Awareness Enhancement by
Charles T. Tart
An interview with Charles T. Tart by Will Nofke, radio host for New
Horizons. Interviews tend to bring out different aspects of Dr. Tart's
mindfulness work than prepared lectures do. One cassette.
Awareness, Illusions, Reality by
Charles T. Tart
We construct reality, rather than just perceive it, and distort it in
many ways. Techniques to awaken from illusion are discussed, including Dr.
Tart's experimental Awareness Enhancement Training. A Shared Visions
interview. One cassette.
Altered States of Consciousness and the Survival of Death
by Charles T. Tart
Ordinary consciousness depends on constant sensory input from the body
to shape and stabilize it, input which must cease at death. What might
consciousness be like if it survived death? "Who" might survive? Evidence
from altered states research and parapsychological studies suggest we may
survive, but differently from our usual selves. One cassette.
Beyond the Brain by
Charles T. Tart
In what ways is consciousness merely a product of the brain, and it
what ways does it go beyond the physical brain? Altered states,
out-of-the-body experiences, paranormal healing, and the practice of
adopting experimental belief systems are discussed. A Shared Visions
interview. One cassette.
Choose Once Again: Selections from a Course in Miracles
by Charles T. Tart
The channeled book, A Course in Miracles, is one of the most profound
spiritual teachings of our time. These selections from one of the scribes
of the course, William Thetford, published as the small book Choose
Once Again, are read by me, with musical background. This is for
inspiration: listen for a few minutes, with your heart as well as your
head, and reflect. Commercially produced, music quality tapes. Two tapes.
Curso
de Parapsicologia by Alejandro Parra
A CD about educational parapsychology. In Spanish.
Tapes
and Videos on parapsychology and related topics by
Alejandro Parra
A Day of Mindfulness by Charles T. Tart
For those who have read or are planning to read and practice the
mindfulness exercises in Dr. Tart's Waking Up book, this 3-set
series of a 1988 workshop allows you to participate in a "live"
presentation, with experiential exercises fleshing out the explanations.
(Note: The Musical Body tape, described elsewhere, was used in part of
these exercises, but not recorded on this tape because much higher
fidelity is required than for typical voice recordings. This series is
useful without the Musical Body exercise, but richer with it, so you may
want to order that tape also if you don't already have it.) Three cassette
set.
Diving into the Pool of Consciousness by
Charles T. Tart
Charles T. Tart and leading transpersonal psychologist Arthur Hastings
examine the varieties of altered states, their relation to psychic
phenomena, and to the nature of mind itself. A relaxed, New Dimensions
interview. Two cassette set.
Developing and Using Psychic Abilities by
Charles T. Tart
An invited lecture, with discussion, at a workshop on developing remote
viewing and other psychic abilities. Psychological factors involved and
the place of psychic development in overall spiritual development are
discussed. One cassette.
Escaping from Mindlock by
Charles T. Tart
A 1988 interview of me by transpersonal psychologist Arthur Hastings,
dealing with the nature of transpersonal psychology and methods of
escaping from a constricted state of being we unfortunately call "normal,"
a state of mindlock instead of freedom. This tape was inspired by a
striking dream of mine about the human spiritual condition. One cassette.
Faith, Doubt, Consensus Trance, and Waking Up
by Charles T. Tart
Keynote Address, Association for Transpersonal Psychology, Asilomar,
California, 1987. Includes instructions for mindfulness exercises that the
audience was asked to practice through the rest of the conference. One
cassette.
Hidden Shackles: The Assumptions of Western Psychology
by Charles T. Tart
A lecture that describes the ways that implicit, unconscious
assumptions affect our daily lives. What you don't know will hurt you!
Techniques for discovering and changing these assumptions are covered. One
cassette.
Mindfulness in Life: What it Does by
Charles T. Tart
When a friend, James Baraz, needed me to cover for his class for
practiced Vipassana meditators while he was ill, I decided to see how well
people with meditation experience could apply Gurdjieffian
self-remembering in their daily lives. Many people report their
experiences on this tape and I suggest further directions for the
practice. The students results were very inspiring! One cassette.
Mindlessness and Mindfulness by
Charles T. Tart
Eastern psychology tells us we live in a state of illusion, in maya, in
samsara. Western psychology, while mistakenly thinking that we are
"realistic," actually has detailed data about just how we live in
illusion. A discussion of these ideas and indications of what to do about
becoming mindful instead of mindless. One cassette.
Musical Body: A Vitalizing Exercise by
Charles T. Tart
An experiential exercise with specially composed music by the
well-known San Francisco musical group, Geist. Loving attention
is directed through the body by listening to the music. Designed to
promote relaxation, self-acceptance, and to begin cultivating the
intelligence of the body. Music Tape. Use with high fidelity equipment.
One cassette.
Parapsychology by
Charles T. Tart
A four hour leisurely and stimulating discussion of modern psychic
research and its implications, with Dr. Tart and parapsychologists John
Palmer and Jeffrey Mishlove, and with New Dimensions hosts Michael Toms
and Will Nofke. Four tapes.
