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Article2025

AI Keeps Getting Better at Talking About Consciousness

Current scientific asymmetry exists between the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and the limited understanding of consciousness. While AI models like Claude 3.0 exhibit traits associated with consciousness, they express uncertainty about their own sentience and inner experiences, highlighting the ongoing philosophical and scientific questions surrounding the nature of consciousness.

Book2018

Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self

A groundbreaking study explores how altered states of consciousness, such as those experienced during shock, meditation, or drug use, reveal insights into the nature of consciousness. The author, Marc Wittmann, discusses the close relationship between the perception of time and self, examining how extreme experiences can distort these perceptions. He also highlights research on psychedelics and their potential therapeutic uses for conditions like depression and anxiety, arguing that understanding these altered states is crucial for unraveling the mystery of consciousness.

Channel2018

AltVR

AltVR is a YouTube channel focused on art, culture, future, philosophy, psychology, science, spirituality, technology, and virtual reality, launched in 2018. More information can be found at their URL: https://www.youtube.com/@AltVR_YouTube.

Book1987

Amazon.com: The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at M.I.T

Explores the future envisioned by the Media Lab at MIT, focusing on how scientists are reshaping mass media to cater to individual desires and preferences.

Article2000

Art, Technology, Consciousness

The collection features articles from artists and scientists presented at the Third International CAiiA-STAR Research Conference, focusing on the intersection of art, technology, and consciousness. It explores diverse topics such as artificial life, immersive VR, and the nature of consciousness, emphasizing a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach. The aim is to raise key questions and pursue creative implications rather than provide definitive answers, while also considering the spiritual aspects of human experience and their artistic implications.

Book2017

Book

Eliott Edge explores virtual reality as a profound metaphor for human civilization, arguing that cultures themselves are forms of virtual realities shaped by language, religion, and societal beliefs. The collection of essays emphasizes that our perceptions and institutions create virtual worlds that influence our identity and existence, presenting an ontological awakening regarding our understanding of reality.

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Cyberdelic Nexus Newsletter

The Cyberdelic Nexus Newsletter covers topics related to art, culture, cyberdelia, science, spirituality, technology, and virtual reality. It includes a link to the newsletter and mentions related content.

Article2025Featured

Cybernetics of the Self

The article introduces the concept of a cyberdelic stance, emphasizing conscious engagement with technology as feedback loops that can enhance wisdom and agency. It explores the evolution of cybernetics, merging it with psychedelia to highlight tools and practices that promote interconnection and co-creation, encouraging individuals to actively shape their experiences rather than being controlled by algorithms.

Article2025Featured

David Glowacki,“La idea de vivir 500 años me asusta más que la muerte”

David Glowacki, físico, trabaja en un proyecto que utiliza realidad virtual para recrear experiencias cercanas a la muerte en pacientes con enfermedades graves, con el fin de reducir su ansiedad sobre la muerte y transformar su relación con la mortalidad. Se menciona que aproximadamente el 5% de la población ha tenido tales experiencias, las cuales suelen cambiar profundamente su comprensión de la vida y la muerte.

Article2022

Enosis Therapeutics wants to optimise psychedelic therapy with VR

Enosis Therapeutics and Psylo are leveraging technology in Australia to advance medicinal psychedelic therapy, with Enosis focusing on virtual reality tools for integration therapy and Psylo developing non-hallucinogenic synthetic compounds. Australia has become the first country to legalize psychedelic-assisted therapies for conditions like treatment-resistant depression and PTSD.

Research paper2025Featured

Exploring Peak Experiences through Multi-Sensory Extended Reality

Research explores how Multi-Sensory Extended Reality (MSXR) can induce Peak Experiences and altered states of consciousness to improve mental health. The study uses a qualitative phenomenological approach to capture participants' experiences and perceived therapeutic benefits, aiming to enhance the role of immersive technologies in mental health interventions and contribute to counseling psychology and consciousness studies.

Article2018

GroupFlow: Toward a New Paradigm of Human Connection

GroupFlow is a biofeedback system that transforms real-time heart and breath data from groups into sound, light, and music, enhancing feelings of connection and spiritual depth. Experimental sessions at Esalen showed that participants experienced increased interoceptive awareness, emotional healing, and a stronger sense of belonging, contributing to research on how synchronized physiology can alleviate loneliness and promote human flourishing.

Tool2025Featured

Hyperhuman Techniques

Hyperhuman Techniques is a tool featured in a spiritual technology database, focusing on topics like altered states, mindfulness, psychology, and spirituality. More information can be found at the provided URL.

Podcast2026

Hyperhumanism, Technomancy & Shamanism in the 21st Century w. Carl Hayden Smith & Pascal Michael

Podcast featuring discussions on hyperhumanism, technomancy, and shamanism in the 21st century, exploring themes of aliens, future societies, psychology, spirituality, and technology.

Podcast2025Featured

Hyperhumanism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of AI

Exploration of hyperhumanism emphasizes reclaiming humanity amidst advancements in AI, touching on themes of art, culture, philosophy, and spirituality, as discussed in a podcast featuring Carl Hayden Smith.

