A Fundraising Gala at the Chabot Space and Science Center
Oakland, California, February 20th, 2010

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to experience a visit to the stars and then into your consciousness with ancient cosmology, a moon flight, and an inner spiritual journey.

IMAGINE THAT YOU are in the cockpit of Apollo 14 with astronaut Edgar Mitchell, awed as you gaze through the capsule window at Earth. It was on his return trip from the moon that Dr. Mitchell had his spiritual breakthrough, and now you can experience the impact of that epiphany in the Chabot Space and Science Center planetarium as we celebrate the power and potentials of consciousness to birth a new worldview.

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, Native American cosmology sought understanding from the language of stars beyond reach. Just 39 years ago, Dr. Mitchell realized during his space flight that reality is more complex, subtle, and mysterious than conventional science had led him to believe. His outward exploration compelled him to look inward, and his revelation became the birth of IONS.

THIS SPECIAL EVENING will include an adventure in the Chabot planetarium with lasers and amazing sights and sounds. You’ll experience Native American cosmology with Nancy Maryboy and David Begay; travel with Dr. Mitchell as he shares his space adventure; journey inward with Siddha Master Sri Dattatreya Siva Baba; and marvel at how it all comes together with cosmologist Brian Swimme.

AT THIS GALA FUNDRAISER you’ll also hear IONS President Marilyn Schlitz preview the Institute’s plans for 2010, including the IONS World Tour, research updates, educational initiatives, a new slate of teleseminar programs, and the redesign of our website—to launch this coming April!

AN EXCITING AUCTION will include an American flag that traveled to the moon with Dr. Mitchell, a week’s vacation in a Spanish villa, and a personal psychic assessment. All this and a gourmet dinner and dessert buffet, graciously sponsored by Men’s Wearhouse.

ANCIENT TRADITIONS. Modern science. Shared destiny. Individually and collectively, we can take responsibility for creating a more peaceful and healthy future. You can help. Please support our work to explore and apply the power and potentials of human consciousness. And tell your friends about our mission and this one-of-a-kind event! 

Tickets include the planetarium program, presentations,
auction, dinner, and the dessert buffet.

Individual Tickets: $250, or SAVE with Early Registration: only $150 per ticket through February 9th. Must register by midnight February 9th, $250 thereafter.

Table of Eight: $2000

When: Saturday, February 20th, 2010, 6:00–10:00 pm

Where: Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94619

To register online, go to RegOnline.
To register via fax, call 707.781.7420
To register by mail, send to Rose Welch at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, 101 San Antonio Rd., Petaluma, Ca 94952

Guest Speakers

EDGAR MITCHELL, DSC is the founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a former Apollo 14 astronaut. His many credentials and degrees include four honorary doctorates and a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. Dr. Mitchell is a luminescent lecturer and author of several books, including Psychic Exploration: A Challenge for Science and The Way of the Explorer (New Page Books, 2008).

NANCY C. MARYBOY, PHD is the president and founder of the Indigenous Education Institute, a nonprofit organization with a mission of preserving, protecting, and applying indigenous knowledge. She is also president of Wohali Productions, Inc., consulting in areas of indigenous science, indigenous astronomy, and Native American education. She is currently working to develop native astronomy educational materials with the World Hope Foundation and the Sun/Earth Connection of NASA. She is adjunct professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northern Arizona University. DAVID BEGAY is a scholar and member of the Navajo Nation, and one of the founders of the Indigenous Education Institute. He works with University of California, Berkeley, Space Science Labs in areas of western and Indigenous science with support from NASA and the National Science Foundation. He lives on the Navajo Nation and works as an independent contractor with federal, state, tribal, and corporate entities.

DATTATREYA SIVA BABA is an international spiritual leader, humanitarian, and scholar-mystic from the Tamil Siddha tradition of Southern India. His interests include the merger of science and spirituality. He has been a speaker on Hinduism for the United Nations Conference of World Religions, and hosted forums on Religion and Science. He holds Masters degrees in English Literature and Comparative Literature from Madurai University and a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of several books.

DR. BRIAN SWIMME, PHD is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His primary field of research is the nature of the evolutionary dynamics of the universe. Swimme brings us a meaningful interpretation of the human as an emergent being within the cosmology of Earth and the universe. In 1989, Swimme founded the Center for the Story of the Universe, a production and distribution affiliate of the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has written many books, including The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Orbis, 1996).