A conversation about consciousness with Jay Nelson a researcher, award-winning screenwriter and co-writer of Consciousness In A Nutshell.

Consciousness In A Nutshell is a psychological thriller, this semi-autobiographical tale follows two young neuropsychopharmacologists on the verge of publishing a major breakthrough, when one of them (only identified by the name “Ava”) winds up missing, and the other finds himself trapped in a room without doors or windows. Faced with impending doom, “James” decides to write a letter to a total stranger explaining everything he knows about the subject of consciousness in exchange for one little favor.  With a feverish pace and a candid eye for story, Consciousness In A Nutshell delivers an unforgettable account of what it means to be alive while, at the very same time, answering the question of all questions, once and for all: What is consciousness? Consciousness In A Nutshell is available at Amazon and www.consciousnessinanutshell.com

JAY NELSON obsessed with three questions: (i) What is consciousness? (ii) Is there an edge of experience? And (iii) How best to explain ecological awareness? After originally getting his start in acting, Jay soon found a love for psychology and explaining the human mind. But after a near-death-experience realigned all of his perceptions in 2013, he started moonlighting in neuroscience, philosophy, and evolutionary biology. He has been called a philosopher, a shaman, and a man of science. But, by his own description, he’s a “moderately well-read person who wants to test the limits of human perception.” You can find him online at www.jaynelson.com.

00:00:00-00:01:01 Consciousness in a nutshell is about…

00:01:010-00:04:07 Do Men have less feelings than Cats

00:04:07-00:06:21 Use or be used by your Trauma  

00:06:21-00:10:45 Near life death experience freed me  

00:10:45-00:14:33 Are we the Infinite how to access it

00:14:33-00:17:12 How almost dying made me a better person 

00:17:12-00:22:45 Infinite moments within one moment & Deaths whisper

00:22:45-00:25:41 How are we immortal & psychedelics 

 00:25:41-00:29:13 Depression & Pain

00:29:13-00:35:49Diagnosis, fear & almost lost my vision 

& shadow self 

00:35:49-00:41:53 Feelings influence thoughts that influence actions

00:41:53-00:44:40 Refuge in your flow state 

00:44:40-00:52:39 Psychedelics chemical access through history

00:52:39-00:58:15 How is your book practical 

00:58:15-01:02:22 Meditation, perspective, and Nirvana

01:02:22-01:04:37 Control & change your reactions 

01:04:37-01:19:17 Tribalism; Dogma & the ego

01:19:17-01:34:27 Tips to overcome the ego & feel your feelings

01:34:27-01:42:19 The singularity 

01:42:19- Things found in pain 

01:44:49-01:47:40 We’re connected & we’re not 

01:47:40-01:58:42 What weed & other substances chemically do to our reality

01:58:42-02:04:48 Advice on how to explore consciousness 

02:04:48-02:15:00 Tips to meditate & understanding, also how we’re aliens

02:15:00-02:17:35 My favorite 2 quotes are from Nas & Gandhi

02:17:35-02:22:16 Where can people find your book  

02:22:16-02:23:15 Any final words for the people