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by Helmut
Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:30 pm
Forum: 2.0. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind
Topic: Wise Gods?
Replies: 8
Views: 27618

Re: Wise gods?

I think in the meantime that our subconscious mind is indeed "wiser" than our conscious mind.
All inventions, all works of art are developed in our subconscious mind. Without those "gods" there would be no creative process.
by Helmut
Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to Explain Jaynes to Your Mother-in-Law
Replies: 9
Views: 28953

Re: How to explain Jaynes to your mother-in-law

Julian Jaynes's 1976 book views consciousness as an acquired set of language skills, rather than an innate quality of humankind. http://erikweijers.nl/origin-consciousness/ I do not quite agree with the above quote. My understanding of J.J.'s theory is that he viewed language and also written langu...
by Helmut
Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:40 pm
Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
Topic: Reflections Ch. 3 - Verbal Hallucinations & Preconscious Mentality
Replies: 15
Views: 60799

Modern manifestations of hallucinations

The important question to me being: "Are all modern manifestations of hallucinations vestiges of the bicameral mind?" For Julian Jaynes evolution was extremely important. It is an important aspect of evolution - i.e., a law of evolution - that all attributes and characteristics of the anc...
by Helmut
Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:22 am
Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
Topic: Reflections Ch. 2 - The Ghost of a Flea: Visions of William Blake
Replies: 6
Views: 31269

Are we all "bi-cameral" and conscious at the same

Hi Mark, you touched on this question in one of your posts. When J. J. writes about "what is not consciousness" he refers a lot to experiences of "modern" people like himself and the rest of us. In order to explain what he means with consciousness he needs exclude what is usually...
by Helmut
Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:11 pm
Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
Topic: Jaynes's View of Religion
Replies: 18
Views: 69597

Religion and the Bicameral Mind

What fascinates me most about Julian Jaynes' theory is his definition of consciousness by clarifying his thinking about what is NOT consciousness. This leads to a much better understanding of the subconscious mind (the subconscious psyche) and the incredible abilities of the subconscious mind. What ...

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