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Tart, Charles Theodore was born on April 29, 1937 in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Samuel Tart and Alma Mathilda Pfleger.
(All attempts to test people's ESP abilities overlook the ...)
All attempts to test people's ESP abilities overlook the fact that ESP is an undeveloped function, so we have to learn how to use it to begin with, not just see how much ESP we can show.Psychologist Charles T. Tart applied basic principles of learning to this task to show how training under conditions of immediate feedback could enhance ESP ability. This highly readable book, originally published by the University of Chicago Press, is the theory and a comprehensive study suggesting the principles can work.
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(This wide-ranging book presents explorations in areas Cha...)
This wide-ranging book presents explorations in areas Charles Tart, international authority on consciousness and parapsychology, believes are at the cutting edge of research, presented in a way that is scientifically sound, but easily readable and personally relevant. The book is intended to expand our horizons of what our possibilities are, as we spend too much of our time living in culturally- and self-imposed limitations that cramp our true being and produce useless suffering. Topics include meditation, lucid dreaming, how to use a psychic reading, possible postmodern survival, dream yoga, altered states of consciousness and enlightenment.
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(States of Consciousness, a classic by world authority Cha...)
States of Consciousness, a classic by world authority Charles T. Tart, is a basic understanding of how the mind is a dynamic, culturally biased, semi-arbitrary construction and system. A systematic exploration of how and why altered states can come about and their possibilities. As a student of his remarked, For the first weeks of class I didnt understand what those diagrams were about, but Ive realized the book is all about the way my own mind works! Useful in understanding some of the important ways your mind works before you start altering it.
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(This is the first book-length report of the thinking and ...)
This is the first book-length report of the thinking and studies of one of America’s foremost investigators of the psychic realm. Tart, an international authority on human consciousness, has studied such aspects of psi as telepathy, out-of-the-body experiences, and the human aura. Here he goes beyond the usual arguments for or against the existence of psi and instead discusses what we know about it and its implications for understanding our human and spiritual nature.
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(The record of a day of meditation instruction with spirit...)
The record of a day of meditation instruction with spirited questions from a rationally-minded audience, MIND SCIENCE achieves what most books on meditation rarely do: It's actually fun to read, and it imparts much useful information without religious or mystical overtones. The author and teacher is a leading authority on "altered states" and other advanced capacities of human consciousness. Bringing a great deal of knowledge to bear on the subject while not pretending to be a guru, Dr. Tart tackles real questions that come up in meditation practice, such as: How do you keep your mind from wandering? What do you do about sensations of pain during sitting? How do you deal with too much thinking? and many more. And he answers them with common sense, care, and compassion.
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(G. I. Gurdjieff taught that we are not really awake, but ...)
G. I. Gurdjieff taught that we are not really awake, but are entranced automatons, controlled by mechanical habits of thought, perception and behavior. Tart clearly presents the evidence for how deeply asleep we are and its consequences, and then describes methods for becoming more awake, less asleep, more spiritual, less mechanical, allowing us to realize our full potential. Problems with spiritual teachers and groups along the way are sensitively analyzed and ways given to avoid them, so we can become more intelligent and compassionate, rather than members of some cult.
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(Being awake. Why is something that sounds so simple the p...)
Being awake. Why is something that sounds so simple the primary goal of so many of the world's great wisdom traditions? In this workshop-in-a-book, Charles T. Tart shows why: the seeming simplicity of the awakened state belies its transformative effect on the lives of those who strive for it. His easy-to-use exercises put within everyone's reach the elusive art of "waking up" to life in the glorious present moment.
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(This book, by Charles T. Tart, world famous authority on ...)
This book, by Charles T. Tart, world famous authority on altered states of consciousness, describes the results of a landmark study of 150 experienced marijuana users. What do they actually feel vs. propaganda about marijuana? Effects on vision, hearing, touch, social interaction, sexual sensations, space and time perception, thinking processes, spiritual experiences and ESP are among the many discussed. This is what can happen in the natural settings people use marijuana in, not the artificial conditions of the laboratory. This book will become the standard work on the subjective effects of marijuana.John Kaplan
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Tart, Charles Theodore was born on April 29, 1937 in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Samuel Tart and Alma Mathilda Pfleger.
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957. Bachelor in Psychology, University North Carolina, 1960. Master of Arts in Psychology, University North Carolina, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University North Carolina, 1963.
Radio engineer various commercial broadcasting stations, 1955-1959. Research assistant Round Table Foundation, Glen Cove, Maine, 1957. Research assistant psychophysiology laboratory Duke University, 1958-1960.
Teaching assistant University North Carolina, 1960-1961, research assistant, 1961. Lecturer in psychology Stanford University, 1964-1965. Instructor in psychiatry School Medicine University Virginia, 1965-1966.
Professor psychology University California, Davis, 1966-1994, professor emeritus, since 1994. Senior research fellow Institute Noetic Sciences, Sausalito, since 1987. Professor psychology Institute Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, since 1994.
Consultant Socially Responsible Investment International, 1977-1978. Visiting professor East-West psychology California Institute Integral Studies, San Francisco, 1994-1995. Distinguished visiting professor, Bigelow chair consciousness studies University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1997-1998.
(The record of a day of meditation instruction with spirit...)
(This wide-ranging book presents explorations in areas Cha...)
(All attempts to test people's ESP abilities overlook the ...)
(This is the first book-length report of the thinking and ...)
(Based on Gurdjieff's notion that most people are automato...)
(States of Consciousness, a classic by world authority Cha...)
(This book, by Charles T. Tart, world famous authority on ...)
(Being awake. Why is something that sounds so simple the p...)
(G. I. Gurdjieff taught that we are not really awake, but ...)
Board advisors Albert Hoffman Foundation, Center for Study of Personality and Spirituality. Member advisory board Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change, International Transpersonal Center. Member Academy Religion and Psychical Research (advisory council), American Society Psychical Research, International Association for Near-Death Studies, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Parapsychol.
Association (Outstanding Career award 1999), Society for Science Exploration.
Married Judith Ann Bamberger, February 11, 1958. Children: Catherine Lucinda Tart Walker, David Theodore.