the head of the electron microscopy department at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, where he published a number of papers. Pedler's first television contribution was for the BBC programme Horizon.

How To Meditate 1: Intro to Breath-Counting

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Published: 08 Jun 2009
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Author: ProfessorMystic

introduction to traditional mysticism and genuine silent Zen Buddhist meditation, in particular a lesson in zen-like breath-counting, by Lawrence LeShan

Larry Dossey, MD: The Art of Healing (excerpt) - A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove

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Published: 21 Aug 2010
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NOTE: This is an excerpt from the full 90-minute DVD. www.thinkingallowed.com A key element in any healing process is the capacity of each patient to see their own unique meaning in events. In part one of this two part program, Dr. Larry Dossey describes several case histories in which this quality of meaning was crucial to understanding the disease process. He concludes by talking about the role of consciousness and the concept of oneness. In part two of the full DVD, he discusses the role of prayer in healing, maintaining that studies now indicate that prayer can be efficacious. The type of prayer that is shown to be most effective involves an altered state of consciousness. Dr. Dossey then refers to the studies of Lawrence LeShan that emphasize the healer becoming at one with the patient. He concludes by suggesting that all true healing involves the spiritual nature of men and women. Larry Dossey, MD, is a physician and a leading light in the field of alternative medicine. He is author of Space, Time and Medicine; Beyond Illness; Recovering the Soul and Meaning and Medicine. His latest book is The Power of Premonitions.

Mind Over Matter (2/3)

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Published: 31 Oct 2009
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Mind Over Matter

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Duration: 26:09
Published: 16 Apr 2011
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Author: cogito2

The sixth in Kit Pedler's c.1980 TV series Mind Over Matter, arguing that the paranormal is compatible with current thinking in physics. Includes interviews with Lawrence LeShan, David Bohm, Brian Josephson, Geoffrey Chew, Charles Tart, Elizabeth Rauscher, and Fritjof Capra.

'David Lorimer's Book Reviews - Edition 1'

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Duration: 24:53
Published: 23 Nov 2010
Uploaded: 09 Jun 2011
Author: conscioustv

David Lorimer's Book Reviews - Edition 1' Interview by Iain McNay Books reviewed Iain McGilchrist 'The Master And His Emissary: The Divided Brain And The Making Of The Western World' Lawrence LeShan 'A New Science Of The Paranormal' Paul Gilbert 'The Compassionate Mind' Bruce Alexander 'The Globalisation Of Addiction'

Mind Over Matter (3/3)

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Published: 31 Oct 2009
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Author: NewParadigmScience

Lawrence LeShan

Lawrence LeShan (born 1920) is a psychologist, educator and the author of the best-selling How to Meditate (1974), one of the first practical guides to meditation. He has authored or co-authored approximately 75 articles in the professional literature and thirteen books on a diverse range of topics including psychotherapy, war, cancer treatment, and mysticism. He has also written science fiction under the pseudonym Edward Grendon.

LeShan holds a Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Chicago and has taught at Pace College, Roosevelt University, and the New School for Social Research. He worked as a clinical and research psychologist for more than 50 years, including six years as a psychologist in the U.S. Army.

In the 1960s and 1970s, LeShan conducted extensive research in the field of parapsychology. In books The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist and Alternate Realities, he investigated similarities between quantum mechanics and mystical thought. In World of the Paranormal: The Next Frontier, LeShan advanced these ideas further, claiming that psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition can be explained using quantum theory. While shared by many in the New Age movement, LeShan's ideas have been criticized by skeptics as "quantum pseudo-mysticism."

In the 1980s, LeShan's focus shifted to the psychotherapy of cancer support, a field in which he is considered a pioneer. LeShan lives in New York City.

LeShan was married to the late Eda LeShan, who was also a writer.

Select bibliography

Beyond Technique: Psychotherapy for the 21st Century

The Dilemma of Psychology: A Psychologist Looks at His Troubled Profession

Cancer As a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals

You Can Fight For Your Life: Emotional Factors in the Treatment of Cancer

The Psychology of War: Comprehending Its Mystique and Its Madness

How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery

The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist: Toward a General Theory of the Paranormal

World of the Paranormal: The Next Frontier

Alternate Realities: The Search for the Full Human Being

An Ethic for the Age of Space: A Touchstone for Conduct Among the Stars

Holistic Health: How to Understand and Use the Revolution in Medicine

The Pattern of Evil: Myth, Social Perception and the Holocaust

A New Science of the Paranormal: the Promise of Psychical Research (2009)

External links

Cancer as a Turning Point

Helios Press

Pop Matters review of The Psychology of War

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