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Event
Spotlight |
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IONS
13th International Conference
Toward
a Global Shift: Seeding the Field of Collective Change
June 17-21, 2009
With Pre- and Post-Conference Institutes on June 16
and 22.
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort
Tucson, Arizona
Registration opens at www.noetic.org on Dec. 15th!
Toward a Global Shift is calling forth wisdom
from the four corners of the Earth and from diverse
sectors of society to build a powerful field for positive
collective change. Together, we will create a living
experiment in personal, social and global transformation.
You'll hear from fascinating scientists, inspiring spiritual
leaders and innovative social entrepreneurs, as well
as from the many brilliant individuals like yourself
who will join together in innovative group explorations
to create new frameworks for our shared future.
Featuring:
Group research experiments, eye-opening presentations,
passionate performances, powerful personal experiences,
deep inquiry, music, laughter, and more.
This
month's featured presenter:
 Chip
Conley: Author, Peak; voted "most
innovative CEO" in the Bay Area. (full
bio)
"I'm
in a steady state of buzz from the conference. It broke
my heart wide open. It was the best experience of my
life." - Harold Aldrich, previous participant
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Retreat
Center Spotlight |
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Host
Your Event At the IONS Retreat Center In Northern California
Offering meeting facilities and accommodations for day-use
and overnight retreats from 5 - 120 people. Located
just 25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, on 200
acres of beautiful rolling hills.
Clients
are educational providers and professional practitioners
offering their own retreats or conferences at the Center
with a focus on health, personal growth, and transformation.
We also welcome weekend retreats for small groups.
Get
involved in the emerging movement of globally conscious
citizens and explore hosting your events with
us or attending a retreat.
View complete schedule
of events or call us at 707-779-3500.
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Partner
Spotlight |
We
encourage you to explore the offerings of our partner,
Spiritual Cinema Circle. This month, the featured
documentary is You Can Heal Your Life,
by Louise Hay. This film, which offers an intimate
look into Louise Hay's moving and inspirational life
story, shares her views on self-esteem, abundance
and healing.
In
this film, Wayne Dyer, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Dr.
Christiane Northrup, Doreen Virtue, Gregg Braden,
Gay Hendricks, and Cheryl Richardson, share their
personal stories about the impact Louise Hay has had
on their lives.
Receive
You Can Heal Your Life plus
3 great short films free (plus nominal shipping fee)
by visiting Spiritual
Cinema Circle before December 12, 2008.
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IONS
Campus and Retreat Center Events
Petaluma, California |
Metzner
Alchemical Divination Training
February 1-6, 2009
Ralph Metzner's Alchemical Divination® training
is offered in three 5-day modular workshops that
can be taken in any sequence. In these workshops,
participants will experience the divinations for
themselves as well as light-fire purifying energy
meditations (Agni Yoga). Participants will practice
guiding others with them in dyads and small groups.
Gathering
in Gratefulness
February 20-22, 2009
This weekend--led by Br. David Steindl-Rast,
Roshi Joan Halifax, and Tessa Bielecki--will allow
you to explore the practice of grateful living--the
ethics behind a sustainable global community--and
will give you an opportunity to learn about A Network
for Grateful Living (ANG*L). ANG*L's labor of love
touches lives in more than 240 countries.
Regression
Therapy Intensive Training
March
16-20, 2009
Regression therapy is based upon the premise that
understanding the past can help clarify the present
and build the future. The wisdom of the ancient
healing tool of hypnosis can be utilized to help
people learn the origins of current life situations
or difficulties. It can be used to alleviate or
eliminate many kinds of emotional and physical problems
as well as undesired behaviors. Most importantly,
this therapy can improve the quality of everyday
life.
Creative
Memories Scrapbooking Weekend
March
20-22, 2009
Celebrate and preserve your memories into treasured
keepsakes--your life, your story, your way. Felicia
will show you how with top quality photo albums
and organizing products.
Two
Week Intensive in Advanced Shamanic Healing with Michael Harner
March
23-April 3, 2009
A variety of advanced methods are practiced in this
residential program, including extraction healing,
soul retrieval, psychopomp work, divination, and
work with the spirits of nature. There will also
be work that is not included in FSS weekend workshops,
such as selected advanced healing methods, the dream
dance, explorations, and initiatory experiences.
