Spirit Tech : : the Brave new World of Consciousness Hacking and Enlightenment Engineering

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Foreword / by Mikey Siegel -- The scattered supermarket of special spiritual services -- Stimulating the brain -- Neurofeedback-guided meditation -- Engineering togetherness -- Virtual sacred reality -- Cleansing the doors of perception -- Spirit plants and their high-tech replacements -- A new horizon in spiritual direction -- Is spirit tech authentic? -- Is spirit tech healthy? -- Spirit tech and the future of spirituality -- Afterword: What's going to happen next?
"Technology can now control the spiritual experience. This is a journey through the high-tech aids for psychological growth that are changing our world, while exploring the safety, authenticity and ethics of this new world. We already rely on technology to manage our health, sleep, relationships, and finances, so it's no surprise that we're turning to technological aids for the spiritual journey. From apps that help us pray or meditate, to cybernauts seeking the fast track to nirvana through magnetic brain stimulation, we are on the brink of the most transformative revolution in the practice of religion: an era in which we harness the power of "spirit tech" to deepen our experience of the divine. Spirit tech products are rapidly improving in sophistication and power, and ordinary people need a trustworthy guide. Through their own research and insiders' access to the top innovators and early adopters, Wes and Kate take you deep inside an evolving world: - Find out how increasingly popular "wearables" work on your brain, promising a shortcut to transformative meditative states. - Meet the inventor of the "God Helmet" who developed a tool to increase psychic skills, and overcome fear, sadness, and anger. - Visit churches that use ayahuasca as their sacrament and explore the booming industry of psychedelic tourism. - Journey to a mansion in the heart of Silicon Valley where a group of scientists and entrepreneurs are working feverishly to bring brain-based spirit tech applications to the masses. - Discover a research team who achieved brain-to-brain communication between individuals thousands of miles apart, harnessing neurofeedback techniques to sync and share emotions among group members. Spirit Tech offers readers a compelling glimpse into the future and is the definitive guide to the fascinating world of new innovations for personal transformation, spiritual growth, and pushing the boundaries of human nature"-- Provided by publisher.
We already rely on technology to manage our health, sleep, relationships, and finances, now we are turning to technological aids for the spiritual journey. From apps that help us meditate to cybernauts seeking the fast track to nirvana through magnetic brain stimulation, we are on the brink of the most transformative revolution in the practice of religion: an era in which we harness the power of "spirit tech" to deepen our experience of the divine. Wildman and Stockley take you deep inside this evolving world, and provide a guide to the fascinating world of new innovations for personal transformation, spiritual growth, and pushing the boundaries of human nature. -- adapted from jacket

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