| Contents
/ Sept. - Issue #15 |
|
|
|
Partner
Spotlight |
| 
Spiritual
Cinema showcases 5 WISHES: THE CONVERSATION
It’s
Friday night and Michael isn’t in the mood to
go to another engagement party for his friend, who,
in Michael’s opinion, has been married a few too
many times. Probing the depths of what it takes to find
peace and comfort within ourselves and our relationships,
is the basis of the new short film 5 Wishes: The
Conversation by Filmmakers Michael Goorjian and
Gay Hendricks.
Spiritual
Cinema Circle, America's fastest growing DVD club specializing
in uplifting and inspirational films, is presenting
5 WISHES: THE CONVERSATION in the September collection
along with the feature film BELIEVE IN ME and 2 additional
short films.
Start your free trial in the month of SEPTEMBER, and
you’ll receive:
FOUR GREAT FILMS
That’s a $21 value, FREE!
You only pay a nominal shipping fee ($4.95 domestic,
$7.95 international)
To learn more and start your risk-free trial membership
today, please visit ...
|
|
|
Event
Spotlight |
Wisdom
Festival
September 16-17, 2007
San Francisco, California
85
speakers, including IONS' Marilyn Schlitz and Stephen
Dinan, as well as luminaries such as Paul Ray, Jim Garrison,
and Richard Tarnas.
|
|
|
Products
Spotlight |
| 
VISIT
THE BLEEPSTORE Information • Community •
Networking
The
filmmakers of What the BLEEP Do We Know?! started
Bleepstore.com
in 2005 to make DVDs and books about quantum physics,
brain function and conscious creation easily available.
Now Bleepstore.com
has turned into a full-fledged online store AND a conscious
social networking site where people of like mind can
gather and make new connections!
At
Bleepstore.com
you can find inspiring, enlightening, and intriguing
books, music, videos and more. PLUS there are monthly
articles online about the latest in
Consciousness
studies • Science • Green living •
Alternative health • Conscious parenting
There
will also be articles and book and movie reviews from
The Bleeping
Herald as well as The
Global Intelligencer.
|
|
|
On-Campus
Events |
Theosophy
and New Frontiers of Science
August 10, 2007
Petaluma, California
2007 Annual Theosophical International Conference
with Christopher Holmes, Ph.D, Stephen Levy, M.D.,
David Roef, Ph.D, Helena E. Kerekhazi, M.S.,ED.,
N.R.N.P, Judy Saltzman, Ph.D, Reed Carson, Donna
Byczkiewocz, B.A., Eva Moberg, M.S., Peter Bernin,
B.A.
Weekend Retreat with Louix Dor Dempriey (Bhagavan Sri Pranananda)
September 7-9, 2007
Petaluma, California
Enjoy a weekend of awakening to your inherent Divinity
in the presence of Louix Dor Dempriey (Bhagavan
Sri Pranananda). This will be a time to rediscover
and embrace your true essence of peace, love, and
joy -- and truly start living!
Metzner
Alchemical Divination Training Program
September 9-13, 2007
Petaluma, California
In these workshops, participants will experience the divinations for themselves as well as light-fire purifying energy meditations (Agni Yoga); and they will practice guiding them for others in dyads and small groups.
Monroe
Institute Gateway Voyage
October 6-12, 2007
Petaluma, California
Spend an intensive week of exploration into progressively
higher states of consciousness. Now in its 33rd
year, this legendary program as helped thousands
realize they are more than their physical body.
11th
Annual Expressive Arts Therapy Harvest Symposium
2007
November 1, 2007
Petaluma, California
A Fragile Bridge: Imagination and the Arts in
Therapy, Education, Consulting and Social Change
|
|
|
|
Media
Spotlight |
The
2007 Shift Report: Evidence of a World Transforming
Now available for only $10
The 2007 Shift Report
attempts to chart the transition we believe
is underway from a rigid, mechanistic, and materialistic
worldview to one that is built on a foundation of interconnectedness,
cooperation, and the intersection of science and spirituality.
This 80-page document, highlighted with sidebars, charts,
and quotations, is organized into four major sections:
• Section I – Worldview Breakdown
• Section II – Worldview Emergence
• Section III – Integration / Application
• Section IV – Living Deeply: The IONS Transformation
Research Project
"I
never expected anything as comprehensive as this. It
is EXACTLY what is needed at this juncture, a BIG picture
strategic perspective of what the whole game is all
about. I do not believe anyone else has created such
a strategic vision of humanity’s currently transformative
evolutionary journey in which we find ourselves - right
smack in the middle of it; where we have been where
we are and where we are going." —Jim
Fritz
|
|
|
 |
| From the Editor |
|   Stephen
Dinan /
In
September's iShift, we begin with gratitude
for our International Conference in
Palm Springs, which represented an inspiring convergence
of heartfelt people from around the world who are committed
to living more consciously. The speakers and workshops
did a wonderful job of balancing body, heart, mind,
and soul, thereby modeling the integral transformations
we need on this planet. It was equally moving to witness
the sense of homecoming as members connected with each
other. Attendees were exceptionally generous at the
conference as well, leading us to raise a record-setting
$1.5M for IONS' mission at the fundraising
luncheon! We'd love your opinions to help us sculpt
the next conference in 2009 - (vote
now). You can also purchase audio and video from
the conference from Conference Recording Services (link).
