The Mind Mirror Legacy, Then and Now
The Mind Mirror Legacy, Then and Now
The Genius Behind the Mind Mirror: Inventor Max Cade
"The awakening of awareness is like gradually awakening from sleep and becoming more and more vividly aware of everyday reality - only it's everyday reality from which we are awakening!"
Max Cade, a distinguished British biophysicist, psychobiologist, clinical psychologist, and Zen meditation master, wrote these perceptive and witty words in his ground-breaking book, The Awakened Mind: Biofeedback and the Development of Higher States of Awareness. Cade was a British government physicist who revolutionized radar and extended his understanding of light and sound into the field of mind research.
In 1976, with the assistance of electronics engineer Geoffrey Blundell, he invented the Mind Mirror EEG, a unique, composite frequency analyzer that monitors both hemispheres of the brain across an interrelated array of frequencies. The Mind Mirror was then and still is a moving picture of the bioelectrical activities of consciousness. This visual language can be easily read and interpreted by anyone to adjust their brainwave patterns to peak states of awareness.
Nothing like the Mind Mirror existed when Max and Geoff invented it, and there is still nothing else like it today.
Using the Mind Mirror, Cade mapped the brainwave patterns of more than four thousand people from the 1970s into the 1990s. His studies on the brainwaves of meditation and higher states of awareness led to the publication of his classic book, The Awakened Mind, and the field of EEG-led biofeedback meditation. Read an in-depth biography on Max Cade.
Author, Master Teacher, and Mind Researcher Anna Wise
"I found that the brain wave patterns of high performance, of creativity, the bursts of peak experience, were the same patterns that the yogis and swamis lived in. I measured the 'ah-ha' or the 'eureka' experience and found that the brain waves flared into an awakened mind at the exact moment of insight."
Humanistic psychologist Anna Wise worked closely with Max Cade and Geoff Blundell on their London mind research until 1981, when she brought a Mind Mirror to the United States and opened The Evolved Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
She measured the brainwaves of a broad range of subjects at the peak of their creative output. Artists, executives, scientists, musicians, mathematicians, and inventors at the height of their abilities all produced the same Awakened Mind pattern of mastery. She found that the Awakened Mind was the optimum state of consciousness regardless of the direction of an individual's personal path through life.
Over three decades, she conducted trail-blazing research, wrote two classic books, recorded a 4-CD album titled "The High-Performance Mind," and led brainwave training seminars four times a year at Esalen Institute, the oldest and most respected human potential center in America. She dedicated her life to Awakened Mind work, speaking and traveling the world to promote EEG-led biofeedback meditation.
In 2001, she began to train practitioners. Perhaps her greatest legacy is the Awakened Mind Practitioner Training Program.
Read an in-depth biography on this great meditation master and teacher, Anna Wise.
Institute for the Awakened Mind Founder, Mind Mirror 6 Co-Developer, Teacher, and Researcher Judith Pennington
"There is nothing more important than connecting with our inner wisdom and peace. The Mind Mirror guides us to our subconscious intelligence like nothing else can. It will change your life in unexpected and wonderful ways."
Judith Pennington is an internationally published journalist, author, consciousness trainer, and the founder of the Institute for the Awakened Mind (IAM). She co-developed the Vilistus Mind Mirror 6 with Stephen Clark in 2011.
Her investigations into consciousness began in 1974, when she experienced a spontaneous healing so luminous and powerful that it led her on a lifelong quest for understanding. She found credible answers in her personal experiences and decades of scientific research into the brain, meditation, and consciousness.
She trained with Max Cade's successor, Anna Wise, from 2005-2006 and over the next four years assisted her teacher at Esalen Institute. After Wise's death in 2010, Judith picked up the baton and became a world authority on EEG and the Awakened Mind, traveling the world to train practitioners and practitioner trainers. She still conducts online trainings.
The author of seven meditation albums, she recorded forty guided meditation (13 albums) written by Max Cade and Anna Wise. These albums are hosted in the Meditation Center of the Mind Mirror Portal, which Judith co-developed with Portal software engineer Braden Ong in 2020.
Judith is the author of two books on the development of consciousness through meditation, intuition, and brainwave biofeedback training. Devoted to teaching and research, she uses the Mind Mirror to map the brainwaves of extraordinary people and visits The Monroe Institute several times each year to monitor participants' brainwaves during Discovery and her own program, Superconscious Mind.
Visit Judith's YouTube Channel to watch workshops and interviews. Visit her personal website, JudithPennington.com to learn about her programs and teachings. Judith and the Mind Mirror are currently featured on two programs airing on Gaia TV, "Consciousness Connection" and "Divine Science, Season 2.
