According to author and eco-depth psychologist Bill Plotkin, the most fundamental crisis in the world today might be a psychological and spiritual one: the loss of meaning or purpose. All other major crises in our world today — social and racial injustice, addictions and violence, environmental pollution, mass extinction, family dysfunctions, political dysfunctions, climate disruption, war — grow out of this bedrock existential loss: so many people experiencing their lives as empty, or suspecting human life, more generally, to be meaningless.

Many people are searching for meaning but too many are looking in the wrong places. Join us for a free webinar on Friday, February 19th to explore the journey of soul initiation — a psychospiritual adventure that has the potential to connect us in the most profound way to both the Earth community and the source of our deepest humanity.

The Journey of Soul Initiation
February 19, 2021
11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific

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Based on his latest book release The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries, Bill Plotkin will present a map of the terrain of the five phases of the Descent to Soul, a map based on the most important things he has learned during his 40 years of designing and guiding a contemporary, Western approach to adult initiation.

In this free webinar, Bill will give us insights into something that most of the world has forgotten, or not yet discovered, a journey that can enable people to grow whole and wild in a way that has become rare — and yet is vital for cultural renaissance and for the future of our species and our planet.

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Bill Plotkin, PhD, is a eco-depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and agent of cultural evolution. As founder of southwest Colorado’s Animas Valley Institute, he has, since 1980, guided thousands of women and men through nature-based initiatory passages, including a contemporary, Western adaptation of the pan-cultural vision fast. He’s also been a research psychologist (studying nonordinary states of consciousness), professor of psychology, rock musician, and whitewater river guide.

In 1979, on a solo winter ascent of an Adirondack mountain, Bill experienced a “call to spiritual adventure,” leading him to abandon academia in search of his true calling. Bill is the author of several books including Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World, Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche, and his most recent book The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries. His doctorate in psychology is from the University of Colorado at Boulder. To learn more about Bill Plotkin and Animas Valley Institute, visit http://www.animas.org

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A lucid dream is a hybrid state of consciousness during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming and can exercise volitional control over actions perceived in their mind. Neural pathways are intact during these dreams such that the conscious experience of practicing physical skills during a lucid dream can boost waking performance. Beyond physical skills, there have been anecdotal reports of physical healing achieved through lucid dreams and a recent research grant will allow the IONS team to explore this scientifically for the first time.

Healing Lucid Dream Pilot Study: Origins of IONS First Experiment on Dreams
Friday, January 29, 2021
11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific

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This new study just getting under way aims to evaluate whether internally-generated intentions in a lucid dream can influence clinical outcomes, including at the physiological level. The team’s objective is to explore conscious awareness as a powerful untapped resource to improve health. In this free webinar, Szilard Koos will discuss his motivations for sponsoring the study, and IONS Scientist Dr. Garret Yount will share a preview of the study’s design and place the work in the context of prior research relevant to healing lucid dreams.

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Garret Yount, PhD, is a Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. has a long-standing interest in developing methods and technologies for bridging molecular neurobiology with aspects of consciousness. His doctoral thesis work in Stony Brook focused on deciphering molecular links between brain activity and the regulation of neuropeptide gene expression. In 1997, Dr. Yount was among the first scientists to be awarded a Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health to study qigong and other healing modalities involving a purported human biofield. He began his formal studies in consciousness research with a small grant from the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1995, which allowed him to work with biofield practitioners and spiritual healers in the laboratory.

Constantine S. Koos is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, cryptocurrency investor, researcher and family man. After experiencing some health challenges, he embarked on a journey to better understand human health and happiness. During this journey he uncovered some amazing techniques and methods that he felt could easily change human health for the better and make people happier and more compassionate human beings. In order to reach large audiences with what he had found (believers and sceptics alike) he decided to scientifically prove and research some of these findings. Szilard’s ultimate goal is to help create a world where everyone is able to live in ease, joy, and be able to fully concentrate on positive evolution as souls and as a human species.

