David Lane

Have you ever wondered about those noises in the middle of the night? Do you ever feel scared of the dark and the unknown? Every culture has a scary story about a creature that comes after misbehaving children. Russian folklore gives us Baba Yaga, an ogress who steals, cooks, and eats her victims; in the Middle East, the Jinn influences children for good or evil; European cultures have Krampus, sort of an anti-Santa Claus who punishes misbehaving children; El Coco, a mythical ghost monster in Hispanic cultures, abducts misbehaving children; Namahage, a Japanese demon, goes door to door looking for naughty children; and, in China, Tiger Aunt is a child-eating tiger disguised as an old woman. In the rural South, we have the Booger Bear, who will get you if you don't watch out When a young girl hears a bump in the night, she thinks her worst fears have been realized: the Booger Bear has come to get her But soon she learns he is not at all what she thought he was. Instead of being big and scary, the Booger Bear is actually afraid, too. She is able to help him out of a jam, and the two become nighttime friends, sharing blueberry pie and glasses of milk.

A new view of the economy as an evolving, complex system has been pioneered at the Santa Fe Institute over the last ten years, This volume is a collection of articles that shape and define this view?a view of the economy as emerging from the interactions of individual agents whose behavior constantly evolves, whose strategies and actions are always adapting. The traditional framework in economics portrays activity within an equilibrium steady state. The interacting agents in the economy are typically homogenous, solve well-defined problems using perfect rationality, and act within given legal and social structures. The complexity approach, by contrast, sees economic activity as continually changing?continually in process. The interacting agents are typically heterogeneous, they must cognitively interpret the problems they face, and together they create the structures?markets, legal and social institutions, price patters, expectations?to which they individually react. Such structures may never settle down. Agents may forever adapt and explore and evolve their behaviors within structures that continually emerge and change and disappear?structures these behaviors co-create. This complexity approach does not replace the equilibrium one?it complements it. The papers here collected originated at a recent conference at the Santa Fe Institute, which was called to follow up the well-known 1987 SFI conference organized by Philip Anderson, Kenneth Arrow, and David Pines. They survey the new study of complexity and the economy. They apply this approach to real economic problems and they show the extent to which the initial vision of the 1987 conference has come to fruition.

When the residents of Jackson county, Michigan heard of the South's attack on Fort Sumter, they responded by forming the 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. David Lane, at the age of 38, left his wife and four children and enlisted in company G, as bugler. He later became company clerk and hospital steward. Mr. Lane kept a diary of his civil war experiences and had it privately published in 1905, giving copies to family. "I had no thought at the time, nor for many years after, of having it published, but, as the years sped on, and the old veterans of the Civil War were being rapidly mustered for final discharge, I have been urged by many old friends and comrades to publish it, that our children and grandchildren may realize something of the hardships and trials their ancestors cheerfully endured for love of country," Bruce Catton, the well known Civil War historian quoted David Lane's diary multiple times in his book, "A Stillness at Appomattox." Additional research by the editor are included to provide supplemental information on phrases, places, persons and contemporary events.

"Dido: The Tragedy of a Woman" is the second play (the first being "The Tragedy of King Lewis the Sixteenth" Tate]) that has come from the pen of the New York author, David Lane, who has once more composed in blank verse and the traditional language of poetry that was used by virtually all poets from the time of Homer to those of the early twentieth century. The story is based on the amorous tale of Dido and Aeneas as told by Virgil in the Fourth Book of the "Aeneid." Dido is the Foundress and Queen of the Phoenician colony of Carthage, situated on the Mediterranean coast of Africa, where Providence has brought the far-wandering Aeneas, erstwhile Prince of Troy, from which he and a faithful band fled after its sack and destruction by the Greeks at the end of the Trojan War. Straight upon the arrival of Aeneas at the royal court, Dido falls in love with him, her love deepening as his piety and relative moral sense manifest themselves. Although he returns her love, his character in time ironically moves him to leave her, if reluctantly, in obedience to a long-standing decree by Jupiter, the supreme god of the Trojans, that Aeneas must travel to Italy and become the progenitor of the Romans. Mr. Lane has altered the story by introducing an unintended by-blow of the liaison as a tiny engine to propel the drama. Dido is torn between the selfish brutality of the Carthaginians and the enlightened civilization of the Trojans. Whether readers want to stage the play or simply read it as a story, Mr. Lane's exquisite book offers a rich and engaging poetic and dramatic experience.