This
month, we are proud to announce our brand new Patrons
Plus Circle program for $100/month donors,
which includes a quarterly 6 pack of the best teleseminars
and insider information about IONS. Program details
are below. The Intention Campaign is
still in high gear and receiving rave reviews. We offer
two additional transcripts of the 24 interviews completed
so far. All of these interviews are now available for
download at Shift in Action for only $1 in the Intention
Campaign trial month offer, which includes Lynne McTaggart's
book, The Intention Experiment.
(more)
|
|
|
Special
Announcement |
|
Introducing
Patrons Plus Circle: IONS Delivers Enhanced Access
to Global Thought Leaders
 You
told us you want interviews with paradigm-shifting
leaders delivered to you in CD format.
We
heard you.
No
deciding which teleseminars to participate in
... no calling in ... no logging on ... no downloading
... just receive the CDs, create your own archive,
and listen to them whenever you want, wherever
you want.
Please join the new Patrons Plus Circle Program
for $100 a month or more and receive enhanced
access to global thought leaders and priority
consideration for a highlight of your inspirational
work in iShift or Circle News.
As President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences,
I recognize and celebrate that your investment
of resources into the Institute's core programs,
which include research, education, The Shift
Report, and the Shift in Action program,
is an expression of your commitment to the transformative
journey we are all taking together. The Six-CD
Wisdom Media Package, Voices of Vision: IONS
Interviews Global Thought Leaders, is an expression
of our gratitude to you and features visionaries
who, like you, ask deep questions and synthesize
different worldviews and belief systems. Thank
you for partnering with the Institute to advance
the science of consciousness to serve individual
and collective transformation!
Join
now
Learn
more
|
|
|
| At
the Frontiers / The Edge |
Creating
a Summer of Peace
By Stephen Dinan
This
month I wanted to share an idea that can bring together
many wings of the consciousness movement in a way that
results in measurable benefits to society and prototypes
a noetic approach to addressing the roots of crime and
violence. The concept is creating a Summer of Peace
that focuses sustainad attention on a single area (such
as San Francisco) for three months, focusing the best
organizations, practices, and resources on shifting
the level of crime and violence. The efficacy of the
interventions at all levels, from individual schools
to the political culture, would be studied scientifically
and explore via media showcasing the best practices.
(full article on Stephen's blog, still to be written)
This
month we share two more Intention Downloads
transcripts:
Angeles
Arrien - "I think that people who trust themselves more than the mystery will set goals, set plans, and high intention for manifestation. People who are open to grace trust the mystery more but they need also to participate more with the mystery, which is setting intention. Those who are efforting a lot in setting goals and planning and strategy and so on need to surrender and trust more. So it’s a both/and: one involves intention, both involve action, intention, and trust."
Rupert Sheldrake - "[T]here's a kind of intention,
a kind of goal-directedness inherent in the very nature
of life in the most fundamental processes that enable
embryos to grow and even protein molecules to form.
And I think that the kind of conscious intention we
experience as part of our mental life has its background
in this goal-directedness which is inherent in all living
creatures, and is an essential part of the nature of
life and an essential part of the nature of the organizing
fields that organize living organisms."
|
|
|
At
the Frontiers / Media |
|
Noteworthy
Releases
  1.
The 11th Hour, featuring Leonardo diCaprio
- builds on An Inconvenient Truth
and introduces consciousness in the discussion
about sustainable lifestyles. Let's make sure
this movie is a success everywhere it plays! (view)
  1.
Why Good Things Happen to Good People:
The Exciting New Research that Proves the Link
Between Doing Good and Living a Longer, Healthier,
Happier Life by Stephen Post, Jill Neimark,
and Reverend Otis Moss Jr. (buy)
 2.
Hidden Dimensions: The Unification
of Physics and Consciousness,
by B. Alan Wallace (buy)
|
|
|
|
At
the Frontiers / WebWatch |
|
1. World
Clock – A powerful live clock
that allows us to see how rapidly life on earth
is changing, from population growth to species
extinction to global warming. Brought to us by
Peter Russell
2. Brain
Paintings – Beautiful images
captured from real EEG activity.
