Not since A Beautiful Mind has there been a true story involving Princeton and altered states of consciousness - but unlike the story of the breakdown of a Princeton professor, in Blowing America's Mind the dose of madness is deliberately induced in Princeton students at the nearby (and now defunct) New Jersey Neuro-Psychiatric Institute under the guise of expanding consciousness, attaining nirvana, and improving sex lives. 
Jeremy Kagan, Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Chairperson of Special Projects for the Directors Guild of America describes Blowing America's Mind as: "a fascinating journey of love, drugs and covert governmental intrigue. Suspenseful in documenting the impact of the 'Psychedelic Revolution' at Princeton in the late 1960 s, the book is a complex, poignant drama detailing CIA-sponsored hypnosis and LSD research, as the famous all-male Ivy League university is on the eve of going coed and on the edge of imploding." 
How did America's CIA get caught up in things like psychedelics, deep hypnosis - and Princeton student life? This historic entanglement of the CIA, deep hypnosis, LSD and the Ivy League happened because the CIA in the 1950's and 1960's experimented with new devious ways to impact the minds of its enemies - both foreign and domestic - including its own retiring agents (to erase memories of classified information), and also supposedly-dangerous internal hostiles ... such as college kids fighting against Vietnam War atrocities. The secret program was called MK-ULTRA, and the well known Princeton alumni who co-authored this book were among the guinea pigs. 
For fifty years, no one has stepped forward to reveal the insider true story of how innocent Princeton students got caught up in and nearly done in by the CIA s late-sixties LSD-laced hypnotic research. Now the story's out in the open. 
The co-authors feel that their book is a true-to-life One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with a touch of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Blowing America's Mind: A True Story of Princeton, CIA Mind Control, LSD and Zen

John Selby

Paul Jeffrey Davids

Yellow Hat Productions, Inc.

Take Charge of Your Mind

Paul Hannam

Improving the energy in the workplace, managing sales-team empathy, and generating bold new ideas are some of the suggestions included in this guide to establishing leadership, improving relationships, and finding greater success in business.

Executive Genius: How to Build a High-Awareness Company

Business & Money

Ahmos Netanel

Business Culture

Career Pr Inc

The magnificent portraits of North American Indians collected in this volume were taken between the years 1908-13 on a series of three expeditions, sponsored by John Wanamaker, the department store magnate, and his son Rodman and led by Joseph Kossuth Dixon, a highly-skilled photographer and self-promoter. Unlike his better-known contemporary Edward Curtis, Dixon concentrated on portraiture and in so doing created an enduring collection of character studies. His subjects are not anonymous representatives of a time outside of history; they are living, breathing individuals, who can in most cases be identified. The Wanamaker expeditions had a political agenda; they were an attempt to save Indian culture from extinction by publicizing Indian history and thereby gaining citizenship for the members of the tribes in America. In 1908, the first expedition went to the Valley of the Little Bighorn in Montana, with the aim of making a movie version of Hiawatha with an all-Indian cast. The second expedition returned to the Valley, in 1909, for a meeting of what was expected to be the Last Great Indian Council. In 1913, Wanamaker sponsored the Expedition of Citizenship. This final expedition covering over 20,000 miles was undertaken in order to present the American flag, as a symbol of citizenship, to everyone of the 189 Indian tribes. The Indians were granted American citizenship in 1924. The three Wanamaker expeditions produced 11,000 negatives on glass plate and nitrate film, as well as fifty miles of motion picture film. Following the deaths of both Dixon and Rodman Wanamaker in the late 1920s, their Indian materials were dispersed. The bulk of the collection came into the possession of the William Hammond Mathers Museum at Indiana University. Thomas Kavanagh, its Curator of Collections, has selected the prints for this important new volume and provided a lucid introduction, placing these photographic treasures in their proper historical, cultural, and artistic contexts.

The Conquest of the American West: An Illustrated History

History

Americas

Konecky&Konecky

Jesus for the Rest of Us by John Selby is written for the many millions of Americans who don't find traditional or right-wing Christian theologies fulfilling, but who want to explore the direct meditative experience of Jesus' presence and guidance in their lives.
Despite an artificially-boosted high profile, fundamentalist Christians actually make up less than 7 percent of the American public. Meanwhile, a growing number of people inside and outside the Church are turning away from religious extremism and outmoded beliefs--a full third of American adults now identify themselves as "spiritual, but not religious."
If you yourself have had your curiosity about Jesus squashed by fundamentalist extremism, or if you hesitate to pursue feelings of connectedness with the presence of Jesus because you don't like dogmatic beliefs, you're going to love Jesus for the Rest of Us. Former minister John Selby offers a compassionate experiential guide that will enable you to encounter Jesus' meditative presence where all words stop . . . and true spiritual experience begins.
From John Selby's extensive research into the mechanics of meditation, as well as his lifelong work as a therapist and spiritual counselor, he now teaches this new meditation technique that actively nurtures the love and guidance of Jesus' presence in our hearts. A landmark text, Jesus for the Rest of Us will help you connect with the contemplative and mystical qualities of Jesus' teachings that have sustained deep spiritual experience in millions of hearts from the time of Jesus to the present.
John Selby offers a remarkably simple yet powerful post-Christian meditation process, focusing on Jesus' actual presence in our lives--beyond all theology and dogma. It will appeal to everyone seeking to experience a more meaningful spiritual life through their own direct connection with the divine.

