Community and Society
-
Great Shift Dialogue: Anodea Judith and Lion Goodman
Lion Goodman interviews Anodea Judith, PhD on the topics in her award-winning book, Waking The Global Heart: Humanity’s Rite of Passage from the Love of Power to the Power of Love.
- Audio Interviews
- 2008-02-12
- 00:58:40
-
"Emerging Frontiers in the Consciousness Movement" with Stephen Dinan (excerpt)
Former IONS President James O'Dea and Shift Network founder Stephen Dinan reflect on broad currents within the consciousness movement as it seeks solutions to the many challenges of our day. Discussion topics include spiritual activism, intergenerational collaboration, and the prospects for a truly global shift of culture and consciousness.
- Audio Shorts
- 2007-05-02
- 00:07:56
-
"World Democracy, Deep Politics, and the 2008 Election" with Byron Belitsos (interview)
Author, editor, publisher and political activist Byron Belitsos talks with host Matthew Gilbert about Democratic World Federalists. He describes many possible routes to creating a world government, some preferable to others.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-10-29
- 00:42:04
-
"Frontiers of Peace-Building" with Georgia Kelly
Georgia reveals the inside story on the past three and upcoming fourth peace conferences in Dubrovnik, Croatia and reflects on the need to integrate spiritualism with active citizenship. They explore the shadow side of our culture and the language that keeps us bound to creating war and the need to stay open to allow us to recognize that we don’t yet know what the new paradigm for a peaceful world looks like.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2006-09-20
- 01:05:32
-
"Biology of Belief" with Bruce Lipton
This high-octane teleseminar surveys a broad scope of history and human evolution as Dr. Lipton illuminates the parallels between reptilian, avian, and mammalian evolution and the epochal transitions humanity as a whole is now traversing. He shows how corporations and large governments parallel the increase in size of dinosaurs without an increase in brain size or awareness.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2006-05-17
- 01:09:12
-
"Noetic Patriotism" with John White
John White maintains that (1) the spiritual foundations of America are congruent with those of the Perennial Philosophy, which emphasizes enlightenment as the key to world peace and happiness, and (2) the Perennial Philosophy is embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, which together provide a theory and practice of enlightened government.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2010-03-11
- 01:02:33
-
"Practical Visionary" with Corinne McLaughlin
Activist and spiritual teacher Corinne McLaughlin discusses her new book and how you can change yourself and change the world at the same time. Discover 8 keys to the New World within you and and all around you, with surprising solutions to our toughest problems and tools for your spiritual growth.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2010-03-18
- 00:53:36
-
"Shamanic Wisdom and Healing" with Angeles Arrien (excerpt)
Angeles Arrien and former IONS President James O’Dea explore shamanism, love, and the medicines necessary to heal the damage of our modern times. Angeles, a weaver of story and wisdom, draws upon teachings from indigenous peoples and modern wisdom to explore the initiation that Western culture is undergoing and how to navigate it successfully.
- Audio Shorts
- 2006-12-20
- 00:04:41
-
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
-
Institute of Noetic Sciences - A World Transforming
This inspirational video was created for the IONS Conference in the summer of 2007. It describes the work of IONS and the science of consciousness and it invites people to ...
- Video Features
- June 2007
- 00:09:47
-
Fields of Form
The hypothesis of morphic fields continues to be a fascinating and controversial theory of how organization occurs in the natural world. Sheldrake’s theory touches on a wide variety of ...
- Publications Articles
- December 2004 - February 2005
- 5 pages
-
Growing Global Citizens
A globally sensitive educational curriculum has enormous potential as a catalyst for social change, improving the human condition, and serving the whole human community.
- Publications Articles
- September - November 2005
- 4 pages
-
The Power of Culture
Is society doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, or can we break our addiction to old beliefs and patterns? A new guiding mythos is possible, says Kelly, informed ...
- Publications Articles
- September - November 2006
- 5 pages
-
A Sweeter Music
An excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s “The World House” speech.
- Publications Articles
- December 2006 - February 2007
- 2 pages
-
Participating with the Universe
With passion and playfulness, the renowned cosmologist acknowledges the precipice that humanity is teetering on while celebrating the awe of existence and the ever-present potential for profound transformation.
- Publications Articles
- June - August 2007
- 5 pages
-
From "Me" to "We"
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 ...
- Publications Articles
- June - August 2008
- 3 pages
-
The Challenge of Forgiveness
The science on forgiveness is compelling but still maturing. Whatever the data, the act of forgiving will always depend on will, heart, and letting go.
- Publications Articles
- December 2006 - February 2007
- 5 pages
-
Born To Be Good
A new examination of the surprising origins of human goodness. In Born to Be Good, Dacher Keltner demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are "nasty, brutish, and short"—we are in fact born to be good. He investigates ...
- Publications Books
- January 12, 2009
- 352 pages
-
At Home Within
The Institute of Noetic Sciences has collaborated with the Committee on the Shelterless to develop and pilot test a transformational practice program for homeless adults.
-
The Science of Peace
This project proposes a comprehensive strategy to form a new multidisciplinary “science of peace.”