Promoting a sense of connectedness among individuals by scientifically demonstrating the existence of a planetary consciousness?

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Andrews, Sperry ^a,b  

^a Human Connection Project

^b Human Connection Project   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; RELIGION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RELIGION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030137241     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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