International
Post-Graduate Medical Training in Anthroposophic
Medicine
May
8-15, 2009
Skan-Reichian
Therapy - 'Exploring the Body of Emotions' Weekend
Workshop
May 15-17, 2009
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Special
Events |
Living
Deeply Talk/Q&A
December 8, 2008
Windsor, California
This event will include a talk by Marilyn Schlitz,
PhD, followed by an opportunity for Q&A and book
signing.
Living
Deeply Talk/Q&A
December 13, 2008
Guerneville, California
This event will include a talk by Marilyn Schlitz,
PhD, followed by an opportunity for Q&A and book
signing.
Journey
to South India with IONS
January 28-February 15, 2009
South India
Join IONS and guide Shantum Seth on a journey
to the ancient land of India at this time of global
shift and transformation. This is a special opportunity
for Circle members ($1,000
and above annual membership level).
Space
Shuttle Launch Trip with Edgar Mitchell
February 11-14, 2009
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Visit the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando,
Florida, to witness the launch of Shuttle Discovery
with IONS Founder and Apollo 14 astronaut
Edgar Mitchell. The invitation to join this trip
is a benefit for IONS Founder's Circle members ($10,000
and above annual membership level).
Living
Deeply Signature Education Workshop
May 1-2, 2009
Cleveland, Ohio
with Marilyn Schlitz &
Cassandra Vieten
Opportunities to actively engage in your own transformation
and that of our world are woven into the fabric
of your everyday life. Learning more about the terrain
of consciousness transformation can not only give
you a map, but can help you become the cartographer
of your own transformative journey.
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Products
Spotlight |
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VISIT
THE BLEEPSTORE Information • Community •
Networking
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
are also articles and book and movie reviews from The
Bleeping Herald as well as The
Global Intelligencer.
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| From the Editor |
|   Stephen
Dinan / The
election of Barack Obama opens a new chapter in American
history, one reflecting a worldview in which diversity
is embraced and a more global citizenship emerges. At
the same time, we are faced with the deepest financial
crisis of our lifetime, which is triggering a contraction
of confidence in our future.
Together,
these two facts offer us a profound opportunity - to
champion the next evolution of our culture and to align
our lives with more sustainable and conscious principles.
On the national level doors will likely open for sustainable
solutions; IONS Fellow Van Jones, for example, has already
helped shape Obama's green jobs policies. On the local
level, the economic contraction presents us with the
opportunity to streamline our lives, derive greater
joy from the things that we have, collaborate with neighbors,
and focus on growth in consciousness vs. excess materialism.
It's
a moment of opportunity for the work we've developed
over so many years, a time in which innovative solutions
are in high demand and in which the principles of consciousness
will come to the foreground.
It
is in that spirit that we invite you to join us at our
International Conference next June
17-21 in Tucson, AZ, which is entitled Toward
a Global Shift: Seeding the Field of Collective Change.
The conference will feature a stellar roster of speakers
such as Van Jones, Bruce Lipton, Chip Conley, Luisah
Teish, Larry and Barbara Dossey, as well as innovative
collaborative processes for groups. We see this as an
opportunity to offer our best solutions to the collective
challenges of our day. Registration will be live on
Dec. 15th.
On
other fronts, the latest issue of Shift magazine
is now reaching members, with provocative articles in
four themed areas: consciousness and healing, extended
human capacities, emerging worldviews, and transformation.
The articles are listed below. When you sign up now
for the $1 trial membership of the
Shift in Action program this month, you can
still receive this issue of the magazine, as well as
the book, Living Deeply written
by IONS researchers; a practice CD; the acclaimed
2008 Shift Report; and all the
offerings SIA members enjoy, including weekly live teleseminars
and the largest web archive of consciousness content.
Join
now.
Finally,
as a holiday present to you, we offer 10 free audio
downloads of IONS consciousness classics in our Top
Ten section.
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| The
Edge |
| Closer
To Truth - a series on cosmos, consciousness,
and God - begins broadcasting on the "PBS World" network
and features both Marilyn Schlitz and Dean Radin of
IONS. Airs twice every Thursday, at 7:30 am and 1:30
pm East Coast time. (listing)
You've
Got to Have Hope: Studies show "hope therapy"
fights depression.
