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Bettina Wichers

@bettinawichers

Transpersonal gerontologist, private lecturer, independent scholar on dementia and the dissolution of the self

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Significant research that also serves as an important reference for my dementia research, which posits that dementia could be the result of an unconscious and misunderstood emergence of consciousness. frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

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Vielen Dank für alle bisherige Unterstützung der Forschung zu Demenz und Bewusstem Altern! Mein erstes Ziel, die Finanzierung der Reise zur Science of Consciousness Conference in Barcelona, um dort einen Einblick in meine Forschung geben zu können... gofund.me/36d200c3

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So excited to be on the programme of the TSC with my poster presentation about "Are there similarities between dementia and spiritual awakening? The phenomenology of the dissolution of the self in dementia and in spiritually transformative experiences" tscc.thefestivalofconsciousness.org/#program

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Just published: Wichers, B. (2025) Dementia and the Dissolution of the Self - A Transpersonal Perspective. Journal of Transpersonal Research, 17(1), 31-40 transpersonaljournal.com/en/component/e…

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My presentation „Stages of Consciousness Development in Ageing – from Prepersonal to Transpersonal” at the 2025 online conference of the European Society of Research in Adult Development (ESRAD). youtu.be/QA7tdDJEV9k?si… via YouTube

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Arrived at the tscc.thefestivalofconsciousness.org 2025 in Barcelona, having a great time in the first workshop "Women in Consciousness Studies". #scienceofconsciousness #womeninconsciousnessstudies #consciousnessstudies #TSC2025Barcelona

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My poster is ready - insights from more than six years research about a phenomenon that is until now mostly recognized as a pathology: The dissolution of the self. Tomorrow I will present at the tscc.thefestivalofconsciousness.org bettinawichers.de/forschung-rese… #dementia #selfdissolution

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Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

Yes. 

Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking.

Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.
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Mein neuer Artikel ist online: "Da hab ich nicht mehr viel mit zu tun." - Über das Erleben der unbewussten Ich-Auflösung bei Demenz und die Parallelen zur bewussten Ich-Auflösung patreon.com/posts/da-hab-i…

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Describe an experience of derealization to a Western clinician, and you may receive a psychiatric diagnosis—and strong medication. Describe the same experience to a seasoned meditation teacher, and you may be congratulated. In their eyes, you might be waking up! So, who’s

Describe an experience of derealization to a Western clinician, and you may receive a psychiatric diagnosis—and strong medication.

Describe the same experience to a seasoned meditation teacher, and you may be congratulated. In their eyes, you might be waking up!

So, who’s
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What if advanced meditation is the next stage in human development? The idea that human development doesn’t stop after adolescence is hardly new. What is new, and what’s emerging from our research at the Meditation Research Program, is a growing recognition that advanced

What if advanced meditation is the next stage in human development?

The idea that human development doesn’t stop after adolescence is hardly new. What is new, and what’s emerging from our research at the Meditation Research Program, is a growing recognition that advanced
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My talk with Layman Pascal on the Integral Stage: Integral Psychotherapy (Ep. 10: Bettina Wichers) youtu.be/pYJzRCfxNyM?si… via YouTube #dementia #integral #transpersonalgerontology #integralstage #integralpsychotherapy