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Toward a Unified Consciousness Theory
Author(s) -
JOHNSON RICHARD H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1977.tb01022.x
Subject(s) - extrasensory perception , telepathy , paranormal , psychology , parapsychology , consciousness , cognition , cognitive psychology , epistemology , social psychology , neuroscience , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Although research and personal experiences are indicating that telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, and healing may be more common than previously believed, human development continues to be viewed primarily from physical or cognitive frameworks. These traditional theories are not comprehensive enough to include many human phenomena. As a result many people label these phenomena as extrasensory or paranormal and presume that they exist in only rare cases, if at all. Counselors are not trained to recognize or deal with such phenomena. The beginning of a holistic theory that can treat paranormal phenomena as normal human development is presented. Implications for counseling, counselor education, and counselor supervision are discussed.