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SUMMARY:The Bicameral Mind at 50
DESCRIPTION:An in-person and online (by Zoom) free event at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) in Delmenhorst\, Germany \nMonday\, May 11\, 2026 \n9:00 a.m. to noon Eastern Time (North America) \n3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central European Time (Germany) \nThis year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Julian Jaynes’s 1976 bestseller The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Jaynes proposed that prior to about 1\,200 years ago\, humans lacked introspective consciousness\, with the left cerebral hemisphere during times of stress interpreting thoughts from the right hemisphere as compulsory commands from the gods. Other related topics and authors will also be discussed. \nThe event will consist of a panel discussion with science-fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer\, Brian J. McVeigh\, and others. \nZoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87511842427?pwd=Lcb8scq87EOmYiPxhCGOOPlMwK3o9y.1 \n(Please note: This is not a JJS event and is open to all. RSVPs are not required for this event.)
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/the-bicameral-mind-at-50/
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:Implications of Julian Jaynes’s Consciousness Theory for the Origins of Musical Expression
DESCRIPTION:Watch Steven Wingate\, Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies at South Dakota State University\, present “Implications of Julian Jaynes’s Consciousness Theory for the Origins of Musical Expression” at this year’s Science of Consciousness Conference in Tucson\, Arizona on Wednesday\, April 24th\, 2024.  \nHis talk will be presented during the 5pm-7pm concurrent session “Social Implications for Understanding Consciousness” in Salon F. \nFor those attending the conference\, we also recommend the lecture by Tanya Luhrmann\, Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University\, during the plenary session\, “Consciousness in Religion and Altered States.” This will also be held on Wednesday April 24\, from 2pm to 4:10pm. \n(Read Tanya Luhrmann’s wide-ranging interview on Julian Jaynes’s theory in our latest book\, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind.) \nLearn more about the conference here: https://consciousness.arizona.edu/ \n(Please note that this event is not associated with the Julian Jaynes Society.)
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/implications-of-julian-jayness-consciousness-theory-for-the-origins-of-musical-expression/
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231116T160000
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SUMMARY:The Psychology of Ancient Egypt with Brian J. McVeigh
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 90-minute interview and Q&A session with Brian J. McVeigh on his latest book\, The Psychology of Ancient Egypt: Reconstructing A Lost Mentality.  \nWe will be delving into many aspects of ancient Egypt that are relevant to Julian Jaynes’s theory. \nThis online event will be held on Thursday\, November 16th\, 2023 at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern.  \nThe hour-long interview will be followed by a 30 minute question and answer session with the event participants. \nFree and open to the public (RSVP required).  \nJJS members can RSVP directly (see RSVP section below\, must be logged in).  Non-members can RSVP by sending us an Event RSVP message. \nA Google Meet invitation with a link to join the event will be sent to all RSVPs. \nRead The Psychology of Ancient Egypt: Reconstructing A Lost Mentality – on sale now. \nNo webcam or microphone? No problem — you can type your questions in the chat. If you are unable to attend\, you can still participate by sending us your question in advance and watching a video of the session later. \n  \nBrian J. McVeigh is an anthropologist\, mental health counselor\, and scholar of Jaynesian theory. His Ph.D. is from Princeton University\, where he knew Julian Jaynes. He has published numerous books and articles on Jaynes’s theory.
