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The Enduring Enigma of the UFO
by Dean Radin, PhD
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 phenomena, the topic of UFOs provides a litmus test for what we think we know—or want to.
- Articles
- Winter 2008 - 2009
- 6 pages
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A World in Transition
by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD
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 ...
- Articles
- Winter 2008 - 2009
- 5 pages
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Why Science Needs Art
by Jonah Lehrer
The more we know about reality, the more palpable its paradoxes become. The author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist believes that artistic interpretations of scientific ideas and theories offer science a new lens through which to see itself while also furthering our inquiry into the nature of consciousness.
- Articles
- September - November 2008
- 6 pages
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Poetic Medicine
A Kind of Magic
by John Fox
Western medicine's zealous preoccupation with technology, prescription drugs, and financial return has taken much of the healing out of health care. Citing research and his own experience with patients, poetry therapist John Fox offers another path; he shows how reading, hearing, and writing poems can be a healing catalyst ...
- Articles
- September - November 2008
- 6 pages
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Visions from the Techno-Mystic Edge
by Kate McCallum
Writer, producer, and "transmedia" consultant Kate McCallum surveys the mind-blowing intersection of brain science, digital technology, and the visual arts. From fractal biofeedback software to virtual-reality immersions, media makers today are crossing a threshold of creative expression as they explore new ways to engage human beings at deeper levels.
- Articles
- September - November 2008
- 7 pages
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The Wild Human
by Bill Plotkin, PhD
In his new book, Nature and the Human Soul, depth psychologist Bill Plotkin introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and nature guide us. The goal is to evolve from an egocentric view of ourselves and the planet to ...
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- June - August 2008
- 6 pages
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Welcoming Soul to Our Schools
by Rachael Kessler
Does a child's inner life have a place in the classroom? The answer is obvious, according to educational visionary Rachael Kessler. Her "Seven Gateways" map a set of yearnings that all young people have as they try to make sense of their universe.
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- June - August 2008
- 6 pages
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Healing the World, Healing Ourselves
by Rabbi Michael Lerner
The founder of Tikkun magazine wants to strengthen the connection between our hearts and how we engage with a world in need. His answer lies in cultivating a consciousness of compassion and generosity and recognizing that our own well-being depends on the well-being of everyone else on the planet.
- Articles
- June - August 2008
- 6 pages
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From "Me" to "We"
An IONS Community Group Transforms Itself
by Shirley Freriks
An IONS community group applies some of the principles of the book Living Deeply to their own transformational potential. Sharing, storytelling, and celebration anchored this process of individual and collective deepening.
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- June - August 2008
- 3 pages
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The Mystical Impact of Near-Death Experiences
by Bruce Greyson, MD
Once regarded as meaningless hallucinations, near-death experiences (NDSs) have become the subject of serious study across a wide range of disciplines. Those who have had them are never the same -- and their experiences are remarkably similar.
- Articles
- December 2007 - February 2008
- 6 pages