Jesus for the Rest of Us

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Hampton Roads Publishing

Forty years ago, the legendary philosopher Alan Watts challenged then-graduate student John Selby to undertake a bold project: "to study the world's great meditation traditions as a psychologist from the inside out; identify the underlying psychological process common to those traditions; and then go out and teach this universal process to whoever might want to learn it." For those past forty years John Selby has combined in-depth research into cognitive science with practical wisdom from his lifelong experience practicing and teaching meditation to his students and therapy clients. Now Selby presents a remarkable summation of his work, using twelve universal "Focus Phrases" that predictably elicit deep experience and realization. Expand This Moment departs from traditional long-form meditation guides by presenting a short daily practice that suits our busy lives. Selby's process uses his twelve unique Focus Phrases to quickly stimulate inner awakening, healing, insight and peace. The twelve Focus Phrases: Phase 1: Zen Awakening 1: "I choose to enjoy this moment." 2: "I feel the air flowing in and out of my nose." 3: "I also feel the movements in my chest and belly." 4: "I'm aware of my whole body here in this present moment." Phase 2: Emotional Healing 5: "I am open to experience the feelings in my heart." 6: "I let go of all my stress and worries and feel peaceful inside." 7: "I accept everyone I know -- just as they are." 8: "I honor and love myself just as I am." Phase 3: Insight &amp; Action 9: "I am open ... to receive ..." 10: "I feel connected with my source." 11: "I'm here to serve, to love, to prosper, &amp; enjoy myself." 12: "I am ready to act with courage and integrity." Selby's short-form process can be completed in just 5 minutes--and have lasting impact. His Focus Phrases gently insert positive messages into a person's ongoing inner dialogue, promoting spiritual development, emotional healing, and core success. "These 12 Focus Phrases," Selby concludes, "are now my daily meditation practice. They also stay with me all day long so that I can be more aware, more 'here and now', all the time!"____________________________________

Expand This Moment: Focused Meditations to Quiet Your Mind, Brighten Your Mood, and Set Yourself Free

Birgitta Steiner

Religion & Spirituality

New World Library

Charles F. Haanel created his personal development programme, known as the Master Key System, in 1912. It has been hugely influential, inspiring Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich (1937), the first self-help book, and more recently (2006) the international bestseller The Secret. Millions of people worldwide now realise that success in life comes from more than just chance, fate, good connections, or even hard work. Rumour has it that while he was attending Harvard, Bill Gates discovered Charles F. Haanel's book, which prompted him to drop out of university and pursue his dream of 'a computer on every desk and in every home'. Thanks to books like The Secret, the 'law of attraction' has become well known, as a way to help us to shed negative attitudes and habits and fulfil our potential. Now here at last is the crucial next step: a book that places such ideas in the context of a practical daily process for attaining your goals. Haanel believed in positive action and hard work, but he also believed in the ability of every one of us to tap into the divine source of knowledge and wisdom that permeates the universe. Tapping the Source combines the timeless wisdom of Haanel with the benefits of a century of ground-breaking developments in the use of meditation, psychology and focused concentration to reach alpha states for peak performance. Tapping the Source teaches methods that enable you to manifest your dreams, becoming wholly connected with others and finding the means within yourself to live your life to its fullest. If life had an instruction manual with step-by-step instructions on how to achieve success and happiness, Tapping the Source would be that book.

Tapping the Source. William Gladstone, Richard Greninger and John Selby

William Gladstone

Richard Greninger

Parenting & Relationships

Paul Watkins

This volume should appeal to those with no knowledge of meditation who are interested in its therapeutic benefits, as well as New Age and Buddhist readers who want to improve their skills. This book explains the meditation techniques of many great teachers: Buddha - accepting the truth; Gurdjieff - self-remembering; Jesus - awakening the heart; Krishnamurti - experiencing bliss; Lau Tzu - quieting the mind; Mohammed - emotional healing; and Patanjali - watching the breath.

Seven Masters : One Path - Meditation Secrets from the World's Greatest Teachers

Psychology & Counseling

Random House]

Conscious Healing: Visualizations to Boost Your Immune System

Manfred Von Luhmann

New Age Books

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