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The hero the world’s been waiting for? It’s you, sweet soul. Join psychologist and insatiably curious spiritual truth seeker Ashley Melillo each week as she melds psychology and spirituality to explore soulful topics such as consciousness, the nature of reality, self-reclamation + self-mastery, the higher self, empowerment, and awakened living. If you’re feeling stuck or stagnant and searching for a way to reignite that internal spark, this is the podcast for you. It’s time to come home to your soul—the world needs you to come alive.

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Living Beyond the Brain: The Eternal Nature of Consciousness

August 01, 2024 • Ashley Melillo • Episode 73

The main question we'll be answering in this episode is: Is the brain the producer of consciousness or the receiver of it? To answer this question, we'll explore the two primary theories on consciousness—the reductionist or materialist model and the holographic, spiritualist, or non-local model. We'll then dive deep into the spiritualist model of consciousness and explore a specific, prevailing theory within the broader spiritualist take on consciousness. Namely the holographic model of consciousness. And how this model of consciousness easily solves the so-called 'unsolvable' mysteries of our time.

*Note: Although hallucinogenic substances are referenced in this episode, I haven't used them myself and am not in any way suggesting you do so. However, I do recommend trying (only if it's safe for you to do so) holotropic breath work if you're interested in inducing an altered state of consciousness.

Sources
Radin, D. (2018) Real magic: Ancient wisdom, modern science, and a guide to the secret power of the universe. Harmony Books, New York.

Dr. David Hawkins' Map of Consciousness

Dr. David Hawkins' Levels of Consciousness Chart (correlates consciousness states to dimensions)

Ascension Glossary: Stations of Identity

YT Video: Manifestation (this is an excellent watch—I found it just as I was wrapping up writing this episode and it felt so synchronistic and affirmed many of the details in this episode and in an upcoming episode on manifestation)

Additional Resources and Reading
Episode on psi phenomena: Telepathy, Clairvoyance, and Precognition—Languages of the Heart

Episode on ego filters: The Ego Is an Instagram Filter

Article: The Quantum Hologram Theory of Consciousness as a Framework for Altered States of Consciousness Research
Article: Consciousness, Quantum Physics, the Zero Point Field and the Quantum Holographic Model
Article: Dyadic Model of Consciousness
Include a reference to veridical NDEs as evidence against the materialist view on consciousness
PEAR Lab—Robert G. Jahn's work
International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL—Jahn's continued work after PEAR closed)
Article: What If Consciousness Is Not An Emergent Property of the Brain?
Article: What are the Implicate Order and Holonomic Brain Theory?

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