An independent publication · Dr Jan Sammut
Psychology,
Neuroscience and Spirituality
Original essays by Dr Jan Sammut exploring the mind, human character and the search for meaning.
Psychology / Neuroscience / Spirituality
Selected essays
Start here
Three introductions to the questions behind this publication.
Psychology
The Relationship & Difference between Consciousness, Awareness, Thoughts and Attention
How consciousness, awareness, thought and attention relate—and why these distinctions matter for our understanding of experience.
Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Breathing
Research connecting breathing and emotion, alongside practical exercises and questions about their interpretation.
Spirituality
How Sacred Values Shape Our Suffering — and How to Reclaim Our Cognitive Freedom
How deeply held values can shape suffering, identity and our capacity to respond more freely.
Four reading collections
Explore by subject
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Mind, Consciousness and Attention
Perception, thought, awareness and the experience of being human.
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02
Emotion, Breathing and Regulation
Emotion, embodied experience and the practices we use to respond to distress.
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03
Psychotherapy and Mental Health
Therapeutic ideas, clinical questions and psychological understanding.
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04
Belief, Science and Meaning
Spirituality, values and independent enquiry into human character and our place in the world.
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From the publication
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Recent writing from Hypnotic Alliance.
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- The Case for Binaural Beats in Supporting Emotional Regulation
The author
About the author
I am Dr Jan Sammut, a psychotherapist and writer. My doctorate is in management. My work brings psychology, neuroscience and spirituality into conversation to explore human expression, character formation and the search for meaning. I draw on other disciplines where they deepen that enquiry, distinguishing empirical findings from theoretical proposals and personal interpretation.
Independent Research Papers — Explore my longer scholarly work on spiritual formation, scientific interpretation and the origins of The Urantia Book.
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