The Conscious Mind and the Material World: On Psi, the Soul and the Self

What makes us who we are? From a scientific viewpoint, any individual's existence is improbable at best. Consciousness as an actuality is inarguable; its nature, however, remains elusive. This work argues the view of self as a field of pure consciousness, debating the existence of a continuing self and drawing conclusions about this entity and its relation to the physical body and the physical world.

Beginning with an exploration of the relationship between mind and matter, it discusses os...