3. God’s
Cricket Chorus – Just crickets,
one track slowed way down, leading to a symphony
effect.
|
|
|
|
At
the Frontiers / Top Ten |
Top
ten moments for me at the conference, by Stephen
Dinan:
1. Videotaped dialogue between Andrew Harvey and
Swamiji Chidananda Saraswati, beautifully bridging
different religious traditions.
2. Van Jones sharing the story of his sister’s
generosity, which opened the doors for him to
higher education.
3. Experiment with Lynne McTaggart and Dean Radin
showing that audience intention may have actually
affected the speed of light.
4. Kali’s Angels closing chant, leading
me to cry with joy.
5. Lynne Twist and Hafsat Abiola sharing how they
came to adopt each other as mother and daughter.
6. Andrew Harvey’s rousing cry for urgency
in dealing with our global breakdowns.
7. Swami Beyondananda’s spontaneous Q &
A responses about the meaning of life.
8. Shiva Rea’s luxurious, catlike approach
to yoga in her breakout session.
9. Spontaneous dance revelry on Saturday night.
10. The IONS management team illuminating a clear
vision, building on the past to play on a larger
stage. The entire IONS staff for beautiful noetic
teamwork.
|
|
|
|
Shift
in Action / Live Teleseminars |
|
This
month in our weekly teleseminar series, we spotlight
Dattatreya Siva Baba, a remarkable
Tamil Siddha saint who will be dialogue live with
our President James O'Dea on Sept. 19th, 5 pm
Pacific. Full schedule:
|
September
5th - Stephen Dinan with Suzanne
Sterling on "Yoga, Sound, and
Consciousness"
 |
 |
September
12th - Matthew Gilbert with C.
Otto Scharmer
|
 |
September
19th - James O'Dea with Dattatreya
Siva Baba
|
 |
September
26th - Ruth King with Dafina
Kuficha
|
Our
Tuesday Luncheon series continues with the Intention
Series, featuring some of the brightest lights
of our day. These interviews are taped but the
conversations with other Partners are live:
- Tuesday,
September 4th - Marianne Williamson
(details)
- Tuesday,
September 11th - Larry Dossey
(details)
- Tuesday,
September 18th - Bernie Siegel
(details)
- Tuesday,
September 25th - Charles Tart (details)
Sign
up today for a trial month to be able to access
all 24 interviews!
|
|
|
|
Shift
in Action / Recent Releases |
|
 Free
Audio Sample
- John
Renesch teleseminar on "Beyond
Reasonable Leadership" - Details
Other
new releases available to Partners this month
include the entire Intention Downloads
series:
- The
Science of Intention - Astronaut Edgar
Mitchell, John Hagelin, Ervin Laszlo, Rupert
Sheldrake, Charles Tart, Rollin McCraty, Dean
Radin, Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Roger Nelson
-
The Practice of Intention -
Marianne Williamson, Michael Murphy, Angeles
Arrien, Larry Dossey, Bernie Siegel, Shiva Rea,
Barbara Marx Hubbard, Dattatreya Siva Baba,
James O'Dea, Sequoyah Trueblood, Brian Johnson,
Steven Sadleir, Baba Harihar Ramji
Join
Shift in Action today! |
|
|
|
Shift
Magazine |
|
 Shift
#16, "Brave Neuro World?" will soon reach your
doorstep. We believe it is one of our best and
most provocative issues, exploring the benefits
and shadows of emerging neuroscience. If you sign
up for membership this month, you can still receive
this issue. (Join
now)
Shift
#16
Brave
Neuro World?
Table of Contents
The
Enchanted Loom
Diane Ackerman
With
sensuous and inventive prose, this celebrated
author-poet reminds us that the brain is not just
a machine to be probed but a phenomenon to be
marveled at. A “dream factory,” a
“chemistry lab,” a “hall of
mirrors”—the brain and mind beguile
us into thinking we know who we are.
Peering
into Our Potential
Matthew Solan
From
the placebo effect and meditating monks to the
adolescent brain and food cravings, the tools
of neuroscience keep penetrating the nature of
being human. And as they do, new insights are
revealed about our physical, emotional, and spiritual
well-being.
Neurotechnology’s
Shadow
Byron Belitsos
For
all the promise of neuroscience there is plenty
of peril. While most attention is focused on its
positive applications, other more unsettling purposes
are quietly moving forward. Are the secrets of
the brain falling into the wrong hands?
Our
Evolving Global Brain
Steven Vedro
Rapid
advances in media and communication technology
are rewiring our brains while challenging our
capacity to process a relentless onslaught of
new stimuli. More than a “stew of electromagnetic
noise,” it’s a sign that we’re
moving toward cooperative intelligence and planetary
cocreation.