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/the-psychology-of-ancient-egypt/
CATEGORIES:JJS Interview Series
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SUMMARY:Q&A Session on "Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 90-minute Q&A session with Boban Dedovic\, Marcel Kuijsten\, Brian McVeigh\, Bill Rowe and Jan Sleutels. We will do our best to answer all of your questions on Julian Jaynes’s theory as well as on our latest book\, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind.  \nHave questions about Jaynes’s theory? Do you still have lingering questions after reading Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind? This is your opportunity to have them answered directly by the interviewees themselves. \nThis online event will be held on Saturday\, November 5th\, 2022 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/8pm GMT. \nFree and open to the public (RSVP required).  \nJJS members can RSVP directly (see RSVP section below\, must be logged in).  Non-members can RSVP by sending us an Event RSVP message. \nUpdate: In order to make sure that there is time for everyone’s questions\, we are now at capacity and no longer accepting RSVPs. Thank you everyone for your interest! \nA Google Meet invitation with a link to join the event will be sent to all RSVPs. \nBuy Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind – on sale now. \nNo webcam or microphone? No problem — you can type your questions in the chat. If you are unable to attend\, you can still participate by sending us your question in advance and watching a video of the session later. \n  \nPanel Bios \nBoban Dedović is an interdisciplinary Croatian-American technologist and researcher. An interview on his research into mental language in Homeric literature appears in the new book\, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind\, titled “The Evolution of Mental Language in the Iliad and the Odyssey.” His master’s thesis from the University of Chicago is on the evolution of mental language in the ancient Egyptian The Story of Sinuhe. \nMarcel Kuijsten is Founder and Executive Director of the Julian Jaynes Society\, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He is editor of four books on Jaynes’s theory: Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind\, Gods\, Voices\, and the Bicameral Mind\, The Julian Jaynes Collection\, and Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness. \nBrian J. McVeigh is an anthropologist\, mental health counselor\, and scholar of Jaynesian theory. His Ph.D. is from Princeton University\, where he knew Julian Jaynes. He has published numerous books and articles on Jaynes’s theory\, and has several interviews in the new book\, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind\, including “Evidence for Bicameral Mentality in the Bible.” \nBill Rowe retired from U.C. Santa Cruz where he worked as a research associate for the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics. His four part article\, “Retrospective: Julian Jaynes and The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind” was published in the American Journal of Psychology. Updated and revised portions appear as three chapters in Gods\, Voices\, and the Bicameral Mind. His interview in Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind is titled “The Development of Consciousness in Children.” \nJan Sleutels is Professor of Philosophy at Leiden University. His teaching and research interests include metaphysics\, philosophy of mind\, and media philosophy. He has spoken on Jaynes’s theory at several conferences\, and his interview in Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind is titled “Julian Jaynes and Contemporary Philosophy of Mind.”
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/qa-on-conversations-on-consciousness/
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SUMMARY:Professor William Woodward - Memories of Julian Jaynes
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 8th\, 2021 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Pacific Time (7:00 pm Eastern) \n\nAn interview with Professor William Woodward. \n\nWilliam Woodward is Professor of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. His biography of Julian Jaynes (with June Tower) “Julian Jaynes: Introducing His Life and Thought” appears in Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes’s Bicameral Mind Revisited \n\nWe’ll be discussing Professor Woodward’s time with Julian Jaynes as a graduate student and details of Julian Jaynes’s life before and after the publication of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. \n\nThe interview will be followed by Q&A with the event participants. \n\nA link to join will be posted on the Member Area events page and e-mailed to the RSVP’s a day before the event. \n\nRead Professor Woodward’s biography of Julian Jaynes: “Julian Jaynes: Introducing His Life and Thought” in Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness.
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/william-woodward-memories-of-julian-jaynes/
LOCATION:JJS Member Area
CATEGORIES:JJS Interview Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210617T163000
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SUMMARY:Professor Laurence Sugarman - Hypnosis\, Placebo Effects\, and the Bicameral Mind