Parapsychology: A Science Whose Time Has Come
by Charles T. Tart
An overview of contemporary developments in parapsychology and what
they mean for understanding human nature, from a 1984 John F. Kennedy
University conference. A good tape to listen to before, as well as after,
the other parapsychology tapes. One cassette.
Priming Exercise by
Charles T. Tart
Self-remembering, using body sensation as an anchor in the
here-and-now, can and should be done at any time. It is helpful, however,
to start the day with this "priming" exercise (fully described in the
Waking Up book) first thing in the morning, or to use it when
possible as a refresher during the day. Since many people tell me they
find my voice especially helpful in guiding them through the exercise, I
have prepared this tape. Side one is a long version of about 20 minutes,
also suitable as a meditation on the body and the senses. Side two has a
brief (about 5 minutes) version for reminding during the business of the
day. One tape.
Psi Explorer
by Mario Varvoglis
Psi Explorer
CD-ROM
is a multimedia exploration of scientific parapsychology, and includes the
best of modern research and theories, over an hour of animations and
videos, hundreds of audio/visual documents and texts, virtual 3-D
environments, and interactive testing and training techniques. Available
exclusively from the
Parapsychology Foundation
Random Reminder Teacher #s 1, 2 and 3 by
Charles T. Tart
A great problem with self-remembering is remembering to do it. Ideally
an enlightened master would be with you during the day, reminding you,
especially when you need it the most! Lacking that, a reminder bell, rung
at random intervals, so your habits can't anticipate it, is a very useful
Gurdjieffian "alarm clock" for pausing a moment, coming to your senses,
and remembering yourself. I use these tapes in my workshops. The tape
plays silently in the background in your office or home, and sounds a
reminder bell at intervals ranging from 2 to 9 minutes. Since we
eventually get used to any mechanical reminder, three different tapes are
available, each with different tones and patterns. Having one is helpful:
having all three and randomly alternating their use will greatly extend
their usefulness. Each tape runs for 45 minutes on each side, and each
side is different. Three tapes available singly or in group.
The Strange and Fascinating World of Parapsychology
by Charles T. Tart
A more advanced discussion of psychic phenomena, originally on New
Dimensions radio. One cassette.
Self-Observation by
Charles T. Tart
A 1988 lecture Dr. Tart was invited to give at the University of
California San Francisco School of Public Health. Basic ideas about the
importance of self-observation expressed in a way appropriate to health
professionals, so this is especially interesting to those who are mental
health professionals. One cassette.
The Trance of Everyday Life and Beginning to Awaken
by Charles T. Tart
An introductory lecture, followed by a two hour workshop, on beginning
to awaken from the trance of everyday life through mindfulness practices.
Includes questions from and interactions with the students. Three tapes.
Toward Understanding Consciousness and Altered States of
Consciousness by Charles T. Tart
A review of what we now know about altered states of consciousness,
such as hypnosis, lucid dreams, meditation and drug induced states, and
their relations to growth and parapsychological factors. This lecture and
discussion was part of a special program by the California Institute of
Integral Studies in 1992 on Altered States of Consciousness: Past, Present
and Future. Two tapes.
Understanding the Mind: Pocket Ranch by
Charles T. Tart
In 1989 I was asked to present a comprehensive overview and discussion
on topics like altered states, psychic functioning, personal and spiritual
growth, psychedelic drugs, meditation, self-remembering, virtual reality
as a psychological model, etc. in one morning! The audience was a
sophisticated group who asked and made quite stimulating questions and
comments: they were students in one of Dr. Stanislav Grof's training
courses for holotropic breath work at Pocket Ranch in California. There is
much good discussion and experiential work. Two tapes.
Virtual Reality: A New Model for Transpersonal Psychology
by Charles T. Tart
The way we think about and model our minds affects the way we
experience and live. Models tend to be based on the most advanced
technology of the time. Computer generated virtual reality (VR) will be
the next model for our culture. In VR, a computer controls a coordinated
view of what you see and hear (and eventually what you will touch, taste
and smell), and a part of your brain, the ecological self turns it into
reality for you. A fascinating and wide-ranging lecture and discussion of
potential psychotherapeutic and transpersonal uses (and abuses) of
computer generated VR, and how we already live in a psychological VR.
Knowing about the VR we already live in can aid efforts at liberation. Two
tapes.
Waking Up: The Teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff by
Charles T. Tart
A five day workshop at the Omega Institute. A thorough course of
lectures, questions, discussions and exercises, comprising both a fairly
orthodox presentation of Gurdjieff's ideas and methods and my additions
and expansions. Seven tapes.
World Parliament of Superstition? by
Charles T. Tart
Discussion of scientism, parapsychology and transpersonal psychology as
bases for a new spirituality at the historic 1993 Chicago Parliament of
the World's Religions, celebrating the centenary of the 1893 Parliament
that introduced the West to Eastern teachings. One tape.
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