Consciousness:
Still a Mystery
John Hick
The
brain is not the mind, argues this eminent UK
scholar, despite what the majority of neuroscientists
are concluding. In fact, there are still far more
questions than answers in the quest to understand
consciousness.
|
|
|
|
Shift
in Action / Featured Channel |
The
Consciousness and Healing channel
features content that calls health professionals
and patients alike to help craft a new, more
fitting way of practicing medicine in light
of the major crisis in the practice and delivery
of healthcare in the United States. We offer
an integral perspective, the view that the scientific
quest is incomplete without data from many domains
of inquiry, and that human transcendence can
occur in the face of illness and disease. In
the last year, we've hosted teleseminars with
Larry Dossey, Candace Pert, Neale Donald Walsch,
Stanley Krippner, Elliot Dacher, Janet Quinn,
Bridget Duffy, Joan Borysenko, Penny Livingston,
John Astin, James Gordon, and
Sylver Quevedo. Partners can now download
all of these teleseminars.
Coming
soon: Barbie Dossey Oct. 10th
on "Creating a Healthy World; A Call to Action."
|
|
|
|
Personal
Connections / Tales of Transformation |
|
A
tale of transformation from our conference
from
Jeffrey DeCelles, Shift in Action blogger
"The
heat, the light, the love! Oh, Holy Bandwidth,
which makest our synapses sing! Blessed Be, the
range of emotive frequencies this neurology is
heir to, so sweet the sorrow at collapsing that
transient wave function! I rest, now, with my
family of blood, in contemplative appreciation
of my family of spirit; Noetic kindred, we danced
the sublime Entango."
Submit your own tales of transformation.
|
|
|
|
Personal
Connections / Donor Spotlight |
|
  A
Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul
There
may be no business as challenged with the intention
of integrating spiritual life into the work world
as the practice of law. Abundant disrespectful
lawyer jokes such as “What is a Criminal Attorney?”
. . . “Redundant,” reflect the inherent issue
here. In his book Getting a Winning Verdict
in My Personal Life: A Trial Lawyer Finds His
Soul (Pavior 2007), Institute of Noetic Sciences
Circle member J. Gary Gwilliam
speaks to the need for personal and organizational
change in the legal profession. The spiritual
journey shared in this autobiography provides
memorable insight into the life of a trial lawyer
and brings light to the dark corners of law practice.
If
you would like to learn more about the benefits
of Circle membership, contact Deborah Breitbach
at 707-779-8216.
|
|
|
|
Personal
Connections / Comedy Corner |
|
DEAR
SWAMI
by Swami Beyondananda
"Where
Swami Answers Your Questions - and You Will Question
His Answers" 
Dear
Swami:
I know you follow politics, so maybe you can answer this burning question. Is America ready for a woman President?
Freda Peoples,
Jamaica, New York
Dear
Freda:
First of all, let me please clear up a misconception. I don't follow politics, nor do I recommend following it. That's exactly how we got into the mess we're in today. If we the people were to lead politics instead, we'd be much, much better off. In answer to your question, I have meditated long and hard about that very issue. I went back and looked at every President from George Washington on, and I realized that every one of those guys was a male. That means that electing a woman President would be ... unpresidented. And having spent the past few lifetimes living in this country, I can tell you unequivocally that America does not like sudden and abrupt change. Therefore, this entire electing a woman President must be a gradual process. That is why I recommend we elect a transvestite first.
©
Copyright 2006 by Steve Bhaerman. All rights
reserved. Give the gift of laughter with Swami's
Fool Enchilada Special. To find out more about
that and Swami's schedule, call (800) SWAMI-BE
or visit the Swami online at http://www.wakeuplaughing.com
Ask
Swami your own question. Send it here.
|
|
|
|
Personal
Connections / Monthly Intention |
|
September
Intention:
The first of every month at noon (US Pacific), we encourage you to take a quiet moment to link your intention with people around the world. This month, our intention is to open to trusting that everything is happening according to a deeper plan and that if we open to seeing the lessons, even challenging situations can be seen as blessings.
September
Action:
This month, we encourage you to take one area of your life that you have been feeling uncomfortable about and imagine what it would look like if you had a deeper sense of trust that all will work out for the highest possible good, even if that includes moving through a worst-case scenario. Then take one action from that courageous stance.
September
Question for Reflection:
How much more relaxed and effective would we be if we accepted that both positive and negative outcomes can be turned into transformational growth?
This month's member intention was emailed to us
from Tamara Newman:
"My intention is to just keep believing
in the beauty of my glow. No words are needed
when you shine brightly with love and light."
If
you would like to offer an intention for next
month, please send it here.
|
|
|
|