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 17th\, 2021 at 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Pacific Time (7:30 pm Eastern) \n\n\n\nAn interview with Professor Laurence Sugarman\, M.D.\, FAAP\, ABMH\, Research Professor & Director\, Center for Applied Psychophysiology and Self-regulation\, Rochester Institute of Technology.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll be discussing the changing nature of hypnosis\, placebo effects\, biofeedback\, autism\, the role of authorization\, hypnosis as a vestige of the bicameral mind\, and much more. \n\n\n\nThe interview will be followed by Q&A with the event participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaurence Sugarman is Research Professor and Director of the Center for Applied Psychophysiology and Self-regulation in the College of Health Sciences and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at the Easter Seals Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Rochester\, New York; and Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Over two decades of primary care pediatric practice\, Dr. Sugarman refined clinical biofeedback and hypnosis strategies that effectively increase resilience and coping skills for young people and families. Based on this experience\, he produced an internationally acclaimed video-documentary\, Hypnosis in Pediatric Practice: Imaginative Medicine in Action. At RIT\, he has focused on (1) how best to evoke the abilities of young people with autism spectrum disorder and other chronic health problems\, (2) innovative interactive media for health\, and (3) pedagogy for professional development in psychobiological care. With Dr. William Wester\, Dr. Sugarman has co-authored and co-edited the text\, Therapeutic Hypnosis with Children and Adolescents. His new book\, coauthored with Julie Linden and Lee Brooks\, is Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis. He is a member of the Julian Jaynes Society Science Advisory Board. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/laurence-sugarman-hypnosis-placebo-effects-and-the-bicameral-mind/
LOCATION:JJS Member Area
CATEGORIES:JJS Interview Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T170000
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SUMMARY:Q&A on Julian Jaynes's Theory with Marcel Kuijsten\, Brian McVeigh & John Hainly
DESCRIPTION:A two-hour informal online question and answer session and discussion of Julian Jaynes’s theory with Marcel Kuijsten\, Brian McVeigh\, and John Hainly.   \n\n\n\nGet answers to your questions about the theory while getting to know other JJS Members and Jaynes enthusiasts! We’ll also be sharing recent items of interest\, book recommendations\, and more.   \n\n\n\nThe Q&A session covered topics such as:“Is the concept of emergent evolution relevant to Julian Jaynes’s theory?”“Is the theory of pan-consciousness or panpsychism compatible with Julian Jaynes’s theory?”“Therapy\, Hypnosis\, and Julian Jaynes’s Theory.”“Are there studies in child development that support or refute Jaynes’s theory?”“What would it take for Julian Jaynes’s theory to go mainstream or to be more broadly recognized?”“Where is consciousness going from here\, and can we make practical use of Julian Jaynes’s theory?” “Are there new developments in neuroscience or anthropology that support Jaynes’s theory?” \n\n\n\nVideos of the Q&A session are available in the Member Area. Log in or Sign up.  \n\n\n\nWatch the preview: 
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/qa-on-julian-jaynes-theory-with-marcel-kuijsten-brian-mcveigh/
CATEGORIES:JJS Q&A Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210320T120000
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SUMMARY:Boban Dedović - The Evolution of Mind Words in the Iliad and the Odyssey
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 20th\, 2021 at 12 noon – 1:30 pm Pacific Time \n\n\n\nAn interview with Boban Dedović on his recent article “‘Minds’ in ‘Homer’: A quantitative psycholinguistic comparison of the Iliad and Odyssey” and the evidence for the evolution of mind words in the Iliad and Odyssey. The interview is followed by Q&A with the event participants. \n\n\n\nThe interview includes discussion of the authorship and dating of the Iliad and Odyssey\, later additions to the Iliad\, an explanation of Jaynes’s preconscious hypostases\, the acknowledgement of Jaynes’s work in this area by other scholars\, the research methods\, results\, and conclusions of Boban’s study\, and much more. \n\n\n\nA video of this interview is available in the Member Area. Log in or Sign up.  \n\n\n\nWatch the preview:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoban Dedović studied Psychology and Religions of the Ancient Middle East at the University of Maryland. He is currently studying ancient languages at the University of Chicago. \n\n\n\nRead Boban Dedović’s article: ‘Minds’ in ‘Homer’: A quantitative psycholinguistic comparison of the Iliad and Odyssey.
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/boban-dedovic-evolution-of-mind-words-iliad-odyssey/
LOCATION:JJS Member Area
CATEGORIES:JJS Interview Series
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SUMMARY:Brian J. McVeigh - Evidence for the Bicameral Mind in the Old Testament
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 20th\, 2021 at 12 noon – 1:30 pm Pacific Time. \n\n\n\nIn the first interview in the Julian Jaynes Society Interview Series\, Marcel Kuijsten talks with author and Jaynesian scholar Brian J. McVeigh about his recent book “The Psychology of the Bible” and the evidence for the bicameral mind and the transition to consciousness in the Old Testament. The interview is followed by Q&A with the event participants. \n\n\n\nThe interview includes discussion of why the Bible is an important document to test Jaynes’s theory\, methodological challenges\, the “Bicameral Civilizational Inventory Hypothesis\,” the role of music in the Old Testament\, the use of idols by the ancient Israelites\, the role of writing\, the emergence of angels and demons\, the role of prophesy\, the changing definitions of Yahweh\, Biblical linguistic analysis\, how the personage of Jesus factors in changes in ancient mentality\, vestiges of the bicameral mind in the New Testament\, and more. \n\n\n\nA video of this interview is available in the Member Area. Log in or Sign up.  \n\n\n\nWatch the preview:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian J. McVeigh attended the State University of New York at Albany\, from where he received his B.A.\, M.A.\, and M.S. He was awarded his Ph.D. from Princeton University where he was a student of Julian Jaynes. A specialist on Japanese culture\, he lived\, researched\, and worked in Asia for almost 17 years. He has published widely on Jaynesian psychology.
URL:https://www.julianjaynes.org/event/brian-j-mcveigh-evidence-for-the-bicameral-mind-in-the-old-testament/
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