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An online conference coming soon!

Consciousness Unbound: Liberating the Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism

What if consciousness is fundamental and even primary?

September 24 & 25, 2021,  4 to 8 PM, London UK Time

A partnership of The Scientific and Medical Network, Galileo Commission, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences (AAPS) and Division of Perceptual Studies present some of the leading researchers in the sciences and humanities for a series of round tables to launch the landmark volume Consciousness Unbound: Liberating Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism, edited by Edward F. Kelly and Paul Marshall, and initiated under the auspices of Esalen Institute’s Center for Theory & Research and University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies.  Register now!

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Announcing AAPS Graduate Student Research Award Competition

The AAPS is announcing the creation of the AAPS Graduate Student Research Award Competition to support graduate students interested in performing research on the primacy of consciousness and its applications to health care, wellbeing, and other related topics. The award is up to $1,000 per student, with $500 awarded to the University to be spent on the student’s research project at the onset, and an additional $500 awarded directly to the student if the project is published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Proposals for a graduate-level research project are due each calendar year by September 1 from Student members of AAPS.  Results of the submission reviews will be available October 1, and the Award will start on November 15. The award is for a possible total of $1000, with $500 awarded to the University to be spent on the student’s research project at the onset and an additional $500 awarded directly to the student if the project is published in a peer-reviewed journal.  Students should send their proposal to info@aapsglobal.com

Proposal instructions:

  • Length: 6 pages maximum, 12 point font, single-spaced.
  • Include the following sections:
  • Specific aims
  • Background literature review and significance of the research
  • Methods
  • Expected results
  • Possible limitations/obstacles and how you will deal with them
  • References cited section (not included in the 6-page limit)

BiMonthly Member Discussions

Our next discussion for members will be in October.  Members are notified when the date and time is available.  Past member discussion presentations have included Dean Radin, Gary Schwartz, Julia Mossbridge, and Stephen Schwartz. Member discussions are recorded and available for members after the presentation.  Want to attend or have access to past presentations?  Join AAPS!
New Articles Published 
Board Member Imants Baruss has collaborated in a study published June 15, 2021; “The Effects of Meditation and Visualization on the Direct Mental Influence of Random Event Generators” in the Journal of Scientific Exploration.
Is Consciousness Primary? Conference has been postponed in 2021 due to the global pandemic.  We’re hoping for an even better online conference to be held in late 2021 or early 2022!
 
AAPS Volume 1 and Volume 2 
Our AAPS Volume I, Is Consciousness Primary? 2nd Edition is now available for members as PDF.  The paperback version is now available on Amazon.  And our Volume II, Expanding Science, is also now available on Amazon and in PDF to members.  To obtain your digital copies become an AAPS member!
All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force… We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.
Max Planck, PhD

What does Postmaterialism mean?

Materialism refers to ​assumptions about the nature of reality​. In science it is ​expressed in terms of mathematical theories and experimental tests of concepts like matter, energy, space and time.  ​​Pre-materialism refers to pre-scientific history, when reality was understood ​solely in terms of supernatural or religious concepts.
The prefix “post” ​in post-materialism ​refers to ​the next development in our understanding of reality. ​Post-materialism refers to ​the hypothesis of ​consciousness as ​a ​fundamental​ component of reality​​. Post-materialism is gaining support from an increasing number of scientists and scholars​ who ​​​have ​come to believe that a ​solely ​material approach​ (where “material” is understood in today’s terms) is insufficient to gain a comprehensive understanding of reality.​
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