Consciousness and the Universe: Quantum Physics, Evolution, Brain & Mind

Is consciousness an epiphenomenal happenstance of this particular universe? Or does the very concept of a universe depend upon its presence? Does consciousness merely perceive reality, or does reality depend upon it? Did consciousness simply emerge as an effect of evolution? Or was it, in some sense, always "out there" in the world? These questions and more, are addressed in this special edition.
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Cosmological Foundations of Consciousness
Origins of Thought
Evolution of Consciousness
Neuroscience of Free Will
Quantum Physics & Consciousness
Out-of-Body and Near Death Experiences
Dreams & Hallucinations
Paleolithic Cosmology & Spirituality
Self-Consciousness in Apes, Dolphins, Cephalopods, Machines
Consciousness in Extra-Terrestrials Sexual Consciousness
How Consciousness Becomes the Physical Universe

Over 50 Consciousness Raising Articles By:
Henry P. Stapp, Deepak Chopra, Roger Penrose, Stuart Hameroff, Michael Persinger, Walter Freeman, Bruce MacLennan, GianCarlo Ghirardi, Don Page, Shan Gao, Gordon Globus, Fred Kuttner, Bruce Rosenblum, Etzel Cardena, Larry Dossey, Bruce Greyson, Michael Nauenberg, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ian Tattersall, Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis, Bruce Greyson, Edgar Mitchell, Williams James, and many more.