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	'''Nonlocal Mind''' is the proposition, supported by a growing experimental, clinical, and experiential record, that consciousness is not confined to particular points in space (such as the brain or the body) or to particular points in time (such as the present moment), but is, in at least some of its operations, unmediated, unmitigated, and immediate — trans-spatial and trans-temporal.<ref>Larry Dossey, "Nonlocal Mind: A (Fairly) Brief History of the Term," ''EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing'' 11, no. 2 (2015): 89–101.</ref> The term "nonlocal mind" was coined by physician Larry Dossey in 1987 and introduced in his 1989 book ''Recovering the Soul'', where it denoted mind "not localized to specific points in space... or to specific points in time," resembling the age-old concept of the soul.<ref>Dossey, "Nonlocal Mind," 89; Larry Dossey, ''Recovering the Soul'' (New York: Bantam, 1989).</ref>		'''Nonlocal Mind''' is the proposition, supported by a growing experimental, clinical, and experiential record, that consciousness is not confined to particular points in space (such as the brain or the body) or to particular points in time (such as the present moment), but is, in at least some of its operations, unmediated, unmitigated, and immediate — trans-spatial and trans-temporal.<ref>Larry Dossey, "Nonlocal Mind: A (Fairly) Brief History of the Term," ''EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing'' 11, no. 2 (2015): 89–101.</ref> The term "nonlocal mind" was coined by physician Larry Dossey in 1987 and introduced in his 1989 book ''Recovering the Soul'', where it denoted mind "not localized to specific points in space... or to specific points in time," resembling the age-old concept of the soul.<ref>Dossey, "Nonlocal Mind," 89; Larry Dossey, ''Recovering the Soul'' (New York: Bantam, 1989).</ref>

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 == Overview ==
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 The term is a modern, empirically oriented reformulation of the perennial claim that consciousness is one, unlimited, and eternal — the claim expressed in LP terminology by the [[Fabric of Consciousness]] and by connection experiences in which the individual temporarily transcends local constraint.
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 * '''Trans-spatial:''' Not confined to brains, bodies, or any point in space; capable of correlation and influence at arbitrary distances without mediation.
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 * '''Morally consequential:''' Nonlocal connections track empathic, compassionate relatedness — and admit of a "dark side" of harmful influence that premodern traditions acknowledged and guarded against.
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 Nonlocal Consciousness is significant for the Lightning Path in several ways:
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 * It reframes the [[Physical Unit]] as receiver/instrument rather than generator, consistent with LP accounts of the [[Bodily Ego]] as a local, temporary organization of the enduring [[Spiritual Ego]].
 * It gives empirical content to claims of interconnectedness relevant to the [[Connection-Centered Psychology]] framework and to LP healing and collective-coherence practices.

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	'''Nonlocal Mind''' is Larry Dossey's term<ref>Dossey, Larry. “Nonlocal Mind: A (Fairly) Brief History of the Term.” Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing 11, no. 2 (2015): 89–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2014.12.001.</ref> for [[The Fabric of Consciousness]]
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	==~~Syncretic Terms~~==		== Overview ==

	~~[[Fabric~~ of ~~Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term:~~:~~Fabric of Consciousness]]}}~~		Nonlocal Consciousness names the condition of awareness when it is experienced or inferred to operate beyond the localizing constraints of the physical unit — unconstrained by distance in space, by the linear flow of time, and by the boundaries between individual selves. In its strong form it is identical with the claim that consciousness is fundamental and the brain instrumental: the physical unit does not generate awareness but funnels, filters, and embodies it.

	~~{{endstuff}}~~		The term is a modern, empirically oriented reformulation of the perennial claim that consciousness is one, unlimited, and eternal — the claim expressed in LP terminology by the [[Fabric of Consciousness]] and by connection experiences in which the individual temporarily transcends local constraint.

			== Ontological Features ==

	[[~~category:terms~~]]		* '''Trans-spatial:''' Not confined to brains, bodies, or any point in space; capable of correlation and influence at arbitrary distances without mediation.
	[[Is a ~~syncretic term::Fabric~~ of ~~Consciousness\|~~ ]]		* '''Trans-temporal:''' Not confined to the present; implicated in precognition, presentiment, and apparent retroactive influence.
			* '''Unmediated, unmitigated, immediate:''' The three marks of nonlocal correlation identified by Herbert — no connecting signal, no distance decay, no time lapse.
			* '''Unitary:''' Individual minds participate in a single field of consciousness (One Mind); individuality and unity are complementary, not exclusive.
			* '''Immortal in principle:''' Temporal nonlocality implies infinitude in time; survival of bodily death is a consequence, not an add-on.
			* '''Morally consequential:''' Nonlocal connections track empathic, compassionate relatedness — and admit of a "dark side" of harmful influence that premodern traditions acknowledged and guarded against.

			== Epistemic Significance ==

			Nonlocal Consciousness is significant for the Lightning Path in several ways:

			* It supplies a theoretical frame for [[Connection Experience\|Connection Experiences]], which present phenomenologically as temporary releases from local constraint into the [[Fabric of Consciousness]].
			* It grounds the [[Strong Theory of Consciousness]] against materialist production models, aligning the LP view with James's transmissive function, the filter tradition, and the evidence assembled by Kelly et al. in ''Irreducible Mind''.
			* It reframes the [[Physical Unit]] as receiver/instrument rather than generator, consistent with LP accounts of the [[Bodily Ego]] as a local, temporary organization of the enduring [[Spiritual Ego]].
			* It gives empirical content to claims of interconnectedness relevant to the [[Connection-Centered Psychology]] framework and to LP healing and collective-coherence practices.

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	'''Nonlocal Mind''' is Larry Dossey's term<ref>Dossey, Larry. “Nonlocal Mind: A (Fairly) Brief History of the Term.” Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing 11, no. 2 (2015): 89–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2014.12.001.</ref> for [[The Fabric of Consciousness]]		'''Nonlocal Mind''' is Larry Dossey's term<ref>Dossey, Larry. “Nonlocal Mind: A (Fairly) Brief History of the Term.” Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing 11, no. 2 (2015): 89–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2014.12.001.</ref> for [[The Fabric of Consciousness]]

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Nonlocal Mind - Revision history

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