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Recuerda Club

Recuerda Club es un canal que explora temas como el anarquivismo, la cultura, la ciber cultura, la psicodelia, la psicología, la espiritualidad y la tecnología. Se puede acceder a más información en su sitio web.

Research paper2022

Sipping the virtual elixir: An autoethnographic close reading of Ayahuasca Kosmik Journey, a self-transcendent virtual experience

Self-transcendent experiences in ancient psychedelic ceremonies, like ayahuasca, can be explored through virtual reality (VR) as a legal alternative. An autoethnographic analysis of Ayahuasca Kosmik Journey reveals insights into the design and experience of cyberdelic interactions, highlighting themes of agency, embodiment, and self-transcendence. The study emphasizes the role of spatiality and sensory engagement in evoking profound emotional responses, while also addressing the limitations of immersive technology in replicating these experiences.

Article2025

Spirit Tech 3.0: Can We Meet the Moment?

Spirit Tech 3.0 represents a shift towards spiritually oriented technology that transcends basic mindfulness apps, focusing on personalized, transformative tools rooted in contemplative science. It discusses the evolution from early biofeedback devices to AI companions and advanced sensing technologies, emphasizing the need for ethical standards and governance to prevent the replication of extractive tech culture.

Book2021

Spirit Tech: The Brave New World of Consciousness Hacking and Enlightenment Engineering

Explores the intersection of technology and spirituality, highlighting innovations like wearables for meditation, the "God Helmet" for enhancing psychic abilities, and psychedelic tourism. It examines ethical considerations and the transformative potential of "spirit tech" in personal growth and religious practices, providing insights into a rapidly evolving landscape of consciousness hacking.

Book1998Featured

TechGnosis: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information

Erik Davis explores the intersection of technology and spirituality, revealing how religious and esoteric ideas influence technological communication. He connects topics like electricity and alchemy, online gaming and occult practices, and virtual reality with gnostic mythology. The work also discusses apocalyptic visions related to technology, offering historical context and insights into a future where mind and machine intertwine.

Video2023Featured

The 4 Levels of Psychedelic Geometry (Ft. ‪@LokaVision‬)

A video by Josie Kins explores the intersection of art, culture, and psychedelics, focusing on the concept of psychedelic geometry and its implications for spirituality and technology. Related content can be found through the provided YouTube link.

Movie2025

The Light

A movie titled "The Light," directed by Tom Tykwer, explores themes of flicker light stimulation, psychology, spirituality, and technology, and is set to be released in 2025. More information can be found on its IMDb page.

Article2021

The Rise of Spiritual Technologies

Nichol Bradford, executive director of the Transformative Technology Lab, explores technology-based solutions for happiness and spiritual awakening, influenced by breakthroughs in psychedelic medicine and meditation studies. She emphasizes the potential of a $4 trillion market for wellness technologies, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Book2020

Virtual Existentialism: Meaning and Subjectivity in Virtual Worlds

Explores existence in virtual worlds through existentialism, emphasizing how technology and practices shape human perception, values, and beliefs. It highlights the potential of virtual environments to offer new perspectives and experiences, making it relevant for scholars in philosophy, anthropology, media studies, and digital game studies.

Podcast2023

Virtual Reality as a Tool for End-of-Life Anxiety and Pain with Gregory Roufa and Lama Karma

The podcast discusses the use of virtual reality as a tool to alleviate end-of-life anxiety and pain, featuring insights from Gregory Roufa and Lama Karma. It explores the intersection of technology, spirituality, and the human experience of death.

Article2025

VR for relaxation. Best virtual reality relaxation apps

Virtual reality is becoming a significant tool for relaxation and mental health, utilizing immersive environments and mindfulness exercises to alleviate stress and anxiety. The article reviews scientific evidence, user challenges, and criteria for selecting VR apps, comparing leading platforms like TRIPP, Nature Treks VR, and others based on features, therapeutic value, pricing, and accessibility.

Research paper2022

VR Therapy in Palliative Care: A Case Series

Virtual reality (VR) therapy offers potential benefits for reducing symptom burden in palliative care patients. This case series evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of using VR therapy in this population, addressing a gap in existing research on its application in palliative settings.

Video2024Featured

We Are Cyberdelic

A video by Jason Silva explores themes of art, culture, future, philosophy, psychedelics, psychology, society, and spirituality, highlighting the intersection of these topics. The video is featured and available at the provided URL.

Article2023

What It's Like to Take a Psychedelic Trip Without Drugs

A journalist explores the Reality Center in Santa Monica, which uses light, sound, and vibration to create psychedelic-like experiences without drugs. While the sessions provide stunning visuals and relaxation, they lack the depth of traditional psychedelic trips, raising concerns about the commercialization of psychedelic culture.

Magazine1971

Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools

Individuals are gaining personal power to shape their own education and environment, seeking tools that facilitate this process, as traditional systems have obscured real gains with significant defects. The Next Earth Catalog promotes these empowering tools.

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