AMA: Using the living mirror theory to understand personal identity, psychedelic healing & love

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Topics and timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Does consciousness consist of beliefs in qualities?
7:08 The illusion of personal identity & the living mirror theory
10:57 Psychedelic healing & the living mirror theory
18:40 Is transpersonal love the fundamental creative energy of the universe?

#consciousness #psychedelics #spirituality
We live in a world filled with suffering, where attempts to help have been split into largely separate scientific and spiritual communities. As a spiritually engaged neuroscientist I hope to communicate how these seemingly separate world views can be reconciled. I produce weekly videos on topics at the intersection of neuroscience and wellbeing, including consciousness, meditation and psychedelic science.

Dr. James Cooke:
Neuroscientist, writer & speaker, focusing on perception, meditation, psychedelics, mental health and wellbeing.
PhD in Neuroscience, Oxford University
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MA in Experimental Psychology, Oxford University

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[f]

Thank you for your thorough and insightful answer to my question!

[jm]

Thanks, James - I feel I have a better understanding of the theory when I can make that comparison.