Vilistus Mind Mirror 6 Software Developer, Neurofeedback and NLP Holistic Healer Stephen Clark
"Anything that can relax the mind and give insight into people's lives is a good thing. I'm all for enlightenment."
Born in West London, Stephen Clark is the entrepreneurial software engineer who took a chance on the orphaned Mind Mirror in 2011 after Anna Wise's passing and developed it with Judith Pennington into the award-winning, state-of-the-art Vilistus Mind Mirror 6 technology.
Steve has tremendously enhanced the Mind Mirror software, beginning with 100Hz frequencies, the self-training program, integration of EEG with physiology readings, voice recording, and many other innovations. He is currently creating a Cloud platform for the Mind Mirror that will operate on a phone app. This wireless interface will allow Mind Mirror owners to meditate anywhere without being tied to a computer. It is an exciting next frontier for the Mind Mirror.
A scientist and holistic healer, Steve is a self-avowed nerd who was drawn to the predictability of computers. At age 18, he joined the computer programming team at British Aerospace and emerged five years later knowledgeable enough to work as a computer consultant for the next 20 years.
He took a deep dive into the world of holistic healing in 1998, studying NLP, cranio-sacral therapy, neurofeedback, biofeedback, hypnotherapy, and Reiki, then took those skills into private practice in Edinburgh and London as a holistic therapist from 2002 to 2008. During that time, he served as a psychotherapist to the parents of autistic children.
Amidst the global financial crisis of 2008, he saw an opportunity to start a company offering affordable neurofeedback-biofeedback equipment. His work in healing and software programming came together in Vilistus. He partnered with electronics engineer Nigel Walker, and today Durham Systems Management sells to universities, clinicians, therapists, and meditators healing people all over the world.
Steve and his wife Helen live at Newby, a charming 1780s farmhouse located in the Lake District of England between the lakes and the Pennines. For relaxation, Steve enjoys long walks in the beautiful countryside that surrounds his home and business.
IAM Director, Business Communicator, and Psychical Researcher Suzanne Tempel
"I will uphold and advance IAM’s vision, which is to train and certify professionals worldwide in the field of Awakened Mind neurofeedback, ensuring the highest standards in consciousness development."
A distinguished consciousness trainer, neurofeedback expert, and intuitive leadership coach based in The Netherlands, Suzanne Tempel became the director of the Institute for the Awakened Mind (IAM) in early 2025. With a background in business communications, corporate management, and the leading holistic healing methodologies, she is certain to take IAM to new heights.
Suzanne has a deep-rooted passion for unlocking human potential and has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between professional excellence and profound personal transformation. A former dancer, she obtained a university degree in communications and worked in the international business world before becoming certified in multiple disciplines that gave her a holistic approach to mind training and personal development. These certifications range from life coaching and Tibetan mindfulness to NLP and Havening Techniques® emotional well-being.
Suzanne’s journey into Awakened Mind training began under the guidance of founder Judith Pennington. She trained intensively with Judith and assisted her on international programs on consciousness training. In 2016, Suzanne was officially certified by Judith as an Awakened Mind Practitioner and later became a Practitioner Trainer.
In 2021, she appeared as a teacher and researcher in the American documentary on Netflix, Surviving Death. As a renowned psychic researcher, she has worked with numerous circles, psychics, and mediums. Her deep involvement in these programs and her research allowed her to refine her expertise and contribute to the evolution of Awakened Mind methodologies worldwide.
Suzanne’s work is rooted in the belief that every individual has untapped potential waiting to be unlocked. Read more about her courses, background, and interests. Graciously carrying forward the Awakened Mind legacy, she will help IAM maintain its position at the forefront of consciousness research and development.
The Mind Mirror's International Outreach
Dedicated to the Mind Mirror and the Awakened Mind, the practitioners listed in IAM's Practitioner Directory believe deeply in the need for this technology and dedicate their lives to awakening people's awareness. They include neurofeedback therapists, medical doctors, psychotherapists, intuitives, energy healers, hypnotherapists, sound healers, and businesspeople working across the world to help others.
Their discoveries about brainwaves and consciousness are borne out of their interests, rich experiences with clients and subjects, and their fascination with research, all of which has been made possible by the advanced biotechnology of the Vilistus Mind Mirror 6. As a direct result, their clients and students are awakening and evolving faster and more efficiently than ever before.
We welcome you to join our efforts to evolve personal and planetary consciousness
Our mission is to connect everyone with the boundless reservoir of peace, creativity, and wisdom flowing in the meditative mind. Getting in touch with our subconscious resources illuminates us and our world. There is nothing more important than helping people remember who they are.
Visit the Institute for the Awakened Mind website to learn more about our community of Mind Mirror practitioners and self-trainers. Subscribe to our periodic Eureka Times newsletter and tune in to our monthly webinar programs. We hope to meet you in the airwaves.
