The Emerging Mind

by Karen Nesbitt Shanor

Book Overview

Is you big toe capable of thinking? Who's driving your car while you're busy daydreaming? What goes on in your mind while you sleep? Can our thoughts really influence others, or create physical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158063057X
• ISBN13: 9781580630573
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Renaissance Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

ASTONISHING INSIGHT TO A COMPLEX SUBJECT

Animal or human, the study of the mind has always been a source of fasination to me and is what prompted my studies in psychology. No matter how much we know, we can never know enough; there is always so much more to learn. For those who have not pursued this interest through any formal course of study, this book is an excellent place to start. Through it, the reader will have a better understanding of how our mind develops as a child, and what happens in Multiple Personality Disorder, usually a result of servere trauma or child abuse. The book also explores what takes place when we dream and the close relationship between our mind and the physical body. For those who hope to find a "How To" book on solving life's problems, ...you may be disappointed if that is what you expect. The mind is a complex instrument. Think of it as an enormous complex computer system, compounded a million times over by feelings and emotions which your desk-top computer does not have. While there are many self-help books available on a variety of topics, there is no one specific book that is going to tell one how to solve or "quick fix" many of life's more serious or challenging problems, such as diagnosing and living with MPD - that requires extensive professional counselling. I believe the author's intent was to give us a better understanding of how the mind works, as opposed to a solution in solving or "fixing" our problems. In that light, he has fulfilled his objective."The Emerging Mind" is well written by a professional author, experienced in the field. Unlike some other books on the subject which can be somewhat complicated for a lay person to understand, this one is easily understood and written in an enjoyable, interesting format. It is a thought-provoking journey into our own intricate network system...the human mind.

The Emerging Mind

"Dr. Shanor brings together some of the most interesting research and ideas! From how to improve our memories to how a child's mind develops -- in a healthy way -- to her "Beam Me Up Scotty" prediction about how our thoughts travel. This is amazing and credible, because she and her contributors know their science. Just goes to show that truth really is more amazing than fiction. I can't believe how much good stuff is presented in one book!"

Resource for the Mind

When a friend gave me a copy of The Emerging Mind and said if I read any book this year it should be this one, I thought he was crazy. Now I know why he said that, so I want to share my enthusiasm. Get this book. You won't be sorry.

At Last! A High Level View for the Layman

Dr. Shanor has bridged the gap between complex academic research and the lay readers' never ending curiousity about "what, simply, makes us tick." She has presented very clearly a new "language of the mind and spirit." This language helps to better describe our human functions and dysfunctions, to explain new cross discipline research findings (Neuro-paths and Faith?), to raise issues for further investigation, and to weave Western and Eastern spiritual/medical philosophies toward mutually supporting world views. She systematically presents to the reader many interesting and critical contemporary concepts in neuro-biology, psychology, phenomenology, physics, health and healing, hypnosis and dreams, the conscious and the subconscious realms. The book is emminently readable. Each of her supporting contributors (Chopra, Pribram, Putnam, Gachenbach, and Spencer) is a formidable expert in his or her field(s). And there is humor in the Truths she is addressing. Enjoy!

Excellent and well done!

What do you think about while you are sleeping? Does you mind and body have some sort of connection to each other? Is it possible for to unlock your full potential? In the book The Emerging mind you may find these answers and so much more.Doctor Shanor has written a book that takes a completely new look and how the mind really works. Shanor's communicates ideas that may be difficult for most to understand, but after reading this book I was amazed at how simple they are.Along with experts like Deepak Chopra, Karl Pribram, Frank Putnam and others you'll with find ways to help improve your life and make it easier to for you to begin down the road to success. Doctor Shanor and others give you a glimpse into this new realm. Find out how to gain esteem and self-importance, work on overcoming addictions, building and creating lasting relationships and so much more. Not a "standard" self-help book, The Emerging Mind is just what the doctor ordered.