by Charles G. Gross
Sometimes, some of a scientist’s ideas are rejected by their contemporaries or, more commonly, simply ignored. Much more rarely, these ideas become accepted as major insights decades or even centuries later. This paper considers three very different such cases in neuroscience, one from each of the last three centuries. I will discuss the context in which each of them worked, what their initially ignored discoveries were, why they were ignored and how they were finally recognized.
by Eleanor Mariakali Schnarr
In this paper we will compare Emanuel Swedenborg’s (1688-1772) practice of internal breathing to Paramahansa Yogananda’s (1893-1952) kriya yoga. We will focus on the esoteric meaning, historical context and scientific foundation beneath the role of breath control in these two systems with a particular emphasis on the influence of neuroscience on the development of these two practices.
by David Richard Beasley
Since the philosophy of Swedenborg was fundamental to Newton’s outlook on the world, we should touch upon certain aspects. Swedenborg’s major work, Principia (1734) argues that the source of all existence is the Infinite. He defines “matter” as arising from serial aggregations of components differing in complexity of arrangement but not as to substance.
by David Richard Beasley
Canadians in the past half-century became aware of their authors, honour some of them, and even read books by a few. I am not a professor of literature and have not read widely in Canadian literature. My selection of Canadian authors for this volume does not claim their superiority.