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For thousands of years, lucid dreaming has been used as a powerful practice in Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism, shamanic and other spiritual traditions. Lucid dreaming, or being aware of dreaming while in the dream state, holds tremendous potential for exploring consciousness and the nature of the mind, utilizing interconnected conscious and unconscious knowledge for healing, and for personal growth, spiritual insight, and transformation. With the scientific validation of lucid dreaming in 1980, in separate research by Keith Hearne (United Kingdom) and Stephen LaBerge (Stanford University, US), lucid dreaming has become accepted as a unique, scientifically valid state of conscious awareness.

Lucid Dreaming: The Science, Practice, and Potential
Friday, February 12, 2021
11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific

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In this webinar, Robert Waggoner, acclaimed lucid dreaming author and past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, will speak on Lucid Dreaming: The Science, Practice and Potential. A lucid dreamer since 1975, Robert has logged more than 1,000 lucid dreams. He has taught workshops and given university lectures on four continents, and through his online magazine, the Lucid Dreaming Experience, Robert has helped many see lucid dreaming’s vast potential.

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Author Robert Waggoner is the  past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD). For the past ten years, he has been the co-editor of the online magazine, The Lucid Dreaming Experience, the only ongoing publication devoted specifically to lucid dreaming. A lucid dreamer since 1975, he has logged more than 1,000 lucid dreams.

Robert’s first book, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self, shows how lucid dreamers can explore the subconscious and its knowing. With fascinating lucid dream examples, thought-provoking questions and exciting techniques, it has been hailed “a classic” by experienced lucid dreamers. His latest book, Lucid Dreaming, Plain and Simple: Tips and Techniques for Insight, Creativity and Personal Growth, written in collaboration with Carolina McCready, has been called the “perfect book for beginners.” Robert Waggoner enjoys educating others about the science, beauty and potential of lucid dreaming.

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For millennia, wisdom seekers have used lucid dreaming  for deep personal and spiritual growth  as a tool for inner knowledge and problem solving, to support the experiences of waking reality, to overcome emotional blocks, to direct healing intent to physical ailments, for rich personal creativity, to explore the Self, and so much more!

If YOU want to explore the possibilities, join us for:

Lucid Dreaming and Living Lucidly:
Gateway to the Inner Self

For millennia, wisdom seekers have used lucid dreaming  for deep personal and spiritual growth  as a tool for inner knowledge and problem solving, to support the experiences of waking reality, to overcome emotional blocks, to direct healing intent to physical ailments, for rich personal creativity, to explore the Self, and so much more!

If YOU want to explore the possibilities, join us for:

Lucid Dreaming and Living Lucidly:
Gateway to the Inner Self

For millennia, wisdom seekers have used lucid dreaming  for deep personal and spiritual growth  as a tool for inner knowledge and problem solving, to support the experiences of waking reality, to overcome emotional blocks, to direct healing intent to physical ailments, for rich personal creativity, to explore the Self, and so much more!

If YOU want to explore the possibilities, join us for:

Lucid Dreaming and Living Lucidly:
Gateway to the Inner Self

For millennia, wisdom seekers have used lucid dreaming  for deep personal and spiritual growth  as a tool for inner knowledge and problem solving, to support the experiences of waking reality, to overcome emotional blocks, to direct healing intent to physical ailments, for rich personal creativity, to explore the Self, and so much more!

If YOU want to explore the possibilities, join us for:

Lucid Dreaming and Living Lucidly:
Gateway to the Inner Self

For millennia, wisdom seekers have used lucid dreaming  for deep personal and spiritual growth  as a tool for inner knowledge and problem solving, to support the experiences of waking reality, to overcome emotional blocks, to direct healing intent to physical ailments, for rich personal creativity, to explore the Self, and so much more!

If YOU want to explore the possibilities, join us for:

Lucid Dreaming and Living Lucidly:
Gateway to the Inner Self

For millennia, wisdom seekers have used lucid dreaming  for deep personal and spiritual growth  as a tool for inner knowledge and problem solving, to support the experiences of waking reality, to overcome emotional blocks, to direct healing intent to physical ailments, for rich personal creativity, to explore the Self, and so much more!

If YOU want to explore the possibilities, join us for:

Lucid Dreaming and Living Lucidly:
Gateway to the Inner Self