An End to Upside Down Thinking

Early in my career I focused my mental energy on my goals, and opportunities seemed to appear when needed the most.  I'm an optimist and also believe I must address challenges in order to control my destiny.  The mind has always fascinated - why do people do what they do? And, how do they do it?

Mark Gober's recent book, An End to Upside Down Thinking considers the role of the brain in creating consciousness and explores scientific data in a variety of  fields; including quantum physics, psychic phenomena and near death experiences.  He guides the reader in critically thinking about the role of the brain (physical matter) on reality and consciousness.  It is a fascinating read that has implications for medicine and wellbeing.

Below are key considerations we should all ponder.

1. Proven and accepted science sometimes defies common sense.
2. Quantum physics, the idea that "the universe doesn't always work in a way that aligns with our everyday experience".  It can explain invisible connections or "weird phenomena"; such as, telepathy, psychic abilities, and extrasensory perception.
3. Evidence presented suggests the need to re-think the materialist claim that the brain produces consciousnesses.  This has significant implications for neuroscience.
4. Science and mainstream thought have been wrong in the past. "The world is flat!"  The idea that the brain doesn't produce consciousness would require a paradigm shift in thinking; and some scientists to admit they were wrong.
5. Nikola Tesla once said, "the day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."
6. The statistical evidence for telepathy (mind to mind communications) is overwhelming.
7. Precognition - studies show parts of the body (skin, eyes, brain, heart) respond before participants know what is coming.
8. Energy healing experiments suggest mental interventions can protect cells from radiation and kill cancer cells.
9. Our broader reality of conscious can be drowned out by the noise of our everyday, localized life - delaying attainment of self actualization.
10. Communications with the dead (mediums), deathbed visions and terminal lucidity (unexplained mental clarity before death) challenge our definitions of life and death.
11. All humans have the potential for psychic abilities.  Yoga, meditation, sensory deprivation, etc. can help sharpen ones skills.
12. "The abilities, limitations, and threats of artificial intelligence may ultimately depend on our understanding of where consciousness originates."
13. Psychedelics (psilocybin) has reduced anxiety and depression about the prospect of dying in terminally ill cancer patients.  There are also potential therapeutic benefits in other areas of mental health; including PTSD and addiction.
14. Our minds  and intentions can impact our healing and be enhanced by patient engagement and activation activities.
15. Doctors should not limit their focus to physical causes and treatments of illness.  They should also incorporate non-physical and mental aspects for a broader approach to patient-centered care.

What do you think?  Is it possible to open up our consciousness so that we can find the paths we should travel?