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8-Circuit Model of Consciousness

12 points by bhavin 16y ago

Jun8 16y ago
I thought interesting, then read the first sentence: "The 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness is a theory in psychology, first proposed by Timothy Leary. It consists of several quantum psychological systems that unify the various interpretations of the main altered states of consciousness into one coherent meta-theory." Hmm, sounded kinda mumbo-jumbo-ish, but I decided to read on. But when I hit "Timothy Leary greatly expanded upon the basic premise of eight brains, he had been inspired from sources such as the Hindu chakra system. However, the most direct transmission occurred when Leary received a document from a student of yoga." I hit the back button.
- m0th87 16y ago
  If you ever saw Across the Universe, Timothy Leary is the guy played by Bono from U2. The guy was fucking nuts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary
  - somebodyelse 16y ago
    You get the Timothy Leary you deserve.
pitiburi 16y ago
In the Top Ten articles to show what is wrong with Wikipedia. I can only smile thinking about the couple hours of facts and debunking that Sheldon Cooper can fill talking about this page.
Luc 16y ago
I think it's quite fruitful to assume that the brain consist of several layers of psychical processes, each at a different level in evolution and not always in tune with each other. It seems to be closer to the truth than assuming we are 'whole', or 'one mind'. I think that's pretty non-controversial, considering what we know about how brain anatomy, but then I'm not an expert. Also, perhaps the particular language he used was useful in dealing with patients?
sgentle 16y ago
Some other neat "I'm a psychologist and my magnum opus will be to decompose the human mind into N elements" theories: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Personality_Factors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Personality_Factors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belbin_Team_Inventory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belbin_Team_Inventory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Capacity_Analysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Capacity_Analysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman_Personality_Profile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman_Personality_Profile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Temperaments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Temperaments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism http://www.quizopolis.com/which-twilight-character-are-you.php http://www.quizopolis.com/which-twilight-character-are-you.p...

12 points by bhavin 16y ago

Jun8 16y ago

I thought interesting, then read the first sentence: "The 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness is a theory in psychology, first proposed by Timothy Leary. It consists of several quantum psychological systems that unify the various interpretations of the main altered states of consciousness into one coherent meta-theory." Hmm, sounded kinda mumbo-jumbo-ish, but I decided to read on. But when I hit "Timothy Leary greatly expanded upon the basic premise of eight brains, he had been inspired from sources such as the Hindu chakra system. However, the most direct transmission occurred when Leary received a document from a student of yoga." I hit the back button.

m0th87 16y ago
If you ever saw Across the Universe, Timothy Leary is the guy played by Bono from U2. The guy was fucking nuts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary
- somebodyelse 16y ago
  You get the Timothy Leary you deserve.

pitiburi 16y ago

In the Top Ten articles to show what is wrong with Wikipedia. I can only smile thinking about the couple hours of facts and debunking that Sheldon Cooper can fill talking about this page.

Luc 16y ago

I think it's quite fruitful to assume that the brain consist of several layers of psychical processes, each at a different level in evolution and not always in tune with each other. It seems to be closer to the truth than assuming we are 'whole', or 'one mind'. I think that's pretty non-controversial, considering what we know about how brain anatomy, but then I'm not an expert. Also, perhaps the particular language he used was useful in dealing with patients?

sgentle 16y ago

Some other neat "I'm a psychologist and my magnum opus will be to decompose the human mind into N elements" theories: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Personality_Factors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Personality_Factors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belbin_Team_Inventory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belbin_Team_Inventory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Capacity_Analysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Capacity_Analysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirsey_Temperament_Sorter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman_Personality_Profile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman_Personality_Profile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Temperaments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Temperaments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism http://www.quizopolis.com/which-twilight-character-are-you.php http://www.quizopolis.com/which-twilight-character-are-you.p...