Welcome to The Sentient Universe — a series of dispatches exploring consciousness, the human condition, and our place in a living cosmos, where science meets spirit and the metaphysical intersects with the mystical. A refuge from the noise of mainstream news, The Sentient Universe blends emerging research on consciousness with ancient
The Rundown “What if the most essential molecular machinery in our bodies operates quantum mechanically?” This is the question that drives physicist and physician Dr. Anita Goel, founder and CEO of Nanobiosym Research Institute. She believes we may be standing at the threshold of a new physics—one capable of
The Rundown From the earliest writings to quantum cosmology, questions about our identity and role in the universe have persisted, conveyed through the myth, philosophy, and science of cultures across history. Sumerian texts suggest the cosmos is alive with divine intelligence. Ancient Hindu tradition describes Brahman, an all-encompassing essence that
The Rundown If you’re new to meditation, understanding what it is and how to begin can feel overwhelming. Meditation is practiced in many traditions, both religious and secular, using a variety of methods, so there isn’t a single, universally accepted definition of what meditation actually is. Don’t
The Rundown Samhain (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-win, or SAH-ween, depending on dialect), or Halloween as we call it in the West, is an ancient Celtic festival that celebrates the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. It signifies the shift between the light and dark halves of the year,