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"Race, Cosmology, and Consciousness" with Brian Swimme
Join mathematical cosmologist Dr. Brian Swimme and host Belvie Rooks in a heartfelt discussion of evolution and its potential to produce deep shifts in consciousness, as well as in our understandings of race and identity.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2005-08-10
- 01:05:29
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Of Race and Lions
I’m an African-American woman, which is significant in one respect, and it’s totally insignificant in another." Find out why in this wide-ranging dialogue with the passionate Belvie Rooks.
- Publications Articles
- June - August 2005
- 4 pages
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"Unveiling the White Elephant" with Carl Anthony
Join urban sustainability leader Carl Anthony in dialogue with Belvie Rooks for a far-ranging discussion on ecopsychology, the pursuit of purity, sustainable development for cities, and issues of race during and post-Katrina. They provide a big picture vision for incorporating issues of social and racial justice into the fabric of our cultural evolution.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2005-12-14
- 01:06:53
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"Consciousness, Healing and Happiness" with Frances Vaughan
Why does consciousness matter? Recognizing that we all participate in the evolution of consciousness makes a tremendous difference to our individual and collective wellbeing. As individuals we know that a ...
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2011-06-01
- 00:55:42
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Shift Issue 7
HEALING ANCIENT WOUNDS
SOCIAL HEALING FOR A FRACTURED WORLD
by Judith Thompson & James O’DeaTHE ALCHEMICAL COMMUNION
by Will Keepin, Molly Dwyer & Diane HaugOF RACE AND LIONS
Stephen Dinan interviews Belvie RooksYOU ARE NOT MY ENEMY
by Marc Ian BaraschEMPATHY
by Carl RogersTRADITION AND TRANSITION
by Ada Pecos MeltonCAN LOVE MAKE PROGRESS?
by Thomas Jay OordFrontiers of Research
Social Parapsychology
by Dean Radin- June - August 2005
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"Continuing the African Journey" with Coumba Touré
Hope, Innovation, and Inspiration
Coumba Touré reminds us that consciousness shift is a global phenomena. Coumba is a young 33-year-old visionary, social innovator and African social entrepreneur finding solutions to some of the most critical issues and challenges confronting the world and Africa. Coumba Touré models what it means to be a global citizen.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-01-23
- 01:11:56
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The Way of the Explorer
IONS founder and Apollo astronaut, Edgar Mitchell, details his quest to reconcile the seemingly disparate worlds of science and faith, combining elements of history, science, and theology to explain the mysteries of human consciousness, the universal connectedness of life, miracles, and human destiny.
- Publications Books
- May 7, 1996
- 288 pages
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Essential Shifts Interview: Arisika Razak
In this interview, professor, dancer, and midwife Arisika Razak shares her unique angle on the essential shifts our world now requires. She explores how we can each activate our "lineage of the heart," thereby linking us into the larger vision of what we are creating.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:34:44
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Essential Shifts Interview: Andrew Harvey
In this interview, scholar and mystic Andrew Harvey blazes a path straight into the sacred heart, shying away from none of the horror of the world’s situation while calling us into our most naked and vulnerable core.
- Audio Interviews
- 00:52:49
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Essential Shifts Interview: Marilyn Schlitz
In this interview, Dr. Marilyn Schlitz explores an expanded vision of health for ourselves and our society. In this time of rapid acceleration, it is easy to fixate on answers rather than questions, and speed rather than quality. Real transformation, as borne out by IONS research and new scientific studies, is a process that often requires slowing down, appreciating relationships in a new way, and quite literally smelling the roses.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:19:22
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Intention Downloads Interview: Sequoyah Trueblood
The release of intention and the intellect is the message from Sequoyah Trueblood of the Choctaw Nation, in this enlightening interview with IONS’ President, James O’Dea.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:27:20
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Essential Shifts Interview: Michael Bernard Beckwith
In this interview, Michael turns the spotlight on the root assumptions of scarcity and fear that underpin war, sustainability, and other collective crises. He shares his insights into community building, leadership and spiritual living through connecting to a larger source of intelligence, abundance, and healing.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:27:37
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Essential Shifts Interview: Brother David Steindl-Rast
Network for Grateful Living founder Brother David Steindl Rast has walked in many worlds, from contemplative Christian monasteries to Naval academies to new paradigm workshops at Esalen. Out of his broad experience has emerged a deep wisdom that lights the path forward from traditional theistic religion and its reliance on doctrine and belief to panentheism, which focuses on direct experience and seeing God as fully present in the world.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-11-02
- 00:34:27
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Essential Shifts Interview: Stanislav Grof
What if our propensity to war and aggression had deep roots in the trauma of birth? That’s one of the provocative theories of Dr. Stanislav Grof, drawing from fifty years at the frontiers of consciousness research. There is, he believes, reason for cautious optimism that we can transcend our destructive impulses if large numbers of people engage the healing work that becomes possible in non-ordinary or "holotropic" states such as those used by shamans.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:34:15
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Intention Downloads Interview: Michael Murphy
In this interview, Esalen’s co-founder Michael Murphy explores the further reaches of human potential, ranging from the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo to the bodybuilding practices of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:26:41
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Teleseminar with Sylvia Boorstein
Host Cassandra Vieten talks with author, psychologist, and spiritual teacher Sylvia Boorstein, who shares ways to bring spiritual practices into every day life. From standing in line at the grocery store to driving in heavy traffic, she suggests we repeat: “May I (“you” or a specific name) be peaceful; May I be happy; May I be free from suffering.”
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-03-11
- 00:59:40
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Essential Shifts Interview: Brian Johnson
From discussions of Greek arete and the necessity for "both/and" thinking to practical advice on creating organizations that unleash our full potential, Brian ranges freely across myriad domains in his reflections on the keys to creating an outstanding life that makes a difference.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-17
- 00:29:23
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Essential Shifts Interview: Van Jones
Van shares intimately about his formative years and his journey into becoming a social activist, as well as the story of Ella Baker, the "secret godmother" of the civil rights movement and mentor to Dr. King. Van advocates a "third way" between Islamic and corporate fundamentalisms and towards a vibrant, global pro-democracy movement that supports "green-collar jobs."
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-08-31
- 00:32:29
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Essential Shifts Interview: Don Beck
Spiral Dynamics Integral provides a powerful, multi-leveled mapping of culture, values, and consciousness. In this interview, the leading practitioner of this work, Don Beck, shares his insights about how we can more effectively meet different cultures with solutions appropriate to their "memetic codes."
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-05-15
- 00:34:48
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Intention Downloads Interview: Charles Tart
Join the distinguished academic psychologist Charles Tart for an insightful and humorous exploration of intention and its relationship with mindfulness, will, and enlightenment.
- Audio Interviews
- 2006-06-01
- 00:35:21