The papers in this volume of Consciousness & Emotion Book Series are organized around the theme of "enaction." Enactive emotional processes are not merely the recipients of information or the passive victims of input and learning. The organism first is engaged in an ongoing, complex pattern of self-organizational activity, for the purpose of maintaining a dynamical continuity of pattern across changes of subserving micro-constituents and environmental conditions, making use of multiple shunt mechanisms, feedback loops, and other complex dynamical features. Self-organizational structure is used to distinguish between action and mere reaction. Accordingly, the papers of this volume by leading students of emotion such as Jaak Panksepp, Luc Ciompi, Thomas Natsoulas, Farzaneh Pahlavan, Michela Balconi, Todd Lubart, Louise Sundararajan, Jordan Petersen and others address three main issues: I. Emotional influences on perception and thought II. Agency and choice III. Agency and moral value

Teaches how the mystical tradition in Judaism can help in making a decision on whom to marry.

You've probably heard of The Secret. Now it's time to make The Choice. There is a great shift coming in the near future. We can all feel it. But what does it truly herald for the planet we inhabit? Is there reason for concern about the apocalyptic prophecies of the Mayan calendar, and is there an underlying physics driving these changes? How do planetary alignments and astronomical events such as the ones predicted for 2012 affect your consciousness? And most importantly, what can each of us do to influence this coming shift in both consciousness and physical reality? New York Times best-selling author Mike Bara examines all these questions and many more in The Choice, which also includes: How to use your own inner light—the power of your mind and spirit—to influence the physical world How governments the world over are preparing for the coming decade of change How to determine your place in the Next Age If we can truly can make this world into anything we want, which path will we choose?

You are changing. Your awareness of your inner self is deepening. Your relationships are shifting. How do you navigate these changes? How do you find clarity? How do you interact with others when you are getting to know yourself anew? Eloheim has 15 tools specifically designed to help you do this and more. The tools fall into four categories: - Readiness for change - Managing your energy - Seeing things a new way - New relationship to money The book begins with Eloheim explaining foundational concepts that will prepare you for using the tools in your day-to-day life. The last section of the book is an index of terms and concepts to further support you on your path of self-discovery. Remember that you don't have to have it all figured out before you begin, you don't need to know the end before you start. Step-by-step is the only way anything ever gets done The Choice for Consciousness, Tools for Conscious Living series is designed to offer step-by-step tools to support your movement out of the fear-based operating system into consciousness-based living, to rid yourself of baggage, static, and unhealthy habits, to help you discard victim mentality, and to live as the creator of your life. Volume one of the series contains 22 tools that focus on the realization that you create your reality. Volume two contains 16 tools created to help you begin to LIVE as a creator. The 15 tools in this book support you as you navigate your changing relationship to yourself, to others, and to money that comes when you own your role as the creator of your life.

Scientists may be approaching the finish-line in the race to understand consciousness. John Taylor introduces the contending theories, including his own. There is a sense among scientists that the time is finally ripe for the problem of consciousness to be solved once and for all. The development of new experimental and theoretical tools for probing the brain has produced an atmosphere of unparalleled optimism that the job can now be done properly: The race for consciousness is on! In this book, John Taylor describes the complete scene of entries, riders, gamblers, and racecourses. He presents his own entry into the race, which he has been working on for the past twenty-five years—the relational theory of consciousness, according to which consciousness is created through the relations between brain states, especially those involving memories of personal experiences. Because it is an ongoing and adaptive process, consciousness emerges from past brain activity. It is this highly subtle and delicate process of emergence that leads to the complexity of consciousness. Taylor does not just present another theory of consciousness, but makes comprehensible the nuts-and-bolts methodology behind the myriad attempts to win the race.