Beyond the Brain
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8th – 10th November
Beyond the Brain 2024
8th – 10th November
Location: Online
Speakers
Joan Borysenko
Edi Bilimoria
Mary Neal
Donald Hoffman
Marieta Pehlivanova
Marjorie Woollacott
Gregory Shushan
David Lorimer
Vasileios Basios
Gary Lachman
Shulamit Elson
Marc Wittmann
Marina Weiler
Kristin Hoffman
Adrian Parker
Kim Penberthy
David Furlong
Stuart Kauffman
Ellis Linders
Tadas Stumbrys
Federico Faggin
Deborah Erickson
Les Lancaster
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Join Dr Rupert Sheldrake and Dr Iain McGilchrist in dialogue at Beyond the Brain 2023.
ABOUT
Beyond the Brain is the world’s premier conference series exploring new research on whether and how consciousness and mind extend beyond the physical brain and body.
The first of the conference series was run in 1995. This year’s event covers science and spiritual practices, the boundary between neuroscience and mystical experience, transpersonal psychology, psychedelics and the brain, death and after-death communication, consciousness in relation to the brain and the universe, and the relationship between science and spirituality. There will also be an experiential session on each day.
Consciousness is one of the hottest topics in science, which is why we established the interdisciplinary Beyond the Brain conference series with Willis Harman and Edgar Mitchell of the Institute of Noetic Sciences at St John’s College, Cambridge in 1995. This will be the fourteenth in the series. The conferences all explore the frontiers of consciousness research beyond the limits of scientific materialism.
testimonials
“Wonderful opportunity to listen to inspiring people, learn about the latest experiments and hypotheses and discuss ideas on consciousness and psi phenomena with others.”
“Quite frankly, this symposium served as an inspiration to me during what I consider to be ‘dark times’ in planetary consciousness. The speakers were excellent and the information quite likely vital if humanity is to survive the current challenges we now face as a collective species.”
“This far exceeded my expectations and allowed me to interact with leading academics on the subject of Near-Death Experience and allied subjects.”
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History 1995 – 2023
Beyond the Brain conferences have been running biennially since 1995. These conferences explore themes at the frontiers of consciousness studies, psychology and healing. Topics and speakers at the conference series are listed below:
Beyond the Brain 2023
3rd – 5th November
Location: Online
Speakers
- Prof Masayuki Ohkado
- Dr Vasileios Basios
- Dr Jeffrey Dunne
- Helané Wahbeh
- Dorothea Fuckert, MD
- Dr Oliver Robinson
- Prof. Jim Tucker
- Dr Rupert Sheldrake
- Dr Iain McGilchrist
- Pascal Michael PhD
- Evan Premo
- Paul Mills
- Marjorie Woollacott
- Cheyenne Loana Lückemeier
- Valerie Reichmann Popowski
- Terence Sexton
- Michael Nahm
- Grainne McAnallen
- Dr Mona Sobhani
- Dr Dean Radin
- Prof Bill Bengston
beyond the brain 2022
4th – 6th November
Location: Online
Speakers
- Dr Natasha Tassell-Matamua
- Dr Steve Taylor
- Prof Jeffrey Kripal
- Ben Gross
- Dr Yvonne Kason
- Dr Siegmar Gerken
- Judith Quin
- Dr Eben Alexander III
- Dr Jeffrey Mishlove
- Fiona Hovsepian
- Dr Lila Moore
- Dr Bethany Butzer
- Dr Oliver Robinson
- Mitch Horowitz
- Dr Helané Wahbeh
beyond the brain 2021
5th – 7th November
Location: Online
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Speakers
- Rupert Sheldrake
- Etzel Cardeña
- Caroline Watt
- Marilyn Schlitz
- Peter Fenwick
- Bruce Greyson
- Graham Hancock
- David Lorimer
- Diane Hennacy Powell
- David Lucke
- Bruce Parry
- Anthena Potari
- Natalie Dyer
- Oliver Robinson
- Bernard Carr
- Jessica Utts
beyond the brain 2020
6th – 8th November
Location: Online
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Speakers
- Prof Harald Atmanspacher
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Tim Freke
- Prof Janice Miner Holden
- Prof Ed Kelly
- David Lorimer
- Prof Kim Penberthy
- Dr Noelle St. Germain-Sehr
- Amanda St. Germain-Sehr
- Dr Iain McGilchrist
- Dr Oliver Robinson
- Dr Tamara Russell
- Analaura Trivellato
beyond the brain 2019
2nd – 3rd November
Location: University of Westminster
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Speakers
- Prof Stephen Braude
- Evelyn Elsaesser
- Amanda Feilding
- Fabio Garces
- Prof Betty Kovacs
- Dr David Luke
- Seth Newman
- Prof Chris Roe
- Dr Rupert Sheldrake
- Dr Steve Taylor
- Ken Wilber
- Prof Marjorie Woollacott.
