Peter Russell, The Global Brain

Brainstorming Exercise

Write down (5 minutes); it is okay to respond to some of the questions below:

1. One thing you learned.
2. Anything you disagreed with.
3. Any questions you have about the film.

Then group work (10 minutes).

Then whole-class discussion.

Writing in Class

“Thus the spearhead of evolution is now the human mind. …the last great frontier [is] the human soul.” If the mind is “the last great frontier,” what might exploring it involve? What might we discover? Are mind and soul the same thing? What assumptions are lurking in the background of Russell’s statement?

Questions

1. What did you learn from GB?
2. What assumptions did GB challenge?
3. What questions do you have about GB?
4. What paradigm shifts does it suggest?
5. Do you agree or disagree with GB? Why?
6. Are you more than physical matter?
7. Is your mind greater than your consciousness?
8. Does your consciousness survive physical death? That is, do you have a soul?
9. What are the implications of body and spirit sharing the same space?
10. What are the differences between brain, mind, and soul?
11. How might you develop your own unconscious resources?
12. What are the implications of "leaky margins" versus "the skin-encapsulated ego"?