Research Philosophy

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation shows how a deeper understanding of the world’s philosophical wisdom can enrich and transform our lives. “Wonderfully smart and readable.” —Washington Post In The Happiness Hypothesis, social psychologist Jonathan...

Astrology: A New Scientific Perspective is not a horoscope book. It is a radical reconstruction of astrology as a testable, falsifiable timing science grounded in systems theory, complexity science, information theory, and modern data analytics. Rejecting superstition, mysticism, and deterministic claims, Prince Gharios El Chemor reframes astrology as a probabilistic model of temporal modulation. In this groundbreaking work, planets are not forces, but geometric reference points. Fate is replaced by probability. Belief is replaced by methodology. Drawing on neuroscience, nonlinear dynamics,...

For thousands of years those of Ra have sought to teach the Law of One to seekers of truth on Earth who wished to learn of the unity or oneness of all things. This basic law of all creation is buried deep within each of our hearts because we really are one in love and in light, the building blocks of the universe. We are all manifestations of the one infinite creator. We are the creator. We are not learning this law for the first time but are remembering it yet again as all mystics have taught throughout Earth’s history.

What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational", where you forsake all human feeling to embrace Cold Hard Logic, but where you make good decisions, even when it's hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them. In Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes.

Contains the complete text of Albert Pikes never-before-published esoteric study of the symbols of Blue Lodge Degrees. Subjects include "The Compasses and the Square", "The Weapons and Blows of the Assassins", "The Three Grips", "The Substitute for the Masters Word", "The 47th Problem of Euclid", "The Truth", "Is the Cable-tow a Symbol?", "Corner Stones", "The Ladder of Jacob", "Tubal Cain", "Shibboleth", and "Solomon and Hiram".

Ancient cultures around the world spoke of a vast cycle of time with alternating dark and golden ages; Plato called it the Great Year. Most of us were taught in school that the dark ages were real but the golden age was just a universal myth. But new scientific evidence suggest this cycle of high and low ages may have some basis in fact. Now that the astronomical community has discovered that something massive is tugging on our solar system the stage is set for discovering the motion that moves us from high ages of enlightenment to low ages of darkness.

This funny, "extraordinary and thought-provoking" (The Wall Street Journal) book asks whether we are in fact the superior species. As it turns out, the truth is stranger—and far more interesting—than we have been led to believe. At first glance, human history is full of remarkable feats of...

Ralph Metzner Explained: Psychedelic Consciousness, Green Psychology, Sacred Plants, Ecological Spirituality, Shamanic Wisdom, and the Transformation of Human Awareness Ralph Metzner was one of the most important yet often overlooked thinkers of the modern consciousness movement. A collaborator in the groundbreaking psychedelic research of the 1960s and a lifelong explorer of psychology, ecology, myth, and spirituality, Metzner helped shape how modern culture understands the relationship between the human mind and the natural world. Ralph Metzner Explained offers a clear and engaging ...

The nationally recognized, leading authority on choice exposes the surprising truths behind the decisions we make everyday. Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go? Whether mundane or life-altering, the choices we make define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar...

Named a best book of the year by The Guardian and The Telegraph Why do some people become radicalized? How do ideologies shape the human brain? And how can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas? In The Ideological Brain, Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connection between political beliefs and the...

Timothy Leary Explained: Psychedelic Consciousness, The Politics of LSD, Turn On Tune In Drop Out, Human Potential, Cyberculture, and the Radical Vision That Helped Transform Modern Culture Timothy Leary remains one of the most fascinating and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. Psychologist, cultural provocateur, and psychedelic pioneer, Leary helped ignite a revolution in how people think about consciousness, freedom, and the potential of the human mind. In Timothy Leary Explained, readers are guided through the life, work, and major ideas of the man who became one of the ...

"The Social Psychology of Life Satisfaction: A Worthy Field for Research and Action" by Ali Muattar offers a compelling exploration of the intricate relationship between social psychology and life satisfaction. In this enlightening book, Muattar delves into the factors influencing life satisfaction and provides practical strategies to help readers increase their overall well-being and happiness. Recognizing the significance of life satisfaction as a crucial component of individual happiness, Muattar highlights the importance of studying this field from both a research and action-oriented ...

How is it possible to have vivid memories of something that never happened? How can siblings remember the same event from their childhoods so differently? Do the selections and distortions of memory reveal a truth about the self? Why are certain memories tied to specific places? Does your memory...

There is a veil between this world and the next — thin, quiet, and easily missed. Yet every soul will one day pass through it. Beyond the Veil explores what unfolds on the other side with softness, clarity, and a deep sense of peace. Through reflective, contemplative passages, Eddie Eason guides the listener into the gentle transition of the soul: the release of the physical body, the expansion into light, the reunion with familiar presences, and the remembering of our true nature.This book does not attempt to prove or persuade. It simply invites you to feel the calm, the openness, and ...

THE LAB COAT IS JUST A COSTUME. WELCOME TO THE REALITY OF SCIENCE. Every day, you bet your life on Science. You trust the airplane to fly. You trust the medicine to cure. You trust the algorithm to predict. But have you ever stopped to ask why? We are taught that science is a cold, hard monolith of facts—a perfect machine that delivers absolute certainty. We were lied to. In reality, science is a battlefield. It is a fragile bridge built over a chasm of uncertainty. It is a human story of ego, rebellion, politics, and the terrifying realization that the universe does not care about our ...

Paul’s Areopagus address in Acts 17 remains one of the most debated and strategically rich moments in the New Testament. Standing in the intellectual heart of Athens, surrounded by idols, philosophers, and centuries of religious tradition, Paul seizes an altar “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD” and delivers a message that is at once culturally aware, philosophically engaging, theologically bold, and prophetically urgent. But what exactly was he doing—and why has this passage shaped missionary thinking for two thousand years? This book offers the first comprehensive, rubric‑based evaluation of ...

The bestselling author of Life After Life, Raymond Moody, offers a stunning, myth-busting memoir of everything he has learned in a lifetime studying “the other side” and our connection to it. The grandfather of the NDE (near death experience) movement, Raymond Moody has, in the words of Dr...

A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain. Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has...

An unbelievable series of events led to the establishment of the Northwest Electro-development Laboratory, later the U.S. Bureau of Mines Albany Research Center. Though the fledgling lab had difficulty securing staff due to World War II, world-renown metallurgist William J. Kroll was hired early on as a consultant after fleeing Nazi occupation. Kroll, who had pioneered a method for producing commercial titanium, worked with his core group of associates to develop malleable zirconium, just as a need arose for the little-known metal.

The Egyptian concept of God is based on recognizing the multiple attributes of the Divine. The book details more than 80 divinities (gods/goddesses), how they act and interact to maintain the universe, and how they operate in the human being - As Above so Below, and As Below so Above.