We hear a lot about Artificial Intelligence today. It is a phrase that refers to a kind of intelligence that machines can function with, and over the last few decades…

The word “real” in the title distinguishes the type of magic we’re discussing. This is not about the fictional magic of Harry Potter or the fake magic of Harry Houdini.…

This article was published in New Dawn 165 (Nov-Dec 2017) Science fiction is always more important than science.– Timothy Leary The sacred, the sublime, has always walked amongst the profane.…

It is a curious fact that we have successfully used our minds to penetrate profound secrets of the physical universe, but when it comes to grasping the nature of our…

This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue Vol 8 No 4 (August 2014) In an interview with English journalist Charles Platt in 1979, the American science fiction writer…

This article was published in New Dawn 136 (Jan-Feb 2013) I had trouble with calculus in college. The concept of mathematics describing geometric shapes just did not resonate in my brain.…

New Dawn Special Issue Vol 8 No 4 An amazing transformation has occurred in modern science. It has been slow in coming and is one that many scientists avoid discussing:…

New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 4 I first became aware of Dr. Albert Amao’s groundbreaking work in consciousness development when I booked him to speak at a Theosophical Society…

One of the central themes of our age is consciousness. Mystics, scientists, philosophers alike have cast their eyes on this elusive entity, but no one seems quite able to say…

Science today is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it points towards a greater reality. On the other hand, it unwittingly blocks our direct experience of that greater reality.…

This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 4 (Aug 2016) This is what we’re told: Your brain is where your mind, consciousness and personality reside.…

This article was published in New Dawn 155 (Mar-Apr 2016) The theme of this article is precognition. I will begin by relating an example, one included in a collection of…

This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 6 (Dec 2016) I have been studying our Sun for some years, focusing on the influence of erratic…

Enlightenment in the East is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. It is completely different from the philosophical movement known as “the Enlightenment” in Europe during the 18th century. Eastern enlightenment is…

This article was published in New Dawn 146 (Sept-Oct 2014) You can communicate with minds on the other side. In fact, you already do, whether or not you know it.…

The idea that consciousness is evolving is one of the most important doctrines of the New Age. But is it true? Over the long term, the answer seems obvious. Even…

Winston Churchill famously characterised Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” It’s apt, then, that the father of the Russian space program – perhaps of all space…

Politicians constantly evade the truth. Why can they get away with it? According to a recent study conducted at Harvard University, it’s because people have such terrible attention spans. Behavioural…

We have been brought up to believe that our minds are inside our heads, that mental activity is nothing but brain activity. Instead, I suggest that our minds extend far…