The course draws upon investigations and models concerning the nature, types, and levels of consciousness, drawn from various religious traditions, yoga, mysticism, spirituality, shamanism, Jungian psychology, and parapsychology. It also explores the nature of transcendent consciousness, or super consciousness from spiritual traditions, as well as the practices used in the various traditions to attain these states.
This class will be collaborative. Instead of uniform midterm and final exams, and weekly papers on your readings, each student will make two presentations to classmates during the quarter. The presentations can be via Forum posts, in person presentations during on-campus classes (or via Skype), short papers, or uploads of audio or video recordings. Not to worry if you do not feel comfortable presenting, or are technologically challenged – papers are fine.
- Teacher: Roger Cavnaugh