A growing body of research suggests
that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression
that doesn’t involve getting a prescription. This potent
weapon? Hope. (read
the full story)
In
the archives - Did you know that IONS has the
largest resources database in the world on spontaneous
remissions? Visit
it now.
Obama
election results in significant effects for
Global Consciousness Project. (read
the full story)
 Transition
Towns are developing into an interesting new
movement. They attempt to embody all the changes that
will be necessary to move to a sustainable economy in
a low-oil world:
Research
participants needed for psilocybin-cancer study.
(read
the full story) |
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Media |
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Books
 The
Tactics of Hope: How Social Entrepreneurs Are
Changing the World, by IONS Circle
member Wilford Welch. (buy)
(video
about the Social Entrepreurship movement)
The
Expansion of Consciousness, by Ralph Metzner.
(buy)
 Mindful
Economics: How the US Economy Works, Why it Matters,
and How it Could be Different, by Joel Magnuson.
Recommended by IONS team member Rusty Shores.
(buy)
Philosopher's
Notes. Brian Johnson, former CEO of Zaadz.com,
now writes fun and informative summaries of great
books and he’s offering IONS members the opportunity
to get them for free. (more)
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WebWatch |
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 Intentional
Chocolate - A unique present
for loved ones! We invite you to connect
with the spirit of giving for the holidays through
Intentional Chocolate. This premium chocolate
is created with love, and powerfully embedded
with an intention of health and wellness by Tibetan
monks. IONS Senior Scientist Dean Radin's research
showed Intentional Chocolate increased well-being
and energy by an average of 67%. A special
gift to IONS community: With any purchase 10%
of profits will be donated back to IONS. Members
will receive free shipping on all orders through
the end of the year. When checking out enter the
coupon code IONSFREE to redeem this offer.
Second
Life
Longtime IONS member, Niela Miller, has been in
a virtual world called Second
Life for a year now and would like to connect
with other IONS members in SL who might be interested
in a virtual IONS study group. She would like
to facilitate discussions about creativity and
consciousness using iShift videos that
could be shown in her virtual AV studio. These
sessions could also be open to SL denizens and
provide a way for IONS to become better know.
Please email her at nielam@comcast.net
or IM her in SL under the name Marly Milena.
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Shift
in Action / Live Teleseminars |
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This
month's schedule of live calls:
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Tuesday,
December 2nd at 11am Pacific - Marilyn
Schlitz with Dacher Keltner on
"Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful
Life"
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Wednesday,
December 3rd at 5pm Pacific - Stephen
Dinan with Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
on "Global Oneness Project "
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Tuesday,
December 9th at 11am Pacific - Cassandra
Vieten with Ervin Laszlo
on "Worldshift: Evolution Or Extinction
- Your Way To Evolution"
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Wednesday,
December 10th at 5pm Pacific - Cassandra
Vieten with Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
on "The Confluence of Many Streams"
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Tuesday,
December 16th at 11am Pacific - Tina
Amorok with Jeremy Taylor on
"Dreams and the Roots of Love, Violence
and Creativity"
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Wednesday,
December 17th at 5pm Pacific - Marilyn
Schlitz with Jeremy Geffen
on "Multidimensional, Whole-Person Medicine
for the 21st Century"
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Tuesday,
December 23rd and Wednesday, December 24th
- No teleseminars - Happy Holidays! |
Join
Shift in Action today to participate
in these calls! |
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Shift
in Action / Recent Releases |
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 Free
samples from the Shift in Action program
Join
Shift in Action today! |
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Shift
Magazine |
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 With
Shift
#21, we changed the format of the magazine
to allow for a greater breadth of exploration
in each issue. Join
now to receive!
Table
of Contents
Consciousness
and Healing
The Everyday Miracle of Healing: A Profile
of Mother Maya
by Catherine Elliott Escobedo
Sri Swamini Mayatitananda survived cancer
(and the fashion industry) to become an expert
in Ayurveda. At the heart of her health model
is the recognition that "each of us has an immutable
spirit that can transcend every challenge." The
path to connecting with that spirit lies in cultivating
our inner awareness.
Extended
Human Capacities
Exploring Consciousness with David Hawkins
Interview by Pamela Becker
Psychiatrist David Hawkins, author of
Power vs. Force, uses behavioral kinesiology
to test the "objective truth" of any statement
and ultimately to map human consciousness. He
has attracted a large audience of people intrigued
by his work and has sparked debate among scientists
who challenge both the technique and his application
of it.
