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Uses the insights and research of a new wave of biologists and neurologists to explore how we can transcend our current cultural and societal crises. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Explains new biological understanding of the human organism having five brains, the fifth of which is located in the heart. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Explains that transcendence of our current modes of behavior, thinking, and believing require the dynamic interaction of our fourth and fifth brains (intellect and intelligence). andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Explores the idea of Jesus, Buddha, and other historical great beings as models of nature's possibility and our ability to achieve transcendence. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; How is it that we as humans seem stuck in a culture of violence and injustice? How is it that we can recognize the transcendent ideal represented by figures such as Jesus, Buddha, Lao-tzu, and many others who have walked among us and yet cannot seem to reach the same state?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;iandgt;The Biology of Transcendenceandlt;/iandgt; Joseph Chilton Pearce examines the current biological understanding of our neural organization to address how we can transcend our current evolutionary capacities and limitations. This latest research identifies our five neural centers--or brains--and establishes that our fourth and most recently developed brain is located in the head while the fifth is located in the heart. It is the dynamic interaction of this head brain (intellect) and heart brain (intelligence), of biology and spirit, that allows transcendence from one evolutionary place to the next--we are, quite literally, made to transcend. Conversely, it is the breakdown of this interaction through the effects of cultural dictates surrounding us from the time we are children that keeps us where we are, mired in the current crises of violence among people and between people and the planet.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;But Pearce reminds us that we are not stuck for good. Transcendence is our biological imperative, a state we have been moving toward for millennia.
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andquot;Rarely does a single book encompass such far reaching vistas and disturbing revelations as andlt;iandgt;The Biology of Transcendenceandlt;/iandgt;.andquot;
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andquot;I've spent over thirty years pioneering wellness programs, always trying to grasp why it is such a struggle for people to attain and maintain the well-being that is their birthright. In the last decade I finally came to appreciate what Pearce discovered long ago: that the heart and key to wellness lies in how we nurture our young--enabling them to thrive, rather than merely survive.andquot;
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andquot;Revolutionary significance for anyone...seeking clues on how to develop the magnificent but frustrated potential that is ourbirthright.andquot;
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andquot;. . . an engaging blend of scientific research and personal accounts of altered states, [this book] outlines the anatomy of levels of consciousness.andquot;
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"This is a masterpiece of science and spirit, love over law, and the stunning biological truth of the capacity for transcendence that the universe has placed within us. There is much in this work that could solve the problems of history. Here, in brilliant and incisive words is the foundation for a new mind and a new world."
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"andlt;Iandgt;The Biology of Transcendenceandlt;/Iandgt; will transform your worldview and change forever your understanding of our past, present, and future. Riveting, insightful, and penetrating, Pearce has laid out one of the most startling and powerful visions of our future. . . . You won't be able to put this book down, and when you've read it, you won't be able to stop talking about it with everybody you know."
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“This is a masterpiece of science and spirit, love over law, and the stunning biological truth of the capacity for transcendence that the universe has placed within us. Here, in brilliant and incisive words, is the foundation for a new mind and a new world.” < b=""> Jean Houston <> , author of < i=""> A Passion for the Possible <> and < i=""> Jump Time <>
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"Joseph Chilton Pearce has profoundly altered my view of religion and culture and has left me with both the understanding and the tools to go beyond limitations to the joy of love and all its possibilities."
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andquot;...a survey of spiritual transcendence so linked to science that it earns a place of respect in the spheres of science, health, and metaphysics.andquot;
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andquot;This book must be read by anyone wanting a better future for the world.andquot;
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"Revolutionary significance for anyone...seeking clues on how to develop the magnificent but frustrated potential that is ourbirthright."
About the Author
Joseph Chilton Pearce is the author of andlt;Iandgt;The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of the Spiritandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The Biology of Transcendenceandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The Crack in the Cosmic Eggandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Magical Childandlt;/Iandgt;, and andlt;Iandgt;Evolutionand#8217;s Endandlt;/Iandgt;. For the past 35 years, he has lectured and led workshops teaching about the changing needs of children and the development of human society. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Oneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Nature's Transcendent Biologyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Preface to Part Oneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;A Saga of Unconflicted Behaviorandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Oneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;Evolution and Our Fourfold Brainandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Twoandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Evolution's Latest: The Prefrontal Lobesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Threeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;The Triune Heart: Electromagnetic, Neural, Hormonalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Fourandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fields within Fields: Of Frequencies and Neuronsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Twoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;The Anatomy of Evilandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Preface to Part Twoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;Dorchester Hillandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Fiveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;Why Nature's Plan Breaks Downandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Sixandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bioculture and the Model Imperativeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Sevenandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Enculturated Selfandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Eightandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Great Accusationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Threeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Beyond Enculturationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Preface to Part Threeandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Adventures of Spirit and Truthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Nineandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Laski's Revelationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Tenandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Always Becomingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Elevenandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Why Bother and Who Cares?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Twelveandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Resurrection of Eveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Resourcesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;