beyond the brain 2018
3rd – 4th November
Location: Excel Centre
Speakers
- Dr Eben Alexander
- Dr Jessica Bockler
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Prof Les Lancaster
- David Lorimer
- Dr David Luke
- Lynne McTaggart
- Dr Raymond Moody
- Charlie Morley
- Karen Newell
- Dr Rosalind Pearmain
- Dr Pim van Lommel
beyond the brain 2017
28th – 29th October
Location: Regent’s University
Speakers
- Dr Eben Alexander
- Dr Jessica Bockler
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Prof Les Lancaster
- David Lorimer
- Dr David Luke
- Lynne McTaggart
- Dr Raymond Moody
- Charlie Morley
- Karen Newell
- Dr Rosalind Pearmain
- Dr Pim van Lommel
beyond the brain 2015
Location: Latimer Place, Chesham
Speakers
- Dr Alison Armstrong
- Dr Ulisse di Corpo and Dr Antonella Vannini
- Prof Alfred Mele
- Prof Marilyn Monk
- Dr Nura Sidarus
- Prof Richard Silberstein
beyond the brain 2013
Shifting Consciousness: Brain, Mind and Self in the 21 st Century
Location: Latimer Place, Chesham.
Speakers
- Dr Mario Beauregard
- Dr Marilyn Schlitz
- Rev. Peter Owen-Jones
- Dr Dean Radin
- Dr Andrew Powell
- Dr Kate Anthony
beyond the brain 2011
The Science of Empathy and the Spirit of Compassion
Location: University of Winchester.
Speakers
- Karen Armstrong
- Dr Iain McGilchrist
- Geshe Tashi Tsering
- Prof Paul Gilbert
- Dr Valeria Gazzola
beyond the brain 2009
Self and Death – What Survives?
Location: University of Winchester.
Speakers
- Prof Bruce Greyson
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Dr Andrew Powell
- Prof Betty Kovacs
- Prof Paul Robertson
- Dr Anabela Cardoso
- Prof David Fontana
beyond the brain 2007
A Still Point in the Turning World: Contemplation in Action
Location: Bath Spa University.
Speakers
- Dr Carol Lee Flinders
- Camille Helminski
- Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia
- Prof Les Lancaster
- Dr Andy Newberg
- Prof Paul Robertson
- Sir John Tavener
beyond the brain 2005
Memory Beyond the Brain
Location: University of Lincoln.
Speakers
- Dr Rupert Sheldrake
- Prof John Gruzelier
- Dr Iain McGilchrist
- Prof Gary Schwartz
- Roz Carroll
- Dr Pim van Lommel
beyond the brain 2001
Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives on Meditation
Location: Ripon College, Yorkshire.
Speakers
- Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi
- Dr Ram-Prasad Chakravarthi
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Prof James Austin
- Dr Andrew Powell
- Prof Arthur Zajonc
- Sr Jayanti
- Prof Guy Claxton
- Dr Bisong Guo
- Prof David Fontana
- Jonathan Shear
- Dr Alan Wallace
- Elizabeth West.
beyond the brain 1999
Does Individual Identity Extend Beyond Birth and Death?
Location: St John’s College, Cambridge.
Speakers
- Dr Marilyn Schlitz
- Prof Erlendur Haraldsson
- Diane O’Connell with Prof David Fontana and Dr Andrew Powell
- Prof Ravi Ravindra
- Geshe Ngawang
- Prof Charles Tart
- Dr Michael Grosso
- Prof Mark Woodhouse
- Dr Christine Page
beyond the brain 1997
Frontiers in Consciousness and Healing
Location: St John’s College, Cambridge.
Speakers
- Anne Baring
- Barbara Brennan
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Prof David Fontana
- Thomas J. Hurley
- Dr Kim Jobst
- Prof Ervin Laszlo
- Dr Jean-Marc Mantel
- Dr Andrew Powell
- Prof Kenneth Ring
- Prof Anthony Stevens
- Dr Roger Woolger
- Gillian Wright
beyond the brain 1997
Frontiers in Consciousness and Healing
Location: St John’s College, Cambridge.
Speakers
- Anne Baring
- Barbara Brennan
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Prof David Fontana
- Thomas J. Hurley
- Dr Kim Jobst
- Prof Ervin Laszlo
- Dr Jean-Marc Mantel
- Dr Andrew Powell
- Prof Kenneth Ring
- Prof Anthony Stevens
- Dr Roger Woolger
- Gillian Wright
beyond the brain 1995
New Avenues in Consciousness Research
Location: St John’s College, Cambridge.
Speakers
- Anne Baring
- Dr John Beloff
- Dr Susan Blackmore
- Prof Chris Clarke
- Prof Guy Claxton
- Dr Peter Fenwick
- Prof David Fontana
- Dr Stanislav Grof
- Dr Stuart Hameroff
- Prof Willis Harman
- Prof Brian Josephson
- Prof Ervin Laszlo
- Dr Edgar Mitchell
- Dr Marilyn Schlitz
- Prof Charles Tart
- Dr Max Velmans
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