Emerging
Worldviews
The Enduring Enigma of the UFO
by Dean Radin
Despite significant evidence that
something unusual has been going on in the skies
above planet Earth, serious investigation remains
taboo. The result: Far more questions than answers.
Like psi phenomenon, the topic of UFOs provides
a litmus test for what we think we know-or want
to.
Transformation
A World in Transition
by Edmund J. Bourne
With global civilization in the
throes of transition, our guiding values and assumptions
about reality are in flux. In this excerpt from
Global Shift, the latest title from Noetic
Books, Bourne describes both the conceptual and
the practical themes that characterize these fundamental
changes. Also featured is an excerpt about inclusive
politics, "The Noah Principles," from
Van Jones's best-selling book, The Green Collar
Economy.
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GreenShifting |
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 One
of the holiday tricks that we use to increase
our sustainability and decrease hassle is to use
decorative, reusable gift bags. A bit of tissue
paper on top and a bag makes for an attractive
present. The bags can be reused dozens of times.
When we switched to this method of wrapping, it
saved a whole garbage bag of paper every year.
The added benefit is for those of us who are terrible
at gift wrapping!
-from the Editor
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Donor
Spotlight |
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When
you invest as an IONS Circle member you help support
a powerful shift in consciousness Circle members
enjoy many special benefits, such as these excursions.
Please
note that some details have recently changed.
 See
the launch of Shuttle Discovery with Edgar Mitchell
at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
- February 11 to 14, 2009
Enjoy
backstage tours, VIP launch viewing, and inspired
dialogues. The invitation to join this trip is
a benefit for Founder’s Circle members ($10,000
annual membership level and above).
 Journey
to South India with Shantum Seth - January 28
to February 15, 2009
Savor
new cultures, explore sacred historical sites,
and visit hands-on service initiatives with other
Circle members. The invitation to join this trip
is a benefit for Circle members ($1,000 annual
membership level and above). Enrollment limited
to 15.
For
more information about the trips and if you would
like to learn more about the benefits of Circle
membership, contact Deborah Breitbach at 707-779-8216.
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Comedy
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DEAR
SWAMI
by Swami Beyondananda
"Where
Swami Answers Your Questions - and You Will Question
His Answers" 
Dear
Swami:
What do you see as the spiritual significance of Barack Obama's victory?
Saul Twarter-Taffee,
Ocean City, Maryland
Dear
Saul:
If we see the Presidential vote as a measure
of consciousness, the election is good news
indeed. We've regained consciousness! The
body politic has opted for political climate
change.
The
vote was more than a vote for a new President.
It was a vote for a new precedent - government
of the people, by the people, for the people
where the government does our bidding, not
the bidding of the highest bidder. In the
short term, the up-wising has been successful,
and the American Evolution has begun. The
first big shots have been fired. But now,
if we want to heal the body politic of conditions
like Deficit Inattention Disorder, Truth Decay
and the deadliest one of all, an unchecked
Military Industrial Complex, we must elect
ourselves. Spiritually, it's time to quiet
our barking dogmas and evolve past the Ten
Commandments to an even greater realization
- the One Suggestion: "We are all in
it together." Once a critical mass of
us chooses to live by this credo, we can avoid
the critical massacre called Armageddon, create
Disarmageddon instead, and achieve fulfillment
as a species - Humanifest Destiny.
©
Copyright 2008 by Steve Bhaerman. All rights
reserved. Swami Beyondananda -- and his hilarious
books and CDs -- can be found online at http://www.wakeuplaughing.com/
Ask
Swami your own question. Send it here.
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Monthly
Intention |
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December
Intention:
At
the beginning of each month, we encourage you
to take a quiet moment to link your intention
with people around the world.
This month we encourage you to hold the intention for a feeling of sufficiency, regardless of your economic situation. By cultivating a sense that we have enough, we derive greater happiness from the things we have, even in the midst of economic challenges.
December
Action:
This month, we encourage you to
look at your lifestyle and write down what elements
are really required for your happiness and what
elements are nice but might not be essential.
This can help shift you into a feeling of sufficiency,
as you recognize that you don't need all you thought
you did.
December
Question for Reflection:
How might you approach
life differently if you started with a belief in
sufficiency?
If
you would like to offer an intention for next
month, please send it here.
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