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Description: In the paper titled “Quantum Measurement, Consciousness and the Soul: A New, Alternative Position” by Paul Werbos [1], he concludes about the problem of quantum measurement: “All of this physics does not tell us much about consciousness or the soul…” and he suggests that the answers may be found in other areas of science, like neuroscience and neural networks for example. Let’s begin by extending these areas to cognitive science, systems neuroscience, non-linear system dynamics, mathematics, classical and quantum physics. I will take a stand that supports the view that some form of quantum theory may facilitate our understanding of consciousness, mind, soul and spiritual-values-based-decision-making. The most relevant authors and theories that I will briefly explore are: Henry P. Stapp’s Quantum Interactive Dualism (QID) [2], [3] and Walter Freeman’s and Robert Kozma’s Cinematic Theory of Cortical Phase Transitions [4], where both theories, in different ways, serve as a foundation for the understanding of how the brain creates knowledge and meaning for intentional action and value-based-decision-making. Finally, it is proposed that Stapp’s contribution together with Freeman’s and Kozma’s views in conjunction with the work of Giuseppe Vitiello, can be regarded as sound and complementary platforms to build upon the big picture of consciousness, together with a platform of noospheres, similar yet different than the ones described by Teilhard de Chardin [5]. This is a pre-print of an article published in Activitas Nervosa Superior. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41470-019-00059-8 This article is also available online only via The Springer Nature SharedIt Initiative: https://rdcu.be/bEm8a