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The writings of Mark Bancroft, MA/CHT provide a comprehensive review on select subjects related to the study of consciousness. As with the articles presented on this Web site, the writings are meant to provide a source of reading material aimed at facilitating self-inquiry through an understanding of consciousness and the nature of reality.

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Consciousness:
  The Experience of Being & Meaning
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  • Part One:    Defining Consciousness
     
  • Part Two:    Plato and the Meta-Paradigm of Western Society
     
  • Part Three:  Paradigms and the Perception of Reality
     
  • Part Four:   Quantum Consciousness and Therapy
     
  • Part Five:    Living Systems Theory as a Therapeutic Resource
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Quantum Physics & Consciousness.

  • Part One:    The Precarious Beginnings of Quantum Theory
     
  • Part Two:    The Problems & Challenges Facing Quantum
                       Physics
     
  • Part Three:  The Solution
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The Land of IT:
Reason, Logic, and Consciousness.

  • A look at the current scientific paradigm as it relates to    understanding the nature of consciousness.
     
  • Examines the philosophical pillars of consciousness:
    the Problem of Other Minds, the Mind/Body problem, and the Problem of Freewill.
     
  • Explanations offered to account for consciousness.
    Discussion on the four ontologies: materialism, dualism, idealism, and pan psychism.
     
  • Considerations in establishing a science of consciousness; and why the study of consciousness is important.
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Consciousness and the Quantum:
Metaphor, Mechanism, Cosmology.

  • Part One:   An Introduction to the Study of Consciousness
     
  • Part Two:   Understanding Consciousness through Quantum    
                      Metaphor.
     
  • Part Three:  Applying the Quantum Metaphor Model
     
  • Part Four:   Understanding Consciousness through Quantum
                       Mechanism.
     
  • Part Five:    Understanding Consciousness through Quantum
                       Cosmology.
     
  • Part Six:     An Evolutionary Model of Consciousness
     
  • Part Seven: Integration and the Evolutionary Model.
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Caught Inside the Wind:
The Systems Approach to Consciousness.

  • Part One:   Consciousness & The Pea
     
  • Part Two:  Consciousness- A Living System?
     
  • Part Three: Alchemical Evolution
     
  • Part Four:   Science & the Conscious Experience
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Plato's Cosmology & the Mystical Experience.

  • A look at the cosmology Plato has given to Western society; its roots in the mystical experience; and, the inherent drawbacks found in dualism. 
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The History & Psychology of
Spirit Possession & Exorcism.

  • Part One:    Historical & Cultural Accounts of Spirit Possession
                       and Exorcism.
     
  • Part Two:    The Psychology of Spirit Possession and Exorcism.
     
  • Part Three:  Therapeutic Considerations

    Demonstrates the relative nature which exists between objective and subjective reality
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Brain Physiology:
A Look at the Major Structures & Properties of the Brain.

  • Part One:   The Major Structures of the Brain
                       a. Forebrain
                       b. Midbrain, The Mesencephalon
                       c. The Hindbrain
     
  • Part Two:  The Neuron
                       a. Basic Neuron Description
                       b. How the Neuron Works (electrically)
                       c. How the Neuron Works (chemically)
                       d. How the Synapse Operates
                           (inhibitory/excitatory)
     
  • Part Three: The Major Neurotransmitters (mode of action/s)
                      a. Acetylcholine (ACh)
                      b. Monoamines
                      c. Amino Acids
                      d. Peptides
     
  • Part Four: The Limbic System (components + functions)
                      a. Cingulate Gyrus
                      b. Hippocampus
                      c. Amygdala
                      d. Hypothalamus and Septal Nuclei
     
  • Part Five: The Autonomic Nervous System
                      a. Sympathetic Division
                      b. Parasympathetic Division 
     
  • Part Six: The Reticular Formation (function and location)
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