This contains four original papers that are fundamental to our understanding of modern biology, including Gregor Mendel's Experiments in Plant Hybridization, Alfred Russel Wallace's On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type, Thomas H. Huxley's initial review of Darwin's On Origin of Species, and James Watson and Francis Crick's paper groundbreaking paper Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids.

A truly innovative gem of a book, Supervision in the Psychological Professions empowers psychologists in all fields to become highly skilled and successful in their application of supervisory processes and methods. As the psychological professions move toward mandating supervision, this book expertly bridges the gap between philosophy and practice. It offers a practical, accessible and conceptual approach for those wanting to hone their knowledge and skills in this increasingly important area. Inviting the reader to reflect on their own practice through reflective questions, case studies and exercises, Lane, Watts and Corrie skilfully highlight how the supervisor and supervisee can negotiate an effective relationship within agreed frameworks. Covering the new supervision regulation at local, national and international levels, this practical guide is a must have read for practitioners across psychological niches from forensic to mental health and from coaching to educational and industrial psychology.“In this useful text the many contributing authors thread their respective views together toward the development of a personalised and fit for purpose approach … A valuable and significant contribution to the field.” Marc Simon Kahn, author of Coaching on the Axis, Clinical Psychologist, Chartered Business Coach and Global Head of HR & OD for Investec, London, UK“This is a rich book that provides much food for thought about both giving and receiving supervision and it offers a sense of coherence whilst respecting diversity.” Sheelagh Strawbridge, Chartered Psychologist, Self-employed, UK“This book should be of great value and encouragement for psychologists currently engaging in supervision practice … It should also provide badly needed orientation and stimulation for professional and academic training settings". Michael Bruch, University College London, UK

This is a rare book written by a disciple of Gharib Das, who served as one of the successors to Shiv Dayal Singh, the founder of Radhasoami in the mid-19th century. This book was first published in the United States by Tom Curtis some 50 years ago. The MSAC Philosophy Group is pleased to bring it back into circulation. Describes how shabd yoga works and the inner journey of light and sound that follows deep meditation.

This illustrated book focuses on a number of cults and their respective leaders, including Paul Twitchell and Eckankar, John-Roger Hinkins and MSIA, Gary Olsen and MasterPath, Andrew Cohen, Sathya Sai Baba, Father Yod and the Brotherhood of the Source. Presents a critical and inside look at how these groups operate. Also included our essays on UFOs, Edgar Cayce, and the Politics of Mysticism. This is a new edition of Professor Lane's 1993 book of the same title.

This is an illustrated version of a special presentation on the subject of how science and religion are in conflict primarily because of a linguistic confusion over the term "matter." Explores various themes in physics, consciousness, and evolution. The basis of this book was first presented at an international conference on consciousness at the Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra, India.

This volume contains several visual essays on how to meditate, why one would want to meditate, and provides a detailed description of the ancient yogic practice of shabd yoga which focuses on hearing inner sounds and seeing inner light.

This book contains a series of unique articles on shabd yoga, with a particular emphasis on how to meditate by listening to an inner sound current.

This book focuses on critical thinking and how to think wisely when reading philosophical texts.

This book includes a series of articles (some rare) on the history of Radhasoami, Sant Mat, and Shabd Yoga.

This book contains a series of articles which take a critical look at various religious and paranormal phenomena.

This collection of unique articles focuses on the mystical dimension in physics, evolution, and neuroscience. Includes visual essays on unknowingness and rational explanations for the paranormal.

This book explores various angles on quantum theory, with a special emphasis on the Einstein-Bohr debate about the implications of uncertainty and photon entanglement. Also included our the original papers of Einstein, Bohr, and J. S. Bell on atomic physics.

This is a unique collection of rare article on computational intelligence with a special emphasis on the contributions of Alan Turing. Includes speculative articles about the future of books and data processing.

This unique collection focuses on how consciousness evolved and how brain based science is the best pathway to help explain self-reflective awareness. Contains a number of articles ranging from "Is My iPhone Conscious?" to "Is Consciousness Physical?"

This is an introductory text on Darwinian evolution and natural selection, which includes an overview of evolutionary theory and a key papers on the subject.

This book explores the future of philosophy in a digital age. Exploring such subjects as the death of the book, global positioning intelligence, artificial psychic implants, and the reverse engineering of the brain. The meditating Buddha as a neuroscientist isn't a contradiction in terms, but rather an enlightened proposition for where the future of consciousness studies is leading.